Ciena Debuts New Blue Planet Software, Reinventing Network Management for Customers
Blue Planet MCP integrates network and service management, software-based control and online planning to
drive service agility and operational efficiencies
Ciena® (NYSE: CIEN) is introducing Blue Planet Manage, Control and Plan (MCP), a new software that
reinvents the traditionally fragmented approach to network operations by unifying network and service management and planning. By
providing customers real-time software control and advanced visualization, Blue Planet MCP enables network operators to drive
service agility across Ciena’s packet and packet optical portfolios.
Built on Blue Planet’s extensible micro-services-based architecture, Blue Planet MCP supports Ciena’s efforts to drive network
operators’ transformation to more intelligent and automated networks. Additionally, with its open interfaces, Blue Planet MCP
easily integrates into operators’ business processes, paving the way for more programmable, IT-centric operations.
Key Facts:
- Based on open source components and open software development techniques, Ciena’s Blue Planet MCP
delivers a number of benefits to operators:
- Increased Service Agility: By providing automated, multi-layer service provisioning and
performance monitoring via a single interface, Blue Planet MCP improves service assurance and gives operators end-to-end
control of network services. It also provides multi-layer network management, making it possible for Ciena customers to
rapidly deploy new services and increase revenue opportunities.
- Unified Lifecycle Operations: Blue Planet MCP integrates management and planning in a
single web-based client interface that provides advanced visualization to help network operators better understand
inter-functional relationships between network elements, multiple network layers, and the services that are running across
them. This greatly improves communication and coordination across departments.
- Open and Extensible Architecture: Blue Planet MCP offers open APIs that allow for quick
integration with current and planned business and operations support systems (B/OSS), software-defined orchestration and
network function virtualization (NFV) systems. Its elastic scalability and modular micro-services capabilities can also
support operators’ internal DevOps teams that want to extend the solution and introduce additional use cases or
applications.
- Blue Planet MCP software will also be accessible to customers, third party developers, and partners
through the Ciena Emulation Cloud, which allows open testing of Blue Planet MCP’s REST API interfaces to third party network
components, and rapid solution integration.
- Blue Planet MCP will work alongside Ciena’s existing OneControl Network Management platform, as
needed, and be generally available in June 2017 for specific applications.
Executive Comments:
- “Network operators are burdened with multiple, separate management tools that are time-consuming,
operationally complex and error-prone, which often translates to slow service turn-up and an inability to integrate new
technologies for end customers. Blue Planet MCP promises to enable the transformation to real-time, scalable software-defined
networking.”
- Jennifer Pigg Clark, Vice President, Network Research, 451 Group
- “Blue Planet MCP is a strategic shift from traditional monolithic network management software. Our
customers are thirsty for a unifying operations solution that can bring all elements together from a network and service
management perspective in order to deliver an exceptional user experience. Now with an offering that combines an easy-to-use
web-based interface with field-proven Ciena platforms we advance our unique position to help operators prepare for today’s
complex and evolving networks.”
- Nirav Modi, Vice President and General Manager, Blue Planet, Ciena
About Ciena
Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) is a network strategy and technology company. We translate best-in-class technology into value through a
high-touch, consultative business model – with a relentless drive to create exceptional experiences measured by outcomes. For
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