Kent Jordan
Advisor, Product & Technology Marketing
Kent Jordan is an Advisor of Technology Marketing at Ciena with a focus on packet/optical networking, products, and industry trends, and has a background of 20 years in the optical field.
Insights from Kent Jordan
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Battle of the bands. Get more fiber capacity using more spectrum.
Which technology will prevail in the battle of the bands? Conventional C + L-band? New L-band options combined with an Extended 6THz C-band? Kent Jordan examines each architecture and compares the technical specifications, costs, and sustainability
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Why ROADM architectures make sense for your DCI network
Simple, point-to-point data center interconnect networks are the norm, so why are network operators considering ROADM for their metro DCI network deployments? Kent Jordan explains how DCI operators can benefit from flexible ROADM-based networking to
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New contenders join the race for lowest cost and power per bit in DCI networks
With all the buzz around 800G and 400ZR in the market, you might assume only large cloud and content providers see a need for these solutions. Kent Jordan explains how smaller DCI networks are also using these new innovations to stay faster and
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Single-wave 400G across 4,000km? Yes – with Ciena’s new Waveserver 5.
Ciena’s popular family of Waveserver products just got a new member – Waveserver 5. With tunable capacity up to 800G and support for 400GbE services at any distance, learn how Waveserver 5 is already setting new industry benchmarks – in live
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8 top technologies for modern DCI networks
As the number of data centers has grown and the DCI market has evolved, network operators have had to deploy new capacity rapidly to keep up with the growing demand. Learn how the industry has responded to these challenges with new, highly scalable
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Stay up-to-date on DCI with the Data Center Interconnect Essentials eBook
Data Center Interconnect (DCI) technologies have evolved to meet the differing needs of today’s on-demand society. Kent Jordan introduces our new eBook where you can learn about everything from DCI applications and deployment scenarios to finding
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The benefits of an integrated C&L-band photonic line system
Network providers are looking for new alternatives to unlock additional network capacity. Ciena’s Kent Jordan explains how upgrading to the L-band can help – if done in the right way.
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Get flexible, customizable DCI with Waveserver Ai – no matter your network size
Kent Jordan explains how the flexibility of Ciena’s Waveserver Ai can help meet varying needs.
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5 Ways DCI Growth is Driving New Innovations in Transport Networking
New technologies and capabilities, driven by data center interconnect (DCI) applications and capacity growth, are now available. Here are five new innovations to support growing DCI demands, and how industry analysts see the DCI market taking shape.
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4 Data Center Interconnect Developments You Need to Know
You likely know that interconnect capacity demand continues to grow, but what are the new requirements to support growing applications in DCI? Ciena’s Kent Jordan makes sure you are up-to-date on what’s new with the DCI industry.
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Securing the Cloud Between Data Centers
As applications increasingly communicate between different locations – is that data secure? Kent Jordan explains how Layer 1 encryption can be a simple, scalable solution for securing communications between data centers.
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Tackling Your Next Network Integration Project with Emulation Cloud
Ciena’s Kent Jordan explains how to tackle your next network integration project with Emulation Cloud.
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Network Traffic Challenges? It’s Time for a New Perspective
Ciena’s Kent Jordan explains how escalating bandwidth demands can mean only one thing…costly and complex network upgrades.
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Ciena Waveserver: Rockin’ and Redefining Optical Networks
Ciena's OTN Speedwagon wasn't the only thing rockin' OFC'17 last week. Ciena's Kent Jordan details how our Waveserver platform is a big hit in the world of data center interconnect.
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Ciena unveils new Waveserver Ai, delivering massive scale for data center interconnect
Kent Jordan details Ciena’s new Waveserver Ai platform, purpose-built for DCI applications. Waveserver Ai delivers up to 400G per wavelength and 2.4 Terabits of capacity in a single rack unit.
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Keeping Your Options Open: How Ciena Brings Choice Back to Your Network
Network operators need options and freedom to grow their networks. Kent Jordan details what Ciena has been doing to bring choice and options back to the optical network.
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4 New OTN Use Cases for Today’s Networks
Optical networking dynamics are changing. Read the 4 new OTN use cases for today’s networks.