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LS171 - Status of OMCI for MPLS and MPLS pseudowire configuration

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State Posted
Submitted Date 2010-05-05
From Group ITU-T-SG-15
From Contact Hiroshi Ota
To Groups BROADBAND-FORUM, mpls, pwe3
To Contacts swallow@cisco.com
loa@pi.nu
andrew.g.malis@verizon.com
matthew.bocci@alcatel-lucent.com
Cc paf@cisco.com
stbryant@cisco.com
adrian.farrel@huawei.com
rcallon@juniper.net
mpls@ietf.org
pwe3@ietf.org
yoichi.maeda@ntt-at.co.jp
steve.trowbridge@alcatel-lucent.com
Response Contact tsbsg15@itu.int
greg.jones@itu.int
hiroshi.ota@itu.int
Technical Contact frank.effenberger@ties.itu.int
kani.junichi@ansl.ntt.co.jp
Purpose For information
Attachments LS171 - Status of OMCI for MPLS and MPLS pseudowire configuration - pdf body
LS171 - Status of OMCI for MPLS and MPLS pseudowire configuration - pdf attach1
LS171 - Status of OMCI for MPLS and MPLS pseudowire configuration - pdf attach2
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Dear members of the IETF MPLS and PWE3 working group, and BBF,

There is a trend that operators are deploying MPLS and PWE3 in access networks,
especially in an access network of G-PON (Gigabit-capable Passive Optical
Networks). ITU-T Q2/15 has developed a series of recommendations on Passive
Optical Networks (PON). G-PON systems are characterized, in general, by an
Optical Line Termination (OLT) system, and an Optical Network Unit (ONU), with
a passive Optical Distribution Network (ODN) interconnecting them. There is, in
general, a one-to-many relationship between the OLT and the ONUs respectively.
The ONU management and control interface (OMCI) is a management channel between
the OLT and the ONUs that supports Ethernet, equipment, subscriber interface,
and subscriber feature management. OMCI specifies the managed entities of a
protocol-independent management information base (MIB) module that models the
resources and services in an ONU. Through standardized OMCI signalling, OLT
builds up its management bonds with ONUs. OMCI is standardized in G.984.4 and
G.988. G.984.4 Amendment 2, extends the functions that can be configured using
OMCI to include MPLS and MPLS pseudowire termination points at an ONU. This
allows seamless integration of MPLS and MPLS pseudowire services with a PON. As
OMCI is a management protocol, we believe this is not in conflict with the
IETF's development of the data plane and control plane for MPLS and MPLS
pseudowires. We do not intend any changes to the MPLS and pseudowire
architectures, and we intend our work to be in line with the IETF RFCs that
define MPLS and MPLS pseudowires. We see a benefit for the application of MPLS
and MPLS pseudowires in access networks by facilitating label provisioning via
a management system, The subject of generic OMCI for MPLS configuration is
still open for further study in Q2/15 and will be continued in G.988 era for
the next generation of PON.  We hope to cooperate with you in this standards
development work. Q2/15 appreciates further communication from the MPLS and
PWE3 working groups in IETF if there are any comments or requests.  G.984.4 and
G.984.4 Amendment 2 are attached for your information. Our next meeting is
planned for May 31, 2010.