OTN Outperforms SONET/SDH
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Cable operators’ Hybrid Fiber-Coax (HFC) plants pass within half a mile of some 80 percent of business locations. Therefore, extending the fiber plant to reach mid-sized to large businesses has never been easier or more rewarding. But what is the best way to aggregate, transport and switch the services for these customers?
Cable operators’ Hybrid Fiber-Coax (HFC) plants pass within half a mile of some 80 percent of business locations. Therefore, extending the fiber plant to reach mid-sized to large businesses has never been easier or more rewarding. But what is the best way to aggregate, transport and switch the services for these customers?
Carrier Ethernet: Taking Bandwidth to the Edge
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As demand explodes for voice, video and data services, and as the number of users of those services surges, government agencies are taxed with finding ways to cost-effectively get as much bandwidth as possible to the users at the network edge. Faced with the need to upgrade their network infrastructures, agencies are opting to move away from aging TDM technologies such as ATM. One new method rapidly attracting organizations is Carrier Ethernet.
As demand explodes for voice, video and data services, and as the number of users of those services surges, government agencies are taxed with finding ways to cost-effectively get as much bandwidth as possible to the users at the network edge. Faced with the need to upgrade their network infrastructures, agencies are opting to move away from aging TDM technologies such as ATM. One new method rapidly attracting organizations is Carrier Ethernet.
Storage Extension Network Solutions: Lower-cost, Higher-Performance Networks
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Robust, secure, resilient, high-capacity storage networks are business imperatives. The right network solutions must provide reliable, timely, and accurate application-layer replication over a network that cost-effectively delivers high-performance connectivity to fit application requirements. This white paper explores techniques to ensure the availability of storage applications over distances while driving costs down by up to 70 percent.
Robust, secure, resilient, high-capacity storage networks are business imperatives. The right network solutions must provide reliable, timely, and accurate application-layer replication over a network that cost-effectively delivers high-performance connectivity to fit application requirements. This white paper explores techniques to ensure the availability of storage applications over distances while driving costs down by up to 70 percent.
Heavy Reading White Paper: Growing MSO Enterprise Services Revenue in an Economic Downturn
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MSOs can benefit from today's challenging economic conditions by capturing enterprise market share from legacy telecom players by offering cost-effective, competitively priced, rapidly delivered, and reliably operated and maintained Ethernet services that adapt to changing customer demands.
MSOs can benefit from today's challenging economic conditions by capturing enterprise market share from legacy telecom players by offering cost-effective, competitively priced, rapidly delivered, and reliably operated and maintained Ethernet services that adapt to changing customer demands.
Dark Fiber Tutorial
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Dark fiber is the name given to fiber optic cables which have been laid in the ground but have yet to be used, or “lit”. There are several key characteristics that determine the equipment required to deliver service over the fiber. It is important to understand these characteristics to see how dark fiber can save you money.
Dark fiber is the name given to fiber optic cables which have been laid in the ground but have yet to be used, or “lit”. There are several key characteristics that determine the equipment required to deliver service over the fiber. It is important to understand these characteristics to see how dark fiber can save you money.
Heavy Reading White Paper: Modernizing the Core With OTN Switching & 40/100G Transport
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This white paper assesses the key pain points operators face in the core and provides an overview of the main architectural options available to them. Specifically, we discuss switched SONET/SDH networks (the PMO), integrated optics on core routers (IP over DWDM), and switched OTN networking.
This white paper assesses the key pain points operators face in the core and provides an overview of the main architectural options available to them. Specifically, we discuss switched SONET/SDH networks (the PMO), integrated optics on core routers (IP over DWDM), and switched OTN networking.
Storage Distance Extension
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The digital age continues to transform the manner and rate at which organizations of all types create and store information. Data now represents the lifeblood of many enterprises, government agencies, and educational organizations, and must be safeguarded against a wide range of natural and human threats.The Ciena solution offers minimal packet loss, guaranteed delivery, and a level of performance essential to guaranteeing its acceptability in such high-stakes applications as BC and DR.
The digital age continues to transform the manner and rate at which organizations of all types create and store information. Data now represents the lifeblood of many enterprises, government agencies, and educational organizations, and must be safeguarded against a wide range of natural and human threats.The Ciena solution offers minimal packet loss, guaranteed delivery, and a level of performance essential to guaranteeing its acceptability in such high-stakes applications as BC and DR.
Government Data Center Consolidation
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Data center consolidation is now a top federal IT priority, as the White House leads the charge in driving a government-wide effort to reduce IT costs, lower energy consumption, improve IT security, and enable a shift to more efficient IT platforms, such as cloud computing. Ciena's solutions simplify the network, enable adoption of cloud computing models, form a crucial part of a Continuity of Operations Plan for disaster recovery, and also reduce operating cost.
Data center consolidation is now a top federal IT priority, as the White House leads the charge in driving a government-wide effort to reduce IT costs, lower energy consumption, improve IT security, and enable a shift to more efficient IT platforms, such as cloud computing. Ciena's solutions simplify the network, enable adoption of cloud computing models, form a crucial part of a Continuity of Operations Plan for disaster recovery, and also reduce operating cost.
Developing a Strategic Approach to Data Center Networking
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Data center networking presents many challenges in terms of supporting cost-effective, reliable, and high-performance services for business-critical applications. A coherent overall strategy for networking, leading to construction of a powerful and flexible network, creates more long-term value than a series of tactical, project-oriented steps.
Data center networking presents many challenges in terms of supporting cost-effective, reliable, and high-performance services for business-critical applications. A coherent overall strategy for networking, leading to construction of a powerful and flexible network, creates more long-term value than a series of tactical, project-oriented steps.
Heavy Reading White Paper: Building the Next-Generation Packet-Optical Switching Network
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The next phase of SONET/SDH to packet network migration is underway, and optical networks must evolve to meet the challenges. To do this, a renewed focus has been placed on optical switching innovations and a tighter coupling of switching and transport through element integration and a unified control plane. Meanwhile, the network must continue to support legacy SONET/SDH traffic. Also, the network and network elements must have a high degree of modularity so operators can add the features and functions they need, when they need them.
The next phase of SONET/SDH to packet network migration is underway, and optical networks must evolve to meet the challenges. To do this, a renewed focus has been placed on optical switching innovations and a tighter coupling of switching and transport through element integration and a unified control plane. Meanwhile, the network must continue to support legacy SONET/SDH traffic. Also, the network and network elements must have a high degree of modularity so operators can add the features and functions they need, when they need them.
Ethernet and MPLS OAM
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Ciena’s Carrier Ethernet Service Delivery solution enables service providers to operate, administrate, and maintain any mix of Ethernet and MPLS-based L2 VPNs effectively. By leveraging this unique OAM capability, service providers can protect current revenue and maximize revenue growth, while reducing operational costs.
Ciena’s Carrier Ethernet Service Delivery solution enables service providers to operate, administrate, and maintain any mix of Ethernet and MPLS-based L2 VPNs effectively. By leveraging this unique OAM capability, service providers can protect current revenue and maximize revenue growth, while reducing operational costs.
The Value of OTN for Network Convergence and IP/Ethernet Migration
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Today, network operaters are forced to converge their networks in order to reduce OPEX and also to eliminate unnecessary additional CAPEX on multiple parallel networks. Ciena's 4200 OTN implementation maps all services into a common set of wavelengths—simplifying everything from monitoring and deployment to sparing and capacity management.
Today, network operaters are forced to converge their networks in order to reduce OPEX and also to eliminate unnecessary additional CAPEX on multiple parallel networks. Ciena's 4200 OTN implementation maps all services into a common set of wavelengths—simplifying everything from monitoring and deployment to sparing and capacity management.
Making the Case for Converged Ethernet Transport
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This white paper examines the market drivers, key benefits, and main applications for converged Ethernet transport, and provides an overview of the CN 4200 FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform Family—including the new G10/G10X Ethernet service modules, which deliver a cost-effective, high-performance, manageable packet optical networking platform.
This white paper examines the market drivers, key benefits, and main applications for converged Ethernet transport, and provides an overview of the CN 4200 FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform Family—including the new G10/G10X Ethernet service modules, which deliver a cost-effective, high-performance, manageable packet optical networking platform.
The Network as a Programmable Service-Delivery Engine
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Service providers face the increasing need to capitalize on the paradigm shift occurring in the ways consumers and enterprises perceive and use network services and bandwidth. To remain differentiated and valuable to end-users, providers must transition networks to service-driven and highly programmable infrastructures.
Service providers face the increasing need to capitalize on the paradigm shift occurring in the ways consumers and enterprises perceive and use network services and bandwidth. To remain differentiated and valuable to end-users, providers must transition networks to service-driven and highly programmable infrastructures.
Heavy Reading White Paper: The Need for Service-Driven Networks
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Network operators around the world are considering transforming into "next-generation telcos" to remain competitive in a drastically changing environment. This new environment presents challenges and opportunities for network operators, as well as a great deal of risk. One thing is for certain: Telecom operators that don't adapt their business models to 21st-century communications are sure to fail.
Network operators around the world are considering transforming into "next-generation telcos" to remain competitive in a drastically changing environment. This new environment presents challenges and opportunities for network operators, as well as a great deal of risk. One thing is for certain: Telecom operators that don't adapt their business models to 21st-century communications are sure to fail.
Maximizing LTE Benefits Using True Carrier Ethernet Backhaul
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Mobile Network Operators are evolving their wireless infrastructure to the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard that offers low latency and high bandwidth to deliver rich content to smart mobile devices. This paper articulates the challenges and complexities in LTE design with the recommendation to use Carrier Ethernet-based solutions for backhaul from cell sites to reduce TCO. Backhaul providers can use this approach to scale their networks cost-effectively. Finally, this paper describes Ciena’s solution, which combines True Carrier Ethernet-based cell site demarcation with converged optical Ethernet aggregation to build scalable cost-effective networks.
Mobile Network Operators are evolving their wireless infrastructure to the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard that offers low latency and high bandwidth to deliver rich content to smart mobile devices. This paper articulates the challenges and complexities in LTE design with the recommendation to use Carrier Ethernet-based solutions for backhaul from cell sites to reduce TCO. Backhaul providers can use this approach to scale their networks cost-effectively. Finally, this paper describes Ciena’s solution, which combines True Carrier Ethernet-based cell site demarcation with converged optical Ethernet aggregation to build scalable cost-effective networks.
ROADMs in Network Architectures
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ROADM delivers new flexibility to DWDM networks by enabling dynamic, transparent optical wavelength add/drop functioning, and adds considerable agility and robustness to network architectures—vastly improving service velocity and lowering TCO.
ROADM delivers new flexibility to DWDM networks by enabling dynamic, transparent optical wavelength add/drop functioning, and adds considerable agility and robustness to network architectures—vastly improving service velocity and lowering TCO.
A Comparison of Next-generation 40-Gbps Technologies
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There are many proposed optical transmission systems that offer 40 Gb/s wavelength capacity. The unbridled adoption of these solutions may well depend on the degree to which they overlay on existing DWDM 10 Gb/s links. This paper provides a description of new 40 Gb/s technologies being proposed and reveals their true compatibility with existing 10 Gb/s infrastructure.
There are many proposed optical transmission systems that offer 40 Gb/s wavelength capacity. The unbridled adoption of these solutions may well depend on the degree to which they overlay on existing DWDM 10 Gb/s links. This paper provides a description of new 40 Gb/s technologies being proposed and reveals their true compatibility with existing 10 Gb/s infrastructure.
Infonetics White Paper: Using Carrier Ethernet to Backhaul LTE
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LTE will become the single mobile network for mobile phone and mobile broadband, adopted by most of the world in the next five to ten years. Mobile operators and backhaul transport providers are adopting IP/Ethernet backhaul as the default technology choice to cost-effectively scale instead of relying on existing TDM-based transport networks for LTE backhaul. This paper details how Carrier Ethernet solves the challenges of LTE mobile backhaul.
LTE will become the single mobile network for mobile phone and mobile broadband, adopted by most of the world in the next five to ten years. Mobile operators and backhaul transport providers are adopting IP/Ethernet backhaul as the default technology choice to cost-effectively scale instead of relying on existing TDM-based transport networks for LTE backhaul. This paper details how Carrier Ethernet solves the challenges of LTE mobile backhaul.
The Intelligent Path to a Service-Enabling Infrastructure
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The rise in bandwidth demand represents an era of major change in the ways residential and business services are used, sold, and supported on the network. To truly address the financial and technological imperatives of a network operator’s business, a more customizable and optimized approach to switching is required—one that provides a degree of hardware and software modularity and reconfigurability not found in today’s solutions. This new switching flexibility, made possible with a reconfigurable approach, will allow network operators to achieve a service-enabling switching infrastructure that can help drive top-line revenues, decrease costs, and ultimately differentiate offered services to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage.
The rise in bandwidth demand represents an era of major change in the ways residential and business services are used, sold, and supported on the network. To truly address the financial and technological imperatives of a network operator’s business, a more customizable and optimized approach to switching is required—one that provides a degree of hardware and software modularity and reconfigurability not found in today’s solutions. This new switching flexibility, made possible with a reconfigurable approach, will allow network operators to achieve a service-enabling switching infrastructure that can help drive top-line revenues, decrease costs, and ultimately differentiate offered services to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage.
Key Technology Enablers of 100 Gb/s in Carrier Networks
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The demand for increased bandwidth is ever present. This paper reviews the attributes of coherent systems in light of the challenges faced by system designers to realize 100 Gb/s optical transmission systems.
The demand for increased bandwidth is ever present. This paper reviews the attributes of coherent systems in light of the challenges faced by system designers to realize 100 Gb/s optical transmission systems.
Provider Backbone Bridging – Traffic Engineering of Carrier Ethernet Services
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Due to its ubiquity and ease of use, Ethernet, in the form of PBB-TE, is positioned to capitalize on the sizeable opportunity of delivering and transporting Carrier Ethernet services.
Due to its ubiquity and ease of use, Ethernet, in the form of PBB-TE, is positioned to capitalize on the sizeable opportunity of delivering and transporting Carrier Ethernet services.
Solving the 100 Gb/s Transmission Challenge
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As the line transmission rates are increased from 10 Gb/s to 40 Gb/s to 100 Gb/s, it becomes increasingly challenging to meet the same system performance parameters that service providers are accustomed to at 10Gbps that have helped dramatically reduce network-level CAPEX and OPEX. Service providers deploying a Ciena 40G coherent solution can evolve their networks to add 100 Gb/s wavelengths as soon as their business dictates, deploying 100 Gb/s on their existing network with similar transmission attributes as those currently allowed today.
As the line transmission rates are increased from 10 Gb/s to 40 Gb/s to 100 Gb/s, it becomes increasingly challenging to meet the same system performance parameters that service providers are accustomed to at 10Gbps that have helped dramatically reduce network-level CAPEX and OPEX. Service providers deploying a Ciena 40G coherent solution can evolve their networks to add 100 Gb/s wavelengths as soon as their business dictates, deploying 100 Gb/s on their existing network with similar transmission attributes as those currently allowed today.
Arquitetura inteligente de plano de controle óptico
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O mercado de provedor de serviços de telecomunicações adotou soluções de plano de controle IP, MPLS e Ethernet para entregar flexibilidade de serviço com simplificação operacional. Um plano de controle inteligente oferece muitos recursos e benefícios que podem baixar dramaticamente os custos, aprimorar a confiabilidade da rede e aumentar a satisfação do cliente. A Ciena atuou com êxito sob esse paradigma operacional para implantar redes ópticas inteligentes de muitos dos provedores de serviços líderes mundiais.
O mercado de provedor de serviços de telecomunicações adotou soluções de plano de controle IP, MPLS e Ethernet para entregar flexibilidade de serviço com simplificação operacional. Um plano de controle inteligente oferece muitos recursos e benefícios que podem baixar dramaticamente os custos, aprimorar a confiabilidade da rede e aumentar a satisfação do cliente. A Ciena atuou com êxito sob esse paradigma operacional para implantar redes ópticas inteligentes de muitos dos provedores de serviços líderes mundiais.
Breaking the Physical Barriers with eDCO
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Electronic Dynamically Compensating Optics (eDCO) is a leading edge technology that breaks the physical barriers to enable reliable and cost-effective broadband connectivity across 2000+ km and over any fiber build-out, while ensuring simple network management, flexibility and scalability to meet the requirements of future growth.
Electronic Dynamically Compensating Optics (eDCO) is a leading edge technology that breaks the physical barriers to enable reliable and cost-effective broadband connectivity across 2000+ km and over any fiber build-out, while ensuring simple network management, flexibility and scalability to meet the requirements of future growth.
TABB Group - Optical Networking for Capital Markets: The Bright Side of Dark Fiber
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Latency reduction is no longer confined to the data center; it now has everything to do with the miles of conduit carrying fiber optic cables. Dedicated fiber optic lines and DWDM implementations are critical for financial services-focused connectivity firms and optical networking equipment providers. The solution a firm chooses forms the foundation for its entire trading infrastructure. Trading will continue to grow globally—only those with a deep understanding of how their data moves around the world will remain competitive.
Latency reduction is no longer confined to the data center; it now has everything to do with the miles of conduit carrying fiber optic cables. Dedicated fiber optic lines and DWDM implementations are critical for financial services-focused connectivity firms and optical networking equipment providers. The solution a firm chooses forms the foundation for its entire trading infrastructure. Trading will continue to grow globally—only those with a deep understanding of how their data moves around the world will remain competitive.
Heavy Reading White Paper: MSOs Move Wireless Backhaul to the Forefront
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This white paper examines growing mobile backhaul opportunities and prospects for MSOs as the wireless market continues to evolve rapidly, and the challenges inherent in that growth process. This paper also addresses the rationale for deploying Carrier Ethernet in the backhaul domain, describing a service provider use case as an example.
This white paper examines growing mobile backhaul opportunities and prospects for MSOs as the wireless market continues to evolve rapidly, and the challenges inherent in that growth process. This paper also addresses the rationale for deploying Carrier Ethernet in the backhaul domain, describing a service provider use case as an example.
Survivable Submarine Optical Networks
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This paper discusses the challenges and solution for building highly resilient and available subsea networks using industry standards-based intelligent control plane technology. It explores the migration path toward mesh networking, and examines how networks are evolving toward a global mesh to improve network survivability, increase network automation, and reduce costs.
This paper discusses the challenges and solution for building highly resilient and available subsea networks using industry standards-based intelligent control plane technology. It explores the migration path toward mesh networking, and examines how networks are evolving toward a global mesh to improve network survivability, increase network automation, and reduce costs.
Addressing Network Uncertainty with an Intelligent Infrastructure
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In the shadow of unprecedented network traffic growth, network operators are struggling to come to terms with a high degree of uncertainty associated with what kind of bandwidth is needed, where it needs to go, when it should be delivered, and how it should scale.This paper describes how the powerful combination of OTN switching and the distributed control plane enables operators to turn their networks into intelligent infrastructure.
In the shadow of unprecedented network traffic growth, network operators are struggling to come to terms with a high degree of uncertainty associated with what kind of bandwidth is needed, where it needs to go, when it should be delivered, and how it should scale.This paper describes how the powerful combination of OTN switching and the distributed control plane enables operators to turn their networks into intelligent infrastructure.
Packet Transport Evolution
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When it comes to packet transport, one single solution is hardly an answer for all carriers’ needs, given the diversity of their subscribers’ requirements and the legacy of their installed base. In addition to the cost of the solution, packet transport also must address the transparency and the unique characteristics of the transport network. Ciena’s Intelligent Infrastructure allows the combination of several transport technologies—including Coherent 40G/100G and 1T—to provide a complete toolset for the most efficient and comprehensive packet transport architecture, with the agility, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness suited for carrier needs for years to come.
When it comes to packet transport, one single solution is hardly an answer for all carriers’ needs, given the diversity of their subscribers’ requirements and the legacy of their installed base. In addition to the cost of the solution, packet transport also must address the transparency and the unique characteristics of the transport network. Ciena’s Intelligent Infrastructure allows the combination of several transport technologies—including Coherent 40G/100G and 1T—to provide a complete toolset for the most efficient and comprehensive packet transport architecture, with the agility, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness suited for carrier needs for years to come.
Increasing the Survivability and Efficiency of Video Distribution Networks
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Broadcasters and film and television producers face the challenge of efficiently transporting high-bandwidth video content over existing networks with the highest levels of availability. While availability is key, efficiency and the ability to transport high-quality video content are equally important. This paper describes how an intelligent infrastructure increases the survivability of broadcast networks and allows efficient and cost-effective solutions to transport high-quality, advanced video content.
Broadcasters and film and television producers face the challenge of efficiently transporting high-bandwidth video content over existing networks with the highest levels of availability. While availability is key, efficiency and the ability to transport high-quality video content are equally important. This paper describes how an intelligent infrastructure increases the survivability of broadcast networks and allows efficient and cost-effective solutions to transport high-quality, advanced video content.
Achieving Cost Savings and Compliance with a Green IT Network
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Reducing an organization’s carbon footprint requires the implementation of virtualized IT solutions, as well as migration of many applications and workloads to cloud computing to dramatically increase efficiency and use less power. Advances in technology now make it possible to transport more traffic while consuming less power per bit. Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Transport Platform, for example, runs at 100 Gb/s—reducing carbon emissions by a factor of two when compared to 10 Gb/s network platforms.
Reducing an organization’s carbon footprint requires the implementation of virtualized IT solutions, as well as migration of many applications and workloads to cloud computing to dramatically increase efficiency and use less power. Advances in technology now make it possible to transport more traffic while consuming less power per bit. Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Transport Platform, for example, runs at 100 Gb/s—reducing carbon emissions by a factor of two when compared to 10 Gb/s network platforms.
