Universal Broadband Access
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 funds programs to build universal, sustainable access to broadband Internet services that foster education, public safety, government efficiency, and commercial activity. This vision for universal, high-performance broadband requires network operators to address the unique needs of a wide range of network users by constructing a full-service metro network leveraging existing technologies—such as Ethernet and OTN—to provide rapidly scalable and reliable service.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 funds programs to build universal, sustainable access to broadband Internet services that foster education, public safety, government efficiency, and commercial activity. This vision for universal, high-performance broadband requires network operators to address the unique needs of a wide range of network users by constructing a full-service metro network leveraging existing technologies—such as Ethernet and OTN—to provide rapidly scalable and reliable service.
The Common Photonic Layer
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Common Photonic Layer (CPL) represents a significant development in the ongoing evolution to an Adaptive Optical Engine. CPL leverages years of proven expertise in developing and deploying optical network solutions and separates the optical line side from the service side. This service/photonic separation enables Ciena to deliver a highly flexible, optimized and intelligent common photonic layer to metro, regional and long-haul networks. This common approach eliminates the boundaries between each, thereby creating one converged, easy-to-operate, all-optical network.
Common Photonic Layer (CPL) represents a significant development in the ongoing evolution to an Adaptive Optical Engine. CPL leverages years of proven expertise in developing and deploying optical network solutions and separates the optical line side from the service side. This service/photonic separation enables Ciena to deliver a highly flexible, optimized and intelligent common photonic layer to metro, regional and long-haul networks. This common approach eliminates the boundaries between each, thereby creating one converged, easy-to-operate, all-optical network.
Wireless Backhaul Network Solutions Enabled by Ciena's Carrier Ethernet Service Delivery Portfolio
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Mobile operators must reduce the cost-per-bit of data transport in the backhaul network while continuing to provide greater bandwidth for new high-speed data services, ensure voice quality, maintain carrier-grade OAM and provide circuit-like resilience. Carrier Ethernet technology provides a solution to these backhaul problems. With its CESD portfolio, Ciena has found a way to maximize the value of Carrier Ethernet for successful backhaul services.
Mobile operators must reduce the cost-per-bit of data transport in the backhaul network while continuing to provide greater bandwidth for new high-speed data services, ensure voice quality, maintain carrier-grade OAM and provide circuit-like resilience. Carrier Ethernet technology provides a solution to these backhaul problems. With its CESD portfolio, Ciena has found a way to maximize the value of Carrier Ethernet for successful backhaul services.
Automated End-to-End Managed Service Delivery and Capacity Allocation
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End-to-end managed services are becoming key elements for profitability, enabling network operators to differentiate service offerings with more than just transport capacity. The synergy of CoreDirector, CN 4200, and ON-Center provides operators the ability to transform networks into operationally scalable, programmable service-delivery engines for cost-effective on-demand, end-to-end, managed services with six-9s availability and rapid infrastructure capacity allocation.
End-to-end managed services are becoming key elements for profitability, enabling network operators to differentiate service offerings with more than just transport capacity. The synergy of CoreDirector, CN 4200, and ON-Center provides operators the ability to transform networks into operationally scalable, programmable service-delivery engines for cost-effective on-demand, end-to-end, managed services with six-9s availability and rapid infrastructure capacity allocation.
Native Digital Video Transport for the Content Production and Broadcasting Industries
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Broadcasters and film and television producers face the common challenge of transporting HD video content reliably and cost-effectively. Whether they need to transfer video between production studios (pre- and post-), or from an external venue to the production studios, the key considerations include signal integrity, cost and operational simplicity.
Broadcasters and film and television producers face the common challenge of transporting HD video content reliably and cost-effectively. Whether they need to transfer video between production studios (pre- and post-), or from an external venue to the production studios, the key considerations include signal integrity, cost and operational simplicity.
Procesamiento óptico coherente para redes de alta capacidad
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La paradoja se cierne sobre los proveedores de redes actuales más amplia y rápidamente que nunca: Aumentar la capacidad disponible para los usuarios, pero a un costo inferior. Los fabricantes de equipos se han enfrentado a este tema con decisión, y están examinando y ofreciendo diversas técnicas para resolver el problema del ancho de banda de alta capacidad. Ciena ha sido la empresa pionera en una solución en particular, importante por su enfoque óptimo y conocida como “procesamiento óptico coherente”. Con ella, promete ayudar a los proveedores de servicios a resolver su dilema, permitiendo un aumento espectacular de la capacidad a la vez que mantiene bajos los CAPEX y OPEX.
La paradoja se cierne sobre los proveedores de redes actuales más amplia y rápidamente que nunca: Aumentar la capacidad disponible para los usuarios, pero a un costo inferior. Los fabricantes de equipos se han enfrentado a este tema con decisión, y están examinando y ofreciendo diversas técnicas para resolver el problema del ancho de banda de alta capacidad. Ciena ha sido la empresa pionera en una solución en particular, importante por su enfoque óptimo y conocida como “procesamiento óptico coherente”. Con ella, promete ayudar a los proveedores de servicios a resolver su dilema, permitiendo un aumento espectacular de la capacidad a la vez que mantiene bajos los CAPEX y OPEX.
Economic Benefits of End-to-End OTN Service Switching
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The unrelenting growth of bandwidth demand is causing a number of dilemmas for network operators—including how best to accommodate the need to provision higher-rate circuits, both for enterprise private-line customers and for operators’ own infrastructure for higher-layer services. End-to-end OTN service switching is the most economical way to compete for and handle the growth in high-bandwidth optical services. No other solution allows operators to turn up new services faster and more efficiently while removing the cost of uncertainty in future traffic mix.
The unrelenting growth of bandwidth demand is causing a number of dilemmas for network operators—including how best to accommodate the need to provision higher-rate circuits, both for enterprise private-line customers and for operators’ own infrastructure for higher-layer services. End-to-end OTN service switching is the most economical way to compete for and handle the growth in high-bandwidth optical services. No other solution allows operators to turn up new services faster and more efficiently while removing the cost of uncertainty in future traffic mix.
Submarine Solutions for an Increasingly Competitive Market
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Telegeography says international Internet bandwidth has more than quadrupled in just three years—a 60 percent annual growth rate. Yet in spite of very strong demand, the industry has seen significant price erosion. In addition, customers are migrating to higher-bandwidth services, with an expectation for higher service availability and lower cost per bit, as their need for business continuity and higher total connection capacity grows. Ciena is uniquely positioned to help international operators improve the scalability, resiliency, and manageability of their undersea networks while offering the widest service portfolio.
Telegeography says international Internet bandwidth has more than quadrupled in just three years—a 60 percent annual growth rate. Yet in spite of very strong demand, the industry has seen significant price erosion. In addition, customers are migrating to higher-bandwidth services, with an expectation for higher service availability and lower cost per bit, as their need for business continuity and higher total connection capacity grows. Ciena is uniquely positioned to help international operators improve the scalability, resiliency, and manageability of their undersea networks while offering the widest service portfolio.
The Strategic Imperative of an Ethernet Metro Aggregation Network
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IP and Ethernet traffic is growing approximately 40 percent per year. Unfortunately, by 2010, broadband and wireless service revenues are projected to grow only 10 and three percent respectively. Service providers must better monetize this traffic growth while optimizing the service delivery architecture, and controlling both CAPEX and OPEX for rapidly growing and evolving IP and Ethernet services.
IP and Ethernet traffic is growing approximately 40 percent per year. Unfortunately, by 2010, broadband and wireless service revenues are projected to grow only 10 and three percent respectively. Service providers must better monetize this traffic growth while optimizing the service delivery architecture, and controlling both CAPEX and OPEX for rapidly growing and evolving IP and Ethernet services.
