Network Working Group G. Bernstein
Internet Draft Grotto Networking
Intended status: Standards Track Sugang Xu
NICT
Expires: September 2014 Y.Lee
Huawei
G. Martinelli
Cisco
Hiroaki Harai
NICT
March 5, 2014
Signaling Extensions for Wavelength Switched Optical Networks
draft-ietf-ccamp-wson-signaling-07.txt
Abstract
This memo provides extensions to Generalized Multi-Protocol Label
Switching (GMPLS) signaling for control of wavelength switched
optical networks (WSON). Such extensions are applicable in WSONs
under a number of conditions including: (a) when optional
processing, such as regeneration, must be configured to occur at
specific nodes along a path, (b) where equipment must be configured
to accept an optical signal with specific attributes, or (c) where
equipment must be configured to output an optical signal with
specific attributes. In addition this memo provides mechanisms to
support distributed wavelength assignment with choice in distributed
wavelength assignment algorithms. These extensions build on previous
work for the control of lambda and G.709 based networks. This
document updates [RFC6205] as make it applicable to WSON-LSC capable
equipment.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction...................................................3
2. Terminology....................................................3
3. Requirements for WSON Signaling................................4
3.1. WSON Signal Characterization..............................4
3.2. Per LSP Network Element Processing Configuration..........5
3.3. Bidirectional WSON LSPs...................................6
3.4. Distributed Wavelength Assignment Selection Method........6
3.5. Optical Impairments.......................................6
4. WSON Signal Traffic Parameters, Attributes and Processing......6
4.1. Traffic Parameters for Optical Tributary Signals..........7
4.2. WSON Processing HOP Attribute TLV Encoding................7
4.3. Signal Attributes and Processing Capabilities.............8
4.4. Wavelength Assignment Method Selection TLV Encoding.......9
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5. Security Considerations.......................................10
6. IANA Considerations...........................................10
7. Acknowledgments...............................................11
8. References....................................................12
8.1. Normative References.....................................12
8.2. Informative References...................................13
Author's Addresses...............................................15
Intellectual Property Statement..................................16
Disclaimer of Validity...........................................17
1. Introduction
This memo provides extensions to Generalized Multi-Protocol Label
Switching (GMPLS) signaling for control of wavelength switched
optical networks (WSON). Fundamental extensions are given to permit
simultaneous bidirectional wavelength assignment while more advanced
extensions are given to support the networks described in [RFC6163]
which feature connections requiring configuration of input, output,
and general signal processing capabilities at a node along a LSP.
These extensions build on previous work for the control of lambda
and G.709 based networks [RFC3471].
Related references with this document are [WSON-info] that provides
a high-level information model and and [WSON-Encode] that provides
common encodings that can be applicable to other protocol extensions
such as routing.
2. Terminology
CWDM: Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing.
DWDM: Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing.
FOADM: Fixed Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer.
ROADM: Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer. A reduced port
count wavelength selective switching element featuring ingress and
egress line side ports as well as add/drop side ports.
RWA: Routing and Wavelength Assignment.
Wavelength Conversion/Converters: The process of converting
information bearing optical signal centered at a given wavelength to
one with "equivalent" content centered at a different wavelength.
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Wavelength conversion can be implemented via an optical-electronic-
optical (OEO) process or via a strictly optical process.
WDM: Wavelength Division Multiplexing.
Wavelength Switched Optical Networks (WSON): WDM based optical
networks in which switching is performed selectively based on the
center wavelength of an optical signal.
AWG: Arrayed Waveguide Grating.
OXC: Optical Cross Connect.
Optical Transmitter: A device that has both a laser tuned on certain
wavelength and electronic components, which converts electronic
signals into optical signals.
Optical Responder: A device that has both optical and electronic
components. It detects optical signals and converts optical signals
into electronic signals.
Optical Transponder: A device that has both an optical transmitter
and an optical responder.
Optical End Node: The end of a wavelength (optical lambdas)
lightpath in the data plane. It may be equipped with some
optical/electronic devices such as wavelength
multiplexers/demultiplexer (e.g. AWG), optical transponder, etc.,
which are employed to transmit/terminate the optical signals for
data transmission.
3. Requirements for WSON Signaling
The following requirements for GMPLS based WSON signaling are in
addition to the functionality already provided by existing GMPLS
signaling mechanisms.
3.1. WSON Signal Characterization
WSON signaling needs to convey sufficient information characterizing
the signal to allow systems along the path to determine
compatibility and perform any required local configuration. Examples
of such systems include intermediate nodes (ROADMs, OXCs, Wavelength
converters, Regenerators, OEO Switches, etc...), links (WDM systems)
and end systems (detectors, demodulators, etc...). The details of
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any local configuration processes are out of the scope of this
document.
From [RFC6163] we have the following list of WSON signal
characteristic information:
List 1. WSON Signal Characteristics
1. Optical tributary signal class (modulation format).
2. FEC: whether forward error correction is used in the digital
stream and what type of error correcting code is used
3. Center frequency (wavelength)
4. Bit rate
5. G-PID: General Protocol Identifier for the information format
The first three items on this list can change as a WSON signal
traverses a network with regenerators, OEO switches, or wavelength
converters. These parameters are summarized in the Optical Interface
Class as defined in the [WSON-Info] and the assumption is that a
class always includes signal compatibility information.
An ability to control wavelength conversion already exists in GMPLS
signaling along with the ability to share client signal type
information (G-PID). In addition, bit rate is a standard GMPLS
signaling traffic parameter. It is referred to as Bandwidth Encoding
in [RFC3471].
3.2. Per LSP Network Element Processing Configuration
In addition to configuring a network element (NE) along an LSP to
input or output a signal with specific attributes, we may need to
signal the NE to perform specific processing, such as 3R
regeneration, on the signal at a particular NE. In [RFC6163] we
discussed three types of processing not currently covered by GMPLS:
(A) Regeneration (possibly different types)
(B) Fault and Performance Monitoring
(C) Attribute Conversion
The extensions here MUST provide for the configuration of these
types of processing at nodes along an LSP.
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3.3. Bidirectional WSON LSPs
WSON signaling can support LSP setup consistent with the wavelength
continuity constraint for bidirectional connections. The following
cases need to be separately supported:
(a) Where the same wavelength is used for both upstream and
downstream directions
(b) Where different wavelengths can be used for both upstream and
downstream directions.
This document will review current GMPLS bidirectional solutions
according to WSON case.
3.4. Distributed Wavelength Assignment Selection Method
WSON signaling can support the selection of a specific distributed
wavelength assignment method.
This method is beneficial in cases of equipment failure, etc., where
fast provisioning used in quick recovery is critical to protect
carriers/users against system loss. This requires efficient
signaling which supports distributed wavelength assignment, in
particular when the centralized wavelength assignment capability is
not available.
As discussed in the [RFC6163] different computational approaches for
wavelength assignment are available. One method is the use of
distributed wavelength assignment. This feature would allow the
specification of a particular approach when more than one is
implemented in the systems along the path.
3.5. Optical Impairments
This draft does not address signaling information related to optical
impairments.
4. WSON Signal Traffic Parameters, Attributes and Processing
As discussed in [RFC6163] single channel optical signals used in
WSONs are called "optical tributary signals" and come in a number of
classes characterized by modulation format and bit rate. Although
WSONs are fairly transparent to the signals they carry, to ensure
compatibility amongst various networks devices and end systems it
can be important to include key lightpath characteristics as traffic
parameters in signaling [RFC6163].
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LSPs signaled through extensions provided in this document MUST
apply the following signaling parameters:
. Switching Capability = WSON-LSC ([WSON-OSPF]).
. Encoding Type = Lambda ([RFC3471])
. Label Format = as defined in [RFC6205]
[RFC6205] defines the label format as applicable to LSC capable
device. This document extend [RFC6205] as make its label format
applicable also to WSON-LSC capable devices.
4.1. Traffic Parameters for Optical Tributary Signals
In [RFC3471] we see that the G-PID (client signal type) and bit rate
(byte rate) of the signals are defined as parameters and in
[RFC3473] they are conveyed Generalized Label Request object and the
RSVP SENDER_TSPEC/FLOWSPEC objects respectively.
4.2. WSON Processing HOP Attribute TLV Encoding
Section 3.2. provided the requirements for signaling to indicate to
a particular NE along an LSP what type of processing to perform on
an optical signal or how to configure that NE to accept or transmit
an optical signal with particular attributes.
To target a specific node, this section defines a WSON_Processing
object as part of the LSP_REQUIRED_ATTRIBUTE and follows procedures
defined in [RSVP-RO].
The content of this TLV is defined in the subsequent sections. (See
Section 4.3 for <RBInformation> TLV and Section 4.4 for
<WavelengthSelection> TLV, respectively.)
<WSON_Processing HOP Attribute> ::= <RBInformation>
[<RBInformation>]
The WSON Processing carries sub-TLVs of the same format as a HOP
Attributes TLV, as defined in [RSVP-RO].
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4.3. Signal Attributes and Processing Capabilities
The [WSON-Encode] already provides all necessary definitions and
encoding for WSON information required for signaling. In particular,
the Resource block information sub-TLV contains, among others, a
list of available Optical Interface Classes and processing
capabilities.
<RBInformation> is defined in Section 4.1 of [WSON-Encode].
Type Sub-TLV
1 (TBA) <RBInformation>
At least one <RBInformation> sub-TLV MUST always be present in the
WSON_Processing HOP Attribute TLV.. At most two <RBInformation> sub-
TLVs MAY be present in the WSON_Processing HOP Attribute TLV . If
more than two objects are encountered, two MUST be processed and the
rest SHOULD be ignored.
The <RBInformation> contains several information as defined by
[WSON-Encode]. The following processing rules apply:
RB Set Field MAY contain more than one RB Indetifier. Only the first
one MUST be processed, the others SHOULD be ignored.
The I an E flags MUST be set according to bidirectional LSP
signaling and the numbers of RBInformation subobjects available. In
case of unidirectional signaling, only one RBInformartion sub-object
MUST be processed and I/E bits can be safely ignored. In case of
bidirectional signaling: if only one RBInformartion is available,
bits I and E MUST be both set to 1, if two RBInformation sub-objects
are available, bits I and E MUST have different values.
The rest of information available within RBInformation sub-object is
Optical Interface Class List, Input Bit Range List and Processing
Capability List. Lists MAY contain one or more elements. The usage
of WSON Processing object for the bidirectional case is the same as
per unidirectional. When an intermediate node uses information from
this object to instruct a node about wavelength regeneration, the
same information applies to both downstream and upstream directions.
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4.4. Wavelength Assignment Method Selection TLV Encoding
Routing + Distributed wavelength assignment (R+DWA) is one of the
options defined by the [RFC6163]. The output from the routing
function will be a path but the wavelength will be selected on a
hop-by-hop basis.
Under this hypothesis the node initiating the signaling process
needs to declare its own wavelength availability (through a
label_set object). Each intermediate node may delete some labels due
to connectivity constraints or its own assignment policy. At the
end, the destination node has to make the final decision on the
wavelength assignment among the ones received through the signaling
process.
As discussed in [HZang00] a number of different wavelength
assignment algorithms maybe employed. In addition as discussed in
[RFC6163] the wavelength assignment can be either for a
unidirectional lightpath or for a bidirectional lightpath
constrained to use the same lambda in both directions.
A simple sub-TLV could be used to indication wavelength assignment
directionality and wavelength assignment method as a TLV in the LSP
Attributes Object, as defined in [RFC5420].
Type Sub-TLV
TDB <WavelengthSelection>
0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
|W| WA Method | Reserved |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Where:
. W is a bit, 0 same wavelength in both directions, 1 may use
different wavelengths
. Wavelength Assignment (WA) Method: 0 unspecified (any), 1
First-Fit, 2 Random, 3 Least-Loaded (multi-fiber). Others TBD.
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5. Security Considerations
This document is builds on the mechanisms defined in [RFC3473], and
only differs in specific information communicated. As such, this
document introduces no new security considerations to the existing
GMPLS signaling protocols. See [RFC3473], for details of the
supported security measures. Additionally, [RFC5920] provides an
overview of security vulnerabilities and protection mechanisms for
the GMPLS control plane.
6. IANA Considerations
Upon approval of this document, IANA will make the following
assignments as follows:
A new LSP_REQUIRED_ATTRIBUTE type is required
Value Sub-TLV Reference
3 (Suggested) WSON Processing HOP Attribute TLV [This ID]
One new type sub-TLV is allowed within the LSP_Attributes Object
Value Sub-TLV Reference
4 (Suggested) Wavelength Selection [This ID]
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7. Acknowledgments
Authors would like to thanks Lou Berger and Cyril Margaria for
comments and suggestions.
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8. References
8.1. Normative References
[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
[RFC2578] McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., and J. Schoenwaelder,
"Structure of Management Information Version 2 (SMIv2)",
STD 58, RFC 2578, April 1999.
[RFC3209] Awduche, D., Berger, L., Gan, D., Li, T., Srinivasan, V.,
and G. Swallow, "RSVP-TE: Extensions to RSVP for LSP
Tunnels", RFC 3209, December 2001.
[RFC3471] Berger, L., "Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching
(GMPLS) Signaling Functional Description", RFC 3471,
January 2003.
[RFC3473] Berger, L., Ed., "Generalized Multi-Protocol Label
Switching (GMPLS) Signaling Resource ReserVation Protocol-
Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE) Extensions", RFC 3473,
January 2003.
[RFC3477] Kompella, K. and Y. Rekhter, "Signalling Unnumbered Links
in Resource ReSerVation Protocol - Traffic Engineering
(RSVP-TE)", RFC 3477, January 2003.
[RFC5420] Farrel, A., Ed., Papadimitriou, D., Vasseur, J.-P., and A.
Ayyangar, " Encoding of Attributes for MPLS LSP
Establishment Using Resource Reservation Protocol Traffic
Engineering (RSVP-TE)", RFC 5420, February 2006.
[RFC5920] Luyuan Fang(Ed.), "Security Framework for MPLS and GMPLS
Networks", RFC5920, July 2010. [WSON-Encode] Bernstein
G., Lee Y., Li D., and W. Imajuku, "Routing and Wavelength
Assignment Information Encoding for Wavelength Switched
Optical Networks", draft-ietf-ccamp-rwa-wson-encode, work
in progress.
[RFC6205] T. Otani, H. Guo, K. Miyazaki, D. Caviglia, "Generalized
Labels for G.694 Lambda-Switching Capable Label Switching
Routers", RFC 6205, March 2011.
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[RSVP-RO] Margaria, C., et al, "LSP Attribute in ERO", draft-ietf-
ccamp-lsp-attribute-ro,work in progress.
8.2. Informative References
[WSON-CompOSPF] Y. Lee, G. Bernstein, "OSPF Enhancement for Signal
and Network Element Compatibility for Wavelength Switched
Optical Networks", work in progress: draft-lee-ccamp-wson-
signal-compatibility-OSPF.
[RFC6163] Y. Lee, G. Bernstein, W. Imajuku, "Framework for GMPLS
and PCE Control of Wavelength Switched Optical Networks",
work in progress: draft-bernstein-ccamp-wavelength-
switched-03.txt, February 2008.
[WSON-Info] G. Bernstein, Y. Lee, D. Li, W. Imajuku, "Routing and
Wavelength Assignment Information Model for Wavelength
Switched Optical Networks", work in progress: draft-ietf-
ccamp-rwa-info, work in progress.
[HZang00] H. Zang, J. Jue and B. Mukherjeee, "A review of routing
and wavelength assignment approaches for wavelength-routed
optical WDM networks", Optical Networks Magazine, January
2000.
[Xu] S. Xu, H. Harai, and D. King, "Extensions to GMPLS RSVP-TE
for Bidirectional Lightpath the Same Wavelength", work in
progress: draft-xu-rsvpte-bidir-wave-01, November 2007.
[Winzer06] Peter J. Winzer and Rene-Jean Essiambre, "Advanced
Optical Modulation Formats", Proceedings of the IEEE, vol.
94, no. 5, pp. 952-985, May 2006.
[G.959.1] ITU-T Recommendation G.959.1, Optical Transport Network
Physical Layer Interfaces, March 2006.
[G.694.1] ITU-T Recommendation G.694.1, Spectral grids for WDM
applications: DWDM frequency grid, June 2002.
[G.694.2] ITU-T Recommendation G.694.2, Spectral grids for WDM
applications: CWDM wavelength grid, December 2003.
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[G.Sup43] ITU-T Series G Supplement 43, Transport of IEEE 10G base-R
in optical transport networks (OTN), November 2006.
[RFC4427] Mannie, E., Ed., and D. Papadimitriou, Ed., "Recovery
(Protection and Restoration) Terminology for Generalized
Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS)", RFC 4427, March
2006.
[RFC4872] Lang, J., Rekhter, Y., and Papadimitriou, D., "RSVP-TE
Extensions in Support of End-to-End Generalized Multi-
Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Recovery", RFC 4872,
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Author's Addresses
Greg M. Bernstein (editor)
Grotto Networking
Fremont California, USA
Phone: (510) 573-2237
Email: gregb@grotto-networking.com
Nicola Andriolli
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
Email: nick@sssup.it
Alessio Giorgetti
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
Email: a.giorgetti@sssup.it
Lin Guo
Key Laboratory of Optical Communication and Lightwave Technologies
Ministry of Education
P.O. Box 128, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications,
P.R.China
Email: guolintom@gmail.com
Hiroaki Harai
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
4-2-1 Nukui-Kitamachi, Koganei,
Tokyo, 184-8795 Japan
Phone: +81 42-327-5418
Email: harai@nict.go.jp
Yuefeng Ji
Key Laboratory of Optical Communication and Lightwave Technologies
Ministry of Education
P.O. Box 128, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications,
P.R.China
Email: jyf@bupt.edu.cn
Daniel King
Old Dog Consulting
Email: daniel@olddog.co.uk
Young Lee (editor)
Huawei Technologies
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5360 Legacy Dr. Building 3
Plano, TX 75024
USA
Phone: (469) 277-5838
Email: leeyoung@huawei.com
Sugang Xu
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
4-2-1 Nukui-Kitamachi, Koganei,
Tokyo, 184-8795 Japan
Phone: +81 42-327-6927
Email: xsg@nict.go.jp
Giovanni Martinelli
Cisco
Via Philips 12
20052 Monza, IT
Phone: +39 039-209-2044
Email: giomarti@cisco.com
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