…Infrastructure, our view on the strategic evolution that packet-optical networks must make.  Intelligent Infrastructure is about moving away from a static and rigid network model and towards a more dynamic and flexible network infrastructure that allows the service provider to provide value-add services…

…networks is Spread Networks, who in June launched a new high-speed network connecting the financial hubs of New York and Chicago.   On September 1st, Spread Networks Senior Vice President Brennan Carley will be a featured speaker for a Ciena online webinar focused on Ultra-Low-Latency Network…

…Standards; Network Equipment Building Systems NEC National Electric Code NEF Network Element Function NE/FE Near End/Far End NEG Negative Terminal NEID Network Element Identification NEIR Network Element Information Request NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association NFS Networked File System…

…Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) A cell relay network protocol which encodes data traffic into small fixed-sized (53 byte: 48 bytes of data and 5 bytes of header information) cells instead of variable-sized packets, as found in packet-switched networks such as the Internet Protocol or Ethernet. It is…

…Multi-Service Broadband Network™ couples ATM core switching with advanced optical networking technologies to provide carriers with data, voice, video and Internet services over the platform they choose. "By choosing CoreDirector as the centerpiece of its optical networking strategy Williams Communications…

…-Atlantic network features the most advanced service protection technology available, enabling Verizon Business to maximize service availability and ensure delivery of customers’ mission-critical voice and data traffic between Europe and the U.S. Unlike in legacy SONET/SDH networks, protection…

…mesh networking based on existing CoreDirector deployments throughout its global network, and is now leveraging that experience and technology to deliver the same benefits to its customers throughout India. By interconnecting the new CoreDirector-based network in India with the existing network, VSNL…

…Cross * “This extension of our partnership with Southern Cross cable networks for coherent technology and intelligent switching will enable significant capacity and time-to-market advantage for this leading submarine network operator. In addition, this deployment illustrates our successful cross-portfolio…

…service provisioning, monitoring and management across elements, networks and services." The ON-Center management suite is designed to help service providers use the built-in networking intelligence of Ciena?s LightWorks™ OS and network architecture to enable real-time service deployment, dynamic service…

…the network specialist, today announced that Reliance Globalcom, the leading global provider of managed network and communication services for multinational enterprises and carriers, completed an upgrade of its FNAL submarine network with Ciena’s market-leading coherent 40G optical networking solution…