Carrier Ethernet Access

Extending Ethernet into the First Mile

July 2010 1
Introduction: Extending Carrier Ethernet into the First Mile
A key benefit of Carrier Ethernet
is its ability to provide Ethernet

Direct Fiber
Ethernet

COAX
Etherne
t

WDM

consistent, cost-efficient, Direct Fiber

Fiber MSO/ Cable

high-performance services Etherne

t
Carrier 1
Etherne
t

delivered to users … SONET/ SDH

PON Fiber
TDM
Etherne
Etherne
t Carrier 2 t

connected over Etherne

Etherne
t
Bonded
T1/E1
DS3/E3

the widest variety of

t
Etherne
Etherne
t
t
Etherne
Ethernet User to Network Interface (UNI) t
Ethernet Network to Network Interface (NNI)

access networks in any location

This presentation
Describes how each access technology enables delivery
of these and other Carrier Ethernet benefits
to users connected to the world’s access networks

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Introduction: Extending Carrier Ethernet into the First Mile

Ubiquity requires multiple

access technology solutions
from the Subscriber to the
Metro Ethernet Network (MEN)

Subscriber  UNI  Physical Medium  Access Technology  MEN

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Carrier Ethernet Access

• Snapshot of a Growing Market

• Standards Driving Market Adoption
• Multi-Site Enterprise Application Example
– The enabling access technologies
• Wireless Backhaul Application Example
– The enabling Ethernet technologies
• Carrier Ethernet Benefits
– Available with any access media
– Enhanced by ubiquitous service access

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 Growing Revenue from Carrier Ethernet

Worldwide Ethernet Services

Worldwide
Business 40.28
Business Ethernet Services Applications
market will grow to Market

$40.2 Billion by 2014

2009 2014
Vertical Systems Group - ENS

Business applications for Ethernet Services include

Dedicated Internet Access (DIA), Ethernet Private Lines,
Ethernet Virtual Private Lines, Ethernet LAN / VPLS, and
Ethernet access to IP/MPLS VPNs.

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The Fiber Gap Remains a Growth Inhibitor

15.3% 10.7%

84.7% No Fiber 89.3% No Fiber

Many buildings don’t have fiber

… fiber deployment is happening, but not fast enough

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 What’s Driving the Ethernet Migration?

DIA, Private Lines, Dedicated IP VPN, Frame Relay

are migrating to Ethernet
* DIA – Dedicated Internet Access

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IP Applications Drive Ethernet Demand

Ethernet Service Applications

• Hosted Centrex Service
• IP PBX / Digital Phone
• Distance Learning / Corporate
Training
• Medical Imagining
• Secure file transfer
• Offsite Storage
• Transparent LAN Services
• Data Center Interconnection

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Standards Driving Industry Adoption

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MEF has Standardized the Basic Services

E-Line Service – used to create Point-to-Point EVC

• Ethernet Private Lines (EPL)

• Virtual Private Lines
• Ethernet Internet Access
Healthcare, Ethernet
Private Line (EPL)

E-LAN Service – used to create

Multi-point to
Multi-point EVC

• Multipoint L2 VPNs
• Transparent LAN Service
• Multicast networks Government,
Campus Connectivity

E-Tree Service – used to create

• Rooted multi-point L2 VPNs
Rooted
• Broadcast networks Multipoint EVC

• Telemetry networks
Dedicated Internet
Access (DIA)

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MEF Standards for TDM Over Ethernet
Circuit Emulation Services over Ethernet (CESoETH)

• MEF 3
MEF 3
– Requirements for TDM transport over Circuit Emulation Service
Definitions, Framework and
Ethernet Access Requirements in Metro
Ethernet Networks
MEF 8
Implementation Agreement
for the Emulation of PDH
Circuits over Metro Ethernet
Networks

• MEF 8
– Delivery of TDM (T1/E1, DS3/E3) transport
MEF 18
over Ethernet Access Abstract Test Suite for
Circuit Emulation Services

• MEF 18 over Ethernet

– Tests for compliance of CESoETH system

– 334 tests for T1/E1 and DS3/E3 including
tests of clock recovery

Primary applications
Circuit Emulated • Mobile backhaul
TDM Circuits
(e.g. T1/E1 Lines)
TDM Traffic TDM Circuits
(e.g. T1/E1 Lines)
• Business services delivery
Carrier Ethernet Network • PBX Interconnect

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What is Circuit Emulation Over Ethernet?
Customer
Premises CESoETH
Ethernet Ethernet
T1/DS3 CES Carrier Ethernet CES T1/DS3
IWF Network IWF PSTN

E-Line
Ethernet Ethernet
UNI Service UNI
Service Provider Network
TDM subscriber TDM Network
demarcation Interface

• Industry’s first formal definition of CES standards over Ethernet

• CESoETH “tunnels” TDM traffic through a Carrier Ethernet network
– Packet network “emulates” a circuit-switched network, re-creating the TDM circuit
– Invisible to TDM source and destination equipment
– Runs on a standard Ethernet Line Service (E-Line)
• Treats the CEN as a “virtual wire” between two TDM networks

CESoETH can be delivered over any Ethernet access technology!

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Managing the Carrier Ethernet with OAM
Developed to provide fault management and performance
monitoring tools for network links and end-to-end EVCs

Ethernet Virtual Connection (EVC)

Carrier
Ethernet
Network

Link OAM Link OAM

IEEE 802.3ah

IEEE 802.1ag, Service OAM (UNI to UNI)

MEF & ITU Y.1731

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Manage the Ethernet-based Physical Link

IEEE 802.3ah Link OAM

• Provides OAM functions for network segments (access
links and individual circuits)
• Monitors individual links, not end-to-end EVC
• Provides Link Fault Detection, Monitoring and Loopback
– Identify of link Faults and signal dying gasp to link-partner
– Detect and notify link performance degradation or failure during
run-time (compared to pre-set thresholds)
– Initiate loopback for testing during installation or trouble-shooting
• Organizational Specific Extensions
– Vendors can use 802.3ah extensions to provide capabilities such
as management channels, ports provisioning (VLANs, QoS, rate-
limiting, etc.) and fault notifications

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Manage the Ethernet Service End-to-End
Fault Management and Performance Monitoring
End-to-End (UNI-to-UNI)
IEEE 802.1ag - “Connectivity Fault Management (CFM)” across EVC
– Continuity Check Messages (CCMs)
– Loopback
– Linktrace
– Also provides the ability to monitor at specific service levels (including
customer, service provider, operator, section) and support for
maintenance domains.
ITU-T Y.1731 – “OAM Functions & Mechanisms for Ethernet networks”
– Provides all of the 802.1ag functionality with additional performance
monitoring capabilities including:
• Frame Loss, Delay and Delay Variation Measurements
• Automatic Protection Switching

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MEF Certification

MEF certified services ensure

application delivery across geography
TM and disparate access networks
MEF 9: Test suite at the UNI
• VLAN switching models on the E-WAN
MEF 14: QOS traffic management
• Guarantees the application performance
MEF 18: Circuit emulation services over Ethernet networks
• TDM circuits (T1/E1, DS3/E3) transported over
Carrier Ethernet
MEF 21:802.3ah Link OAM
• Link OAM at the UNI as described in the UNI
Type 2 Implementation Agreement

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Multi-Site Enterprise Access Case
Study

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 Ethernet Access for a Multi-site Enterprise

Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet
Direct Fiber
WDM COAX
MSO/ Cable
Fiber

Direct Fiber
Ethernet
Ethernet
Carrier 1
SONET/ SDH

TDM
PON Fiber
Ethernet
Ethernet Carrier 2
DS3/E3
Bonded
Ethernet
Ethernet T1/E1
Ethernet Ethernet

Ethernet
Ethernet User to Network Interface (UNI)
Ethernet Network to Network Interface (NNI)

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 Ethernet Over Direct Fiber

Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet
Direct Fiber
WDM COAX
MSO/ Cable
Fiber

Direct Fiber
Ethernet
Ethernet
Carrier 1
SONET/ SDH

TDM
PON Fiber
Ethernet
Ethernet Carrier 2
DS3/E3
Bonded
Ethernet
Ethernet T1/E1
Ethernet Ethernet

Ethernet
Ethernet User to Network Interface (UNI)
Ethernet Network to Network Interface (NNI)

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Ethernet Over Direct Fiber
Longest Distance
- Distance up to 140 Km with no bandwidth loss
Central Office
Highest Bandwidth Capacity
- Bandwidth Capacity of 100 Mbps, 1 Gbps, 10 Gbps,
40 Gbps, and more.
- WDM enables multiple data streams per fiber link
Security
- Physically secure medium with no EMF
emission; nearly impossible to tap lines
Scalability
NID
- EVC / E-Line / E-LAN using Q-in-Q VLAN Demarcation
- High capacity enables rate limiting tiered services
Reliability
- Protection with redundant links & resilient rings
- OAM performance monitoring & fault notification
Secure Service Management Multi-Customer
NID Demarcation
- 802.3ah OAM IP-less management & provisioning
- NIDs provide securely managed demarcation

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 Ethernet Over WDM Fiber

Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet
Direct Fiber
WDM COAX
MSO/ Cable
Fiber

Direct Fiber
Ethernet
Ethernet
Carrier 1
SONET/ SDH

TDM
PON Fiber
Ethernet
Ethernet Carrier 2
DS3/E3
Bonded
Ethernet
Ethernet T1/E1
Ethernet Ethernet

Ethernet
Ethernet User to Network Interface (UNI)
Ethernet Network to Network Interface (NNI)

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 Ethernet Over WDM Fiber
Central Office
Future Proof
- Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) enables
multiple data streams (wavelengths) per fiber link
- CWDM supports up to 18 wavelengths per fiber
access link, more with WDM
- Add/Drop multiplexers provide new access points by
splicing into the WDM fiber link
WDM Ring
Cost Effective
- Increase fiber access capacity and minimize
installation of new fiber links Add/Drop
Multiplexer
P2P WDM
- Small form pluggable transceivers, multiplexers Fiber Access Direct Fiber
and media converters enable WDM wavelengths
with existing infrastructure equipment
NID
Scalability
- Quickly implement new fiber access with Add/Drop
off-the-shelf hardware Multiplexer

- Wavelengths can deliver different network protocols

to mix Ethernet and TDM services over one fiber link Direct Fiber
Multiplexer

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 Ethernet Over HFC (Coax & Fiber)

Ethernet
Ethernet Ethernet
Direct Fiber
WDM COAX
Fiber MSO/ Cable

Direct Fiber
Ethernet
Ethernet
Carrier 1
SONET/ SDH

TDM
PON Fiber
Ethernet
Ethernet Carrier 2
DS3/E3
Bonded
Ethernet
Ethernet T1/E1
Ethernet Ethernet

Ethernet
Ethernet User to Network Interface (UNI)
Ethernet Network to Network Interface (NNI)

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Ethernet Over HFC (Coax & Fiber)

Cable uses a Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC) network

– Network extends fiber to a node
– Coax is used for lower bandwidth sites while fiber is still used for large bandwidth sites
– Coax-fed and fiber-fed sites are integrated into a single network

Cost effective alternative to Fiber

– Up to 100 Mbps with DOCSIS 3.0 implementation - scalable in 1 Mbps increments

Typical Customer is Regional Business, Multi-site, Internet-heavy

Alternative to Legacy Technologies ATM, Frame Relay, T1
Typical Applications
– Branch office interconnectivity
– Dedicated Internet access
– Disaster recovery / business continuity Node
– Distance learning Ethernet Edge
– PACS images Aggregator

– Automatic teller machine (ATM)

– Security cameras
Carrier
– Point of sale (POS) Ethernet
– Teleworker / remote employees Network

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 Ethernet Over Bonded Copper

Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet
Direct Fiber
WDM COAX
MSO/ Cable
Fiber

Direct Fiber
Ethernet
Ethernet
Carrier 1
SONET/ SDH

TDM
PON Fiber
Ethernet
Ethernet Carrier 2
DS3/E3
Bonded
Ethernet
Ethernet T1/E1
Ethernet Ethernet

Ethernet
Ethernet User to Network Interface (UNI)
Ethernet Network to Network Interface (NNI)

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Ethernet Over Bonded Copper
Copper Pairs are Bonded to Create a Single Ethernet Pipe
– Long reach 2BASE-TL delivers a minimum of 2 Mbps using G.SHDSL
– Short reach 10PASS-TS delivers a minimum of 10 Mbps over VDSL

Leverages Existing Copper to Fill Fiber Gap

– Only 22% of US and 15% of European
businesses have access to fiber
– Nearly 100% of businesses have enough
copper pairs to get up to 100 Mbps Ethernet
Over
Fast Service Turn Up, Fast Pay Back Bonded
Copper
– Deploys in days or weeks
– Requires minimal CapEx
Ethernet
Over
High Bandwidth and Reliability Bonded
– Up to 10x more bandwidth than legacy copper solutions Copper
– Pair failover capability ensures fiber service level
agreements are met or exceeded Carrier Pt-to-
Ethernet Multipoint
Network Ethernet over
Enables Ubiquitous Service Offerings Copper Shelf
– Provides services out to reaches that cover
majority of providers’ serving area

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 Ethernet Over TDM

Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet
Direct Fiber
WDM COAX
MSO/ Cable
Fiber

Direct Fiber
Ethernet
Ethernet
Carrier 1
SONET/ SDH

TDM
PON Fiber
Ethernet
Ethernet Carrier 2
DS3/E3
Bonded
Ethernet
Ethernet T1/E1
Ethernet Ethernet

Ethernet
Ethernet User to Network Interface (UNI)
Ethernet Network to Network Interface (NNI)

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Ethernet Over TDM
Ubiquitous Access
– T1 and E1 circuits are universally available,
even when fiber is not
– No distance limitations
Rapid service turn-up Ethernet Edge
– Leverages existing infrastructure Aggregator EoNxT1 EDD
Nx T1/E1
– Well understood provisioning and billing
Carrier
for off-net applications Ethernet
Network
Flexible and resilient bonding DS3/E3

– Service stays up even if one link breaks

– Add and delete links hitlessly

Available Service Bandwidth Standard Encapsulation Standard Circuit

Ethernet over T1/E1 1.5 Mbps up to 16 Mbps (with
bonding)
Ethernet over DS3/E3 34 Mbps up to 130 Mbps (with
bonding)
Technologies Bonding Technologies
PPP, GFP, HDLC, G.998.2 MLPPP, PDH VCAT
G.998.2
X.86, GFP, G.998.2 PDH VCAT, G992.2, LAG

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 Ethernet Over Passive Optical Network

Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet
Direct Fiber
WDM COAX
MSO/ Cable
Fiber

Direct Fiber
Ethernet
Ethernet
Carrier 1
SONET/ SDH

TDM
PON Fiber
Ethernet
Ethernet Carrier 2
DS3/E3
Bonded
Ethernet
Ethernet T1/E1
Ethernet Ethernet

Ethernet
Ethernet User to Network Interface (UNI)
Ethernet Network to Network Interface (NNI)

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 Ethernet Over PON
Passive Fiber Splitter
PON Simplifies Business Park Coverage
- 1 Fiber strand is split at business parks ONT Optical Network Terminal (CPE) UNI

- Splitters: pole mounted or on cables

- Passive splitter serve multiple ONTs
- ONT can be mounted outside
- PON prevents fiber exhaust
ONT
- Quick new customer adds
Metro Core
OPEX Savings & Lowest first cost
- Remote ONT activation ONT
- Each ONT serves multiple drops
- Minimal outside plant maintenance
- No power or permits needed
- Affordable “Managed UNI” demark ONT

Embedded Service Layering Ethernet

Central
- E-LANs (MEF9) Office
- T1 & E1 backhaul ports
OLT
- IP-POTS ports Ethernet

Optical Line Terminal

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 Ethernet Over SONET/SDH

Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet
Direct Fiber
WDM COAX
MSO/ Cable
Fiber

Direct Fiber
Ethernet
Ethernet
Carrier 1
SONET/ SDH

TDM
PON Fiber
Ethernet
Ethernet Carrier 2
DS3/E3
Bonded
Ethernet
Ethernet T1/E1
Ethernet Ethernet

Ethernet
Ethernet User to Network Interface (UNI)
Ethernet Network to Network Interface (NNI)

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Ethernet Over SONET/SDH
Rapid service turn-up
– Leverages existing equipment and fiber plant
– Ubiquitous availability world wide
– Well understood provisioning and billing for off-
net applications
– Ethernet enable on-net buildings EoS Box
OC/STM Multi-tenant
Highly resilient and secure service EoS Box
– Sub-50ms resiliency Carrier
Ethernet Add/Drop
– Secure multi-tenant services Network Multiplexer

– Legacy TDM circuits supported natively

OC/STM
Flexible bandwidth options
– OC-3/STM1 up to OC-192/STM64 physical
Add/Drop
– Sub-rate and Nx OC/STM are available with Multiplexer
VCAT bonding

Available Service Standard Encapsulation Standard Circuit Bonding

Bandwidth Technologies Technologies

Ethernet over 155 Mbps up to 1 Gbps X.86, GFP VCAT, LAG

SONET/SDH (with bonding)

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 Ethernet Over Packet Microwave

Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet
Direct Fiber
WDM COAX
MSO/ Cable
Fiber

Direct Fiber
Ethernet
Ethernet
Carrier 1
SONET/ SDH

TDM
PON Fiber
Ethernet
Ethernet Carrier 2
DS3/E3
Bonded
Ethernet
Ethernet T1/E1
Ethernet Ethernet

Ethernet
Ethernet User to Network Interface (UNI)
Ethernet Network to Network Interface (NNI)

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Ethernet Over Packet Microwave
Packet Microwave Technology Carrier
– Cost effective solution Ethernet
Network
– Rapid service deployment to virtually any site
– Independent of existing wired infrastructure

Deployment Scenarios
Carrier
– Complementary and alternative to access Ethernet
and aggregation fiber networks Network
– Mobile Backhaul networks
– Used in greenfield deployments,
for network expansion and/or upgrades
– Typically used frequency bands from 6 to 40 GHz
– Distances of several 100m up to 150km and more

Carrier Grade Technology

– Mature, widely deployed solutions
– Scalable throughput up to several Gbps
– Established radio planning and dimensioning User to Network Interface (UNI)
methods for highest availability requirements Network to Network Interface (NNI)

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Access Methods & Speeds
Access Method
Ethernet over Active Fiber
Ethernet over PON
Ethernet over SONET/SDH
Ethernet over HFC/DOCSIS
Ethernet over DSL
Ethernet over T1/E1
Ethernet over DS3/E3
Ethernet over Packet Microwave
Speed
10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, 1 Gbps, 10 Gbps, 40 Gbps and above
1 Gbps with EPON
1.25 Gbps upstream & 2.5 Gbps downstream with GPON
155 Mbps to 1 Gbps
Up to 100 Mbps with DOCSIS 3.0
Minimum of 2 Mbps using G.SHDSL
Minimum of 10 Mbps over VDSL
Up to 100 Mbps
1.5 Mbps to 16 Mbps with bonding
34 Mbps to 130 Mbps with bonding
1 Mbps to >1Gbps
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Access Methods & Applicable Standards
Carrier Ethernet
Technology Applicable Standards
Access Method
Ethernet over Active Fiber IEEE 802.3-2005
TU-T X.86 encapsulation
Ethernet over SONET/SDH
ITU-T G.707 and G.7043 (GFP-VCAT)
Fiber IEEE 802.3-2005 (EPON)
Ethernet over Passive Optical
IEEE 802.3av (10GEPON)
Network
ITU-T G.984 (GPON)
Ethernet over HFC/DOCSIS DOCSIS 1.x, 2.x, 3.0, EuroDOCSIS
RFC1990 (Multilink PPP) and RFC3518 (BCP)
Bonded T1/E1 ITU-T G.7041 and G.7043 (GFP-VCAT)
ITU-T G.998.2 (G.bond)
ITU-T X.86 encapsulation with optional link aggregation
Copper DS3/E3 and bonded DS3/E3 ITU-T G.7041 and G.7043 (GFP-VCAT)
ITU-T G.998.2 (G.bond)
2BASE-TL IEEE 802.3-2005 2BASE-TL using ITU-T G.991.2 (G.SHDSL.bis)
10PASS-TS IEEE 802.3-2005 10PASS-TS using ITU-T G.993.1 (VDSL)
Packet Microwave IEEE 802.3-2005 user interface
WiMAX IEEE 802.16
Wireless Free space optics IEEE 802.3-2005 user interface
WiFi IEEE 802.11
LTE 3GPP LTE Release 8

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Mobile Backhaul Case Study

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Multi Physical Transport Mobile Backhaul Example
BTS/NodeB
BTS/NodeB

Splitter ONT

BTS/NodeB PON Fiber Wireless CO

(RNC/BSC)
Direct Fiber
Carrier N x GigE

BTS/NodeB

Carrier
BTS/NodeB

MBH Generic Interworking Function (GIWF) - Ex: MEF3/8

User to Network Interface (UNI)
Network to Network Interface (NNI)

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Ethernet / TDM Services at the RAN

Backhaul is migrating from legacy TDM/ATM to Ethernet

– The introductions of all IP technologies like EVDO, WCDMA R.5, LTE, and WiMAX require IP
backhaul in addition to the legacy TDM/ATM.
Ethernet is the right choice for growing data services
– The introductions of All-IP technologies like EVDO, WCDMA R.5, LTE, and WiMAX require IP
backhaul in addition to the legacy TDM/ATM.
Multiple access technologies are available
– A Carrier Ethernet RAN (Radio Access Network) can be achieved using a combination of
different physical transport technologies based on availability. Examples: Fiber, Copper Bonding,
Circuit Bonding, and Microwaves.
All RAN traffic can be supported on single Carrier Ethernet connection
– The MBH Generic Interworking Function (GIWF) enables the backhaul of any combination of 2G,
2.5G, 3G, Evolved-3G and 4G voice and data traffic over a single Carrier Ethernet RAN.
– The MBH GIWF allows a combination of Ethernet, MEF 3/8 based CESoPSN/SAToP, and IETF
based ATM/Frame Relay/HDLC PWE3 over a single pipe.

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 Multiple Generations of Mobile Backhaul

2G

BTS

3G
RNC

NodeB

Eth Carrier
Ethernet
Access Gateway BSC
Device
4G

eNodeB (LTE)
BS (WiMAX)

MBH Generic Interworking Function (GIWF) – Ex: MEF 3/8

User to Network Interface (UNI)

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 Service Convergence for Multiple Generations
Wireless Cell Site Interface RNC/BSC Interface Supported Service
Generation

GSM, CDMA TDM: T1/E1, DS3/E3, TDM: T1/E1, DS3/E3, MEF 3/8 (Emulation of PDH
OC3/STM-1 OC3/STM-1 Circuits over Metro Ethernet
Networks) based
CESoPSN/SAToP

WCDMA based ATM & ATM IMA: T1/E1, ATM: T1/E1, DS3/E3, MEF 3/8 based
UMTS R.99/4, DS3/E3, OC3/STM-1 OC3/STM-1 CESoPSN/SAToP
HSDPA, IETF based ATM PWE3
(RFC4717)
CDMA2000: 1xRTT, HDLC: T1/E1, DS3/E3 HDLC: T1/E1, DS3/E3, MEF 3/8 based
1xEVDO OC3/STM-1 CESoPSN/SAToP
IETF based HDLC PWE3
(RFC 4618)
iDEN FR: T1/E1, DS3/E3 FR: T1/E1, DS3/E3, MEF 3/8 based
OC3/STM-1 CESoPSN/SAToP
IETF based FR PWE3
(RFC 4619)
WCDMA/UMTS R.5, Ethernet: Fast Ethernet Ethernet: GigE Ethernet Services
EVDO, WiMAX, LTE May based on IETF based
Ethernet PWE3 (RFC 4448)

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Next-Gen RAN Transport Network

• Carrier Ethernet can be supported over different physical transports

• Carrier Ethernet supports backhaul of all mobile generations over a single pipe
• Carrier Ethernet enables high, scalable, and flexible bandwidth at lower cost
• Five-Nines availability, redundancy , and OA&M supported using Carrier Ethernet
• Carrier Ethernet positions the RAN for WCDMA, LTE, and WiMAX backhaul

BTS
BSC
E1/T1
TDM
Access Gateway
Device Carrier
ATM/IMA Eth Eth ATM RNC R99/4
NodeB Ethernet

IP
G.823/824
Compliant IP RNC
ETH
Clock LTE AGW

eNodeB (3GPP R5/ LTE)

BS (WiMax)

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Benefits of Carrier Ethernet

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Carrier Ethernet Benefits
Scalability
• Spans Fiber, SONET/SDH, WDM, Cable, DSL, wireless
infrastructures, etc.
• Scales for future bandwidth needs, geographic, applications
company expansion
Predictability, Risk Reduction, Certification
• MEF 14 provides first performance certification in
Communications Industry
• Allows a common world-wide service profile independent of
local providers
Control
• Simplified, “Enterprise Style” management puts users in
control
• Dynamic, granular, bandwidth-on-demand avoids over-
specifying network

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Carrier Ethernet Benefits cont…
Performance
• Performance benefits of Layer 2 transport with simplified architecture
• User-driven quality of service allows users to control converged network
performance vs. relative application value
• Highest bandwidth speeds available
• Low latency
Reliability
• Key carrier Ethernet attribute
• Redundant equipment architectures and fast re-routing algorithms
Data Center & Server Consolidation
• Creates virtual transparent LAN environment reducing risk and cost
with highest bandwidth available
• High bandwidth, low latency enables more cost effective use of
resources
Simplicity
• Simplifying protocols creates “one-hop” network more suitable to time
sensitive protocols
• Allows LAN style management for the WAN

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Ubiquitous Availability

Ubiquity
Carrier Ethernet is now supported by more than 50 service
providers and 100 equipment manufacturers

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