…Intelligent Control Plane for automation, and OTN/packet switching to maximize both the bandwidth efficiency and flexibility of the overall network. The 6500 Family is available in four chassis sizes to cost effectively address transport requirements from the edge to the core over one converged infrastructure…

…Characteristics Dimensions: 6500 7-slot: 10.5" (6U) (H) x 17.3" (W) x 11.1" (D)     267 mm (H) x 440 mm (W) x 281 mm (D) 6500 14-slot: 22.7" (13U) (H) x 17.3" (W) x     11" (D), 577 mm (H) x 440 mm (W) x     280 mm (D) 6500 32-slot: 38.5" (22U) (H…

Features & benefits * Adjusts to site-specific requirements with four 6500 shelf variants, all operating on the same software load with interchangeable circuit packs for simplified operations and sparing * Supports proven coherent 40G and 100G interfaces to maximize return on investment by delivering…

…successfully completed the acquisition of Nortel’s Optical and Carrier Ethernet assets.  The deal concludes a courtship that officially started last October with the announcement that Ciena had signed a “stalking horse” agreement to purchase the Nortel assets.  That news was followed…

…-leading optical systems. The latest generation of the chipset – WaveLogic T2 and R2 – is currently shipping inside Ciena’s ActivFlex 6500 Packet-Optical Platform and will be shipping inside the ActivSpan 4200 Advanced Services Platform by mid-year, with other platforms planned for later…

…focus on the new 2-slot version of the Ciena 6500 packet-optical platform. The 6500 packet-optical platform forms one of the major pillars of Ciena’s packet-optical transport solutions.  With more than 20,000 nodes deployed worldwide, the 6500 is one of the most recognized and successful optical…

…optical networking and Carrier Ethernet assets of Nortel’s+ Metro Ethernet Networks (MEN) business, Ciena will also show interworking of its CN 4200® FlexSelect® Advanced Services Platform with the Optical Multiservice Edge (OME) 6500. These demonstrations will be on display at OFC/NFOEC…

…capacity with existing ROADM schemes, enhancing equipment scalability and avoiding network re-design.  “After closing the acquisition of Nortel’s MEN assets in March, Ciena acted quickly to define its organizational structure and product portfolio, rallying around ground-breaking coherent…

…portfolio, the next step is arguably more important.  That next step is the work involved to make the once separate platforms from Ciena and Nortel’s MEN business work together as a cohesive solution in a customer’s network.   This week is the OFC/NFOEC event in San Diego, one…

…product development and direction in that space.   Ciena today announced that the 40G coherent technology that?s already a key part of the OME 6500 will now be integrated into Ciena?s CN 4200 RS and CoreStream platforms.  A new 40G coherent module for the CN 4200 RS, due out in the second half…