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Ciena MCP (Manage, Control and Plan) API

Ciena's Manage, Control and Plan (MCP) is a multi-layer Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Management System (NMS) platform. The MCP REST and RESTCONF APIs enable network-aware management operations for optical and packet networks including topology discovery, circuit provisioning, configuration management, and performance data retrieval.

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: ciena:mcp-api
name: Ciena MCP (Manage, Control and Plan) API
description: Ciena's Manage, Control and Plan (MCP) is a multi-layer Software Defined Networking (SDN)
  and Network Management System (NMS) platform. The MCP REST and RESTCONF APIs enable network-aware management
  operations for optical and packet networks including topology discovery, circuit provisioning, configuration
  management, and performance data retrieval.
humanURL: https://software.ciena.com/releasenotes/MCP-DOCS_5.2-217/build/site/mcp-docs/user-guide/Overview.html
baseURL: https://api.ciena.com/mcp
tags:
- NETCONF
- Network Management
- RESTCONF
- SDN
- Telecom
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://software.ciena.com/releasenotes/MCP-DOCS_5.2-217/build/site/mcp-docs/user-guide/Overview.html