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 *   McFeely Scott 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/27/2017 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CIENA CORP [CIEN] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CIENA CORPORATION, 7035 RIDGE RD. 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Networking Platforms 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 03/01/2017 (Street) HANOVER, MD 21076 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 47,904 (1) (2) 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)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
McFeely Scott C/O CIENA CORPORATION 7035 RIDGE RD. HANOVER, MD 21076	Â	Â	  SVP, Networking Platforms	Â

Signatures

/s/ Erik Lichter For: Scott McFeely		03/02/2017
**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)	This amount was previously reported in the Reporting Person's Original Form 3. As previously reported, includes (i) 2,520 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) that vest in four equal installments on each of March 20, June 20, September 20, and December 20 of 2017, (ii) 7,184 RSUs that vest in eight equal installments on March 20, June 20, September 20, and December 20 of each year, commencing on March 20, 2017, (iii) 8,986 RSUs that vest in eleven equal installments on March 20, June 20, September 20, and December 20 of each year, commencing on March 20, 2017, (iv) 6,582 RSUs that vest in twelve equal installments on March 20, June 20, September 20, and December 20 of each year, commencing on March 20, 2017, (v) 10,790 RSUs that vest in sixteen equal installments on March 20, June 20, September 20, and December 20 of each year, commencing on March 20, 2017, and (vi) 6,527 Performance Stock Units (PSUs) that vest in two equal installments on December 20, 2017 and 2018.
(2)	This amendment is being filed to file as an exhibit a power of attorney, which was inadvertently left off of the Reporting Person's Original Form 4, and to correct an error on the Reporting Person's original Form 3. The Reporting Person is an officer, not a director, of the Issuer.
  Remarks: Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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