The Optical Network Manager features: Reduced operational complexity – Simple, centralized, network-wide tools for troubleshooting, activation, and administration. Minimized disruption to existing processes – Ensure all network elements can be deployed within existing OSS environments with…

…Optical Transport Network (OTN) defined in ITU G.709, also commonly called “digital wrapper” is a next-generation, industry-standard protocol providing an efficient and globally-accepted way to multiplex services onto optical light paths. It allows network operators to converge networks…

…infrastructures and new ways to design networks. “The development of coherent optics has significantly increased optical performance and reduced the complexity and costs of deploying 40G and 100G data rates in carrier networks,” said Ron Kline, principal analyst, Network Infrastructure at Ovum. &ldquo…

…colorless networking allows "tuning" to the desired wavelength. This has significant benefits in allowing service providers to remotely provision and reconfigure wavelengths in a dynamic optical network.   A key aspect of colorless networking is its ability to enable "gridless networking." If you…

…Communications (AFN), a network service provider that supplies carrier-class broadband transport services to underserved, as well as primary markets, has selected Ciena® Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN) as its primary optical networking partner. Ciena will supply intelligent optical networking equipment for AFN?s…

…intelligent optical networking systems and software, today announced that visitors to its SuperComm 2001 booth (#4728) will see demonstrations that highlight the company?s leadership in intelligent optical transport and switching solutions for core and metropolitan service provider networks. In addition…

…Multiservice Optical Switch Intelligent Optical Networking CoreDirector FS’ intelligent optical control plane is comprised of routing and signaling intelligence, data-aware intelligence and SONET/SDH resiliency and Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) functions.A carrier network built on…

…intelligent optical networking solutions for expanding PSINet?s global IP-optimized backbone network. PSINet and Ciena have signed a three-year supply agreement for Ciena?s MultiWave CoreStream™ and MultiWave Metro™ intelligent optical transport systems. Supporting PSINet?s network upgrades…

…network applications. "A natural extension of Ciena?s industry-leading CoreDirectorä product family, Cyras? high-capacity, data-optimized next-generation SONET transport and switching platform will deliver the economic benefits of optical networking further toward the edge of service provider networks…

…Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), the network specialist, today announced that the companies have teamed to provide a suite of customized professional services and optical networking equipment solutions to assist Internet2 members with planning, installing, and managing their advanced network infrastructures. Through…