Ciena’s waveserver to tackle hurdles in Data Center Interconnect

NEW DELHI: Networking solutions provider Ciena has introduced a new data center interconnect (DCI) platform that allows cloud, Internet content providers and data center providers to scale bandwidth and support high-speed data transfer, virtual machine migration and disaster recovery/backup between data centers.

Ciena’s new Waveserver stackable interconnect platform also provides 60 percent more capacity per rack unit and nearly 20 terabits per fiber versus competing available platforms, to support bandwidth demands of web-scale data centers, a release said.

The new platform is powered by Ciena’s WaveLogic technology and built with open software principles to enable automation and simplify management.

Additionally, with Ciena’s new Emulation Cloud, an open, rapid prototyping environment, network providers, data center operators and developers can test and refine applications before they are added to the network, it added.

“Ciena’s Waveserver encompasses multiple attributes of web-scale IT into the network to handle connections, offer open APIs, and support applications for any bandwidth need between data centers. The introduction of this platform further cements Ciena’s established DCI market leadership,” said Francois Locoh-Donou, Senior Vice President, Global Products Group, Ciena.