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Protocols
developed to enable operationally efficient carrier Ethernet services over multi-vendor, multi-operator networks
Key
Functions
Proactive
network and service monitoring Rapid fault detection & isolation Performance / Service Level Agreement (SLA) parameters measurement: on-demand or continuously Service usage measurement for billing & capacity management
When
Deployed End-to-End
Ethernet
becomes carrier grade, capable of carrying real-time, critical services with high availability and QoS
10/100/GbE Base TX / FX / LX / SX
Customer Network
Transport Network
Customer Network
Standards MEF & ITU-T Y.1731 802.1ag, Y.1731, MEF IEEE 802.3ah
Access
Core
Access
OAM Layer
OAM Layer
Service
Function / Focus
end-to-end service (customer) view, reflected in SLAs
Connectivity Link
Network & service connectivity & performance monitoring, topology-aware, multi-domain focused on single-hop links, 1st mile transport
stats
Providers Network
1st Mile
alarms
Key
functions:
Discovery: demarcation point device discovery & loopback capability Remote failure indication: dying gasp, link fault & critical events Fault isolation: customer or provider network, unidirectional failures Port-level loopback: remote or locally activated, layer 1 only, disruptive Performance & Status Monitoring with threshold alarms
CPE
CPE
IEEE 802.1ag, ITU-T Y.1731 and MEF OAM standards are based on a common multi-domain network model Model reflects services delivered by multiple providers at different levels Goal is to ensure OAM is contained within pre-defined maintenance levels
Customer Site 1
Service Demarc
Customer
Customer Site 2
Provider
Operator 1
802.1ag
Operator 2
Operator 3
S A
A A
S A
S B B B B B B
S B
Operator A MEG
A
Operator A ME
A
S B
Description Maintenance Endpoint Maintenance Intermediate Point Management Entity (relationship between 2 MEPs)
MA / MEG
NOC
DMM
802.1ag
Y.1731
Method CCM LBM / LBR (Ping) LTM / LTR LTM / LTR & Multicast LBM* AIS / RDI CCM, LTM / LTR DM (1 way), DMM / DMR DM (1 way), DMM / DMR
Accedian Networks has also developed in-service throughput testing based on Y.1731 LBM / LBR frames (patent pending)
* Y.1731 only
802.3ah or no OAM
CPE
Demarcation Point
Demarcation Point
802.3ah (link OAM) not interoperable with 802.1ag / Y.1731 (Connectivity OAM) some vendor-specific methods & emerging MEF 17 standard 802.3ah lacks: performance monitoring, fault propagation beyond 1st mile (link faults not sent end-to-end), link trace & loopback response for fault verification & isolation, L2/3 & per-flow traffic loopback. NIDs enable 802.1ag / Y.1731 OAM functionality end-to-end
High speed/high capacity pipes with 100s of service flows handed-off at MSCs.
Ethernet OAM/PMs is often only supported on a per-port or low-count VLAN basis and only in a round-trip fashion.
Aggregation Network Elements having a hard time computing high-accuracy/high granularity one-way OAM/PMs for several 100s of flows on a single high speed port. NE-based Ethernet OAM/PM currently unusable for throughput verification, a key SLA component Providers Network
Single 1G or 10G pipe with hundreds of service flows.
Aggregator
MSC / BSC
OAM Function
Implementation Delay / Delay Variance Measurement One-Way Delay Measurements Multi-Flow Monitoring
Provides both one-way and round-trip measurements in multi-flow, multi-site, multi-service and multicast configurations. Up to 100 Concurrent Flows / SLAs with no performance hit Hardware-based architecture enables advanced, in-service throughput testing of CIR, EIR up to full wire-speed In-line, hardware-based packet processing provides Real Frame Loss (RFL) - orders of magnitude more precise than Synthetic measurements. RFL is required to validate high-performance SLAs. Enables an overlay of the latest , full OAM functionality and advanced complementary testing end-to-end without network element upgrades OAM should be established at the service endpoints to provide valid results. NIDs provide service mapping, OAM and conditioning at the service demarc for complete end-to-end coverage.
Loopback Testing
Frame Loss Measurement OAM Uniformity over Multi-Vendor / Carrier / Technology Networks Service creation, traffic conditioning & OAM alignment
OAM enabled in NIDs at the demarc point provide connectivity and service OAM visibility directly to the customer site
Establishing end-to-end OAM is a key part of delivering high-performance, carrier-grade Ethernet services.
OAM CFM provides operational efficiency, rapid perservice fault identification, verification and isolation for high availability services over multi-operator networks. OAM Performance Monitoring provides means to monitor and report key SLA and service usage metrics. Standards are evolving: multi-vendor interoperability issues and varying levels of feature support is common. Establishing OAM using NIDs provides uniform, end-toend service management over any network topology.
Hardware-based NIDs also enable highly scalable service creation and assurance functionality directly at the service endpoints.