Ciena helps service providers tackle web-scale demands

Ciena’s 6500 T-Series is purpose-built for the Terabit world, offering significantly reduced power consumption and space requirements. It enables service providers to scale their metro and regional networks to support today’s voracious demand for web-scale applications like streaming video, cloud computing and virtualized, software-based  networking capabilities.

 

Verizon is in the process of deploying Ciena’s 6500 T-Series to scale its next generation 100G metro network from both a capacity and an operational perspective, as well as efficiently distribute customizable content to end users and provide an on-demand, superior customer experience.

 

 

Additional 6500 Enhancements:

 

Ciena is also adding greater levels of openness and programmability to its entire 6500 Packet-Optical Platform family, giving service providers the ability to quickly deliver new customizable services and respond to unpredictable traffic demands.  Specifically, Ciena is adding open API support and the ability to leverage its Emulation Cloud, which allows service providers to create, test and fine-tune customized applications in a virtual networking environment, giving them the power to innovate and speed time-to-market for new services.

 

Ciena is also integrating 6500 into its Blue Planet software, enabling service providers to automate services – from creation through orchestration and delivery – across both physical and virtual domains as well as multi-vendor environments.

 

Ciena’s 6500 converges packet, OTN, and flexible WaveLogic photonics capabilities in a single platform, as well as across multiple shelf configurations with a single software stream, helping to streamline operations and optimize footprint/power/capacity to site requirements. In addition, Ciena has consistently ranked #1 in IHS/Infonetics’ Optical Vendor Leadership survey in the “Top Packet-Optical Supplier” category.