Global data center interconnect (DCI)
World-class connections across the miles
Industry-leading speed, security, and capacity with unmatched success
The challenge
The strain put on networks is increasing—particularly on routes to, from, and between data centers—as opportunities to grow new revenue streams arise. The challenge is how to seize these new opportunities with limited budgets and fewer resources.
Our approach
Ciena combines highly scalable, programmable infrastructure with intelligent software and automation to create a dynamic pool of resources for on-demand cloud and DCI applications. Our DCI solutions leverage field-proven coherent optical technologies to carry mission-critical traffic.
The benefits
Discover unparalleled efficiency in network scalability, operations, and power usage. Integrate with existing assets to evolve your network cost-effectively. Deploy reliable, cutting-edge levels of capacity that bring your customers the satisfaction they demand.
Our global DCI technology and services
Waveserver®
Our stackable interconnect platforms deliver more capacity and lower power for bandwidth-intensive applications, providing massive scale for cloud applications and data services.
WaveLogic 6
Providing ubiquitous 400G/800G connectivity and 1.6Tb/s networking, WaveLogic™ 6 provides the next leap forward in network scale, economics, and power efficiencies.
6500 Reconfigurable Line System
Designed for scalability and automated deployments, Ciena’s RLS fuels all DCI, from simple point-to-point metro DCI to highly scalable C+L-band to submarine.
Blue Planet® Orchestration
Our software suite offers end-to-end, next-generation, network operations to keep pace with evolving service offerings. Streamline your entire service delivery lifecycle.
Navigator Network Control Suite™(NCS)
Navigator NCS provides a single point of control to visualize and optimize multi-layer, multi-vendor network operations—reducing costs and improving customer satisfaction.
Ciena Services
We leverage decades of expertise and innovation to help you build, operate, and improve your network and achieve your business objectives.
Ciena’s DCI solution allows us to scale many wavelengths on a single fibre pair. That means we can stay ahead of client’s interconnection needs for years to come and manage our fibre capacity efficiently.
Insights
Podcast
Episode 51: Debunking 5 big myths about data centers…plus, what’s DCI anyway?
Mountain’s Frank Scalzo shares insights on DCI—the technology that data centers use t...
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Distribute, virtualise, and optimise your datacentre infrastructure with Interxion’s ‘Managed Wave’ services
More enterprises than ever are distributing their datacentre infrastructure across mu...
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Overcoming the Top Five Data Center Interconnect Challenges
This paper details five of the biggest DCI challenges, and offers transformative solu...
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Technology Innovation for Web-scale Data Center Interconnect
Ciena’s solutions, rooted in the company’s industry leadership in DCI applications, e...
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