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Routed Optical
Networking Solution
Lorenzo Ghioni
Stefano Colombo
BRKOPT-2010
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Agenda
• Market Dynamics & Motivation
• New Network Architecture Vision
• Technology Innovations & Enablers
• Benefits & Journey Ahead
• Demo
• Conclusion
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Market
Dynamics
& Motivation
How IP and Optical Teams Worked Historically
IP Optical
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The Multi-Layer Network Architecture
Packet
Services IP/MPLS
Private
Line
Services OTN
+70% of
DWDM cost
DWDM
Complex, high cost, slow to build, expand, maintain and encourages technology silos
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What we’ve learned about IP+Optical Integration
Speed and Scale Operations Cost
Routers get direct visibility Savings driven by
of optical performance Hardware integration
Allows more efficient use of Better risk management Savings driven by
Pros interfaces (SRLGs), Signaling (UNI) Software:
Global View & Control
Brings IP and Optical teams (SDN), ML Planning, Global
closer TE, Coordinated Protection
IP and Optical differences Different router (faster) and
Port-density trade-offs optical (slower) technology
lead to Organizational silos
with module integration renewal lifecycles
Complex layered
Cons architectures lead to
Dedicated hardware on
Optical always ahead in routers – harder to reuse
Interface Speed and complex software
Hard to optimize network in
Bandwidth vs. Performance Hard to automate real-time
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What we’ve learned about IP+Optical Integration
Speed and Scale Operations Cost
Routers get direct visibility Savings driven by
of optical performance Hardware integration
Allows more efficient use of Better risk management Savings driven by
Pros interfaces (SRLGs), Signaling (UNI) Software:
Global View & Control
Brings IP and Optical teams (SDN), ML Planning, Global
In the long term,
closer TE, Coordinated Protection
we’ll
Port-density need
trade-offs
with module integration
a to different
Organizational silos approach
IP and Optical differences
lead
Different router (faster) and
optical (slower) technology
renewal lifecycles
Complex layered
Cons architectures lead to
Dedicated hardware on
Optical always ahead in routers – harder to reuse
Interface Speed and complex software
Hard to optimize network in
Bandwidth vs. Performance Hard to automate real-time
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Changing the Economics of Networking
Incremental Improvements: Disruptive Changes:
Important but not enough Critical to the future of networks
Build faster networks Improve network Transform Network Re-architect
(Moore’s Law) utilization Operations end-to-end network
Higher chassis capacities Better traffic engineering Consistent operations Simplify, collapse layers
Higher interface speeds Telemetry + Analytics Automation + Orchestration Remove functional overlaps
More capacity Maximize use Services Remove
at lower cost of assets agility, speed complexity
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New Network
Architecture
Vision
A New Network Paradigm
Fully Converge Simplify Address
Services Architecture Trade-offs
• All services over • Routers connected • Leverage
IP/MPLS Hop-by-Hop over integrated optics on
(including Private DWDM Routers with
Line Services) standard line cards
• Software Defined
• Routers as the only Transport Network • Flexible
switching element with hybrid Control Management and
Plane Automation
framework
• Open Data Models
and Standard APIs
for automation
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A Simpler Network Topology & Software Stack
Point to point
DWDM
(hop-by-hop
IP)
Private Line +Routers with
Emulation for 400G ZR+
OTN services (DCO)
(PLE)
Much simpler, lower TCO, fully integrated - All services over IP/MPLS
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Routed Optical Networking Goals
Converge Services: L1, L2 and L3 services
Using Private Line Emulation for for bit transparent services over packet switching
Mass-scale Common Standardized Simplified
Routing Platforms Hardware Optics Operations
• Multi Tbps NPUs • No dedicated • Multi-vendor • IP/MPLS control
and line cards hardware ecosystem plane
• Less space/power • Zero port density • Gains of scale • Model-driven,
per bit trade-offs • QSFP-DD form programmable
• Cost-effective for • No hidden factor • Flexible
all services hardware costs • large industry management
(Port + Optics, OTN models (Silo or
+ IP) • Re-usable converged orgs)
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Technology
Innovations
& Enablers
Key Technology Innovation Areas
Silicon Optics Software
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Router Capacity is Leapfrogging Traffic Demand
Routing Scale Evolution
NPU capacity > Projected Traffic Demand
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Cisco 8000 Routers
Service Provider Scale & Flexibility with Cisco Silicon ONE ASIC
Industry’s only platform
optimized for 100G & 400G
without compromising for
High Availability
Cisco 8202
Cisco 8201 Cisco 8808 Cisco 8812 Cisco 8818
10.8 Tbps 115 Tbps 172 Tbps 260 Tbps 2 Pbps
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Silicon Photonics
Fundamental Technology To Change The Economics of Optics
• Accelerates data transfer Wafer Scale
speeds Photonics Manufacturing
• Reduces complexity to
support bandwidth at scale Highly Automated
Assembly & Test
• Removes network
infrastructure constraints in Coherent Pluggables
a cost-effective manner Combine with DSP
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Coherent Optics Integration
2011 2014 2016 2018 2020
Less space, power consumption
More integration
5x7 inches
3x6 inches
CFP2 ACO
CFP2 DCO
QSFP-DD DCO
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OIF 400ZR Overview
• 400GE pluggables with Integrated DCO*
• Compatible with DWDM line systems or dark fiber
• Focused on multivendor interoperability and power
optimization
• OIF driven DWDM I/F specification
• Standard form factors: QSFP-DD, OSFP, CFP2
(not constrained by the standard)
• Supports multiple use cases:
• Campus and metro applications
• Data Center Interconnect, Peering, Core, Edge, Aggregation Pluggable DCO:
*Digital Coherent Optics
• Enterprise, Wireline, Mobile and Cable markets
DSP + Coherent Optics
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OpenZR+
OIF 400ZR
Campus, Metro, DCI
Client Line Combination of two standardization efforts
400GE 400ZR
OpenZR+
Simplified functionality Metro, Regional, LH
Edge optimized FEC (C-FEC) Client Line 100G
100GE
200G
200GE
300G
400GE
OpenROADM 400G
100G SP Metro, Regional, LH Simplified functionality +
200G 100G High performance FEC (oFEC)
300G Client Line 200G
400G 300G
Ethernet 400G Enables high performance pluggable modules
OTN OpenROADM that provide multi-vendor interoperability
FlexO
Flexible Client Mapping +
High Performance FEC (oFEC)
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Software Innovations
Network Control Plane
Platform OS
Network Automation
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Networking Software Innovations
• SDN Architecture • Analytics
• Controllers with • Streaming Telemetry
Northbound/Southbound APIs
• AI Ops tools
• Applications, e.g. PCEs
• Network programmability interfaces • Network Automation
(NC/YANG, PCEP, RPC, etc) • Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP)
• Workflow automation
• Orchestration
• Closed loop automation
• Standardized/Open data models for
operational and configuration data
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Putting Everything Together
>250Tbps 400GE Simple DWDM Modern Software New Network
ZR/ZR+ Line System & Control Plane Paradigm:
Routed Optical
Network
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Benefits &
Journey Ahead
Routed Optical Networking End Goal
Network Improved Operational
Simplicity Efficiency Agility
Packet
Services
Private
Line
Services
Lower TCO
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Routed Optical Networking Advantages
Services More Reusable Simpler
agility efficient Optics and easier
• Services • Better, easier • Flexible DCO • Full network
provisioning traffic engineering pluggables lifecycle
through a single
technology layer • Less protection • Reusable across • Consistent
and restoration platforms operations across
• You can respond a overhead services
lot quicker to • Allows use of
service requests • Significant standard hardware
reduction in power
and footprint
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Simplifying Network Operations
• Modernize network operations lifecycle
• Network programmability interfaces
• Data models (configuration/operational data)
• Automation tools and applications
• Services orchestration
• The simplified network architecture makes
these goals more achievable and faster
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Do You Need a New Network?
Routed Optical Networking deployable in these three different scenarios
Existing DWDM Layer Cisco optics over
Greenfield
with NCS 2000 Existing DWDM Layer
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Demo
Conclusions
Rethinking the Way We Build Networks
Today Future
Traditional IP+Optical Routed Optical Networking
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Summary
• Economics of networking must change • Advantages:
with bigger focus on Optical & Optics • Fewer Devices
and Architecture simplicity • Efficient Network Utilization
• A big network transformation beyond • Traffic Protection at Single Layer
just IP+Optical integration is on its way
• Removes Network Complexity
• Routers and NPUs optimized for 400G and
beyond
• Pluggable DCO modules allowing zero port
density tradeoff
• De-layering of Networks through Services
Convergence, including Private Line
Emulation Reduced TCO
• Simpler Network Topologies
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Want to Know More?
• BRKOPT-1003: Open DWDM Systems and Use Cases
• BRKOPT-1004: Building Faster Networks with Silicon Photonics and Digital
Coherent Optics
• BRKOPT-2007: Managing Your Optical Network Using Open APIs and
Cisco NSO
• BRKOPT-2011: Cisco 400G Optics Applications
• BRKOPT-2012: DCI to Subsea Multi Haul Optical Transport
• BRKSPG-2669: Optimize with Routed Optical Networking
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