CIENA Corporation Service Delivery Switch 3903

Ciena’s 3903 Service Delivery Switch (SDS) is an advanced Ethernet business demarcation platform in a compact form factor. The 3903 is designed for small and medium business applications requiring reliable GbE services that comply with the latest MEF CE2.0 certifications to ensure Service Level Agreements (SLAs) that meet the industry’s latest service standards. Based on the widely deployed Service-Aware Operating System (SAOS) used across Ciena’s service delivery and aggregation switches, the 3903 provides operational efficiency and consistent system and service attributes that minimize the effort of deployment and operation. Dual GbE NNI ports allow dual homing or ring-based deployments that minimize downtime in business-critical installations, and remain cost-effective as bandwidth requirements grow. The small size and quiet operation permit deployment in even the closest of quarters. The deployment flexibility afforded by zero-touch provisioning translates into quick activation and enhanced customer satisfaction. The 3903 includes Ciena’s performance test hardware engine to provide RFC2544 and Y.1564 benchmark performance test capabilities, enabling full line-rate, customer traffic measurements end to end across the Ethernet Virtual Circuit (EVC). This dramatically lowers OPEX by eliminating the need for on-site personnel and adjunct test equipment. Performance testing also improves end-customer satisfaction by enabling the Network Operations Center (NOC) to be very responsive to SLA impacts and increasing the performance metrics available for end-customer SLA reporting. Coupled with Ciena’s zero-touch provisioning, the 3903 optimizes first-in cost as well as TCO.