New approach to planning and managing multi-layer networks at the core of new Cyan software and services strategy

May 8, 2011

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PETALUMA, Calif. -- Cyan today introduced Service Level Aware Networks (SLANs), a comprehensive framework that helps service providers manage complex, rapidly scaling, multi-layer networks while facilitating revenue growth and cost reductions. Driven by the continued exponential growth of broadband Internet, wireless backhaul, streaming video, business Ethernet and cloud-based services, this framework alleviates the tremendous pressure such applications place on service provider networks. Due to their multi-layer nature and rapid growth, the cost of operating these networks using conventional approaches has become a challenge to service provider profitability. By leveraging dramatic advances in packet-optical transport platforms and highly advanced software systems, Cyan’s Service Level Aware Networks framework allows service providers to economically scale their networks, while increasing revenues and decreasing transport costs.

Key drivers for the Service Level Aware Network framework are found in almost all networks. They include continued rapid traffic growth, mounting cost pressures, increasing need for higher performing services, and increasingly complex networks.

This level of capacity expansion and SLA improvement requires new technologies, resulting in an increase in network layers and complexity. Scaling capacity with discretely implemented DWDM, OTN, MPLS/connection-oriented Ethernet (PBB-TE or MPLS-TP) and Ethernet services actually increase costs, and the resulting complexity reduces SLA performance.

Cyan has exploited highly integrated platforms and powerful new software systems that enable the planning, management and verification of multiple network layers concurrently, producing dramatic gains in efficiency, performance, service agility and operational simplicity. Key attributes of the Service Level Aware Network framework include: Multi-layer Planning: Utilizing advanced multi-layer planning concepts to aggregate, groom and transport services with greater network efficiency (reducing CAPEX) and tighter SLA compliance.

Cyan’s systems engineering team and customers have been using CyPlan as a key multi-layer planning resource for the past year. Multi-layer Management: Implementing full FCAPS (fault, configuration, accounting, provisioning and security) across multiple network layers concurrently to simplify operations, accelerate problem resolution and reduce operator error (the leading cause of network outages globally) for tighter SLA compliance and lower OPEX.

Cyan introduced CyMS, the industry’s first multi-layer management system with 3-dimensional network visualization in 2009. Cyan today announced CyPortal as a multi-vendor, multi-layer SLA assurance and verification service.

“Service providers globally are under siege with escalating packet traffic, increasing SLA expectations and decreasing revenue-per-bit economics,” said Frank Wiener, vice president of marketing and international sales for Cyan. “There’s a growing industry consensus that scaling networks using conventional approaches will not satisfy economic or competitive needs. Service providers must find new ways to balance the opposing forces of scaling networks and reducing costs while meeting SLAs. Service Level Aware Networks are gaining momentum as the framework of choice for achieving these objectives.”

Cyan Optics Inc.

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