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32 pt
2 rows

evel 1
24 pt

el 2-5
20 pt

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Unified MPLS
ĠĠĢĢĪĪĮĮİĶĶ
ŢŢŤŤŪŪŮŮŰ

ΦΧΨΪΫΆΈΉΊ

НОПРСТУФ
НОПРСТУФХ
ѢѲѲѴѴҐҐә

David Saccon
Ericsson, Product Area IP & Broadband

cts or
r area
de title
32 pt Architecture Evolution
2 rows

evel 1
MOBILE BACKHAUL MOBILE IP & DWDM Mobile
24 pt (Microwave & Fiber) CORE BACKBONE Network
el 2-5
20 pt
FIXED METRO IP SERVICE
IP & DWDM BACKBONE Internet Fixed Line
(Fiber) EDGE
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Network
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āĂăąĆćĊċČ
ŅņŇňŌŐőŒ
ŹźŻżŽžƒȘșˆˇ
fifl
ĠĠĢĢĪĪĮĮİĶĶ
ŢŢŤŤŪŪŮŮŰ

ΦΧΨΪΫΆΈΉΊ

НОПРСТУФ
НОПРСТУФХ CONVERGED
ѢѲѲѴѴҐҐә
METRO & IP & DWDM
BACKHAUL EDGE Converged
BACKBONE
(Microwave and Fiber)
Network
ACCESS Internet

From multiple dedicated parallel networks to single network for multiple

services (wholesale, fixed BB, mobile BB, multicast video, enterprise)

cts or
r area
de title
32 pt Converged transport with common control
2 rows

evel 1 Now
24 pt
IP

el 2-5 Vision
Ethernet, ATM, FR
20 pt
IP
MPLS
Migration MPLS
MPLS
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TDM
›  The overall goal is simplification
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āĂăąĆćĊċČ
ŅņŇňŌŐőŒ
ŹźŻżŽžƒȘșˆˇ
Fiber/DWDM Microwave
fifl
ĠĠĢĢĪĪĮĮİĶĶ
ŢŢŤŤŪŪŮŮŰ
SDH
of the network (lower TCO)
ΦΧΨΪΫΆΈΉΊ

НОПРСТУФ
Fiber/DWDM Microwave ›  Cost-effective transport of IP
НОПРСТУФХ
ѢѲѲѴѴҐҐә services
›  Optimal combination of IP/
TECHNOLOGY
AND
MPLS, MPLS-TP, OTN & WDM
SYSTEM ›  Unified control plane and OSS /
CONSOLIDATION
NMS

cts or
r area
de title
32 pt
Unified MPLS
2 rows

›  Scaling MPLS in access and aggregation

evel 1
24 pt ›  Carrier grade through enhanced OAM and traffic monitoring
el 2-5
›  Mix of transport grade and dynamic IP services
20 pt
Example Scenario

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ŅņŇňŌŐőŒ
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fifl
ĠĠĢĢĪĪĮĮİĶĶ
ŢŢŤŤŪŪŮŮŰ

ΦΧΨΪΫΆΈΉΊ

НОПРСТУФ
НОПРСТУФХ
ѢѲѲѴѴҐҐә Access Aggregation Core Aggregation Access

MPLS-TP MPLS-TP IP/MPLS MPLS-TP MPLS-TP

Unified MPLS

Leveraging MPLS to support end to end IP & Ethernet services

across the network
cts or
r area
 UNIFIED MPLS ARCHITECTURE
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32 pt FOR CONVERGED NETWORKS
2 rows

evel 1
24 pt

el 2-5
20 pt
›  MPLS-TP at the access ›  IP/MPLS at the edge
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aggregation and metro and core domain
domain
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āĂăąĆćĊċČ
ŅņŇňŌŐőŒ
ŹźŻżŽžƒȘșˆˇ
–  Ethernet PW terminated
fifl
ĠĠĢĢĪĪĮĮİĶĶ –  Ethernet PW over on IP VPN / VPLS /
ŢŢŤŤŪŪŮŮŰ

ΦΧΨΪΫΆΈΉΊ bi-directional, BRAS / S-GW service

НОПРСТУФ
НОПРСТУФХ
co-routed, instances
traffic engineered LSP
ѢѲѲѴѴҐҐә

–  Multi-Segment PW
–  OAM data plane driven –  LSP stitching
protection switching –  LSP tunneling
–  Performance monitoring

cts or
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de title
32 pt Different connection models
2 rows

ACCESS METRO EDGE CORE

evel 1 1st 2nd Connectivity Services
24 pt GGSN
aggr. aggr.
TERMINATION
MSER
model
PGW APPS MEDIA

Internet
el 2-5 FIBER AN
20 pt ACCESS
SN SN IP/MPLS
AN-to-SN Fixed BB,
PE MPLS-TP
MPLS-TP PE PE Mobile BB
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AN PARTITIONING model
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PE IP/MPLS PE MPLS-TP PEIP/MPLS PE
Business VPN
āĂăąĆćĊċČ
PE MPLS-TP
MPLS-TP PE IP/MPLS S-PE IP/MPLS
IP/MPLS PE
ŅņŇňŌŐőŒ
ŹźŻżŽžƒȘșˆˇ
PE
AN-to-AN
fifl
ĠĠĢĢĪĪĮĮİĶĶ FIBER PE -TP IP/MPLS -TP PE
(L2, L3)
ŢŢŤŤŪŪŮŮŰ
ACCESS PE PE

ΦΧΨΪΫΆΈΉΊ
LAYERING MODEL (1)
НОПРСТУФ AN
НОПРСТУФХ
ѢѲѲѴѴҐҐә
PE IP/MPLS PE IP/MPLS PE
AN-to-AN Business VPN
PE MPLS-TP
PE MPLS-TP PE
PE
(L2, L3)

LAYERING MODEL (2)

AN

PE MPLS-TP PE MPLS-TP PE
AN-to-AN Business VPN
PE IP/MPLS
PE IP/MPLS PE
PE (L2, L3)

Various connection model options to be chosen based on type of

service and network specific considerations
cts or
r area
de title
32 pt LTE Backhaul
2 rows

evel 1
24 pt
ACCESS AGGREGATION PACKET CORE
10,000s 1000s 100s
el 2-5
Bi-Directional, Co-Routed, Traffic Engineered
20 pt
Stand-By LSP provisioned by NMS. Activation triggered by OAM
in the dataplane
SAE-
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āĂăąĆćĊċČ eNB
ŅņŇňŌŐőŒ
ŹźŻżŽžƒȘșˆˇ
PE6 PE8
fifl
ĠĠĢĢĪĪĮĮİĶĶ PE4 Ethernet S1 & X2
ŢŢŤŤŪŪŮŮŰ PE2 VPN MOBILE
ΦΧΨΪΫΆΈΉΊ PACKET
НОПРСТУФ
НОПРСТУФХ S1, X2 PE9 CORE
U-PE
ѢѲѲѴѴҐҐә Eth PWE
PE7 IP/MPLS based
Eth PWE
PE1 PE3 PE5
MoI, SoIP MoI &
eNB SoIP
Bi-Directional, Co-Routed, Traffic Engineered VPN
Primary LSP provisioned by NMS

›  Bi-directional Co-Routed Traffic Engineered primary MPLS LSP and backup

stand-by LSP provisioned via NMS (1:1)
›  Protection events handled autonomously by the data plane
›  S1/X2 Ethernet PWs (E-Line) terminated at U-PE
cts or
r area
 Unified MPLS INTEGRATION mode
de title
32 pt Converged services
2 rows

evel 1 ACCESS AGGREGATION METRO EDGE CORE

24 pt

el 2-5
20 pt

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AN Agg Agg PE SN
āĂăąĆćĊċČ
ŅņŇňŌŐőŒ
ŹźŻżŽžƒȘșˆˇ
fifl
ĠĠĢĢĪĪĮĮİĶĶ
ŢŢŤŤŪŪŮŮŰ

ΦΧΨΪΫΆΈΉΊ IP
IP IP
НОПРСТУФ RESIDENTIAL
НОПРСТУФХ
ѢѲѲѴѴҐҐә
Eth Eth Eth Eth
Service
MTU PW PW PW processing
PW
eNodeB
LSP LSP LSP LSP
LSP LSP

Eth Eth Eth Eth

Eth Eth Eth

ENTERPRISE CSG PE

›  Service processing
›  Mobile (LTE backhaul): L2 VPN (p2p)
›  Fixed: IPoE/PPPoE, IP VPN, VPLS, VPWS
cts or
r area
de title
32 pt
UNIFIED PE ARCHITECTURE
2 rows

evel 1
24 pt ›  Termination of IP and packet
›  Multi-service Edge
transport are integrated at the
el 2-5 IP platform for delivery of
20 pt node level
converged services
–  Remove the need for external
–  Mobile: LTE backhaul,
Ethernet/VLAN NNI handoff
WLAN integration
MPLS
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āĂăąĆćĊċČ –  In an end-to-end MPLS
ŅņŇňŌŐőŒ
–  Fixed: BRAS, CDN,
ŹźŻżŽžƒȘșˆˇ
fifl network, the MPLS PW
ĠĠĢĢĪĪĮĮİĶĶ WLAN integration
ŢŢŤŤŪŪŮŮŰ
becomes the NNI handoff
ΦΧΨΪΫΆΈΉΊ
–  Business: IP VPN, L2
НОПРСТУФ
НОПРСТУФХ
–  Network simplication MPLS-TP VPN (p2p, multipoint
ѢѲѲѴѴҐҐә

–  Reduced technology services)

layers
Unified PE
–  Node consolidation

›  Unified PE could be located at the edge or metro core layer

›  Integration point for MPLS-TP and IP/MPLS networks
›  MS-PW, SS-PW (LSP stitching, LSP tunneling)

Unified PE is a convergence point for Mobile and

cts or Fixed
r area
de title
32 pt Service mappings
2 rows

evel 1
IP-enabled
routing

24 pt
L3

IP routed
el 2-5 over
20 pt IP/VPN
MPLS
L3VPN
L2VPN
FORWARDING

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āĂăąĆćĊċČ

e-lan
ŅņŇňŌŐőŒ
ŹźŻżŽžƒȘșˆˇ
fifl e-line
ĠĠĢĢĪĪĮĮİĶĶ

MPLS-TP
ŢŢŤŤŪŪŮŮŰ

ΦΧΨΪΫΆΈΉΊ
VPWS VPLS
НОПРСТУФ
НОПРСТУФХ
ѢѲѲѴѴҐҐә

IP/MPLS
switching

non-IP
L2

control
static dynamic
cts or
r area
de title
32 pt
Summary
2 rows

evel 1
24 pt
Convergence is driving MPLS-TP allows us to
el 2-5
20 pt the need for new end- extend MPLS from the
to-end packet transport Metro and Core to the
network Access in a scalable
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fifl
ĠĠĢĢĪĪĮĮİĶĶ
ŢŢŤŤŪŪŮŮŰ

ΦΧΨΪΫΆΈΉΊ

НОПРСТУФ
НОПРСТУФХ
ѢѲѲѴѴҐҐә

By bringing Transport and

IP closer together, Unified A common end-to-end
MPLS is an architecture to architecture allows us to
allow network simplification more closely integrate
and more efficient service packet transport with IP
delivery service delivery
cts or
r area
de title
32 pt
2 rows

evel 1
24 pt

el 2-5
20 pt

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ĠĠĢĢĪĪĮĮİĶĶ
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ΦΧΨΪΫΆΈΉΊ

НОПРСТУФ
НОПРСТУФХ
ѢѲѲѴѴҐҐә

cts or
r area