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Definition:
ITU-T defines an Optical Transport Network (OTN) as a set of Optical Network Elements
(ONE) connected by optical fiber links, able to provide functionality of transport,
multiplexing, switching, management, supervision and survivability of optical channels
carrying client signals.
OTN optical transport networks are actually DWDM (dense wavelength division
multiplexing) and ASON (Automatic Switched Optical Networks). First Huawei
Transmission OTN with optical crossability, namely, by loading the WSS ROADM module,
MESH network structure can make its composition is similar to that of the ASON
equipment, improve the service scheduling flexibility, and increased network security;
secondly, OTN electrical crossability, namely each channel sub rate crossability, this part
and SDH the effects are similar, but the OTN frame has its own special structure, that is
the 2.5G ODU1 particles and 10G particles of ODU2, there are also special for data
service of ODU1E and ODU2E.+. Each of the DWDM channels is divided Bohebo and
different function plates are required with pigtail connection, OTN can now be configured
into port, don't use so much pigtail connection. Increasing the cross function, omitting the
pigtail connection, more flexible and less fault point is more easily maintained.
Besides introducing the difference between DWDM and OTN, many people are confused
about the functions of DWDM and what is OTN really used for, in order to solve these
problems, we will briefly introduce the role of OTN and its work principle, which allows
viewers better to know more about the DWDM and OTN.
Telecommunication networks can be divided into two networks: service network and
transport network. The transport network provides paths to the service network, as so the
service network can be seen as a client of the transport network.
At a basic level, G.709 OTN defines a frame format that "wraps" data packets, in a format
quite similar to that of a SONET frame. There are six distinct layers to this format.
OPU: Optical Channel Payload Unit. This contains the encapsulated client data, and a
header describing the type of that data. It is analogous to the ‘Path’ layer in
SONET/SDH.
ODU: Optical Data Unit. This level adds optical path-level monitoring, alarm indication
signals and automatic protection switching. It performs similar functions to the ‘Line
Overhead’ in SONET/SDH.
OTU: Optical Transport Unit. This represents a physical optical port (such as OTU2,
10Gbps), and adds performance monitoring (for the optical layer) and the FEC (Forward
Error Correction). It is similar to the ‘Section Overhead’ in SONET/SDH.
OCh: Optical Channel. This represents an end-to-end optical path.
OMS: Optical Multiplex Section. This deals with fixed wavelength DWDM (Dense
Wavelength Division Multiplexing) between OADMs (Optical Add Drop Multiplexer).
OTS: Optical Transport Section. This deals with fixed wavelength DWDM between
relays.
Functions of DWDM