OTN Overview
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What is OTN?
ITU-T defines an Optical Transport Network (OTN) as:
• A set of Optical Network Elements connected by optical fibre links
• ONE is able to provide functionality of:
• Transport
• Multiplexing
• Switching
• Management
• Supervision
• Survivability
…of optical channels carrying client signals
OTN is a “replacement” for SDH and SONET as
transport capacity scales beyond 2.5G
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Rationale for OTN
A Transport Networking layer “beyond” SDH and
SONET
Architectural goals
• Must support ever growing data driven needs for bandwidth and
emergence of new broadband services
• Line side: Terabit/second per fiber via DWDM
• Client side: Gigabit/second paths at 1…100 Gb/s
• Service transparency
• No change of SDH/SONET!
• Enhanced networking functionality for all services
• Shortest physical layer stack for data services (IP OTN Fiber)
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The Encapsulation Hierarchy
Client
OH Client OCh Payload Unit (OPUk)
Associated
overhead
Wrapper
OH OPUk OCh Data Unit (ODUk)
OH ODUk FEC OCh Transport Unit (OTUk)
Example OPUk ODUk OTUk
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GbE Service 10G carrier? OH OPU2 OH ODU2 FEC
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GbE Service 3
GbE Service
GbE Service O 4 40G carrier? OH OPU3 OH ODU3 FEC
GbE Service H 5
GbE Service 6
GbE Service
GbE Service 7 100G carrier? OH OPU4 OH ODU4 FEC
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Mapping via GFP
The Encapsulation Hierarchy
Client
OH Client OCh Payload Unit (OPUk)
Associated
overhead
Wrapper
OH OPUk OCh Data Unit (ODUk)
OH ODUk FEC OCh Transport Unit (OTUk)
OH OTUk Optical Channel (OCh)
Non-associated overhead
OCC OCC OCC Optical Channel Carrier (OCC)
OH OPS0 Optical Multiplex Section
OH Optical Transmission Section
OOS OTM Overhead Signal
OSC
OSC Optical Supervisory Channel
Optical Transport Module
Optical Physical Section
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OTN Evolution
OTN began with a simple container set, and simple
set of multiplexing options
• ODU1 (2.5G) ODU2 (10G)
• ODU1 (2.5G) ODU3 (40G)
• ODU2 (10G) ODU3 (40G)
Let’s see how this situation changed mainly to
support Ethernet as a carrier service
• How to support 10GbE?
• How to support 1GbE?
• Later…how to support IEEE 802.3ba 40/100GbE?
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Previous Optical Transport Hierarchy
G.709 (03/2003) + G.Sup43 (11/2006)
STM256
OTU3 ODU3
OTU2e ODU2e
OTU1e ODU1e 10G BASE-R
GFP-F 10G BASE-W
OTU2 ODU2 STM64
OTU1 ODU1 STM16
• ODU1e, ODU2e are not muxable G.709 G.Sup43
• ODU1e/2e are suitable for pt-pt applications only
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“New” OTN Hierarchy
August 2009
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ODU-Flex: Uses a 1.25Gb/s “building block”
Item Description
What is it? -Flexible rate ODU container to match client signals with rates not
close to that of standard ODUk containers
-- Restrict to one wavelength; VCAT free
Type of ODU LO-ODU
Primary Transparent Mapping CBR Clients
application(s) Packet traffic
Format Identical to a standard ODUk.
PM, TCM1-TCM6, GCC1/GCC2 all present.
Rate (a) Discrete Rate: Based on client signal rate (b) Continuous rate
Muxes into ODU4
Documentation G.709 v3
Support in INFN Will be supported in DTN-X
products
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ODU-Flex Types
Continuous Rate
sync mapping ODUflex
ODUflex rate = 239/238*Client Rate
Async mapping
CBR Client ODU flex (via new GMP)
Signal (Type I)
HO-ODU
Packet ODU flex
Traffic (Type II) Mapping
(via new GMP)
GFP mapping
Discrete Rate
ODUflex
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GMP (Generic Mapping Procedure) Status
Item Description
Description • Generic mapping Procedure between client/server layers.
• Single mapping mechanism independent of rates for client/server layers
• Avoids specification of FS (fixed stuff cols) info for every (client, server)
combination
• Publish the algorithm and parameters, as opposed to the output
Application(s) • Client signal -> ODU (all new mappings)
• LO-ODU -> HI-ODU (e.g. ODU2e > ODU4)
• HI-ODU -> HI-ODU
Documentation In G.709 V3
Support in INFN DTN-X architecture is agnostic; requires support in TIMs for mapping mode.
products
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OTN Primary Functions:
OTN Switching
Direction, Redirection or Grooming of ODUs
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
Example: 4 ODU1s inside an ODU2
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OTN Primary Functions:
OTN Switching
Direction, Redirection or Grooming of ODUs
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
Selectively route ODUs towards their destinations
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OTN Primary Functions:
OTN Switching
Direction, Redirection or Grooming of ODUs
Working Path
Working Path 1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
Restoration Path
Protection or restoration of working traffic
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OTN Primary Functions:
OTN Switching
Direction, Redirection or Grooming of ODUs
50% efficient
1 2 3 4 100% efficient
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
50% efficient
Maximize network bandwidth efficiency
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Acceleration: The “Digital Experience”
Lower space and power
Photonic IC- Higher reliability
based DWDM Service-ready capacity
Bandwidth OTN Service Flexibility
Virtualization OTN Network Efficiency
GMPLS Simple operations
Software
Intelligence IP/Optical integration
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The Network Must… Embrace Digitally Switched OTN
Converges multiple service
Ethernet ITU G.709 transport layers into single
OTN protocol-agnostic layer
SONET/SDH 100% transparency end-to-end
Guaranteed bandwidth &
Storage
ODU0
performance (latency, jitter)
ODU1 Transparent Common, carrier-grade OAM&P
Video ODU2 Circuits w/
ODU3 for all services
Digital OAM&P
ODU4 • Standardized overhead bytes for
Future ODUflex manageability
Sub-l grooming & switching for
Reduces network overlays maximum bandwidth utilization
through converged,
standardized multi-service
circuit-switching.
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The Network Must… be truly Multi-Functional
OTN OTN OTN DWDM OTN Control Plane
Mapping Multiplexing Transport Switching & OAMP
OTN
OTN
OTN
OTN
OTN
client ODUk ODUk <-> ODUj N x ODUj OTUk ODUj ODUj e.g., GMPLS
(e.g.: ODU2) (e.g.: ODU2 <-> ODU0) (e.g.: ODU0) (e.g.: OTU4) (e.g.: ODU0) (e.g.: ODU0)
Switching Limited
Transport Optimized Solutions
Solutions Solutions
The Infinera Solution – TODAY! – built in throughout the network
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Thank You!
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