The Broadband Forum is an international standards organization focused on developing specifications to facilitate broadband convergence. The document discusses the Broadband Forum's strategic objectives, including facilitating broadband convergence through common standards, defining common CPE specifications, and ensuring a successful IPv4 to IPv6 migration. It also provides an overview of the Broadband Forum's scope of work, which includes specifications related to broadband management, networks, and users.
The document discusses the need for unified MPLS networks to efficiently support increasing packet transport demands. It notes that service and revenue models are shifting from circuit-based to packet-based as traffic demands explode. It also discusses how events like cloud computing and LTE deployment are driving adoption of intelligent packet-based networks. Unified MPLS allows for a single end-to-end network that simplifies operations through protocol reduction and separation of transport from service operations. Leading network operators are adopting this approach to build more cost-effective networks that can improve return on investment.
tw telecom offers a managed IP VPN service that provides secure, reliable connectivity across their MPLS network with any-to-any access. The service includes fully managed routers, installation, and 24/7 support to simplify operations and reduce costs compared to traditional private networks. Customers can prioritize traffic and applications using five service classes to optimize bandwidth usage.
The Cambium PMP 430 fixed wireless broadband solution provides high throughput, extended range, and low total cost of ownership for network operators. It offers over 45 Mbps of throughput per access point using 10 and 20 MHz channels and OFDM technology. The PMP 430 has a range of up to 30 miles using high gain antennas. It provides a scalable and cost-effective solution for network expansion as demand increases.
Multiprotocol Label Switching - A brief introduction to the most relevant asp...Alberto Serna
Slides from a presentation to show the utility of MPLS and MPLS-TP to my classmates from the Master's Degree in Telecommunication Engineering at University of Extremadura.
It is just a brief introduction, but you can find the references at the end of the file.
Tandem Transit LLC provides local origination services and DID numbers to non-LEC carriers. Their network allows carriers to exchange voice traffic over IP and provides competitive alternatives to relying solely on RBOCs for transit. Carriers using Tandem Transit's services can offer local access numbers, improve quality, and reduce costs through the all-IP network.
Tandem Transit LLC is a peering company founded in 2008 that allows telecommunications carriers to exchange off-net traffic without relying solely on RBOC transit providers. It provides an all IP network that supports voice calls with protocol conversion and gateway functionality. Tandem Transit aims to launch a global tandem solution in 2011 called "Tandem in the Cloud" that will allow carriers to exchange traffic via IP protocols.
Cisco Packet Transport Network – MPLS-TPCisco Canada
The document discusses Cisco's Packet Transport Network solution for MPLS-TP. It begins by outlining the challenges facing network operators as packet traffic grows. It then introduces the Packet Optical Transport System (P-OTS) and its keys, including determinism, resiliency, bandwidth efficiency, legacy support, and service scalability. The document goes on to describe how MPLS-TP addresses these challenges by converging data and transport networks and providing carrier-grade SLA, OAM, and resiliency capabilities comparable to SONET/SDH. It outlines MPLS-TP components, encapsulation, resiliency options, and OAM functionality including connectivity check, continuity verification, and fault detection.
The document discusses the need for unified MPLS networks to efficiently support increasing packet transport demands. It notes that service and revenue models are shifting from circuit-based to packet-based as traffic demands explode. It also discusses how events like cloud computing and LTE deployment are driving adoption of intelligent packet-based networks. Unified MPLS allows for a single end-to-end network that simplifies operations through protocol reduction and separation of transport from service operations. Leading network operators are adopting this approach to build more cost-effective networks that can improve return on investment.
tw telecom offers a managed IP VPN service that provides secure, reliable connectivity across their MPLS network with any-to-any access. The service includes fully managed routers, installation, and 24/7 support to simplify operations and reduce costs compared to traditional private networks. Customers can prioritize traffic and applications using five service classes to optimize bandwidth usage.
The Cambium PMP 430 fixed wireless broadband solution provides high throughput, extended range, and low total cost of ownership for network operators. It offers over 45 Mbps of throughput per access point using 10 and 20 MHz channels and OFDM technology. The PMP 430 has a range of up to 30 miles using high gain antennas. It provides a scalable and cost-effective solution for network expansion as demand increases.
Multiprotocol Label Switching - A brief introduction to the most relevant asp...Alberto Serna
Slides from a presentation to show the utility of MPLS and MPLS-TP to my classmates from the Master's Degree in Telecommunication Engineering at University of Extremadura.
It is just a brief introduction, but you can find the references at the end of the file.
Tandem Transit LLC provides local origination services and DID numbers to non-LEC carriers. Their network allows carriers to exchange voice traffic over IP and provides competitive alternatives to relying solely on RBOCs for transit. Carriers using Tandem Transit's services can offer local access numbers, improve quality, and reduce costs through the all-IP network.
Tandem Transit LLC is a peering company founded in 2008 that allows telecommunications carriers to exchange off-net traffic without relying solely on RBOC transit providers. It provides an all IP network that supports voice calls with protocol conversion and gateway functionality. Tandem Transit aims to launch a global tandem solution in 2011 called "Tandem in the Cloud" that will allow carriers to exchange traffic via IP protocols.
Cisco Packet Transport Network – MPLS-TPCisco Canada
The document discusses Cisco's Packet Transport Network solution for MPLS-TP. It begins by outlining the challenges facing network operators as packet traffic grows. It then introduces the Packet Optical Transport System (P-OTS) and its keys, including determinism, resiliency, bandwidth efficiency, legacy support, and service scalability. The document goes on to describe how MPLS-TP addresses these challenges by converging data and transport networks and providing carrier-grade SLA, OAM, and resiliency capabilities comparable to SONET/SDH. It outlines MPLS-TP components, encapsulation, resiliency options, and OAM functionality including connectivity check, continuity verification, and fault detection.
This document discusses how MPLS can help address challenges with delivering VoIP over IP networks. MPLS allows traffic engineering to provide quality of service for real-time VoIP traffic. It enables differentiation of VoIP, data, and video traffic. MPLS is used by many service providers to guarantee bandwidth for VoIP through defined label switched paths. Non-intrusive testing of VoIP quality from a single network point allows detection of customer-impacting problems for efficient diagnosis and resolution.
Microsoft Lync & Acme Packet Session Management SolutionsMUCUGL
Geraint Evans, a guest speaker from Acme Packet, presents on how Acme Packet achieves SIP session management within the SME up to carrier-grade environments.
Acme Packet Presentation Materials for VUC June 18th 2010Michael Graves
1) The document discusses Acme Packet's enterprise session border controller (SBC) solutions which control four IP network borders, including SIP trunking, private networks, public internet, and hosted services.
2) It provides an overview of Acme Packet's SBC product portfolio including the Net-Net product family and their session capacity, throughput, and features for securing SIP trunking and enabling interoperability.
3) The SBC helps secure SIP trunking by acting as an application layer gateway, providing dynamic port control, full SIP firewalling, and DDOS protection to establish a "defense in depth" security model for SIP trunk traffic.
BT Etherflow is a managed wide area Ethernet service that provides flexible "building blocks" to meet changing network needs. It offers high bandwidth connectivity through BT's 21st Century Network, along with features like native Ethernet, access speeds up to 1Gbps, virtual connections between sites, and a customer portal for online management. BT Etherflow is designed for data-intensive environments that require high bandwidth, control over IP architecture, and support for non-IP applications.
Transbeam is a privately owned company founded in 1996 that operates a state-of-the-art data and voice network. It offers metro Ethernet, DSL, T1 internet access, hosted PBX phone systems, and SIP trunking. Transbeam has a focus on the latest data and voice services and owns its network which spans major cities in the Northeast, California, and other regions. It prioritizes quality of service and has over 35 carrier partnerships and top customers.
Diameter is the next generation Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) protocol that consists of a base specification and applications. It allows for roaming between networks by authenticating users through their home network and granting access on remote networks. Several organizations are working on Diameter specifications and applications to support different access technologies and services. Further work is still needed to complete specifications for Mobile IP, SIP, and other network applications.
An overview of Ethernet WAN deployment and of the benefits to the Service Provider of Ethernet Demarcation Devices, for both 'wires only' Ethernet Access to IP VPNs and for native Ethernet WAN Services.
The document discusses requirements for efficient mobile backhaul with carrier Ethernet to support LTE networks. It covers:
- LTE network architecture and how it impacts transport network requirements, including the need for multiservice capability, low cost per bit transport, and support for a transition to packet-based networks.
- Key transport network requirements created by LTE like powerful OAM, fast protection switching, strong QoS support, security, and interoperability with the packet core.
- How MPLS-TP can fulfill these requirements through features like VPN support, bearer provisioning across interfaces, coordinated tunnel setup, comprehensive OAM tools, and protection switching capabilities.
High-performance (up to 10k sessions per node), wholesale and retail applications (calling card, call shop, callback, follow me, softphone) with billing, intelligent routing based on ASR, ACD, PDD, percentage, priority, profit margin, etc.
Architectures and Technologies for Optimizing SP Video Networksrajeshra
This document discusses optimizing video networks for service providers. It aims to help participants understand video trends, end-to-end architectures, and technologies for video transport. Key topics include IPTV architectures, content delivery networks, video quality monitoring, and technologies to enhance video quality over IP networks.
The document summarizes Exponential-e's PowerNGN business internet solution. PowerNGN provides symmetrical fibre optic connections with carrier-class internet access and routing capabilities. It offers flexible bandwidth allocation starting from £550 per month. PowerNGN delivers fast, reliable connectivity and can support additional services beyond basic internet access. It provides a cost-effective way for businesses to access Exponential-e's next generation network.
CISCO Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Technical Deployment OverviewAmeen Wayok
This document discusses Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) and provides an overview of VPLS technical concepts. VPLS defines an architecture that delivers Ethernet multipoint services over an MPLS network by emulating an Ethernet bridge. Key components of VPLS include provider edge devices, pseudowires to connect customer sites, and virtual switch instances to segment customer traffic. VPLS supports both direct attachment and hierarchical architectures. Loop prevention is achieved through a full mesh of pseudowires between provider edges and split horizon forwarding in the MPLS core.
MASERGY provides premium grade IP bandwidth networks engineered for consistent, superior quality video transmission. The networks allow for high-definition and telepresence video transmission as well as easy migration of data and voice to the same connection. MASERGY's global video networks are backed by strong service level agreements ensuring 100% video packet delivery, guaranteed in-sequence packet delivery, and less than 1ms latency variation.
Cube2012 scaling service provider backbone using bgp confederations for next ...Ashish Tanwer
The document outlines the internal architecture of a service provider backbone network using BGP confederations for next generation networks. It describes the key characteristics of service providers and discusses the logical design, including using IBGP with route reflectors replaced by BGP confederations. MPLS is used with virtual routers and route targets to control route distribution and identify VPN routes. Sample hardware designs using Cisco and Juniper routers and switches are also presented.
Foundational framework I authored, defining this comany's messaging guidelines for all outbound marketing communications. Purpose is to shape the comany's value proposition for integration across PR, tradeshows, ads, sales presos, websites, etc to achieve uniformity and build consistently-reinforced market impact
This document provides a summary of John Z Farhat's contact information, profile, employment history, education, and training. It outlines his over 13 years of experience in senior leadership roles managing mobile networks for various companies in countries like Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and the US. His experience includes responsibilities like network transformation, operations, rollouts, optimization, and managing multi-million dollar budgets.
This document discusses the transition to IP/MPLS in mobile backhaul networks. MPLS provides advantages like scalability, reliability, support for multiple services, manageability, and quality of service capabilities. It allows legacy radio access network equipment to be supported while enabling new packet-based networks. MPLS also facilitates the integration of 2G, 3G, 4G, and WiMAX networks on a common IP infrastructure. The transition involves migrating to MPLS over multiple phases while supporting existing technologies.
This document discusses the transition to IP/MPLS in mobile backhaul networks. As networks evolve to support 4G/LTE, MPLS provides a unified solution for transporting various technologies like legacy TDM/ATM, Ethernet, and IP. MPLS enables features like scalability, reliability, manageability, traffic engineering, and quality of service required by mobile backhaul. The transition involves migrating networks to MPLS in phases, starting with aggregation and eventually supporting all technologies over a common MPLS infrastructure.
BT Represented at The Mobile VAS SUMMIT 2009 by Virtue InsightParitosh Sharma
This document discusses India's next generation policy and regulatory environment for telecommunications. It provides an overview of India's existing telecom licensing regime and statistics on telecom usage. It then analyzes the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of the current framework. Finally, it outlines a roadmap for future policy, including unifying regulatory functions, adopting a single technology-neutral license, enabling open access and infrastructure sharing, and establishing a next generation telecom policy to encourage investment, innovation and competition. The goal is to transition to a more light-touch regulatory approach that supports further development and adoption of next generation networks in India.
This document discusses scaling Diameter signaling for LTE networks. It introduces Diameter signaling controllers as a new product category that can provide more efficient, scalable, and reliable Diameter networks. Diameter signaling controllers are needed at the core and edge of networks to handle all Diameter interfaces and applications. They help address pain points like network outages, overload, and interoperability issues. Centralized routing databases can further help scale Diameter signaling controllers by simplifying provisioning and enabling highly scalable routing of hundreds of millions of entries.
This document discusses how MPLS can help address challenges with delivering VoIP over IP networks. MPLS allows traffic engineering to provide quality of service for real-time VoIP traffic. It enables differentiation of VoIP, data, and video traffic. MPLS is used by many service providers to guarantee bandwidth for VoIP through defined label switched paths. Non-intrusive testing of VoIP quality from a single network point allows detection of customer-impacting problems for efficient diagnosis and resolution.
Microsoft Lync & Acme Packet Session Management SolutionsMUCUGL
Geraint Evans, a guest speaker from Acme Packet, presents on how Acme Packet achieves SIP session management within the SME up to carrier-grade environments.
Acme Packet Presentation Materials for VUC June 18th 2010Michael Graves
1) The document discusses Acme Packet's enterprise session border controller (SBC) solutions which control four IP network borders, including SIP trunking, private networks, public internet, and hosted services.
2) It provides an overview of Acme Packet's SBC product portfolio including the Net-Net product family and their session capacity, throughput, and features for securing SIP trunking and enabling interoperability.
3) The SBC helps secure SIP trunking by acting as an application layer gateway, providing dynamic port control, full SIP firewalling, and DDOS protection to establish a "defense in depth" security model for SIP trunk traffic.
BT Etherflow is a managed wide area Ethernet service that provides flexible "building blocks" to meet changing network needs. It offers high bandwidth connectivity through BT's 21st Century Network, along with features like native Ethernet, access speeds up to 1Gbps, virtual connections between sites, and a customer portal for online management. BT Etherflow is designed for data-intensive environments that require high bandwidth, control over IP architecture, and support for non-IP applications.
Transbeam is a privately owned company founded in 1996 that operates a state-of-the-art data and voice network. It offers metro Ethernet, DSL, T1 internet access, hosted PBX phone systems, and SIP trunking. Transbeam has a focus on the latest data and voice services and owns its network which spans major cities in the Northeast, California, and other regions. It prioritizes quality of service and has over 35 carrier partnerships and top customers.
Diameter is the next generation Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) protocol that consists of a base specification and applications. It allows for roaming between networks by authenticating users through their home network and granting access on remote networks. Several organizations are working on Diameter specifications and applications to support different access technologies and services. Further work is still needed to complete specifications for Mobile IP, SIP, and other network applications.
An overview of Ethernet WAN deployment and of the benefits to the Service Provider of Ethernet Demarcation Devices, for both 'wires only' Ethernet Access to IP VPNs and for native Ethernet WAN Services.
The document discusses requirements for efficient mobile backhaul with carrier Ethernet to support LTE networks. It covers:
- LTE network architecture and how it impacts transport network requirements, including the need for multiservice capability, low cost per bit transport, and support for a transition to packet-based networks.
- Key transport network requirements created by LTE like powerful OAM, fast protection switching, strong QoS support, security, and interoperability with the packet core.
- How MPLS-TP can fulfill these requirements through features like VPN support, bearer provisioning across interfaces, coordinated tunnel setup, comprehensive OAM tools, and protection switching capabilities.
High-performance (up to 10k sessions per node), wholesale and retail applications (calling card, call shop, callback, follow me, softphone) with billing, intelligent routing based on ASR, ACD, PDD, percentage, priority, profit margin, etc.
Architectures and Technologies for Optimizing SP Video Networksrajeshra
This document discusses optimizing video networks for service providers. It aims to help participants understand video trends, end-to-end architectures, and technologies for video transport. Key topics include IPTV architectures, content delivery networks, video quality monitoring, and technologies to enhance video quality over IP networks.
The document summarizes Exponential-e's PowerNGN business internet solution. PowerNGN provides symmetrical fibre optic connections with carrier-class internet access and routing capabilities. It offers flexible bandwidth allocation starting from £550 per month. PowerNGN delivers fast, reliable connectivity and can support additional services beyond basic internet access. It provides a cost-effective way for businesses to access Exponential-e's next generation network.
CISCO Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Technical Deployment OverviewAmeen Wayok
This document discusses Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) and provides an overview of VPLS technical concepts. VPLS defines an architecture that delivers Ethernet multipoint services over an MPLS network by emulating an Ethernet bridge. Key components of VPLS include provider edge devices, pseudowires to connect customer sites, and virtual switch instances to segment customer traffic. VPLS supports both direct attachment and hierarchical architectures. Loop prevention is achieved through a full mesh of pseudowires between provider edges and split horizon forwarding in the MPLS core.
MASERGY provides premium grade IP bandwidth networks engineered for consistent, superior quality video transmission. The networks allow for high-definition and telepresence video transmission as well as easy migration of data and voice to the same connection. MASERGY's global video networks are backed by strong service level agreements ensuring 100% video packet delivery, guaranteed in-sequence packet delivery, and less than 1ms latency variation.
Cube2012 scaling service provider backbone using bgp confederations for next ...Ashish Tanwer
The document outlines the internal architecture of a service provider backbone network using BGP confederations for next generation networks. It describes the key characteristics of service providers and discusses the logical design, including using IBGP with route reflectors replaced by BGP confederations. MPLS is used with virtual routers and route targets to control route distribution and identify VPN routes. Sample hardware designs using Cisco and Juniper routers and switches are also presented.
Foundational framework I authored, defining this comany's messaging guidelines for all outbound marketing communications. Purpose is to shape the comany's value proposition for integration across PR, tradeshows, ads, sales presos, websites, etc to achieve uniformity and build consistently-reinforced market impact
This document provides a summary of John Z Farhat's contact information, profile, employment history, education, and training. It outlines his over 13 years of experience in senior leadership roles managing mobile networks for various companies in countries like Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and the US. His experience includes responsibilities like network transformation, operations, rollouts, optimization, and managing multi-million dollar budgets.
This document discusses the transition to IP/MPLS in mobile backhaul networks. MPLS provides advantages like scalability, reliability, support for multiple services, manageability, and quality of service capabilities. It allows legacy radio access network equipment to be supported while enabling new packet-based networks. MPLS also facilitates the integration of 2G, 3G, 4G, and WiMAX networks on a common IP infrastructure. The transition involves migrating to MPLS over multiple phases while supporting existing technologies.
This document discusses the transition to IP/MPLS in mobile backhaul networks. As networks evolve to support 4G/LTE, MPLS provides a unified solution for transporting various technologies like legacy TDM/ATM, Ethernet, and IP. MPLS enables features like scalability, reliability, manageability, traffic engineering, and quality of service required by mobile backhaul. The transition involves migrating networks to MPLS in phases, starting with aggregation and eventually supporting all technologies over a common MPLS infrastructure.
BT Represented at The Mobile VAS SUMMIT 2009 by Virtue InsightParitosh Sharma
This document discusses India's next generation policy and regulatory environment for telecommunications. It provides an overview of India's existing telecom licensing regime and statistics on telecom usage. It then analyzes the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of the current framework. Finally, it outlines a roadmap for future policy, including unifying regulatory functions, adopting a single technology-neutral license, enabling open access and infrastructure sharing, and establishing a next generation telecom policy to encourage investment, innovation and competition. The goal is to transition to a more light-touch regulatory approach that supports further development and adoption of next generation networks in India.
This document discusses scaling Diameter signaling for LTE networks. It introduces Diameter signaling controllers as a new product category that can provide more efficient, scalable, and reliable Diameter networks. Diameter signaling controllers are needed at the core and edge of networks to handle all Diameter interfaces and applications. They help address pain points like network outages, overload, and interoperability issues. Centralized routing databases can further help scale Diameter signaling controllers by simplifying provisioning and enabling highly scalable routing of hundreds of millions of entries.
This document provides an overview of IP RAN network design for 2G and 3G networks. It discusses key aspects of IP RAN including transport connectivity, network synchronization, quality of service, and security. The document also presents case studies of 2G and 3G network topologies designed using IP RAN principles.
This document discusses introducing IP transport capabilities into the Cello Packet Platform (CPP) telecommunications technology. It notes that voice traffic is being replaced by data traffic, putting new demands on networks to handle both delay-sensitive and packet-oriented traffic. While ATM was considered the solution for quality of service, issues around scalability, administration and cost have emerged. The document outlines six basic principles for IP services in CPP, including embedding an IP router across the main processor cluster and device boards, and fully distributing IPv4/IPv6 forwarding in hardware or software. Introducing IP support in CPP provides benefits to network operators by offering a consistent solution for TDM, ATM and IP transport.
This white paper discusses future technologies for fixed-mobile convergence including LTE and SAE. It defines fixed-mobile convergence as providing consistent services via any fixed or mobile access point. The paper describes the motivation for convergence including mobility and consistent services. It outlines the LTE/SAE introduction and technologies including the evolved packet core and all-IP architecture. Key aspects of LTE such as physical layer channels and protocols are also summarized. The purpose is to support an integrated network through the IP Multimedia Subsystem for high-speed mobile experiences comparable to fixed broadband.
Future Technologies and Testing for Fixed Mobile Convergence,SAE and LTE in C...Going LTE
This white paper discusses future technologies for fixed-mobile convergence including LTE and SAE. It defines fixed-mobile convergence as providing consistent services via any fixed or mobile access point. The paper describes the motivation for convergence including mobility and consistent services. It outlines the LTE/SAE introduction and technologies including the evolved packet core and all-IP architecture. Key aspects of LTE such as physical layer channels and protocols are also summarized. The purpose is to support an integrated network through the IP Multimedia Subsystem for high-speed mobile experiences comparable to fixed broadband.
Rohitendu Mohan Mishra is a networking professional with over 15 years of experience working with companies like TCS, Cisco Systems, Tata Elxsi, and Wipro Technologies. He has expertise in routing protocols, MPLS, traffic generation, and network testing. His resume lists technical skills, trainings, work experience on various projects, educational qualifications, and personal details.
The document provides an overview of IP/MPLS networks for mobile operators. It discusses the evolution from traditional circuit-switched networks to IP-based next generation networks (NGN), including the convergence of data, voice and video services on a single IP infrastructure. The presentation covers topics such as mobile packet cores, radio access networks, networking standards organizations and the benefits of NGN such as reduced costs, improved services and management capabilities.
Scarlet Wireless is a minority-certified wireless consulting firm founded in 2011 that provides RAN, packet core, and deployment consulting services. It has over 150 consultants with over 41 years of combined wireless experience. Scarlet Wireless aims to be a full-service wireless solutions partner that ensures high quality service delivery on time and within budget by consolidating various vendors and roles under one accountable partner.
This document provides information on Telecom Software, a company that has over 650 telecom and network engineers with 14+ years of experience providing R&D outsourcing services to leading telecom companies. They have expertise in technologies like VoIP, wireless, signaling protocols, network management applications, and infrastructure/security. The company is located in Vietnam and Australia and offers services including IP PBX, soft-switches, mobility solutions, routers, and network management.
TE Data is Egypt's largest data communications carrier with a national network and regional vision. It was established in 2001 by Telecom Egypt to be the incumbent operator's data and internet arm. TE Data offers internet access, IP VPN connectivity, and global connectivity services covering over 200 countries via partnerships with other carriers. The company has over 1,125 points of presence across Egypt and aims to provide cutting-edge communication services to customers.
This document discusses the concept of Seamless MPLS, which aims to provide end-to-end MPLS connectivity across an entire network from access to core. The key benefits of Seamless MPLS include convergence, true service freedom allowing services to be deployed and moved freely, and enabling a network architecture that exists to enable services rather than constrain them. The document outlines a network architecture for Seamless MPLS that divides the network into autonomous regions connected by border nodes, with intra-region and inter-region MPLS connectivity established using labeled BGP. This architecture supports very large scale networks while providing robust and resilient connectivity to facilitate flexible service delivery.
LTE and DPI technologies are essential for managing mobile broadband networks due to increasing bandwidth demands outpacing supply growth. DPI allows for prioritization of real-time traffic like voice and video, security measures, and new revenue opportunities through traffic analysis and service differentiation. It provides a "smart pipe" for optimized network efficiency and subscriber services. Rapid adoption of smartphones, internet video, and mobile applications is driving network traffic growth that LTE and DPI solutions can help address.
Fibertech Networks is a fiber optic network provider founded in 2000 and headquartered in Rochester, NY. It owns over 8,200 miles of fiber network across 23 metropolitan areas in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Fibertech provides metro Ethernet, SONET, DWDM, dark fiber, internet access, and colocation services to over 800 business customers. It prides itself on award-winning customer service and a privately-owned, flexible network that allows for scalable, reliable connectivity.
This document recommends EoMPLS as the technology of choice for a green field CE deployment based on the following points:
1) EoMPLS is a mature and field-proven technology that allows the CSP to deliver services across the CEN in an IP-oriented architecture while interoperating with its existing IP/MPLS core.
2) EoMPLS supports all the intended services like L3 VPN, L2 VPN, IPTV, broadband internet, and IP voice with required features like multipoint support and service protection.
3) The CEN should be highly available, stable, support QoS, performance, multicast and TDM with proper management and security using Eo
Convergence of digital information has been initiated a couple decades ago. Practically, almost all networks have now been utilising Internet Protocol. However, networks, applications, and contents managements vary by the nature of service types: IMS, SDP, IPTV, etc. Should another convergence be arranged to unify the management of the entire network for optimal results?
Core Network Optimization: The Control Plane, Data Plane & BeyondRadisys Corporation
This presentation takes you through the challenges network operators are facing as they bring in more and more bandwidth-intensive applications to their network. There are ways to optimize the network from the RAN to the Core -- and improve QoS.
The document discusses LISP (Locator/ID Separation Protocol), which was developed by Cisco to address scalability issues facing the Internet. LISP solves these issues by separating a host's identifier (EID) from its locator (RLOC) using an encapsulation scheme and mapping system. This allows routing scalability by removing most host routes from the global routing system and storing them in a distributed database. The document outlines LISP's control and data plane operations, use cases, and Cisco's involvement in developing and standardizing the protocol.
This document provides an introduction to RINA and discusses problems with the current Internet architecture. It argues that much of what is believed about the Internet is myth rather than reality. The Internet is facing severe problems like poor security, inefficient routing, and lack of mobility and quality of service support. Additionally, the document claims guiding principles for future Internet design are not very helpful. It asserts that networking is fundamentally about inter-process communication and the answer to improving Internet architecture has been clear since the mid-1990s.
This document summarizes the evolution of wireless technologies from 0G to 4G and highlights some of the key challenges of 3G/4G networks. It shows how data rates have doubled every year, driving the transition from narrowband to broadband networks. While 3G deployments are maturing, 4G/LTE rollouts are just beginning. This is fueling a massive growth in mobile data traffic and creating challenges around traffic management, mobile backhaul capacity, and complex new network architectures.
Packet Design introduces route analytics technology to help manage complex IP networks during the IPv4 to IPv6 transition. Route analytics passively monitors routing protocols to create an accurate model of the network topology and application traffic paths. It helps troubleshoot issues, plan network changes like enabling IPv6, and ensure IPv6 prefixes are routed properly. Route analytics also provides real-time and historical views of network routing with the ability to simulate and model routing changes. This helps engineers more accurately manage the IPv6 transition.
The document discusses a presentation about preparing for the next generation internet (IPv6). It outlines that the presentation will cover what factors determine an organization's timeline for adopting IPv6, how the new protocol impacts businesses, and whether they are ready for the transition. Key areas that will be assessed include service providers' IPv6 capabilities, network infrastructure, operating systems, and application development. Attendees will learn how to evaluate their network and technology readiness for the new protocol.
Carrier Ethernet services provide businesses with standardized, carrier-class Ethernet connectivity and networking capabilities. They address the need for consistent application performance, accessibility, and expense predictability. Carrier Ethernet uses Ethernet technology and protocols to deliver services at wide area scales beyond 10Gbps. Popular service types include E-Line, E-LAN, VPLS, and IP VPNs. Level 3 provides nationwide and international carrier Ethernet networks and services.
This document discusses Ethernet OAM and lessons learned from interoperability testing. Key points include:
- Standards exist for Ethernet OAM fault and performance management, but differences between IEEE and ITU-T standards prevent full interoperability.
- Testing through the Verizon Interoperability Forum revealed implementation challenges across vendors in areas like naming, link trace, and performance monitoring support.
- Managing OAM across networks is complex due to the need to provision monitoring points and reactions to faults on a service-specific basis across multiple network elements.
- Notifying customers of faults requires supporting either AIS or E-LMI asynchronous status messages depending on customer equipment capabilities.
- Continued development is
The document proposes a solution for scaling LDP-based pseudowire (PW) services across multiple regions. It uses LDP signaling for setting up intra-region PWs and BGP for inter-region stitching and routing. The solution allows PW services to extend across autonomous systems and areas without requiring protocols like BGP on terminating provider edges (T-PEs). Provisioning and signaling are simplified through the use of attachment identifiers and route targets. Existing T-PE capabilities are largely reused through minor extensions to FEC-128/129 signaling over LDP. BGP routing between switching provider edges (S-PEs) avoids a full mesh of LDP sessions to improve scaling as the number of T-
This document discusses using label switched multicast (LSM) for optimized video delivery over MPLS networks. It covers market trends in video, types of video, video delivery architectures, and an overview of label switched multicast using RSVP-TE and mLDP signaling. Examples applications of LSM for video contribution, primary distribution, and enterprise distribution are provided. The document concludes that MPLS networks are increasingly being used for different types of video delivery and that LSM can optimize this delivery through applications tailored to specific video use cases and requirements.
This document discusses automation of next generation networks (NGNs) to deliver multicast services. It covers planning issues for deploying multicast across inter-domain networks, including using path computation elements (PCEs) and hierarchical PCEs. Extensions to RSVP signaling are presented as a solution for point-to-multipoint transport across domains. The use of PCEs can offload complex path computations and consider constraints to efficiently deliver services using multicast trees.
This document discusses how virtualization can provide the foundation for a green IT business case in a data center. It summarizes trends in server and desktop virtualization adoption. It also discusses challenges related to power usage and cooling in data centers. The document then models how virtualization can reduce capital and operational costs through lower hardware, power, and cooling needs. It shows how these savings can provide a strong ROI, especially as virtualization maturity increases. It concludes that virtualization is a key way to reduce energy usage and improve sustainability in a data center.
This document discusses greening data center operations through reducing dedicated resources, infrastructure overhead, and costs while improving security, reliability, and sustainability. It promotes Verne Global's data centers in Iceland, which leverage 100% renewable energy sources, free cooling, and a modular design to deliver efficient, eco-friendly infrastructure as a service to customers. Verne Global aims to establish a healthy balance between IT needs and environmental impact through their sustainable data center solutions.
1) The document proposes an adaptive-mesh grid network of 5 data centers powered by solar, wind, and geothermal sources located around the world to provide continuous network access and data center services.
2) 4 data centers would operate on 6-hour shifts based on their local time zones during peak usage hours, while 1 data center remains always-on.
3) The network uses wavelength division multiplexing on fiber optic rings to dynamically allocate bandwidth between data centers as needed, reducing network capacity costs significantly compared to conventional network designs.
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Mobile data usage is growing exponentially as smartphones become more popular. However, most mobile data is used indoors where signal from macro cellular towers is poor. While 4G technologies can provide some improvements, the macro cellular architecture alone cannot meet long term demands. Femtocells provide a solution by creating small, low-power cellular base stations that can be installed in homes to provide dedicated indoor coverage and capacity. This improves the user experience through better signal strength and dedicated bandwidth. Femtocells also enable new applications through awareness of both mobile and home networks. However, challenges remain around interference avoidance when femtocells overlap with macro networks.
2. We are the United Broadband Forum
The Broadband Forum is the central organization driving
broadband wireline solutions and empowering converged
packet networks worldwide to better meet the needs of
vendors, service providers and their customers.
We develop multi-service broadband packet networking
specifications addressing interoperability, architecture and
management. Our work enables home, business and
converged broadband services, encompassing customer,
access and backbone networks.
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3. Forum Membership
Regional Membership Industry Segment Breakdown
Australia/New Zealand Service Providers
Asia
Vendors
Europe
Middle East/Africa Consultants
Am ericas Organizations
197 members (December 2009)
Active Service Provider Action Council
Committed to developing real world solutions for
today’s broadband service providers’ requirements
– Release Program
– Strong service provider leadership
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5. BBF Strategic Objectives
Facilitate broadband convergence through shared
architecture, responsive management and common
interconnection standards
Stimulate MPLS use in Mobile Backhaul deployments
Define common CPE specifications for all online devices
for better provisioning and maintenance
Develop tools to advance VDSL2 and PON
interoperability
Empower global energy reduction measures by
developing common broadband energy efficiency tests
Ensure IPv4 to IPv6 migration success
Establish common quality standards and measures for
DSL and hybrid networks
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6. So How Can the Broadband Forum Help?
Provide the specifications that optimize the network,
streamline and improve management of the digital
home or office and simplify the broadband
convergence evolution.
Develop industry standards, provide technical
reports, offer white papers and tutorials to empower
the expedition of RFPs, simplify installations and
improve the quality of experience that can be
offered.
The following section will take you through our
current scope of work, technical reports of note, and
show you what is in the pipeline for 2010 and
beyond
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8. Broadband Forum Scope
PARTNER
APPLICATION
Management Quality of Experience
TR-069 (CWMP)
IDENTITY
TR-069 ACS
FUNCTION Identity, Accounting and Policy
Operations and Network Management
DSL Quality Management
BILLING
PARTNER
CONTROL TR-126 IPTV TR-176 DSL OSS
FUNCTION Quality of Experience Profiles for IPTV
CWMP
TR-069
Network TR-144 Multi Service Requirements
Multi-Service Core Edge Aggregation Access
VoD
TV
Content Network P2P E-FTTx
TR-101, TR-156 GPON
IP/MPLS Ethernet
EPON
Aggregation
DSL
Mobile Network
SGW
RNC
BSC
Multi Service Architecture & Requirements Certification, Test and Interoperability
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9. BroadbandManagement™
BroadbandManagement™ facilitates the BroadbandNetwork™ and
BroadbandUser™ domains to enable new services and assure end-user
Quality of Experience.
BroadbandManagement™ is a collection of the following:
Operations & Network Management
CPE Management via CWMP (TR-069)
Identity, Accounting and Policy Management
Quality of Experience
Layer 2 Control Protocol (L2CP)
DSL Quality Management (DQM)
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10. BroadbandNetwork™ :
Evolution of Access & Aggregation
VOIP IPTV VOIP IPTV Other
Internet Internet Internet
Internet
& QoS & QoS & QoS
NG- NG
Video Video
BAS BRAS BNG BNG ?
BNG BNG ?
ATM Aggregation Ethernet Aggregation MPLS or Carrier Ethernet Aggregation
/
Distributed AN
ADSL VDSL,VDSL2, ADSL2+ PON, FTTx, ETTx
TR-25 TR-59 TR-101 TR-156 WT-145
1999 2003 2006 2008 2009+
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11. BroadbandNetwork™
End-to-End Architecture
– TR 144 Multi Service Requirements, WT-145 Architecture
History: TR-058 Requirements, TR-059 (ATM), TR-101 (Ethernet)
IPv6 Enabled (WT-177,WT-187,WT-242)
MPLS in Carrier Ethernet (WT-224)
MPLS in Mobile Backhaul (WT-221/222)
Multi-Service Core Edge Aggregation Access
VoD TV SIP
Content Network P2P E-FTTx
Aggregation
GPON
Core Network Network
IP / MPLS
EPON
Ethernet/MPLS
Mobile Network
DSL
BSC RNC SGW
Multi Service Architecture & Requirements Certification, Test and Interoperability
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12. BroadbandUser™ TR-069
Remote Management Framework
Call Connected Home
OSS / BSS Policy Center Data, Voice, Video, Energy
TR-142
TR-131, WT-132: TR-069 Framework for
ACS Northbound GPON
Interface
TR-069 CPE WAN
Management Protocol IP STB Storage VoIP
Femto
Cell TR-196: Femto Cell
Auto- Data Network TR-135: STB
Residential Gateway Voice ATA
Configuration TR-143: Throughput TR-104: VoIP
Server (ACS) Performance Testing TR-98 Internet Gateway
TR-122: Voice ATA
Device (IGD)
TR-140: Storage
TR-111: NAT Traversal
TR-064, TR-133:
TR-068, TR-124 RG LAN-Side CPE Mgmt
PC
PD-174: Proxy Mgmt TR-106: Common Data
Model Template
HPNA G.hn HomePlug ZigBee LON
AMI Network MoCA Ethernet Wi-Fi Z-Wave Flexnet
Energy Management Utilities Data
Smart Meter + IHD + Energy devices
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13. Energy Efficiency Work
Always available xDSL replacing “always on”
– TR-202 Guidelines for ADSL2plus Low Power Mode
EU Broadband Code of Conduct
– Broadband Forum inputs regarding methods/measurement
recommendations
– A catalyst for change
Early stage development of EE test suite
– WT-189: Energy Efficiency Test Plan: Network Equipment
– WT-190: Energy Efficiency Test Plan: End-user Equipment
Home Environment Focus
– PD-174 Cascaded energy management enhancements to
TR-069 emerge
– WT-124 issue 2, which will include new EE requirements for
Residential Gateways
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14. New GPON Interoperability Working Group
History- FSAN and the Broadband Forum are both focused on fiber
advancement
A workshop was held with FSAN, ITU-T and BBF on GPON
interoperability, which was a success
– Great attendance (50+)
– Confirmation that GPON standards conformance is what’s needed
– Agreement to jointly develop test plans addressing both
interoperability and TR-156, and OMCI Implementer’s Guide
compliance
– Agreement that FSAN and the Broadband Forum working together will
bring together the right subject matter experts to move GPON
conformance forward
Broadband Forum and FSAN created a joint working group which
will meet at each Broadband Forum meeting
– This group will develop the test suite
– FSAN test events will now be open to Broadband Forum members
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16. Strong 15+ years Testing and Interop History
The Broadband Forum has long been a globally recognized
leader in driving broadband and multi-service network
architecture and equipment interoperability testing.
Through 15+ years of test plan development and interoperability
test events, the Forum has helped the industry-
– Establish common standards
– Reduce the burden of service provider testing and
– Expedite network deployments around the world.
To advance the goal of faster and more cost effective service
rollouts, the Broadband Forum is launching a groundbreaking
certification program designed to verify adherence to critical
IP/MPLS, broadband and digital home/business specifications.
These newly released as well as future certifications offered
through the Broadband Forum Certification Program are
driven by market requirements.
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17. Broadband Forum
Certification Program Benefits
Overall the Broadband Forum Certification
Program provides:
– Assurance to service providers of products’
conformance to the Broadband Forum's globally
recognized and adopted technology standards
– Cost savings to both equipment vendors and
service providers by offering a single globally
adopted, industry-approved certification process
that significantly reduces testing time and
resources
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18. We begin with MPLS Certification Track
Why MPLS?
First of its kind- there is no other comprehensive certification
program offered today for global standards based MPLS
MPLS is a widely deployed technology in every Service
Provider network around the globe and continues to evolve
from the core to the edge to the access
The MPLS Certifications provide comprehensive testing that
verifies conformance to architectures and protocols required to
implement MPLS
The Broadband Forum works very closely with other standards
development organizations where complementary work is being
developed; i.e. IETF, IEEE, ITU-T and MEF, thus ensuring
collaboration and industry alignment
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19. What is the value to service providers?
To the Service Provider Community
– Streamlines the selection process
Helping service providers identify and eliminate non-compliant
devices quickly it allows service providers to come to a short
list on an RFP.
– Reduces SP testing responsibility and expense
Offers a standardized element of RFPs
– Reduces time to market of new services
Improving Return On Investment (ROI)
– The MPLS Certifications are based on international
standards aligned with architectures and protocols that
reflect real world network requirements
– Provides assurance of protocol compliance allowing service
providers to dedicate resources to address their specific
requirements
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20. How do vendors benefit?
To the Vendor Community
– Test once and reuse results
Shortens test cycles & saves testing resources/expense
– Provides ways to establish a strong global market
position
– Presents a strong quality indication for end
customers
– Offers clear and carefully written test cases;
better specifications, more efficient development
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21. MPLS Certification Options
Three configuration approach for MPLS Certification includes:
– Circuit Emulation Services (Time Division Multiplexing)
The Abstract Test Suite for TDM Services over MPLS describes test
procedures based on the requirements for encapsulating TDM signals
over MPLS networks and distributing timing using pseudo-wires over
a MPLS network. Test cases in this specification are defined for T1,
E1, T3 and E3 services.
The test suite TDMoMPLS (BBF.248) is approved and publicly available
Enrollment is now open to all Broadband Forum member companies
– ATM
The Abstract Test Suite for ATM over MPLS describes test
procedures based on requirements for encapsulating Asynchronous
Transfer Mode (ATM) over MPLS networks.
ATMoMPLS test suite is in development, and currently includes more than
50 test cases
Certification to be available shortly after test suite is completed and
approved
– IP & Ethernet
Coming soon!
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22. Broadband Forum Certified
For a full list of the product from each company
above that has been certified visit
http://www.iometrix.com/site/index.php?option=com_
content&task=view&id=234&Itemid=178
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24. Current Liaison/Collaboration of BBF
A proliferation of standards organizations in an industry that
is consolidating and converging
3GPP (3rd Gen Partnership Project)
3GPP2 International Telecommunication
Alliance for Telecommunications industry Union (ITU-T), multiple SGs
Solutions (ATIS) Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF)
Broadband Services Forum (BSF) NGMN Alliance: Next Gen Mobile
Consumer Electronics Assoc. (CEA) Network Alliance
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) MultiService Forum (MSF)
Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) Open Mobile Alliance (OMA)
European Telecommunications Standards Open IPTV Forum
Institute (ETSI) TeleManagement Forum (TMF)
Femto Forum Universal Plug and Play Forum
Home Gateway Initiative (HGI) (UPnP)
HomeGrid Forum WiMax Forum
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
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25. In the pipeline
2010 will be a critically important year on several
fronts with key deliverables including--
– IPv6 transition and deployments by service providers,
– MPLS in Mobile Backhaul Initiative and new certification
options,
– GPON testing and interoperability, as well as potentially
addressing in-home networking testing,
– Energy efficiency, which will pick up importance once the
industry economic conditions improve and
– Broadening the Residential Gateway/IGD/Home
Networking and end device management which is our
most referenced and utilized suite of specs by other
organizations.
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26. Thank you for taking time to learn more
about the Broadband Forum
For more information,
visit us at
http://www.broadband-forum.org