Ciena Announces OneControl Software

Ciena Corporation, the network specialist, announced its OneControl Unified Management System, a critical component of its expanding software portfolio, that unifies visibility and control of wavelength, OTN and packet services from edge access through the network core. Designed as a seamless evolution of Ciena’s existing management platforms to protect and extend customer investments, OneControl delivers unique, multi-layer intelligence that supports a variety of capabilities – from reconfiguring wavelengths at Layer 0 up to monitoring and reporting on service level agreements at Layer 2 – all through a single user interface. OneControl also includes a fully customisable executive dashboard which provides an at-a-glance view of the status of the entire network and service capabilities.

OneControl is a single network and service management system that spans Ciena’s entire solutions portfolio and is an integral component in ensuring intelligent infrastructures for Ciena customers looking to efficiently maximise the flexibility, scalability and design of their next-generation core and metro networks.

OneControl delivers a complete, multi-layer NOC management solution for the full service lifecycle of next generation networks, offering efficient network deployment – automatic node and topology discovery, real-time view of network capacity, inventory management and reporting; rapid service provisioning – low-touch process that leverages multi-layer control plane and service templates comprehensive service assurance – robust root-cause analysis, automatic correlation to effected services, and SLA monitoring; and seamless integration into back-office systems – open, standards-based northbound interfaces, Service Oriented Architecture, and support for TMF 814 and MTOSI.

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"The introduction of OneControl is an important milestone in the continued integration and evolution of our technology portfolio. This critical component of our software offerings allows us to offer customers a centralised system with end-to-end network and service management functionality that spans network layers and domains, resulting in a truly collaborative NOC environment with full network visibility," said Steve Alexander, senior vice president and chief technology officer at Ciena Corporation.