Ciena expands Packet Networking Portfolio

Ciena Corporation has announced new packet networking solutions designed to help network operators accelerate the adoption of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) services by changing the economics of metro packet aggregation. With Ciena’s new 5160 and 5142 Service Aggregation Switches, operators and large enterprises can now deploy robust, small form-factor platforms that enable efficient delivery and aggregation of large quantities of data at speeds of 1GbE to 10GbE while meeting increasingly stringent SLAs.
 
10GbE and higher speed installations are the fastest-growing Carrier Ethernet services in the market today, according to Vertical Systems Group’s Enterprise Ethernet Service Ports by Speed 2012-2017 report, published in June 2013.
 

Francois Locoh-Donou, Senior VP, Global Products Group, Ciena, stated, Operators are evolving their networks to keep pace with the need for high-speed, high-capacity Ethernet services. In many instances, one feature, such as small footprint or low-power consumption, can be a gating factor for a given customer. By offering operators packet networking solutions that combine all of these features, we are carving out a new space where cost-effective, carrier-class platforms can have a significant impact on costs while still providing a carrier-class solution.

Ciena-based packet networks can be deployed in conjunction with the company’s V-WAN Network Services Module, a network virtualization solution that automates the allocation of shared network resources among data centers to create a performance on-demand cloud service environment.