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Optical Networking Technologies: Delivering on the Promise of Convergence and Profitable Voice, Video, and Data Services

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Overview Join us for this TechTalk and learn how you can balance growing bandwidth needs through flexible service offerings based on Cisco optical technologies. You'll have the opportunity to interact in real time with optical networking experts, featuring Rajiv Ramaswami, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of the Cisco Optical Networking Group. Learn why optical platforms will be the technology of choice for high-bandwidth needs, including simplicity of infrastructure, installation, deployment, and maintenance. Understand how to converge the network through MSPPs that deliver on OC-n, DS-1/DS-3, private line and switched 10/100/1000 Ethernet, and IP functionality and MSTPs that deliver on integrated dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) intelligence such as auto topology discovery, wavelength provisioning, and auto power management functionality.

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Publisher	Cisco Systems
Live Date	12th November 2003 23:30 GMT
Format	Webcast
Topics	Optical Networking, Voice - Data Integration

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