Field Trial of Signaling Interworking of Multi-carrier ASON/GMPLS Network Domains

A seamless end-to-end call set up over multi-carrier ASON and GMPLS network domains was successfully achieved. Interworking of two ASON network domains and five GMPLS network domains was demonstrated on a nationwide scale.Okamoto, S.; S.; Otani, T.; Ishii, D.; Sone, Y.; Arai, N.; Imajuku, W.; Ogaki, K.; Miyazawa, M.; Nishioka, I.; Miyazaki, K.; Nagata, A.; Seno,

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Field Trial of Signaling Interworking of Multi-carrier ASON/GMPLS Network Domains

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Okamoto', T. Otani2' 7, Y. Sonel, W. Imajukut, K. Ogaki2, M. Miyazawa2, I. Nishioka3, K. Miyazaki4, A. Nagata4, S. Seno5, D. Ishii6, S. Okamoto7 , N. Arai7 , and H. Otsuki7
1 NTTLaboratories, 3-9-11 Midoricho Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8585, Japan 2 KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc., 2-1-15 Ohara Fujimino-shi, Saitama 356-8502, Japan 3 NEC Corporation, 1753 Shimonumabe Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8666, Japan 4 Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., 4-1-1 Kamikodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588, Japan 5 Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, 5-1-1 Ofuna, Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa 247-8501, Japan 6 Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi Kouhoku-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan 7 National Institute ofInformation and Communications Technology, 4-2-1 Nukui-kita, Koganei-shi, Tokyo 184-8795, Japan

[okamoto.satoru,sone.yoshiaki, imajuku.wataru]@lab.ntt. co.Jp1, [otani, ogaki, ma-miyazawa]J(@kddilabs.jp2, i-nishioka@cbjp.nec.com3, [miyazaki.keiji, nagata.akira]@,jpfujitsu.com4, Senoo.Shoichiro@ldc.MitsubishiElectric. co.jp5, ishii(yamanaka.ics.keio. ac.jp6, fokamoto-s, arain, eiJi]@nict.go.jp7 Abstract: A seamless end-to-end call set up over multi-carrier ASON and GMPLS network domains was successfully achieved. Interworking of two ASON network domains and five GMPLS network domains was demonstrated on a nationwide scale.

2006 Optical Society ofAmerica OCIS codes: (060.4250) Networks; (999.9999) GMPLS

1. Introduction Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) [1] is a set of network control protocols to envision a next generation high performance transport networks. In Japan, a GMPLS based national network testbed called JGN II [2] has already been operated, and carriers will introduce the GMPLS into their core transport networks in the near future. From the architectural perspective, GMPLS based transport networks are divided into two categories. One is ITU-T's Automatically Switched Optical Networks (ASON) overlay network [3], and the other is IETF's GMPLS overlay and peer networks [4, 1]. Although both networks can use almost the same GMPLS protocols as an internal network to network interface (I-NNI) protocol [5, 6], their user network interface (UNI) protocols, so-called ASON UNI and GMPLS UNI, are slightly different from each other. Since the architectural choice of GMPLS networks differs among carriers, the consideration to introduce a GMPLS based external network to network interface (E-NNI) protocol is indispensable in order for carriers/service providers to provide a seamless end-to-end call set up service to all users without being restricted by the adopted network architecture. The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) Kei-han-na Info-Communication Open Laboratory is promoting rapid development and deployment of GMPLS technology. This laboratory provides an opportunity to evaluate and improve GMPLS interoperability among vendors [7] and has been developing interwoking technologies between ASON network domains and GMPLS network domains [8]. This paper presents the results of demonstrating the interoperability among four operators' total of seven ASON and GMPLS network domains by using our developed ASON E-NNI nodes. The evaluated overall network consisted of ASON and GMPLS trial networks by NTT Laboratories, a GMPLS trial network by KDDI Laboratories, ASON and GMPLS trial networks by NICT, and the NICT JGN II GMPLS network. All networks were extended to the NICT Kei-han-na site by using several JGN II services and an interworking point was created there. All sites in the trial networks were physically connected by Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) links and SDH links. We evaluated the interoperability of a lambda switch capable (LSC) layer and of a time division multiplexing (TDM) layer of the ASON/GMPLS networks and successfully achieved GbE and SDH call set up over multiple ASON and GMPLS network domains nationwide. With this interoperability evaluation we are confident that we can accelerate the deployment ofASON/GMPLS technologies in a carrier's actual operational environment. 2. Field trial configuration of interworking between ASON/GMPLS network domains Figure 1(a) shows the overview of the field trial network. Seven locations were connected by GbE links. These GbE links formed the data plane. The control plane of each network domain was formed by dedicated Ethernet connections. The inter-carrier E-NNI point was constructed at the NICT Kei-han-na site. As shown in Fig. 1(b), seven network domains were interconnected by ASON E-NNI. Ten GbE B-NMI links and one STM-16 B-NMI link were created among domains. Each network domain was composed of its own network equipment, however, as shown in Fig. 1(c)-(h), the inter-carrier ASON E-NNI nodes which worked as a Photonic Cross-Connect (PXC) system or an SDH cross-connect (XC) system developed by NICT were commonly used.

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create the explicit route object (ERO) for signaling. Thanks to appropriate address assignment as well as our developed routing protocols implemented in E-NNI nodes, we could successfully exchange routing information among E-NNI nodes in order to support end-to-end call setup signaling. 3.2. Signaling interworking by E-NNI nodes GMPLS NetworkA E-NNI GMPLS Network B The ASON signaling uses separate RSVP sessions, which are a UNI session, an I-NNI session, and an E-NNI session. The locally assigned addresses are used in the RSVP Session and E2 B2 A2 Al Sender Template objects, whereas the end-to-end relationship is identified through the Source and Destination TNAs. Path Path Path GMPLS RSVP signaling, on the other hand, requires a Tunnel_ID= 100 Tunnel_0D= 10 Tunnel_0D= 11 = Tunnel_end_address = B1 Al Tunnel_end_point El E2 Tunnel_end_point= B1 single session on an end-to-end basis. Therefore, at the E-NNI Tunnel_sender_address Tunnel_Sender Tunnel_Sender = Al G_UNI.source = Al node which supports both types of signaling, the interworking function between the multi-session and single session should G_UNl.dest=B1 Fig2. The pseudo single session mechanism. be implemented. A pseudo single session interworking Table 1. Successfully established multi-domain calls. mechanism shown in [8] was implemented at the E-NNI node. ASON LSC NICT ASON to As shown in Fig. 2, the tunnel end_point address in the Session LSC |CTGMPLS to NTT NTT ASON object and the tunnel_sender address in the Sender Template LSC KDDI GMPLS from/to LSC KDDI GMPLS from/to GMPLS NTT ASON object were mapped into the Destination and the Source TNAs LSC NTT II GMPLS to TDM NICT ASON to JGN respectively and conveyed In the E-NNI session. NICT GMPLS KDDI GMPLS LSC NICT ASON to The pseudo single session interworking mechanism was LSC JGN II GMPLS to NTT ASON - GMPLS L LCJGN II GMPLS to NICTASON from/to GMPLS successfully confirmed to be applicable to GMPLS NTT LSC domain interworking and GMPLS - ASON domain NTT GMPLS NTT GMPLS interworking among multiple carriers. Several combinations of multi-domain call set up were examined. Some of them that successfully set up the call and video signals over IP were transferred on the GbE links. The successfully established calls between domains are listed in Table 1. Interworking at the E-NNI node enables us to create a seamless call without considering the architecture difference. 3.3. Findings In this trial, the reachable IPv4 address was assigned to the egress link. However, several types of non-IP router equipment were in favor of the unnumbered addressing scheme. Therefore, a node-id was utilized as a destination address. In such a case, an interface index (IF-ID) of the destination node should be specified at the source node and the E-NNI node should support IF-ID transportation. To recognize the mapping of the end-to-end call and call segments, call related attributes such as Call-ID and Session_Attribute objects should be transparently transported. 4. Conclusions and acknowledgement A field trial of ASON and GMPLS interworking was conducted on a nationwide scale, and seamless call set up over multi-carrier domains over the distance of 1,000 km or more was successfully achieved for the first time. Demonstrated interworking operation is expected to relax the choice of the adopted GMPLS network model for carriers, because the interoperability of signaling and routing can be ensured over multiple domains of different models, and as a result, this leads to the acceleration of deployment of ASON and GMPLS networks. This work is supported by the interoperability working group of the Kei-han-na Info-Communication Open Laboratory sponsored by NICT. The authors are grateful to members of the interoperability working group for their cooperation. Special thanks are directed to Prof. Naoaki Yamanaka (Keio University), Dr. Masatoshi Suzuki (KDDI R&D Labs.), and Dr. Fumito Kubota (NICT). References
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[1] E. Mannie (Editor), "Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Architecture," IETF RFC3945, Oct. 2004. [2] http://wwwjgn.nict.gojp/e/index.html [3] ITU-T Recommendation G.8080, "Architecture for the Automatically Switched Optical Network (ASON)," 2001. [4] G. Swallow, et al, "Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching (GMPLS) User-Network Interface (UNI): Resource ReserVation Protocol-Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE) Support for the Overlay Model", IETF RFC4208,
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[6] L. Berger (Editor), "Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Signaling Resource ReserVation Protocol-Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE) Extensions", RFC3473, Jan. 2003. [7] S. Okamoto, et al, "Nationwide GMPLS Field Trial Using Different Types (MPLS/TDM/Lambda) of Switching Capable Equipment from Multiple Vendors," OFC2005 PDP-40, March 2005. [8] S. Okamoto, "Seamless end-to-end call set up mechanism over multi-carrier GMPLS/ASON networks," OECC2005,
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