MASTERS IN MISSION CRITICAL COMMUNICATIONS

XTran - Introduction
OTN Systems Academy
R4.9 v2 – October 2022

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 XTran Introduction

• XTran Building Blocks

• XTran Features
• XTran Management

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XTran: from 64kbps to 40Gbps

Aggregation nodes Core node Ethernet Interfaces Management MPLS enabled access

Fanless 1G – 40G WAN

Layer 2/3
-20 to +65°C
Cu or FO
19”or DIN Rail Power over Ethernet MPLS-TP GE access device
EMC hardened Graphical User Interface
L2/L3 features
Legacy interfaces Zero touch deployment
PoE support
Central Switching Central Switching End-to-End provisioning -30°C to +65°C (XTR-AF : +75°C)
Traffic Engineering
MPLS-TP compliant MPLS-TP compliant Assurance OAM
Protection <50ms Protection <50ms Alarm handling Industrial Ethernet access
Hardware OAM Hardware OAM User management
64 Gbps 720 Gbps
Power options Sync interfaces: X.21 / V.35 L2 managed switch
Low speed: RS232,RS422,RS485 GbE Combo ports
Power options Voice: E1, 2/4WE&M, FXS, FXO Fast Ethernet ports
90-264VAC Tele-protection: C37.94, G.703 PoE support
18–60VDC SDH interworking: STM1/4 -20°C to +65°C
90-264VAC/18–300VDC 88-300VDC Multiplexing legacy to E1 Integration with XTran

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 WAN ETHERNET CES
XTran Portfolio

Serial Serial

CoDir Contra

2/4W-EM 2/4W-EM

1 G Eth 1 G Eth

10 G Eth 1 G Eth 1 G Eth 10 G Eth

Serial Port 10 G Eth 10 G Eth
SHDSL
Server
40 G Eth 40 G Eth
FXS FXS

T1/E1 T1/E1

C37.94 C37.94

STM1/4 STM1/4

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Basic Building Blocks

720 Gbps switching fabric

MPLS-TP
L2 protocol interaction
CSM540-A
64 Gbps switching fabric
ACP-B DCP-D Ethernet IF
MPLS-TP
DCP-C
L2 protocol interaction AC Power supply DC Power supply DC Power supply Legacy IF
IEEE1588TC 90 – 264 VAC 18 – 60 VDC 88 – 300 VDC Modularity
IEEE1588BC(B)
Ethernet IF Redundancy
CSM310-A
Legacy IF Capacity
Modularity
Ethernet IF
Redundancy
Legacy IF
Ethernet IF
Modularity

ACP-A DCP-A DCP-B XTD-2110

XTR-2124 XT-1104-A XT-2210-A XT-2209-A
AC Power supply DC Power supply DC Power supply XT-2215-A
90 – 264 VAC 18 – 60 VDC 88 – 300 VDC XT-2206-A
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Ethernet/IP Interface Modules
(§) check release notes for details

4-GC(B)-LW 4-GO-LW 1-10G-LW 4-10G-LW

4 ports 10-100-1000 Eth 4 ports GE 1 XFP Full Duplex
4 RJ45 4 SFP 1000 base-X 10 Gbps
1 SFP 1000 base-X (combo) IEEE1588v2 IEEE1588v2 4 XFP Full Duplex, 10 Gbps
IEEE1588v2 MAC Sec (§) MAC Sec (§) IEEE1588v2, MAC Sec (§)
PoE 802.3at (Except (B)) 1-40G-LW
MAC Sec (§)

LAN + WAN
1 QSFP Full Duplex, 40 Gbps
6-GE(P)-L 9-L3A-L/9-L3EA-L IEEE1588v2, MAC Sec
6 ports 10-1000 Eth 8 ports 1000 SFP
6 RJ45 1 port XFP 10G 16-GEP-L
L2 protocols L2/L3 protocols
P = PoE Router with VRF
16 ports 10-100-1000 Eth (RJ45)
L2 protocols
8x PoE 802.3at
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Legacy Interface Modules (1) / CES
4-E1-L 16-E1-L 2-C37.94 4-C37.94 7-SERIAL
4-T1-L 16-T1-L 2 C37.94 ports 2 C37.94 ports Up to 7 ports
4 E1 or T1 ports 16 E1 or T1 ports 2 E1 or T1 ports RS232, RS422,
SAToP or CESoPSN SAToP or CESoPSN RS485, X.21, V.35
16 bundles 64 Cross- Connects Sync/Async

SDH/SONET
8-FXS 4-2/4WEM 4-CoDir/Contra 2-OLS transport
8 ports FXS 4 2/4 Wire voice 4 Co-/ContraDirectional 2 Serial optical ports
SIP Client ports ports Sync / Async serial
G.703, G.823 2 E1 or T1 ports
STM1/OC3 &
STM4/OC12 via
Smart SFP
Grooming of E1
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Legacy Interface Modules (2)

8-FXS 6-SERIAL
8 ports FXS 6 ports RS232,
SIP Client RS422 , RS485
as Serial Port
Server

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The Access nodes : End-to-End MPLS-TP

XTD-2110-A
MPLS-TP access node XTR-2124-A / XTR-2124-AF
DIN-rail mount MPLS-TP access node
1G/10G Rack-mount
2x Serial ports 1G/10G
L2/L3 features 2x Serial ports
PoE support L2/L3 features
-30°C to +65°C PoE support
-A : -30°C to +65°C Fanless
-AF : -30°C to +75°C Forced cooling

CSM GO-LW 1/10G-LW L3A-L Serial NSM

= + + + + +
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 XTran Introduction

• XTran Building Blocks

• XTran Features
o Highlights
o Ethernet
o Legacy
• XTran Management

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XTran: eXcellence in Transport

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XTran: eXcellence in Transport

• Tailored for industrial Applications

o Built on MPLS-TP standard
o Augmented with IP enabled flexibility

• Intuitive and simple

o Total control via NMS
o TDM-like operation

• Reliable operations in harsh environments

o Rugged industrial design
o Optimized network security

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XTran: eXcellence in Transport
Tailored for Industrial Applications :
• Built on MPLS-TP standard
o Deterministic – absence of dynamic control
o Symmetrical paths under all conditions
• Sector specific capabilities
o Tuned for time critical applications
o Effective network designs
o Ethernet and legacy interfaces
• Future proof
o IP routing on top of MPLS-TP
o Packet based time synchronization (IEEE1588v2)
o Scaling from 64kbps to 40G interfaces

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XTran: eXcellence in Transport
Intuitive and simple :
• NMS made easy
o Guided provisioning (wizards)
o Offline planning
• Fast diagnostics
o Straightforward de-bugging
o OAM for proactive performance management
• SDH-like protection schemes
• Quick deployment
o Auto setup of in band communication channel
for management and topology detection
• Quick replacements
o Fast replacement feature via flash card
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XTran: eXcellence in Transport
Reliable Operations in harsh environments :
• Unmatched network resilience
Reliable o Node redundancy (power / control )
o Hitless switching for TDM applications
operations in • Optimized network security
o Comprehensive security feature set for OT
harsh o Centralized and secured provisioning

• Rugged industrial design

environments o IEEE1613, EN50121 certification
o Extended temperature range
o FANLESS operation
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Feature Highlight: Built-in node protection
XT-2210-A XT-2215-A

IFM-1 NSM

FAN
IFM-2 IFM-3
IFM-4 IFM-5

FAN
IFM-6 IFM-7
CSM-1

FAN
CSM-2
CSM = Switching/controller functionality
• Dual star backplane IFM-8 IFM-9

FAN
• Switchover times: <50ms IFM-10 IFM-11
PSU IFM-12 IFM-13

FAN
• Load sharing IFM-14 IFM-15
• Mix of AC and DC possible
• DC is independent from PE PSU-1 PSU-2
Fully modular
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Multiservice network for Ethernet and TDM

L3 VPN Service (VRF, dynamic routing over logical ring)

L3 VPN Service (VRF, dynamic routing over logical ring)
L2 VPN Service (Logical ring)

Point-to-point (Hitless switching / MPLS-TP)

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Traffic engineered service layer
Strict Priorities with
bandwidth management
7 Network Control
Protection switching
6 control

5
Circuit Emulation
4

2 Ethernet

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 Default QoS

Traffic engineered service layer (with HQoS) HQoS

• HQoS
o Default Queue Set
o + 7 Extended Queue Sets
• Tunnel : Default or HQoS Mechanism
• Service : queue within queue set selection based on CoS/DSCP
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 XTran Introduction

• XTran Building Blocks

• XTran Features
o Highlights
o Ethernet
o Legacy
• XTran Management

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Ethernet Based Interface Modules

Linear Protection / PtP or MP

4-GC-LW 4-GC-LW
LSR LSR
4-GO-LW LER LER 4-GO-LW
6-GE-L 6-GE-L
9-L3A-L LSR 9-L3A-L
1-10G-LW 1-10G-LW
4-10G-LW 4-10G-LW
1-40G-LW Logical Ring = protected MP 1-40G-LW
4-DSL-LW 4-DSL-LW
7-SERIAL 7-SERIAL
8-FXS LER LSR 8-FXS
LER LER
6-SERIAL 6-SERIAL

LER

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Feature highlight : Logical Ring (1/2)

• In XTran : logical ring • Traditional VPLS service (IP/MPLS)

o Multipoint Ethernet service o Multipoint Ethernet service
o Requires only a single LSP tunnel o Requires a full mesh of LSP tunnels
between each site (ring) to provide any-to-any
o Single protection scheme (G.8032 communication
over MPLS) o Each tunnel requires its own
protection
➔ Higher scalability ➔ Limited scalability
➔ Low amount of resources ➔ High amount of resources

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Feature highlight : Logical Ring (2/2)

• Combining BFD (MPLS-TP) with G.8032 ERPS (Ethernet over Transport networks)

R-APS = Ring Automatic Protection Switching

RPL = Ring Protection Link
VFI = Virtual Forwarding Instance
ERPS = Ethernet Ring Protection Switching
BFD = Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
LER = Label Edge Router
LSR = Label Switching Router
BFD tunnel
service

LSR
R-APS

LER LSR LER LER

VFI VFI VFI
RPL R-APS RPL
RPL BFD neighbor BFD
owner

BFD sessions are set ERPS will manage the

up between LERs protection mechanism
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 Feature highlight : Logical Ring extensions: Ladder networks

• Combining BFD (MPLS-TP) with G.8032 ERPS v2 (Ladder networks)

B
LER
A Subring 1
OCC C
Main ring
Backup
FF?
OCC Logical ring
Subring 2

E D
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Feature highlight : Layer3 over MPLS-TP (1/2)

Linear Protection / PtP or MP

4-GC-LW LSR 4-GC-LW

LSR
4-GO-LW LER LER 4-GO-LW
6-GE-L 6-GE-L
9-L3A-L LSR 9-L3A-L
1-10G-LW 1-10G-LW
4-10G-LW 4-10G-LW
1-40G-LW Logical Ring 1-40G-LW
4-DSL-LW 4-DSL-LW
7-SERIAL 7-SERIAL
8-FXS LER LSR 8-FXS
LER LER

LSR

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Feature highlight : Layer3 over MPLS-TP (1/2)

IP

1. LAN: IP forwarding on 9-L3A-L via VRF

IP MPLS
VRF VFIIP
2. Direct backplane connection between
9-L3A-L and CSM

3. WAN: MPLS forwarding by CSM via VFI

➔ Protection still done on MPLS-layer

VFI = Virtual Forwarding Instance

VRF = Virtual Routing and Forwarding
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 XTran Introduction

• XTran Building Blocks

• XTran Features
o Highlights
o Ethernet
o Legacy
• XTran Management

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TDM Based Interface Modules ➔ Circuit Emulation

MPLS-TP Protection

LSR LSR
4-E1-L, 4-T1-L LER LER 4-E1-L, 4-T1-L
16-E1-L, 16-T1-L 16-E1-L, 16-T1-L
7-SERIAL LSR 7-SERIAL
Adaptive
C37.94 SAToP SAToP C37.94
Differential
4-2/4WEM CESoPSN SyncE CESoPSN 4-2/4WEM
4-CoDir Hitless Switching 4-CoDir
4-CONTRA 4-CONTRA
STM1/4 STM1/4
LSR LSR
LER LER

LSR

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Direct Connection of Sector Specific Interfaces

• E1/T1
• G703 Bidirectional
• C37.94
• RS232/422/485
MPLS-TP
• X21, V35
• OLS
• 4-wire
• FXS

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Feature highlight

• Deterministic
o MPLS-TP with latest views on OAM
• Protection switching in sub 50ms
Protection switching
• Performance management
o Hitless switching with 0 packet loss for TDM

1:1
Advantages:
- No packet loss
fast path
- No delay jump
- Higher performance by offloading 1+1
protection schemes to TDM boards
slow path

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Feature Highlight: Synchronous Ethernet

Grandmaster clock
• XTran supports frequency synchronization via SyncE
o ITU-T standardized protocol for frequency synchronization Ref . Freq. = f1
across the physical layer between two points
• CSM can select best option from different source
o SSM based
o Quality monitoring of incoming clock
Freq. = f1
o Static Freq. = f1

• With a common reference clock in the network,

the clock recovery is less vulnerable for jitter and
packet delay variation Freq. = f1
Freq. = f1
o Frequency synchronization improves circuit emulation via Backup sync path
Differential clocking as opposed to Adaptive clocking

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QUIZ TIME
• (table) indicate which tunnel types can be used by the 2 different service type groups
• What is the RPL for a ring or subring type of tunnel ?
• What is the difference between a hitless service and the same service using a PTP
protected tunnel ?

ETHERNET LEGACY
PTP (+ protection path)
MP (+ protection path)
Ring/Subring
Hitless switching

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QUIZ TIME
• (table) indicate which tunnel types can be used by the 2 different service type groups
• What is the RPL for a ring or subring type of tunnel ?
• What is the difference between a hitless service and the same service using a PTP
protected tunnel ?

ETHERNET LEGACY
PTP (+ protection path) yes yes
MP (+ protection path) yes no
Ring/Subring yes no
Hitless switching no yes

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 XTran Introduction

• XTran Building Blocks

• XTran Features
• XTran Management

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TXCare: Easy network management & operation

Plan & design Troubleshoot

o Complete & real-time view of the
o Plan & design the network and
network & potential issues
services upfront
o Trace and solve issues easily
o Solve potential issues and tune
network architecture before
spending CAPEX

Provision & Program Assure & measure

TX = Takes care of your network
o Auto discovery of hardware and o Customized view of the network &
topology C = Configuration Management service performance
o Wizard based guidance o Embedded performance
A = Assurance Management
o Easily deploy network wide settings measurement tools
o Ease creation of mission critical R = Resilience Management o Verify service SLAs
services E = End-to-end Management
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TXCare architecture
Remote Redundant
TXCare Server
Northbound

& REST API

Northbound
TXCare Client
& REST API

TXCare Server (optional) (optional)

Windows based
workstation
TXCare Agent TXCare Agent
TXCare Server
TXCare Server
TXCare Client LAN

Windows based server Windows based server

DB DB
Server Server
With database
synchronization

in-band DCN
Windows based XTran
workstation Remote
TXCare Client
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TXCare: Look and Feel

DASHBOARD
Online/offline management of hardware nodes
• Administration of the TXCare environment
& interface modules
• Configuration and programming of the network & services
• Monitoring and troubleshooting
• Management tools
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TXCare: Look and Feel

Realistic representation

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TXCare: Static Provisioning

• Wizards
o Tunnels and Services

o Protection setup

o Traffic engineering

o Cross connects

• Point and Click

o Network settings
o Data parameters
• Distribution
o Labels

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TXCare: Alarm management

• Extensive alarm management

• List of alarm + level of severity
• With resolution suggestion
• Hyperlinks to the actual source of the alarm
• Alarm displayed on the network
• Export
• Manual or automatic acknowledgment
of the alarm

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TXCare: Look and Feel

Visual representation of services

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TXCare: Look and Feel

Traffic monitoring

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 More info

• For more information go to www.otnsystems.com

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