Ciena's 5430 Packet-Optical Platform is designed for high-capacity, flexible network environments, featuring a 15 Tb/s switch capacity in a single bay. It utilizes an agnostic switch fabric that supports SONET, SDH, OTN, and packet switching, making it suitable for diverse traffic types. The platform incorporates Ciena's FlexiPort technology, allowing for programmable interfaces and investment protection, with support for speeds ranging from 155M to 200G.
The system is optimized for efficient bandwidth management, enabling aggregation, grooming, and forwarding of multiple traffic types. It employs Ciena's intelligent control plane to automate operations such as planning and provisioning, enhancing network availability with protection and restoration algorithms that achieve over six-9s reliability. The 5430 is particularly well-suited for metro and core networks, providing a scalable and cost-effective solution for addressing increasing traffic demands.
Ciena’s 5430 Packet-Optical Platform is the industry’s first multi-terabit packet-optical switching platform that transforms networks into scalable, flexible, cost-reduced service-enabling infrastructures to meet the monumental traffic growth challengesof the 21st century.
The system features an agnostic switch fabric capable of switching SONET/SDH/OTN/ packet, Ciena’s OneConnect Intelligent Control Plane, and compact design, with 15 Tb/s switch capacity in a single bay. The 5430 uses Ciena’s FlexiPort technology to offer unprecedented flexibility and investment protection with programmable interfaces for switching SONET/SDH, OTN, and Ethernet. Architected to support speeds ranging from 155M to 200G in a high-density, energy-efficient platform, the 5430 is a compelling solution for network operators’ metro and core networks.
The 5430 is optimized for low-cost, next-generation bandwidth management, enabling efficient aggregation, grooming, and forwarding of multiple traffic types. The system employs Ciena’s world-renowned OneConnect control plane, shared by Ciena’s 5410 Packet-Optical Platform, 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, and CoreDirector® FS, to automate labor-intensive operations including planning, provisioning, and topology and inventory management. FastMesh® algorithms also enable the highest availability networks—measured in the field at over six-9s— for mission-critical services.
| CIENA Corporation | |
|---|---|
| Product Category | Network Equipment |
| Product Number | 5430 |
| Product Name | Packet Optical Platform |
| Form Factor | Rack Mount |
