Making Ethernet a Carrier Ethernet

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Making Ethernet a Carrier Ethernet

• Carrier Ethernet World Forum 2005, Berlin

Mervyn Kelly Director, Carrier Ethernet Business
Development, Nortel mervynk_at_nortel.com
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Agenda

• Carrier Ethernet drivers for a converged network
• Carrier Ethernet attributes
• Carrier Ethernet Architecture
• Support for Business, Mobile and Residential
  Services

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Carrier Ethernet Drivers

• Residential
• Triple Play with IPTV
• 100s of TV channels
• Video on demand
• Video recording/playback
• Interactive video apps
• Multi-megabit Internet access
• Remote learning
• Gaming

• Business
• Ultimate Connectivity
• Data Center Consolidation
• Gigabit connectivity between businesses
• Storage and disaster recovery
• Guaranteed rate multi-megabit Internet access
• Video conferencing broadcast
• Business telephony

• Mobile
• Wireless backhaul
• Wi-Fi Access delivery
• WiMAX infrastructure
• 3G and beyond wireless
• Next gen data services
• High resolution photo
• Wireless video
• Gaming
• Digital TV

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Worldwide Ethernet based Services Market Size
Telecom Equipment for 2005 (HR 2004)
Ethernet Services 2003-07 (IDC)
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and by the way

• . . . Customers want all of these, delivered
  via a single, converged network.
• Enterprise residential
• Best-effort bullet proof...

• Video, voice data
• Mobile fixed

via the same Ethernet-enabled infrastructure
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The New Network Architecture
Transport
Business Subscriber
Service Provider
Nationwide/Global Carrier Ethernet
Residential Subscriber
Metro Carrier Ethernet
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Whats Carrier Ethernet

• Protection
• 50ms Protection
• End to End Path Protection
• Aggregated Line Node Protection

• Scalability
• Services and Bandwidth
• 100,000s of EVCs
• From Mbps to x10Gbps
• Customer data integrity

• Hard QoS
• Guaranteed end to end SLA
• End to End CIR and EIR
• Business, Mobile, Residential

Carrier Ethernet

• Service
• Management
• Fast service creation
• Carrier class OAM capabilities
• Customer Network Management (CNM)

• TDM Support
• Seamless integration of TDM
• Circuit Emulation Services
• Support existing voice applications

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Carrier Ethernet Standards

• Protection
• MEF 2 Ethernet Protection
• MEF 4 Architecture Framework
• IETF MPLS Fast Reroute

• Scalability
• MEF 9 UNI Testing
• MEF 11 UNI Framework
• MEF UNI I IA
• MEF UNI Type II
• MEF Ethernet Aggregation
• IEEE 802.1

• Hard QoS
• MEF 6 Service Definition
• MEF 10 Service Attributes
• MEF Service Attributes II
• MEF Service Attributes Testing
• MEF Service Definition II

Carrier Ethernet

• Service
• Management
• MEF 7 EMS and NMS Info Model
• MEF OAM Framework Requirements
• MEF Performance Monitoring
• MEF NE Management Requirements
• IEEE 802.1, ITU

• TDM Support
• MEF 3 CES Framework
• MEF 8 CES Implementation
• MEF TDM Testing

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Supporting Business Services

• Any-to-any Layer 2 VPN to interconnect multiple
  locations transparently and effectively (with
  high and guaranteed bandwidth)
• Supporting the convergence of data and voice

Branch
ISP
Internet
Nationwide/Global Carrier Ethernet
E-LAN
IP
HQ
Branch
Branch
Branch
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Supporting Transport for IP Network

• E-LAN connections among routers
• Any logical IP topology, multiple EVCs of a
  single physical interface
• It supports all business IP services, from IP VPN
  to Internet access

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Carrier Ethernet for 3G/UMTS Backhaul

• Guaranteed QoS
• Flexible SLA portfolios for different users and
  services
• Flexible bandwidth growth without network upgrade
• Efficient network for multimedia applications
  (P2P, P2MP, MP2MP)
• Secure connectivity for corporate and consumer
  users
• Seamless integration with the wireline transport
  network both Ethernet and TDM

IP
Carrier Ethernet
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Supporting Residential Triple Play Services

• Voice, video data distribution backhaul

IP DSLAM
L2 DSLAM
Nationwide/Global Carrier Ethernet
Subscribers
IP DSLAM
IP DSLAM
L2 DSLAM
IP DSLAM
L2 DSLAM
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Service Provider Benefits

• Greater Revenue Potential - Granular Bandwidth
• Multiple Revenue Streams from Single Interface
• Internet Access (E-Line)
• Ethernet Virtual Private Line (E-Line)
• Virtual Private LAN Service (E-LAN)
• BTV and VoD (Triple Play)
• VAS Enabled (VoIP, L3VPN, TDM/CES etc.)
• Lower Capital Costs
• Lower OPEX Costs
• Higher Customer Retention

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Thank you
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References Resources

• Metro Ethernet Services A Technical Overview
• http//www.metroethernetforum.org/metro-ethernet-s
  ervices.pdf
• MEF 10 Ethernet Services Attributes Phase 1
• http//www.metroethernetforum.org/PDFs/Standards/M
  EF10.doc
• Metro Ethernet Service Standards Overview
• http//www.metroethernetforum.org/Metro-Ethernet-S
  ervices-Overview.ppt
• MEF Specifications
• http//www.metroethernetforum.org/TechSpec.htm
• Metro Ethernet Networks - A Technical Overview
• http//www.metroethernetforum.org/PDFs/WhitePapers
  /metro-ethernet-networks.pdf

Working to Deliver Carrier Ethernet Services
Today!
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MEF Member Listas of June 6, 05

• AboveNet
• Actelis
• Adva Optical Networks
• Agilent Technologies
• Alcatel
• Altera
• AMCC
• Atrica
• ATT
• Axerra Networks
• Axxessit
• Bell South
• British Telecom
• Ciena Corp.
• Cisco Systems
• Colt Telecommunications
• Corrigent Systems
• Covaro Networks
• Diatem

• Ericsson
• Extreme Networks
• Foundry Networks
• France Telecom RD LLC
• Fujitsu Network Communications
• FutureSoft
• Hammerhead Systems
• Harbour Networks
• Hatteras Networks, Inc.
• Huawei Tech Co. Ltd.
• Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Iometrix
• Iskratel
• IXIA
• Juniper Networks
• KDDI RD Laboratories, Inc.

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MEF Member ListAs of June 6, 05

• Lucent Technologies
• Luminous Networks, Inc.
• Mahi Networks
• Marconi Communications
• Marvell Semiconductor
• Met-Net Communications
• Metrobility Optical
• Native Networks
• Nortel Networks Corp.
• NTT Advanced Technology Corp.
• OmniTron Systems Technology
• PMC-Sierra
• Qwest Communications
• RAD Data Communications
• Raza Microelectronics
• Redux Communications
• Riverstone Networks
• SBC Communications, Inc.

• Shenick
• Siemens AG
• SII Network Systems, Inc
• Spirent Communications
• Sunrise Telecom
• Telcordia Technologies
• Telco Systems
• TeliaSonera AB
• Tellabs
• Terachip
• Tpack A/S
• T-Systems
• Transmode Systems
• Transwitch
• UNH- InterOperability Lab
• Verizon Communications
• World Wide Packets
• Zarlink Semiconductor
• ZTE Corporation