…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/Ethernet…

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…

…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/Ethernet…

…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…

…optical 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…

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…

…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 to automate…

…Jerry Sobieski, director of research initiatives for Mid-Atlantic Crossroads (MAX) and project manager of the DRAGON (Dynamic Resource Allocation via GMPLS Optical Networks) project. "In addition, our organization?s collaboration with Ciena via the DRAGON project, which is investigating the use of optical…

…(ASTN) A network that allows traffic paths to be set up automatically through a switched network. The term ASTN is often used interchangeably with GMPLS (Generalized MPLS). Availability The amount of time that a system is available during time periods when it is expected to be available. Availability…

…CoreDirector will support MAX’s operation and management of the Next Generation Internet Exchange (NGIX) and Dynamic Resource Allocation over GMPLS Optical Network (DRAGON) research test bed to further collaboration between networks in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area and national and international…