Corporate Introduction and Optical

Portfolio
Astel

May 2023

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About Us

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Our Journey

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 Presence Overview

Ciena: Provider of Fibre based

connectivity & On-Demand Business
solutions – So that Customers can
thrive in a Web-Scale World
 HQ: Maryland,
Baltimore

Converged Automation & Professional

packet-optical orchestration, services and
and Ethernet across physical technical
platforms and & virtual services

 Founded in 1992, IPO 1997

 8000+ employees, 60+ countries
 1,700+ customers; 85% of World’s
largest Service Providers North America CALA EMEA APAC
750+ customers 100+ customers 350+ customers 130+ customers

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Our vision for a new network end-state
How it works

Federated inventory, open domain

Technical and professional services control, and multi-layer orchestration
that help customers build, operate,
and optimize their networks

Predictive analytics and

machine learning based on
both big data and small data

Dynamic pool of virtual and physical

network resources; instrumented,
open, scalable, and secure

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Our vision for a new network end-state
How it works

Federated inventory, open domain

Technical and professional services control, and multi-layer orchestration
that help customers build, operate,
and optimize their networks

Predictive analytics and

machine learning based on
both big data and small data

Dynamic pool of virtual and physical

network resources; instrumented,
open, scalable, and secure

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DWDM : Effective scaling of the network to higher capacities

Transponder (OTR)
10G to 800G
λx DWDM Waves
λy

λ1 λ1
Maps client to λ2
DWDM channel λ2
λ3 λ3

Muxponder (MOTR) λ4 λ4
λ5 λ5

λy

Channel Mux/ Optical switch

Amplification
Demux (CMDs) (ROADM)
Muxes lower
speed clients to
DWDM channel

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Ciena’s Coherent Packet-Optical Portfolio
Optical Waveserver
Coherent ELS 6500 Converged Packet-Optical Platforms
Microsystems Family

WaveLogic Photonics, Programmable Photonic Layer

WaveLogic coherent optics
WaveLogic coherent
optics
Compact modular platforms
6500-T24
Waveserver 5 6500-
R1
48 channel 6500- 6500-S32
6.4T
Terminal R2 6500-S14 6500-T12
WaveLogic 5 Waveserver Ai

6500- 6500-D7 6500-S8

2.4T
R4
Waveserver 6/10 channel 6500-D2
WaveLogic Ai OADM
5x7 400G 6500 Up to 2.4T Up to 4.8T Up to 12.8T
Up to 800G Up to 2.8T 6T->
6T-> 12T 12T-> 24T
RLS 12T

Enabling the Adaptive Network

• Capacity – More fiber capacity with less hardware to deploy and manage with WaveLogic Ai/WaveLogic 5, efficient 400GbE
across any distance with WaveLogic 5 Extreme
• Scale – From 10Gb/s to 800Gb/s wavelengths, Terabit hybrid packet/OTN switching per slot, and 6.4T line capacity in 2RU
• Programmability – Flex grid reconfigurable photonic layer, 100G-800G tunable capacity in 50G steps, full range of Open APIs
• Choice – Fully integrated converged packet-optical to transponder-based, stackable modular platforms, open line systems and
stand-alone coherent modems
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Technologies Enabling Fully Agile Optical Layer

100G

 To future-proof the network for any higher capacity channel that needs
Gridless >50GHz spectrum
 To increase network spectral efficiency for pt-pt applications
400G

 To be able to receive any wavelength on any port

Colorless ....  Allows for remote reconfigurations avoiding field visits
Rx

Directionless  To remotely route wavelength across any viable path in the network

 To be able to add/drop the same wavelength on the same mux/demux

module
Contentionless  Provides increased flexibility in which wavelengths can be used,
enabling a fully agile photonic layer
λ1 λ1

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Photonic Line System Offers per Application

Application Space
Product Offering
Access DCI Metro ULH Subsea

6500 S/D-Series Coherent Select CDC ROADM

CD ROADM

CDA ROADM CDA SLTE

Filtered ROADM

6500 RLS P2P High Channel Count

CDC ROADM, C&L CDC ROADM

CDA ROADM, C&L CDA ROADM CDA SLTE

Waveserver Ai P2P Low Channel Count

Coherent ELS Pt-Pt Low Channel Count

Hub & Spoke Ring Hub & Spoke Ring

Linear Chain Linear Chain

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6500 Broadband-Only Shelf Configurations (D-Series)
Shelves: 6500-D2, 6500-D7 & 6500-D14

6500–D2 with integrated

OTU0/OTU1 6500–D2 Amplifier
( AC and DC ) (AC and DC)

6500–D7 Type 2
6500-D2 200G Config ( AC and DC )
2x100G WL3 Nano MOTR

SPAP with Integrated OSC 6500–D14

• Eliminates need for ( NTK503AD)
separate OSC modules
NTK555NA

6500–D7
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6500 Broadband and Packet/OTN Switch Configurations (S-Series)
Shelves: 6500-S8, 6500-S14, & 6500-S32

3.2T Packet/OTN
Fabric
1.2T
Packet/OTN
Fabric

• 6 slots for switched I/Fs

• 8 slots for broadband • 12 slots for switched I/Fs
I/Fs or photonics • 14 slots for broadband I/Fs
or photonics
NTK503RA
• 32 slots for switched I/Fs
• 32 slots for broadband I/Fs
or photonics

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Waveserver Ai and Waveserver 5 deliver high-capacity interconnect

Waveserver
400G in 1RU

Waveserver Ai Waveserver 5
2.4T of client 100G + 2.4T of line capacity Up to 6.4T of client + 6.4T of line capacity

1RU
2RU

Transforming DCI Economics Simple to Deploy

Unique, industry-leading Simple server-like operational model
capacity and power efficiencies Easy to turn-up and manage

Streaming Declarative
WaveLogic Ai WaveLogic 5 WaveLogic 5 Telemetry Configuration
(400G) Extreme (800G) Nano (400ZR) MCP Open APIs

ZTP LLDP
FIPS Link State
encryption L-band Integrated
Test Set Hold off

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Business and network transformation underway

Multiple Technology Choices

TDM Ethernet

Packet-Optical Transport
Fixed Flex Grid
C&L Performance-Optimized
Module
Focus on SW Automation, Analytics

Packet-Optical Transport
Pluggable Module
(demarcation)

Pluggable Module
GPU
Router N x 400ZR
Gaming
AI / ML
Quantum computing
Extended fabric

IaaS PaaS SaaS

New technology enabling multiple technology options, new SW/HW architectures under evaluation
SW control and automation critical to successful transformation

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 Driving out Network Cost/Power through WaveLogic Industry-Leading Performance
Innovative design via Ciena unique vertical integration model: DSP, high speed DAC/ADC, electro-optics

TERRESTRIAL 800G DCI 400G LONG HAUL

Capacity (Gb/s)
850
95Gbd 800
750
700
650 SE 8.0b/s/Hz 425G
600
550
450G
500 475G
SE 4.0b/s/Hz
56Gbd 400
450
500G
350 525G
300
250 SE 5.3b/s/Hz
550G
35Gbd 200 575G
150 SE 2.7b/s/Hz
100
50
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000
Reach [km]

WLAi 56GBd WL5e 95GBd WL3e

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Two Types of Solutions emerging for continued transport cost reduction

• Designed to fit within • Lowest $/bit per km

specific power envelope • Maximum fiber capacity
• Opportunity for packet- using least # of modems
optical integration efficiencies • Ability to maximize
• Brings coherent to access applications optical layer automation

Most important element: photonic integration Most important element: DSP

But you also need But you also need

small footprint DSP high bandwidth E/O

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Two Types of Solutions emerging for continued transport cost reduction

• Single-slot Muxponder (MOTR) with WL5e line interface

• Line rate from 200 to 800 Gb/s (x50 Gb/s granularity)
• 6 pluggable client interfaces
CFP2-DCO • 5 QSFP28 ports
• 1 QSFP-DD port (can also be equipped with QSFP28)
• Support for up to 800G of client data
• Supported on all 6500 S/D-Series shelves and interworking with
RLS line system
• Two transcoding modes
• OTN and Ethernet
• Support for Ethernet and OTN clients
• 100GE, OTU4, 400GE, 4x100GE
• FlexO (for regen only)
Note: OTN clients are supported only in OTN encoding mode
• Three Link Optimization Modes (LOM)
• Standard, Non-Linear and SNR-Tolerance
QSFP-DD Note: SNR-Tolerance LOM is appropriate for D+ submarine cable
deployments.
• Selectable baud rate support
• Trade between Channel throughput and optical
performance/spectrum usage
• Default – 95GBaud
• NTK540Ax/Bx : 95GBaud or 91.6GBdbaud
• NTK540Cx/LD : 95GBaud, 93.3GBaud, 90GBaud,
91.6GBaud, 85GBaud, or 82GBdbaud
• Transmission mode (TM) = Baud rate + Line rate + Transcoding
mode
• Example: 95GBAUD_200G_O, 85GBAUD_600G_E,etc.
Note: Supported TM and LOM are dependent on the card type and
on link budget planning
• Typical power consumption
• 185 W is the value to use for power budgeting

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WL5n addresses network applications from access/edge to regional
31.5Gbd to 70Gbd – from fixed grid to interoperable modes to highest performance

High-Capacity Edge Converged IP/Optical

Single-span DCI
Interconnect Metro 400ZR
100G-400G Standard /
Enhanced
400G ZR+
400G router
400G router
100G, 200G,
400G

400G router 100G router ITU /

400ZR Open ROADM 100G-400G
Standard / Enhanced
Universal and Coherent Converged IP/Optical
Dark Fiber Extension
Aggregation Metro/Regional
Mobile 100G-400G
4G/5G
25G/100G
Residential
XGS-PON
100G-200G-400G
100G/200G single channel
L2/L3 VNF 25G/100G
ITU / 100G-400G
Business
Services
CableLabs Extended reach Universal
PKT-MAX / OTN-MAX

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 Wavelogic Journey
Ciena unmatched experience in coherent technology innovation

(Gb/s) Data Throughput / sec per Technology Generation

1800
1600
1600
1400
 Up to 35Tb/s in C-Band w/ WL5e
1200
1000
800
800
600
400 400
400
200
200
10 40
0
WL WL2 WL3 WLAi WL5e WL5n WL6

130nm 90nm 32nm 28nm 7nm 7nm 3nm

BiCMOS CMOS CMOS FD SOI FinFET FinFET FinFET

2005 2008 2012 2017 2020 2021 Soon will be launch

10GBd 14Gbd 35GBd 56GBd 95GBd Up to 100-200GBd
70GBd

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WaveLogic Innovation Roadmap – WaveLogic 6

Next Gen Solutions in Development

• Max spectral

LH and Sub
efficiency
• High BW flows
800Gb/s Up to 1.6 Tb/s • Longer reach
Since Q2 2020

Metro & DCI

• Lowest power
400Gb/s • Smallest
Since Q3 2017
footprint
Up to 800Gb/s
400Gb/s
Coherent pluggable
Since Q2 2021

Inside DC
1.6/3.2 Tb/s • IDC Optimized
Solution

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 Performance Optimized WL5e

Coherent Modem Evolving Use Cases Footprint Optimized WL5n

Multi-span Metro / Long Haul /

Single Span DCI Access
Regional Subsea

800G L2/L3/VNF
Business Services

400G 100G
400G
Cable MSO
Fiber Deep

400G

400G router 400G router Mobile

4G/5G

- 800G for maximum - New coherent market - Both solutions applicable,

- Optimized for max spectral
spectral efficiency - Coherent plugs replacing dependent on importance of
efficiency, performance
- 400ZR in transport for grey optics spectral efficiency
demarcation; or - Footprint-optimized, - Integration with photonic
- 400ZR direct on switches extended temperature layer important

Networking landscape evolving; there is a need for both performance-and footprint-optimized solutions
Coherent pluggables will be deployed in transport, packet, and router equipment depending on application
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