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2:50 PM It's about time the Ciena/Nortel portfolio got Activ
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2:50 PM -- Ciena Corp. (NYSE: CIEN) announced today that its products and Nortel Networks Ltd. 's are being joined into one big happy family under a common naming scheme.
Say goodbye to the CNs and OMEs, and hello to ActivFlex, ActivSpan, and ActivEdge. The new names are more action-packed, but we have to admit, they make it harder to visually group the products at a quick glance.
Here's the rundown.
Table 1: Packet-Optical Switching
Old Name | New Name |
5430 Reconfigurable Switching System | ActivFlex 5430 Reconfigurable Switching System |
5410 Reconfigurable Switching System | ActivFlex 5410 Reconfigurable Switching System |
Source: Ciena |
Table 2: Packet-Optical Transport
Old Name | New Name |
Optical Multiservice Edge 6500 | ActivFlex 6500 Packet-Optical Platform |
Optical Metro 6110 | ActivFlex 6110 Multiservice Optical Platform |
Optical Metro 6130 | ActivFlex 6130 Multiservice Optical Platform |
Optical Metro 6150 | ActivFlex 6150 Multiservice Optical Platform |
CN 4200 FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform | ActivSpan 4200 Advanced Services Platform |
Optical Metro 565 | ActivSpan 565 |
Optical Metro 5100 | ActivSpan 5100 |
Optical Metro 5200 | ActivSpan 5200 |
Common Photonic Layer | ActivSpan Common Photonic Layer |
Source: Ciena |
Table 3: Carrier Ethernet Service Delivery
Old Name | New Name |
CN 3180 Multiservice Delivery Switch | ActivEdge 3180 Multiservice Delivery Switch |
CN 3181 Multiservice Delivery Switch | ActivEdge 3181 Multiservice Delivery Switch |
CN 3190 Multiservice Delivery Switch | ActivEdge 3190 Multiservice Delivery Switch |
CN 3911 Service Delivery Switch | ActivEdge 3911 Service Delivery Switch |
CN 3920 Service Delivery Switch | ActivEdge 3920 Service Delivery Switch |
CN 3940 Service Delivery Switch | ActivEdge 3940 Service Delivery Switch |
CN 3960 Service Delivery Switch | ActivEdge 3960 Service Delivery Switch |
CN 5140 Service Aggregation Switch | ActivEdge 5140 Service Aggregation Switch |
CN 5150 Service Aggregation Switch | ActivEdge 5150 Service Aggregation Switch |
CN 5305 Service Aggregation Switch | ActivEdge 5305 Service Aggregation Switch |
5410 Service Aggregation Switch | ActivEdge 5410 Service Aggregation Switch |
Source: Ciena |
— Craig Matsumoto, West Coast Editor, Light Reading
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