Metro OptIPuter Backplane: Architecture, Research Plan, Implementation Plan Joe Mambretti, Director, International Center for Advanced Internet Research ( Director, Metropolitan Research and Education Network ( Partner, StarLight/STAR TAP, PI-OMNINet ( OptIPuter Backplane Workshop OptIPuter AHM CalIT 2 January 19, 2006

Controlle r Client Device Client Controlle r Controlle r Optical Control Plane Client Layer Control Plane Optical Layer Control Plane Client Layer Traffic Plane Optical Layer – Switched Traffic Plane UNI I-UNI CI

IEEE L2 Scaling Enhancements Current Lack of Hierarchy IEEE Developing Hierarchical Architecture Network Partitioning (802.1q, vLAN tagging) Multiple Spanning Trees (802.1s) Segmentation (802.1ad, “Provider Bridges”) Enables Subnets To be Characterized Differently Than Core IETF – Architecture for Closer Integration With Ethernet –GMPLS As Uniform Control Plane –Generalized UNI for Subnets –Link State Routing In Control Plane –TTL Capability to Data Plane –Pseudo – Wire Capabilities

L1 10 Gbps 10 GE Node Compute Clsuters APIs Automated Switch Panels GMPLS IETF GMPLS UNI (vs ONI UNI, Implications for Restoration Reliability) 10 G Ports MEMs Based –Services Lightpaths with Attributes, Uni-directional, Bi-directional Highly Secure Paths OVPN Optical Multicast Protected Through Associated Groups ITU-T SG Generic VPN Architecture (Y.1311), Service Requirements (Y.1312), L1 VPN Architecture (Y.1313)

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Resource Physical Processing Monitoring and Adjustment HP-PPFSHP-APP2HP-APP3HP-APP4 VS ODIN Server Creates/Deletes LPs, Status Inquiry tcp Access Policy (AAA) Process Registration Discovery/Resource Manager, Incl Link Groups Addresses Previously OGSA/OGSI, Soon OGSA/OASIS WSRF Process Instantiation Monitoring ConfDB Lambda Routing: Topology discovery, DB of physical links Create new path, optimize path selection Traffic engineering Constraint-based routing O-UNI interworking and control integration Path selection, protection/restoration tool - GMPLS Data Plane System Manager Discovery Config Communicate Interlink Stop/Start Module Resource Balance Interface Adjustments GMPLS Tools LP Signaling for I-NNI Attribute Designation, eg Uni, Bi directional LP Labeling Link Group designations Control Channel monitoring, physical fault detection, isolation, adjustment, connection validation etc OSM UNI-N

Simple Path Control Protocol Specification IETF Draft by D. Lillethun, J. Lange, J. Weinberger (iCAIR) (Ref: “The Simple Path Control Protocol (SPC) defined in this document is a new protocol defined to enable processes external to networks to establish, delete and monitor paths, including lightpaths. The architecture of this protocol establishes a method of providing messages, and procedures that allow such external processes to directly request network resources related to path provisioning.” “Various methods exist that allow paths, including lightpaths, to be established within a network. The Simple Path Control Protocol was developed to enable external processes, including applications, to communicate messages that allow for such paths to be created, deleted and monitored. SPC defines a message that can be sent to a server that is capable of establishing a path on lower-layer network elements. After receiving such a request, the server is responsible for identifying the appropriate path through the controlled network topology and configuring it to fulfill the request. SPC also provides facilities for explicitly releasing a path when it is no longer needed, and for simple query facilities about the current network state.”

OMNInet Network Configuration GE To Ca*Net Lake Shore Photonic Node 600 S. Federal Photonic Node W Taylor 750 North Lake Shore Photonic Node 10/100/ GIGE 10/100/ GIGE 10/100/ GIGE 10/100/ GIGE 10 GE Optera Gb/s TSPR Photonic Node  PP GE PP 8600 PP 8600        Optera Gb/s TSPR 10 GE Optera Gb/s TSPR     Optera Gb/s TSPR     1310 nm 10 GbE WAN PHY interfaces 10 GE PP 8600 Fiber … CAMPUS FIBER (16) EVL/UIC OM5200 LAC/UIC OM5200 CAMPUS FIBER (4) INITIAL CONFIG: 10 LAMBDA (all GIGE) StarLight Interconnect with other research networks 10GE LAN PHY (Dec 03) 8x8x8 Scalable photonic switch Trunk side – 10 G WDM OFA on all trunks TECH/NU-E OM5200 CAMPUS FIBER (4) INITIAL CONFIG: 10 LAMBDAS (ALL GIGE) Optera Metro 5200 OFA NWUEN-1 NWUEN-5 NWUEN-6 NWUEN-2 NWUEN-3 NWUEN-4 NWUEN-8NWUEN-9 NWUEN-7 Fiber in use Fiber not in use 5200 OFA Optera 5200 OFA 5200 OFA DOT Clusters

Optical Switch High Performance L2 Switch High Performance L2 Switch High Performance L2 Switch High Performance L2 Switch 1 x 10G Wan Trib Content OC-192 – with TFEC16 OC-192 – without TFEC12 Ge8 OC-480 TFEC Link Non - TFEC Link Ge (x2) Only TFEC link can support OC- 192c (10G Wan) operation Non -TFEC link used to transport Ge traffic Ge (x2) Default configuration: Tribs can be moved as needed Could have 2 facing L2 SW Default configuration: Tribs can be moved as needed Could have 2 facing L2 SW TFEC = Out of band error correction OMNInet North Lake Shore Drive 710 North Lake Shore Drive 1890 W. Taylor 600 N. Federal

710 North Lake Shore Drive 600 South Federal 1940 West Taylor Core Testbed Site Fiber Sheridan, Evanston 350 E. Chicago Core Node 111 North Canal

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