OTN Optical Layer Protection

OP Protection
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n OP Board Working Principle

n Networking Modes of OP Protection
n OP Board
n Configuration

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 OP Board Working Principle

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 OP Board Working Principle

n OP board performs the function of 1+1 optical protection based

on concurrent transmission and preferable reception.

n At the transmit end, it divides the optical signal into 2 copies

which have half of the original optical power, and sends them
into two channels.

n At the receive end, it uses the 1×2 optical switch to select which
channel will be used to receive the signal, based on the detection
result of the input optical power.

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Contents

n OP Board Working Principle

n Networking Modes of OP Protection
n OP Board
n Configuration

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 Reference Mode in the WDM/OTN System

So OTS Si So OTS Si

So OMS Si

OAC So So OCH Si Si OAC

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 Networking Modes of OP Protection

n 1. Optical Channel 1+1 Protection — OTU Redundancy

n 2. Optical Channel 1+1 Protection — OTU Shared
n 3. Optical Multiplex Section 1+1 Protection -- OA Redundancy
n 4. Optical Multiplex Section 1+1 Protection -- OA Shared
n 5. Optical Transport Section 1+1 Protection

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 Optical Channel 1+1 Protection— OTU
Redundancy

n 1. it is used to protect the path and service board.

n 2. Switching condition:
l The service boards should enable the APSD function.
l When the service board reports the LOS/LOF/error-over-threshold, the laser of the client
side will shut down automatically (OAC APSD) and the OP board will switch to protection
channel, triggered by no input optical power in working channel.

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 Optical Channel 1+1 Protection— OTU
Redundancy

n Enable the APSD function of the service board. For aggregation boards (such as SRM41 and
GEM8), enable the Tributary APSD function.
n For SDH services, service failure means LOS, LOF and error-over- threshold; for data services,
it means loss of signal, synchronization loss and error-over-threshold.
n Do not enable the APSD function in regenerator board, otherwise, the switching time may
exceed the threshold.
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 Optical Channel 1+1 Protection— OTU Shared

n 1. it is used to perform protection for optical channel failure

instead of service board fault.
n 2. Switching condition:
l Triggered by the no input optical power alarms on the OP board.

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 Differences between OTU Redundancy and OTU
Shared
n 1. OTU protection:
l Advantages: it can perform channel protection and board protection through
detecting quality of signal and optical power.
l Disadvantages: More OTU boards are used, which increases the cost.

n 2. OTU shared:
l Advantage: less OTU boards are used, which saves the cost.
l Disadvantages: the protection is performed only through detection of the
optical power. However, the signal quality cannot be detected.

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 OMS 1+1 Protection— OA Shared

n 1. OP is located between optical cable and OA board.

n 2. In this case, the insertion loss of OP is counted as line loss, which
affect the system SNR;
n It is only applicable to the condition that the master and slave fiber
dispersion compensations are consistent.
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 OMS 1+1 Protection— OA Redundancy

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 OMS 1+1 Protection— OA Redundancy

n 1. When the SOP board is located on the node side, the master
line and slave line have their own optical amplifying units.

n 2. APSD function should be enabled in all OA boards.

n 3. Two sets of monitoring channels are required. One set of

monitoring channel is intended for the master line while the
other is intended for the slave line.

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 OTS 1+1 Protection
OTM 1 DCM OLA OTM 2

O
M S OBA OPA S S OBA OPA S
U OBA
OBA OPA
OPA
O
OBA OPA
O O O
O OPA
OBA
D OBA
OPA OBA
OPA
U P OPA
OBA P P OPA OBA P
DCM
n 1. OP boards are configured at adjacent sites (including the OLA sites), that is, configuring
the OP for each OTS section. It includes OA redundancy protection and OA shared protection.
n 2. For OA shared protection, OP boards may add 5 dB to the line loss at the OTS layer, thus
affecting the system performance.
n 3. This configuration costs a lot, but the switching time can be ensured. In the actual long-
haul network engineering, you may choose to compromise: configure OP protection for
several OTS sections.

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Contents

n OP Board Working Principle

n Networking Modes of OP Protection
n OP Board
n Configuration

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 SOP Board

n SOP1 supports 1+1 protection of a single channel; SOP2

supports 1+1 protection of two channels, which is the equivalent
of two SOP1. They have the same front panel.

1: Running Status Indicator;

2: Communication Status
Indicator;
3: Optical Switch Status Indicator;
4: Optical Interface;
5: Laser Alert;
6: Laser Class.

Indicator Description
NOM Green, the indicator of normal running status.
ALM Red, the alarm indicator.
STA Two-color indicator that indicates the optical switch status
Communication status indicator: it lights up in the case of connection
L/D
and flashes in the case of message transmitting/receiving.

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 SOP1 and SOP2

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 Types of the SOP board

n The SOP board falls into two categories:

l SOP1/2 (C, LC, 1310nm)
l SOP1/2(C, LC, 1550nm)

n They are used for different protection types.

n Protections supported by SOP1/2(C, LC, 1550nm) :
l 1.OMS 1+1 Protection
l 2.OTS 1+1 Protection
l 3.OCH 1+1 Protection – OTU Shared
l 4.OCH 1+1 Protection – OTU Redundancy ( if the client side optical interface is in
1550nm windows )

n Protection supported by SOP1/2(C, LC, 1310nm) :

n OCH 1+1 Protection – OTU Redundancy ( if the client side optical
interface is in 1310nm windows )

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 Protection Switch Decision Mode

n The SOP board uses the relative no optical power decision mode:
l RelTh : the relative no optical power decision threshold;
l Pw:Power of working channel;
l Pp:Power of protection channel.

n Switch triggering condition: |Pp-Pw| > RelTh.

l If RelTh is set to 5, switching will be performed when the power of working
channel is 5 dB lower than the power of protection channel;

n Switch restoration condition: |Pp-Pw| < RelTh - 3dB.

l In this case, if the power difference between working channel and protection
channel is less than 2dB, the service will be restored to the working channel.
l 3 dB: the 3 dB lag is to make sure that the working channel has restored to
normal after the fault is handled.

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 Protection Switch Decision Mode

n Decision threshold of relative no optical power is in range from 5

dB to 10 dB. It can be adjusted in EMS.

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Contents

n OP Board Working Principle

n Networking Modes of OP Protection
n OP Board
n Configuration

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 Example: OCH 1+1 Protection – OTU Shared

n A chain network project is composed by sites 8300-1100 and

8300-1500. Both of the sites use ZXONE 8300 equipment, they
are configured as Add/Drop Multiplexer (OADM) sites.

Networking Diagram

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 Signal Flow

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 Configuration Steps
Preparation Create Protection Subnet

Select
Install Boards
Protection Type

Wavelength Set Protection

Tuning Relations

Fiber Set Protection

Connection Parameters

Configure
Set APS
Service Type

Discover Service Set Port Service

Automatically Information

Result
Verification
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 Install Boards

n Refer to "Networking Diagram" and "Signal Flow Diagram" to

install the needed boards. Discover the boards automatically in
EMS.

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 Wavelength Tuning

n In the Topology view, right-click NE, select NE Manager, in the Customized Resource
navigation tree, select the service board.
n In the Board Operation navigation tree, select WDM Wavelength Management > Wavelength
Adjustment and Tuning, refresh and apply.
n Notes: This step is only for boards that support wavelength tuning.

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 Fiber Connection

n 1. Refer to "Networking Diagram" and "Signal Flow Diagram" to

create fiber connection information.

n 2. The port and the order should be consistent with the

equipment. If the port is wrong, the path cannot be found, and
the wrong connection order will lead to abnormal switching.

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 Configure Service Type

n 1. In the Topology View, right-click the NE, select NE Manager, in

the Customized Resource navigation tree, select the service
board. In the Board Operation navigation tree, select WDM
Service Configuration > Service Type Configuration, refer to
"Signal Flow Diagram" to configure the service type for the
service board.

n 2. The service type of the peer service board should be consistent.

Otherwise, the services will be affected.

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 Discover Service

n 1. In the Service View, select Discover Service Automatically.

n 2. After the auto discovery, select the connection between the

NEs. All the automatic discovery paths are displayed, ensure the
OTS, OMS, OCH paths, and the configured service paths (such as
ODUK path) are there. Otherwise, check whether previous steps
are correct.

n 3. Right-click the path from the service list, select Service Explorer,
check whether the service route information is correct. If not,
check whether previous steps are correct.

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 Select Protection Type

n In the Topology View, select Configuration > BN-xTN NE Configuration > Protection
View, select the Create PSN, then Select Protect Type.
n Set the Protect type, PSN User Label, and Add Node.
n Notes: the added node must be the source node of the signal flow.

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 Set Protection Relations

n Use the default value, and then click Next

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 Set Protection Parameters

n Set revertive mode, WTR and switching type for the protection subnet.
n OCH 1+1 protection has four switching modes:
l Unidirectional switching with SOP working as the controller
l Bidirectional switching with SOP working as the controller
l Unidirectional switching with SNP working as the controller
l Bidirectional switching with SNP working as the controller

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 Set APS and Port Service Information

n Select APS Controller to set Protection Subnet Topology.

n Notes: The subnet topologies of all the NEs in the protection group must be
consistent, otherwise, the subnet status will be inconsistent.
n Click Next. The Port Service Information Setting dialog box is displayed. Click
Compute to calculate the service information.

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 Result Verification

n 1. Verify the protection subnet in Protection View.

n 2. Deliver the protection switching command, and check whether

the switching is normal.

n 3. Pull the fiber out of the equipment, and check whether the
switching is normal. Check whether the switching event is
correctly reported.

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