Course Outline
Introduction
ï‚§Evolution of transmission networks
ï‚§PDH and SDH
ï‚§X.25, Frame Relay and ATM
ï‚§Modern transmission techniques
Virtual Circuits
ï‚§Data and IP VPNs
ï‚§Frame relay
ï‚§ATM
ï‚§Mapping ATM cells into SDH
ï‚§MPLS VPNs
ï‚§Label distribution protocols -CR-LDP
ï‚§Label distribution, advertisement and retention modes
ï‚§Routing
Carrier Ethernet (CE)
ï‚§Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) definition of CE
ï‚§UNI and Ethernet virtual connection
ï‚§CE services
ï‚§Service profiles
ï‚§802.1Q and 802.1ad VLAN tags
ï‚§Provider Backbone Bridging (PBB)
ï‚§Ethernet label switching
ï‚§PBB-TE and MPLS-TP transport options
ï‚§Ethernet OAM functionality
ï‚§MEPs and MIP in Ethernet OAM
ï‚§Messages used in CFM and PM Operation
Next Generation SDH
ï‚§SDH nodes
ï‚§SDH mapping vs. multiplexing
ï‚§SDH frame structure (STM)
ï‚§OAM, timing and protection
ï‚§NG SDH interventions
ï‚§LCAS
ï‚§Virtual concatenation (VCAT)
ï‚§Generic framing procedure (GFP)
ï‚§NG-SDH overheads
ï‚§NG-SDH signaling
ï‚§Ethernet frame encapsulation
ï‚§Buffering in NG-SDH nodes
Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM)
ï‚§ITU WDM frequency grids
ï‚§CWDM vs. DWDM
ï‚§Open and embedded systems
ï‚§Optical amplifiers
ï‚§Single stage and two stage amplifiers
ï‚§Optical cross connect
ï‚§Optical ADM
ï‚§Optical line systems
ï‚§WDM network nodes
ï‚§WDM in metropolitan networks
ï‚§WDM in access networks
Optical Transport Network (OTN)
ï‚§OTN Standards and Architecture
ï‚§OTN Network Layered Structure
ï‚§Optical Channel (OCh) Layer Network
ï‚§Optical Multiplex Section Layer Network (OMS)
ï‚§OTN Frame Structure
ï‚§Layer Network Management Requirements
ï‚§OTM Overhead Signal (OOS)
ï‚§OTN Trails
ï‚§Virtual Concatenation (VCAT)
ï‚§Interconnecting Non-OTN Devices
ï‚§Forward Error Correction (FEC)
ï‚§Protection Techniques
MPLS in Optical Networks
ï‚§Intelligent Optical Network Standards
ï‚§Automatic Switched Transport Network (ASTN)
ï‚§ASON Layered Network Model
ï‚§Generalized Multi Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS)
ï‚§Traffic Engineering (TE) Label Distribution Protocols
ï‚§Routing and Call Model using CR-LDP
ï‚§Transport MPLS
ï‚§T-MPLS Clients and Servers
ï‚§T-MPLS and Transport Technologies
Pseudo Wires
ï‚§The Purpose of Pseudo Wires (PWs)
ï‚§Pseudo Wire Standards and Concerns
ï‚§PW Protocol Layers
ï‚§PWE3 over IP
ï‚§PWE3 over MPLS
ï‚§TDM over IP Pseudo Wires
ï‚§IETF TDMoIP
ï‚§PW Stitching
ï‚§Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification