Navigator Network Control Suite
See clearly,
act with insight
Charting the right course for your network is critical to maximize its performance and achieve your operational goals. Meet your guide to multi-layer, multi-vendor network optimization: Navigator Network Control Suite™ (Navigator NCS). Navigator NCS gives you comprehensive visibility from one point of control—so you can gain the insight you need to take decisive action.
Benefits
Unified multi-layer, multi-vendor view
Drive operational efficiencies by simplifying and accelerating planning, provisioning, and assurance workflows across your multi-layer network with Navigator Multi-layer Controller’s (Navigator MC) centralized, accurate view of the state of multi-vendor optical, Ethernet, and IP infrastructure and connectivity services.
Network performance optimization
Navigator Intelligent Apps (Navigator IA)—Liquid Spectrum™, Adaptive IP™ Apps, Multi-layer Operations, and PlannerPlus—incorporate the latest AI innovations to help you optimize the performance of your multi-layer network, from the photonic layer to the IP layer, and extract the most value from your infrastructure investment.
Automated network operations
AI-powered insights drive better decisions that can be quickly enacted with auto-assist. Use Navigator NCS open APIs and Emulation Cloud™ to integrate easily with operational support systems (OSS) and automate end-to-end workflows—from OSS down to the network—reducing OPEX.
Customer references
Ciena’s industry-leading optical technology allows us to reliably and efficiently meet our customers’ varied transport requirements—whether for access, metro, long haul, or enterprise data center interconnect.
— Andrius Šemeškevičius, Head of Technology, Telia Lithuania
Press release[Navigator NCS] enables us to deploy the right coherent technology for any distance at the lowest power and cost. And, thanks to Navigator NCS, we can do the calculations well before any hardware is deployed.
— Patrick Knorr, Chief Commercial Officer, Astound Business Solutions
Press releaseCiena was able to offer us everything we needed to upgrade our network and provide high capacity and bandwidth capabilities, underpinned by intelligent network management.
— Luk Bruynseels, Chief Product and Technology Officer, Telenet
Press releaseReal-time analytics and advanced automation have been key in helping us build a world-class network that can better serve our customers’ ever-changing needs.
— Renee Mateparae, Network and Operations Director, Spark New Zealand
Customer storyWorking together with Ciena, we were able to grow and future-proof our in-country and international bandwidth capacity in support of fiber and 5G network buildups throughout Iceland.
— Daði Sigurðarson, Chief Technology Officer, Míla
Press releaseTransforming operations with AI
Generative AI has captured the public’s imagination of late, but AI has been integrated into Navigator NCS for years to uncover deep insights that drive better operational decisions more quickly. And Ciena continues to innovate, enriching our Navigator MC with AI-driven data correlation and analysis to address proactive maintenance, service assurance, and workflow automation use cases.
Meet Navigator NCS
Navigator NCS includes a powerful Navigator MC, Navigator IA for AI-driven insights, and Emulation Cloud for rapid integration testing.
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Save time and money gaining flexibility, reliability, and security
This premium cloud-based service is deployed, managed, and maintained by our experts in dedicated hosted infrastructure based on your network configuration and functional needs. It provides full access and control of Navigator NCS features without the burden and risk of managing the IT infrastructure and software yourself.
Insights
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All the benefits of multi-vendor, converged networks without the operational headaches
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Automate network operations smarter and faster with agentic AI
The race is on to advance Generative AI (GenAI) models so they can be applied creativ...
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Planning for success – AI insights drive coordination and optimization of IP and optical network designs
IP and optical network teams each have their own domain technical expertise and at no...
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What is a network digital twin? And why is it relevant to AIOps?
Ciena’s Mark Bieberich explores how network digital twins are even more relevant in t...
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Open, Automated, and Programmable Transport Networks: 2024 Heavy Reading Survey
Over the past decade, the communications industry has seen a steady ramp of automatio...
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Simplified management of multi-vendor, converged IP/optical networks – it can be done
Service providers want to simplify their network operations in order to drive efficie...
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Looking to transform your network and service operations with AI? Let our experts guide you.
Tim Pearson and Kailem Anderson discuss some of Ciena’s innovative AIOps use cases, a...
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Guiding the way to simplified operations – Ciena’s Navigator Network Control Suite achieves TIP’s Optical SDN Controller SBI Compliance
Once again, we’re pleased to announce an open standards compliance for Ciena’s Naviga...
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My operational costs keep going up – how can I maximize the value of my tools’ investments?
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Intelligent Data - Driven Operations with AIOps
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Pluggable coherent optics – What is the best management approach?
Ciena’s Tim Pearson explains why multi-layer controllers are best suited to help you ...
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