Integrated 10G ADM from CIENA Drives Down Cost of High-Bandwidth Metro, Enterprise Multiservice Networks.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUPERCOMM 2004 Booth #23815 LINTHICUM, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 2004 New Integrated 10 Gbps SONET/SDH ADM See add/drop multiplexer. (language) ADM - A picture query language, extension of Sequel2. ["An Image-Oriented Database System", Y. Takao et al, in Database Techniques for Pictorial Applications, A. Blaser ed, pp. 527-538]. for ONLINE Metro Further Enables Cost-Effective, Switched SONET/SDH and Data Services CIENA(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: CIEN CIEN Ciena Corporation (stock symbol) ) today announced the addition of a 10-Gigabit SONET/SDH Add/Drop Multiplexer A device installed at an intermediate point on a transmission line that enables new signals to come in and existing signals to go out. In a typical example, most signals pass through the device, but some would be "dropped" by splitting them from the line. (SADM SADM Special Atomic Demolition Munition SADM Solar Array Drive Mechanism SADM Ship Air Defence Model SADM System Acquisition Decision Memorandum SADM Sonet Add-Drop Multiplexer SADM Secretary of the Army Decision Memorandum SADM Syntactic Acoustic Damping Material ) card to its ONLINE Metro(TM) Multiservice DWDM (Dense WDM) The term given to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) when significantly more channels were being added. Since WDM is increasingly more "dense" all the time, both terms are used synonymously. See WDM. DWDM - wavelength division multiplexing Platform. Available today, the new feature enables service providers and large enterprises to lower the costs of deploying high-bandwidth, switched SONET/SDH and data services, saving as much as 55 percent versus traditional multi-platform solutions. As part of CIENA's ongoing efforts to grow its portfolio of high-bandwidth solutions and enable Core to Door(TM) service creation and delivery solutions, the added 10G functionality on ONLINE Metro is the next step in network evolution for SONET/SDH transport solutions. CIENA will display ONLINE Metro in booth #23815 at SUPERCOMM in Chicago, June 22-24, 2004. CIENA's ONLINE Metro now leads the industry with support for 10 Gbps SONET/SDH ADM functionality utilizing integrated transponders, allowing carrier and enterprise customers to flexibly scale their SONET/SDH service offerings to cost-effectively meet growing end-user demands. In particular, with integrated DWDM optics and optionally transparent muxing capability that supports SONET/SDH overhead transparency on a single ADM card, the ONLINE Metro 10G SADM eliminates the need for separate multiservice provisioning platforms and additional service wavelengths, thereby lowering capital and operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. while significantly reducing network complexity. "This integration of carrier-grade DWDM with full SONET/SDH add-drop multiplexing at 10G rates accelerates the availability of profitable higher bandwidth services closer to the edge," said James Frodsham, general manager of CIENA's Metro and Enterprise Solutions Group. "Moreover, the cost benefits and network simplification of the single solution has several government customers planning to implement this platform in lieu of deploying combined solutions." Specifically, CIENA's 10G SADM adds full OC-192/STM-64 ADM functionality to ONLINE Metro's portfolio of 2.5G SADM service cards and complements an existing 10G SONET/SDH multiplexer for non-switched OC-48/STM-16 and data services. The new card also supports full SONET and SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) The European counterpart to SONET. See SONET. SDH - Synchronous Digital Hierarchy protection on both the network and services sides. CIENA also offers 10-Gigabit Ethernet LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. PHY See physical layer and physical. and WAN PHY cards for the ONLINE Metro platform. Ten-Gigabit LAN PHY enables data customers to lower capital equipment and operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales by maintaining native Ethernet throughout private networks, while 10 Gbps WAN PHY allows direct Ethernet connectivity to legacy SONET/SDH infrastructures providing unsurpassed availability and distance support. Both solutions have been widely deployed by large enterprises, universities, and government agencies as well as by service providers as carrier-managed services. ONLINE Metro Multiservice DWDM Platform CIENA's ONLINE Metro multiservice DWDM platform, a combination carrier-grade DWDM system and SONET/SDH/storage/data multiservice provisioning platform, is designed for large enterprises and service providers that want to provide customers a variety of full-rate, native-protocol managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality over a robust optical infrastructure. ABOUT CIENA CIENA Corporation Ciena Corporation NASDAQ: CIEN develops and markets communications network platforms and software, and offers professional services. The Company's broadband access, data and optical networking platforms, software tools, and global network services support worldwide telecom delivers innovative network solutions to the world's largest service providers, cable operators and enterprises, increasing the cost-efficiency of current services while enabling the creation of new carrier-class data services built upon the existing network infrastructure. Additional information about CIENA can be found at www.ciena.com. NOTE TO INVESTORS This press release contains certain forward-looking statements based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions of CIENA (the Company) that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this release, including but not limited to the features and benefits of CIENA's products, are based on information available to the Company as of the date hereof. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in such forward-looking statements, due to risks and uncertainties associated with the Company's business, which include the risk factors disclosed in the Company's Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 2004. Forward looking statements include statements regarding the Company's expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future and can be identified by forward looking words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "should," "will," and "would" or similar words. The Company assumes no obligation to update the information included in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. |
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