Rapid capacity growth in the data center and between data centers has driven the need for cloud-scale networking solutions that allow for quick and simple turn-up with enhanced monitoring, deliver performance optimization for capacity scale through modulation and baud-rate innovations, and effectively support multiple vendors' transponder solutions. The Cisco® Network Convergence System 1001 (NCS 1001) delivers all this and more. The Cisco NCS 1001 is a dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) line system that is mechanically optimized for data center environments; is performance optimized for maximum capacity; and provides complete automation of installation and configuration with real-time and fine-grained monitoring.