WASON Technical Solution

ZTE University
Contents

 The drive and evolution of the intelligent

optical network
 The drive of the intelligent optical network
 The current and future development of the intelligent
optical network
 WASON intelligent network technical solution
 Case study and product introduction
Many new services are booming

Online on-demand Online video

TV shopping service
HD TV
VOIP Multimedia
Broadband VPN
conference

High-speed
online
service Business
contacts
IM Others
Smart Home E-mail
VoIP

CMMB

Users require more joyful intelligent network experiences .

The optical network technology develops rapidly

Progress of Development Mature control

ROADM of OTN protocol
technology technology standard

iWDM

iWDM

iWDM

Line Line Line

iWDM iWDM
Line unit Unit Unit Unit
iWDM

IP network
iWDM

iWDM iWDM

WASON/NMS
iWDM

ODUk Switch
iWDM
Cross-connected
unit
iWDM

Wavelength selection GMPLS

Access Client Client Client
switch WSS unit Unit 1 Unit 1 Unit 2
MUX

Optical network
MUX
DEMUX

MUX

OTN
encapsulation/mapping/cr
MUX

oss-connection
MUX

Technical progress guarantees the development of the intelligent network.

Future Optical Network
Access layer
 DWDM/OTN realizes
large capacity, ultra-long
IP layer
distance and MESH
network.
ATM layer
 Flatness networks
SDH layer directly bear services.
 Direct service bearer
Optical layer and diversified customer
ports
IP  Although the network is
complicated, the
ATM IP operation and
maintenance need to be
SDH SDH IP automatic and easy.
 New services and new
DWDM/OTN service quality

The evolution of the optical network provides a platform for the

intelligent application.
Contents

 The drive and evolution of the intelligent

optical network
 The drive of the intelligent optical network
 The current and future development of the
intelligent optical network
 WASON intelligent network technical solution
 Case study and product introduction
 What is WASON Standard
•Signaling
processing ITU-T
Control plane
•Route control • The demands of the automatic switched
•Service discovery transport network
•Resource
• ASON system architecture
management
•Protection • Data communications network system
recovery architecture and standard
• Distributed call connection management
• Automatic discovery, routing network
management
• …
OIF
•O-UNI 1.0 and 2.0
•E-NNI 1.0
•E-NNI 2.0
Transport
Transport plane •Multi Layer Amendment
Plane
WDM/OTN
SDH

IETF
•
•Signaling Functional Description
As aASON
control plane technology
(Automatically Switchedbased
Opticalupon wavelength
Network) switching,
means to introduce theWASON
control
particularly refers
plane to the to the
optical control
transport planesotechnology
network, oriented
that the network can betomore
WDM/OTN optical
intelligent.
Generally
network on the speaking,
basis ofit indicates a new-generation
the wavelength optical network, switching.
and sub-wavelength which in other RSVP-TE Extensions
•
words is an intelligent optical network. For specific, it is the control plane
As the optical and electrical cross-connected technologies such as ROADM,
technology of the intelligent optical network. CR-LDP Extension
OXCAsand
the OTN are getting
SDH electrical mature, thetechnology
cross-connected optical/electrical
is mature,cross-connection
the ASON technology •Link Management (LMP, LMP-WDM)
technology, aggregation
on thetechnology and DWDM technology work wastogether to
•Route Extensions (OSPF-TE)
was implemented SDH device firstly. Since then, the technology
stimulate
appliedthe
in adevelopment of the ASON
certain range. Therefore, technology
specifically the ASONin the optical
refers transport
to ASON over
[Link]. •WSON(CCAMP) (PCE, RWA)
System Architecture
Transport
plane
Management plane

NMI
Controller

NMI
CTI

Management communications network

Signaling communications network

Control plane Data communications network

Switch
NMI: network management interface
CTI : control transport interface

 Compared with the traditional WDM/OTN system, the WASON has a

control plane which is used to realize network intelligence.
 重叠模型
Overlapping
对等模型
Peer-to-peer

Application Model model model

Control inter-domain Unified GMPLS control

interfaces plane

IP/ATM/TDM service
network control plane

CTI
UNI CTI
CTI UNI
CTI
UNI CTI CTI
UNI
CTI CTI
NNI

NNI NNI

IP network
NNI Intelligent optical network control
光 network
plane

Service devices and optical业务设备和光网络设备具有统一的GMPLS控制平面，

network devices have different control planes. Without
技术难点主要体现在网络规模和网络信息安全控制等
information interaction, they interconnect each other via UNI.
 Overlapping Peer to Peer

Application Model Mode Mode

Control inter-domain Unified GMPLS control

interfaces plane

IP/ATM/TDM service
network control plane

CTI

CTI CTI CTI

CTI
CTI CTI
CTI
NNI

NNI NNI

IP network
NNI
Optical network Intelligent optical network control
plane

Service devices and optical network devices have the same control planes. Main
concerns are network scale and security.
 Show changes
of the network
Major problems solved by WASON topology on the
network
management in
real time.
WASON can
provide fast
H
end-to-end
services

WASON
A B
D C
E
F G H

Advanced
protection
recovery
service fights
against multi-
point failures.

Working path
Protection path
Future WASON
Fast configuration of Allocation of intelligent
end-to-end services wavelength route

Path computing unit PCE Multi-grade services

Automatic discovery, routing

Control plane 1+1 backup
and signaling switching

Balance load and

Share link risk group
optimize paths

WASON satisfying the future service development is a key technology for the network intelligence
Contents

 The drive and evolution of the intelligent optical

network
 WASON intelligent network technical solution
 Integrated solutions of the intelligent optical
network
 Key technologies of the intelligent optical network
 Case study and product introduction
The entire solution for ZTE intelligent optical network

Access layer Aggregation and core layers Backbone layer

The entire product family supports the WASON intelligent optical network

ADM
ADM

ADM
ADM

ADM
ADM

ZXMP M720 ZXMP M820 ZXONE 8300 ZXONE 8500 ZXONE 8700 ZXWM M920
X32

CX20 800G

Small-sized iOTN Small-sized iOTN CX30 1.6T CX50 3.2T CX51 3.2T
device device Medium-sized iOTN Large-sized iOTN device 100G iOTN device Super long distance
device ODUk 3.2T iOTN device
C/DWDM ODUk 400G ODUk 3.2T
ODUk 800G/1.6T 100G/DRA/RPOA

End-to-end QoS, unified network management and performance detection

 The hardware base of implementing WASON -
ROADM wavelength service grooming system
Signaling
interaction Control plane

Transport
channel

Transport plane

 metro transport network built by multidimensional ROADM technology works together with the WASOM control plane,
providing wavelength –class end-to-end service channel rapidly.
 Provide wavelength-class fast scheduling service for cross-ring services to speed up the service initiation.
 WDM system can provide integrated ROADM solutions ranging from 2 dimensional one to 10 dimensional one.
The hardware base of implementing WASON -
electrical cross-connected service switching platform
WASON

1x100GE CS4 LS4 1xOTU4

1x40G CS3
ODUk Switch Core LS3 1xOTU3
（STM-256/40G POS）
ODU0 ODU1

ODU2 ODU3
8x10G Any CO2 LO2 8xOTU2
（STM-64/10GE LAN/WAN）

16xAny（100M-4.25G） CH1 LO2P 8xOTU2

PIC

 Electrical cross-connected capacity is 400G/800G/1.6T/3.2T, and the cross-connected

granularity is ODU0/1/2/3 .
 Support wavelength/sub-wavelength 1+1 protection, wavelength/sub-wavelength
channel shared protection and multi-segment shared protection.
Flexible scheduling system combing optical
and electrical mechanisms together

OCH Switch

Add/Drop Unit

Line Unit Line Unit Line Unit Line Unit

ODUk Switch

Client Unit Client Unit Client Unit Client Unit

 ROADM+OTN builds wavelength/sub-wavelength large-capacity service

grooming system makes the service scheduling more flexible.
Comparisons between the optical and
electrical WASONs
Optical layer WASON Electrical layer WASON

Control channel OSC OSC

TE link OCH TE ODUk TE

Diamond, gold, silver, bronze Diamond, gold, silver, bronze and

Supported SLA
and iron levels iron levels

Cross-connection board,
Configuration requirement WSS components and SOSC corresponding branch service
modules and SOSC
Reroute time changes as per time changes as per network
network scale, service capacity scale, service capacity and
Reroute time and service clarification. service clarification. Normally, it
Normally, it differs to 100ms differs to 100ms class and s class.
class and s class.

Service conversion Lossless conversion Lossless conversion

Hybrid processing The coordination of link recovery and link separation

The software base of implementing WASON-
all-in-one control management
Unified control and
management solution

Planning takes the priority Flexible control Optimized management

Management plane
Planning software ZXTOP Control plane ZXUCP A200 NMS/EMS

 A Unified planning, control and management software effectively reduces CAPEX &
OPEX.
 Fast service provision, automatic discovery/route/connection, SLA service and traffic
engineering.

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Contents

 The drive and evolution of the intelligent optical

network
 WASON intelligent network technical solution
 Integrated solutions of the intelligent optical network
 Key technologies of the intelligent optical network
 Case study and product introduction
Key Technologies of the Intelligent Network
Key technology Ⅰ :automatic discovery,
route and signaling switching

Key technology Ⅱ:fast configuration of end-to-end

services

Key technology Ⅲ: distribution of intelligent

wavelength routes

Key technology Ⅳ: PCE

Key technology Ⅴ : multi-level services

Key technology Ⅵ : load balance path optimization

Key technology Ⅶ: shared link risk group

Key technology Ⅷ: control plane 1+1 backup

Automatic discovery, automatic route and
automatic signaling WASON management
A
B plane
Topology automatic discovery (LMP)
•Create management control channels D
• Increase the discovery of the network E C
topology
•Management connection resources F G
(wavelength and sub-wavelength) H

A
B

Automatic route (OSPF-TE)

•Information exchange between D
E C
adjacent nodes
•Extension of new node information
•Update the network routes in the F G
H
entire network

A
B
Automatic signaling switching
(RSVP-TE)
•Create LSP connections D
E C
•Maintenance and modification of LSP
connections
•Disassembly and optimization of LSP F G
connections H
Key Technologies of the Intelligent Network
Key technology Ⅰ :automatic discovery,
route and signaling switching

Key technology Ⅱ:fast configuration of end-to-end

services

Key technology Ⅲ: distribution of intelligent

wavelength routes

Key technology Ⅳ: PCE

Key technology Ⅴ : multi-level services

Key technology Ⅵ : load balance path optimization

Key technology Ⅶ: shared link risk group

Key technology Ⅷ: control plane 1+1 backup

 Switched Connection SC
SC PC SPC

GMPLS control plane

 Switched Connection，
refers to the service
connections built on the
control plane via the
Set up signaling when the
Set up requests terminal user (e.g. a router
requests UNI )activates a call to the
Set up
Connecti Set up
requests WASON control plane.
on requests
UNI  access at the Client
request
NNI  Calculate the available
links automatically.
NNI NNI
 Select default service
information automatically
NNI as per service types.
Optical network
 Build end-to-end electrical
(optical) paths
Permanent Connection PC
SC PC SPC

 Permanent Connection
Management plane refers to the service
connection set up b y
following the commands
the network management
Set up plane sent to network
requests elements after regular
Set up requests
Set up computing.
requests  The management plane
calculates the path first.
NNI
 Send cross-connected
NNI NNI commands to network
elements.
NNI  The network elements on
Optical network the service plane set up
the crossed connections.
Soft Permanent Connection SPC
SC PC SPC
Management plane
Connection request
 Soft Permanent Connection is the
service connection between PC
GMPLS control plane and SC. The connection between
the user and the network is
configured by the network
management plane directly; the
connections of the network is set
up by the ingress network element
control plane via the signaling
Set up
when the network management
Set up requests requests
Set up plane sends requests to the
ingress network element control
requests
plane.
 Select source and terminal nodes.
NNI
 Inputting the restrictions first
NNI NNI makes sure the type of the
required route input services.
 Set up end-to-end
NNI
Optical network electrical(optical) paths.
Key technologies of the intelligent network
Key technology Ⅰ :automatic discovery, route and
signaling switching

Key technology Ⅱ:fast configuration of end-to-end

services

Key technology Ⅲ: distribution of intelligent

wavelength routes

Key technology Ⅳ: PCE

Key technology Ⅴ : multi-level services

Key technology Ⅵ : load balance path optimization

Key technology Ⅶ: shared link risk group

Key technology Ⅷ: control plane 1+1 backup

RWA+IV Intelligent wavelength route
distribution model RWA+IV
Route computing KSP（K=3） Direction
correlation/wavelength Directional
Path 1 costs Path 2 costs 70
correlation restrictions
60 10 30 10 30

20

10
20

10

70
70
20 70 20 70

Path 3 costs

20
20

20
20

70
70

90
40 20 40 20

Photodamage RWA+IV Succeeds

verification IV Physical
Succeed
（CD|OSNR|PMD） damage
10 30 restrictions 10 30
20

10

70

20

10

70
20 70 20 70
20
20

20
20
70

70
40 20 40 20
Key technologies of the intelligent network
Key technology Ⅰ :automatic discovery,
route and signaling switching

Key technology Ⅱ:fast configuration of end-to-end

services

Key technology Ⅲ: distribution of intelligent

wavelength routes

Key technology Ⅳ: PCE

Key technology Ⅴ : multi-level services

Key technology Ⅵ : load balance path optimization

Key technology Ⅶ: shared link risk group

Key technology Ⅷ: control plane 1+1 backup

Path Computation Element PCE
IP/MPLS
NMS

Large-scale network

Complicated
network topology UNI UNI
OTN/GMPLS layer
PCE
Restricted route Wavelength, ODUk
computation capability and ODUflex path
computation
Independent
deployment of PCE
 The distributed computation capability which cannot satisfy the future network development requires
an external independent system to help the control plane to finish the route computation.
 The working principle of the PCE is to split the RWA computation off from the network elements.
This process is done by a special server.
 PCE is used to calculating the wavelength optical layer path of the OTN layer and ODUk/ODUflex
electrical layer path.
PCE enhances the entire network route
computation capability RWA+IV, independent
PCE bearer, makes better
computation and
As the load on every efficiency.
controller makes low
efficiency, a better way
should be figured out.

Path 2 costs 90
30 20

Path 3 costs 100

40

40
20

30 30
Path 1 costs 80

 Optical and electrical multi-layer hybrid cross connection, the scheduling of the complicated MESH
network make the manual operation more difficult.
 The WASON can calculate the best route and wavelength automatically as per physical link
situations.
 In addition to implement RWA calculation, the PCE at the same time can collect and verify the optical
loss specifications.
 PCE greatly enhances the computation capability of the WASON., so it is very suitable for large-scale
networks or multi-layer multi-domain networks. It is a new stage of the intelligent control plane.
PCE Implements Multi-layer Path
Computation

GMPLS DOMAIN

ODUk ODUk ODUk ODUk

H1 H2 H5 H6

OCh OCh
L3 L4

 sPCE has two layers (ODUk/OCh ) of traffic engineering database (TED). By collecting
the information of both the optical and electrical layers, it calculates the cross-layer
service path efficiently and realizes flexible scheduling of the wavelength/sub-
wavelength (ODU0/ODU1/ODU2/ODU3) services.
Key technologies of the intelligent network
Key technology Ⅰ :automatic discovery,
route and signaling switching

Key technology Ⅱ:fast configuration of end-to-end

services

Key technology Ⅲ: distribution of intelligent

wavelength routes

Key technology Ⅳ: PCE

Key technology Ⅴ : multi-level services

Key technology Ⅵ : load balance path optimization

Key technology Ⅶ: shared link risk group

Key technology Ⅷ: control plane 1+1 backup

Multi-level Services
Protection Protection recovery
Descriptions on protection recovery mode
recovery level duration
Private line protection + MESH recovery can
Diamond fight against multiple network failures. It forms <50ms
permanent 1+1 recovery.

One-time service protection + MESH recovery

Gold <50ms
can fight against multiple network failures.

Have service protection, but no MESH

Silver <50ms
recovery

Hundreds of
milliseconds to a few
Bronze Have MESH recovery but no service protection
seconds

Iron No service protection or MESH recovery N/A

 Support the mutual conversion between PC and SPC, and the mutual
conversion among different SPC service levels.
Diamond-level Service

50 ms protection
path switchover

A Z

Mesh protection
path recovery

 The initiation covers both the working path and the protection path. Fiber
 The failed working path triggers the protection switchover (within 50ms). Working path
Then the reroute will build a new protection path. Protection path
 If the working path fails again, the 1+1 protection switchover will be triggered
Line failure
again. Then the reroute will build a new protection path.
Gold-level Service

50 ms protection
path switchover

A Z

Mesh protection
path recovery

Fibers
 The initiation covers both the working path and the protection path.
Working path
 When the working path fails, the services will be switched over to
the protection path. Protection path

 When the protection path fails, the reroute will build a new working Line failure
path.
Silver-level Service

50 ms protection
path switchover

A Z

Fibers
 The initiation covers both the working path and the protection Working path
path.
Protection path
 When the working path fails the services are switched over
to the protection path. Line failure
Bronze-level Service

A Z

Mesh protection pat

h recovery
recovery

Fibers
 The initiation only covers the working path. Working path
 When the working path fails, the reroute will start building a new Protection path
working path.
Line failure
 When the working path fails again, the reroute will build a new
working path.
Key technologies of the intelligent network
Key technology Ⅰ :automatic discovery,
route and signaling switching

Key technology Ⅱ:fast configuration of end-to-end

services

Key technology Ⅲ: distribution of intelligent

wavelength routes

Key technology Ⅳ: PCE

Key technology Ⅴ : multi-level services

Key technology Ⅵ : load balance path optimization

Key technology Ⅶ: shared link risk group

Key technology Ⅷ: control plane 1+1 backup

Load Balance

A Z

 As some paths take too much wavelength, WASON load balance service is
implemented to schedule the service path intelligently. In this way, the
resources on different paths are in balance.
Path Optimization

A Z

 Path optimization can avoid link damages caused by physical losses

such as OSNR, CD and PMD.
Key technologies of the intelligent network
Key technology Ⅰ :automatic discovery,
route and signaling switching

Key technology Ⅱ:fast configuration of end-to-end

services

Key technology Ⅲ: distribution of intelligent

wavelength routes

Key technology Ⅳ: PCE

Key technology Ⅴ : multi-level services

Key technology Ⅵ : load balance path optimization

Key technology Ⅶ: shared link risk group

Key technology Ⅷ: control plane 1+1 backup

Shared Risk Link Group SRLG
L1 and L2 share one
cable
Risk link group1
L1

L2

L3

If L1 and L2 share the same risk link, the

protection route will avoid the L2.

 Setting the links on the same cable to one SRLG can effectively make services and the
fibers safer and stronger.
 The links with the same risk in the network should have correct SRLG, so that two LSPs
of the service on different cables. Or try to strop the LSP which is generated by
rerouting the intelligent services from passing the link sharing the same risk with the
failed link.
Key technologies of the intelligent network
Key technology Ⅰ :automatic discovery,
route and signaling switching

Key technology Ⅱ:fast configuration of end-to-end

services

Key technology Ⅲ: distribution of intelligent

wavelength routes

Key technology Ⅳ: PCE

Key technology Ⅴ : multi-level services

Key technology Ⅵ : load balance path optimization

Key technology Ⅶ: shared link risk group

Key technology Ⅷ: control plane 1+1 backup

Highly Reliable Control Plane
 The control module uses 1+1
SNP 1+1 backup
main/standby backup design.
 Inbuilt in different main control
boards, the ZXUCP enables
services to be switched over to
the backup system rapidly Main CP Backup
when the main control plane Data Synchronization CP
DCN
breaks down.
 The switchover of the
monitoring control plane of the
network management system
 DCN signaling DWDM/OTN
communications network Network
supports in-fiber and out-fiber
mutual backup.
Contents

 The drive and evolution of the intelligent optical

network
 WASON intelligent network technical solution
 Case study and product introduction
TELKOM backbone network of Indonesia
CIKUPA SEMANGGI CIREBON TEGAL SEMARANG SB-KEBALEN SB-RUNGKUT

JEMBER 1 JEMBER 2

BANDUNG TASIKMALAYA PURWOKERTO YOGYAKARTA SOLO MADIUN MALANG

JAVA island of Indonesia

With M920 in the network, 4-6-dimensional ROADM for

service scheduling, WASON and diamond-level
services, the network can fight against multi-point
failure. It makes the network more vitalized.
T-Mobile backbone network in Austria

DWDM topology TMA

Existing repeater sites

new TMA site without repeater

Linz 93km/ Ybbsfeld
Dürnrohr
22,2dB
2 degree T-ROADM on 79km/ Vienna /
existing repeater site 71km/
17,3dB
106km/
T-Center Vienna /
20,2dB 27,9dB Interxion
Vöklabruck
New 3 degree T-ROADM 55km/ 18,8km/
13,75dB 7dB
81km/
Amstetten
20,7dB
77,65km/
16,4dB 66,92km/ 23,3km/
51,7km/ 13,8dB
10,6dB 73,7km/ 75km/ 7,4dB
15,8dB Sittendorf 16dB 32km/
66km/ St.Pölten 64km/
Salzburg 14dB 16dB 9dB

Frankenmarkt
Sattledt
Steyr
90km/ Ternitz
105km/ 22,5dB oder Vienna /
26dB
105km/ Mürzzu Slamastr
26,25dB schlag

Selzthal

National backbone
Bruck/
Fusch Bischofshofen 75km/
18,75dB 139km/
85km/ 31dB
21,25dB

109km/
24,3dB
90km/
22,5dB
[Link] Bruck/M
Wörgl The flexible service scheduling based upon
Rotenturm
79,7km/
21,2dB
Spittal/Drau 89km/
89km/
19,7dB
OTN electrical cross connection and
19,7dB 96,7km/
90km/ Redundant 19,6dB
129km/
30,3dB 89km/
19,4dB cable
ROADM optical cross connection
22,25dB

Innsbruck
Mittersill 100km/
59km/
2-3dimensional, wavelength-free and
21,8dB
14,75dB
St Andrä Graz
125km/
v
28,4dB ROADM-free; the STM-16 service are
Kötschach Klagenfurt
scheduled by the ODUk electrical layer; a
unified WASON control plane.
Features of ZXUCP A200 system
Integrated solution Automation and intelligence

WDM devices realize a unified solution

Use standard routing protocols to
ranging from the backbone network to
distribute and collect network control
the metro core network and the metro
channel information; the automatically
aggregation access network. The
interactive information between network
network management system and
nodes; automatically discover the
WASON intelligent control plane
realize smooth interconnection.
network resource topology information.

ZXUCP
A200
Fat configuration of end-to-end
services Bear reliable services
Provide multiple network failure
protection and recovery modes.
Based upon the optical and electrical
Pursue excellent balance between
cross connection of the ROADM and
SLA and saving link resources
OTN of WDM devices, the WASON
<50ms network protection satisfies
control plane can realize fast
carrier-class QoS, reliability and
configuration of end-to-end services.
vitality.
Support soft permanent connection
mode (SPC).

 ZXUCP A200 is ZTE’s WASON intelligent control plane software