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O-NID
Ciena’s O-NID extends OTN closer to the network edge, with operational simplicity and the flexibility to address multiple applica ...
Videos
Chalk Talk - Optical Transport Network (OTN)
Find out how Optical Transport Network (OTN), a multi-network protocol compatible with Ethernet, helps you build video, mobile, i ...
Videos
Chalk Talk - Soft Forward Error Correction
Soft Forward Error Correction provides the best performance for your network because it gives higher capacity, tolerance and twic ...
Videos
Chalk Talk - WaveLogic 5 Nano 100G-400G Footprint ...
Joe Shapiro, Sr. Director Product Line Management, describes how coherent technology is evolving across networks.
Videos
Chalk Talk - Coherent Select
Evolve your network to the web-scale world with Coherent Select.
Articles
Metro routing done differently: Unveiling Ciena’s ...
You asked for a different way to build a converged metro network, and we listened. Meet WaveRouter, a reimagined routing platform ...
Articles
What is ZR+?
ZR+ means different things to different people. Learn about the wide range of different solutions encompassed by the generic term ...
Brochures
6500 Packet-Optical Platform
Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform leverages the latest technology innovations to deliver new levels of scale, flexibility, and ...
Data Sheets
PinPoint OTDR
Ciena's PinPoint OTDR creates a complete fiber loss profile—similar to taking a CT scan of the network—to precisely localize pote ...
Videos
Chalk Talk - Liquid Spectrum
Ciena's Liquid Spectrum combines highly instrumented, programmable hardware with advanced software applications, allowing you to ...
Videos
6500-D2 Packet-Optical Platform
Ciena’s 6500-D2 with high capacity Add-Drop-Mux-on-a-Blade extends the flexibility, scalability, and resiliency of the 6500 Packe ...
Press Releases
Ciena Teams with Academy Achievers to Address Edu ...
Ciena has partnered with Academy Achievers to help close the digital and educational gap among students interested in STEM careers
Webinars
Coherent Optical Report Card
The optical landscape is undergoing many changes with network providers looking to deploy coherent technology across new applicat ...
Videos
Chalk Talk - Flexible Coherent Architectures
Dave Boertjes provides an overview of Flexible Coherent Architectures.
Articles
Celebrating the Rise of 400G
The era of 400G was in full force at OFC and we took some time to celebrate this milestone. Here are what our customers have to s ...
Articles
What is Gridless Networking?
What is gridless networking? Brian Lavallée, who heads up submarine networks industry marketing for Ciena, provides some insight.
Application Notes
Converged OT/IT Intelligence
Real-time, self-discovering, self-healing, self-configuring networks are becoming reality. This new intelligence allows network o ...
Articles
The frosting on the multi-layered cake – an aweso ...
Communications networks are like those multi-layered cakes, and over-the-top applications are the frosting. Without intelligent n ...
Infobriefs
WaveLogic™ 5 Nano 100G/200G Standard CFP2-DCO and ...
WaveLogic 5 Nano CFP2-DCO is supported across Ciena’s Converged Packet Optical and Packet Networking portfolios in various system ...
Articles
Autonomous Networks… Are You Ready?
Ciena's Brian Lavallée explains where we are (and where we're going) on the road to autonomous networks.
Webinars
Ciena’s Optical Summer Series 2020
Join our experts as they discuss strategies and drivers for change, as well as the latest innovations emerging in optical network ...
Videos
Is your data fully protected for the European Gen ...
In Europe, the GDPR is harmonizing data security legislation, and it also affects all companies that handle EU citizens' personal ...
Data Sheets
6500 Reconfigurable Line System
Ciena’s 6500 Reconfigurable Line System (RLS) delivers scale and programmability for the photonic layer while maximizing operatio ...
Articles
The Journey to 800G and Beyond
This blog originally appeared on Zayo's website. The road to innovation begins with a map. Sometimes it’s figurative — a roadmap ...