Ciena 6500 T-Series Optical Platforms

Ciena 6500 T-Series Packet Optical Platforms
Dynamically adapt to unpredictable end-user demands

With the ability to provide on-demand connectivity and terabit switching, you can continually stay ahead of unpredictable customer demands with Ciena’s 6500 T-Series Packet Optical Platforms. From 800G performance optics and 400G coherent pluggables to control plane automation, you can seamlessly maximize your investment into the future with pay-as-you-grow configurations that enable a flexible service mix across your metro and core network.

With the ability to scale to Terabit/s switching per slot and flexibly route wavelengths without restriction across any one of 16 directions, the programmable 6500 T-Series configurations enable service providers to efficiently distribute customizable content to their end-users and provide an on-demand, superior customer experience.

• 6500-T12
• 6500-T24
• Addresses ultra-high capacity requirements using less hardware
• Provides significant power and space savings with support of 6Tb/s of capacity in less than half a rack
• Leverages fully non-blocking ODU0 granular switching
• Supports a modular photonic architecture
• Provides fully flexible wavelength routing without restrictions
• Enables programmability with multilayer control plane

The 6500-T12/T24 shelves operate with the robust and feature-rich 6500 software and support high-density, high-capacity hardware modules. The 6500 T-Series leverages the programmability of Ciena’s industry-leading WaveLogic^™ Ai coherent technology, enabling operators to maximize fiber capacity and lower the cost of transport, to deliver switching of >100G wavelengths. The 6500-T12 supports initial switching capacities of 6 Tb/s in half a rack, with the ability to scale to 12 Tb/s in the future.

Please refer to Data Sheet for additional specifications.