…combine with intelligent automation and OTN/packet switching to maximize both the bandwidth efficiency and flexibility of the overall network. The 6500 Family is available in four chassis sizes to cost effectively address transport requirements from the edge to the core over one converged infrastructure…

…focus on the new 2-slot version of the Ciena 6500 packet-optical platform.   The 6500 packet-optical platform forms one of the major pillars of Ciena’s packet-optical transport solutions.  With more than 20,000 nodes deployed worldwide, the 6500 is one of the most recognized and successful…

…Characteristics Dimensions: 6500 7-slot: 10.5" (6U) (H) x 17.3" (W) x 11.1" (D)     267 mm (H) x 440 mm (W) x 281 mm (D) 6500 14-slot: 22.7" (13U) (H) x 17.3" (W) x     11" (D), 577 mm (H) x 440 mm (W) x     280 mm (D) 6500 32-slot: 38.5" (22U) (H…

…Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva and the IN2P3 Computing Centre in Lyon, a distance of 220 km. Based on Ciena’s ActivFlex 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, the 100G solution supplements the capabilities of RENATER’s existing fibre-optic network and considerably expands its…

…network. Key Facts: * Building on its existing coherent 40G terrestrial deployments with Ciena’ s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, Southern Cross will augment its existing network with additional 6500 platforms equipped with 40G and 100G submarine-grade coherent line interfaces, which are designed to…

…R&E network that is managed and operated by KRISTI. To enable 100G, KISTI will install Ciena?s Wavelogic 100G coherent technology on the Ciena 6500 packet-optical transport platform, and will also deploy Ciena?s Common Photonic Layer. Today?s new is the latest in a string of Ciena announcements…

…40G technology tailored for ultra-long submarine spans. The network expansion, which leverages the WaveLogic coherent 40G capabilities of Ciena?s 6500 Packet Optical Platform, will involve a 400G capacity upgrade on each of the operator’s seven segments, taking lit capacity on each cable to 1…

…selected Ciena?s technology to extend its next-generation 21st Century Network (21CN).  As part of the agreement, BT will deploy Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform equipped with WaveLogic coherent optical processors that support 10G, 40G and 100G wavelengths working side by side.  BT…

…new high-speed fiber network, which is built using Ciena’s coherent 100G-enabled 6500 Packet-Optical Platform. Steve Alexander (right), along with members of the DC-CAN team, standing in front of a Ciena 6500 as part of the Mayor?s press conference today in Washington D.C. The project is funded…