Latest Routing and switching
Articles
Gearing-up Cable MSOs for the move up-market
U.S. MSOs were experiencing double-digit business services growth; however, did you know that growth has slowed in recent years? ...
Articles
Game on! Universal aggregation for the residence
As an avid gamer, it’s always game on for Ciena’s Wayne Hickey, even as he details Ciena’s latest residential broadband ONU.
Articles
Fourth Generation 100GbE is the real deal. How we ...
Ciena’s Ivana Lemos explains how with Ciena’s new 8140 Coherent Metro Router you can meet new 100GbE requirements and satisfy you ...
Articles
Fiber densification without complexity the goal o ...
To support the bandwidth demands on already taxed networks, providers are looking for solutions that can provide step-level impro ...
Videos
Fiber Deep: The Quality of Experience Opportunity
This video discusses how Cable operators are stepping us by simplifying operations with the goal of providing near-instant, high- ...
Articles
Fiber Deep: Bringing bandwidth to the edge
In today’s highly competitive market MSOs need to put the necessary foundation in place to offer the best customer experience pos ...
White Papers
Fiber Deep for Success in the Gigabit Era
This paper shows how an operator can get ahead of the trends through the use of digital optics and packet networking.
Infobriefs
Fewer Pizza Boxes: How Virtualization Creates Opp ...
This paper describes how freeing software from hardware is a great business opportunity for service providers.
Infobriefs
Fast-Track Branch Virtualization to Achieve Major ...
Ciena’s Systems Integration Service supports the entire lifecycle of Virtualized Network Function (VNF) services.
Articles
Extending the 100G Edge
Introducing Ciena’s new 5171 Service Aggregation Switch and Service Aggregation Platform, bringing more capacity closer to the ne ...
White Papers
Expanding Demands Need Routing and Switching Perf ...
This paper shows how to gain the most from metro transformation initiatives with a simple, scalable, and programmable approach.
Webinars
Evolutionize: How Will Adaptive IP™ Change Your I ...
Learn how Ciena’s Adaptive IP can efficiently grow the IP network while eliminating complexity.
Webinars
Evolutionize: Adaptive IP for Segment Routing App ...
This webinar will explore how Ciena’s Adaptive IP leverages Centralized Segment Routing to evolve the network and make it more sc ...
Webinars
Evolutionize Your Packet Network from Access to M ...
Evolutionize Your Packet Network from Access to Metro offers a practical overview on how network operators can modernize support ...
Videos
Evolutionize Your Network with Ciena's TDM-to-Pac ...
Ciena's CTO Steve Alexander talks about how Ciena TDM-to-Packet solutions, including the 6500 PTS, provides an elegant, simple ap ...
Articles
Everything old is new again: why broadband is the ...
Learn how – and why – one utility cooperative is delivering scalable rural broadband internet services for its community.
Articles
Ethernet vs. Carrier Ethernet: The New Network Pa ...
Ethernet is everyone's favorite networking technology. Its ubiquity and popularity have pushed it outside the LAN and across almo ...
Data Sheets
Ethernet Services Manager product data sheet
Ciena’s Ethernet Services Manager (ESM) is a ground-breaking carrier-grade, automated service activation, creation, and managemen ...
White Papers
Ethernet Services in an IP World
Ethernet as a data networking technology has been in wide use for many years, keeping pace with the network speeds demanded by ap ...
Application Notes
Ethernet Services for Healthcare
Healthcare providers of all sizes, from hospital systems, medical centers et al, are under pressure to improve quality of & acces ...
Articles
Ethernet Adventures: Turning Enterprise Networkin ...
In the first installment of this 3-part series, we begin the story of one hero’s road to streamlined enterprise networking operat ...
Articles
Ethernet Adventures: Making Progress with an Old ...
In the second post of this 3-part series, we unravel one hero’s journey on the road to streamlined enterprise networking operatio ...
Articles
Ethernet Adventures: Learning to Thrive in a New ...
Ciena’s Chris Sweetapple describes how Our Hero embraces business Ethernet to shed complexity and simplify operations, creating a ...
eBooks
Essential Series: Carrier Ethernet
This book offers an entry-level overview of Carrier Ethernet, intended for anyone seeking a better understanding of this core net ...