GÉANT network evolution an update

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1 GÉANT network evolution an update Guy Roberts Senior Network Architect 1

2 GÉANT Network current situation GÉANT DWDM network Based on Infinera DTNx system Network elements provide large capacity point to point circuits across defined routes OTN and GMPLS makes solution is easy to operate and very fast to turn up new services with high availability DTN-X in operation with excellent results since 2012 GÉANT Point-to-Point 10G and 100G lambda services as well as our IP trunks are provided on this infrastructure 2

3 Current GÉANT cost pain points Problems with current architecture: OTN OTN layer expensive OTN chassis running out of slots in central PoPs OTN useful for protection switching and multihop but traffic is 70% unprotected and next hop OTN chassis are DC powered full rack cost is very high in some PoPs Proliferation of IP/MPLS Slide by Sebastiano Buscaglione 3

4 GÉANT Network Traffic Network Traffic Average volumes during 2017 were 3.13PB per day for the IP/MPLS network, average daily rate of 289Gbps Average volumes including Lambdas are 4.79PB day or an average data rate of 444Gbps Science traffic growth: 43% Internet traffic growth : 26% 4

5 Drivers of disruption Content providers (FAANGs) are experiencing huge growth in traffic volume. They are driving innovation to ensure that their business models scale. The need for simple centralized controllers is driving software and hardware disaggregation. Started with OpenFlow, now content providers are pushing disruption through mechanisms such as TIP, OpenConfig etc. Hardware commoditisation drives economies of scale - merchant silicon packet switching (e.g Broadcom Jericho II) These changes are now moving from the datacentre into the Wide Area Network. This will lead to both opportunities and competitive price pressures on NRENs. What challenges/opportunities are there for Research Networks? 5

6 Merchant Optics DWDM traditionally resides on DWDM transponders. The new generation of interfaces can now be integrated into switches/routers. Acacia DWDM DP-QPSK/8QAM/16QAM/64QAM, 100G up to 600G per channel Reach: 2500km reach in CFP2 package, 4000km reach in for AC400 Up to 1.2Tbps with AC1200 Where is optimal location for CFP2? Juniper/Cisco would like to sell 100G DWDM on their routers Heavy reading white paper Feb 2017 suggests that external transponders/muxponders are cheaper due to cheap QSFP 100G interfaces and higher cost of using DWDM on routers consuming valuable router slots. Integration of DWDM into routers blurs layer independence and Heavy Reading claims that big content providers are opting to keep DWDM off their routers. DCI solution brings gains of low cost DWDM while maintaining layer separation 6

7 Data Centre Interconnects Next gen of commodity pluggable optics has excellent performance Data centre style 1 RU stackable form factor. Around 6 times reduction in cost over traditional telecoms equipment architectures Significant increase in density and reduction in power consumption Modular easy to scale up Easy upgrade path to new technology Loss of equipment integrity not designed to be highly available as per ETSI etc. No internal hardware redundancy No in-service upgrades Restricted temperature operation 7

8 A cost comparison DCI vs. carrier grade DWDM/OTN 100G 200G 300G 400G 500G 600G 700G 800G 900G 1T 1.1T 1.2T 1.3T 1.4T 1.5T DCI 1 DCI 2 Blue line is carrier-grade DWDM with OTN. Grey/Orange are DCI boxes HW cost of delivering capacity between adjacent PoPs over a fibre link ( /Bps) Analysis by Sebastiano Buscaglione and Matthew Gordon, August

9 DCI costs comparison HW cost of capacity between adjacent PoPs over a fibre ( /Bps) for a range of DCI High variation in cost between DCI solutions prices compressed towards lower level in tender process Analysis by Sebastiano Buscaglione and Matthew Gordon, August

10 GÉANT transmission: Short-term solution Use DCI to provision bandwidth for high capacity IP/MPLS trunks DCIs are up to 6x cheaper than carrier grade transmission OTN Keep OTN layer for link management and lambda provisioning greatly simplifying DCI role and minimising risk Integration of DCI allows for growth offset and generate enough spares Slide by Sebastiano Buscaglione 10

11 Medium-term solution: Open Line system. Current closed interop model Long-term vision. But open standards and management under development Medium term solution. Open access, single management plane for OLS 11

12 OLS gives flexibility Technology is moving faster in the packet and transponders than the amplifiers and WSS. Alien waves allow transponders from multiple vendors to operate on a single line system. Still benefit from a single vendor providing end-to-end optical management: Channel & span equalization, DCN connectivity (OSC), ALS, Alarm reporting ect. ROADM ILA ILA ROADM Open Line System 12

13 DCI equipment testing in GÉANT GÉANT is testing DCI boxes Lab testing and field trials Additional testing by NRENs Optics First Vendor Second Vendor Acacia AC400 Acacia CFP2 ACO Acacia CFP2 DCO Acacia AC1200 Ciena WaveServer Equipment: Facebook Voyager Status: Cambridge lab testing GÉANT field trial Lon-Bru NREN evaluation by PSNC and UNINETT Equipment: Juniper DWDM CFP2 100G ACO Status: Cambridge lab testing GÉANT field trial Mil-Mar Equipment: Vendor in DWDM stealth mode Status: GÉANT field trial on Mil-Mar Equipment: Coriant Groove G30 Status: To be tested in Cambridge lab Equipment: WaveServer AI Status: Cambridge lab testing Field trial on CESNET fibre Prague to Vienna Equipment: ADVA FSP3000 Status: Testing under consideration. Equipment: Coriant Groove G30 Status: Lab testing in Cambridge Equipment: Juniper DWDM CFP2 100G DCO Status: Testing expected mid 2018 NA NA Infinera Equipment: XT3300/3600 Status: Compatible with GÉANT DWDM system NA

14 AW Field Trials/ Lab conclusions What have we learnt from the testing/evaluation so far? We like the products that we tested, in particular the optical performance is very good. Performance of latest generation of DWDM pluggables is very good 8QAM will work on most (all?) links in GÉANT network and 16QAM on several. Potential for very large cost savings in the network. Optical power management is critical in an alien wave environment. Software selectable modulation makes planning much easier. An optical modelling tool will help scale up number of AWs. Turning up AWs is best done in small slow steps 14

15 DCI choice GÉANT has chosen the Coriant Groove G30 product. I RU stackable 4 sleds, each up to 4 x 100G Optics are based on Acacia CFP2 ACO 200G up to 1000km with 16 QAM modulation 150G up to 2000km with 8 QAM modulation 100G up to 5000km with DP-QPSK Client side is QSFP28 Next generation to support AC1200 with 600Gbps using 64QAM 15

16 Fibre IRU the opportunity In funding cycle , the IRU budget is at least 16 M (likely to rise to 50M ), out of total 4-year SGA budget of 128 M European Commission have set the following objectives Go beyond the state-of-the-art by restructuring the backbone network through exploration and procurement of long-term IRUs and associated equipment to increase the footprint, stimulating the market in cross-border communications infrastructure whilst decreasing the digital divide and reducing costs Improve the minimum service level of the smaller European NRENs and their users by ensuring connectivity speeds of 100 Gbps (where technically and economically feasible)

17 GÉANT topology 2018 design has been in place since With very little change Fibre core in yellow Leased capacity in black Spectrum in green PoPs blue circle 17

18 What are we doing? Regional studies Baltic - Led by Ieva Muraškienė Belarus Latvia Estonia Lithuania Finland UK/Ireland Led by Guy Roberts Denmark Central Europe region - Led by Sebastiano Buscaglione Sweden Norway Russia Poland UK Ireland Austria Czech Republic Italy Malta Holland Belgium UK Hungary France Germany Poland Switzerland Slovenia Croatia Spain Luxembourg + Nordunet Iberian Peninsula Led by Emanuel Massano South East Europe - Led by Pavel Skoda Portugal France Greece Hungary Bulgaria Albania Israel Macedonia Croatia Spain Romania Cyprus Serbia Slovakia Turkey Montenegro 18 18

19 Cost modelling The network design will use a mix of dark fibre, spectrum and leased capacity To find the optimal solution GÉANT is carrying out cost modelling based on the total cost of ownership for the IRU This is proving to be complex as the cost of different technical solutions are not easy to compare Also complicated by the different rebates from the EC and how these can be claimed Ultimate result will provide cost transparency for our governance and NREN shareholders 19

20 Candidate GÉANT topology Future architecture extends fibre to more regions Cost of fibre everywhere is beyond the budget available Negotiation and modelling required to understand how to reduce the cost Solution becomes affordable if we share NREN fibre Dark Fibre candidates in green Spectrum sharing options in orange Leased wavelengths shown in black 20

21 Telecom Infra Project Facebook has initiated the Telecom Infra Project which aims to achieve open market for networking equipment. Built around components: APIs, line equipment, subsystems, software. Operators are the leaders, via the 'Operator Council' (OC). The sub-project relevant to optical transmission is Open Optical Packet Transport (OOPT) Facebook believes that the new architecture will be stackable boxes and software to replace hardware redundancy. TIP is developing an optical modelling tool to open up the optical infrastructure. 21

22 Summary New generation of data-centre type transponders will deliver the performance GÉANT needs over our existing line system. Testing has confirmed several DCI boxes on the market with excellent pricing cf. traditional carrier grade equipment. We have chosen the Coriant Groove G30 DCI equipment as an interim technology for transponders between now and the network refresh in 2020/21 GÉANT will receive around 40 million Euros for fibre IRUs in our next funding cycle starting January 2019, this will be used to strengthen our fibre footprint. We will move to a flexgrid ROADM based Open Line System to light this new fibre. Sharing fibre with the NRENs is a key to maximising the European dark fibre footprint. 22

23 Thank you Any questions? GEANT Limited on behalf of the GN4 Phase 2 project (GN4-2). The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No (GN4-2). 23

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