Romanian agency upgrades network with Ciena

Romania's Agency of Administration of the National Network for Education and Research (AARNIEC) recently deployed Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform and 3930 Service Delivery Switch to improve its network capabilities in Romania and its network between Bucharest and Vienna. This upgrade will allow RoEduNet’s network to flexibly adapt and support advanced scientific research efforts and voracious bandwidth demands.

 

Ciena’s packet optical and Carrier Ethernet technology allow RoEduNet to meet the needs of its users and support the delivery of high-bandwidth and low-latency services such as RoEduNet’s Virtual Library.

 

·         RoEduNet is the NREN (National Research and Education Network) responsible for delivering services to all major academic institutions, research centers and cultural institutions across the country.

·         Ciena’s 6500, equipped with WaveLogic™ coherent optics, enables links between Bucharest and Vienna as well as the introduction of new functionalities as Layer 2 services. Additionally, Ciena’s 3930, an advanced packet networking platform, facilitates the transition to high-bandwidth applications requiring sophisticated Quality of Service (QoS).

 

·         The deployment supports RoEduNet’s network modernization efforts to simplify network topology and drive greater network efficiencies by reducing the number of Layer 3 devices via a collapsed backbone architecture. This simplifies network management and increases the overall resilience of the network.