Open Line Systems and Open ROADM:

How Open Is Your Line System?

Geoff Bennett: Director Solutions and Technology

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 Traditional Model: Integrated Optical System

ROADM is a key point at which

optical Data Plane becomes
“programmable”
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 Fully Disaggregated Open Optical Network Vision
Robust ecosystem of integrators + deep DIY talent pool
E2E multi-vendor management & orchestration (MANO)

SDN-based control
architecture & algorithms

Open standard APIs for

control & management

Mix and match

transponders/terminals

Mix and match open line

system components

Fully disaggregated, standardized, interoperable, automated…

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 The Open Roadmap
5.
1. Future-proof Open Line System
2. Open APIs + SDN-based control
4.
E2E MANO 3. Disaggregated OLS
3. 4. End-to-end Multi-vendor
Disagg OLS Integration, Management &
Orchestration (MANO)
2. 5. Fully Disaggregated Open
APIs/SDN Optical Network Vision

1. Future- You are

here!
proof OLS
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 Open Optical Network: Vision vs. Value
Why are we doing this?
Value driver Value created How do we achieve it?
Access best available Scale capacity with Open Line System (OLS):
BIGGEST
transponder technology increased agility, Decouple transponders & line system NEAR-TERM
lower capex WIN
Streamline, automate Lower opex Open APIs/SDN control +
operations SW and process changes
Mix & match line system Incremental capex Disaggregated OLS, standard device
components savings APIs/models, multi-vendor control

Transponder interoperability desired by some, but offers questionable value

• Innovation cycles are accelerating, ~2 years between generations
• Standardized/interoperable transponders tend to be at least 1 generation behind,
deliver sub-optimal performance & cost

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 1. Future-
Step 1: Future-proof Open Line System proof OLS

Some transponders work

over any OLS today
 Fixed or flex grid
 Flexible muxing / insertion /
adaptation to OLS
 Alien wave management and
operations tools, open APIs

Some systems meet future-proof OLS requirements today

 Open to any transponder, channel format, etc. current & future
 Automatic power control
 Network-to-network ROADM interoperability
 Alien wave management and operations tools, open APIs

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 1. Future-
Future-proof Open Line Systems: Industry Status proof OLS

Fixed Grid 50 GHz Systems

• Successful trials, now in production

The Good • Operationally equivalent to native
(Availability, MTTR)
• Happy customers

Examples: Infinera over Ciena & Huawei in R&E networks

The Bad The Ugly

Tx Rx • Inflexible muxing & insertion options
• Proprietary power control systems that require
additional hardware for alien insertion
• Punitive RTU pricing, as high as $25k/wavelength
• Operational sabotage
Example: Shoulder attenuation in an OLS trial
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 1. Future-
Future-proof Open Line Systems: Industry Status proof OLS

Flex-grid Systems

• A few vendors have deployed

working flex-grid systems
The Good • Even fewer meet all “future-proof”
OLS requirements, including full
support for alien waves

• Some deployments of
“flex-ready” hardware
The Bad “Flex-ready”
• Software support lagging
• Much work to be done

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 2.
What is Open ROADM? APIs/SDN

Mission: “disaggregation and opening up of traditionally proprietary Open ROADM 1.0 Architecture
ROADM systems and SDN-enablement of traditionally fixed ROADMs”

Organization: Multiple Source Agreement (MSA), initiated by AT&T

and three vendors

Membership Philosophy: Service-provider led, maintain an even

balance between SPs and vendors

Members:
• SP: AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, KDDI, Orange, Rostelecom, Saudi
Telecom, SK Telecom, Telecom Italia
• Vendor: Ciena, Cisco, Coriant, Fujitsu, Infinera, Juniper, Nokia

History:
• Open ROADM 1.0 (2016): Metro, fixed-grid focus
• Open ROADM 2.0 (2017): Add support for flex-grid, amps, etc.
• Open ROADM 3.0 expected 2018

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 2.
Evolution of Open ROADM Specifications APIs/SDN

V1 V2 V3 Future
First release: March 2016 Release: November 2017 Initial release: March 2018 2H 2018 and beyond
Final release: May 2016

Scope: Additional Scope: Additional Scope: Additional Scope:

• CD ROADM only (no CDC) • Flex grid with • Additional client interfaces • Expanding use cases
• Fixed 50 GHz grid (no flex) 12.5 GHz granularity • In-band remote • Transponder interop at
• Metro reach • Amplifier support muxponder monitoring 200G+
(no amplifiers) • 10G / 100G Muxponders • Availability, manageability,
• Transponder interop using operability enhancements
100G Coherent PM-QPSK,
staircase FEC
(no proprietary FEC, no
higher order modulation)

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 2.
Related Efforts APIs/SDN

OpenConfig
Initiated by Facebook ‣ Google-driven “standard” YANG models
Mission: “disaggregate the traditional network deployment approach”
‣ Started with routers/switches, extending to transport layer
5 areas, 11 projects, dozens of working groups, hundreds of members

ODTN
(Open Disaggregated Transport Network)
Open Optical Packet Transport (OOPT) Project
• Open Line System WG – Infinera Co-chair ‣ Launched 2018 Members
• Physical Simulation Environment WG
• Common API WG ‣ Focus on end-to-end control of open
• Disaggregated Transponders & Chips WG network
• Multi-vendor transponders over
single-vendor OLS
‣ Infinera co-chairs OLS working group (Transponder interop not in scope)
‣ Focusing on SDN control of disaggregated OLS • ONF-developed ONOS controller
‣ Defined and demonstrated proposed standard interfaces ‣ Leverage best existing standard APIs + 10 vendors
and information models: OpenOLS and OpenDevice including Infinera
• TAPI, OpenConfig, TIP OpenOLS…

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 2.
TIP OLS Demo: Flex-grid OLS and Open ICE with SDN Control APIs/SDN

Watch!
TIP OLS Demo Video
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 2.
What Needs to be Standardized? APIs/SDN

‣ Definitely:
• Target use cases
• Open APIs
• YANG information models (device, span, OLS, network…)

‣ Maybe not:
• SDN control software architectures
• Control algorithms

‣ Why not?
• Customer requirements vary (some planning DIY control)
• Supplier innovation may deliver greater value

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 3. Disagg
Step 3: Disaggregated Open Line System OLS

OLS Disaggregation Options

Open ROADM 1.0

Early deployments,
TIP Summit demo

Stretch goal: align standardization efforts to enable all of

the above with common models, APIs.
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 4. E2E
Step 4: End-to-end OLS Integration, MANO MANO

Likely spectrum of customer directions

Primary Supplier = Orchestration Vendor = DIY: Operator =

Network Integrator Network Integrator Network Integrator

Still one neck to grab. More complex to set up Stated direction for some
Open network is and manage. ICPs.
insurance, used Probably more hands-on Requires deep in-house
selectively. for operator. SW expertise & optical
skill set.

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 What Do I Do Now?

• Take stock of your current line system

• Can I insert alien waves today? Will it work technically?
• Try it! Persuade your vendor that cooperation is in their
best interest.
• Does my line system meet all the “future-proof”
requirements? Does my vendor have a convincing roadmap
to plug the gaps?
• Check your current contract
• Are alien waves allowed?
• Is there a punitive RTU price?
• Get a real, future-proof open line system and
ensure contracts/pricing are in line with your
needs
• Incorporate open optical networking into your
SDN vision and strategy

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 Thank You

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