OTN Technology

Luis E. Compagnucci
luisc@ceragon.com

Contents
DWDM Overview
Transmission Media
Optical Transport Network (OTN)
Claro Argentina OTN Network
Use Cases

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DWDM Overview

How to increase network capacity ?

SDM
Add fiber &

TDM

STM-16 STM-64

Cost &

WDM

Economical &
Mature & Quick

Complication

equipment

Time & cost

Solution of capacity expansion

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WDM Concept
Different signals with specific wavelength are multiplexed into a
fiber for transmission.

1
SDH signal
IP package
ATM cells

1 2

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System Structure
The overall structure of the WDM system of N-path wavelength:
Optical Transponder Unit (OTU)
Optical Multiplexer Unit / Optical De-multiplexer Unit (OMU/ODU)
Optical Amplifier (OA)
Supervisory Channel (OSC/ESC)
Multiplexed Signals

OTU
OTU

M
U
X

D
M
U
X

OLA

OTU
OSC

OSC

OTU
OTU

OSC

Client Signals

Client Signals
Colored Signals

OTU

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CWDM VS DWDM

CWDM: Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplex

DWDM: Dense Wavelength Division Multiplex

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Transmission Media

Structure of Optical Fiber

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Attenuation

5
4

2
1

O
band

850~900nm

Multi-mode

dB/km

S C L U

OH-

nm
900

1200 1300 1400 1500

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1600 1700

Dispersion
Chromatic dispersion [ps/nm]

Polarization Mode Dispersion [ps]

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Widely Deployed Fiber Types

G.655: Little dispersion
to avoid FWM.
Suitable for DWDM

G.652:widely used, need

dispersion compensation for
high rate transmission
Dispersion
coefficient

17ps/nm.km

G.655

1310nm

1550nm

G.653: Zero dispersion

at 1550nm window.

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OTN - Optical Transport Network

OTN System
An Optical Transport Network (OTN) is composed of a set of Optical Network
Elements connected by optical fiber links, able to provide functionality of transport,

multiplexing, routing, management, supervision and survivability of client

signals, according to the requirements given in Rec. ITU-T G.872 and Rec. ITU-T
G.8080. The Rec. ITU-T G.709 describes the Interfaces for the optical transport
network
OTN
Jitter
and
wander

Management

G.874

G.874.1

G.8251

G.8201

Network
protection

G.873.1

G.873.2

Equipment
function and
features

G.798

G.806

Structure
and
mapping

G.709

G.7041

G.7042

Physic
layer
feature
s

G.959.1

G.693

G.694

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Architectur
e

G.872

G.8080

What is OTN ?
It is a set of standards developed by ITU in order
to better support

Transparent Client Signal Transport

Efficient Service Multiplexing Into wavelengths

Unified Management

SDH like OAM

Protection Schemes

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Pre-OTN DWDM Networks

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The OTN Approach

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Network View
IP Layer: Router Links

Electrical Layer: Client

Mapping, Multiplexing,
Grooming, Monitoring,
Protection and
Restoration

Optical Layer:
Transport, Add Drop,
Protection and
Restoration

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OTN Control Plane - ASON

OSS
Initiated

1. Discovery

2. Connection / Teardown

Planned
Maintenance
Works

Network
Failure

OSS
Initiated

Auto-Restored
Traffic

Migrated
Traffic

3. Maintenance / Operations

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4. Protection & Restoration

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OTN Architecture
Multiple Client Signals
Optical Payload Unit (OPUk)
K= 1, 2, 3, 4

Optical Data Unit (ODUk)

K= 1, 2, 3, 4

Optical Transport Unit (OTUk)

K= 1, 2, 3, 4

Optical Channel

Optical Multiplexing Section

Optical Transport Section

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Types and Capacity

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Types

nominal bit rate

OTU1

2 666 057.143 kbit/s

OTU2

10 709 225.316 kbit/s

OTU3

43 018 413.559 kbit/s

ODU1

2 498 775.126 kbit/s

ODU2

10 037 273.924 kbit/s

ODU3

40 319 218.983 kbit/s

OPU1

2 488 320 kbit/s

OPU2

9 995 276.962 kbit/s

OPU3

40 150 519.322 kbit/s

bit rate tolerance

20 ppm

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OTN Multiplexing and Mapping Structure

OTM-0.m

1 i+j+k n
OTM-nr.m

OCCr 1 OChr

OCG-nr.m

OCCr

OChr

OCCr

OTM-n.m

OCG-n.m

OCC

k
1

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1
1

OChr

OCh
OCh

OCC

OCh

OSC

OOS

OTU3[V]

ODU3

OTU2[V]

OTU1[V]

Client signal
OPU3

16
1
ODTUG3
4
1
ODU2
OPU2

1
1

Client signal
1
ODTUG2
4

Multiplexing
OTS, OMS, OCh, COMMS

Mapping

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ODU1

OPU1

Client signal

1 i+j+k n

OCC

1 Alignm

OTUk
OH

2
3
4

ODUk
OH

OPUk OH

Client signal
mapped in
OPUk
OPU
k payload

4080

3825

3824

14
15
16
17

7
8

OTN Frame Format

OTUK
FEC

Client signal
OPUk - Optical Channel Payload Unit
ODUk Optical Channel Data Unit

k:
1
OTUk Optical Channel Transport Unit
2
3
Alignment

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2.5G
10G
40G

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OTN Overhead Overview

1

FAS

1
2

RES

TCM3
GCC1

TCM
ACT

TCM6

12

13

GCC0
PM

APS/PCC

14

RES

TCM4

TCM1

TCMACT: Tandem Connection Monitoring

Activation/deactivation control channel

TCMi:Tandem Connection Monitoring i


FTFL:Fault Type & Fault Location reporting
channel

PM: Path Monitoring

EXP:Experimental

GCC1/2: General Communication Channel
1/2

APS/PCC:Automatic Protection Swiching
coordination channel/Protection
Communication Control channel
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11

TCM5

ODUk OH

10

SM

MFAS

TCM2
GCC2

EXP

RES JC
PSI NJO

FAS: Frame Alignment Signal

MFAS: MultiFrame Alignment Signal

OTUk OH

RES JC

Alignment OH

16

FTFL RES JC

RES

15

SM: Section Monitoring

GCC0:General Communication Channel0
RES: Reserved for future international
standardisation

OPUk OH

PSI: Payload Structure Identifier

JC: Justification Control
NJO: negative justification opportunity

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OTN Summary

Any-Service
Platform

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Efficient

High

High

Advanced

Service

bandwidth

Bandwith

O&AM and

Configuration

grooming

Transport

protection

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Claro Argentina OTN Network

Claro Argentina OTN Network

Drivers
Current SDH/ETHERNET + P2P DWDM becomes rigid
Time-to-service for medium level services (STM16 and GE)
is very high.
Need of a more flexible and reliable network using existing
resources

Solution:
OTN switching network composed by 38 distributed Nodes.
ASON over OTN provide high reliability and fast provisioning.
Existing DWDM links from different venders used as
transport layer.

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DWDM Equipment in Claro Argentina

ALCATEL

HUAWEI

1626 LM

BWS1600G

ZTE
ZXWM M920

CIENA
OME6500

CIENA
CN4200

HUAWEI

HUAWEI

OSN6800

OSN 8800

Used OTN

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Claro Argentina OTN Network Topology

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Use Cases

Use Case 1: Any-service reliable transport

Argentina

OTU2

OTU2

OTN XC

OTN XC
Client Signals

Chile

Client Signals
GE, 2 x STM-16

GE, 2 x STM-16

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Use Case 2: Faster Provisioning of new services

NMS

New
Customer
Tucuman

Bs As

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Use Case 3: BB IP Protection & Restoration

Asuncin
C del Este
Encarnacin

REFERENCIAS

Corrientes

Posadas

Router BBIP
Concepcin del
Uruguay

Equipo OTN

Equipo DWDM
Link Principal
BBIP segurizado
por red OTN

Gualeguaychu

Montevideo

Rosario

Campana

Torcuato

Junin

San Vicente

Forest

Link Secundario
Link de Reserva
utilizados

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Use Case 3: BB IP Protection & Restoration

Asuncin
C del Este
Encarnacin

REFERENCIAS

Corrientes

Posadas

Router BBIP
Equipo OTN

Concepcin del
Uruguay

Equipo DWDM
Gualeguaychu

Link Principal
BBIP segurizado
por red OTN

Montevideo

Rosario

Campana

Torcuato

Junin

San Vicente

Forest

Link Secundario
Link de Reserva
utilizados

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Use Case 3: BB IP Protection & Restoration

Asuncin
C del Este
Encarnacin

REFERENCIAS

Corrientes

Posadas

Router BBIP
Concepcin del
Uruguay

Equipo OTN

Equipo DWDM
Gualeguaychu

Link Principal
BBIP segurizado
por red OTN

Montevideo

Rosario

Campana

Torcuato

Junin

San Vicente

Forest

Link Secundario
Link de Reserva
utilizados

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Thank you !!!