…its modular design, the Common Photonic Layer offers cost-effective reach and capacity solutions adapted to network requirements. That is, anywhere from 5 to 2000km reach and beyond, and from 2 to 88 wavelengths and beyond. Open photonic networking The Common Photonic Layer can be deployed in conjunction…

Common Photonic Layer (CPL) represents a significant development in the ongoing evolution to an Adaptive Optical Engine. CPL leverages years of proven expertise in developing and deploying optical network solutions and separates the optical line side from the service side. This service/photonic separation enables Ciena to deliver a highly flexible, optimized and intelligent common photonic layer to metro, regional and long-haul networks. This common approach eliminates the boundaries between each, thereby creating one converged, easy-to-operate, all-optical network.

…or fiber. (2) A function by which one connection from an ISO layer is used to support more than one connection to the next higher layer. Multiplexing In data transmission, a function that permits two or more data sources to share a common transmission medium such that each data source has its own channel…

Features & benefits * Features a modular architecture that scales incrementally: low initial first cost, low incremental cost * Enables automatic continuous dynamic system optimization, without the need for user intervention * Offers management on a per wavelength granularity with support for…

…wavelengths Supported Service Layer Network Elements 3500/5200, 6500, multi-vendor support (any ITU compliant optical signal) Reach From 5 km up to 2000 km - and beyond - depending on service network element connected     to the Common Photonic Layer Optical Control Auto wavelength…

Common Photonic Layer (CPL) represents a significant development in the ongoing evolution to an Adaptive Optical Engine. CPL leverages years of proven expertise in developing and deploying optical network solutions and separates the optical line side from the service side. This service/photonic separation enables Ciena to deliver a highly flexible, optimized and intelligent common photonic layer to metro, regional and long-haul networks. This common approach eliminates the boundaries between each, thereby creating one converged, easy-to-operate, all-optical network.

VTN’s optical backbone network relies on Ciena’s ActivSpan Common Photonic Layer and ActivFlex 6500 Packet-Optical Platform (if you haven’t heard about our new product branding learn about it here). The deployment expands VTN’s existing 10G network by four-fold, and takes advantage…

…private network applications. The Packet-Optical Transport group also includes other members of Nortel’s OME 6000 series as well as the Common Photonic Layer (CPL) line system, which enables migration to a more agile, adaptive, all-optical network with its extensive ROADM capabilities. Packet-Optical…