National Security Bureau

Advantages of DWDM over SDH

Joseph Ho

May 17, 2004

Content

• Metro Network Trends

• Driver for DWDM
• Simplicity – One Network
• Case Study : National Security Bureau Network

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 Metro Networks Trends
Service Technology
SDH
Higher Service Rates

HDTV STM-1 Mainframe

STM-4
2.5 G Fibre STM-16 ESCON
STM-16 Channel (1/2G) STM-64 Fibre-
1G Gigabit Channel
Ethernet Video
Cross Connects Routers/IPswitch
622 M STM-4 STM-1 STM-1
STM-4 ESCON STM-4 STM-4
155 M STM-1 STM-16 STM-16
100 M STM-1 Fast G Eth
DS3 Ethernet ATM Switches F Eth
HQ Video
45 M
FDDI STM-1
DS1 DS3 DS3 STM-4 STM-1
STM-16 D1
1.5 M HDTV
TDM ATM IP
Other...
Growing Range of Services

Application Space Growing

Optical Interfaces Across Diverse Group of Equipment.
NO LONGER JUST SDH!
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Drivers for DWDM
Extends the Capacity of Universal Optical Interfaces
Existing Fiber (32 Times)

Accommodates Permits Carriage

Any Input Rate of Any Protocol
Between 16 Mbps Known Today or
and 10 Gbps in the Future

Scaleable Design Forecast-Tolerant

Architecture
FDDI
Gbe
D1
ESCON

Cost Scales Linearly With Capacity Quickly Adapts to Unforeseen

Demand and Changing Interfaces

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 Simplicity : One Network for NSB

Traditional Approach Wavelength Networking

D1 Video
Gigabit Ethernet
Video FICON

Mainframe DWDM
Networking Optical Network Async
IP
ESCON
SDH Fibre Channel
SDH
STM-1/4/16

•Special Assemblies •Ubiquitous Networking

•Network Overlays •Forecast Tolerant

One Network = Simplicity & Reduced Operations Costs

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Case Study – National Security Bureau

• DWDM vs. SDH Comparison – traffic scale up

• 4 Node Ring
• Examine the Shelf Layout and Equipment at Site A
as traffic is increased from Day 1 to Day 2 to Day 3

• Note : Incremental hardware is shown in RED

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 National Security Bureau Ring
DWDM Expansion
Site D

Site A Site B

Site C

Take a look at the shelf at Site A when traffic is expanded

(assume traffic is from Site A to Site C only)

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 2.5G Flex OCLD B1C1 Slot
1
2
2.5G Flex OCLD B1C1
3

Filler Card
4

Filler Card
5
Day 1 : 2xGbE

Filler Card
6

Filler Card
7

Filler Card

Total Traffic : 2 Gbs
8

Filler Card
9

(Band 1) 4 Channel OMX West

A B
C C
10

O O

M M
11

Filler Card
12

Filler Card

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13

Filler Card
14

Filler Card
2:1 GF SRM Card
15 16

Filler Card
17

Filler Card
18

Filler Card
19

SP
(Band 1) 4 Channel OMX East
20

Filler Card
Shelf at Site A
 2.5G Flex OCLD B1C1 Slot
1
2
2.5G Flex OCLD B1C1
3

2.5G Flex OCLD B1C2

4

2.5G Flex OCLD B1C2

5

2.5G Flex OCLD B1C3

6

2.5G Flex OCLD B1C3

7

Filler Card

Total Traffic : 6 Gbs
8

Filer Card
9

(Band 1) 4 Channel OMX West

A B
C C
10

O O

M M
11

Filler Card
Day 2 : 4xGbE, 2xFC (1G)
12

Filler Card

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13

Filler Card
14

Filler Card
2:1 GF SRM Card
15 16

2:1 GF SRM Card

17

2:1 GF SRM Card

18

Filler Card
19

SP
(Band 1) 4 Channel OMX East
20

Filler Card
Shelf at Site A
 2.5G Flex OCLD B1C1 Slot
1
2
2.5G Flex OCLD B1C1
3

2.5G Flex OCLD B1C2

4

2.5G Flex OCLD B1C2

5

2.5G Flex OCLD B1C3

6

2.5G Flex OCLD B1C3

7

2.5G Flex OCLD B1C4

8

2.5G Flex OCLD B1C4

Total Traffic : 10.6 Gbs
9

(Band 1) 4 Channel OMX West

(Band 1) 4 Channel OMX West
A B
C C
10

O O

M M
11

2.5G Flex OTR B2C1

12

2.5G Flex OTR B2C1

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13

2.5G Flex OTR B2C2

14

2.5G Flex OTR B2C2

2:1 GF SRM Card
15 16

2:1 GF SRM Card

17

2:1 GF SRM Card

18

4:1 SRM Card

19

SP
(Band 1) 4 Channel OMX East

(Band 1) 4 Channel OMX West

Day 3 : 4xGbE, 2xFC (1G), 4xSTM1, 2xFC (2G)

20

Filler Card
Shelf at Site A
 National Security Bureau Ring
SDH Expansion
Site D

Site A Site B

Site C

Take a look at the shelf at Site A when traffic is expanded

(assume traffic is from Site A to Site C only)

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Day One : 2xGbE

Communication Card
2.5G Line Card
2.5G Line Card
Dual  GbE Card

Total Traffic : 2Gbs

Shelf at Site A
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Day Two : 4xGbE, 2xFC (1G)

Communication Card
Dual FC (1G) Card

10G Line Card
10G Line Card
Dual GbE Card
Dual GbE Card

Replace Line Card at ALL site
Total Traffic : 6Gbs
Shelf at Site A
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Day Two : 4xGbE, 2xFC (1G), 4xSTM1, 2xFC (2G)

Communication Card
Dual Port FC (1G)
Dual Port GbE
Dual Port GbE

Quad port STM1 Card
Communication Card

2.5G Line Card
2.5G Line Card
10G Line Card

FC (2G) Card
10G Line Card

FC (2G) Card

DWDM Filter DWDM Filter

In order to achieve this traffic, DWDM filters and an additional
Shelf is required at ALL sites.

Total Traffic : 10.6Gbs Shelf at Site A
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Conclusion

• When National Security Bureau increases to higher

bandwidth (FC-1G, FC-2G, GbE) or has a mix of
different types of traffic, the DWDM solution scales
efficiently and at a significantly lesser cost than a
SDH solution.
• SDH needs to reserve half the bandwidth for
protection
• Forecast Tolerant : as NSB grows their network, the
Metro DWDM solution will support all major and
standard Optical signals.
• Scalability is simple – insert the blade into the shelf.

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