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Converged MSPP
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General Description
Version 7/7.1
417006-2002-0H3-D00
XDM (ETSI) General Description
V7/7.1
Catalog No: X36544
October, 2007
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Contents
Introduction.............................................................................. 1-1
The Future's Bright for Carrier Class Optical Networking................................. 1-1
XDM: Today's Challenges and Tomorrow's Goals........................................... 1-5
Optimized Network Convergence..................................................................... 1-7
Converging Functional Layers.......................................................................... 1-8
XDM Product Lines - Tailored to Your Needs ................................................ 1-10
Next-Generation MEMS-WSS ROADM ......................................................... 1-11
Carrier Class MPLS/Ethernet Service............................................................ 1-19
Next-Generation SDH .................................................................................... 1-24
Introducing ASON in the XDM........................................................................ 1-25
End to End Layered Management.................................................................. 1-26
XDM's Unique Value Proposition ................................................................... 1-27
Comprehensive Solution for All Your Applications ......................................... 1-30
Market Segments and Services.............................................. 2-1
Today's Market Opportunities........................................................................... 2-1
ILECs................................................................................................................ 2-3
Cellular Operators ............................................................................................ 2-4
Utelcos ............................................................................................................. 2-5
Multiple Service Operators............................................................................... 2-7
Carrier of Carriers............................................................................................. 2-9
Government and Defense Solutions .............................................................. 2-10
Efficient Triple Play Service Delivery.............................................................. 2-12
Cellular Service for a Mobile Society.............................................................. 2-14
Metro WDM/ROADM Networks...................................................................... 2-20
Regional/Long Haul DWDM/ROADM............................................................. 2-21
Repeaterless Undersea DWDM Connectivity ................................................ 2-22
Business Services.......................................................................................... 2-22
System Architecture................................................................ 3-1
Overview .......................................................................................................... 3-1
Control and Communications Subsystem........................................................ 3-2
Traffic and Cross-Connect Functionality .......................................................... 3-8
I/O Traffic Interface Configuration Options..................................................... 3-10
Power Feed Subsystem................................................................................. 3-15
Engineering Orderwire ................................................................................... 3-16
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XDM Platform Layout .............................................................. 4-1
Overview .......................................................................................................... 4-1
XDM-50 ............................................................................................................ 4-2
XDM-100 Platform Suite................................................................................... 4-4
XDM-300 ........................................................................................................ 4-10
Expansion Shelves for the XDM-100 Product Line ........................................ 4-12
XDM-40 .......................................................................................................... 4-14
XDM-500 ........................................................................................................ 4-16
XDM-1000 ...................................................................................................... 4-18
XDM-2000 ...................................................................................................... 4-21
MPLS and Ethernet Data Solution.......................................... 5-1
MPLS Technology............................................................................................ 5-1
User Benefits with the MCS/M ......................................................................... 5-3
MCS/M's Unique Value Proposition ................................................................. 5-4
Applications and Services ................................................................................ 5-5
MPLS Protection Schemes ............................................................................ 5-16
MPLS/Ethernet Card Summary...................................................................... 5-19
Ethernet Interfaces......................................................................................... 5-31
WDM Optical Components and Service Cards ..................... 6-1
Overview .......................................................................................................... 6-1
MEMS-WSS ROADM....................................................................................... 6-2
Mux/DeMux Cards............................................................................................ 6-4
OADMs............................................................................................................. 6-6
Transponders ................................................................................................... 6-8
Combiners...................................................................................................... 6-13
Pluggable Transceiver Modules (SFP/XFP/SFF) ........................................... 6-16
Splitter and Coupler Combination Module...................................................... 6-18
Optical Amplifiers ........................................................................................... 6-19
OPM Card ...................................................................................................... 6-24
OMSP Card.................................................................................................... 6-27
DCM and DCF................................................................................................ 6-28
PELES............................................................................................................ 6-28
MSPP Components and Service Cards ................................. 7-1
Overview .......................................................................................................... 7-1
PDH Service Cards .......................................................................................... 7-4
SDH Service Cards .......................................................................................... 7-5
Aurora-G GbE Encryptor Card ......................................................................... 7-7
ATS Service Matrix for 3G Cellular Networks .................................................. 7-8
I/O Protection Modules................................................................................... 7-10
Simplified SDH Trail Movement ..................................................................... 7-12
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ASON in the XDM..................................................................... 8-1
Introduction....................................................................................................... 8-1
Standardizing the Control Plane: ASTN/ASON, GMPLS, and UNI/E-NNI
Standards......................................................................................................... 8-2
ASON/GMPLS in the XDM Family ................................................................... 8-5
Optical Control Plane Architecture ................................................................... 8-7
Control Plane Functionalities............................................................................ 8-9
Protection and Restoration............................................................................. 8-12
Network Communication Control .......................................... 9-1
Routing and Forwarding Functionality.............................................................. 9-1
Digital Communication Channel (DCC) ............................................................ 9-2
Optical Supervisory Channel (OSC)............................................................... 9-10
General Communications Channel (GCC) ..................................................... 9-11
Communications Module................................................................................ 9-12
XDM Protection and Restoration Mechanisms ................... 10-1
Overview ........................................................................................................ 10-1
SDH Path Protection Schemes ...................................................................... 10-2
SDH Line Protection....................................................................................... 10-6
Traffic Protection and Restoration.................................................................. 10-9
Optical Layer Protection............................................................................... 10-12
Equipment Protection................................................................................... 10-14
Management........................................................................... 11-1
Overview ........................................................................................................ 11-1
Layered Architecture ...................................................................................... 11-2
Client/Server Architecture .............................................................................. 11-3
Integration with Other Products...................................................................... 11-3
LightSoft Network Manager............................................................................ 11-3
EMS-XDM .................................................................................................... 11-12
LCT-XDM ..................................................................................................... 11-21
Maintenance........................................................................... 12-1
Overview ........................................................................................................ 12-1
Short MTTR.................................................................................................... 12-2
Built-In Test (BIT) ........................................................................................... 12-2
Alarms System............................................................................................... 12-3
Troubleshooting.............................................................................................. 12-4
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Reference Documents............................................................ A-1
Glossary .................................................................................. B-1
Index .......................................................................................... I-1
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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: Converged transport network ...................................................................... 1-2
Figure 1-2: Carrier class Ethernet requirements............................................................ 1-3
Figure 1-3: Typical multi-degree ROADM application.................................................... 1-5
Figure 1-4: XDM's converged transmission technologies.............................................. 1-6
Figure 1-5: Converged metro aggregation network ....................................................... 1-8
Figure 1-6: Converging three functional layers.............................................................. 1-9
Figure 1-7: XDM products portfolio.............................................................................. 1-10
Figure 1-8: Multi-degree development ......................................................................... 1-12
Figure 1-9: Multi-degree scalability .............................................................................. 1-13
Figure 1-10: Unrivalled convergence tailored to your requirements............................ 1-15
Figure 1-11: All-Range WDM services......................................................................... 1-16
Figure 1-12: OTN as a universal transport layer, access to core ................................ 1-18
Figure 1-13: Variety of Ethernet services..................................................................... 1-20
Figure 1-14: E-Line service.......................................................................................... 1-21
Figure 1-15: E-LAN service.......................................................................................... 1-22
Figure 1-16: XDM in multi-ring closure mode .............................................................. 1-25
Figure 1-17: Comprehensive XDM functionality .......................................................... 1-31
Figure 2-1: XDM: E2E service........................................................................................ 2-2
Figure 2-2: Service aggregation..................................................................................... 2-3
Figure 2-3: ECI full solution for the Utelco network........................................................ 2-6
Figure 2-4: ECI full solution for the MSO network.......................................................... 2-8
Figure 2-5: CoC services via XDM................................................................................. 2-9
Figure 2-6: Comprehensive military solution................................................................ 2-11
Figure 2-7: Triple play IPTV using MPLS multicast ..................................................... 2-12
Figure 2-8: IPTV service delivery network architecture ............................................... 2-13
Figure 2-9: Cellular services provisioning approach.................................................... 2-15
Figure 2-10: 3G mobile aggregation ............................................................................ 2-16
Figure 2-11: ATM for 3G networks............................................................................... 2-19
Figure 2-12: XDM product line in a typical triple play transport network ..................... 2-20
Figure 2-13: Typical XDM regional DWDM network .................................................... 2-21
Figure 2-14: Repeaterless undersea DWDM............................................................... 2-22
Figure 2-15: Enterprise Ethernet data service via XDM .............................................. 2-24
Figure 2-16: MPLS/IP VPN.......................................................................................... 2-25
Figure 2-17: Multi-SAN services in an integrated network........................................... 2-27
Figure 2-18: Leased-line services via XDM................................................................. 2-28
Figure 3-1: XDM card architecture................................................................................. 3-2
Figure 3-2: Control system block diagram..................................................................... 3-4
Figure 3-3: Timing distribution block diagram................................................................ 3-6
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Figure 3-4: XDM cross-connect scheme........................................................................ 3-8
Figure 3-5: System architecture..................................................................................... 3-9
Figure 3-6: XIO with slide-in I/O module...................................................................... 3-13
Figure 3-7: XIO384F with ADM64 configuration.......................................................... 3-14
Figure 3-8: Power distribution ...................................................................................... 3-15
Figure 4-1: XDM-50 platform.......................................................................................... 4-2
Figure 4-2: XDM-50 slot allocation................................................................................. 4-3
Figure 4-3: XDM-100 platform........................................................................................ 4-4
Figure 4-4: XDM-100 slot allocation............................................................................... 4-5
Figure 4-5: Hybrid MSPP/CWDM configuration (XDM-100H) ....................................... 4-6
Figure 4-6: XDM-100H slot allocation............................................................................ 4-7
Figure 4-7: Pure CWDM configuration (XDM-200) ........................................................ 4-8
Figure 4-8: XDM-200 slot allocation............................................................................... 4-9
Figure 4-9: XDM-300 platform...................................................................................... 4-10
Figure 4-10: XDM-300 slot allocation........................................................................... 4-11
Figure 4-11: TPU shelf ................................................................................................. 4-12
Figure 4-12: XDM-40 platform...................................................................................... 4-14
Figure 4-13: XDM-40 slot allocation............................................................................. 4-15
Figure 4-14: XDM-500 platform.................................................................................... 4-16
Figure 4-15: XDM-500 slot allocation........................................................................... 4-17
Figure 4-16: XDM-1000 platform.................................................................................. 4-18
Figure 4-17: XDM-1000 slot allocation......................................................................... 4-20
Figure 4-18: XDM-2000 platform.................................................................................. 4-21
Figure 4-19: XDM-2000 slot allocation......................................................................... 4-22
Figure 5-1: P2P tunnel example..................................................................................... 5-6
Figure 5-2: EPL service.................................................................................................. 5-8
Figure 5-3: VPLS service example ................................................................................ 5-9
Figure 5-4: E-LAN service............................................................................................ 5-11
Figure 5-5: P2MP multicast tunnel example ................................................................ 5-13
Figure 5-6: P2MP multicast tunnel example - physical and logical networks.............. 5-14
Figure 5-7: Triple play network solution for IPTV, VoD, VoIP, and HSI services ........ 5-15
Figure 5-8: P2P FRR example..................................................................................... 5-16
Figure 5-9: P2MP link protection example................................................................... 5-17
Figure 5-10: P2MP node protection example .............................................................. 5-18
Figure 5-11: MCS/M functional block diagram............................................................. 5-22
Figure 5-12: Metro network illustration......................................................................... 5-25
Figure 5-13: Ethernet packet path ............................................................................... 5-26
Figure 5-14: DIOB block diagram................................................................................. 5-29
Figure 6-1: WSS-based ROADM technology................................................................. 6-3
Figure 6-2: Pluggable OADM in standby and active modes.......................................... 6-6
Figure 6-3: TRP25_4 block diagram............................................................................ 6-10
Figure 6-4: 10 Gbps combiner block diagram.............................................................. 6-13
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Figure 6-5: Seamless GbE/FC transport from access to core..................................... 6-14
Figure 6-6: SFP transceiver ......................................................................................... 6-16
Figure 6-7: Typical MO_OFA_PHBC application in a fully redundant ROADM
node ............................................................................................................................. 6-22
Figure 6-8: OFA_R in a bidirectional distributed amplification application .................. 6-23
Figure 6-9: OPM cards location and connections to the network manager................. 6-25
Figure 6-10: Typical OPM configuration in an ROADM site ........................................ 6-26
Figure 6-11: Adding nodes using the OMSP ............................................................... 6-27
Figure 6-12: PELES ..................................................................................................... 6-29
Figure 7-1: Aurora-G in P2P Ethernet over DWDM configuration ................................. 7-7
Figure 7-2: XDM ATM approach.................................................................................... 7-8
Figure 7-3: ATS ports..................................................................................................... 7-9
Figure 7-4: TPM protection - four groups of 1:1........................................................... 7-11
Figure 8-1: Control plane architecture ........................................................................... 8-2
Figure 8-2: Control plane interfaces............................................................................... 8-5
Figure 8-3: ASON-XDM family portfolio......................................................................... 8-6
Figure 8-4: Three-layered ASON architecture in the XDM............................................ 8-7
Figure 8-5: 1++ protection............................................................................................ 8-14
Figure 8-6: 1+R protection ........................................................................................... 8-15
Figure 9-1: Integrating a variety of DCN schemes......................................................... 9-6
Figure 9-2: DCC to VC-12 Clear Channel conversion................................................... 9-8
Figure 9-3: Point-to-point DCC transparency................................................................. 9-9
Figure 9-4: Integrating communication channels......................................................... 9-11
Figure 10-1: Typical SNCP-protected network sites.................................................... 10-3
Figure 10-2: SNCP-protected XDM sites..................................................................... 10-4
Figure 10-3: MSP protection modes ............................................................................ 10-7
Figure 10-4: Two-fiber protection................................................................................. 10-8
Figure 10-5: Protection schemes in a typical metro network..................................... 10-11
Figure 10-6: Example of OCH protection scheme..................................................... 10-12
Figure 10-7: Line protection ....................................................................................... 10-13
Figure 11-1: ECI Telecom's layered architecture management concept..................... 11-2
Figure 11-2: LightSoft main window............................................................................. 11-5
Figure 11-3: XDM-1000 shelf view as displayed in EMS-XDM.................................. 11-12
Figure 11-4: EMS: three network perspectives.......................................................... 11-13
Figure 11-5: FTM topology map................................................................................. 11-17
Figure 11-6: LCT-XDM shelf view.............................................................................. 11-21
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List of Tables
Table 3-1: Examples of maximum ports per shelf........................................................ 3-11
Table 5-1: MPLS/Ethernet components and service cards per platform..................... 5-20
Table 5-2: MCSM/MCS5/MCS10 data cards and modules ......................................... 5-23
Table 5-3: EIS/EISMB data cards and modules .......................................................... 5-27
Table 5-4: DIOB/DIOM data cards and modules ......................................................... 5-30
Table 6-1: WSS ROADM modules................................................................................. 6-4
Table 6-2: Mux/DeMux modules - selected subset........................................................ 6-5
Table 6-3: OADM cards and modules - selected subset ............................................... 6-7
Table 6-4: Transponder cards - selected subset ........................................................... 6-8
Table 6-5: Combiner cards - selected subset .............................................................. 6-14
Table 6-6: OFA cards - selected subset ...................................................................... 6-19
Table 7-1: MSPP components and service cards per platform..................................... 7-2
Table 7-2: PDH service cards ........................................................................................ 7-4
Table 7-3: SDH service cards ........................................................................................ 7-5
Table 7-4: TPM options................................................................................................ 7-10
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In this chapter:
The Future's Bright for Carrier Class Optical Networking..............................1-1
XDM: Today's Challenges and Tomorrow's Goals.........................................1-5
Optimized Network Convergence...................................................................1-7
Converging Functional Layers........................................................................1-8
XDM Product Lines - Tailored to Your Needs.............................................1-10
Next-Generation MEMS-WSS ROADM......................................................1-11
Carrier Class MPLS/Ethernet Service...........................................................1-19
Next-Generation SDH...................................................................................1-24
Introducing ASON in the XDM....................................................................1-25
End to End Layered Management.................................................................1-26
XDM's Unique Value Proposition.................................................................1-27
Comprehensive Solution for All Your Applications.....................................1-30
The Future's Bright for Carrier
Class Optical Networking
The world of telecommunications is driven by changes in consumption
patterns. As illustrated in the following figure, telecommunications is moving
from voice PSTN to VoIP, from TDM leased lines to Ethernet VPNs, from
TDM-based 2G and 2.5G mobile networks to 3G data networks, and from
simple best-effort high-speed Internet access to advanced triple play networks
for small and medium businesses and home use. Today's challenge is to build
an infrastructure that maximizes bandwidth capacity while minimizing costs.
Operators must provide a carrier class standard of service with more bandwidth
at less cost per bit, and still get a satisfactory ROI.
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Figure 1-1: Converged transport network
Carrier Class Ethernet and MPLS
Ethernet service, the preeminent LAN technology, is now becoming the
dominant service for the metro domain (WAN) as well. Consumers require
guaranteed service delivery of the appropriate quality, expecting operators to
provide differentiated services with comprehensive carrier class capabilities,
from access to core.
MPLS technology is used to carry Ethernet services across the network metro
and core. MPLS as a transport layer for Ethernet services, rather than using
Ethernet as both transport and service layers, enhances Ethernet service,
enabling it to meet a complete carrier class standard, including:
Hard QoS, with guaranteed end-to-end (E2E) SLA for business, mobile,
and residential users that enables efficient Differentiated Services, allowing
service providers (SPs) to tailor the level of service and performance to the
requirements of their customers (real-time, mission-critical, best-effort,
etc.), as well as assuring the necessary network resources for Committed
Information Rate (CIR) and Extended Information Rate (EIR).
Reliability, a robust, resilient network that can provide nondisrupted traffic
across the path, including network protection of less than 50 msec
link/node Fast ReRoute (FRR) and meeting a five 9's standard of E2E
service availability.
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Scalability of both services and bandwidth, ranging from Mbps to
x10 Gbps with variable granularity, with hundreds of thousands of flows,
supporting complete controlled scalability for both the number of elements
and the number of services on the network.
End to End Service Management through a single comprehensive
Network Management System (NMS) that provisions, monitors, and
controls all network layers, enabling management of multiple technology
layers (SDH, data, and optical) independently of the physical layer through
a user-friendly GUI. Supports fast service provisioning, low OPEX, and
mature OA&M capabilities through a complete Customer Network
Management (CNM) system.
TDM support, providing TDM legacy service integration through a native
MSPP platform for optimal NG-SDH functionality.
Security, with a secure environment that protects subscribers, servers, and
network devices, blocking malicious users, Denial of Service (DoS)
attacks, and use of provider network constraints, as well as complete traffic
segregation that ensures the highest level of security and privacy for even
the most sensitive data transmissions.
Figure 1-2: Carrier class Ethernet requirements
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Flexible WDM/ROADM
Flexible Wavelength Division Multiplexing/Reconfigurable Optical
Add/Drop Multiplexing (WDM/ROADM) networks are becoming an
essential element of next-generation networks, chosen by operators who are
motivated by triple play delivery and business data connectivity demands.
These bandwidth demands require the capacity, resilience, and flexibility of
WDM/ROADM, structured as highly flexible all-range optical networks that
incorporate user-friendly line switching and E2E route selection. XDM
's
field-proven multi-degree MEMS-WSS ROADM technology, together with
fully tunable lasers and innovative modular card designs, introduces true
flexibility to network design by providing any wavelength to any node
("any-to-any") connectivity in any ring or mesh topology, with no need to
predefine traffic demands and virtually unlimited capability to add or reroute
wavelengths.
The unique, state-of-the-art architecture of the XDM enables it to
cost-effectively address metro, regional, and long-haul WDM requirements. A
single product line is used in all deployments, providing complete E2E
management over a multilayered WDM network with complete transparency.
The XDM also offers a rich set of Optical Transport Network (OTN) features
and advantages, including transponders with OTN framing and FEC,
combiners with OTH multiplexing and OTN PM, and OTN in-band
management in all transponders and combiners. The XDM extends the OTN
technology layer from the core down to the metro and access, enabling
operators to seamlessly manage their network wavelength services, end to end.
XDM next-generation optics also offers a full set of features aimed at
simplifying planning, installation, operation, and maintenance of
WDM/ROADM networks.
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Figure 1-3: Typical multi-degree ROADM application
XDM: Today's Challenges and
Tomorrow's Goals
The key word in the industry is convergence, representing a single transport
layer that supports existing revenue-generating TDM through Next-Generation
SDH (NG-SDH) as well as carrier class Ethernet, combined with the power of
all-range flexible optics.
The XDM system architecture meets the needs of today's telecommunications
professionals for a MultiService Transport Platform (MSTP). It provides
flexible WDM optical service, market-leading NG-SDH capabilities, and
advanced carrier class Ethernet service delivery. The XDM is a single
converged platform that integrates the best technologies available for the
services currently being offered. Its unique architecture allows future
technology to be added to existing platforms, for smooth in-service migration.
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The XDM platforms provide complete flexibility and scalability, with support
for any topology (multi-ring, mesh, star, and so on) and fully nonblocking
cross-connect capabilities. Everything is managed with E2E provisioning tools
and a layered network view that lets you manage all three layers (optics, SDH,
and Ethernet) through a unified, user-friendly graphic interface.
Figure 1-4: XDM's converged transmission technologies
The XDM platforms are the optimal choice for providing the range of services
expected by today's market. Traditional TDM services are no longer enough.
The market today demands VPNs, VoIP, IPTV, VoD, and HSI. Consumers are
looking for fast web browsing, interactive gaming, music, and more
personalized services.
Today's Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILECs) must meet a dual demand
for NG-SDH as well as full triple play service. Mobile operators must meet a
demand for the 3G networks that are the wave of the future. Businesses must
respond to an ever-increasing range of required services, moving from the
original focused point-to-point (P2P) network into expanded
multipoint-to-multipoint (MP2MP) networks, with all their associated
complexities and benefits.
The XDM family of platforms is the natural choice for satisfying these market
demands. The XDM's unique architecture creates a seamless convergence of
transmission technologies. Multi-degree ROADM and all-range C/DWDM
capabilities are combined with carrier class Ethernet services, over a
sophisticated NG-SDH platform.
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Optimized Network Convergence
The optimal network architecture for today's customer demands is a
convergence of Ethernet/MPLS, NG-SDH MSPP, and C/DWDM OTN
capabilities. This convergence enable SPs to exploit the benefits and robustness
of SDH together with the advantages of carrier class Ethernet through the use
of transport MPLS and the high capacity, resilience, and flexibility of
WDM/ROADM.
The converged metro aggregation network enables SPs to continue selling their
current TDM and HSI services while gradually adding the triple play services
of VoIP, IPTV, and VoD, as well as the ability to add any other Ethernet-based
services for business (VPLS), 3G Ethernet-based mobile aggregation,
wholesale services, and so on, in a single unified network.
The key benefits of a single converged network include:
Cost-optimized solution with incremental CAPEX/OPEX, gradually
adding next-generation service cards per customer demand, while allowing
continued sales of current TDM services.
Fast time-to-market (TTM) by adding any service, including new triple
play and wavelength services.
Revenue generation from new services together with any other
Ethernet-based services (LAN over the metro using VPLS, 3G mobile
services, wholesale bandwidth services, and so on).
E2E MPLS from access aggregation to IP/MPLS core router, assuring the
quality of service delivery with MPLS carrier class network capability.
Single unified managed network with the ability to provision any service,
including wavelength, TDM, and Ethernet-based services.
Risk minimization through an evolving metro aggregation network, rather
than revolutionizing the network with the high risks involved.
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Figure 1-5: Converged metro aggregation network
Converging Functional Layers
The XDM is a single, converged, cost-effective system that incorporates the
power and benefits of each separate component under the smooth control of a
single management system, supporting full interoperability and providing E2E
top-down manageability of Ethernet service from access to core. The XDM
platform encompasses three functional layers:
Next-Generation SDH - expanding the limits of traditional TDM
leased-line services with a unique fully nonblocking matrix that provides
exceptional high-/low-order granularity capabilities. The XDM can be
configured to operate as either a single ADM/TM providing classic SDH
multiplexing functionality and operating at STM-1/4/16/64 line bitrates, or
as a multi-ADM/TM providing a more granular and scalable bandwidth at a
far lower cost than traditional TDM services, delivered over an existing
SDH network.
Carrier Class Ethernet Data Services - a comprehensive set of carrier
class capabilities that provide assured service delivery of the appropriate
quality for each Ethernet service, based on the capabilities of scalability,
Hard QoS, restoration, security, and simple management, integrated with
native support of NG-SDH.
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Next-Generation MEMS-WSS ROADM - flexible C/DWDM capability.
The XDM provides a complete range of flexible optical capabilities,
servicing the other network layers as well as providing lambda services,
combining SDH, data, and C/DWDM in a single platform that supports the
total wavelength provisioning flexibility of MEMS-WSS ROADM,
through 'any wavelength to any node' connectivity. The XDM is the only
truly converged MSPP/WDM equipment on the market today, with
field-proven state-of-the-art technology unmatched by any competitor.
Figure 1-6: Converging three functional layers
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XDM Product Lines - Tailored to
Your Needs
The XDM product lines provide a comprehensive family of platforms that
address all your networking needs, for all ranges of size, configuration, and
service level requirements. The XDM platforms are organized into two product
lines:
The XDM-100 product line, the intelligent MSPP for metro and edge
networks, includes the following main shelf configurations:
XDM-50, Compact Resilient MSPP
XDM-100, Converged Metro MSPP and CWDM
XDM-300, Flexible MSPP for Metro Aggregation Applications
The XDM-1000 product line, converged MSPP and all-range ROADM
platforms, includes the following main shelf configurations:
XDM-40, WDM/OTN Platform for Metro-Access and CPE
XDM-500, Compact Core MSPP and ROADM
XDM-1000, Converged Metro-Core MSPP and ROADM
XDM-2000, Metro Optical Cross Connect
Figure 1-7: XDM products portfolio
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The XDM's flexible build-as-you-grow
, XDM's NMS
ASON-based automatic Network Element (NE), link, and topology
discovery
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Carrier Class MPLS/Ethernet
Service
In today's telecommunications industry, SPs face a decline in available
resources due to multimedia-based services and intranet applications requiring
large amounts of bandwidth. Carriers and SPs therefore require a highly
scalable broadband and metro aggregation infrastructure to deliver increasing
amounts of data traffic to their customers seamlessly and transparently.
SDH and PDH have long been dominant technologies in WAN and PSTN
environments, primarily in networks that were designed to carry voice. In light
of the increasing demand for additional reliable capacity, SDH was deployed
more and more in metropolitan and core networks. Shortly afterwards, these
networks had to cope with a huge explosion of Ethernet service data traffic.
Networking equipment is increasingly using Ethernet (10BaseT, FE, and GbE)
as the connection technology of choice for data communications. Ethernet
services offer a simpler, more cost-effective, and more suitable solution to meet
customer needs for transparent LAN-to-LAN connectivity.
The capacity needed to meet these new demands is outpacing SDH's ability to
cost-effectively scale up to higher speeds. Metro WDM has become a common
solution for dramatically increasing bandwidth on existing fiber infrastructure.
What is needed, therefore, is an infrastructure that combines the most important
features of SDH (guaranteed latency, reliability, and protection), and the
capacity of WDM, with the simplicity, ubiquity, scalability, and low cost of
Ethernet. Networks based on the XDM provide this infrastructure.
Ethernet Aggregation
The XDM provides a carrier class transmission solution for emerging
Ethernet-based applications, such as:
Triple play
Business connectivity (enterprise and medium/small offices)
3G (Rel-5) Ethernet-based mobile aggregation
DSLAM transport and aggregation
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The XDM's wide range of Ethernet cards, including Layer 1 (DIOB/DIOM),
Layer 2 (EIS/MB), and MPLS (MCS/M), supports a full set of Ethernet
services with E2E QoS.
Figure 1-13: Variety of Ethernet services
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The XDM is the optimal choice for providing data-centric services, including:
Ethernet Line (E-Line) for P2P connectivity, used to create Ethernet
private line services, Ethernet-based Internet access services, and P2P
Ethernet VPNs. These include:
Ethernet Private Line (EPL) - P2P Ethernet connection that uses
dedicated bandwidth, providing fully managed highly transparent
transport service for Ethernet. EPL provides an extremely reliable and
secure service, as would be expected from a private line.
Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL) - P2P connectivity over shared
bandwidth. Service can be multiplexed at the User to Network Interface
(UNI) level. EVPL is used for hub and spoke architectures in which
multiple remote offices require access to a single headquarters or
multiple customers require access to an ISP's POP.
Virtual Private Wire Service (VPWS) - P2P connectivity over MPLS
pseudo-wire (PW) shares the same tunnel on the same locations, so
benefiting from MPLS E2E Hard QoS and carrier class capabilities.
Figure 1-14: E-Line service
Ethernet LAN (E-LAN) for MP2MP (any-to-any) connectivity, designed
for multipoint Ethernet VPNs and native Ethernet Transparent LAN
Services (TLS). These include:
Ethernet Private LAN (EPLAN) - multipoint connectivity over
dedicated bandwidth, where each subscriber site is connected to
multiple sites using dedicated resources (so different customers'
Ethernet frames are not multiplexed together).
Ethernet Virtual Private LAN (EVPLAN) - multipoint connectivity
over shared bandwidth, where each subscriber site is connected to
multiple sites using shared resources. This is a very cost-effective
service, as it can leverage shared transmission bandwidth in the
network.
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Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) - multipoint connectivity over
MPLS PW shares the same tunnel. The VPLS enables delivery of any
to any connectivity that expands business LAN across the wide area
network. VPLS enables SPs to expand their L2VPN services offering to
enterprise customers. VPLS provides the operational cost benefits of
Ethernet with E2E QoS of MPLS.
Figure 1-15: E-LAN service
E-Tree (Rooted-Multipoint) for P2MP Multicast Tree connectivity,
designed for BTV/IPTV services. These include:
Ethernet Private Tree (EP-Tree) - in its simplest form, an E-Tree
service type provides a single root for multiple leaf UNIs. Each leaf
UNI only exchanges data with the root UNI. This service is useful and
enables very efficient bandwidth use for Broadcast TV (or IPTV)
applications, such as multicast/broadcast packet video. With this
approach, different copies of the packet need to be sent only to roots
that are not sharing the same branch of the tree.
Ethernet Virtual Private Tree (EVP-Tree) - an EVP-Tree is an
E-Tree service that provides rooted-multipoint connectivity across a
shared infrastructure supporting statistical multiplexing and
over-subscription.
MPLS Routed-P2MP Multicast Tree (Drop & Continue) - an MPLS
drop-and-continue multicast tree on a shared P2MP multicast tree
tunnel supports multiple DTV/IPTV services as part of a full triple play
solution.
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The XDM Ethernet services implementation is ideal for customers that want to
add bandwidth on demand based on the expected increase in their data traffic.
This enables a true pay-as-you-grow infrastructure, allowing them to acquire
capacity only when they need it. The platform's carrier class Ethernet
networking services that are provided directly to customers in wide-area SDH
networks guarantee:
Point-to-point, multipoint-to-multipoint, and multicast connectivity
Assured Hard QoS through MPLS traffic engineering (TE) and SDH
network features
Transparency of protocols and bitrates to end user data packets
MPLS and SDH reliability and security levels
<50 msec link and node protection through MPLS
Extended Ethernet scalability of VLANs through MPLS
Simple point-and-click Ethernet service creation and management
Comprehensive SLA metrics
Extreme cost-effectiveness
XDM provides these data-centric services over fiber with broadband flexibility
and capacity. Services are easy to provision and adjust, offering customers
bandwidth scalability optimized for their unique requirements.
Bandwidth is allocated to Ethernet services in VC-12/3/4 increments. The
service rate adapts to end-user needs, allowing carriers to tailor pricing to a
finer granularity of data rates.
The XDM features three independent cards for Ethernet in mixed SDH and
Ethernet networks: the Data I/O cards (DIOB and DIOM), the Ethernet
Interface and Switching Module (EIS and EISMB), and the MPLS Carrier
Class Switch (MCSM/MCS5/MCS10). These cards are described in detail in
MPLS and Ethernet Data Solution (on page 5-1).
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Next-Generation SDH
SDH has evolved from a simple voice-centric technology to a next-generation
solution capable of efficiently delivering Ethernet services together with the
revenue-generating TDM service demanded by today's metro applications. The
XDM offers a migration path to the future, both by expanding today's SDH
networks to DWDM terabit capacities, and by offering data-oriented services
such as Ethernet, IP, and storage (SAN), over existing legacy networks.
Moreover, XDM networks provide a better utilization of network resources
through the migration to fully protected mesh configurations with variable
service grades and sublambda grooming of DWDM channels. This results in an
extremely cost-effective solution.
The NG-SDH architecture of the XDM enables the following advantages:
Support of any network topology, including mesh, ring, multi-ring, star,
and linear topologies
Network control through a single network management system, the
LightSoft Network Manager
Unique, full low-order/high-order nonblocking cross-connect
technology, enabling complete interconnectivity and switching capabilities
between STM-n interfaces and wavelengths
Smooth migration path from 30G through 60G to 120G capacity within
the existing shelf
Concatenated payloads for various service rates, encompassing both
contiguous and virtual concatenation
Delivering Ethernet services over SDH through standard means:
GFP
VCAT
LCAS
Classic metro networks consist of multiple rings with a few stacked rings
sharing the same physical paths. In these traditional networks, each ring uses its
own set of ADMs. Connectivity between rings is limited and expensive,
requiring the use of large digital cross connects (DXCs).
When functioning as a multi-ADM, the XDM achieves multiple ring closure
with full inter-ring connectivity. The XDM's full low- and high-order
connectivity eliminates the network bottlenecks typical of metro networks. The
XDM also saves equipment costs by substantially reducing the number of NEs
required. It simplifies the network, eases operation, increases reliability, and
reduces operating expenses.
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The XDM replaces an array of terminal multiplexers, terminating the SDH line
and delivering lower-rate services to end users. The platforms integrated ADM
and cross-connect functionality allows the network to be built in topologies
other than rings, such as cost-effective mesh, while providing connectivity and
services from the same NE.
Figure 1-16: XDM in multi-ring closure mode
Introducing ASON in the XDM
Ethernet-based oriented services are increasingly becoming the preferred
choice for transmission network traffic. Traffic patterns and protection
requirements are shifting to shared protection schemes relying on efficient
mesh protection methods to make better use of bandwidth resources.
ECIs XDM family supports this evolution with an innovative networking
framework that minimizes operating costs while maximizing revenues. The
XDMs Automatically Switched Optical Network (ASON) architecture and
Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching (GMPLS) protocols help carriers
reduce CAPEX and OPEX by enabling efficient optical network planning and
operation. The XDM platforms facilitate revenue-generating services, such as
Gigabit Ethernet, optical virtual private networks (O-VPN), bandwidth on
demand (BoD), and differentiated Class of Service (CoS). For example, as a
BoD application, UNI for SDH and DWDM enables client equipment to
request the creation, tear down, and modification of trails. The XDM
networking tools are based on emerging standards from ITU, IETF, and OIF, as
well as advanced distributed control plane architectures.
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Key components of the XDM management and control suite include:
Automatic topology discovery
Resource dissemination
Point-and-click connection provisioning
Automatic user-initiated setup
E2E PM across an SDH circuit
Network-wide E2E path protection and restoration
The XDM also provides a variety of bandwidth-efficient protection and
restoration schemes, while supporting ring, mesh, and P2P network topologies.
Protection modes include linear MSP, fast mesh restoration, SNCP, and
MS-SPRing.
Service providers know that OPEX is dramatically improved through
simplified service provisioning and network maintenance. XDMs automatic
discovery capabilities, including plug&play neighbors and resource
introduction as well as status and topology identification, help carriers reduce
OPEX significantly. The XDMs distributed dynamic routing capability allows
for rapid cost-effective addition of new nodes and additional bandwidth,
without the extensive offline operations required today.
With XDM, the network is the database.
End to End Layered Management
LightSoft is an NMS that controls multiple transmission technologies. Within
the LightSoft system, each technology is represented as a layer, such as
wavelength, SDH, and Ethernet/MPLS, in addition to the standard physical
layers including fibers and equipment. LightSoft's views of technology and
physical network layers are immediately informative, simplifying and
facilitating operator tasks. The layered architecture concept provides
comprehensive control of all equipment in your network, including:
XDM transport platforms
BroadGate