Edgar Filing: CIENA CORP

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Rothenstein David M

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/31/2008

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CIENA CORP [CIEN]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O CIENA CORPORATION,Â 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)
Sr. VP, General Counsel

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

LINTHICUM,,Â MDÂ 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	25,160 ⁽¹⁾	D	Â

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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)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	Â ⁽²⁾	06/10/2015	Common Stock	3,571	$ 16.52	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	Â ⁽³⁾	10/26/2014	Common Stock	2,678	$ 16.87	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	Â ⁽⁴⁾	10/26/2015	Common Stock	3,571	$ 17.43	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	Â ⁽³⁾	12/10/2014	Common Stock	2,142	$ 19.95	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	Â ⁽³⁾	07/26/2014	Common Stock	3,214	$ 20.65	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	Â ⁽³⁾	11/05/2013	Common Stock	1,320	$ 46.9	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	Â ⁽³⁾	10/16/2011	Common Stock	2,692	$ 114.66	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Rothenstein David M C/O CIENA CORPORATION 1201 WINTERSON ROAD LINTHICUM,,Â MDÂ 21090	Â	Â	Â Sr. VP, General Counsel	Â

Signatures

By: Erik Lichter For: David M. Rothenstein		11/04/2008
^**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, 22,114 shares that remain unvested as of the date of this report. Shares subject to these awards vest over a four-year period from the date of grant with one-sixteenth of the grant amount vesting on March 20, June 20, September 20, and December 20 of each year.
(2)	The remaining 595 unvested options vest in equal monthly amounts on the last day of each month through 6/30/2009.
(3)	Option is fully vested.
(4)	The remaining 893 unvested options vest in equal monthly amounts on the last day of each month through 10/31/2009.

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