Telecom Lead India: Ciena has added new packet capabilities for its 6500 Packet-Optical Platform.
Ciena on Tuesday said that the new E-Suite packet modules for the 6500, featuring Ciena’s service aware packet operating system (SAOS), enable a converged packet-optical solution for network operators.
The integrated packet-optical capabilities allow Indian telecom operators to cost-effectively manage the demand for Ethernet services connectivity – from the network access to the metro core.
Substantial savings in reduced equipment costs in addition to significant operational efficiency improvements will be the main benefit to Indian telecom operators.
“By tightly integrating our SAOS packet operating system with 6500, we are equipping operators to turn up and deliver customized Ethernet services without compromise,” said Francois Locoh-Donou, senior vice president, global products group, Ciena.
Ciena’s new E-Suite modules for its 6500 family integrate packet switching and traffic management alongside OTN transport, leveraging the company’s SAOS software, to allow operators to address surging demand for Ethernet services and connectivity.
The new E-Suite for 6500 includes both blade-based packet switching modules for small footprint applications and fabric-based packet switching modules for high-bandwidth mesh connectivity.
The purpose-built packet capabilities combine with the 6500’s coherent WaveLogic 3 optics for scale up to 400G, the full range of integrated ROADM solutions for dynamic service delivery, and integrated link planning tools for operational efficiencies. This provides a tailored and cohesive Ethernet service offering that can handle growth demands for years to come.
Ciena’s OneControl Unified Management System rounds out the solution by providing point-and-click service provisioning for faster service turn-up, end-to-end visibility to ensure Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are met, and the ability to improve troubleshooting in the event of a network outage or alarm.
“With Ciena’s converged packet optical platforms, we can more quickly scale to support large end user capacity demands driven by cloud computing, virtualization, SDN and video streaming,” said Jason Koenders, senior vice president of engineering and network planning, Integra.
“Deploying Ciena’s 6500 with integrated packet switching capabilities will also help to reduce the complexity of integrating and managing a separate Ethernet and optical infrastructure,” Koenders added.
