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The need for universal aggregation
ABI Research’s Dimitris Mavrakis looks at why concepts like Universal Aggregation are necessary for service providers to continue ...
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3922 DS | Ciena
Ciena’s 3922 Platform is purpose-built for smaller capacity 1/10 Gb/s service delivery in a variety of business environments. The ...
Data Sheets
5131 Product data sheet
Ciena’s 5131 is a hardened, weatherproof aggregation router.
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Year in review: Ciena’s 5 biggest announcements o ...
From an uptick in 400G services to new acquisitions and partnerships, Ciena’s Bo Gowan highlights the biggest Ciena news and anno ...
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Diving deep on 10G-Pluggables for high speed PON
In 2020, Ciena introduced our pluggable 10G PON offering to help network operators address key opportunities in next generation C ...
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Chalk Talk - Universal Aggregation
In this Chalk Talk video, Wayne Hickey details just how by unifying siloed and stand-alone architectures to optimize network foot ...
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Connecting to space, the final frontier
What are Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite networks and how will they help to provide connectivity to new areas? Ciena’s Brian Lava ...
Podcasts
Episode 47: A year in review…and what’s to come i ...
2021 brought a lot of technological advancements. Steve Alexander, Jürgen Hatheier, and Craig Williams discuss what surprised the ...
Article
Survey says - service providers are ready for the ...
What are service providers looking for when it comes to IP/Optical convergence? Heavy Reading asked 220 service provider executiv ...
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Ciena joins Telecom Infra Project’s Disaggregated ...
Ciena has joined the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) Disaggregated Cell Site Gateway (DCSG) initiative. In addition, Ciena’s SAOS 10. ...
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How to Right-Size Your Middle-Mile Network for Ru ...
Explore all the factors that you need to consider when designing your middle-mile network for rural broadband.
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CLI nostalgic memories. NETCONF/YANG exciting new ...
How many routers have you manually configured over the years? Ciena’s Ivana Lemos takes a trip down memory lane and explains how ...
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When it comes to IP/Optical convergence – can you ...
Are you finding yourself getting stuck in all the noise and details surrounding IP/Optical convergence? Not sure where you should ...
Data Sheets
5132 Platform
Ciena’s 5132 is purpose-built for 100 Gb/s service and demarcation—with support of WaveLogic 5 Nano (WL5n)—in a variety of busine ...
Case Study
All Aboard for Next-Generation Rail Communication
To make sure their lines run around the clock, rail operators are turning to cutting-edge networking equipment to keep trains and ...
Article
Unlocking the MACsec Puzzle
Is your network secure? With 10’s of millions of cyber attacks per day are you sure? Ciena’s Wayne Hickey discusses the fundament ...
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3 unique network provider perspectives on IP/Opti ...
What are network providers thinking about IP/Optical Convergence? Representatives from Microsoft, Telia Carrier and Cox Communica ...
Webinar
Cybersecurity: The Critical Role of MACsec
This session explores how Media Access Control security (MACsec) slams the door shut and protects against cyberattacks.
Webinar
What is YANG and Why Should I Care?
This session will help you understand the role YANG plays in network automation and programmability, how it relates to protocols ...
Webinar
Next-Gen PON: An Advanced Introduction to Passive ...
This session provides an overview of next-generation PON technologies in the access and how pluggable micro OLT technologies ligh ...
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Ciena’s Routing and Switching Summer Webinar Seri ...
Ready to learn what’s new and important in the world of routing and switching? Whether you’re an experienced or new networker, ou ...
Article
The 3 P’s of PON
Do you know about the three P's of Passive Optical Networks (PONs)? Ciena’s Wayne Hickey discusses how the three key variables: p ...
Video
Chalk Talk: The Future of Networks
Ciena CTO Steve Alexander provides his insights into the future direction of critical communications networks to support ever inc ...
Data Sheets
8110
Ciena’s 8110 Coherent Aggregation Router is purpose-built for 100GbE services and aggregation.