Join us at OFC 2022

Learn how Ciena’s industry-leading solutions are transforming optical networks across the globe—providing the best network economics and breaking new boundaries with 800G. We’re also paving the way in performance pluggables, IP/Optical convergence and intelligent multi-layer automation and control.

A spectrum of solutions to meet business challenges and
requirements for successful network transformation

Meet with us during OFC 2022 to see a series of demos featuring these industry-leading solutions and
to discuss how these solutions can redefine how you do business.

Scale

Efficient 400GbE connectivity anywhere with industry-leading programmable 800G and the broadest range of use-case-optimized coherent pluggables

Wavelogic 5 Extreme (WL5e)
Maximize fiber capacity and networking efficiencies with up to 800Gb/s on a single wavelength

WaveLogic 5 Nano (WL5n) pluggables
Deliver footprint-optimized 100G-400G interconnect for access, DCI, and metro-regional applications

Waveserver 5
Gain unmatched scalability with up to 12.8Tb/s client and 12.8 Tb/s of WL5e-powered line capacity in a compact footprint optimized for 100GbE/400GbE applications

Simplify

Intelligent, self-configurable photonics, and streamlined operations across converged IP and optical layers

6500 Reconfigurable Line System (RLS)
Improve scalability, reduce footprint, and gain more flexibility and programmability in a compact, simple-to-deploy, high-density photonic layer solution

Coherent ELS
Cost-effectively deliver 100G to 400G coherent wavelengths to the edge

Adaptive IP™
Accelerate time to market and grow revenues and margins with purpose-built routers and a simplified approach to building IP networks that’s automated, open, and lean

Automate

Intelligent network control and advanced analytics across multi-layer, multi-vendor infrastructure

Manage, Control and Plan (MCP) domain controller
Plan and deploy customer services quickly, assure high network performance easily, and gain operational efficiencies through software control of lifecycle operations

Liquid Spectrum™
Maximize the value of photonic network assets through actionable insights with real-time visibility into system performance

Adaptive IP Apps
Optimize multi-vendor IP performance with path-aware and service-aware analytics

Look for us on the agenda

(OFC time zone PDT, UTC-07:00)

Sunday, March 6
1:00pm-3:30pm	Workshop: Will Machine Learning Replace QoT/Performance Estimation and Has it Reached the Stage of Commercial Deployment? Panelist David Cote, Director, Data Science
4:00pm-6:00pm	Workshop: What are the Prospects and Challenges for Hollow-Core Fibers in Optical Communications? Led by Maurice O’Sullivan, Senior Director, Optical Engineering
Monday, March 7
8:00am-12:30pm	Reflections on the Pandemic: Experts from across regions discuss the global impact of Covid-19 and network infrastructure actions for a post-pandemic world. Speaker Stephen Alexander, CTO
Tuesday, March 8
2:30pm-4:00pm	Market watch: MW3: Building the Ecosystem for Converged IP/Optical Networks— Beyond 400G Pluggables Moderator Helen Xenos, Senior Director, Product Marketing, and panelist Rob Keys, Senior Director R&D, Optical Transmission
Wednesday, March 9
8:00am-9:00am	Tutorial talk: Perspectives and Challenges on Autonomous Networking Presented by David Boertjes, Director, Optical Engineering
12:00pm-1:00pm	Panel: Deployment of 400ZR and the Ongoing OIF Work to Define 800ZR/LR Panelist Ian Betty, Senior Director, Optical Engineering
1:30pm-3:30pm PT	Panel:Using Disaggregation as a Strategy to Modernize the Network Moderator Don Frey, Advisor, Industry and Competitive Intelligence
5:00pm-5:30pm	*Field Learnings of Deploying Model-Assisted Network Feedback Systems* Presented by Alex MacKay, Optical System Architect
Thursday, March 10
12:00pm-1:00pm	Panel: Hollow-Core Fiber—Ready for Prime Time?Panelist Mohammad Pasandi, Senior Manager, WaveLogic Science Measurements

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