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Role of Ethernet in Optical Networks

Debbie MontanoDirector R&E Alliancesdmontano@force10networks.com

Internet2 Member Meeting, Apr 2006

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Role of Ethernet in Optical Networks

Allocation of Optical Network Resources

Finer Control of Paths and Bandwidth

Integration between Optical & IP networks

Example: HOPI Project

You still need/want Ethernet:– Integration with LANs, end sites– Management / Subdivision of larger lambdas– Higher layer services

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Force10 ParticipationInternet2 HOPI Project

HOPI - Hybrid Optical Packet Infrastructure

Fundamental Questions: How will the core Internet architecture evolve? What should the next generation Internet2 network infrastructure be?

Examining a hybrid of shared IP packet switching and dynamically provisioned optical lambdas

Modeling scaleable next-generation networks

Internet2 Corporate Partner & HOPI project partner

Provided five E600 switch/routers, deployed in Los Angeles, DC, Chicago, Seattle & New York

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Internet2 HOPI Project

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HOPI Nodes with E600s

Washington DC / Virginia– MAX GigaPOP Node, McLean, VA

Los Angeles– CENIC GigaPOP

Chicago– Starlight, 710 N. Lakeshore

Seattle– Pacific Northwest GigaPOP / Pacific Wave

New York– NYSERNET, MANLAN, 32 Avenue of the Americas

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Hybrid Optical Packet Infrastructure (HOPI) Node

Abilene Abilene NetworkNetwork

Abilene core routerAbilene core router

Force10 E600 Force10 E600 Switch/RouterSwitch/Router

NLR OpticalNLR OpticalTerminalTerminal

Abilene Abilene NetworkNetwork

NLR 10 GigE NLR 10 GigE LambdaLambda

OPTICALOPTICAL

PACKETPACKET

NLR OpticalNLR OpticalTerminalTerminal

OpticalOpticalCrossCross

ConnectConnect

10 GigE Backbone10 GigE Backbone

ControlControlMeasurementMeasurementSupportSupportOOBOOB

HOPI NodeHOPI Node

Regional Regional Optical Optical

Network (RON)Network (RON)

GigaPOPGigaPOP GigaPOPGigaPOP

VLSR PCVLSR PC

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Abilene core routerAbilene core router

Force10 E600 Force10 E600 Switch/RouterSwitch/Router

NLR OpticalNLR OpticalTerminalTerminal

Abilene Abilene NetworkNetwork

OpticalOpticalCrossCross

ConnectConnect

Regional Regional Optical Optical

Network (RON)Network (RON)

GigaPOPGigaPOP

VLSR PCVLSR PC

Virtual Label Virtual Label Switch RouterSwitch Router

(VLSR)(VLSR)

VLSR

Bandwidth Bandwidth Reservation for Reservation for User Work User Work (BRUW)(BRUW)

HOPI HOPI ClientsClients

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Control Plane Architecture

VLSR - The VLSR is a software suite which can be adapted to switching elements of various technologies. These switching elements can then act as a Label Switch Router (LSR) in Generalized MultiProtocol Label Switching (GMPLS) context

Includes protocols and functions such as Open Shortest Path First with Traffic Engineering extensions (OSPF-TE), Resource ReServation Protocol with Traffic Engineering extensions (RSVP-TE), Constrained Shortest Path First (CSPF) Path Computation, and switching element resource control and provisioning.

HOPI: Dynamic Control of VLANs (Virtual LANS) Bandwidth Reservation for User Work (BRUW). BRUW is an

adaptation of the CANARIE User-controlled Lightpath (UCLP) software to enable of MultiProtocol Label Switching (MPLS) Label-Switched Paths (LSPs) dynamic provisioning across IP routed infrastructures.

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VLSR Architecture

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Ethernet in Optical Networks

Exchanges: Starlight

Protocol Conversion– LAN PHY to WAN PHY– UltraScienceNet– JGN2 US Link

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HARNET

NCDM

CLUSTER NODES

CLUSTER NODES

10GEGE

Click on E1200 to see real time MRTG graph

DREN

E1200 connections @

As of April 2005

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Thank You