Achieving Net-Centricity
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Defense network applications must be able to transmit everything from voice and video, along with sensor data, imagery, storage data, and command and control information. All traffic also requires a high degree of integrity, reliability, and security to assure the network can perform as a completely trusted asset for the war fighter. Ciena offers defense organizations a means to evolve networks to improve operating efficiency and best serve the needs of U.S. war fighters around the globe.
Defense network applications must be able to transmit everything from voice and video, along with sensor data, imagery, storage data, and command and control information. All traffic also requires a high degree of integrity, reliability, and security to assure the network can perform as a completely trusted asset for the war fighter. Ciena offers defense organizations a means to evolve networks to improve operating efficiency and best serve the needs of U.S. war fighters around the globe.
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.
Evolving to a Smart Grid Energy Network
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Electric power systems constitute the fundamental infrastructure of modern society. Electric power grids and distribution networks reach virtually every home, office, factory, and institution in the industrialized world. While the basic electric grid design—based on concepts established over 75 years ago—has proven useful, its evolution has not kept up with advances in technology. Numerous pressures on the electric power delivery system are converging, forcing the system to evolve in different ways.
Electric power systems constitute the fundamental infrastructure of modern society. Electric power grids and distribution networks reach virtually every home, office, factory, and institution in the industrialized world. While the basic electric grid design—based on concepts established over 75 years ago—has proven useful, its evolution has not kept up with advances in technology. Numerous pressures on the electric power delivery system are converging, forcing the system to evolve in different ways.
Healthcare in the Public Sector
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The U.S. government is leading the charge to improve national, regional, and statewide healthcare for all people by providing significant financial backing to states and municipalities. Established in 2008, the federal government’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provides states with a total of $40 billion as a catalyst to modernize healthcare systems and eventually create a national health information network.
The U.S. government is leading the charge to improve national, regional, and statewide healthcare for all people by providing significant financial backing to states and municipalities. Established in 2008, the federal government’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provides states with a total of $40 billion as a catalyst to modernize healthcare systems and eventually create a national health information network.
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.
Modernization of Government and Public Networks
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Inherently inefficient, application-specific networks require expensive capital outlay each time a new application is adopted. As demand for the application grows or declines, there is no single means to scale network capacity nor a unified vision to accommodate emerging applications that directly yield public benefit. As the network specialist, Ciena offers governments a means to evolve their networks to improve operating efficiency and public benefit.
Inherently inefficient, application-specific networks require expensive capital outlay each time a new application is adopted. As demand for the application grows or declines, there is no single means to scale network capacity nor a unified vision to accommodate emerging applications that directly yield public benefit. As the network specialist, Ciena offers governments a means to evolve their networks to improve operating efficiency and public benefit.
Processamento óptico coerente para redes de alta capacidade
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O paradoxo dos provedores de rede atuais está cada vez mais iminente: Aumente a capacidade disponível para os usuários, mas faça isso com custo menor. Os fornecedores de equipamentos enfrentaram esse problema entusiasticamente e estão oferecendo uma variedade de técnicas para resolver esse desafio da largura de banda de alta capacidade. Uma solução em particular, desbravada pela Ciena como a abordagem ideal e conhecida como “processamento óptico coerente”, promete ajudar os provedores de serviços a resolver seu dilema, permitindo aumentos significativos na capacidade, mas mantendo o CAPEX e o OPEX baixos.
O paradoxo dos provedores de rede atuais está cada vez mais iminente: Aumente a capacidade disponível para os usuários, mas faça isso com custo menor. Os fornecedores de equipamentos enfrentaram esse problema entusiasticamente e estão oferecendo uma variedade de técnicas para resolver esse desafio da largura de banda de alta capacidade. Uma solução em particular, desbravada pela Ciena como a abordagem ideal e conhecida como “processamento óptico coerente”, promete ajudar os provedores de serviços a resolver seu dilema, permitindo aumentos significativos na capacidade, mas mantendo o CAPEX e o OPEX baixos.
The Energy Landscape: Generation, Transmission, and Consumption
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Utilities are implementing highly intelligent energy grids to improve operating efficiency and meet government mandates to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These smart grids are powered by a two-way communications network that must be highly reliable and constantly available, yet affordable to install and operate. Ciena’s solutions include optical transport and Ethernet service delivery platforms, supported by network management and specialist services offerings that form a comprehensive energy communications network.
Utilities are implementing highly intelligent energy grids to improve operating efficiency and meet government mandates to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These smart grids are powered by a two-way communications network that must be highly reliable and constantly available, yet affordable to install and operate. Ciena’s solutions include optical transport and Ethernet service delivery platforms, supported by network management and specialist services offerings that form a comprehensive energy communications network.
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.
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.
Putting Assured Networking to Work for Government
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The complexity of current IT networks, a shortage of skilled technical talent, and legislative challenges have slowed the pace of renovation of cumbersome, costly network infrastructures. However, top government officials recognize the need for greater visibility into network operations, along with precise real-time information to accelerate and improve decision-making.
The complexity of current IT networks, a shortage of skilled technical talent, and legislative challenges have slowed the pace of renovation of cumbersome, costly network infrastructures. However, top government officials recognize the need for greater visibility into network operations, along with precise real-time information to accelerate and improve decision-making.
Managed Service Provider Solutions for the Healthcare Industry
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The federal government’s $20 billion-plus HITECH program is providing the monetary incentives for hospitals and doctors to transition to e-health record systems to improve efficiencies, cut costs, and boost quality of care and patient safety.
The federal government’s $20 billion-plus HITECH program is providing the monetary incentives for hospitals and doctors to transition to e-health record systems to improve efficiencies, cut costs, and boost quality of care and patient safety.
Overcoming State, Local, and Education Network Application Challenges
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With the number of SLED services increasing daily, state agencies, police, fire, court, and highway departments need sophisticated network infrastructures to enable wireless communications, real-time collaboration, and on-demand, high-speed network access. As part of a converged infrastructure, new Ethernet-based solutions are now available to integrate diverse service delivery and increase performance efficiency while reducing complexity and cost.
With the number of SLED services increasing daily, state agencies, police, fire, court, and highway departments need sophisticated network infrastructures to enable wireless communications, real-time collaboration, and on-demand, high-speed network access. As part of a converged infrastructure, new Ethernet-based solutions are now available to integrate diverse service delivery and increase performance efficiency while reducing complexity and cost.
Building an Assured Network
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Today’s technology-intensive environment relies on communication networks to deliver information safely among individuals and organizations. Yet, as technology has become more complex, threats against keeping information safe have also become more complex and pervasive. This paper outlines the reasons data security is a growing challenge and offers several ways network operators can build a network that is both dependable and secure.
Today’s technology-intensive environment relies on communication networks to deliver information safely among individuals and organizations. Yet, as technology has become more complex, threats against keeping information safe have also become more complex and pervasive. This paper outlines the reasons data security is a growing challenge and offers several ways network operators can build a network that is both dependable and secure.
