Metro routing done differently
Giving you more choice in your converged network
You asked for a different way to build a converged metro network. One with operational simplicity, scalability, and sustainability.
WaveRouter-2 and WaveRouter-7 are the newest additions to the WaveRouter™ family. These two new routing platforms architected for the converged metro, give you more choice in realizing the benefits of a coherent routing approach in your metro network.
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What is metro routing done differently?
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WaveRouter: a family of reimagined coherent metro routers that unify IP and optical layers
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Designed to unify IP and Optical in the metro—with ultimate flexibility, future-proof extensibility, and improved network sustainability. Now with more choices.
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COHERENT ROUTING
A rapid evolution to IP/Optical convergence
Only Ciena brings to market a converged infrastructure with a focus on space, energy, and cooling requirements to support new application demands and achieve greater network efficiency.
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Redefining Metro Networks for Scale, Simplicity, and Sustainability
This paper by Omdia explores the evolution of metro platform architecture to hybrid-D...
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How can Services make your WaveRouter deployment a reality
Adding Ciena Services to your team along with a little added cost now will help you f...
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Coordinated IP/Optical Control: Next Generation Coordinated Multi-layer Network Operations
The momentum for converged multi-layer operations has begun, and industry innovators ...
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Ciena’s Coherent Routing Paves the Way for True IP/Optical Convergence
Ciena is completely transforming coherent routing by introducing WaveRouter, a new pl...
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Metro routing done differently: Unveiling Ciena’s latest innovation, the WaveRouter
You asked for a different way to build a converged metro network, and we listened. Me...
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WaveRouter: Three examples of metro routing done differently
Ciena’s Nicola Benvenuti details just a few of the business case examples this unique...
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Ciena Debuts WaveRouter, Industry’s First Purpose-Built Router for the Converged Metro
Ciena introduced WaveRouter, an industry-first platform architecture optimally design...
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IP Optical Convergence: Bridging the Knowledge Gap
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