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ControlplaneENNIinterface
Overview
ThebasicfunctionsofacontrolplaneforanAutomaticallySwitchedOpticalNetwork(ASON)aresignalingandrouting.
Signalingisusedtoestablish,maintain,andteardownendtoendconnections.Routingisusedtoselectthemostappropriate
pathbetweenandwithinnetworkdomains.Thedatacommunicationsnetworkfortransferringthiscontrolplaneinformation
(signalingandroutingmessages)iscalledSignalingCommunicationsNetwork(SCN).
Inthisrelease,theAlcatelLucent1665DMXsupportsthecontrolplaneENNIlogicalinterfaceoverinterdomainlinksfor
singlenodeaccessdomainconfiguration.ThesignalingprotocolisRSVPTEandroutingprotocolisOSPFTE,basedonOIF
specifications.

ENNIFunctions
AnexampleofacontrolplanenetworkwithAlcatelLucent1665DMXENNIconnectingtoanINNIcapablecoreisshown
below.InthisexampleAlcatelLucent1665DMXNEsserveasedgenodesandAlcatelLucent1675LambdaUniteMSSNEs,or
othervendorsNEs,serveascorenodes.ThecoredomainnodessupportINNIwithinthedomainandENNIbetweenthe
domains.

Figure340:ControlplanenetworkwithAlcatelLucent1665DMXENNIconnectingtoanINNIcapablecore

ThetransporttopologyisSONETlinearfortheENNI,andmeshfortheINNI.SONETlineartopologysupportsunprotected
andline1+1protectionschemes.Themeshtopologysupportscontrolplanebasedprotectionschemesincluding1+1path
(network)protection,dynamicreroute,andunprotected.
TheprimaryfunctionofferedbysuchanetworkistheabilitytocreateanddeleteendtoendDS3,OCn,andEthernetPrivate
Lineservicesbetweenaningressandanegressclientfacingedgeport.TheconnectionsetupandreleaseareinvokedbyTL1
commandssenttothesourceedgenodefromOS,andcarriedoutbythecontrolplane(ENNIandINNI).Theconnectioncan
beeitherunidirectionalorbidirectional.ThesignalratesforconnectionsarerestrictedtoSTS1,STS3c,STS12c,STS48c,
andSTS192c.
InAlcatelLucent1665DMX,anopticalportisconfiguredasTRADITIONAL,EDGEorENNI,withTRADITIONALasthedefault.
TheTRADITIONALportsareoutsideofthecontrolplanetopology.ThesetupofcrossconnectsassociatedwithTRADITIONAL
portsismanagedasitwasprevioustotheintroductionofENNIonAlcatelLucent1665DMX.Thesetupofcrossconnects
associatedwithENNIportsiscontrolledbytheENNIcontrolplane.TheEDGEportsfunctionasadd/dropportsoftheendto
endcontrolplaneconnections.Asubnetworkpoint(timeslot)inanEDGEportcanbeusedforeitherendtoendcontrol
planeconnectionsortraditionalconnections.

Table31:SupportedEDGEandENNIports
EDGEport ENNIport

Porttypes DS3,EC1,OC3,OC12,OC48,OC192and OC3,OC12,OC48andOC192onthefollowing

PrivateLineVCG packs:LNW55,LNW59,LNW62,andLNW82

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EDGEport ENNIport

Portprotection 0x1 0x1

1+1 1+1
UPSRunprotected
BLSR(Autosquelchmapmustbeenabled)

SignalingCommunicationsNetwork(SCN)
Controlplanesignaling(particularlyENNIinthisfeature)androutingmessagesmustbetransferredbetweennetworkentities
byadedicatedIPbaseddatacommunicationsnetwork,whichisreferredtoasSignalingCommunicationsNetwork(SCN).It
shouldbenotedthattheSCNtopologyisnotnecessarilythesameasthatofthetransportnetwork.AlcatelLucent1665DMX
SCNsupportsbothinfiber(LineDCC)andoutoffiber(LAN,specificallyLAN3)communicationinterfacesassignalingcontrol
channels.TheinterdomainroutingforSCNisbasedonmanualroutes.

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