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Evolving TDM Networks to OTN/Packet with the ■■ Scale STS-1/VC-4 switching to 1.68 Tbps
and 100G+ interfaces
Infinera mTera UTP
■■ Protect high margin SONET/SDH
Although spending on SONET/SDH infrastructure has declined over the past decade, service revenues with Infinera mTera
the technology persists in many networks and reliably performs valuable network STS-1/VC-4 and OTN switching, the
Infinera 7090 CEM for TDM Circuit
functions while delivering high margin revenues. However, network operators with
Emulation, and the Infinera 7100 Pico
SONET/SDH infrastructure must contend with high operational costs related to for OTN ADM
maintenance, power consumption, and footprint in addition to the increasing challenges
of obtaining replacement parts. The Infinera mTera Universal Transport Platform (UTP), ■■ Deliver end-to-end services with
SONET/SDH to OTN and SONET/SDH
together with the entire Infinera packet optical portfolio, provides a range of options to packet interworking
for lowering operational costs without losing the high margin revenues generated by
legacy SONET/SDH. ■■ Avoid high maintenance costs
by replacing legacy SONET/SDH
ANALYZING THE DRIVERS FOR SONET/SDH MIGRATION equipment with future-proof next-
generation platforms
Following standardization in the late 1980s, SONET/SDH achieved widespread adoption
in the 1990s and became the dominant transport technology for network operators ■■ Reduce power consumption with less
around the globe. Aided by the evolution to more packet-friendly next-generation than 3 W per Gbps for STS-1/VC-4
switching, less than 0.7 W per Gbps for
SONET/SDH, network operators continued to invest billions in their SONET/SDH OTN switching, and less than 0.9 W for
infrastructure in the 2000s. And despite continued attempts to displace SONET/SDH packet switching
over the last fifteen years, the technology remains in the networks of many network
■■ Minimize the number of 100G+ line
operators as it reliably performs functions such as mobile network synchronization and
interfaces with efficient STS-1/VC-4
delivers highly profitable services to risk-averse end customers. grooming for SONET/SDH
4 Limitations of
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SONET/SDH Ring
ADM
ADM
Large footprint
ADM
High maintenance costs
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4 platforms and/or specific modules
SONET/SDH
Switch (DXC)
Carrier SONET/
OTN MPLS-TP
Ethernet SDH
Universal Switching
10G DWDM 100G DWDM 100G/150G/200G
ROADM-on-a-Blade (Optional)
REPLACING LEGACY SONET/SDH CORE SWITCHES WITH THE 1.68 TBPS MTERA UTP
One simple migration option, as shown in Figure 3, is to keep the SONET/SDH ADM rings and replace the core switches/DCSs with the
mTera UTP as a high-capacity STS-1/VC-4 switch. With the SSM-2S modules, the mTera 14-slot shelf can provide up to 1.68 Tbps of STS-1/VC-4
switching in 19RU, and the mTera 8-slot shelf can provide up to 960 Gbps in 10RU (23-inch rack) or 12RU (ETSI or 19-inch rack).
STS-1/VC-4
ADM ADM
ADM
4
ADM
SON -6
ET/S TM
DH R 2/S
ing -19 mTera UTP Benefits:
ADM OC
Up to 1.68 Tbps
ADM
ADM STS-1/VC-4 switching
STS-1/VC-4
STS-1/VC-4
OC-192/STM-64
ADM
SONET/SDH Ring Reduced power consumption
ADM
ADM
Reduced footprint
ADM
OC Future-proof platform
DH Ring -19
2/
ET/S ST
SON
ADM
M
STS-1/VC-4
ADM -6
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ADM ADM
Infinera mTera
Additional benefits include reduced power consumption and footprint with STS-1/VC-4 switching at less than 3 W per Gbps and up to 96 Gbps
per rack unit, as shown in Table 1.
Maximum Switch Capacity 320 Gbps ~ 640 Gbps 1.68 Tbps 12 Tbps
STS-1/VC-4
OTN
ADM ADM
ADM
ADM
SON +
0G
ET/S mTera UTP Benefits:
DH R
ADM
ing 10 100G+ line interfaces
ADM
ADM Mix SONET/SDH, OTN, and packet
STS-1/VC-4 traffic on the same 100G+ interfaces
STS-1/VC-4
ADM
100G+
SONET/SDH Ring
OTN
OTN
ADM
Up to 1.68 Tbps
ADM
STS-1/VC-4 switching
ADM
Reduced power consumption
HR ing 10
ET/SD 0G Reduced footprint
SON
ADM
+
STS-1/VC-4
ADM
Infinera mTera Infinera mTera
Future-proof platform
OTN
ADM ADM
Infinera mTera
PACKET
ADM ADM
ADM
ADM
SON + mTera UTP Benefits:
0G
ET/S
DH R
ing 10 Extend mTera packet switching
ADM
to Ethernet interfaces on
ADM
ADM SONET/SDH ADMs
STS-1/VC-4
STS-1/VC-4
100G+
PACKET
PACKET
ADM
SONET/SDH Ring End-to-end MEF Ethernet services
ADM
ADM
over multiple transport domains
ADM
Scalable packet core with 100G+
interfaces
Ring 10
DH 0G
ET/S Statistical gains and granularity of
SON
ADM
+
STS-1/VC-4
ADM
Infinera mTera Infinera mTera packet switching
PACKET
ADM ADM
Infinera mTera
OTN
STS-1/VC-4
ADM ADM
ADM
ADM
SON mTera UTP Benefits:
Packet
ET/S +
DH R
ing
00G Option of compact 8-slot mTera
ADM
1
Migrate from ring to mesh or
OTN partial mesh topologies
OTN
STS-1/VC-4
STS-1/VC-4
100G+
mTera Ring Scale rings to 100G+
Packet
Packet
Mix SONET/SDH, packet, OTN, and
DWDM on the same platform
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Packet
8-Slot mTera
14-Slot mTera
COMPLEMENTING THE MTERA WITH THE INFINERA 7090 CEM FOR T1/E1 CES
The mTera UTP supports STM-1/OC-3, STM-4/OC-12, STM-16/OC-48, and STM-64/OC-192 SONET/SDH interfaces. Where there is a need to
support lower speed TDM interfaces such as T1/E1, the Infinera 7090 Packet Transport Solutions CEM platforms can complement mTera UTP
rings with the ability to provide TDM Circuit Emulation Services (CES) over MPLS-TP with support for T1/E1, DS3, OC-3/STM-1, OC-12/STM-4,
and OC-48/STM-16 interfaces, as shown in Figure 7.
T1/E1/CES
T1/E1/CES
OTN
STS-1/VC-4
ADM ADM
ADM
ADM mTe Infinera 7090 CEM Benefits:
ra R
Packet
ing
T1/E1/CES TDM CES:
+ T1/E1
0G
ADM
10 DS3
OC-3/STM-1
OTN
OTN
STS-1/VC-4
STS-1/VC-4
100G+ OC12/STM-4
mTera Ring OC-48/STM-16
Packet
Packet
Synchronization:
Synchronous Ethernet
10 1588v2
OTN
ing 0G
STS-1/VC-4
aR +
mTer 14-Slot mTera 14-Slot mTera Platforms: 8 Gbps to 960 Gbps
mTera 8
Packet
T1/E1/CES
14-Slot mTera
STS-1/VC-4
OC-3/STM-1
OTN
OTN
ADM
STS-1/VC-4
100G+
100G OTN Ring
OTN
OTN
OTN
OTN
Reduced maintenance costs
Future-proof platforms
STS-1/VC-4
1 line interfaces
OTN
OTN
OC-3/STM-1
Infinera mTera
At the mTera UTP, this traffic can either be switched natively as with OTN or it can be sent to an SSM-2S module for STS-1/VC-4 grooming
before being mapped back to OTN. This STS-1/VC-4 grooming can result in much more efficient utilization of high speed line interfaces, for
example enabling an OTU4 to carry 640 STM-1s/OC-3s, rather than 80 OC-3s/STM-1s when OC-3s/STM-1s are carried in ODU0s, as shown in
Figure 9.
Native OTN Switching OTN Switching with STS-1/VC-4 Grooming
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ODU4 ODU4
Figure 9: Native OTN Switching vs. OTN Switching with STS-1/VC-4 Grooming
OTN
Ethernet TDM CES 10GE and 100GE rings
Packet
ADM TDM CES: T1/E1, DS3, OC-3/STM-1,
1/VC-4
OC-12/STM-4, OC-48/STM-16
STS-
ADM
ADM
10G +
Pack
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00G Ethernet Clients: FE/FX, GE,
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TDM CES MPLS-TP with hard QoS
OTN
OTN
100G+ Statistical gain and granularity
Packet
Packet
100G Packet Ring of packet
1/VC-4
1/VC-4
STS-
STS-
Low power and small footprint
1/VC-4
STS-
TDM CES
Infinera mTera
OTN
Switched
domain
OTN
MPLS-TP
domain
STS-1/VC-4
SONET/SDH
domain
VLAN XC
domain
Packet
Bridging
domain
Native
STS-1/VC-4
OTN Packet
Interworking Interworking OTN
(60 Gbps) (30 Gbps)
Packet
SONET/SDH resiliency schemes can also be combined with the mTera packet and OTN resiliency schemes including ODUk-level ASON/
GMPLS protection and restoration.
The second phase in the migration of SONET/SDH networks includes network analysis, a migration plan and procedures, and equipment
selection and deployment. The third phase consists of provisioning the new network elements, installing new facility wiring/optics, and testing
the end-to-end circuits. The fourth and final phase includes executing the facility/service migrations, verifying the alarms, and updating the new
circuit designs in the OSS and other support systems.
SUMMARY
Though SONET/SDH networks continue to deliver high margin services to risk-averse customers and perform useful network functions
such as mobile network synchronization, they suffer from high operational costs and the threat of component obsolescence. The mTera
UTP, together with the 7090 CEM and 7100 Pico, provides a range of options for migrating SONET/SDH networks to next-generation OTN/
packet technologies and future-proof platforms while lowering operational costs and protecting SONET/SDH service revenues. These
Infinera solutions can also deliver a wide range of additional services based on their OTN switching, packet switching, and DWDM/ROADM
capabilities.
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