WINMAN

WINMAN
WDM and IP Network MANagement Harold Balemans Lucent Technologies

Consortium Members
Operators
TID PTI OTE OTC

Industry
LTN ELM TTI* RAFAEL RAF**

Academic
NTU UCL UPC

*) TTI replace Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd. (IAI) **) RAF leaves WINMAN after first reporting period
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Rationale

Easier and faster deployment and creation of telecommunications services is required

Single point of access for connectivity set-up

Need for simplification of network architecture and management

Layers between IP and WDM will disappear

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Inter-domain Management
Service Management
Order Order Manager Manager Billing Billing Manager Manager CORBA Trouble Trouble Manager Manager

High level abstraction Multi-technology Multi-vendor

Inter-domain Management

Config. Config. Mgt Mgt ..

CORBA

Fault Fault Mgt Mgt ..

Performance Performance Mgt Mgt ..

Internet

SDH NMS

IP NMS

WDM NMS

ATM NMS

Standard interfaces Component based Distributed computing Focus on IP/WDM

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Element Management Layer

"Boxes" (network elements, NE) are interconnected by physical links (copper, fibre, air, ...) One or a few NE(s) is (are) controlled by an element management system (EMS)
EMS EMS EMS

Node

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Network Management Layer

EMSs are seen as nodes in the network Network nodes are grouped to form a domain NMS represents a domain Connections into domain through access/edge points NMS
EMS EMS EMS EMS EMS

AP

AP

Domain
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Inter-domain Management

NMSs seen as a interconnected "nodes" Abstract view of the network

- Easy to add new transport technologies - Inter-domain network management system (INMS) can serve as single access point for service management INMS
Source
NMS NMS Topological Link NMS SubNetwork Connection

Destination

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WINMAN Objectives

To develop and demonstrate an Integrated Network Management solution, capable of managing end-to-end IP connectivity derived from Service Level Agreements To disseminate the projects results to the international telecommunications society To exploit the results in product and service development
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Technical Approach

Specification of an Inter-domain Network Management architecture

- Offers connectivity services based on IP

Implementation of a prototype
- Inter-domain Network Management System - WDM Network Management System - IP policy-based Network Management System

Verification by means of experiments:

- Management of multiple testbeds
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System Context
Service Management Actors Service Management Layer

WINMAN Operator

Northbound Reference Point

Testing component

WINMAN Workstation Reference Point

WINMAN System
Southbound Reference Points

Network Management Layer

Element Management Layer

WDM Element Management Actor IP Element Management Actor

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Interfaces
Service Management Layer

CASMIM WINMAN System

INMS

CASMIM
IP-NMS WDM-NMS

MTNM
IP-EMS WDM-EMS

IP-ME

WDM-ME

NMS: Network Management System EMS: Element Management System ME: Managed Element

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Control vs Management

The Management System has better overview of the network topology

More efficient use of network resources Better traffic engineering

Control Plane protocols must be compatible in the entire network

May give problems in multi-technology, multi-vendor networks

The Control Plane is a faster mechanism

Less time needed for protection switching Faster response to congestion situations

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Control and Management

Combination of Control and Management plane?

Efficient paths Fast set-up

Interaction between Control and Management

Setting of Control Protocol parameters Notification of changes induced by Control Plane

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Summary

WINMAN implements management plane functions Changes in the network by Control Plane should be reported Management plane sets boundaries for Control plane protocols

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