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REVENUE (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2021
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |
Disaggregation of Revenue | The tables below set forth Ciena’s disaggregated revenue for the respective periods (in thousands):
| Quarter Ended July 31, 2021
| Networking Platforms |  | Platform Software and Services |  | Blue Planet Automation Software and Services |  | Global Services |  | Total
Product lines: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Converged Packet Optical | $ | 712,906 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 712,906 |
Routing and Switching | 69,698 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 69,698 |
Platform Software and Services | — |  |  | 56,945 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 56,945 |
Blue Planet Automation Software and Services | — |  |  | — |  |  | 16,607 |  |  | — |  |  | 16,607 |
Maintenance Support and Training | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 74,006 |  |  | 74,006 |
Installation and Deployment | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 46,653 |  |  | 46,653 |
Consulting and Network Design | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11,326 |  |  | 11,326 |
Total revenue by product line | $ | 782,604 |  |  | $ | 56,945 |  |  | $ | 16,607 |  |  | $ | 131,985 |  |  | $ | 988,141 |
Timing of revenue recognition: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Products and services at a point in time | $ | 782,604 |  |  | $ | 17,928 |  |  | $ | 4,558 |  |  | $ | 6,508 |  |  | $ | 811,598 |
Services transferred over time | — |  |  | 39,017 |  |  | 12,049 |  |  | 125,477 |  |  | 176,543 |
Total revenue by timing of revenue recognition | $ | 782,604 |  |  | $ | 56,945 |  |  | $ | 16,607 |  |  | $ | 131,985 |  |  | $ | 988,141 |
| Quarter Ended August 1, 2020
| Networking Platforms |  | Platform Software and Services |  | Blue Planet Automation Software and Services |  | Global Services |  | Total
Product lines: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Converged Packet Optical | $ | 722,512 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 722,512 |
Routing and Switching | 79,756 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 79,756 |
Platform Software and Services | — |  |  | 46,422 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 46,422 |
Blue Planet Automation Software and Services | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11,297 |  |  | — |  |  | 11,297 |
Maintenance Support and Training | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 69,099 |  |  | 69,099 |
Installation and Deployment | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 39,798 |  |  | 39,798 |
Consulting and Network Design | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7,828 |  |  | 7,828 |
Total revenue by product line | $ | 802,268 |  |  | $ | 46,422 |  |  | $ | 11,297 |  |  | $ | 116,725 |  |  | $ | 976,712 |
Timing of revenue recognition: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Products and services at a point in time | $ | 802,268 |  |  | $ | 15,838 |  |  | $ | 410 |  |  | $ | 3,300 |  |  | $ | 821,816 |
Services transferred over time | — |  |  | 30,584 |  |  | 10,887 |  |  | 113,425 |  |  | 154,896 |
Total revenue by timing of revenue recognition | $ | 802,268 |  |  | $ | 46,422 |  |  | $ | 11,297 |  |  | $ | 116,725 |  |  | $ | 976,712 |
| Nine Months Ended July 31, 2021
| Networking Platforms |  | Platform Software and Services |  | Blue Planet Automation Software and Services |  | Global Services |  | Total
Product lines: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Converged Packet Optical | $ | 1,798,888 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,798,888 |
Routing and Switching | 197,632 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 197,632 |
Platform Software and Services | — |  |  | 163,472 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 163,472 |
Blue Planet Automation Software and Services | — |  |  | — |  |  | 57,499 |  |  | — |  |  | 57,499 |
Maintenance Support and Training | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 212,054 |  |  | 212,054 |
Installation and Deployment | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 124,263 |  |  | 124,263 |
Consulting and Network Design | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 25,390 |  |  | 25,390 |
Total revenue by product line | $ | 1,996,520 |  |  | $ | 163,472 |  |  | $ | 57,499 |  |  | $ | 361,707 |  |  | $ | 2,579,198 |
Timing of revenue recognition: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Products and services at a point in time | $ | 1,996,520 |  |  | $ | 54,756 |  |  | $ | 20,497 |  |  | $ | 9,776 |  |  | $ | 2,081,549 |
Services transferred over time | — |  |  | 108,716 |  |  | 37,002 |  |  | 351,931 |  |  | 497,649 |
Total revenue by timing of revenue recognition | $ | 1,996,520 |  |  | $ | 163,472 |  |  | $ | 57,499 |  |  | $ | 361,707 |  |  | $ | 2,579,198 |
| Nine Months Ended August 1, 2020
| Networking Platforms |  | Platform Software and Services |  | Blue Planet Automation Software and Services |  | Global Services |  | Total
Product lines: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Converged Packet Optical | $ | 1,968,355 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,968,355 |
Routing Switching | 211,432 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 211,432 |
Platform Software and Services | — |  |  | 143,295 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 143,295 |
Blue Planet Automation Software and Services | — |  |  | — |  |  | 41,779 |  |  | — |  |  | 41,779 |
Maintenance Support and Training | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 202,370 |  |  | 202,370 |
Installation and Deployment | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 108,994 |  |  | 108,994 |
Consulting and Network Design | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 27,452 |  |  | 27,452 |
Total revenue by product line | $ | 2,179,787 |  |  | $ | 143,295 |  |  | $ | 41,779 |  |  | $ | 338,816 |  |  | $ | 2,703,677 |
Timing of revenue recognition: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Products and services at a point in time | $ | 2,179,787 |  |  | $ | 45,930 |  |  | $ | 8,891 |  |  | $ | 12,174 |  |  | $ | 2,246,782 |
Services transferred over time | — |  |  | 97,365 |  |  | 32,888 |  |  | 326,642 |  |  | 456,895 |
Total revenue by timing of revenue recognition | $ | 2,179,787 |  |  | $ | 143,295 |  |  | $ | 41,779 |  |  | $ | 338,816 |  |  | $ | 2,703,677 |
For the periods below, Ciena’s geographic distribution of revenue was as follows (in thousands):
|  | Quarter Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | July 31, |  | August 1, |  | July 31, |  | August 1,
|  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Geographic distribution: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Americas |  | $ | 692,853 |  |  | $ | 713,340 |  |  | $ | 1,776,939 |  |  | $ | 1,937,725 |
EMEA |  | 189,180 |  |  | 162,465 |  |  | 499,652 |  |  | 433,861 |
APAC |  | 106,108 |  |  | 100,907 |  |  | 302,607 |  |  | 332,091 |
Total revenue by geographic distribution |  | $ | 988,141 |  |  | $ | 976,712 |  |  | $ | 2,579,198 |  |  | $ | 2,703,677 |
For the periods below, the only customers that accounted for at least 10% of Ciena’s revenue were as follows (in thousands):
| Quarter Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| July 31, |  | August 1, |  | July 31, |  | August 1,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Verizon | $ | 131,892 |  |  | n/a |  | n/a |  | $ | 272,200 |
Web-scale provider | 119,728 |  |  | n/a |  | n/a |  | n/a
AT&T | 119,199 |  |  | 114,963 |  |  | 313,140 |  |  | 304,645 |
Total | $ | 370,819 |  |  | $ | 114,963 |  |  | $ | 313,140 |  |  | $ | 576,845 |
n/a | Denotes revenue representing less than 10% of total revenue for the period
Contract Balances | The following table provides information about receivables, contract assets and contract liabilities (deferred revenue) from contracts with customers (in thousands):
|  | Balance at July 31, 2021 |  | Balance at October 31, 2020
Accounts receivable, net |  | $ | 878,229 |  |  | $ | 719,405 |
Contract assets for unbilled accounts receivable, net |  | $ | 98,812 |  |  | $ | 85,843 |
Deferred revenue |  | $ | 183,899 |  |  | $ | 158,363 |
As of the dates indicated, deferred revenue is comprised of the following (in thousands):
| July 31, 2021 |  | October 31, 2020
Products | $ | 13,380 |  |  | $ | 17,534 |
Services | 170,519 |  |  | 140,829 |
| 183,899 |  |  | 158,363 |
Less current portion | (126,179) |  |  | (108,700) |
Long-term deferred revenue | $ | 57,720 |  |  | $ | 49,663 |

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