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Virgil Dobrota
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Virgil.Dobrota@com.utcluj.ro
Broadband Networks
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46. NGN Next Generation Networks
Course 12 - Outline
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47. NGN Next Generation Networks
Copyright Virgil Dobrota 2007-2008, All rights reserved
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NGN Next Generation Networks (I)
ITU-Ts Definition of NGN[Rec. Y.2001]
a packet-based network
telecommunications services to users
multiple broadband +QoS-enabled transport technologies
service-related functions independent of the underlying transport-related
technologies
unfettered access for users to:
networks
service providers
services
generalised mobility
consistent and ubiquitous provision of services to users
support of multiple last mile technologies
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NGN Next Generation Networks (II)
BTs 21CN (British Telecoms 21
st
Century Network)
through strategic 21CN domains
[Source: http://www.btplc.com/21CN/]
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NGN Next Generation Networks (III)
BTs 21CN (British Telecoms 21
st
Century Network)
Access domain
Multi-service access nodes (MSANs) aggregate the voice, data and
video services from end users on to the 21CN core IP-based
network.
replace the service-specific equipments of the legacy
network (System X and AXE10 concentrators for PSTN and ISDN
and DSLAMs for broadband).
Approximately 5,500 BT sites in the UK will house MSANs with
Fujitsu and Huawei selected as suppliers.
Copper MSANs - terminate the copper cables from end user
customers
Fibre MSANs - terminate the fibre cables from many business
sites.
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NGN Next Generation Networks (IV)
BTs 21CN (British Telecoms 21
st
Century Network)
Metro node
provides the IP routing, Ethernet switching, SDH switching and
gateways to existing networks for the unified 21CN network for
voice, data and video.
approximately 100 metro nodes in the UK with Alcatel, Cisco and
Siemens selected to provide the technology
includes Provider edge IP routers; Ethernet switches; media
servers; trunk media gateways and session border controllers.
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NGN Next Generation Networks (V)
BTs 21CN (British Telecoms 21
st
Century Network)
Core node
the high capacity, large scale routers providing cost efficient
connectivity between metro nodes
approximately 20 core nodes in the UK with Cisco and Lucent
selected to provide the technology, MPLS routers.
[Source: http://www.btplc.com/21CN/]
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NGN Next Generation Networks (VI)
BTs 21CN (British Telecoms 21
st
Century Network)
i-Node
where the service execution functionality is located - in essence
the intelligence that controls services.
includes soft switches, network intelligence and bandwidth
management capabilities.
approximately 10 i-Nodes in the UK with Ericsson selected to
provide the technology for the control of voice services which
includes call servers; application servers and signalling gateways.
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NGN Next Generation Networks (VII)
BTs 21CN (British Telecoms 21
st
Century Network)
Transmission
includes the optical fibre transport infrastructure that connects all
nodes in 21CN but also the electronics that convert the signals
carried at high capacity over the cables connecting the MSANs,
metro and core nodes.
much of the optical fibre infrastructure is already in place and
Ciena and Huawei have been selected to provide the electronics
which include WDM and high bit-rate SDH cross connects.
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NGN Next Generation Networks (VIII)
BTs 21CN (British Telecoms 21
st
Century Network)
Technologies and protocols
[Source: http://www.btplc.com/21CN/]
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NGN Next Generation Networks (IX)
BTs 21CN (British Telecoms 21
st
Century Network)
Technologies and protocols
Ethernet
IMS (Internet Protocol Multi-media Sub-system)
IP (Internet Protocol)
MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching)
SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy)
SIP (Session Initiation Protocol)
VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network)
WDM (Wave Division Multiplexing)
[Source: http://www.btplc.com/21CN/]
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NGN Next Generation Networks (X)
BTs 21CN (British Telecoms 21
st
Century Network)
Ethernet
BT GigeStream, a low cost, point-to-point Ethernet private circuit
service available nationally at speeds of between 250 Mbps and
1 Gbps
BT EVLAN, a VPLS-based metro any-to-any Ethernet LAN service
BT Enterprise Ethernet, a new low bandwidth version of
MegaStreamEthernet that will offer many of the characteristics
of a traditional private circuit, but with the benefit of a low cost
Ethernet interface.
[Source: http://www.btplc.com/21CN/]
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NGN Next Generation Networks (XI)
BTs 21CN (British Telecoms 21
st
Century Network)
IMS (Internet Protocol Multi-media Sub-system)
originally designed for the mobile industry to add a common
session layer on top of the IP network layer to support many
different applications.
standardised for the mobile industry by 3GPP (3G Partners
Program).
standardised for fixed networks by ETSI TISPAN, adding AAA
and QoS control
[Source: http://www.btplc.com/21CN/]
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NGN Next Generation Networks (XII)
BTs 21CN (British Telecoms 21
st
Century Network)
IP (Internet Protocol)
end-to-end network protocol for all types of communication and
applications (now and in the future)
[Source: http://www.btplc.com/21CN/]
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NGN Next Generation Networks (XIII)
BTs 21CN (British Telecoms 21
st
Century Network)
MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching)
to maximise efficiency, it allows different services - for
example, voice, audio and video calls - to be assigned their own
portion of the capacity on the links between metro nodes and
for that portion to be given the appropriate prioritisation
essential protocol for converged IP networks
it ensures that voice is prioritised over less time-critical data
[Source: http://www.btplc.com/21CN/]
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NGN Next Generation Networks (XIV)
BTs 21CN (British Telecoms 21
st
Century Network)
SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy)
provides transmission pipes between the network nodes
(typically at 2.5Gbps or 10 Gbps), although lower speeds of 155
Mbps and 622 Mbps are also used
The pipes -> into smaller pipes (pipes within pipes) of 2, 34, 45,
150 and multiples of 150 Mbps and these smaller pipes can be
switched at network nodes using SDH cross-connects to form
an end-to-end connection across the network
very suitable for leased lines
ring or mesh topologies
protection and restoration
to improve network resilience
[Source: http://www.btplc.com/21CN/]
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NGN Next Generation Networks (XV)
BTs 21CN (British Telecoms 21
st
Century Network)
SIP (Session Initiation Protocol)
'signalling' standard for setting up a session across an IP
network
originally standardised by IETF
a framework of messages that can be exchanged between two
endpoints (user, machine or source of content) to establish a
session before media flows between them using IP. Higher layer
applications at the edge of the network can set paths up across
the network using SIP.
intelligence in the network allows service providers to offer
presence based routing of calls for their customers.
[Source: http://www.btplc.com/21CN/]
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NGN Next Generation Networks (XVI)
BTs 21CN (British Telecoms 21
st
Century Network)
VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network)
LAN -> a network of Ethernet links connecting together the
computers, servers and printers of an enterprise (single site).
WAN -> LANs can be extended geographically
VLANs -> a common Ethernet switched network in which the
links can be partitioned to provide capacity for several individual
LANs.
VLANs allow us to partition the capacity of the links according to
the needs of the different types of service, for example, voice
and video.
[Source: http://www.btplc.com/21CN/]
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NGN Next Generation Networks (XVII)
BTs 21CN (British Telecoms 21
st
Century Network)
WDM (Wave Division Multiplexing)
a multiplexing technology used for fibre
acts like a prism, separating the light in the fibre into different
coloured beams - or different wavelength channels
CWDM(Coarse WDM) - the wavelengths are spaced well apart
which means lower cost optical transmitters and receivers can
be used but the number of wavelengths is relatively small.
DWDM(Dense WDM) - much larger number of closely spaced
wavelengths but requires more costly transmitters and receivers.
[Source: http://www.btplc.com/21CN/]
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NGN Next Generation Networks (XVIII)
BTs 21CN (British Telecoms 21
st
Century Network)
Voice call path - today
Voice call path - tomorrow
MSAN- Multi-Service Access Node , i-node software that controls the services
Metro node routing and signalling
[Source: http://www.btplc.com/21CN/]
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NGN Next Generation Networks (XIX)
BTs 21CN (British Telecoms 21
st
Century Network)
Broadband - today
DSLAM- Digital Subscriber Line Access
Multiplexer
ATM - Asynchronous Transfer Mode
I SP - Internet Service Provider
Broadband - tomorrow
MSAN- Multi-Service Access Node
Metro node routing and signalling
[Source: http://www.btplc.com/21CN/]
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NGN Next Generation Networks (XX)
BTs 21CN (British Telecoms 21
st
Century Network)
Voice to Communications Provider - today
Voice to Communications Provider - tomorrow
[Source: http://www.btplc.com/21CN/]