CenturyLink, RAD, Ciena, and Ciena’s Blue Planet Division Collaborate on Multi-Vendor Service Orchestration PoC at MEF 16

CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL), RAD, Ciena (NYSE: CIEN), and Ciena’s Blue  Planet division will jointly demonstrate an innovative proof-of-concept  (PoC) titled, “Multi-Vendor Service Orchestration Using Open APIs for  Service Activation, Performance Monitoring, and NFV” during the MEF16 Global Networking Event taking place November 7-10 in Baltimore.

The PoC will demonstrate the on-demand orchestration of end-to-end  Carrier Ethernet and NFV-based services with multiple vendor vCPE  devices including  RAD’s ETX-2i NFV-enabled NID, Ciena’s 3906mvi  NFV-enabled NID, RADview domain management, and Ciena’s domain  controller, all automated by Ciena’s Blue Planet Orchestrator using open  APIs.

A key component of this multi-vendor PoC is the CenturyLink-led open  source initiative to develop APIs and resource adapters within the MEF  LSO (Lifecycle Service Orchestration) framework for automated service  provisioning and end-to-end delivery of agile, assured, and orchestrated  Carrier Ethernet and NFV-based services in a multi-vendor environment.

“This showcase aligns perfectly with the MEF focus on enabling  dynamic “Third Network” services,” said Jack Pugaczewski, CenturyLink  Distinguished Architect. “It shows how the use of open APIs simplifies  delivery of on-demand, orchestrated, and assured services. The ultimate  objectives are to maximize the end-user’s control of their network  resources and cloud connectivity based on their specific needs, while  standardizing management interfaces so we, as the service provider, can  build best-of-breed networks without the huge IT overhead of  yesteryear’s proprietary networks.”

About CenturyLinkCenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is a global communications, hosting, cloud and IT services company  enabling millions of customers to transform their businesses and their  lives through innovative technology solutions. CenturyLink offers  network and data systems management, Big Data analytics and IT  consulting, and operates more than 55 data centers in North America,  Europe and Asia. The company provides broadband, voice, video, data and  managed services over a robust 250,000-route-mile U.S. fiber network and  a 300,000-route-mile international transport network. Visit CenturyLink for more information.

About RADRAD is a global telecom access solutions and products vendor. Our Service Assured Access solutions for mobile, business and wholesale service providers are  designed to improve the way they compete: service agility to minimize  time to revenue, complete visibility of network performance for greater  operational efficiency, and better QoE to reduce churn. We are at the  forefront of pioneering technologies, such as: Distributed NFV, MEF  Carrier Ethernet 2.0, Layer 2 and Layer 3 performance monitoring,  hardware miniaturization, and synchronization over packet. Founded in  1981, RAD has an installed base of more than 15 million units, and works  closely with Tier 1 operators and service providers around the globe.  RAD is a member of the $1.25 billion RAD Group of companies, a world  leader in communications solutions. For more information about RAD visit  www.rad.com, follow us on Twitter @RADdatacomms, or check us out on LinkedIn and Facebook.

About Ciena
Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) is the network specialist. We collaborate with customers worldwide to unlock the strategic potential of their networks and fundamentally change the way they perform and compete. Ciena leverages its deep expertise in packet and optical networking and distributed software automation to deliver solutions in alignment with its OPⁿ architecture for next-generation networks. We enable a high-scale, programmable infrastructure that can be controlled and adapted by network-level applications, and provide open interfaces to coordinate computing, storage and network resources in a unified, virtualized environment. For updates on Ciena news, follow us on Twitter @Ciena or on LinkedIn

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