Simplified Network

Operations Virtual
Transponder & nV Optical
Diane Patton, Christian Schmutzer
High End Routing and Optical Group
Cisco Knowledge Network, 7-May-2013

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 What do you consider yourself?

- mostly IP centric
- mostly optical/transport centric
- both

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 The major objection against IPoDWDM: the

transport people want to manage their

transponders
The data/network people dont want the

transport people to touch their routers

Virtual Transponders address this issue

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Segmented Administration

Data
Group

Transport
Group

Grey I/F
GreyI/F

Router

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TXPs
DWDM Transport

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Segmented Administration

Data
Group

Transport
Group

WDMI/F
WDMI/F

Router

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DWDM Transport

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Segmented Administration

Data
Group

Transport
Group

WDMI/F
WDMI/F

Router

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DWDM Transport

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 Exposes the DWDM aspects of an IPoDWDM interface

Integrate into Cisco Transport Controller using XML

Allows for segmented management of the transmission and IP

networks

Capability to establish and monitor an optical path starting from

DWDM interfaces located into XR based routers (CRS) by means

of ONS manageability tools: CTC and CPO.

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EMS
TL-1/CORBA

Transponder
Representation
in Info Model

DWDM Main
Controller
w/ Info Model
Database

Virtual Transponder
Representation in
Info Model

EMS
TL-1/CORBA/XML

DWDM Main
Controller
w/ Info Model
Database
Config

Alarm
Config

Transponders
In Shelves

Comm
Inside the
NE (IPC)

Alarm

Router with
DWDM
interfaces

Router with
grey
interfaces

Traditional Network

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IPoDWDM: Can Be Managed

w/out Significant Changes
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 Java application downloaded from the

Device itself via Java Webstart

A Task-oriented Tool, used by technical

operations staff (in NOC, CO, or field)

Primary Functions
Installation and turn-up of NEs
Provisioning of NE and subnetwork

resources
Connections/circuits within the

subnetwork
Maintenance of NE and subnetwork

resources
Troubleshooting and repair of NE faults

FCAPS and Circuit Management

NE connection over TCP/IP data comm.

network (DCN), DCC/GCC/OSC

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 Point & click provisioning of

circuits
Path calculation using
shortest path algorithm and
verifying resource usage.
Path calculation including
constraint: include/exclude
node or link

Define Circuit
Properties

Select Source
and Destination

Review the
Routing

Circuit Wizard Steps

Graphical preview of the

route
Support for protected circuit
Graphical trace of circuits
and power at each port
Circuit inventory

Graphical Circuit Trace

Medium-Size North American Service Provider Used

Cisco Prime Optical to Reduce Circuit Build Time by 50%
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Segmented Administration

Respect organization
boundaries
Data/transport group
separation

Transport
Group

Data
Group

Restrict users
rule-based access control
taskgroup vtxp
task read.
task write.
Usergroup Optical
taskgroup vtxp
Username CISCO15
group Optical

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WDMI/F
WDMI/F

Router

DWDM Transport

IOS-XR Side
Each command is associated with a Task ID
Task IDs are grouped together in task groups
Users inherit allowed Task IDs through group
membership
TACACS and Radius also supported
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Router
MSTP

XML/SSH

CTC

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:CRS-1#sh ssh
Mon Feb 4 15:06:29.021 UTC
SSH version : Cisco-2.0
id pty location
state
userid
host
ver
authentication
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Incoming sessions
0 vty1 0/RP0/CPU0
SESSION_OPEN CISCO15 172.20.108.149
v2
password
1 vty2 0/RP0/CPU0
SESSION_OPEN CISCO15 172.20.108.149
v2
password

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 MSTP Rel. 9.602/9.603 manages XR Rel. 4.2.0 - 4.3.0

MSTP Rel. 9.602/9.603 uses GMPLS from NFV

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 Accessible from CTC Home Page or Edit -> Preferences menu

option.
Skip CLI settings on

the router either for

creation or deletion
Set different

credentials for router

nodes (it is valid
across all routers
within the CTC
network)

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 Dynamic LMP

requires:
1.

LMP enable
(per node)

2.

Control Channel
(per node)

3.

TE Links
(per interface)

4.

Data Link
(per interface)

LMP-WDM must be disabled.

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 Router

management
port IP address

The LMP

configuration will be
applied on this
DWDM controller
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LMP Link
LMP Link

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 OCHTrail is an optical path established between DWDM controllers

located on the routers:

100GE IPoDWDM interface is also interoperable with M6 TXP.

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S/D configuration mode to

select S and D endpoints

Support for colorless interface

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 Available with WSON package - Network Functional View

All GMPLS

functionalities
available
including
Re-routing
and
Restoration

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 Admin State
Wavelength
Loopback
G709
FEC Mode,

Thresholds
Proactive

Protection
parameters
(except enable)

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 CLI output for show controller dwdm x/x/x/x

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 CLI output for show controller dwdm x/x/x/x pm interval/history

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 Do you consider using DWDM Interfaces in Routers?

- yes, already today

- yes, in the near Future
- no, not at all
How is your Network Operations organized?

- Separate IP and Optical

- Consolidated IP and Optical

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 and its Challenges

Cost
- Equipment (CAPEX)
- Operations (OPEX)

Operational Models
- Separate Transport and IP Team
- No Transport Team at all
- Joint IP+Transport Team

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Mechanics and Physics

- Real Estate
- Power
- Cooling

Technology Life Cycle

- Optics
- Network Processors & ASICs

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 all of them come with PROs/CONs

Packet Processing
Packet Processing
Back Card

Back-Plane

Mid-Plane

Grey and/or DWDM

Transceivers

Grey
Optics
Physical Line Interface
Module (PLIM)

Transponders

MSA Transceivers

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Mid-Plane
Architecture

Optical Shelf

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Optics Cost
100

Router Port Cost

10

Total

Cost Normalized
to Case C
140

127
27

80

120
100

Cost [%]

100
60

64

72

90
80

62
40

51

60
73

20

90

40
36

20

28

0
1 port 100GE
SR10

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1 port 100GE
LR4

IPoDWDM using DWDM using IPoDWDM using

Integrated Shelf Non-Integrated
Integrated
(SR10)
Shelf (SR10)
Linecard

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Density / Performance

Density / Performance

Time

Time

i.e. 10G DWDM

i.e. 100G Coherent
Cost / Bit

Fast Packet Processing Evolution

driven by Moores Law
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Cost / Bit

Optical Innovation does

have longer Cycles
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Density / Performance

Combined Density
Advantages
Router Linecard Cost

2x density =
~8% savings
Router Commons Cost

Time

Grey Link Cost

only ~6%

2x density = ~35% savings

Combined Cost
Savings

10G 100G DWDM

50% Savings
Cost / Bit

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Integrated nV Optical System

ASR9000

Mgmt Interface

ONS15454 M6
Shelves

Low Cost
Interconnect

SR10 CFP
2 port 100GE
Linecard
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SR10 CXP
1 port 100G
Coherent Transponder
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nV Satellite 100
10.0.0.254/24

10.0.0.1/24

IOS XR Configuration 1)

nV Host

nv
satellite 100
type ONS15454 M6
serial-number JAB234342
!
optical
satellite 100
ipv4 address 10.0.0.1
username CISCO15 password 0404B046114117761

1) Exact CLI is subject to change !

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nV Satellite 100
10.0.0.1/24

10.0.0.254/24
Slot 1

100G Trunk

Slot 0

Linecard

0/0/0/0

100/1/0/1

0/0/0/1

100/2/0/1

100/1/0/2
100G Trunk
Slot 2

100/2/0/2

IOS XR Configuration 1)

nV Host

nv
optical
satellite 100

transponder 100g 1/0/2

local-port hundred 0/0/0/0
!
transponder 100g 2/0/2
local-port hundred 0/0/0/1

1) Exact CLI is subject to change !

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nV Satellite 100
10.0.0.1/24

10.0.0.254/24
Slot 1

100G Trunk

Slot 0

Linecard

0/0/0/0

100/1/0/1

0/0/0/1

100/2/0/1

100/1/0/2
100G Trunk
Slot 2

100/2/0/2

Slot 5
Slot 1

Linecard

0/1/0/0

200/5/0/1

0/1/0/1

200/6/0/1

100G Trunk
200/5/0/2
100G Trunk

nV Host

Slot 6

200/6/0/2

10.0.0.2/24

nV Satellite 200
Interface hundred

controller

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IP, MPLS,
Routing Protocols,
Ethernet &
Physical Layer

controller

controller

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 as usual
IOS XR Configuration 1)
controller dwdm0/1/1/3
g709 enable
g709 fec { disabled|enhanced|high-gain|long-haul|standard }
proactive
proactive trigger { threshold|window }
proactive revert { threshold|window }

OTN Framing & FEC

Proactive Protection

loopback {line | internal}

Loopbacks
wavelength 20

ITU DWDM Channel

Selection

admin-state { in-service|maintenance|out-of-service }

Link Status
lmp
gmpls optical-uni
controller dwdm 0/1/1/3

nLight / GMPLS-UNI
1) Exact CLI is subject to change !
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 as usual
IOS XR Monitoring 1)
RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:MTG2#show controllers dwdm 0/1/1/3

Status

OTN & FEC

Physical

Port dwdm0/1/1/3
Controller State: up
Transport Admin State: In Service
Loopback: None
G709 Status
OTU
LOS = 3
LOF = 0
LOM = 0

ODU
AIS = 0
BDI = 0
OCI = 0

FEC Mode: Standard

Remote FEC Mode: Unknown
FECMISMATCH = 0

Detected Alarms: LOS

Asserted Alarms: LOS

Optics Status
Optics Type: 10G-TUNABLE-by-CHANNEL,
Wavelength Info: C-Band, MSA ITU Channel=20, Frequency=195.15THz,
Wavelength=1536.216nm
TX Power = -40.00 dBm
RX Power = -100.00 dBm

1) Exact CLI is subject to change !

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Cisco nV Technology
Industry Leading
Coherent Transmission
ASR9000
ONS15454

CRS

Industry Leading Router

Density & Performance

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 Do you plan to deploy 100G?

- yes, already today

- yes, in the near future
- no, not at all

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Thank you.