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title: Ciena Navigator NCS (Appledore)
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RESEARCH NOTE

# Ciena Navigator NCS

Ciena's rebrand of its IP and Optical domain controller is much more than just a new name for MCP: it's part of a jump to intelligent, autonomous networks and overarching platforms. 

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