Discover what’s possible
Visit us at OFC to learn how Ciena’s next-gen network solutions are changing the optical networking game—again. Redefine how you do business:
- Dramatically improve transport economics with industry-leading WaveLogic coherent optics
- Rapidly scale, self-configure, and self-optimize physical and virtualized network resources with Blue Planet® intelligent automation
- Streamline the Adaptive Network™ journey with Adaptive IP™, a modular, open, and programmable IP solution
Meet with us to discuss your network’s potential and learn how you can make the Adaptive Network vision a reality. We’ve taken our Innovation Lab on the road so you can see Ciena’s solutions at work, including demos featuring the latest WaveLogic solutions, Blue Planet MCP controller, and Ciena Insights Service.
And join us for some of our key sessions:
| Speaker | Session Title | Date & Time |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Maniloff, Systems Architect | Will Coherent Optics Become a Reality for Intra-data Center Applications? |
Sunday, March 3 - 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
| Mike Frankel, Senior Director, Network Services and Technologies | Optical Switching for Link Bandwidth Adaptation in Future Data-center Networks |
Sunday, March 3 - 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
| David Boertjes, Director, Systems Engineering | Introduction to Flexible Photonic Networks |
Monday, March 4 - 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm |
| Kim Roberts, Vice President, WaveLogic Science | Nonlinear Mitigation Enabling Next Generation High-speed Optical Transport Beyond 100G |
Monday, March 4 - 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
| Lyndon Ong, Principal, Advanced Architecture |
Open Disaggregated Transport Network | Monday, March 4 - 2:00 pm - TBD |
| Eric Maniloff, Systems Architect |
400G and Beyond: Coherent Evolution to High-capacity Inter Data Center Links | Monday, March 4 - 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm |
| Davika Seunarine, Software Engineer | Simplifying Transport Network Operations with Declarative, Vendor-neutral Configuration Management | Tuesday, March 5 - 10:00 am - 11:30 am |
| Ron Kline, Director, Market and Competitive Insights | State of the Industry—Analyst Panel | Tuesday, March 5 - 10:30 am - 12:00 pm |
| Kim Roberts, Vice President, WaveLogic Science | Market Projections for Wireline and Wireless Technologies to Support 5G | Tuesday, March 5 - 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
| Kim Roberts, Vice President, WaveLogic Science |
High Capacity, Long Distance Optical Transport: Challenges and Business Reality | Tuesday, March 5 - 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
| Mike Frankel, Senior Director, Network Services and Technologies | Flat, Highly Connected Optical Network for Data Centers | Wednesday, March 6 - 9:45 am - 10:00 am |
| Loren Berg, Hardware Engineer | Demystifying Transceiver and Line Characterization Metrics | Wednesday, March 6 - 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm |
| Marc Lyonnais, Senior Advisor, External Research | State of the Art and Best Practices for Optical Network Self Monitoring and Optimization | Thursday, March 7 - 9:00 am - 10:00 am |
| Maurice O’Sullivan, Senior Director, System Engineering, and Charles Laperle, Optical System Designer | Impact of Carrier-phase Estimation on Noise Transductions for Optical Performance Monitoring | Thursday, March 7 - 10:30 am - 12:00 pm |
| Lyndon Ong Principal, Advanced Architecture (panelist) | Panel: The Path to Open, Interoperable Optical Networking | Thursday, March 7 - 11:15 am - 12:15 pm |
| Lyndon Ong Principal, Advanced Architecture | Optical Network Management Using Cognitive Systems — Reality or Hype? | Thursday, March 7 - 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
| Lyndon Ong Principal, Advanced Architecture (panelist) | Panel: Network Infrastructure Virtualization and Network Slicing—Continued | Thursday, March 7 - 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Event Location
San Diego Convention Center
111 W Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
