…deployment, network inventory, service management with Layer 2 packet service provisioning, performance monitoring, alarm management, configuration control and node level management. These features are designed to address distinct management tasks associated with metro optical networks. Advanced tools automate…

…module offers connectivity to 4200 nodes that have no other means of connecting to the OSC network. Built around a dedicated 1510 nm laser and receiver, the OSC provides an out-of-band, full-duplex communications channel for remote node management, monitoring and control similar to the Data Communications…

…Grooming Intelligent Optical Control Plane Optical Protection and Restoration Options FastMesh connection-level end-to-end reroute     restoration SONET/SDH & OTN SNCP APS/MSP (1+1), MR-SNCP APS/MSP 1:N & N+1 4F BLSR/MS-SPRing with 16 and 24 node     support…

…Management and Control 2 RJ-45 10/100 BaseT management (MGMT ports) 1 RJ-45 RS-232 console console (CNSL) port N/A 2 RJ-45 10/100 BaseT MGMT ports 1 RJ-45 RS-232 (CNSL) port 2 Uplink 100/1000 BaseT (for connectivity to Node Controller Module) NC port (for connectivity to Node Controller modele) Agency…

…MEA Mismatch of Equipment and Attributes MEGACO Media Gateway Control Protocol MER Modulation Error Ratio MFR Multilink Frame Relay MG Media Gateway MGC Media Gateway Controller MGCP Media Gateway Control Protocol MGN Management Gateway Node MHz Megahertz MIB Management Information Base MID Message Identifier…

…of attached nodes. A network consists of optical or electrical transmission media, infrastructure in the form of hubs and/or switches, and protocols that make message sequences meaningful. Networks are typically characterized by large numbers of nodes that act as peers, large inter-node separation and…

…Ciena’s intelligent control plane is deployed in large (800+ node) networks with field-measured, unprecedented 99.9999% (six-9s) reliability. In addition, Ciena’s control plane lowers network OPEX by 85% and reduces equipment cost by 60%. In a distributed control plane, the network is the…

…Grooming Intelligent Optical Control Plane Optical Protection and Restoration Options FastMesh connection-level end-to-end     reroute restoration SONET/SDH & OTN SNCP APS/MSP (1+1), MR-SNCP APS/MSP 1:N & N+1 4F BLSR/MS-SPRing with 16 and 24 node     support…

…and time-of-day reconfiguration * Node level diagnostic tools (e.g., loopbacks) and configuration control * Access to each element’s native management interface, including TL1, HTTP, and CLI * Geographic redundant configuration for resilient management control of critical networks * Efficient distribution…

…software reliability and scalability, the optical control plane operates in networks throughout the world with field-measured availability of 99.9999%, and is field-proven to scale beyond 550 nodes in an intelligent meshed optical network topology. Each node on the CoreDirector FS intelligent network maintains…