Demonstrates highest 800G pluggable performance with WaveLogic 6 Nano
Ciena's (NYSE: CIEN) optical and routing and switching innovations will once again support the SCinet network at SC25, taking place November 16-21 at the America's Center Convention Complex in St. Louis. At the event, Ciena's WaveLogic 6 Nano 800G coherent pluggable transceivers, hosted on a third-party switch, will transmit interoperable 800Gb/s over 1,050 km, from the exhibition floor to Chicago and back. This is the longest 800Gb/s transmission demonstrated using a pluggable, highlighting the company's continued market leadership in optical innovation.
Additionally, Ciena will feature demos of scalable and sustainable solutions for scientific research and discovery networks for SCinet and in booth #3330.
"ESnet deployed Ciena's WaveLogic 6 Extreme to provide record-setting speeds on the SCinet network, efficiently delivering 1.2 Tbps of traffic from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) in Berkeley, California, to the St. Louis Convention Center. A span of over 2,000km," said Inder Monga, Executive Director, ESnet.
Ciena's SC25 Highlights:
In addition to supporting the diverse SC Conference and SCinet communities across the technical computing industry, Ciena has a long history of empowering high-speed R&E networks to push the boundaries of scientific research and collaboration, where high performance computing is a primary driver of bandwidth.
For more information about Ciena's participation at SC25 or to request a meeting, contact pr@ciena.com.
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