International Telecommunication Union

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Ethernet Services over Transport MPLS (T-MPLS)

Italo Busi
Alcatel (Editor of G.8110.1)
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Introduction to Ethernet services over T-MPLS

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o Transport MPLS has been defined by ITU-T as

an application of the MPLS technology for packet transport networks. o Ethernet services have been defined by G.8111.x ITU-T Recommendation series as well as by MEF Technical Specification

Ethernet services are defined irrespectively on the transport network technology that is used to support them
o Transport MPLS is a packet-based transport

network technology well suited to support Ethernet services

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Introduction to Ethernet services over T-MPLS

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o Transport MPLS networks can be used to implement

the following services:

Point-to-point EPL/EVPL based on MEF E-Line (point-topoint EVC) Multipoint EVPLAN (Ethernet Virtual Private LAN) based on MEF E-LAN (multipoint EVC) Rooted multipoint Services based on MEF rooted multipoint EVC
o The implementation of Ethernet services with T-

MPLS benefit from the Transport MPLS of being both

a packet technology (i.e. better fitting the nature of packet services like Ethernet) a transport technology (i.e. a carrier-grade technology supporting OAM and protection switching capabilities).
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Point-to-point EVC over T-MPLS (PW Application)

ITU-T PW Trail PSN Tunnel Trail

(PE)
T.Switch

(P)
T.Switch

(PE)
T.Switch

PW architecture defined in RFC3985 PW application in T-MPLS networks defined in appendix I/G.8110

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PW Application in T-MPLS (Appendix I/G.8110.1)

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Ethernet Service Payload Optional Control Word TTL PWE3 Label S EXP Label TTL Label stack entry (PSN) S EXP Label Server AP MPLS_CI traffic unit MPLS_AP

T-MPLS trail ( PW trail)

MPLS_AP MPLS_CI traffic unit

T-MPLS NC ( PW NC)

T-MPLS trail ( PSN trail)

T-MPLS NC ( PSN NC)

Server trail

Server TCP

Server NC

Multiple PWs can be muxed /demuxed (one shown for simplicity)

MPLS / MPLS-m TM/TM_A

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PW over SDH in T-MPLS (Appendix I/G.8110.1)

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Ethernet Service Payload Optional Control Word TTL PWE3 Label S EXP Label VC - n VC-n_AP VC-n_CI traffic unit MPLS_AP MPLS_CI traffic unit

T-MPLS trail ( PW trail)

T-MPLS NC ( PW NC)

Sn/Sn-Xv/Sn-Xc trail

Sn/Sn-Xv/Sn-Xc NC

Server_AP

Server trail

Server_TCP

Server NC

Multiple PWs can be muxed /demuxed (one shown for simplicity)

VC S/TM_A

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Multipoint EVC over T-MPLS

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T.Switch T.Switch

T.Switch

VPLS architecture defined in draft-ietf-l2vpn-vpls-ldp-08.txt

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MP EVC over Multicast T-MPLS

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T.Switch T.Switch

T.Switch

Work on multicast T-MPLS still on-going

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R-MP EVC over T-MPLS

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Root

T.Switch T.Switch

Leaf

T.Switch

Leaf

A partial mesh of T-MPLS PW trails is established connecting only UNI ports that are allowed to speak to each other
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Ethernet Services over Multi-domain T-MPLS Networks

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o T-MPLS is designed to be a scalable end-to-

end packet transport technology o T-MPLS supports network partitioning

Network partitioning at the PW level is supported in line with the multi-segment PW architecture (draft-ietf-pwe3-ms-pw-arch00.txt)
o T-MPLS supports sub-layer hierarchy

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MS-PW Application in T-MPLS (Appendix I/G.8110.1)

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Ethernet Service Payload Optional Control Word TTL PWE3 Label S EXP Label TTL Label stack entry (PSN) S EXP Label Server AP MPLS_CI traffic unit MPLS_AP MPLS_AP MPLS_CI traffic unit T-MPLS trail ( PSN1 trail) T-MPLS NC ( PSN1 NC)

T-MPLS trail ( PW trail) T-MPLS NC ( PW NC)

T-MPLS trail ( PSN2 trail) T-MPLS NC ( PSN2 NC)

Server (T)CP

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Conclusion
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o Transport MPLS is a very promising carrier-

grade packet transport technology for supporting packet services over newgeneration transport networks o This presentation has shown how T-MPLS networks can be used to support carriergrade Ethernet services
Point-to-point, multipoint as well as rootedmultipoint Ethernet services can be supported
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