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Cybersecurity: The Critical Role of MACsec
This session explores how Media Access Control security (MACsec) slams the door shut and protects against cyberattacks.
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What is YANG and Why Should I Care?
This session will help you understand the role YANG plays in network automation and programmability, how it relates to protocols ...
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Next-Gen PON: An Advanced Introduction to Passive ...
This session provides an overview of next-generation PON technologies in the access and how pluggable micro OLT technologies ligh ...
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Ciena’s Routing and Switching Summer Webinar Seri ...
Ready to learn what’s new and important in the world of routing and switching? Whether you’re an experienced or new networker, ou ...
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The 3 P’s of PON
Do you know about the three P's of Passive Optical Networks (PONs)? Ciena’s Wayne Hickey discusses how the three key variables: p ...
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Chalk Talk: The Future of Networks
Ciena CTO Steve Alexander provides his insights into the future direction of critical communications networks to support ever inc ...
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Ciena’s 8110 Coherent Aggregation Router is purpose-built for 100GbE services and aggregation.
Data Sheets
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Ciena’s 8112 Coherent Aggregation Router is purpose-built for 25GbE services and aggregation.
Infobrief
There's No Place Like Home—With a Good Network Co ...
Residential users need broadband services that are reliable, high performance, secure, and highly cost-effective.
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How the need for more and closer connectivity is ...
Emerging applications and the growing adoption of online behaviors are bringing new revenue opportunities and business models. Bu ...
Infobrief
Beyond SD-WAN: Future-Proofing Branch Network Inf ...
Businesses are adopting virtualization across their branches to simplify network upkeep and create cost savings for IT device mai ...
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Sharpen Your Edge—Cut Costs and Simplify with Bra ...
Gain key insights from Ciena experts about the direction of Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) and edge application virtualization.
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Fast-Track Branch Virtualization to Achieve Major ...
Ciena’s Systems Integration Service supports the entire lifecycle of Virtualized Network Function (VNF) services.
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Operating at the Edge: How do end-users benefit f ...
When your IT infrastructure is made up of disparate, separate physical devices, it can create challenges that impact end-users.
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Is Branch Virtualization on Your Radar? Here are ...
Businesses are seeing the value in virtualizing network functions. With Ciena's experienced support, you will be well-positioned ...
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Is it Time to Virtualize Your Branch IT Infrastru ...
Is it time to virtualize your branch IT infrastructure? If you’re facing the following challenges, it’s time to simplify and save ...
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Unlocking your access fiber with universal aggreg ...
In the second and final part of our series on Universal Aggregation, we take a look at Operational Expense (OPEX), and how to unl ...
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Game on! Universal aggregation for the residence
As an avid gamer, it’s always game on for Ciena’s Wayne Hickey, even as he details Ciena’s latest residential broadband ONU.
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How to deliver the agile, enterprise branch virtu ...
Enterprises are moving to virtualize their costly branch network infrastructure, creating a major new commercial opportunity for ...
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Power smarter, more agile networks with a TDM mig ...
The gradual discontinuation of SONET/SDH and PDH equipment, mounting volumes of data, and other key factors are putting a signifi ...
White Paper
Traditional PON Versus Mixed PON/Active Architect ...
The Passive Optical Network (PON) architecture employs shared fiber to achieve cost savings for network operators, which is cost- ...
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Network Edge: Enterprises are ready for a more co ...
Over the last few years, enterprises have begun embracing more automation and virtualisation in the wide area network (WAN). As t ...
Case Study
Converged IT/OT Network Amps Up Resilience for Ce ...
The Carrier Ethernet substation WAN solution that Ciena and Schweitzer Engineering Labs (SEL) delivered to Central Lincoln addres ...