We're specialists in network transition. With our practical FlexSelect Architecture, we can help you migrate at your own pace to a software-defined, service-enabled network that can deliver a changing mix of reliable Ethernet/IP- and circuit-based services.

Platforms

• CN 3000 Ethernet Access Series
• CN 4200 FlexSelect Advance Services Platform
• CN 5060 Multiservice Carrier Ethernet Platform
• More products for service providers

Service provider segments

• Telecom service providers
• Cable/MSOs
• Mobile network operators

Network problem solving

• SONET/SDH evolution to converged Ethernet transport
• Long-haul transport and switching
• More applications

Resources

• High-performance Ethernet is now a require ment for next-generation networks
• Map all services onto a common set of wavelengths

Whether across town or across continents, Ciena can connect all of your time-sensitive applications. We can help you maximize your compliance, continuity, and consolidation efforts with an applications-transparent, secure network.

Platforms

• CN 4200 FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform Family
• CN 2000 Storage and LAN Extension Platform
• G6S and 2RS Modules for IBM GDPS/STP Applications
• More products for enterprise/large business

Enterprise segments

• Healthcare
• Financial services
• Research and education

Practical network solutions

• Storage extension for BC/DR
• Wide area network consolidation
• Maximizing enterprise fiber
• More enterprise applications

• Replicate a 1 TB database across a city or move 50 TB to a new data center
• Go beyond Carrier Ethernet requirements with performance-grade Ethernet

Our FlexSelect Architecture mitigates the impact of natural and man-made vulnerabilities and transforms the world's largest government networks for a new generation of mission-critical applications.

Platforms

• CoreDirector Multiservice Optical Switch
• CN 4200 FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform Family
• CN 2000 Storage and LAN Extension Platform
• More products for government

Solving network challenges

• Next-generation SONET/SDH solutions
• Long-haul optical transport & switching
• More government applications

Government-specific resources

• Government advisory board
• The foundation for assured networks
• DoD Defense Information Systems Network (DISN)

Resources

• The security and reliability necessary to sustain critical operations
• Lower costs, improve network reliability and increase user satisfaction