…Gb/s capable * Enables intelligent automated provisioning, planning, and protection/restoration via the world’s most advanced multi-layer ASON/GMPLS control plane * Consolidates SONET/SDH, OTN, and Ethernet/MPLS networks * Reduces sparing and eases provisioning with programmable SONET/SDH/OTN…

…automation that virtually eliminates the involvement of an optical network operator. The university is also working on UCLP extensions to O-UNI, ASON, and GMPLS signaling and control plane technologies. Supporting both TDM and Layer 2 Ethernet switching, Ciena’s CoreDirector provides fast, dynamic…

…delivery of optical control plane technology, and serves as an instrumental participant in standards development for technologies such as ASON, OIF O-UNI, E-NNI and GMPLS, all available today on the CoreDirector® Multiservice Optical Switch. Additionally, Ciena provides key optical control plane extensions…

Technical information Control Plane ITU-T ASON/GMPLS SONET/SDH Control     Plane ITU-T ASON/GMPLS OTN Control Plane Point-and-click auto-provisioning Automatic path computation Auto-discovery of network resources Link bundling for large network scalability Multiple protection/restoration…

…referred to as G.ASON, or simply ASON, which describes the control plane components used to provide fast and reliable connection set-up, maintenance and tear down within the OTN, in response to both signaled and management-driven requests. Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Allows traffic…

…Gb/s capable * Enables intelligent automated provisioning, planning and protection/restoration via the world’s most advanced multi-layer ASON/GMPLS control plane * Consolidates SONET/SDH, OTN, and Ethernet/MPLS networks * Reduces sparing and eases provisioning with programmable SONET/SDH/OTN…

Technical information Control Plane G.ASON/GMPLS SONET/SDH Control Plane G.ASON/GMPLS OTN Control Plane Point-and-click auto-provisioning Automatic path computation Auto-discovery of network resources Link bundling for large network scalability Multiple protection/restoration service classes Administrative…

…networks. Process Automation Intelligent optical control plane routing and signaling intelligence incorporates developing standards in the IETF (GMPLS), ITU (G.ASON) and the OIF (O-UNI/E-NNI) and provides real-time resource inventory discovery and database synchronization, intelligent mapping of service requests…

…core network for IP/MPLS routers from leading vendors of routers, switching and ADM equipment. Employing Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) for signaling and routing, CoreDirector shares network topology information with the various vendor products to drive the automated creation and teardown…

…Gb/s capable * Enables intelligent automated provisioning, planning and protection/restoration via the world’s most advanced multi-layer ASON/GMPLS control plane * Consolidates SONET/SDH, OTN, and Ethernet/MPLS networks * Reduces sparing and eases provisioning with programmable SONET/SDH/OTN…