Networks are experiencing explosive bandwidth growth, which is exhausting capacity on highly utilized links. Widespread mobile device use, streaming media, evolving educational tools, and the growing volume of exchanged research files are driving up bandwidth demand across campuses and R&E networks. This paper highlights three unique scenarios that explain how Ciena’s Waveserver platform can be used to alleviate current R&E network capacity challenges while cost-effectively meeting growing bandwidth demands.
Application note
Craving Bandwidth? Investigate New Ways to Expand Capacity.
Related
View more insightsBlog
More than a photon cannon: What iCAIR, UETN and Ciena won at the Data Mover Challenge and what this means for tomorrow’s network
iCAIR, UETN and Ciena were recently awarded the Best Long-Distance Performance and Overall Winner of the international Data Mover Challenge (DMC). Ciena’s Rod Wilson explains how the team worked together to achieve this and what it means.
Read moreVideos
Internet2's 8.8Tbps Network Using Ciena Gear
Rob Vietzke, Executive Director of Network Services at Internet2, talks about the new 8.8 Tb/s national backbone network Internet2 is building using Ciena's 100G..
Read moreVideos
100G and beyond for Research & Education networks
Ciena and the R&E community are pushing past terabit optical transport.
Read more