Expertise on MPLS Router Dev / Sustenance/Testing

ARICENT MPLS Expertise

VPN Manager
Layer2 VPN instances Layer3 VPN instances

Routing Protocol Extensions

BGP-MPLS VPN extensions/interfaces OSPF-TE extensions/interfaces ISIS-TE extensions/interfaces

MPLS Development and sustenance

LDP RSVP-TE VPLS L2VPN MPLS Forwarding L3VPN

System Testing &Automation MPLS

RSVP-TE/VPLS

MPLS Forwarding Plane

Programming the label tables in ASIC/NP Label Add, Label POP, etc., Packet forwarding based on labels

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23 May 2013

ARICENT MPLS Development, Testing & Sustenance expertise

MPLS - Label Switching Architecture (RFC 3031) , MPLS Label Stack Encoding (RFC 3032) LDP - LDP Specification (RFC 3036)

CR LDP - Constraint-Based LSP Setup using LDP (RFC 3212)

RSVP-TE - Extensions to RSVP for LSP Tunnels (RFC 3209) OSPF-TE - Traffic Engineering (TE) Extensions to OSPF Version 2 (RFC 3630) CSPF L2VPN - Framework for Layer 2 Virtual Private Networks (L2VPNs) (RFC 4664)

L3VPN - Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP-4 (RFC 2283) , A Framework for Layer 3 Provider Provisioned Virtual Private Networks (PPVPNs) (RFC 4110) , BGP/MPLS IP Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) (RFC 4364) , OSPF as the Provider/Customer Edge Protocol for BGP/MPLS IP Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) (RFC 4577)

VPLS - Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Using Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) Signaling (RFC 4762) , Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Using BGP for Autodiscovery and Signaling (RFC 4761)
Slide Title | CONFIDENTIAL 2006

23 May 2013

MPLS L3 VPN L3 Routing across provider network

Data L2Hdr Data VPN Customer RED

VPN Customer RED

Data

BGP VPNv4

Data IGP
BGP VPNv4

IGP

VRF
VRF

Tunnel

VRF VRF
IGP
R2

IGP
R1

Data
VPN Customer Blue

VPN Customer Blue

Data Data

Data

L2Hdr

Slide Title | CONFIDENTIAL 2006

23 May 2013

VPLS L2 Switching across provider network

SP Back Bone

SP back bone is a virtual switch Data L2Hdr

Data

L2Hdr

Data

L2Hdr VC Lbl Tun Hdr

Slide Title | CONFIDENTIAL 2006

23 May 2013

MPLS ENGAGEMENTS with Tier 1 Customer

Project Description
Development & Sustenance of Enterprise Routers for
Environment Platform
VxWorks PowerPC Marvell pkt proc

Tier-1 customer
Aricents MPLS Contribution Sustenance of MPLS

modules
LDP RSVP-TE L2VPN ( Martini)

Key Features
Unicast / Multicast

Routing protocols
Layer 2 features MPLS QoS Marvell Dataplane

MPLS Module Effort

100 MM

Total Project Effort

~1000 Person-

months (ongoing)

Business Value Delivered

Marvell expertise along with MPLS expertise is an added advantage

MPLS module maintenance Responsibility

Slide Title | CONFIDENTIAL 2006

23 May 2013

MPLS ENGAGEMENTS Tier 1 Customer

Project Description

Environment Platform
Netplane software Proprietary SW

Porting and sustenance of MPLS data/signaling planes for core router Porting of Netplanes MPLS/LDP/RSVP-TE Testing Sustenance

Aricents Contribution

platform

Key Features
Unicast / Multicast Routing protocols MPLS

Project Effort

120 MM
Total Project Effort
120 M

Business Value Delivered

Quick rampup on netplane software enhancements

Complete MPLS module Architecture & development Responsibility

Slide Title | CONFIDENTIAL 2006

23 May 2013

MPLS ENGAGEMENTS with another Tier 1 Customer

Environment

Project Description

Automated testing of MPLS Modules for an enterprise router

Platform
Linux PowerPC NP based

Aricents Contribution

RSVP-TE ( Scripting & Testing) VPLS ( Scripting & Testing)

Project Effort

forwarding

Key Features
Unicast / Multicast

50 MM

Routing protocols
Layer 2 features MPLS

Total Project Effort

100 MM

Business Value Delivered

Aricents automation expertise with MPLS testing expertise
Slide Title | CONFIDENTIAL 2006

23 May 2013

MPLS ENGAGEMENTS another Tier 1 Customer

Project Description

Environment Platform
NetBSD

Development of PCE Architecture for MPLS-TE for an Enterprise Router Design , development and integration of PCEP Module 30 MM

Aricents Contribution:

PowerPC
NP based

forwarding

MPLS Effort Involved

Key Features
Unicast / Multicast

Routing protocols
Layer 2 features
MPLS

Total Effort
30 MM

Business Value Delivered

MPLS development expertise

Complete enhancement Responsibility

Slide Title | CONFIDENTIAL 2006

23 May 2013

MPLS ENGAGEMENTS with another Tier 1 Customer

Project Description

Environment Platform
VxWroks PowerPC IXP2400 based

10

MPLS development and sustenance for an enterprise router

Aricents Contribution

VPLS Development MPLS Forwarder porting to IXP 2400

Project Effort

forwarding

Key Features
Unicast / Multicast

50 MM

Routing protocols
Layer 2 features MPLS

Total Effort
50 MM

Business Value Delivered

Aricents quick ramp-up and delivery in a very tight schedule Arircents MPLS expertise helped in fixing the blocking bugs within the stipulated time.
Slide Title | CONFIDENTIAL 2006

23 May 2013

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