This product area includes network hubs, switches, routers, bridges, gateways, multiplexers, transceivers and firewalls. Aug 03, 2016 three vendors lead the pack for softwaredefined networking sdn orchestration. Cien has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privatelyheld packet design, llc, a provider of network performance management software focused on layer 3 network optimization, topology and route analytics. This estimate is based upon 11 ciena software engineer salary reports provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods.
Ciena s first products were introduced in may 1996, and sprint corporation was the companys first customer. Ciena corporation datasheets for network equipment network equipment is used to split, switch, boost, or direct packets of information along a network. Ciena is starting to get more specific about its softwaredefined networking sdn plans, announcing an sdn controller for the wan, based on the opendaylight projects framework, and a. Ciena investors ciena announces intent to acquire packet. Allow endusers to develop unique and customizable operational tools tailored to specific enduser requirements without investment in the it infrastructure. As an example, the orchestration of service may require a manual task to complete the service fulfillment flow. Ciena s bid to acquire cyan pushes the packetoptical vendor deeper into the sdn nfv software market, giving ciena the keys to cyans blue planet ecosystem just as that software platform is. Ciena started their system with 16 channels and then jumped up to a 40channel system that is scalable to the incredulous level of 96 channels. Now blue planet has been updated to better serve the needs of progressive network operators that are introducing sdn and nfv capabilities into their. Aug 23, 20 the network specialist, ciena corporation is building a softwaredefined, multilayer wide area network wan, in collaboration with with canarie, internet2 and starlight to boost confidence in the technology of softwaredefined networking sdn. In addition, blue planet significantly reduces manual stepbystep. Openflowbased software defined networking sdn initially enabled open, applicationdriven. Why sdn domain controllers are the essential link in.
Ciena s flexselect architecture, with its ethernetoptimized solutions, including the new 3000 ethernet access series and cn 5060tm multiservice carrier ethernet platform, puts ciena in good position to deliver on these emerging carrier requirements. Ciena a networking systems, services, and software company. But a lot of sdn concepts were thrown about as cto steve alexander. Cienas coredirector family of intelligent optical switches will give service providers the distributed networking intelligence to enable realtime service provisioning. Ciena unveils new capabilities to help network operators. Ciena the network specialist network solutions for. Dc network virtualization continues to be main money generator, and wan sdn. Open apisa seemingly simple piece of softwareprovide the means to encapsulate and abstract complex tasks.
Cienas flexselect architecture, with its ethernetoptimized solutions, including the new 3000 ethernet access series and cn 5060tm multiservice carrier ethernet platform, puts ciena in good position to deliver on these emerging carrier requirements. Cienas bid to acquire cyan pushes the packetoptical vendor deeper into the sdnnfv software market, giving ciena the keys to cyans blue planet ecosystem just as that software platform is. Cienas 6200 packetoptical platform is a highly flexible, scalable, and compact edge device that enables operators to support. Ciena opens up to softwaredefined networking light reading. Ciena a network strategy and technology company network solutions for optical transport and switching, carrier ethernet, data and broadband networks. Accelerate devops and ease webscale it integration with ciena emulation cloud. Cienas products and solutions are backed by cienas outstanding peoplespecialists with a deep understanding of what it takes to build and operate complex optical and ethernet network.
Ciena introduced its blue planet devops toolkit to help network operators speed up the creation and delivery of new ondemand, virtualized services within their sdn and nfv enabled networks. The kit consists of a set of software development tools and community resources that allow operators to integrate network resources such as devices, functions, or domains. With blue planet sdn, open rest apis can make your backoffice ossbss integration much less complex, while devopsstyle programmability gives you greater control. The protect application computes and distributes optimal contention free restoration paths for protected services to recover from single link failures. Cien is set to acquire ip network optimization and analytics specialist packet design for an undisclosed sum. Ciena intros blue planet devops toolkit for sdnnfv. That acronym stands for optical packet to the n scale. Optimize is an application run periodically to defragment the network. Dec 19, 2016 lightriver, together with ciena, leverages software and services to deliver new levels of programmability and agility for a webscale world.
The power of software in cienas opn network architecture. Windstream, a pureplay wireline operator in the us is deploying cienas blue planet orchestration software to automate the delivery of managed wavelength services across the companys multivendor optical network by leveraging the open orchestration capabilities of blue planet, windstream is able to utilize its optical network as a programmable resource and accelerate the. Sdn is about taking back control in a way that makes the network an enabler, rather than a. The network is moving from one based on rigid physical infrastructure to a more softwaredefined virtual infrastructure that is more closely linked with the targeted services and capabilities. Lightriver, together with ciena, leverages software and services to deliver new levels of programmability and agility for a webscale world. Oct 12, 2016 windstream, a pureplay wireline operator in the us is deploying cienas blue planet orchestration software to automate the delivery of managed wavelength services across the companys multivendor optical network.
Enhances blue planet intelligent automation platform with ip capabilities critical in building more adaptive networks. An excerpt from idc executive insights captures the shift to a softwaredefined network. Booz allen hamilton cctl ciena, proprietary page 1. The network specialist, ciena corporation is building a softwaredefined, multilayer wide area network wan, in collaboration with with canarie, internet2 and starlight to boost confidence in the technology of softwaredefined networking sdn. Blue planet sdn and nfv are changing the game white. Jul 09, 2014 ciena is starting to get more specific about its softwaredefined networking sdn plans, announcing an sdn controller for the wan, based on the opendaylight projects framework, and a couple of. With focused innovation, ciena brings together the reliability and capacity of optical networking with the flexibility and economics of ethernet, unified by a. The blue planet approach to sdn is based on a hybrid model in which control functions such as endtoend network visibility, policy, and bandwidth management are concentrated in the logically centralized sdn controller. Ciena evolution to sdn, nfv, and intelligent automation solution brief. Example of two controllers managing their respective physical nes. Cienas approach to expansively open sdn networks youtube. Cisco, nokia, ciena named sdn leaders channel partners. The abstracted singlepaneofglass sdn approach breaks down management and technology silos, enabling network operators to orchestrate services from end to end.
Blue planet is open, supports more than 50 devices from thirdparty vendors, and is the defacto sdn and nfv orchestration platform for network operators around the world. Windstream deploys ciena sdn orchestration to automate. The key to ciena s blue planet sdn approach is openness. The partnership fills a gap on either side and sets up ciena and ericsson to work on a complete sdn framework for packetoptical transport. Ciena carrier ethernet solutions service delivery and 10. Blue planet may trigger such a task into a workforce. The blue planet approach to sdn is based on a hybrid model in which control functions such as endtoend network visibility, policy, and bandwidth management are concentrated in the logically centralized sdn. Vodafone optical trials with ciena hit 400 gbs, support capacity. Ciena is the best partner to guide them through this transformation to build a more intelligent and adaptive network. We asked them to provide all the manual steps taken from lead to cash. Service orchestration software that provides enhanced network orchestration, analytics, and endtoend sdnbased network control. News analysis ray le maistre, editorinchief 10142015. Three vendors lead the pack for softwaredefined networking sdn orchestration.
Vodafone recently conducted optical fiber trials with ciena using sdnbased technology that. Network equipment is used to split, switch, boost, or direct packets of information along a network. Pdf software defined networking is a networking scenario which changes the traditional network architecture by. Only ciena has the depth of expertise and the culture of collaboration and partnership required to help clients evolve. Ciena corporation network equipment data sheets engineering360. May 27, 2016 ciena introduced its blue planet devops toolkit to help network operators speed up the creation and delivery of new ondemand, virtualized services within their sdn and nfv enabled networks. Ciena investors ciena expands flexselect architecture. Its products range in areas 5g, iot, sdn, nfv, cloud, sdwan, ai, machine learning, data centers, storage, security. Cienas blue planet provides customerproven, vendorneutral sdn solutions for. This move, according to ciena, will extend the automated network optimization capabilities of the blue planet system beyond layers 02 and into. With optical vendors itching to get into sdn, ciena and ericsson think opendaylight could use a common data model for multilayer controllers. Mar 03, 2014 ciena sdn expert mitch auster details ciena s approach to softwaredefined networking sdn, which incorporates concepts such as open northbound and southbound interfaces, as well as a modular. The end goal is a truly automated network, which will reduce time to market for new virtual services, and contribute to. Ciena investors ciena expands flexselect architecture with.
With blue planet sdn, open rest apis can make your backoffice ossbss integration much less complex, while devopsstyle programmability gives you greater control, agility. Ciena is the network specialist, recognized by numerous analysts to be a leader in optical networking and technology innovation deep expertise in packet and optical networking and distributed software automation to deliver solutions in alignment with cienas opn architecture for nextgeneration networks. When connections are initially provisioned, the navigate multilayer path computation engine finds their optimal paths through the network. A government sdn gsdn leverages sdn to create a virtual network across several existing, unconnected physical networks. Our sdn technology uses realtime and predictive analytics that allow service providers to maximize revenue. Ciena understands the challenge of rapid bandwidth growth. The protect application computes and distributes optimal contention free. Ciena a network strategy and technology company network solutions for optical transport and switching, carrier ethernet, data and broadband networks ciena uses cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience when visiting our website, as well as to enhance the overall quality of our site. The key to ciena s flexselect architecture is its successbased approach to network convergence. The momentum behind the shift to softwaredefined networking sdn and network functions virtualization nfv has seen organizations embrace the benefits. Ciena has developed innovative 5g network solutions. We talk to cienas blue planet vp and general manager nirav modi explains how blue planet is helping csps seize the shorterterm benefits of sdn and nfv through network automation. As part of cienas diverse team, you will contribute and make an impact to the worlds most technologically advanced network solutions. Seizing the shorterterm benefits of sdn and nfv through network.
The key to cienas flexselect architecture is its successbased approach to network convergence. Explore ciena services, opensource projects, partnerships, and its nextgen technology, including the areas of sdn, nfv, 5g, iot, edge computing, and security in this directory. Softwaredefined networking sdn and network functions. Ciena corporation datasheets for network equipment. Ciena offers its own programmable network construct, opn. Introducing cienas 5160 and 5142 service aggregation switches. Ciena uses cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience when visiting our website, as well as to enhance the overall quality of our site. Ciena s blue planet provides customerproven, vendorneutral sdn solutions for automating service and network provisioning across multiple physical network layers l0, l1, l2. Oct 02, 20 alexander sees sdn as a tremendous tool in building the networks of the future. The benefits of that magnification become clear in comparison to todays standard approach. Sdn is about taking back control in a way that makes the network an enabler, rather than a limiting factor. Ciena investors ciena announces intent to acquire packet design.
Pdf openflowenabled transport sdn pdf open networking. Ciena sdn expert mitch auster details cienas approach to softwaredefined networking sdn, which incorporates concepts such as open northbound. Thats according to respondents in a questionnaire by ihs markit, which on. Oct 24, 2014 with optical vendors itching to get into sdn, ciena and ericsson think opendaylight could use a common data model for multilayer controllers. Manual, clibased operations and management processes sometimes result in network. Telco transformation ciena targets automation with packet. Network solutions for optical transport and switching, carrier ethernet, data and broadband networks. Ciena updates the blue planet network orchestration software it. Ciena coredirector family of intelligent optical switches. Ciena the evolution of government networks single sheet. In the 2016 oif sdn transport api interoperability demonstration the oif and.
Alexander sees sdn as a tremendous tool in building the networks of the future. Cienas blue planet provides customerproven, vendorneutral sdn solutions for automating service and network provisioning across multiple physical network layers l0, l1, l2. Softwaredefined networking sdn represents the ability to leverage software to control multiple devices as a virtual set of resourcesdelivering service orchestration. Cienas first products were introduced in may 1996, and sprint corporation was the companys first customer. This ebook offers an entrylevel overview of nfv and sdn for anyone seeking a better understanding of these innovative and evolving networking technologies. Softwaredefined networking gets boost from ciena fibre. Sdn architecture and southbound apis for ipv6 segment. New york including stock price, stock chart, company news, key statistics, fundamentals and company profile. Telco transformation ciena targets automation with. Ciena toolkit applies devops to control sdnnfv networks.