Liquid Spectrum Use Case

Analytics and Intelligence

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Software Control and Automation

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Programmable Infrastructure

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The Adaptive Network

Software Control and Automation

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Analytics and Intelligence

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Programmable Infrastructure

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Achieve dynamic scalability by utilizing unused network margin

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Programmable Infrastructure

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Based on MCP commands:

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MCP provides simple point-click mechanism for upgrading coherent optical capacity

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MCP provides intuitive display of all transponder SNR margins and IDs to show which ones can be upgraded.

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Analytics and Intelligence

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Channel Margin Gauge informs MCP in the Software Control and Automation layer.

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Channel Margin Gauge (part of the Liquid Spectrum family of applications) retrieves real-time data from the network and perform time-series analysis to calculate the Signal-to-Noise ratio (SNR) and whether transponders can be upgraded to higher capacity.

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Composed of 6500 (or Waveserver®) nodes equipped with WLAi or WL5e transponders operating over a fully instrumented, reconfigurable flexible grid photonic layer (WaveLogic Photonics), and managed by MCP.

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Ciena Services

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Consulting: Ongoing improvements to assess the performance of the network and make recommendations

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- Coherent optics tune to new capacity with sub-second duration

- WaveLogic Photonics enable dynamic re-routing of wavelengths across the network