SDH Tunneling Over Cisco ONS 15454 SONET MSPP Systems
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SDH Tunneling Over Cisco ONS 15454 SONET MSPP Systems
SDH Aggregation Within SDH Markets
Engineering Rules for Deploying SDH over SONET
Managing Third-Party Network Equipment
Configuring Cisco ONS 15454 to Carry Ether traffic Through SONET and SDH Network
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
SDH Tunneling Over Cisco ONS 15454 SONET MSPP Systems
The Cisco ONS 15454 SONET MSPP SDH tunneling provides a SDH traffic transport solution with scalable SONET, data or DWDM multiservice capabilities.
The Cisco ONS 15454 leadership in the optical transport market is partly due to its unprecedented aggregation capacity where any type of traffic can be efficiently multiplexed together and transported within the metro network or handed off to DWDM networks for inter-city transport.
Similar to SONET TDM and data services, SDH traffic too is aggregated and transported across an ONS 15454 network. STM-1 to STM-64 payloads are transported over SONET from any port on a Cisco ONS 15454 OC-N card provisioned to support SDH signals.
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This application note is applicable to software releases 6.x and later.
Optical Modules
All Cisco ONS 15454 optical modules support both SONET and SDH signals. Once a port is provisioned using Provisioning > Port in CTC to support an SDH signal, the cards process the received signal as follows:
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At the far end of an SDH tunnel, the reverse process takes place, transitioning the signal from SONET to SDH as follows:
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The SDH to SONET mapping depends on the SDH payload type being transported, which the user defines during the creation of the SONET circuits used to transport the SDH traffic. For example, an STM-4 port can be mapped in a number of alternative ways, depending on the content of the signal including:
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The multi-circuit creation capacity of the CTC allows the user to provision several circuits with the same characteristics at one go. CTC automatically duplicates the creation process, applying sequential circuit names and picking available resources to terminate the circuits on the same end interfaces.
Each ONS 15454 optical card can be provisioned to support SDH or SONET traffic on a port-to-port basis. When configured for SDH signal, the ONS 15454 node may be provisioned for line timing from the incoming SDH signal. Additionally, the SDH configured optical modules (except the OC3/STM1 card) can support the ONS 15454 DCC tunneling feature. This is further explained in the "Managing Third-Party Network Equipment" section.
SDH configured ports can be provisioned as part of a 1+1 linear protection group to interconnect with an SDH device. However, interoperability tests with third party SDH equipment must be conducted to completely validate the solution. SNCP and MS-SPRing are not supported on the ONS 15454 SONET platform. Once encapsulated in the SONET payload, the SDH traffic can be transported through any SONET network topology to the other end of the tunnel.
When provisioned to support SDH signal, the ONS 15454 optical modules continue to report alarms and performance measurements (PMs) in the same manner as if they were provisioned for standard SONET transport. This allows an ONS 15454 node supporting SDH transport to report alarms in a consistent manner with the rest of the SONET nodes in the network.
SDH Over SONET Applications
The SDH transport feature of the ONS 15454 addresses a variety of applications, with two applications depicted in Figure 1:
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Figure 1 SDH Over Sonet Applications
Submarine Link Extension
In most carrier applications, transoceanic submarine cables transport SDH traffic. For North American carriers, where SONET infrastructure is the norm for domestic business, the ability to transport these AU4 mapped SDH signals with the same SONET network provides significant economic and competitive advantages. This SDH transport capability enables the service provider to interconnect submarine landing sites to their international traffic dispatching site, which may be located hundreds of miles away from the coast, using a common North American network (see Figure 2). The ONS 15454 allows North American service providers to deliver value-added services and backhaul SDH submarine traffic, leveraging a common next generation SONET infrastructure based on the ONS 15454.
Figure 2 Submarine Network Link Extension Application
SDH Aggregation Within SDH Markets
Service providers positioned in SDH markets to deliver STM-1 and higher speed services can benefit from the Cisco ONS 15454. An ONS 15454 based network can be used to deliver high-speed leased line services to customers leveraging its SDH aggregation and tunneling capability. As illustrated in Figure 3, an ONS 15454 network enables service providers to differentiate themselves by offering high-speed native Ethernet connectivity, along with more traditional private line STM-based services. STM-N leased lines can be offered within the metro network as well as between Metro Area Networks (MANs), leveraging the aggregation capability of SDH payloads for long haul transport.
Figure 3 SDH Aggregation Applications
Engineering Rules for Deploying SDH over SONET
The engineering rules to be followed when deploying SDH over SONET transport capability of the Cisco ONS 15454 are:
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This limitation does not exist with the OC-3/STM-1, OC-48/STM-16 AS (any slot), and OC-192/STM-64 cards.
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Figure 4 Typical SDH Hairpin Circuit on 15454 ANSI Node
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Managing Third-Party Network Equipment
You can use the DCC tunneling feature of Cisco ONS 15454 to provide the ability to transparently interconnect third party management channels of the connected SDH networks.
The DCC tunnels from third party SDH devices pass through ONS 15454 nodes without the need for understanding the DCC message content. This is possible because the SONET protocol provides four data communication channels (DCCs) for network element operations, administration, maintenance, and provisioning (OAM&P). One data channel is in the SONET section overhead layer (D1-D3 bytes) and three data channels are in the SONET line overhead layer (D4-D12 bytes). The ONS 15454 system allows you to leverage the line overhead to transport the Section DCC (SDCC) overhead of the third-party.
The ONS 15454 system supports DCC tunnels on all optical cards (except the OC-3/STM-1 card). Each optical card can support the primary SDCC and up to three DCC tunnels through Tunnel #1, Tunnel #2, and Tunnel #3. The DCC tunnels that can be created are listed in Table 3:
Various types of connections can be configured that includes SDCC to tunnels, SDCC to SDCC, tunnel to tunnel, and tunnel to SDCC. The following guidelines apply when DCC tunnels are created:
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The ONS 15454 also supports the upgrade of unprotected DCC tunnels to protected linear 1+1 tunnels.
Configuring Cisco ONS 15454 to Carry Ether traffic Through SONET and SDH Network
CTC on a SONET node does not allow an SDH node to be added to it (or vice versa). So, an end-to-end circuit provisioning is not possible. The SONET and SDH nodes must be configured separately.
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The following steps provide a configuration overview to connect a SONET node to an SDH node.
Step 1
To connect a SONET node to an SDH node, ensure:
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In the SONET node, configure an STS-Mc circuit between the traffic terminating port (such as a port in CE-MR) and OC-N port (converted into TYPE = SDH in Step 1).
Refer Table 1, for the equivalent circuits.
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Configure an equivalent SDH circuit between STM-N port and input-output traffic terminating port. If the SDH node is not a traffic terminating node, but an intermediate node, create an equivalent SDH circuit between the two optical ports.
The following example describes how to configure the Ether traffic flow from a SONET node to an SDH node. An STS-3c circuit is used in the example.
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Configure circuits as shown in Figure 5 using the steps in the "Configuring Cisco ONS 15454 to Carry Ether traffic Through SONET and SDH Network" section. This carries traffic from a CE-MR-10 card in SONET node (Node A) to the CE-MR-10 card in the SDH node (Node B).
Figure 5 Configuration Example to Connect SONET Node to SDH Node
Summary
The SDH tunneling feature leverages a single SONET network to support traditional TDM services, as well as next generation data and SDH private line services. This single network capability decreases the time-to-market demands for SDH services, thereby eliminating the need for an overlay network. The ONS 15454 further extends its multiservice capabilities by supporting SDH transport over all optical interface speeds, from STM1 to STM64. In addition, the DCC tunneling capability further enables a differentiated service offering, by providing an end-to-end management visibility option when transporting the SDH service for their customers.
The ONS 15454 metro optical transport platform provides the tools necessary to enable a service provider to deliver cost-effective solutions to their markets.
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