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- TietoEnator to Deliver Managed Data, Storage and Mainframe Connectivity Services With Cisco Multiservice Optical Networking Solution
- TietoEnator is among the leading architects in building a more efficient information society and one of the largest IT services companies in Europe. Being able to take economic advantage of optical DWDM technology to provide managed SAN extension services with a virtualized core data center requires the ability to automate...
- Tags: Data Storage, Storage, DWDM, Mainframe, Cisco Systems Inc., TietoEnator, Optical Networking, Networking
- Case studies
- Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM)
- Dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) is a fiber-optic transmission technique that employs light wavelengths to transmit data parallel-by-bit or serial-by-character. This tutorial addresses the importance of scalable DWDM systems in enabling service providers to accommodate consumer demand for ever-increasing amounts of bandwidth. DWDM is discussed as a crucial component...
- Tags: DWDM, Optical Networking, Networking
- White papers
- SONET/SDH Optimizes DWDM Deployment
- A Global 500 financial services firm faced a number of critical data storage and network infrastructure issues. The firm was generating a tremendous amount of transaction and collaborative data, creating new levels of storage requirements and pushing the network to 95% of installed capacity. Network performance was consistently degrading and...
- Tags: Network, DWDM, SONET/SDH, CIENA Communications, Optical Networking, Fiber Optics, Networking, Storage, Telecommunications, Hardware
- Case studies
- Nationwide Selects Managed Optical Service Using Cisco DWDM Solution
- Nationwide is one of the largest insurance and financial services companies in the world. Nationwide began to look for an optical solution that would meet not only its networking requirements but its operational requirements as well. It needed a solution that would not require additional IT resources. Nationwide selected Cisco....
- Tags: Network, DWDM, Cisco Systems Inc., Data Centers, Networking, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- Case studies
- Line System Design for DWDM Networks
- State-of-the-art Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) allows data transport with very high capacity, measured in terabits per second, and very long reach, thousands of kilometers. One current DWDM technology arranges network elements into line systems, where a line system is a path consisting of alternating network elements and optical fibers....
- Tags: Network, Network Element, DWDM, Line System, State-of-the-art Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing, Optical Networking, Networking
- White papers
- DataGroup to Deliver DWDM Network in Ukraine With Cisco Optical Technology
- As enterprise customers recognize the benefits of convergence in their own network infrastructures, they expect their providers to deliver converged transport solutions that can reduce the need to maintain multiple wide-area networks. The telecommunication company Datagroup is the leading Ukrainian operator of integrated telecommunication services for corporate clients. The company...
- Tags: Optical Technology, DWDM, Cisco Systems Inc., Service, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking
- Case studies
- OMSTPB - Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP) Basic Training v8.0
- View Available Dates and LocationsIn this intense course, you'll get the skills necessary to deploy a Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP) network, including fiber-cleaning techniques, fiber test requirements, and node turn-up. Learn to deploy different dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) topologies using Cisco Transport Planner (CTP) to provision...
- Tags: Global Knowledge Network Inc., Network, DWDM, Training, Cisco Systems Inc., Fiber, Optical Networking, Networking
- Training 2008-01-01
- OMSTPD - Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP) Implementing Data Over DWDM v8.0
- View Available Dates and LocationsIn this lab-intensive course, get an introduction to the data features and functions of Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP) dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) Release 8. You will learn the important theoretical concepts that underlie data encapsulation and how the concepts are...
- Tags: Card, 10-Gigabit Ethernet, DWDM, Gigabit Ethernet, Cisco Systems Inc., Data Card, Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking
- Training 2008-01-01
- Converge IP and DWDM Layers in the Core Network
- The Cisco IP over DWDM (IPoDWDM) solution for IP Next-Generation Networks (NGNs) enables the convergence of service providers' IP and DWDM core networks, increasing service flexibility and reliability while lowering Operating Expenses (OpEx) and Capital Expenditures (CapEx). The Cisco IPoDWDM solution efficiently manages traffic growth through the Cisco CRS-1 Carrier...
- Tags: Network, DWDM, IP, Cisco Systems Inc., Optical Networking, Networking
- White papers 2007-06-01
- Leading Research Centre Launches Italy's First Ultra-Broadband Network for Grid Computing
- The Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) company wanted to connect two research centres 80 km apart at ultra-broadband speeds to enable grid computing. Company deployed a highly resilient 10 Gbps LAN network based on the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600. The Nortel Optical Metro 5200 provides DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division...
- Tags: Nortel Networks Corp., DWDM, Grid Computing, Nortel Optical Metro 5200, Optical Networking, Utility Computing, It Management, Knowledge Management, Network Technology, Networking, It service Management, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2007-02-08
- Cost Comparison Between IP-Over-DWDM and Other Core Transport Architectures
- Cisco recommends an alternative architecture called IP over DWDM, which eliminates the need for Optical to Electrical to Optical (OEO) conversion equipment between the router and the optical layer (including both transponders and SONET gear) by combining DWDM router interfaces with an optically switched DWDM layer. This streamlined core architecture...
- Tags: Router, DWDM, Cisco Systems Inc., Architecture, Optical Networking, Networking, Routers & Switches
- White papers 2007-01-01
- Cisco IP Over DWDM Solution for IP NGN
- The Cisco IP over DWDM solution for IP NGN, which helps enable the convergence of service providers' core IP and Dense Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (DWDM) networks, increases service flexibility and reliability and lowers Operating Expenses (OpEx) and Capital Expenditures (CapEx) while efficiently managing traffic growth through the Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Routing...
- Tags: DWDM, IP, Cisco Systems Inc., Optical Networking, Networking, Network Technology
- White papers 2006-02-01
- Efficient Transport of Storage and Ethernet Across Hybrid DWDM and SONET/SDH Networks
- Proliferation of storage traffic due to disaster recovery and business continuance requirements, combined with the high cost associated with downtime or loss of data, justifies the need for interconnecting geographically dispersed data centers. At the same time, mission-critical applications such as e-business and customer relationship management, and emerging applications such...
- Tags: DWDM, SONET/SDH, Ethernet, Optical Networking, Storage, Networking, Fiber Optics, Hardware, Telecommunications
- White papers 2006-01-01
- Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform
- Continuing with its tradition of innovation and leadership in metro optical networking, Cisco has introduced the Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP), which is transforming metro and regional DWDM networks. The Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform sets the industry benchmark for Dense Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (DWDM) solutions by using...
- Tags: DWDM, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform, Optical Networking, Networking
- White papers 2006-01-01
- Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform 7.0
- The Cisco ONS 15454 MultiService Transport Platform (MSTP) sets the industry benchmark for Dense Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (DWDM) solutions by using proven MultiService Provisioning Platform (MSPP) networking technologies from Cisco Systems to deliver simple, fast, and intelligent DWDM capabilities and to lower capital and operating expenses. The industry-leading Cisco ONS 15454...
- Tags: DWDM, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP, Optical Networking, Networking
- White papers 2005-12-01
- The Best of Long-Haul Terrestrial and Submarine DWDM
- Alcatel is renowned for its experience in the deployment of long-haul terrestrial and submarine DWDM networks. Whether upgrading legacy systems or rolling out new networks, operators need to find the most appropriate solutions in order to keep costs under control and the competition at bay. Illustrated with examples of current...
- Tags: DWDM, Alcatel, Optical Networking, Networking, Hardware Upgrade, Hardware
- White papers 2005-09-01
- Dynamic Multiservice Delivery With Reconfigurable DWDM Networks
- Traditional dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) networks, whether hub and-spoke or mesh architectures, have significant challenges meeting the dynamic wavelength demands for user services. Service providers and enterprises rely on flexible aggregation devices that can build efficient, dynamic Layer 2 and Layer 3 architectures to manage the difficulty of provisioning unplanned...
- Tags: DWDM, Optical Networking, Ethernet, Networking
- White papers 2005-06-01
- zSeries Qualified WDM Vendor: Cisco Systems
- This IBM paper is one in a series describing zSeries qualified optical Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) vendor products for Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex (GDPS) solutions. International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation and Cisco Systems have successfully completed qualification testing of the Cisco ONS 15530 DWDM, ONS 15540 ESPx (Extended Services Platform),...
- Tags: IBM zSeries, DWDM, Cisco Systems Inc., WDM, IBM Corp., Mainframes, Optical Networking, Utility Computing, Servers, Networking, Hardware
- White papers 2005-04-05
- ROADM Enabled Optimization in WDM Rings
- Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) has established itself as the cheapest and most reliable mechanism for transporting information bits in long haul as well as in regional metro networks. For reasons of resiliency and simplicity, DWDM networks are predominantly configured as rings, consisting of fiber links connecting Optical Add-Drop Multiplexers...
- Tags: Lucent Technologies Inc., Optimization, Network, DWDM, Alcatel, WDM, Fiber, Optical Networking, Networking
- White papers 2004-09-14
- Fundamentals of DWDM Technology
- The early DWDM designs were built to fulfill the needs of the long-distance carrier. While that demand still exists, the need for DWDM on the local front is growing. If DWDM is the first step to optical networking, the Carriers have strong incentive to bring DWDM to metropolitan areas. Expect...
- Tags: DWDM, Optical Networking, Networking
- White papers 2000-12-19
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