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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION EXPENSE (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Schedule of Assumptions for Awards Granted Assumptions for awards granted during fiscal 2024, fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022 included the following:
Year Ended
 November 2, 2024October 28, 2023October 29, 2022
Expected volatility of Ciena common stock, which is a weighted average of implied volatility and historical volatility36.00%40.37%38.27%
Historical volatility of Ciena common stock
36.74%43.11%42.17%
Volatility of S&P Networking Index(1)
44.94%30.93%27.22%
Correlation coefficient
0.36650.77810.7049
Expected life in years2.892.892.89
Risk-free interest rate4.41%3.95%0.94%
Expected dividend yield0.0%0.0%0.0%
(1) For fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022, reflects the volatility of the S&P Networking Index as a whole. For fiscal 2024, reflects the volatility of the median company within the S&P Networking Index as of the date of the award, measured as of the last day of fiscal 2023.
Schedule of Restricted Stock Unit Activity
The following table is a summary of Ciena’s restricted stock unit activity for the period indicated, with the aggregate fair value of the balance outstanding at the end of each period, based on Ciena’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the relevant period (shares and aggregate fair value in thousands):
Restricted
Stock Units
Outstanding
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Per Share
Aggregate Fair
Value
Balance at October 28, 20234,922 $53.42 $201,916 
Granted4,080  
Vested(2,382)  
Canceled or forfeited(508)  
Balance at November 2, 20246,112 $48.41 $390,995 
Schedule of Share-based Compensation Expense
The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense for the periods indicated (in thousands):
 Year Ended
 November 2, 2024October 28, 2023October 29, 2022
Products$6,474 $4,518 $3,867 
Services12,743 10,470 7,533 
Share-based compensation expense included in cost of goods sold19,217 14,988 11,400 
Research and development54,129 42,331 31,879 
Sales and marketing42,954 35,136 31,280 
General and administrative40,053 37,587 30,435 
Share-based compensation expense included in operating expense137,136 115,054 93,594 
Share-based compensation expense capitalized in inventory, net51 413 137 
Total share-based compensation$156,404 $130,455 $105,131