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WAN Automation: SDN-based Service Creation and Ne ...

Blue Planet WAN automation reduces the complexity and cost associated with end-to-end service delivery across multi-vendor and mu ...

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Three Steps to Clear the Mobile Backhaul Bottlene ...

The web-scale world means massive mobile consumption. What happens when demand for a product or service continues to grow exponen ...

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Network Virtualization Glossary

This glossary, brought to you by Ciena's Blue Planet, has all the terms, acronyms, and definitions you need to know to navigate N ...

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Checklist for Packet Performance

This paper includes a list of factors driving the evolution of metro networks today, and solutions that can lower costs and reduc ...

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The Dawn of Automated Network Services

The infobrief shows how facing skyrocketing service demands is making CIOs, CTOs, and network operators are working hard to embra ...

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DevOps Toolkit - Gaining Control to Accelerate Se ...

The Blue Planet DevOps Toolkit turns over the ‘keys’ for the network to the operator, giving Blue Planet customers greater contro ...

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A DevOps Primer for Service Providers: Ten Key Te ...

The DevOps model is playing an increasingly vital role in service providers' transformation efforts. This paper explores the top ...

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Beyond Service Agility for R&E: Advanced anal ...

New educational technology applications and research data collection are driving massive change to both campus networks and R&E n ...

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Ed Tech, BYOD, and Digital. Oh My!

New technologies are enabling an evolution in digital curriculum, learning analytics, and personalization of education.

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The Benefits of Distributed Network Functions Vir ...

With the Ciena D-NFV Solution, customers can choose location, cost, and scale to match their service needs from their provider.

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Fewer Pizza Boxes: How Virtualization Creates Opp ...

This paper describes how freeing software from hardware is a great business opportunity for service providers.

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Overcoming the Top Five Data Center Interconnect ...

This paper details five of the biggest DCI challenges, and offers transformative solutions for reducing or eliminating them.

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Carrier Ethernet for LTE Mobile Backhaul Guidebook

This guide is a handy reference to mobile technology generations and adoption rates, as well as key topics in mobile backhaul tec ...

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5 Ways to Maximize In-flight Data Security

This infobrief quickly highlights five factors to consider when securing your network.

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Creating an Apples-to-Apples Comparison of Dark F ...

This paper offers suggestions for structuring RFPs to ensure an ‘apples-to-apples’ comparison between dark fiber self-provisioned ...

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Top Ten Ways High-Performance Ethernet Transforms ...

This document outlines ten ways Ethernet is already driving the evolution of high-performance networks across states and municipa ...

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The Top Five Advantages of Packet-Optical Network ...

This paper outlines the top five advantages these high-performance networks deliver for healthcare providers.

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Ciena in OIF OFC 2022 Interoperability Demonstrat ...

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What CTOs Need to Know: Leveraging Rip and Replac ...

This federally funded program for technology modernization efforts will have benefits long after rip and replace.

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