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1.6 Tb/s is here: What it means for networks and the industry
The next era of networking is here: 1.6 Tb/s. Ciena’s Helen Xenos explains the technology breakthroughs that made this possible, how this changes networking – and what it means for the industry.
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CPON: The future of access network service technology
Demand for higher data rates and the rapid growth of Passive Optical Networks (PON) have set the stage for the future of access network technology—100 Gbps Coherent Passive Optical Networks or CPON. Ciena’s Jody Guthrie discusses why adopting coherent technology for the next generation of PON systems is the path forward.
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Episode 84: Part 2- Quantum secure communications: Quantum Key Distribution and Post-Quantum Cryptography
Explore how Quantum Key Distribution and Post-Quantum Cryptography algorithms help safeguard critical data in the quantum era and shape the future of secure communications by addressing the threat of quantum computing.
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Chalk Talk: Coherent Routing
Marc Doucette, Director of PLM, explains the business benefits of evolving to a coherent routing solution for network providers.
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Making IPoDWDM a Reality
The commercialization of 400G coherent pluggable optics in QSFP-DD and OSFP form factors has sparked a resurgence of interest in integrated colored optics in routers, known as IP over DWDM, or IPoDWDM. To date, IPoDWDM is dominated by hyperscalers, but some leading-edge communications service providers (CSPs) have followed the hyperscalers’ lead. Longer term, the real opportunity among CSPs is with high performance coherent pluggable variants generally referred to as ZR+. The ZR+ pluggable optics provide greater reach and the ability to run over telecom operators’ reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer (ROADM)-based line systems.
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Coherent comes to the data center: Meet Ciena’s 1.6 Tb/s Coherent-Lite pluggable
Ciena's Helen Xenos explains the drivers and use cases of Ciena's 1.6T Coherent-Lite ...
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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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Scale your DCI with Waveserver's high-performance and coherent pluggable optics
Learn how the Waveserver platform provides scalability and choice in optics with supp...
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Modernize Your Photonic Line System with Ciena's Reconfigurable Line System (RLS)
Learn how RLS is improving density for C&L-band deployments, and how it helps network...
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Advantages of Managed Spectrum Service vs Dark Fiber + DIY in the Enterprise Market
As network capacity increases, the monthly OPEX for the managed 100G wave service to...
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On Demand: Your best route to IP/Optical convergence
Hear what makes Ciena’s Coherent Networking approach successful.
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