hiT 7300

The DWDM market place

Quick facts
hiT 7300 – Ease of use
Technical deep dive - Multi-Layer ASON/GMPLS Control Plane

hiT 7300 – Applications

TransNet
TNMS
Installation & operation
Roadmap & references

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 Overview

ASON/GMPLS – Terms, Definitions, Values

GMPLS applications for hiT7300

Optical Service Provisioning -

Routing and Wavelength Assignment (RWA)

GMPLS Control Plane for multi-layer OTN/DWDM

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 Terms and Definitions – ASON / GMPLS

ASON (Automatically Switched Optical Network)

• Architecture for transport networks enabling distributed connection control
• Requirement and architecture documents have been approved by ITU-T

GMPLS (Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching)

• Defines a suite of protocols to implement ASON functionality
• Extends MPLS signaling and routing protocols for use in circuit switched transport networks
like SDH, OTN, DWDM, but also for connection-oriented packet transport networks (MPLS-
TP)
• GMPLS protocol standards are developed at the IETF
• Interoperability requirements at GMPLS domain borders (UNI, E-NNI, I-NNI) are defined by
OIF

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 ASON / GMPLS Value Proposition

Process Automation
• Automatic topology discovery Reduce OPEX
• Automatic setup and release of
connections and calls (also for multi-
domain/vendor networks)

Improved Network Reliability

• Resilience against multiple failures
Reduce CAPEX
• Efficient service restoration (with
bandwith sharing)

Flexible service provisioning

• Bandwidth on demand
Improve revenues
• Class of services at transport layer
• Traffic engineering

NSN provides ASON / GMPLS control plane for the

Optical Transport Network (OTN) on photonic (wavelength) and electrical (ODU) layers

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 ASON relevance in transport networks
When does ASON / GMPLS make sense for transport networks ?
• need for frequent on-demand service provisioning (i.e. services are provisioned, torn down, or
redirected at a high rate)
• meshed network topology offering potential for multiple traffic paths between service
endpoints
• support of different service classes at transport layer, requiring for specific transport service
priorities and traffic protection/restoration mechanisms
• efficient usage of transport resources, making use of shared protection/restoration bandwidth
in a meshed transport network

ASON / GMPLS for photonic (wavelength) layer

• DWDM core networks with meshed topologies and high demand for flexible wavelength
services and mult-failure resilience
• flexible wavelengths switching enabed by deployment of multidirectional colorless and
directionless ROADM/PXC nodes, combined with tunable transponders

ASON / GMPLS for OTN (ODU) layers (ITU-T G.709)

• Meshed transport networks with switching capability on sub-wavelength level, providing
flexible traffic transport granularity on ODUk level from 1Gb up to 40G/100G
• Multi-layer service provisioning and service resilience, providing flexible bandwidth at lowest
cost per bit

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 Architectural components of ASON networks

Management plane

DCN,
SCN
Control plane

Transport plane

Management plane (MP)

performs management functions for the transport plane, the control plane and the system as a whole. It also provides coordination
between all the planes. The following management functional areas identified in ITU-T Rec. M.3010 are performed in the management
plane: performance management; fault management; configuration management; accounting management; security management.

Control plane (CP)

performs the call control and connection control functions. Using GMPLS protocols, the control plane sets up and releases
connections, and may restore a connection in case of a failure.
Transport (data) plane
provides bidirectional or unidirectional transfer of user information, from one location to another. It can also provide transfer of
some control and network management information. The transport plane is usually layered as defined in ITU-T Rec. G.805.
DCN, SCN
provides the communication network to carry management information (DCN) and GMPLS signaling information (SCN).

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 Overview – Interfaces and connections

I-NNI I-NNI I-NNI I-NNI

UNI E-NNI UNI
Domain A Domain B
Client Client

PC SC PC

SPC

Reference Interface types: Connection types:

• UNI (User Network Interface) - allows
client network devices to request connections
across the network dynamically.
• I-NNI (Internal Network-Network
Interface) - defines the interface between the
signaling network elements
• E-NNI (External Network-Network
Interface) - defines the interface between
different ASON domains
• PC (permanent connection) – is provisioned directly using the Network
Management System (NMS).
• SC (Switched connection) - is any connection that is established, as a
request from the end user (through UNI), between connection end-points using a
signaling/control plane and involves the dynamic exchange of signaling
information between signaling elements within the control plane(s)
• SPC (Soft permanent connection) - a user-to-user connection where the
PCs from the NMS establish the user-to-network portion, and the internal network
portion is established independently as a switched connection using the control
plane.

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ASON/GMPLS – Terms, Definitions, Values

GMPLS applications for hiT7300

Optical Service Provisioning -

Routing and Wavelength Assignment (RWA)

GMPLS Control Plane for multi-layer OTN/DWDM

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 Multi-Degree ROADMs - key for optical  switching
in agile photonic (DWDM) networks
Terminal
• The heart of the (MD-) ROADM:
OLR MD-ROADM WSS: Wavelength Selective Switch
ROADM module
• Transparent wavelength switching
for each of the 40/80/96
wavelengths
• flexible channel rates (flexible
lambda wavelength grid) for
ROADM
service
10G/40G/100G(/400G+)
OLR
MD-ROADM MD-ROADM

MD-ROADM – Multi-Degree Remotely Configurable OADM

• fully remotely configurable add/drop or pass-through for any wavelength
• end-to-end service commissioning without visiting intermediate sites
• colorless, directionless, and contentionless add/drop for all fiber directions including support for
flexible wavelength grid (flexigrid)
• enabled by ASON / GMPLS control plane for optical service provisioning and restoration
• Integrated VOAs (variable optical attenuators) for automation
• In service upgrade from terminal, to ROADM, to MD-ROADM
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GMPLS service provisioning

• E2E service provisioning of optical lightpath
via GMPLS control plane
• optical service creation in ingress NE using 1st
ASON manager failu
• arbitrary sharing of network resources re

between ASON and standard services

RP
Superior traffic resilience
• shared-mesh restoration providing shared RW W
protection bandwidth for multiple working
lightpaths (saves Capex compared to
dedicated 1:1 protection schemes) 2nd
• pre-planned reserved restoration paths P failu
re
ensuring availability of disjoint protection
bandwidth in case of network failures
• combination of 1+1 OCh /ODU path
protection with optical restoration providing
fast (50ms) traffic protection together with Example of 1+1 protection + shared restoration
resilience against double/triple failures in (double faulure resilience)
the network
• dynamic source rerouting (DSR) for path W: working lightpath
restoration using any available protection P: protection lightpath
bandwidth in the network RW: restored working lightpath
RP: restored protection lightpath

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 Optical service resilience mechanisms on optical
channel layer in hiT 7300 DWDM networks

• 1+1 Protection:
– working and protection paths are provisioned as permanent connections with dedicated routes
and wavelengths in the network (wavelengths “lit” and constantly supervised)
• Pre-Planned (shared) Restoration
– a restoration path is pre-provisioned by the control plane of the network but only activated (lit) if
required for restoration of associated (failed) working path
– required network resources are reserved for pre-planned service restoration and blocked for
usage by other services
– optional bandwidth sharing: several pre-provisioned restoration paths can (partially) share the
same network resources (links & wavelengths)
• Dynamic Source Rerouting upon Failure (DSR)
─ multi-failure recovery by dynamic source re-routing (DSR) of failed optical channels by control plane,
using any available (not yet occupied or reserved) bandwidth
─ supporting make-before-break with resource re-use of fault-free link segments

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 OCh restoration - shared mesh restoration
Example: OCh services terminated at different ingress/egress NEs
working OCh #2

CE TransP TransP CE
OMS failure
affects OCh #2 shared restoration
restoration path OCh paths
for OCh #2
restoration path
OMS failure for OCh #1
affects OCh #1
TransP CE

CE TransP
Optical Multiplex
Section (OMS)

working OCh #1

• OMS failure detection and propagation by control plane

• multiple OCh restoration using shared OMS sections, possibly sharing same restoration wavelength

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 OCh restoration - shared mesh restoration with 3R
Example: OCh services sharing 1 regenerator on shared restoration
path
working OCh #2

CE TransP TransP CE

restoration path for shared restoration

OCh #2 OCh paths with 3R

restoration path for

OCh #1
tunable shared
regenerator

Regen
TransP CE

CE TransP

working OCh #1

• multiple pre-planned OCh restoration paths can use a shared wavelength with shared OEO 3R(s)
• regenerator cards to be pre-planned (by TransNet) and installed in NEs (ready for service)
• OCh bearer services on shared restoration path must transport the same client service types and data rates
(OTU1/OTU2/OTU2e/OTU3/OTU4) for using a shared regenerator card
• restoration wavelengths along shared restoration path MAY be different (assuming tunable regenerator card
and colorless channel add/drop is possible from/to regenerator card)

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 OCh restoration - shared mesh restoration with 3R
Notes for implementation
Types of regenerator cards to be considered:
• bidirectional regenerator functions on one card
• I04TQ10G (3x 10G bidi regen)
• I02R40G-2 (1x 40G bidi regen)
• unidirectional regenerator function on one card
• I01R40G-1 (1x 40G uni regen)
• I01T100G (1x 100G uni regen)
• bidirectional regenerator function via back-to-back transponders
• 2x I01T10G (1x 10G bidi regen)
• 2x I01T40G-2 (1x 40G bidi regen)
• Note: back-to-back ports need to be manually pre-wired and configured to OTU2/OTU2e or OTU3 with desired FEC mode (since client ports
are not configured by GMPLS)

GMPLS control of regenerators in hiT7300 5.10

• OCh LSPs are signaled between transponder line ports of respective ingress/egress NEs, including any intermediate
regenerator line ports according to a pre-planned OCh LSP route
• OCh LSPs include the necessary signaling for configuration of wavelength and OTUk FEC type
• specific ODUk/OTUk rates (e.g. OTU2e) for regenerator line ports, as well as clients ports on back-to-back transponders
building a regenerator function, must be manually configured during commissioning of regenerators
 no shared regenerators for OCh LSPs on restoration paths shared by mixed ODU2 and ODU2e working paths (e.g.
STM64 via ODU2/OTU2 and 10GE LAN via overclocked ODU2e/OTU2e)
• no support of alien wavelengths over regenerators

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 Combined OCh/ODU Protection and Restoration
in hiT 7300

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 1+1 ODU protection with OCh shared restoration
Example: Fast protection with double failure resilience

protection
OCh/ODU

optical protection card for 2nd failure

fast (50ms) protection
(O03CP, O02CSP)
1st failure TransP
CE
TransP TransP
CE
TransP
working
OCh/ODU

shared restoration OCh paths

for working/protection ODU

• fast 1+1 ODU protection (50ms) via transponder cards and optical protection card
• double failure resilience by restoration of failed OCh trails
• shared OCh restoration for both working and protection ODU paths, sharing same restoration wavelength

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 1+1 OCh protection with OCh shared restoration
Fast protection with double failure resilience

protection OCh

same wavelengths for 2nd failure

work/prot./restoration
OCh‘s
1st failure
TransP CE

CE TransP

working OCh

optical protection
card (O02CSP)
shared restoration OCh for
working/protection OCh

• fast 1+1 OCh protection via optical channel protection card

• double failure resilience by restoration of failed OCh trails
• shared OCh restoration for both working and protection OCh path, sharing the same wavelength

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 Dynamic Source Rerouting (DSR) for optical channels
Dynamic OCh restoration providing multi-failure resilience

CE TransP

2nd failure

1st failure

3rd failure TransP CE

• automatic OCh restoration by control plane, using any free wavelength capacity on OMS links
• dynamic source rerouting (DSR) of OCh path between in ingress and egress node transponders
• complete rerouting between ingress and egress NEs, supporting wavelength change for tunable transponders
• if possible, re-use of wavelength on 1st link (at ingress/egress NEs) between normal and backup OCh LSPs

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 DSR using „make-before-break“ with resource re-use

working OCh path segment is

re-used for restoration after 1st
failure (same )
1st failure

2nd failure re-routed OCh path

CE TransP segments (same ) TransP CE

new e2e OCh re-routing

after 2nd failure
(change possible)

Principle of DSR using make-before-break mechanism

• OCh ingress node uses link/node failure information to reroute around the failed location
• for set-up of the rerouted OCh path, a new OCh LSP is set-up before tear-down of the existing LSP using the
make-before-break mechanism
 both old and new LSPs can share common resources on nodes and OMS links
 resources of original LSP (not affected by a failure) can be retained for the rerouted LSP

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 Partial resource sharing for OCh restoration

W+R wavelengths W+R wavelengths

sharing one OMS link sharing one OMS link

failure

W W
CE TransP TransP CE
W+R R R W+R

• Networks topology does not always allow fully disjoint routes for working and restoration paths
• Service access points (transponders) can be located in deposited NE‘s which have only a single optical OMS
link connection (stub link) to the main DWDM network => preference to share one wavelength for working and
restoration paths to avoid an additional restoration wavelength reservation on one OMS link
• works for pre-planned OCh restoration and OCh DSR (R5.10)

Sharing of working and restoration wavelength on same link of first and last path segment

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 Benefits of NSN‘s ASON solution for DWDM

• optical shared restoration with pre-planned optical paths

– guaranteed optical performance acc. SLA for any OCh data rate, on nominal paths as
well as on restoration paths, also in case of multiple network failures
– reservation and usage of network resources for restoration is kept in hands of
network planner/operator (no uncontrollable dynamic rerouting in optical L1 network)
– support of any optical channel data rate (2.5G/10G/40G/100G)
• automatic optical channel power equalization
– based on GMPLS path information and automatic end-to-end path monitoring/control
• ensured optical transient performance during restoration switching
– no disturbance of active optical channels in case of automatic GMPLS rerouting of a
large number of channels for network desaster recovery
• automated E2E service provisioning in DWDM networks using GMPLS
signaling
– optical cross-connections in ROADM/PXCs are automatically provisioned by GMPLS
control plane based on pre-planned optical path

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 Overview

ASON/GMPLS – Terms, Definitions, Values

GMPLS applications for hiT7300

Optical Service Provisioning -

Routing and Wavelength Assignment (RWA)

GMPLS Control Plane for multi-layer OTN/DWDM

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 Optical Service Provisioning by Control Plane (1/2)
Routing and Wavelength Assignment (RWA)

• RWA by TransConnect planning tool for pre-planned services

 sophisticated modeling of ROADM/PXC connectivity constraints, wavelength usage, optical fiber
impairments (OSNR, CD, PMD, SPM, XPM), and aging margins
 impairment constraint based routing (ICBR) algorithms results in optimum path and wavelength selection
with optical performance assurance, applicable for metro, regional, and ULH networks, including optional
regenerator placement
 traffic engineering data base includes actual as well as planned network resources
 GMPLS service creation by ASON manager as integrated part of TNMS, based on optical path computation
via TransConnect)
• RWA by control plane with local PCE for on-demand services
 modeling of optical impairments constraints for different optical channels rates and modulation formats
 calculates best possible optical path through the network under consideration of optical impairment metric
and connectivity constraints
 optical performance (reach) target for metro and regional DWDM networks
 GMPLS service creation by ASON manager, user selects only ingress/egress NEs and ports

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 Optical Service Provisioning by Control Plane (2/2)
Routing and Wavelength Assignment (RWA)
• RWA by TransConnect PCE (on-line)
 TransConnect is online connected to the network, automatically synchronized with the actual network
installation and service provisioning states
 TransConnect provides central PCE function, including impairment constraint based routing (ICBR) for
precise path computation with optical performance assurance
 TNMS interacts online with TransConnect PCE, supporting NMS based optical service planning and
provisioning for both standard and ASON services
 GMPLS service creation by ASON manager as integrated part of TNMS, using TransConnect PCE for optical
path computation for on-demand service provisioning

• Central Path Computation Element (PCE, RFC 4655) future release

 central path computation instance for a network domain, providing path computation on request of clients
(NEs or NMS)
 enhanced scalability for very large networks
 integrated within the GMPLS control plane for GMPLS service provisioning and dynamic restoration
 impairment constraint based routing (ICBR) for precise path computation with optical performance assurance
 multiple disjoint path computation
 multi-layer and inter-domain optimized path computation, capable for hierarchical PCE (H-PCE) architectures
 parent PCE with multiple PCE clients, exchanging abstract domain topology information via PCEP

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 Control plane functionality
Service creation by signaling in the control plane
Service demand is created by Network
network operator; two options for Operator For simpler networks:
actual route computation Skip TransConnect, use
(1)Service demand is operated by PCE integrated into
on-line TransConnect, which Network Element Layer
generates explicit Service Route,
equipment list, cabling plan; MTOSI,
1 Network Management
applied for complex networks, with PCEP
optical paths close to its physical TransConnect System
limits TNMS w/ ASON Manager
(2)Service demand is operated by Connection
local PCE which is an integral part request
Service creation by
of the NEs; for on-demand signaling in the Control
(re-)routing tasks, where physical Plane
2 Ingress
limits are no issue (metro/regio Path Node
networks) and network resources RSVP-TE
Computation signaling
are available Element
Actual service creation uses (PCE)
RSVP-TE signaling to set up the Egress
defined path from ingress to Node
egress.

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 Workflows

ASON RWA by TransConnect planning tool

Workflows

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 Provisioning of pre-planned ASON services by TNMS
(off-line planning with TransConnect)

Operator TransConnect TNMS w/ ASON Manager Network

control transport/data
New ASON services
data plane control plane plane plane
to be planned
mgr mgr
report missing equipment

report service routes (hops)

install missing
equipment
notify new network resources

create new ASON service

w/ explicit route (hops)
activate ASON service
create ASON call request
connection
notify new ASON service set-up

notify new transport path

TNMS /ASON manager are always

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 TNMS ASON Manager
Example: logical ASON network map with high-lighted GMPLS OCh
paths
Working OCh
path

TE links
TE link
(Optical Multiplex
(Optical Multiplex Section)
Restoration OCh Sections)
path

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Deep dive and workflows

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 Routing and Wavelength Assignment (RWA) by GMPLS
Control Plane with local PCE
• Dynamic path calculation in the OCh layer is supported for
• automatic OCh service provisioning by the GMPLS control plane
• dynamic source re-routing (DSR) by the GMPLS control plane for automatic OCh path restoration with
multi-failure recovery
• OCh path calculation is performed by the optical ingress node, typically this is a
multi-degree ROADM/PXC node but single-degree optical terminal node is also
possible
• Dynamic RWA by GMPLS control plane requires information on
• optical network topology
• available wavelengths on optical links
• performance characteristics of optical links
• wavelength switching capabilities of optical nodes
• each optical node within a GMPLS domain floods the information on its local TE links
and its switching capabilities to all other nodes within the domain (using OSPF-TE)
• for automatic assignment of regenerators (3R), information on any pre-configured regenerator cards (or
regenerator card pools) is also distributed by the control plane (R5.20)
• distribution of optical connectivity matrix (R5.20)

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 OCh layer routing by local GMPLS PCE (1)

• for route computation of services in the OCh layer of a DWDM network, the
characteristics and optical impairments of the OMS links connecting the nodes of a
network must be known by the control plane
• resulting from the network planning process with Transnet, the optical characteristics of
the OMS links are known and can be configured in the NEs
• possible data rate per OMS: 10G, 40G, 100G
• possible modulation format per OMS: NRZ, DPSK, CP-QPSK
• OSNR performance cost parameter
• dispersion contribution per OMS (later release)
• based on the TE (OMS) link topology and optical constraints, the control plane calculates
the shortest possible bidirectional OCh route with at least one free wavelength between
ingress and egress NE’s
• the OCh path is usually terminated by hiT7300 transponder/muxponder cards in ingress/egress NEs, with
known OSNR threshold and FEC type
• if the OCh path is not terminated in hiT7300 (e.g. alien/friendly wavelength), the optical parameters of the
externally located line cards (terminating the OCh) must be manually provided to the control plane by the
OCh call request (R5.20)
• optical OCh performance threshold verification for needing a regeneration point

hiT7300 provides optical (OCh) route computation by GMPLS for regio/metro networks

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 OCh layer routing by local GMPLS PCE (2)

• For end-to-end routing of OCh service demands, the user has to specify
• ingress and egress nodes
• transponder line ports terminating the OCh service
• possible wavelength range, OTU data rate and FEC type are automatically derived from installed transponder line port
• colored/colorless add/drop capabilities are considered
• for alien/friendly client wavelength: OCh service ports, client optical parameters and constraints
• OMS links and nodes to be excluded from routing path
• SRLG (shared risk link group) exclusion
• optional: number of wavelengths to be co-routed along the same path (assuming the same OTUk rate OCh
modulation format)
• Based on given OCh service demand(s) and conditions, the control planed calculates the best
possible bidirectional route(s) over the DWDM network, considering:
• wavelength continuity constraint between ingress and egress ports
• known cost metric on OMS links for calculating a set of cheapest routes using available continuous wavelengths
• assignment of free wavelength from best route(s) to the respective transponder card(s) terminating the OCh
service(s)

ingress node egress node

cost out  cost out 
 cost in  cost in
CE TransP TransP CE

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 OCh layer routing by local GMPLS PCE (3)
Example

Find the cheapest path from ingress node A to egress node F

• sum up cost factors along the links of a path per direction
• source to destination (cost_out)
• destination to source (cost_in)
• overall cost = max(sum of cost_out(i), sum of cost_in(i))

A
ingress B
node
3
2
1 1
2 2 E best route: ABEF
cost_out: 6
cost_in: 5
C 1 2
2
1 1
3
2
F
2

D egress
node

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 Provisioning of on-demand ASON services by TNMS
(dynamic routing by control plane)

Operator TransConnect TNMS w/ ASON Manager Network

control transport/data
data plane control plane plane plane
mgr mgr

assumption: any necessary NE equipment for on-demand (w/o pre-planning)

ASON services is already installed/commissioned and ready for service

ASON service request A-Z route

create ASON call request
(incl. service parameters, e.g. protection class DSR) calculation

connection
notify new ASON service set-up

notify new transport path

TNMS /ASON manager are always

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 Overview

ASON/GMPLS – Terms, Definitions, Values

GMPLS applications for hiT7300

Optical Service Provisioning -

Routing and Wavelength Assignment (RWA)

GMPLS Control Plane for multi-layer OTN/DWDM

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 DWDM/OTN Product Platform with hiT 7300 + hiT 7100
OCh and ODU switching in the network

Access Metro Core OTH - Service Agnostic

Efficiency:
• aggregation and
UMTS
HSPA MSPP
Capacity + filling the pipe… grooming
ETH
• end-to-end provisioning
TDM
ODU • restoration
ODU
Voice Switching
ETH
Leased Lines,
Virtual Private IPoverDWDM
Networks CET

OTH - Best Suited

High-Speed ETH
Internet TDM
ODU • Transition from TDM to
…and restoration + router
Ethernet
IP TV
DWDM bypass • GbE service granularity
Video on
Demand • Cost efficient bypass of
routers
Services

Optical Transport Hierarchy is an efficient technology to fill core DWDM

wavelengths from different access networks

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 Multilayer ASON
GMPLS control plane supporting OCh, ODUk and VC-4 layers

Client device
NSN GMPLS domain (e.g. IP router)
Control Plane

UNI
E-NNI 3rd party
GMPLS

I-NNI hiT 7300

GMPLS
domain hiT 7100

hiT 7080/65

Virtual interconnection
between control plane
and data plane / NE
OC
hl
ay
3rd party er
network
Data Plane

OD
U
lay
er
3rd party
network
VC
-4
l ay
er
3rd party
network

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 Features and Benefits (overview)
Feature Sets
 Unified GMPLS controlNSN GMPLS domain
plane
UNI
to control all the optical and TDM layers: OCh, ODU-k, and VC-4 E-NNI
I-NNI 3rd party GMPLS
 Independent layer implementation domain
allowing free choice of layer routing model and signaling model for interlayer control

 Multi-domain interworking
in compliance with OIF implementation agreements (OIF 2.0)

 Standard based
compliant to relevant ITU-T, IETF and OIF standards
OC
 Seamless integration into network management system hl
ay
in pure ASON networks but also in mixed networks with ASON and non-ASON domains er
3rd party network

Key Benefits OD
U
lay
 Efficient using of network resources er

relied on automated network inventory and reuse of resources 3rd party network

 High service availability grade VC

-4
l ay
based on resilence against multiple network failures also on different layers er
 Automated end-to-end service provisioning 3rd party network
via OIF compliant UNI, I-NNI and E-NNI interfaces

 Class of Services at transport layer

using service priorities and appropriate resilience scheme

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 GMPLS resilience mechanisms

Multi-layer resilience 2

• Server and client layer GMPLS resilience

• Interworking with non-GMPLS protection mechanisms 1

• Hold-off timer for layer independence

3

OCh layer (hiT7300) ODU layer (hiT7100) VC-4 layer *) (hiT7100)

• Shared Mesh Restoration • Shared Mesh Restoration • Shared Mesh Restoration

• 1+1 Protection + Restoration • DSR • DSR
• DSR • Permanent 1+1 PP + DSR • Permanent 1+1 PP + DSR
• Unprotected • 1+1 PP • 1+1 PP
• Permanent Restoration + DSR *) • Permanent Restoration + DSR
• Unprotected • Unprotected

PP - Path Protection
DSR - Dynamic Source Reroute upon failure *) future release
Restoration - Pre-planned shared restoration

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Example: Permanent 1+1 Path Protection + DSR

N7

1st Link Failure

N6
N3
2nd Link Edge Node
Edge Node
Failure

Na N4
UNI Nz
N1 NNI 3rd Link Failure N8
FIS
N2
N5

Traffic flow Characteristics:

 1+1: 50ms protection time
Protection path
 DSR: < 250ms/1s restoration time
Failed path (signaled)  multi-failure protection
FIS Failure Indication Signal  configurable reversion
(reversion to initial path only)
hiT7100  Supported on ODU and VC-4 layers

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Example: Pre-planned Shared Restoration

N7

Resource sharing

N3 N6
Edge Node Edge Node
Na1 Nz1
N1
Na2 Nz2
UNI NNI N4 N8

N2
N5

Supported on different layers:

Working path
 ODU
Restoration path  OCh
hiT 7100  VC-4

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