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WaveLogic 5 Nano 100G-400G Universal CFP2-DCO

Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Nano 100G–400G Universal CFP2-DCO transceiver incorporates advanced coherent optical technology to deliver th ...

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WaveLogic 5 Nano 100G-400G Standard CFP2-DCO

Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Nano (WL5n) 100G–400G Standard CFP2-DCO transceiver module provides standards-compliant 100–400 Gb/s coherent ...

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WaveLogic 5 Nano 100G-400G Standard and Enhanced ...

Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Nano (WL5n) 100G-400G Standard and Enhanced QSFP-DD additionally supports extended-reach metro-regional packe ...

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WaveLogic 5 Nano 100G-400G Universal QSFP-DD

The WL5n Universal QSFP-DD is optimized for ease of deployment over all types of photonic line systems.

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Articles

Battle of the bands. Get more fiber capacity usin ...

Which technology will prevail in the battle of the bands? Conventional C + L-band? New L-band options combined with an Extended 6 ...

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White Papers

Increasing Fiber Capacity with L-band: A comparis ...

Networks with high bandwidth applications and sustained bandwidth growth are quickly facing capacity exhaust on routes between ke ...

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Articles

Coherent Routing: A rapid evolution to IP/Optical ...

There’s way more to IP/Optical convergence than just a plug in a router. Scott McFeely Ciena’s SVP of Global Products & Services ...

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White Papers

Coherent Optics: 100G, 400G, & Beyond

This white paper provides the industry’s most in-depth look at the current state and future trajectory of coherent optical transm ...

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Greener Networks Made Possible by Coherent Innova ...

Ciena’s coherent optical technology innovations have resulted in network providers getting five times more capacity over fiber.

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With big edge densification comes big metro respo ...

Ciena’s 8100 family is expanding in a big way by adding the 8190 for higher capacity aggregation. Ivana Lemos explains how you ca ...

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Financial Services Industry Optical Network Use C ...

Many banks are looking to strengthen their holistic security capabilities rather than relying purely on perimeter security.

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White Papers

Open, Automated, & Programmable Transport Net ...

This white paper provides the industry’s most in-depth look at the current state and future trajectory of open, automated, and pr ...

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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 ...

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Financial Services Industry Optical Network Use C ...

Ciena’s packet-optical network platforms feature specially developed ultra-low-latency configurations and Raman amplifier solutio ...

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Financial Services Industry Optical Network Use C ...

Ciena’s packet-optical platforms provide solutions that meet exacting standards of data center interconnectivity for the financia ...

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Videos

Setting records in 800G - Altibox Carrier and Cie ...

Watch how Altibox broke new optical transmission records using Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme.

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In the Lab: What’s new with Ciena’s 6500 D/S-Seri ...

Ciena’s Mayank Chauhan gives an overview of the latest hardware and software advancements on Ciena’s 6500 D/S-Series platforms, t ...

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Data Sheets

6500-D4 Packet-Optical Platform

The 6500-D4 is a compact chassis that is designed to address expanding metro and edge applications.

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Videos

WaveLogic 5 Nano: Addressing the broadest range o ...

New coherent optic choices from Ciena address bandwidth requirements through capacity scaling with dramatic reduction in cost and ...

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In the Lab: Waveserver 5. Leverage low-power 400Z ...

In this video, we showcase two traffic modules supporting low-power 400ZR for single-span interconnect and 400ZR as a client on-r ...

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In the Lab: Waveserver 5 safeguards sensitive dat ...

Ciena’s Waveserver 5 offers AES-256-GCM, wire-speed optical layer encryption with line rates up to 800G for up to 6.4T of encrypt ...

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Verizon honors Ciena with Supplier Environmental ...

Verizon acknowledges Ciena for its outstanding support in helping them meet their sustainability goals this year while also drivi ...

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Is your metro network architecture ready to scale ...

Ciena’s 8114 Coherent Aggregation Router, the newest member of the 8100 family, brings providers more capacity for dedicated and ...

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Webinars

Webinar Series: Optical Knowledge Strength Traini ...

Give your optical knowledge a workout. Build your core strength. Expand your know-how. Gain flexibility in your thinking.

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