Ciena® Corporation (Nasdaq: CIEN), the network specialist, today announced availability of key enhancements to its pseudowire emulation edge-to-edge (PWE3) and advanced Ethernet interworking capabilities on the DN 7000 Series FlexSelect™ Multiservice Edge Switching and Aggregation Platform…

…access (T1/E1 - SAToP), Structure Aware TDM access (nxDS0/E0 – CESoPSN), or ATM/IMA access (nxT1/E1) with full support of the IETF’s Pseudowire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) architecture over Ethernet and MPLS networks. This allows traditional TDM, ATM, and native Ethernet traffic to be carried…

…/3G wireless services * Differentiates business data services with modularity and customization throughAdvanced Ethernet service interworking and Pseudowire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) * Protects margins with more efficient support for traditional Layer 2 services * Migrates existing networks and services…

…timestamp accuracy Dying Gasp with Syslog and SNMP Traps MPLS/VPLS RFC 2205, 3031, 3036, 3985 MPLS Pseudowire     Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) RFC 3916, 3985, 4446, 4447, 4448 Pseudowires RFC 5654 MPLS-Transport Profile MPLS Virtual Private Wire Service (VPWS) RFC 4664, 4665 L2VPNs RFC…

…mechanisms to ensure enforceable SLAs * Maximizes service availability by supporting robust path protection mechanisms * Combines TDM and ATM/IMA pseudowire encapsulation with Carrier Ethernet for multiservice traffic separation * Supports both Synchronous Ethernet and IEEE 1588v2* to ensure high-quality…

…(99.9999 percent) availability to improve customer satisfaction and maintain voice-grade performance in packet networks. With industry-leading pseudowire densities, Ciena’s CN 5060 facilitates the convergence of new Ethernet services and provides seamless support and management of existing data…

…applications including: * Layer 2 MPLS VPNs using pseudowires (Ethernet, TDM, Frame Relay and ATM) * Any-to-Any Ethernet service and network interworking with Frame Relay and ATM * Converged 2G/3G mobile voice and data radio-access networks via TDM, ATM and/or pseudowire-based backhaul * Gigabit Ethernet and/or…

…High-Capacity, Highly Reliable Multiservice Data/IP Processing  The MSFM next-generation processing architecture delivers industry-leading pseudowire, virtual circuit, and label-switched path densities at much lower prices than traditional switches and routers. The Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching…

…communications and test equipment vendors. In the demonstration, Ciena’s DN 7000 switches are responsible for delivering Layer 2 MPLS VPNs using pseudowire emulation edge-to-edge (PWE3) for Ethernet, ATM and TDM; as well as Layer 3 MPLS VPNs based on RFC 2547bis. In addition, Ciena is demonstrating Fast…

…scale existing CES, SAToP, CESoPSN, Frame Relay and ATM services or deploy new Ethernet- and MPLS-based services such as Layer 2 MPLS VPNs based on Pseudowire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3). Reduced development and operations costs: The development and provisioning costs associated with deploying new…