1. Cisco IP Solution Center 4.0
A family of Network-intelligent Element Management applications for MPLS and Metro Ethernet networks.

2. Agenda Introduction to IIN IP Solution Center Product Overview
ISC MPLS VPN Management
ISC L2 and Metro Ethernet Management
ISC Traffic Engineering Management
Value Propositions
Summary

3. The Intelligent Information Network
Individual Products
Technology Solutions
Integrated
Systems
Business Solutions
Intelligent Information Network (IIN)
Cisco’s 3-5 year vision for the evolution of networking from connectivity to intelligent systems
Goals:
Accelerate integration of innovation into the network
Embed intelligence to create a unified networking system

4. Intelligent Network Benefits
Secure infrastructure
Self-defending network mitigates threats, both known and unknown
Faster deployment of service and applications
Integrated, modular systems and management reduce custom integration
Granular policy controls couple network with business processes and services
Reduced complexity and lower TCO
New capabilities and technologies are simpler to integrate
Integrated systems and management reduce OpEx and systems integration
Acronyms:
OpEx – Operational Expense
TCO – Total Cost of Ownership

5. IIN Enables Breakthrough Productivity
BENEFIT
Intelligent Information Network (+ Apps/Services and Processes)
Breakthrough Productivity
End-to-End Network
Lower Total Cost of Ownership
Return on Investment
Key messages:
Our strategy has evolved from best-of-breed to end-to-end to the Intelligent Information Network
IIN enables exponential ROI compared to the product-focused (non-integrated approach)
The IIN ROI curve is a result of our connectivity capabilities (core markets: routing & switching) “multiplied by” our advanced technologies.
The result: the network is enabled as a strategic business asset
Only get this kind of return if you adapt your processes around the network – not if you adapt the network to your processes
Best-of-Breed Network
Connectivity
Time

6. Cisco IP Solution Center in the IIN
Availability/ Resiliency
Scalable and reliable architecture for
large-scale operations
Delivery Optimization
Reduces overall administration and management costs
Enables rapid deployment and fast time-to-market of MPLS and Metro Ethernet technologies.
Acronyms:
MPLS - Multiprotocol Label Switching
Enhanced Manageability
Provides automated resource management and profile-based provisioning capabilities.

7. Cisco IP Solution Center in the IIN
Reduces overall administration and management costs
Provides automated resource management and profile-based provisioning capabilities
Enables rapid deployment and fast time-to-market of MPLS and Metro Ethernet technologies.
Acronyms:
VPN - Virtual Private Network

8. Cisco IP Solution Center 4.0
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9. IP Solution Center Overview
A family of network-intelligent element management applications for managing MPLS and Metro Ethernet networks.
MPLS Virtual Private Network Management Application (ISC:MPLS)
Layer 2 Virtual Private Network and Metro Ethernet Application (ISC:L2VPN, ISC:METRO)
Traffic Engineering Management Application (ISC:TEM)

10. ISC 4.0: MPLS and Metro Ethernet Management
Applications
Planning
Provisioning
Troubleshooting
API
Com m on Se rv ic es
MPLS
L3 VPN
Metro Ethernet
L2 VPN
MPLS TE
MPLS
OAM
MPLS Network Technologies
Element Management
Discovery
Activation
Acronyms:
API – application program interface
CE - customer edge router
IOS - Cisco Internet Operating System
L2 – Layer 2
L3 – Layer 3
OAM – Operation, Administration, and Maintenance
PE – provider edge router
Cisco IOS
Core
Edge
Network Elements
Future Functionality
Service-Based -
CE/PE Operations
Network-Based -
PE/Core Operations

11. MPLS and Metro Ethernet Management Problems Addressed
Provisioning
Reduce Provisioning Failures due to error prone manual procedures
Reduce costly OSS changes due to upgrades in Platform/IOS/Line Card upgrades delaying time to market of new services.
Service differentiation - ISC L2VPN and Metro Ethernet application provides flexibility to be able to create varied service profiles
MPLS-backbone Planning
Costly Network Upgrades due to lack of appropriate MPLS-backbone optimization tools.
Inability to offer premium SLA due to lack of appropriate tools that help guarantee SLA for traffic.
Troubleshooting
Reduce Network Outages due to lack of robust tools to troubleshooting data/forwarding plane issues.
Acronyms:
OSS - Operations Support System
SLA – Service Level Agreement

12. Cisco L3/L2 EMS Strategy Cisco Focus on
Partner on Service Assurance
Cisco Focus on
Device/Service Configuration and troubleshooting
ISC+CTM
Performance Management and reporting
Partner/Customer Applications
Fault Impact Analysis
Partner Applications
XML NBI
Provisioning
Pre & Post Provisioning Verification
Activation
L3/L2 services
Troubleshooting and OA&M
Ethernet & MPLS OA&M – VRF Ping, LSP Ping, LSP Trace, VCCV
Discovery and Topology
Service Discovery
MPLS Topology discovery and Visualization
Device Management API
Partner SLA Collectors
Device Management
Partner SLA Collectors
Partner SLA Collectors
Partner SLA Collectors
Acronyms:
CTM – Cisco Transport Manager
CV – CiscoView
CW - CiscoWorks
LSP – label switched path tunnel
OA&M - Operation, Administration, and Maintenance
RME – CiscoWorks Resource Manager Essentials
SAA - Service Assurance Agent
SNMP – Simple Network Management Protocol
VRF – VPN routing/forwarding instance
VCCV - Cisco Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification
Partner SLA Collectors
Partner SNMP/Syslog mediators
Telnet/CLI
Device Management
CW RME/CV
SNMP Traps/MIBS/CLI/SAA
SNMP/SAA
SNMP Trap/Syslog

13. IP Solution Center Value Propositions
Faster time to revenue
Lower operations expenses
Large-scale operation support
Optimize network design
Need to come back to manage Access/Edge/Core
Enhance network performance
Reduced
capital investment
Ensure network quality

14. IP Solution Center MPLS VPN Management
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15. MPLS VPN Management: Key Features
Automated Management of Layer 3 Resources
Rapid Profile-based Provisioning of MPLS VPNs
Multicast VPN, VRF Lite and Multi-VRF , Carrier Supporting Carrier, PE-CE Routing, Managed and unmanaged CE scenarios, etc..
Quality of Service
Classification, scheduling, and resource management of IP QoS and Ethernet QoS
Web-based GUI
System Features
Role-based access control (RBAC)
Comprehensive XML NBI for OSS integration
Four-tiered Distributed architecture
Data Backup and Restore
Acronyms:
GUI – Graphical User Interface
IP – Internet Protocol
NBI – Northbound Interface
QoS – Quality of Service
RBAC - Role-based access control
XML – Extensible markup language

16. MPLS VPN Provisioning features
Resource Management
Manage AS, Regions, IP address pools, Provider administrative domains.
Design and Assign
Hub-n-spoke, full mesh, partial mesh VPN
Pre-provisioning checks for design validity
Profile based design of services
Streamlines Activation
Various MPLS VPN topologies.
Wide support for Routing protocol configuration on attachment circuits for export of customer routes – OSPF, static, EIGRP, ISIS
Aligned with Cisco Platform/Line card/IOS releases.
Post Provisioning Verification
Smart Configuration and Routing audits; VRF Pings to validate VPN configuration.
On demand Audits for configuration troubleshooting
Comprehensive Platform and IOS Support
72xx,75xx,MGX88xx, ESR10K, 76xx, 12xxx on IOS 12.0(27)S, 12.0(28)S, and 12.2S branches
MPLS
Network
Traffic Separation at Layer 3
Each VPN Has Unique RD
MPLS VPN A
MPLS VPN B
Corp A
Site 2
Site 3
Site 1
Corp B Site 2
Corp B
VPN Membership-
Based on Logical Port
Acronyms:
AS – Autonomous System
EIGRP - Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
ISIS – Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System Routing Protocol
OSPF – Open Shortest Path First Routing Protocol
RD - Route Distinguisher

17. IP Solution Center: MPLS VPN Support
ISC VPN Service Offering
L3 VPN
L2 VPN
MPLS VPN
VPLS
VPWS
AToM
L2TPv3
Multi-point to Multi-point over MPLS
Ethernet only
Acronyms:
ATM - Asynchronous Transfer Mode
AToM - Any Transport over MPLS
FR – Frame Relay
L2TPv3 – Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol version 3
VPLS - Cisco IOSR IP/MPLS Virtual Private LAN Service
VPWS - Virtual Private WAN Service
“Point to Cloud”
(PE to cloud)
Over MPLS
Point to Point over IP core
ATM/FR
Point to Point over MPLS
Ethernet/ATM/FR

18. IP Solution Center L2VPN and Metro Ethernet Management
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19. Layer 2 VPN and Metro Ethernet Management: Key Features
Automated Management of Layer 2 Resources
Rapid Profile-based Provisioning of L2 VPNs and Metro Ethernet Service
VPLS, AToM, and L2TPv3
Autodiscovery of physical links and existing L2VPN and VPLS services
Quality of Service
Configuration of Ethernet QoS including Ethernet QoS to MPLS EXP marking.
Web-based GUI
System Features
Role-based access control (RBAC)
Comprehensive XML NBI for OSS integration
Four-tiered Distributed architecture
Data Backup and Restore

20. L2VPN and Metro Ethernet Provisioning features
Resource Management
Access Domain Management
Access Domain VLAN pool mgmt
Pseudo-wire VC pool management
Provisioning
ME and L2TPv3 Service Activation
Pseudo wire creation
VLAN, DLCI, Port Trunking, ATM VCI/VPI to Pseudo-wire VC mapping
Config audit - post provisioning verification
Ethernet QoS Configuration
Ethernet QoS to MPLS EXP marking
Auto-discovery and reconciliation
Auto-discovery of NPC, Physical discovery of Network Edge and Core, manually pre-provisioned AToM VC’s and L2TPv3 VC’s
Out of band change synch via Config Change events
Functional audit of L2TPv3 design
UNI Port Security and Shutdown
Comprehensive Platform Support
76xx, 3750-metro, 3550,2950, 4000, 4500 on IOS 12.2(17a)SX3, 12.1(19) EA1, 12.1(22) EA1. Cat OS in Cat6K, Cat4K CE PE
IP Core PE CE
L2TPv3 session(s)
L2TPv3 Tunnel
MPLS Core
PE-POP1
CPE
Site A
PE-POP2
PE-CLE
VLAN - 100
VLAN - 200
Site B
Site C
VC 1
VC 2
VLAN - 300
PE-POP3
Acronyms:
CAT OS - Cisco Catalyst Operating System Software
DLCI - Data-link connection identifier
MPLS EXP – MPLS Experimental Bits
NPC - Named physical circuits
PE-CLE - Customer Located Equipment
PE-POP - Provider Edge Point of Presence
VC – Virtual Circuit
VCI - Virtual channel identifier
VPI - Virtual path identifier
VLAN - Virtual LAN

21. IP Solution Center L2 VPN and Metro Ethernet Support
ISC VPN Service Offering
L3 VPN
L2 VPN
MPLS VPN
VPLS
VPWS
AToM
L2TPv3
Multi-point to Multi-point over MPLS
Ethernet only
“Point to Cloud”
(PE to cloud)
Over MPLS
Point to Point over IP core
ATM/FR
Point to Point over MPLS
Ethernet/ATM/FR

22. IP Solution Center Traffic Engineering Management
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23. MPLS Traffic Engineering Management: Key Features
Bandwidth Protection
Compute placement of Fast Reroute (FRR) backup tunnels
Protect bandwidth against link, node, or SRLG (Shared Risk Link Group) failures
Optimal DS-TE primary tunnel routing
Compute and place new primary tunnel demands
Discovery and Audit
MPLS TE topology, validation of placed tunnels
Provisioning
Primary DS-TE tunnels, FRR for bandwidth protection and resiliency
Platform and IOS support
12xxx, 76xx, 72xx, 75xx & IOS 12.0(22)S and above
Acronyms:
DS-TE - Diff-Serv-aware Traffic Engineering

24. ISC:TEM Primary Tunnel Management
Key features:
Tunnel placement with user-specified constraints
Constraints supported in IOS (bandwidth pool, affinity)
Delay
Protection level (none, best-effort, Links/SRLGs, or Nodes/Links/SRLGs)
Add/modify tunnel requirements, create new tunnels with minimum disruption of existing tunnels
Network grooming – re-optimize the tunnel layout globally
Fix problems and constraint violations identified with current tunnel implementation
Key benefits:
Bandwidth savings
Accommodate more traffic onto a given network
Delay network upgrades
Reduce the bandwidth necessary to accommodate traffic growth

25. ISC:TEM: Bandwidth Protection
Compute placement of Fast Reroute backup tunnels to protect critical network elements against single failures
Protect bandwidth against link, node, or SRLG (Shared Risk Link Group) failures Select set of elements to protect Links, nodes, SRLGs
Key Features
Unique Bandwidth Protection algorithm - determines FRR bypass tunnels to protect bandwidth
Addresses delay constraints as required
Visualise routes for bypass tunnels
Automatically provision new bypass tunnels
Key Benefits
Bandwidth guarantees and fast restoration at a fraction of the cost of SONET/SDH APS protection
Acronyms
APS - Automatic protection switching
SDH - Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
SONET – Synchronous Optical Network

26. IP Solution Center System and QoS Features
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27. IP Solution Center: System Features
Scalable distributed/ redundant architecture
Centralized system resource management
Network/Service auto-discovery and inventory mgmt
Topology tool with geographical maps
Resource/User partitioning
Web GUI and CNM views
Monitoring
Scheduling
Role based Access Control
User audit trail
Open XML API interface
Acronyms:
CNM - Customer Network Management

28. IP Solution Center: QoS Management Features
Customer
Policy based QoS application
QoS Policy (Profile) pre-definition
QoS implemented as separate Service
Constraint matrix based implementation – validates end-to-end implementation
QoS Design
QoS on Access Circuits
QoS definition for Core based on Smart Template utility
QoS Based On DiffServ Architecture
QoS Implemented Using MQC And Non-MQC
2) Match IP Prec/DSCP; Set MPLS EXP.
Rate-limit/Police and apply drop policy
MPLS
Core
3) Invoke QoS Policy Action Based on Edge
Classification (based on MPLS EXP), e.g. LLQ,
CBWFQ, Drop Policy
via WRED
Acronyms:
CBWFQ - Class-based weighted fair queuing
DiffServ - Differentiated Services standard
IP Prec – IP precedence bits
DSCP - Differentiated Services Code Point bits
LLQ - Low Latency Queuing
MQC - Modular QoS Command Line Interface
WRED - Weighted random early detection queuing
1) Packet Classification
through IP Prec/DSCP

29. QoS Features: Mechanisms Supported
Traffic Classification
Protocol ID, Src/Dest Addrs., Src/Dest Ports, Port Ranges, DSCP, IP Prec, L2 CoS
Marking
DSCP between 0 & 63
IP Precedence between 0 & 7
MPLS Exp between 0 & 7 (when core has MPLS network)
Rate-limiting
Class-based Single/Dual Rate Policer (MQC) and CAR (non-MQC)
Shaping
CB-shaping (MQC), Interface-based GTS (non-MQC)
FRTS in the context of Frame-Relay
ATM Shaper (vbr-rt, vbr-nrt, abr, cbr ubr)
Congestion Management/Avoidance
CBWFQ (for Data) + PQ (for voice)
WFQ (for Data) + PQ (for voice)
WRED with DSCP & IP Precedence
Link Efficiency
LFI over MLPPP
LFI over Frame-Relay, cRTP
Acronyms:
Addrs - Addresses
cRTP - Compressed Real-Time Transport Protocol
CAR - Committed access rate
CB - Class-based
CoS – Class of Service
Dest - Destination
GTS - Generic Traffic Shaping
ID - Identifier
LFI - Link Fragmentation and Interleaving
MLPP -multilink point-to-point
PQ - priority queuing
Src - Source
WFQ – Weighted fair queuing

30. Summary: Value Propositions
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31. Product Summary
Cisco IP Solution Center is a family of network-intelligent element management applications for planning, provisioning, and troubleshooting MPLS and Metro Ethernet networks.
ISC:MPLS simplifies, integrates and automates the management of VPN and Quality of Service.
ISC:L2VPN and ISC:Metro Ethernet simplify, integrate, and automate the management of VPN, Metro Ethernet/ATM/Frame Relay, and Quality of Service.
ISC:TEM leverages MPLS-TE to enable network convergence and offers advanced MPLS-TE management functionality, including network optimization and bandwidth protection.
Acronyms:
MPLS-TE - MPLS traffic engineering

32. IP Solution Center Value Propositions
Reduce Opex
Multiple applications in one integrated system
Reduces manual error-prone procedures
Increase revenue
Redeploy skilled resources to focus on revenue-generating tasks
Speed up time to market for new services on converged networks
Leverage SLAs: Guarantee bandwidth and fast restoration under failure conditions
Postpone Capex
Use traffic engineering to optimize throughput and utilization in the MPLS Core
Reduce OSS costs with
scalable and reliable architecture for large-scale operations;
open application programming interfaces (APIs) for OSS integration
Acronyms:
Capex – Capital expeditures

33. For More Information
For more information about the Cisco IP Solution Center and its family of network-intelligent element management applications, visit the following Cisco Connections Online location or contact your local account representative.
Cisco IP Solution Center Overview:

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