DWDM Operation Alcatel

WDM SYSTEM OPERATION
Mohamed Fathy
JUNE 2008
Objectives
Objective: to be able to
Explain the transmission layers in a WDM Network
Set up and manage a DWDM Network using the 1354RM
Manage 4xANY board in WDM networks
Alarm management in WDM networks
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1. Basic Concepts
2. WDM System Configurations
3. General points in 1696SM
4. DWDM Network Construction
5. Generalities on 4xANY
6. Setup & manage 4xANY
7. DWDM JORDAN (1696SM ) Network
8. DWDM Alarm management

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WDM BASIC CONCEPTS

BASIC CONCEPTS

BASIC CONCEPTS
OTN (Optical Transport Network) architecture is defined in the ITU-T G.872

Recommendation, while the ITU-T G.709 Recommendation defines its
interface in terms of Optical Transport Hierarchy (OTH)
The principles of this Architectures are implemented in Alcatel-Lucent WDM

Equipment starting from 1626LM Rel2.0
All the others Alcatel-Lucent WDM Equipment managed in 1354RM Rel (NR 8.1)
dont support the OTN architecture, so their modeling in 1354RM is called
pre-OTN modeling.
so it is valid for:
1686WM: all the release managed by 1354RM (NR 8.1)

1696MS: all the release managed by 1354RM (NR 8.1)

BASIC CONCEPTS

BASIC CONCEPTS
OTS Physical Connection or OTS Trail is the section between two consecutive OTS
Ports. It is treated as a Physical Connection
OMS Trail is the section between two consecutive OMS Trail Termination Points.
OCH Link Connection is the section between two consecutive single lambda accesses
of the multiplexers for the same optical channel number at the client side of the mux.
OCH Trail is the section between the coloured sides (OCH Trail Termination Points or
CAP Connection Access Point) of two consecutive Transponders managing the same
lambda.
Client Link Connection is the section between two consecutive Transponders managing
the same lambda, in the point where they process the signal in electrical format
(Client Connection Termination Point)
Client Path is the section between the two SDH (or Data) ports communicating
through a WDMNetwork.

BASIC CONCEPTS

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION




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GENERAL POINTS IN 1696SM R2.2A

FUNCTION

DWDM OPTICAL BANDS

DWDM 100GHZ OPTICAL GRID

DWDM USED CHAANNELS

DWDM USED CHANNELS
Up to 32 DWDM channels (all in the C-band) can be transmitted by the

1696MS. Each channel is associated to a fixed wavelength chosen in the
third optical window (1550nm).
The 32 channels are separated into 2 parts : 16 long band channels (LB) and
16 short band channels (SB).
Each band is composed of 4 sets of 4 consecutive wavelengths. Each set is
separated from the adjacent sets by one unused channel.

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DWDM NETWORK CONSTRUCTION

Network Construction and Connectivity discovery
In the following, a sequence of operations is presented in order to show
how the WDM network construction implies as side effect the discovery
of the OCH trails and related optical Client Paths.
Due the fact that RM has to discover the fixed connections in the NEs,
the raw connection is an intermediate description of a possible OCH
Trail or Client Path.
As soon as the discovery is successfully completed, the raw connection

is promoted, depending on the relevant layer, to an OCH Trail or a
Client Path.

Moving from Raw Connections to paths/trails
A raw connection is promoted to a OCH Trail / Optical Client Path:

When the raw connection becomes complete because of the implementation
of a new physical connection
When the raw connection is already complete (e.g. a trail previously moved
to raw-connection) and the operator performs the payload configuration of

one of the supporting (OTS or OPS) physical connections
When the raw connection becomes complete by adding a cross-connection or

a TP to an existing raw-connection (see OADM management).

Moving from paths/trails to raw connections
A Client Path is moved into a raw connection by:
- De-implementing, de-allocating and removing the path

- By removing the trail (all the operation of de-configuration, etc. are
automatically removed)
RM refuses de-implementation and removal of physical connections

when one or more Client Paths or OCH Trails supported by the physical
connection are present.

Subnetwork of 2nd Level

Node Creation

Example Presentation
The setting-up of a WDM
- network will be explained in the

following by using a specific
example case
- The example case configuration

and the final result of this
network set-up is shown in the
picture besides

OTS Physical Connection Creation

Node Creation

OTS Physical Connection Creation [cont.]


OTS Physical Connection Creation [port structure view]

OPS Physical Connection Creation

OPS Physical Connection Implementation

OTS PHYSICAL CONNECTION IMPLEMENTATION

Adding another OTS Physical Connection

Adding the last OPS Physical Connection

OCH Trail: Highlight on the map

WDM/SDH inter-working

WDM/SDH inter-working Lower Order payload

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GENERALITIES ON 4xANY

Management of 4xAny Data Path

Management of 4xAny Data Path
The architecture of 4XANY board is based on the concept of the virtual concatenation and on the
mapping of SDH on OTN:
The data traffic is mapped into VC-4 structures (virtually concatenated)
The VC-4s are groomed into a STM-16 structure
The STM-16 is transported through the optical network as RS Client Path
The 4XANY card can be:
Connected inside the 1696MS to the Transponder to carry the Data traffic on the RS signal
(STM-16) into the OTH network
Connected inside the 1696MS to the OPC card to perform the O-SNCP protection of the RS
client path in the OTH network
Connected inside the 1696MS directly to the MUX/DEMUX card, using a DWDM or CWDM SFP for
the SM-16 interface


4xANY Data Path Management
RM is in charge to consistently manage the Virtual Concatenation both in SDH and

WDM Networks (for Gbit Ethernet services that can be managed both by OMNS and
WDM NEs).
In fact a Gbit/s Ethernet service can be initiated/terminated in WDMnetwork

crossing the SDH network (or vice versa) so the supporting Virtual Concatenated
paths are to be coherently managed through the two types of transport technologies.
The other Data services (FE, ESCON, FDDI, Digital Video.. ) are initiated and
terminated only in 4xANY card, but they could cross an SDH network as well. Also in
this case, the supporting Virtual concatenated paths are to be coherently managed
through the two types of transport networks

SETTING UP DATA PATHS WITH 4xANY
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Procedure
Prerequisites
NE and OTS physical connections between them created; NAPs uploaded
4xANY boards equipped and configured in the NEs
Procedure
1. 4xANY board directly connected to Mux/Demux by a Colored STM-16 SFP equipped

in the board?
YES:
1a: In both the Endpoint NEs, manually create the SDH/WDM interworking Physical
Connection between the STM-16 port of the 4xANY board and the MUX/DEMUX: a SDH
STM-16 virtual physical connection is automatically set up between the two 4xANY
boards

Procedure [cont.]
NO:
1b: Manually create the SDH/WDM interworking Physical Connection
between the STM-16 port of the 4xANY board and the OGPI B&W port of the
Transponder (see the Chapter Network Construction: DWDM in this
Module)
2b: create the Cross-connections in the transponders by the Connectivity
Tool (see the Chapter Connectivity Tool in this Module).
3. Implement the SDH virtual physical connection
4. Create a Ethernet or Data Path between the relevant NAPs belonging to

the 4xANY of the end-point NEs

Procedure: Step 1a 4xANY connected to Mux/Demux
1. In the 1st Endpoint NE, Create a Physical Connection of type SDH/WDM

Interworking between the SDH STM-16 port of the 4xANYboard (Port#5) and
the Port of the relevant Mux/Demux corresponding to the desired optical signal
frequency
2. Repeat for the 2nd Endpoint NE

Procedure: Step 1a 4xANY connected to Mux/Demux [cont.]

Procedure: Step 1b 4xANY connected to Transponder

Procedure: Step 2b 4xANY connected to Transponder

Procedure: Step 3 Implement the SDH Physical Connection

Procedure: Step 4 Ex.1: Create a Ethernet Path

Procedure: Step 4 Ex.1: Create a Ethernet Path [cont.]

Procedure: Step 4 Ex.1: Create a Ethernet Path [cont.]

JORDAN DWDM (1696SM NETWORK)
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DWDM alarm management
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WDM SYSTEM OPERATION

Set up and manage a DWDM Network using the 1354RM

Manage 4xANY board in WDM networks

Alarm management in WDM networks

2 | March 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2006, 2007

2. WDM System Configurations

3. General points in 1696SM

4. DWDM Network Construction

6. Setup & manage 4xANY

7. DWDM JORDAN (1696SM ) Network

8. DWDM Alarm management

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OTN (Optical Transport Network) architecture is defined in the ITU-T G.872

The principles of this Architectures are implemented in Alcatel-Lucent WDM

1686WM: all the release managed by 1354RM (NR 8.1)

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Up to 32 DWDM channels (all in the C-band) can be transmitted by the

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In the following, a sequence of operations is presented in order to show

the raw connection is an intermediate description of a possible OCH

Trail or Client Path.

As soon as the discovery is successfully completed, the raw connection

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A raw connection is promoted to a OCH Trail / Optical Client Path:

of a new physical connection

to raw-connection) and the operator performs the payload configuration of

When the raw connection becomes complete by adding a cross-connection or

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A Client Path is moved into a raw connection by:

- De-implementing, de-allocating and removing the path

RM refuses de-implementation and removal of physical connections

connection are present.

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The setting-up of a WDM

- network will be explained in the

- The example case configuration

network set-up is shown in the

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