Carrier Ethernet over HFC Networks

High Tech Hurdles

Srividya Iyer Motorola
Charles Bergren CableLabs
Brad Bignall Cisco
Eli Baruch Arris
Eric Doricko Calix
25th February 2007
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Agenda

Srividya Iyer Overview and perspective

Charles Bergren VPN and OAM basics
Brad Bignall OAM standards
Eli Baruch Provisioning and QoS
Eric Doricko GPON for SMB

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Abstract

This session will examine the technology and

operational methods used to support the
installation, provisioning, monitoring, and
maintenance of SLA-backed Carrier Ethernet
services on MSO networks. The discussion will
cover provisioning of access devices, provider edge
and core devices, and OAM. SLA monitoring topics
will include OAM protocols (tunneled and un-
tunneled) and multi-operator maintenance
methods. Additional topics will include the mapping
of QoS into DOCSIS and the backbone, and the
challenges of a multi-protocol environment
spanning DOCSIS and fiber.

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Objective

To illustrate the use of Carrier Ethernet

across multi technology/ multi service
networks, covering such topics as
Provisioning (Network Element and Network
Level), Subscriber and Traffic/QoS
management.

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Benefits of an Ethernet service

Provides efficient delivery of voice, data and

video service over a single service.
The Network is converging towards IP and
Ethernet is the most efficient mechanism to
transport IP.
The end user is transparent to the transport
mechanism, since Ethernet is used in the
LAN.

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Challenges, Ethernet over Multi-protocol Networks

Different Provisioning methods for Network

Elements and Services.
Quality of Service at Layer 2 is managed
differently
DOCSIS uses individual Service Flows and Ethernet
has Class of Service IDs for prioritization of traffic.
OAM methods are different
Management (EMS/NMS) Interfaces are
different

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A Multi-step approach

Managing Multi service and Multi Technology

network as a unified entity is the most important
aspect of providing a reliable service to the end
user.
As the Networks and Services have evolved over
time, the unified management of these services and
networks have to be evolved incrementally as well.
Managing a Carrier Ethernet Network involves
several aspects that are independent yet
interdependent and are addressed in the next few
slides.

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A Multi-step approach

Network Element Management

Ethernet Interfaces across all devices supporting Carrier
Ethernet Network should be managed uniformly.
Remote upgrade of devices with new features/technology.
Several Standards exist to support management of Ethernet
Interfaces ITU- SG15, MEF 15 and TM Forum MTNM 3.5
Network Level Management
The Network Level management for all the devices
participating in the Ethernet network includes Configuration,
Fault and Performance Management across various
technologies and devices.
Specifications include the TMForums Multi Technology
Network Management (a new Cable WG has been formed),
MEF 7.1

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A Multi-step approach

Ethernet Services Management

Ethernet E-Line and E-LAN services across the
Network should be provisioned and managed across
the network.
Remote Provisioning of these services are required.
Currently there is no standard way of managing
these services across various devices in the network.
Subscriber Management
A Radius or LDAP based User authentication to
support Ethernet services across networks.

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A Multi-step approach

Traffic and QoS Management

Layer 2 QoS Mapping across technologies Service
flows in DOCSIS and the 802.1p/CoS ID have to be
mapped.
Traffic Classification across Multiple Protocols
(Ethernet, IPv4, Ipv6, MPLS to name a few) to
provide end to end QoS.
Traffic Policing at the ingress port to ensure
bandwidth availability for all subscribers.
PCMM has a Policy based architecture for managing
QoS that can be leveraged to manage Ethernet
networks.
Layer 3 (DiffServ) architecture can be used for
providing Upstream and Downstream QoS
guarantees at the IP layer.

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A Multi-step approach

Capacity Management
High Availability/High Performance networks are a
requirement for large service providers.
Capacity Planning should be done in conjunction with
Performance analysis, QoS management best
practices and WhatIf scenario analysis.

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Agenda

Srividya Iyer Overview and perspective

Charles Bergren VPN and OAM basics
Brad Bignall OAM standards
Eli Baruch Provisioning and QoS
Eric Doricko GPON for SMB

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 What are VPNs about ? Site with DOCSIS L2VPN
Accessing Server2 using IP
Example: Enterprise with 3 sites
Site with DOCSIS L2VPN
With Server 1, Server 2

Site with DOCSIS L2VPN

Accessing Server1 using IPX

Service is just L2 connectivity

Customer DHCP Server and IP space
No Internet service or traffic management

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 Another view, implemented with DOCSIS

This L2VPN entity behaves like a 2 port switch

Enterprise Site 1
CMTS
L2VPN CMs
Enterprise Site 2

BESMI interfaces embedded within each CM interface exchange

BESMICMs
L2VPN frames
movetoEnterprise
continually measure
frames acrossconnectivity
DOCSIS usingand performance
their layer 2 headers.
L2TPv3 CMs move Enterprise frames across DOCSIS using layer 3 pseudo-wires

Both technologies make the dotted line entity behave like a 2 port switch

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 L2VPN DOCSIS details

5. Legacy core routers

4. PE VPN equipment 6. PE VPN equipment

inspects Tag, then decrypts as needed,
encrypts, forwards as then forwards
necessary
3. L2VPN CMTS (MSO) 7. L2VPN CMTS (MSO)
decrypts BPI, and adds removes Tag,
Tag for traffic directed encrypts with BPI and
off-site forwards to PC
CMs
2. CM encrypts w/ BPI 8. CM decrypts BPI

1. Enterprise PC sends L2 9. Enterprise PC gets L2

Ethernet frame Ethernet frame

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L2TPv3
Layer 1 agnostic rides over any transport
Simplified L2 encapsulation techniques, like encapsulation in IP
No additional protocols required for support in the network i.e. MPLS
L2TPv3 requires configuration of end-points only
No configuration of intervening network elements required.
DOCSIS carries IP; DOCSIS edge CMs can encapsulate the L2 frames in IP
Allows connectivity to VPN from off-net (off plant) locations with
minimal coordination between providers.
Simplifies NNI and peering considerations.
L2TPv3 is point to point, combined with MetroE becomes multipoint
capable
Multipoint L2TPv3
Hybrid approach, L2TPv3 end points combined with VPLS end points for
multipoint flexibility
L2TPv3 tunnel allows HSD and VPN service off of same cable router

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L2VPN extended across the core
VPLS MAC Addr Learning L2VPN CMTS
submits VPN Tagged
Frames from
Enterprise
local
Tier 3 local
ISP local local
ISP ISP
ISP ISP
Tier-2 ISP Tier-2 ISP Only new, VPLS-
Tier 1 ISP aware PE gear
No MAC Addr does MAC Addr
learning in the core. learning, (North of
So legacy gear works CMTS)
for VPNs too. Tier 1 ISP Tier 1 ISP
Tier-2 ISP
local
Tier-2 ISP Tier-2 ISP
local local local ISP
ISP ISP ISP

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OAM frames injected into VPN data
New L2 layer shims add OAM frames to VPN data as tracers
Network Element support MEPS inside their interfaces -next slide
MEPs check OAM frames for connectivity, loss, latency, and jitter

local
Tier 3 local
ISP local local
ISP ISP
ISP ISP
Tier-2 ISP Tier-2 ISP
Tier 1 ISP
MEPS

Tier 1 ISP Tier 1 ISP

Tier-2 ISP
local
Tier-2 ISP Tier-2 ISP
local local local ISP
ISP ISP ISP

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 DOCSIS with simple OAM
This L2VPN entity behaves like a 2 port switch
Enterprise Site 1
CMTS
L2VPN CMs
Enterprise Site 2

BESMIinterfaces
OAM interfacesembedded
embedded within
withineach
eachCM interface
CMCI exchange
interface exchange
BESMIframes
OAM framestotocontinually
continually measure
measureconnectivity and
connectivity performance
and performance

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 DOCSIS with more complex OAM
This slide shows a L2VPN Service spanning two CMs and
a third interface across the Internet core
OAM MEPs need only be added at CM interfaces.
Provider Edge Switches (PE/SW) will already support them
anyway. Thus, no modifications needed for CMTSs.
CMTSs L2VPN Cable Modems
PE/SW

PE/SW

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OAM MEP structure inside an interface
LLC Layer

OAM MEP

Control Frame Processor

VPN
frames
OAM go
frames straight
get Output Multiplexer Input Frame Parser
through
processed

MAC Layer

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OAM Multiple Maintenance levels

ME 6 SUBSCRIBER

ME 5 TEST

ME 4 EVC

ME 2 OPERATORS

ME 1 UNI ENNI UNI

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

OPERATOR B EQUIPMENT OPERATOR A EQUIPMENT

SUBSCRIBER SUBSCRIBER
EQUIPMENT SERVICE PROVIDER
EQUIPMENT

= DOWN MEP = UP MEP = MIP

Different parties can initiate and observe OAM frames
to accumulate OAM data within their ME level
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Agenda

Srividya Iyer Overview and perspective

Charles Bergren VPN and OAM basics
Brad Bignall OAM standards
Eli Baruch Provisioning and QoS
Eric Doricko GPON for SMB

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E-OAM Fault Management
Summary of Protocols and Mechanisms
Fault Protocol Mechanism
Management
Fault 802.1ag Continuity Check Message (CCM)
Detection 802.3ah Link Monitoring
Remote Defect Indication (RDI)
802.1ag
Port Status, Interface Status TLVs
Fault Y.1731 Alarm Indication Signal (ETH-AIS)
Notification Remote Failure Indication (RFI)
802.3ah
Event Notification OAMPDU
E-LMI Status Message
Fault 802.1ag Loopback protocol (LBM, LBR)
Verification Y.1731 Multicast Loopback (ETH-LB)
Fault Isolation 802.1ag Linktrace protocol (LTM, LTR)

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Ethernet LMI
Overview
Provides protocol and mechanisms used for:
Notification of Remote UNI status to CE
Notification of EVC addition, deletion or
status (Active, Not Active, Partially Active)
to CE User Network Interface
Communication of UNI and EVC attributes (UNI)
to CE (e.g. CE-VLAN to EVC map) UNI-C UNI-N
Metro
CE auto-configuration CE Ethernet
Asymmetric protocol based on Network
Frame Relay LMI, mainly applicable
to the UNI (UNI-C and UNI-N) E-LMI
Specification completed by MEF:
http://www.metroethernetforum.
org/PDFs/Standards/MEF16.doc
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 Link OAM (IEEE 802.3ah, Clause 57)
Overview

Provides mechanisms useful

for monitoring link operation, OSI Model
such as: LAN
Link Monitoring Application CSMA/CD
Layers
Remote Failure Indication Presentation
Remote Loopback Control Higher Layers
Session
Defines an optional OAM sublayer LLC
Intended for single point-to-point Transport
OAM (Optional)
IEEE 802.3 links
Network
Uses Slow Protocol1 frames MAC
called OAMPDUs which are Data Link Physical Layer
never forwarded by MAC clients
Standardized: IEEE 802.3ah, Physical
clause 57 (now in 802.3-2005)

(1) No more than 10 frames transmitted in any one-second period

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802.1ag (aka CFM)
What is IEEE 802.1ag? Provides for FAULT management of EVC-
based service offerings. 802.1ag allows troubleshooting an end-
to-end Ethernet Virtual Circuit (EVC) across multiple providers /
vendors.
What is CFM?
CFM stands for Connectivity Fault Management
CFM and 802.1ag are used interchangeably
802.1ag is currently at revision 8.1 (CFM 8.1)
Family of protocols that provides capabilities to detect, verify,
isolate and report end-to-end Ethernet connectivity faults
Employs regular Ethernet frames that travel in-band with the
customer traffic
Devices that cannot interpret CFM Messages forward them as
normal data frames
Standardized by IEEE (P802.1ag) in late 2007
IEEE std. 802.1ag-2007

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Y.1731

What is ITU Y.1731? Provides for both

(a) FAULT management
(b) PERFORMANCE management
Relationship to 802.1ag?
802.1ag specifies the FRAME FORMAT used by Y.1731
802.1ag and Y.1731 bodies worked closely together;
hence, the standards provide extremely similar
functionality
Y.1731 provides for both :
(a) FAULT management &
(b) PERFORMANCE management

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 Challenges Implementing Ethernet OAM

Core Connectivity
Customer Access
E-LMI FaultAccess
Management Customer
Business Business
Backbone Backbone
Bridges Bridges
Provider Provider
Bridges Bridges

Residential Residential
Ethernet
Link OAM
IP/MPLS

UNI NNI NNI NNI UNI

Customer needs and requirements for Ethernet OAM?
Negotiating Parameters, what thresholds are relevant, attainable?
Placement of MEPs, hierarchy, disposition of collected data.
E-NNI with other providers
Network Management Systems that incorporate Ethernet OAM.
Event/SNMP driven or timing driven?
Operations personnel trained to react appropriately to threshold crossing alerts.
OAM Interworking
Event translation, not necessarily 1:1 event mapping

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Challenges with Delivering Carrier Ethernet
Technical challenges of integrating multiple
end-points in a multipoint EVC.
SONET & Dark Fiber End points, i.e. VLAN and/or
VPLS, L2TPv3.
Maintaining end to end QOS
Non-Native Ethernet Networks that carry
802 frames
DOCSIS end-points
Out of Footprint EVC end-points.
Between operating units
Between Service Providers
Cross Provider agreements
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Agenda

Srividya Iyer Overview and perspective

Charles Bergren VPN and OAM basics
Brad Bignall OAM standards
Eli Baruch Provisioning and QoS
Eric Doricko GPON for SMB

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Ethernet Services Model

Services described as seen by CE, UNI to UNI

Ethernet Definitions
Ethernet Line Services (ELINE)
Ethernet LAN Services (ELAN)
Circuit Emulation Service (CES)
Bandwidth Profiles Parameters
Committed Information Rate (CIR)
Excess Information Rate (EIR)
Customer User Network
Equipment Interface
(CE) (UNI)
Metro
Ethernet
Network

Service Provider
Responsibility

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Basic MEF Services

Point-to-Point Multipoint-to-Multipoint
EVC EVC
UNI A
UNI D CE

UNI UNI
CE
MEN
MEN
CE
CE
UNI C
UNI B CE
CE
Ethernet Privet Line (EPL) Ethernet LAN Service (E-LAN)
Service
UNI UNI A
Multipoint-to-Multipoint EVC 1
Multiplexed at
Service B
Multiplexed UNI D UNI D
CE
at UNI A CE CE
UNI B
MEN MEN
UNI CE CE
CE C
CE UNI C
UNI E Multipoint-to-Multipoint EVC 2
Ethernet Virtual Privet Line (EVPL) Ethernet LAN Service (E-LAN)

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Use Case 1: P2P EPL, 1 EVC, BE CoS

Sources: Cox Jan 2008

Point to Point leased line (Frame Relay)

replacement
10Mb/s Data traffic (delay tolerant)
Port based mapping of QoS

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Use Case 1: P2P EPL, 1 EVC, BE CoS

Use Case 2: P2P EPL, 1 EVC, BE and RT CoS

Sources: Cox Jan 2008

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Use Case 3: Hub & Spoke, 2 EVC, RT and BE CoS

Sources: Cox Jan 2008

Three locations, different BW between Site 1 & HQ, and Site 2
& HQ
VoIP traffic and Data Traffic
Multiplexes services on HQ UNI

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Use Case 4: ELAN, Multipoint EVC, BE CoS

Sources: Cox Jan 2008

Any to any connection (Mash)

Data traffic (delay tolerant

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Simplified View

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 The Provisioning Challenge
End to End Ethernet Service

Ethernet Packet Switched Network (PSN) Ethernet

over Network using IP or MPLS as the mechanism for packet forwarding over
DOCSIS DOCSIS
Packet Packet Packet Packet
DOCSIS Switched Switched Switched Switched DOCSIS
Router / Network Network Network Network Router /
Switch MEF Enabled Distribution Distribution MEF EnabledSwitch
DOCSIS CPE CMTS Router Core Router CMTS DOCSIS CPE

Customer Customer
Edge 1 Edge 2
Provider Provider
Edge 1 Edge 2

Administrative and provisioning system that sets up the VLAN connections are essential
DOCSIS provisioning is usually a single ended solution
SLA and CoS difficult to monitor and ensure
Multiple devices to configure
Possibly crossing several provisioning domains
Do we need to make a change every time we add a customer or a VLAN?
Can we scale effectively without automation?

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L2VPN provisioning

CMs
Uses standard DOCSIS provisioning with BPI
CMTSs
Must provision a table associating the VPN .1Q tag
with the MAC address of the L2VPN CM
PEs
Must accept different .1Q tags from each VPN
Must connect VPN segments together across:
DOCSIS only by associating .1Q tags
The core by supporting VPLS (or equal)

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 L2TPv3 tunnel provisioning

Two main alternatives:

1. L2TPv3 CPE and Aggregator/Concentrator Architecture
2. L2TPv3 CPE Architecture

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 L2TPv3 tunnel provisioning
CMs
Uses standard DOCSIS provisioning
Must provision a Pseudo-Wire to the next L2TPv3 hop
Since L2TPv3 adds an extra IP header around the frames, MTU
size may become an issue
L2TPv3 CMs need to cooperate to discover the Path MTU size
and agree to fragment at the edge to keep the core happy.
CMTSs should require no special provisioning
PEs
May need to terminate the L2TPv3 tunnels of each VPN (in
concentrator/Aggregator arch. only)
May need to support VPLS, if backbone is MPLS.
If layer 3 (IP) is used as backbone transport no change or special
provisioning is required.

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QoS Provisioning Goals and outline
The goals
Transport Enterprise frames with QoS meeting the SLA
The implementation
The forwarding mechanism for the frames is irrelevant as long as
the SLA is met
OAM provides mechanisms to detect problems
Forwarding mechanisms
Most forwarding entities examine tags on the data to determine
forwarding needs
IP header DiffServ Code Point (DSCP)
Ethernet header .1Q tag p bits, and others
MPLS cos
Tags may be used at each network element to give passing data
different queue priority, routing, etc based on its tag.
Most standardization efforts are centering on defining classes of
service (like VOIP, video, best effort, etc) so they may be assigned
to the different tag values in the different QoS mechanisms

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QoS Provisioning Interoperation
Forwarding mechanisms
Where networks interface, forwarding may change from one
method to another.
Tag usage methods must be changed in a predictable manner (for
interoperation). This is QoS mapping.
Often this means changing focus from one tag to another, or
swapping out tags to different types.
QoS for forwarding L2 frames is accomplished by giving QoS to
the container the frames are in, even if its an L3 container.
Standards
Everyone has always been working on this!
MEF has a Class of Service (CoS) team and the NNI specification
team working on these issues using L2 tags
Cable has an MSO backbone group working on peering using IP
tags

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Possible QoS mapping

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Agenda

Srividya Iyer Overview and perspective

Charles Bergren VPN and OAM basics
Brad Bignall OAM standards
Eli Baruch Provisioning and QoS
Eric Doricko GPON for SMB

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Ethernet Business Services

Ethernet is the Hottest Data Service

Ethernet service is the hottest worldwide data service

Carrier Ethernet revenue will grow to $31 Billion yearly (2012)
Ethernet revenue will soon trump TDM revenue

$11 Billion
(2007)

ITFacts Telecom

GPON is a well equipped FTTx service delivery platform

GPON captures new services revenue growth market
GPON also integrates TDM clocked services growth

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 ETHERNET BUSINESS SERVICES

MEF Optical Ethernet is Easy

Simplified service offerings

(Ethernet WANs)
What locations, Mr. Customer?
How much BW?, What VLANs?
E-Line
Uniform Provisioning (Rapid CPE turn-up)
Simplified Up-sell
On-demand BW, Self-service
E-Tree

E-LAN

Simple MEF-9 VLAN switching

Untagged, tagged, add tags

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 FIBER ETHERNET BUSINESS SERVICES

What is GPON? (ITU G.984)

Point-to-Multipoint Passive Optical network (like HFC)
Layer 2 technology, just like DOCSIS, One fiber splits to 64 drops (ONTs)
Embedded CWDM enables bi-directional operation (several wavelengths)
Converges multiple networks & services: (voice, data, video, gaming)
Leverage GPON cost points for Business connections (>5Meg)
Lowest CAPEX provisioning 10/100 & GE Bandwidth drops & service layering
Lowest OPEX via embedded service activation, monitoring, OSP immunity
Point-to-point Active-E is higher cost per megabit provisioning model

TDM & GE
20km @ 1:32 split

30k 50+km reach (Long reach PON)

CENTRAL OFFICE
REMOTE Data Center Hosting
TERMINAL

80km (Point to Point)

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GPON Advantages in the SMB

Small-Medium Business represent opportunity for MSOs

Stable revenue stream, more diverse revenue base
Sticky customer base that will pay for value added services
GPON future-proofs delivery of commercial services to SMBs
GPON & optical splitters remain in tact when upgrading system
bandwidth
Coaxial bandwidth upgrades require changes (e.g. 450MHz
870MHz 1GHz )
Immune to ingress noise (no sweeping needed)
Optical passive connection from CO directly into the SMB
Works in harmony with HFC and current models
Passive outside plant (no electronics, no power, no amps, etc)
Simple additions of new customers to the service in surrounding areas
Low electronics cost, high bandwidth, any service drop-off

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Targets for GPON Services
Commercial Service Types Transparent LANs, VOIP, Voice
Small to medium enterprise
Home based businesses
Retail services
Mixed use residential/business
Hospitality and health care
Cell site backhaul
Resorts & smart communities

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 GPON Access Solution

DCCS

Class 5
GR303/SoftSwitch
2.4 Gbps

IP-MPLS Internet
Core 1.2 Gbps

IPTV PASSIVE SPLITTERS

1:4, 1:8, etc
RF Video 1:32, 1:64

MDU
Central Office

761
GE/T1 Transport
Remote Terminal

ITU-T G.984.1/.2/.3/.4 compliant

GE & DS1-over-PON
Supports Multi-Gigabit services 761

Native IP/Ethernet services Cell Tower

Native TDM & RF Transport Backhaul
GE & DS1-over-PON
Layer 3 provisioning model, Layer 2
Transparent LAN Services
Cell Tower
TDM over GE/MPLS Cores Backhaul

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Business & Wholesale ONT models

Several Options at the

Business Micro-node NxDS1- Module
MDU Business park ONTs 10/100/1000 Ethernet
MDU ONTs support 8
unit
Uses only one splitter
PORT of the 32 or 64
way split
Cell Backhaul ONTs
2-8 DS1s for cellular TDM/VOIP
traffic
Up to 8 GE ports for
WiFi and WiMAX
PWE3 and TDM modes

2.5 Gbps GPON RF Video

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 RFOG and GPON Combined Network

Network Layout
EDFA Output: 19 - 21.5 dBm
ONT RF Optical Receive : +2 to -5 dBm
ONT 1590nm Output (at port): -1.5
Interactive Services dBm
Reverse Path Receive : -8 to -25 dBm
Manager

Video Encoders
Satellite Forw ard Path Tx
Out-of-Band Control
Max Transmission Distance is 17 km
Off-AIr 4W CWDM with RF video overlay
EDFA
2.4 dB loss
PEG- Local
Content Reverse
Path Rx

Set-top Box

Internet 725 ONT

1550 nm RF Video
Access
1590 nm RF Return

PON

1490 nm GPON
4 CWDM 1310 nm GPON
Voice
Sw itch

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Service Harmony with HFC+GPON

GPON and HFC are more alike than you may think
Both systems use the same RF video transmitter
HFC and GPON systems have an identical optical architecture
GPON systems use more fibers
HFC system requires coaxial amplifiers
Benefits of using GPON FTTx
Complementary high bandwidth SMB services where customer
will not pay extra for protected service
Used to augment cable modem services where symmetrical
bandwidth is desired by the customer
Lower operational cost, reducing outside plant trouble shooting
Disadvantages of GPON FTTx
GPON electronics cost is $350 premium over HFC Cable
modem
Coax is ubiquitous in businesses passed, fiber is not
CO Electronics cost: GPON OLT port serves only 32-64 max
A CMTS port serves 100s of businesses served by cable
modems

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 GPON O&M Expenses per Mile of Plant
GPON
Technical Supervision $ 0.00

Service Trouble Truck Rolls (for plant problems) $ 0.00

Plant Maintenance Truck Rolls $ 0.00

Material Inventory $ 0.00

Electricity Consumption $ 0.00

Power Supply Battery Replacement $ 0.00

Power Supply Equipment Repair $ 0.00

RF Line Equipment Repair $ 0.00

Vehicle Accident Loss $ 0.00

Employee Injury Loss $ 0.00

Emergency Cable Repair $ 85.11

Total annual O&M expense per mile of OSP plant $ 85.11

MSO Presented to ITU, June 2004.

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Conclusions
GPON ONTs deliver complete portfolio of commercial services
Over a future-proofed multiservice operator infrastructure
Integrated 10/100 and GE drops (VLAN rate limiting, QOS and COS)
Embedded DS1/T1 backhaul for voice and data T1s
Multiple services over glass the end game
Fully compatible with existing RF delivery and digital return
Service stability through passive & optical plant (retain customers)
Annual operating savings of FTTH plant is substantial over copper
The cost to deploy FTTH is around $350 per business above HFC
HFC is significantly less bandwidth per business
2.5 GPON systems support 1GE bursting today
And can be designed for symmetrical 75 Mbps per business; sustained
DOCSIS systems are designed for much lower bandwidths
Pay back for FTTx & commercial GPON ranges from 1 to 6 years
GPON prices are declining more rapidly than HFC

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Q&A

Srividya Iyer Overview and perspective

Charles Bergren VPN and OAM basics
Brad Bignall OAM standards
Eli Baruch Provisioning and QoS
Eric Doricko GPON for SMB

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