Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Locoh-Donou Francois
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2011		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CIENA CORP [CIEN]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O CIENA CORPORATION, 1201 WINTERSON ROAD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

LINTHICUM,, MD 21090		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 124,133 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 06/10/2015 Common Stock 3,143 $ 16.52 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 10/26/2014 Common Stock 725 $ 16.87 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 10/26/2015 Common Stock 1,785 $ 17.43 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 05/26/2014 Common Stock 5,357 $ 22.96 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 06/14/2014 Common Stock 5,857 $ 23.73 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 05/18/2014 Common Stock 1,785 $ 25.06 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 12/18/2016 Common Stock 20,000 $ 27.88 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 08/26/2012 Common Stock 10,000 $ 29.12 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 05/14/2013 Common Stock 3,571 $ 38.85 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 12/09/2013 Common Stock 25,713 $ 47.32 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Locoh-Donou Francois
C/O CIENA CORPORATION
1201 WINTERSON ROAD
LINTHICUM,, MD 21090		       Senior Vice President  

Signatures

By: Erik Lichter For: Francois Locoh-Donou 08/03/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares reported include restricted stock unit (RSU) awards previously granted representing, in the aggregate, 75,115 shares that remain unvested as of the date of this report. Shares subject to these awards vest over a three or four-year period from the date of grant with 1/12th or 1/16th of the grant amount vesting on March 20, June 20, September 20, and December 20 of each year.
(2) Option is fully vested.

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