Mng Ethernet th Cch nay su nm, Din n mng

Ethernet th (Metro Ethernet Forum MEF) ra i. T

n nay, t chc phi li nhun ny khng ngng pht trin
nhng chi tit k thut y mnh kh nng tng tc v
trin khai vic s dng cng ngh Ethernet bng thng rng
trn quy m mng th. Bi vit ny cung cp mt ci nhn
tng quan v mng Ethernet th (Metro Ethernet Network
MEN), mt gii php mng mi trn th gii.
Mc tiu ban u ca Internet l truyn ti thng tin v dch v gia cc mng my tnh khp
ni trn th gii. Song, tri qua hn ba mi nm pht trin, Internet ang dn dch chuyn khi
mc tiu ban u. Theo cc chuyn gia ca tp on vin thng Nortel (M), s dch chuyn ny
c th hin qua ba xu hng: s pht trin ca video trc tuyn di mi hnh thc; s c
lp gia c s h tng v ng dng; v s thm nhp ca cng ngh thng tin vo lnh vc gii
tr. Do , nhng kin trc mng c ang t ra ht hi trc nhng ng dng mi.
S pht trin cc dch v v sn phm trong ngnh vin thng cho thy th trng ny ang tri
qua nhng thay i c nh hng su rng. Ethernet ang nhanh chng tr thnh cng ngh ct
li ca vic truyn ti d liu trong nhng mng vin thng hi t. Cng ngh ny ang c s
dng rng ri nh l nn tng cho nhng dch v v thit b truy cp bng thng rng th h k
tip.
Mng Ethernet th (MEN) l mng s dng cng ngh Ethernet bng thng rng, kt ni cc
mng cc b ca cc t chc v c nhn vi mt mng din rng (Wide Area Network WAN)
hay vi Internet. Vic p dng cng ngh Ethernet vo mng th (Metropolitan Area Network
MAN) mang li nhiu li ch cho c nh cung cp dch v ln khch hng. MEN l mt gii php
mng c tin cy, kh nng m rng v hiu qu cao v chi ph u t. Vic qun l bng
thng trong MEN cng c thc hin mt cch d dng.
Mt MEN tiu biu c th c trin khai dng hnh sao (star network) hay hnh li (mesh
network) vi cc b nh tuyn hay my ch kt ni vi nhau qua h thng cp thng hoc cp
quang.
Carrier Ethernet
Vic pht trin Ethernet cp nh cung cp dch v i hi phi c nhng ci tin quan trng
trong cc chun mc v tin cy, kh nng phc hi mng v h thng qun l tp trung. Cc
gii php ny, c gi l Carrier Ethernet, gip cc nh cung cp dch v pht trin v trin khai
cc dch v mi mt cch hiu qu vi chi ph u t v iu hnh thp.
MEF a ra nm thuc tnh ch yu cho mt gii php Carrier Ethernet, gm: cc dch v
c chun ha, kh nng m rng, tin cy, cht lng dch v, v qun l dch v. Da trn
nm thuc tnh ny, cng ng cc nh sn xut thit b v cung cp dch v ca MEF thit k
rt nhiu sn phm c trin khai ti nhiu th trng trn th gii.
Carrier Ethernet c th c trin khai theo ba cch:
- Ch s dng n thun cng ngh Ethernet.
- Dng cng ngh Ethernet trn h thng phn cp k thut s ng b (Synchronous Digital
Hierarchy SDH).
- Dng Ethernet cng vi cng ngh chuyn mch nhn a giao thc (Multiprotocol Label
Switching MPLS).

Cch th nht l h thng r tin nht nhng li kh thay i hay m rng. Cch th hai l mt
gii php l tng cho nhng vng c h thng SDH. Tuy nhin, phn ln cc h thng da
trn cng ngh SDH c tnh linh hot v n nh khng cao khi lu lng thng tin trn mng
thay i mt cch bt thng v t ngt. Cch th ba c kh nng m rng v qun l bng
thng cao nhng li l phng cch t tin nht.
Carrier Ethernet gip trnh c tnh trng tht c chai v bng thng xy ra khi nhiu mng nh
c kt ni vo mt h thng mng ln. ng thi, n i hi cu hnh khng cao, thch hp vi
my tnh c nhn loi gia nh v cc mng ring l. a s cc nh cung cp ln v phn cng
mng trn th gii u gii thiu nhng thit b h tr Carrier Ethernet.
Cc kiu dch v ca Carrier Ethernet
Hin ti, MEF a ra hai kiu dch v Ethernet:
1. Kiu dch v Ethernet Line (E-Line Service)
Kiu ny da trn mt kt ni Ethernet o im-n-im (point-to-point Ethernet Virtual
Connection). C hai loi hnh cho kiu dch v ny:
- ng truyn Ethernet ring (Ethernet Private Line EPL): y l mt phng php trin khai
dch v Ethernet rt n gin vi tr khung (frame delay), s bin i trong thi gian tr
(frame delay variation) v t l tht thot khung mc thp.
- ng truyn Ethernet ring o (Ethernet Virtual Private Line EVPL): Phng php ny
tng t nh EPL nhng cho php ghp nhiu knh dch v, ngha l ghp nhiu mng o li
vi nhau, trn mt cng vt l kt ni my tnh ca ngi s dng vi h thng mng.
Tm li, mt E-Line Service c th c dng xy dng nhng dch v tng t nh Frame
Relay (mt dch v truyn d liu trn mng din rng dng cng ngh chuyn mch khung) hay
thu knh ring (leased line), nhng c bng thng Ethernet v vic kt ni tt hn nhiu.
2. Kiu dch v Ethernet LAN (E-LAN Service)
Kiu ny da trn mt kt ni Ethernet o a im-n-a im (multipoint-to-multipoint Ethernet
Virtual Connection). Dch v ny lm cho MEN trng ging nh mt mng LAN o.
Tuy nhin, cc t chc thnh vin ca MEF ng dng hai loi dch v ni trn vo cc sn phm
ring ca h di nhiu tn gi khc nhau. V d nh, Cisco a ra cc dch v Ethernet Relay
Service (ERS) v Ethernet Wire Service (EWS) cho loi E-Line; Ethernet Relay Multipoint Service
(ERMS) v Ethernet Multipoint Service (EMS) cho loi E-LAN.
Cc ng dng ca Carrier Ethernet
Carrier Ethernet ang c trin khai trn ton cu h tr nhiu loi ng dng v dch v
thuc th h mng k tip (Next Generation Network NGN). Di y l mt s ng dng tiu
biu.
1. Dch v cho doanh nghip
i vi khch hng l cc doanh nghip, vic cung cp cc dch v v phng thc kt ni tc
cao v n nh l rt quan trng v nhng khch hng ny cn s dng rt nhiu bng thng
cho cc hot ng mng ca h. N cng phi tng thch vi h thng mng LAN hin hu ca
doanh nghip.

Carrier Ethernet c th tha mn nhng nhu cu mi ca doanh nghip nh: kt ni cc doanh

nghip vi nhau, kt ni doanh nghip vi khch hng v nh cung cp; thit lp mng ring o;
cung cp cc dch v a truyn thng bng thng rng; v h tr cc dch v ghp knh phn
chia theo thi gian (Time Division Multiplexing TDM).
2. Dch v Triple Play cho ngi s dng c nhn
Nhu cu v thng tin, gii tr ca ngi s dng c nhn ngy cng tng khin dch v Triple
Play truyn ti d liu, thoi v phim nh trn mt mng IP vi cht lng cao tr thnh mt
trong nhng dch v m cc nh cung cp cn phi trin khai duy tr th trng a dng ny.
Carrier Ethernet ang t th sn sng tha mn nhng nhu cu ny ca ngi s dng c
nhn. Khi cc dch v cho doanh nghip c trin khai trong MEN ngy cng t c nhiu
thnh cng, vic truy cp ca ngi s dng c nhn vo mi dch v Ethernet bng thng rng
cng s c ci thin ng k.
3. Dch v di ng
S thm nhp ca in thoi di ng ang t n mc bo ha mt s vng trn th gii v
s gia tng cnh tranh trong lnh vc ny khin cc nh iu hnh mng di ng phi lm sao
gim chi ph iu hnh nhng vn bo m p ng cc nhu cu v dch v a dng, bng thng
rng, cht lng cao ca ngi tiu dng. Carrier Ethernet l mt trong nhng gii php thch
hp cho h. N l mt s la chn ph hp cho khu vc th trong xu hng tt yu ca qu
trnh pht trin c s h tng vin thng da trn NGN. Nhiu nh iu hnh ang c k hoch
trin khai gii php ny nhng khu vc th, ni c nhng h thng truy cp Ethernet.
Vit Nam, cc hng Nortel v Cisco gii thiu nhiu sn phm, dch v ng dng Carrier
Ethernet. Bu in TP.HCM cng ang trin khai dch v bng thng rng trn nn dch v
Ethernet vi khch hng u tin l UBND TP.HCM.
ng Thiu

S lc v MEF
Din n mng Ethernet th (Metro Ethernet Forum MEF) l mt t chc phi li
nhun, c thnh lp t nm 2001. Tnh n thng 9-2007, MEF c 138 thnh vin
gm cc t chc hng u trong ngnh vin thng trn th gii nh Alcatel-Lucent,
Cisco Systems, Ericsson, Huawei Technologies, Mortel Networks, AT&T, British
Telecom Nhim v chnh ca MEF l y mnh vic s dng cc mng v dch v
Ethernet cp nh cung cp. Cc nhim v u tin hng u ca MEF l:
- Cung cp dch v Ethernet cho mng th. Nhng dch v ny cng phi tng thch
vi cc cng ngh truyn ti khc.
- a ra kin trc, cc giao thc v phng thc qun l mng Ethernet th (MEN).
- Pht trin nhng cng ngh h tr cc dch v Ethernet.
Nm thuc tnh quan trng ca Carrier Ethernet
Cc dch v c chun ha
- E-Line v E-LAN cung cp cho cc dch v mng LAN, ng truyn ring o.

- Dch v cung cp trn ton cu v tng a phng thng qua cc thit b c

chun ha.
- Khng thay i thit b trong mng LAN hay h thng mng ca khch hng, v iu
chnh dch v cho ph hp vi h thng mng hin hu.
- Tng thch vi cc mng hi t nhng cng ngh thoi, hnh nh v d liu.
- Tnh linh hot cao vi nhiu cp chn la v bng thng v nhng ty chn v
cht lng dch v.
Kh nng m rng
- C th cung cp dch v cho hng triu ngi s dng.
- p ng nhng c s h tng khc nhau c cung cp bi nhiu nh cung cp
dch v khc nhau.
- M rng bng thng t 1 Mbps n 10 Mbps v hn na.
tin cy
- Mng c kh nng pht hin s c v phc hi m khng gy nh hng n ngi
s dng.
- p ng nhng yu cu kht khe nht v cht lng v mc s dng.
- Khi c s c, thi gian phc hi khng qu 50 mili-giy.
Cht lng dch v
- C nhiu chn la v bng thng v cht lng dch v.
- Cc tha thun v mc dch v ( SLA ) ph hp vi nhng yu cu v truyn ti
thoi, hnh nh v d liu trong nhng mng ca doanh nghip v c nhn.
- Mc cht lng c tnh trn tc thng tin c cam kt (Committed
Information Rate CIR), s lng gi thng tin b mt trn ng truyn, tr v cc
c tnh gy nn s bin i trong thi gian tr (delay variation hay jitter).
Qun l dch v
- Kh nng gim st, chn on v qun l tp trung h thng mng.
- Cng tc iu hnh cc hot ng, qun l v bo dng cp nh cung cp dch
v.
- Cung cp dch v mt cch nhanh chng.