Ethernet Services over Packet

Aware Transport
 Benefits of Packet-Aware Transport

• History and Goals of Packet Aware Transport

• Benefits of Packet Aware Transport
• Evolution of SONET/SDH Equipment
• Evolution of Ethernet Equipment
• Service Interworking with MPLS
 Ethernet Services over Packet Aware Transport

• History of Packet Aware Transport

• Late 1990s: Proprietary Ethernet over Sonet/SDH gear
• 2001-present: Standards-based “data-aware Sonet/SDH” solutions (GFP,
VCAT, LCAS)
• 2002-present: Metro Ethernet solutions based on pure Ethernet, WDM &
MPLS as pure-packet alternative to Sonet/SDH
• 2005: End-to-end architectures evolve beyond point solutions

• Goals for Packet Aware Transport

• Reduce capex for packet services transport
• Support legacy traffic & services consistent with existing infrastructure
• Reduce opex through functional integration of packet & transport
• Increase service provisioning times
• Improve bandwidth efficiency associated with multiple grades of packet
services transport
 Benefits of Packet-Aware Transport

Transparently multiplex different types of traffic onto a single Sonet/SDH pipe

Distinguish between high-priority and low-priority traffic within the Sonet/SDH

Bridge converged core IP network & metro/access Sonet/SDH network

Provision services end-to-end using standards-based MPLS signaling

Enable handoff of all services on one universal port

Eliminate the need to crossconnect data services at multiple locations

Aggregate traffic on handoff interfaces to reduce access charges

Converge on Ethernet ports and service for many interfaces

 Packet-Aware Transport Model

MPLS
Common
Frame Universal MPLS
Core Core
Port
Relay

ATM Virtual Circuits

Packet-Aware
Transport
Ethernet Network Optical
Core
OCn
OC-n
OCn
OCn Port

SONET/SDH

Access Metro Core

Customer Packet ADM
CLE Ethernet Router
Packet ADM Ethernet SONET/SDH
MSPP MSPP WDM
WDM / PON Router
WDM
 Benefits of Packet-Aware Transport

• History and Goals of Packet Aware Transport

• Benefits of Packet Aware Transport
• Evolution of SONET/SDH Equipment
• Evolution of Ethernet Equipment
• Service Interworking with MPLS
 TDM Centric vs. Packet Centric

Frame
Frame
ATM
ATM Pseudo-
Pseudo-
Private
ADM IP
IP wires
wires
Line
Ethernet
Ethernet

3/3 IP Data
Access Ring ADM
DCS Router Service
Access Packet- Data
Packet Ring aware Edge
3/1 ATM MSP PL
DCS Switch Evolution
1/0
DCS Frame
Frame
Frame
Switch • Integrated architectures
TDM-
ATM
ATM TDM-
Encapsulated
• Bandwidth-efficient
IP
IP Encapsulated
Ethernet
Ethernet • Hardware
- cost-effective
• Feature-rich
Same:
Same:
• Reliability
Reliability
• Security
Security
• Performance
Performance
 Enabling Technologies: Virtual Concatenation

STS3c
100-Mbit/s Ethernet

2xSTS1 VC
OC192

STS1
10-Mbit/s Ethernet
7xVT1.5 VC

• Radically improves data/Ethernet transport efficiency

• More granular than typical Sonet concatenations with full legacy
Sonet compatibility
• Dynamically created N x STS1 or N x VT1.5 Sonet channels for
Ethernet transport (N = 1, 2, 3…)
 Enabling Technologies:
Generic Framing Procedure (GFP)

Storage
IP Data Services

Services
Services

Lambda
Services

Future
GE, ESCON
PDH 10GE ATM PPP (POS) GE, Ethernet RPR
FC/FICON

WIS HDLC Frame GFP Transparent GFP

Virtual Concatenation OTN

Sonet / SDH

DWDM

• Carriers required new, more broadly applicable method of mapping new services
to their transport networks
• Packet-over-Sonet, native Ethernet, Fiber Channel, ESCON & Resilient Packet
Ring (RPR) all map to SDH/Sonet equipment using GFP
 Enabling Technologies: Resilient Packet Ring

• 2-fiber ring topology; each station performs:

add, drop, copy
• Data rates of 155-Mbit/s to 10-Gbit/s
& beyond
• Packet-based traffic management for
3 classes of service
• Sub-50ms protection for all services
• Bandwidth efficiency
• Efficient statistical multiplexing ∑ ∑ ∑

• Spatial reuse
• Protection per CIR, and not per channel
MAC
• Fairness (weighted) BW
Monitor

• Support for both Sonet & Ethernet PHY

 SONET Evolves for Packet Efficiencies

Packet STS-1,
STS-1 VT1.5 STS-1 VT1.5 Services VT1.5
Packet Services

TDM Fabric TDM Fabric Packet Fabric

Sonet/SDH PHY Sonet/SDH PHY Sonet/SDH PHY

Traditional ADM Hybrid ADM Service Aware ADM

• Add/drop circuits • Distributed DXC • Optimized for packet

• Mapping of packet services multiplexing
• No support for packet
services to circuits • Mapping of circuits over
• Some local packet packets
switching • Traditional synchronization
Time

Circuits Packets
 Benefits of Packet-Aware Transport

• History and Goals of Packet Aware Transport

• Benefits of Packet Aware Transport
• Evolution of SONET/SDH Equipment
• Evolution of Ethernet Equipment
• Service Interworking with MPLS
 Managed Ethernet access

Physical ring
or pt-pt mesh
options
Positives
• Very low CAPEX
Core POP • Inexpensive compact units
Central Exchange
Metro Network • Efficiency through aggregation
• Very low OPEX
• Simple to deploy and operate
• Full OAM
Local Exchange • Connection oriented approach
Access Network
• Carrier class
• Secure traffic separation
• Scalable
Customer Dual-homing • Future proof
for higher
availability

Data services Ideal for

Ideal for profitable
profitable
mainstream rollout
mainstream rollout
Metro core Carrier-class Ethernet mixed deployment

P
PE PE

Aggregation 2 Aggregation
& switching
Metro access

Aggregation Aggregation
x 10

Demarcation Demarcation
CP

x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10
 Aggregation network putting it all together

Integrated Ethernet
access infrastructure
for enterprise,
Network services Service edge business and retail
layer Metro PoP switch or router market

Aggregation and
demarcation layer

Protected
6 x 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet 10 x 10/100
GE ring FE

GE FE
Enterprise / Business /
business retail
 Scalable Ethernet access solutions
Metro
core

Metro FSP
Ethernet Ethernet Management
Ethernet Suite
access
Metro
Customer
premise

Port
Port Port
Port Ethernet
Ethernet
aggregation
aggregation extension
extension backhaul
backhaul

 Secure connection oriented transport

 Statistical multiplexing
 Flexible bandwidth options from 1 to 1000Mbit/s
 Most cost-effective solution for carrier mass rollout
 Extending Ethernet Transport into core
transport

Ethernet FSP
Ethernet
Management
Suite
Logical
connection
Level
Of
Aggregation

• Rapidly scale and add new Ethernet services over existing fiber infrastructure
• Extend distances up to hundreds of kilometers
• Natural extension in to core/access transport
 Benefits of Packet-Aware Transport

• History and Goals of Packet Aware Transport

• Benefits of Packet Aware Transport
• Evolution of SONET/SDH Equipment
• Evolution of Ethernet Equipment
• Service Interworking with MPLS
 MPLS Evolves the Metro

Customer A logical path

The Internet
VLAN/MPLS/IP mapping Customer B logical path
in metro edge device Internet peering
location

Metro core

PoP#3
PoP#4
PoP#1 PoP#2

Access
FSP 150Mx FSP 150Mx FSP 150Mx
infrastructure

x10 x10 x10 x10

FSP 150CP FSP 150CP FSP 150CP FSP 150CP

 MPLS Evolves the Metro and Core

ATM/FR
FR UNI Network
Ports/IPFR
T3FR ATM
MPLS

Service
Optical Optical
IMA NxT1 Common

Edge
IP Core IP
FR NNI Core
ATM UNI
Network
Transport
Evolution Eth Core Transport
Ethernet FR
DS1/DS3
OC-3/12/48
PPP/HDLC Voice
Network

• MPLS-enabled core network brings packet-awareness

• Network services defined at the edge of the MPLS core
network
• Enhanced Ethernet switching services
• Other IP-enabled services, e.g., IP VPN, DIA, VOIP