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 DAC ES: Introduction

• Four RJ-45 10/100Base-T user ports

• Two transport channels
• Link throughputs to 150 Mbps
• 2 Mbps or 1.5 Mbps throughput step increments
• Programmable switching fabric: transparent
mode, VLAN mode, or mixed mode
• Comprehensive QoS policing and prioritization
options (802.1p)
• Flow control through 802.3x pause-frame option
• Extremely low latency
• Comprehensive RMON and performance
indicators
• Hot Pluggable
• Compatible with IDU ES

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 DAC ES: Basic Operation
Four RJ-45 customer ports connect to an
Ethernet switch, which provides the
bridge/switch and queuing functions
between the ports and transport
channels
The gate array (FPGA) provides signal
framing and the interface to the
backplane bus, with software selection
of the number of E1 or DS1 circuits
(Ethernet data capacity) used to
transport the Ethernet traffic over each
transport channel, which may be
mapped to a RAC or DAC 155oM

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 DAC ES: Bandwidth
• Capacity is assigned in PDH steps of 2 Mbps or 1.5 Mbps
• Capacity on a link can be fully assigned to Ethernet or to a
mix of Ethernet and side-by-side E1/DS1 traffic
• Ethernet throughputs can be to 150 Mbps on a radio link
(75x 2 Mbps or 100x 1.5 Mbps), or 130 Mbps on a fiber
link (63x 2 Mbps or 84x 1.5 Mbps)
• Selection of Ethernet capacity is made in the Portal plug-
ins screen

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 DAC ES: Bandwidth
contd

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 DAC ES: Modes of Operation
Transparent Mode
• All ports and channels interconnected. Supports four customer
connections (Ports 1 to 4) with bridging to two separate link
channels (C1 or C2)

Mixed Mode
• Provides a two-channel VLAN/broadcast solution where LAN P1-C1
provides dedicated transport for Port 1 traffic. A second transparent,
broadcast mode connection is provided with Ports 1, 2 and 3 and C2
interconnected.

VLAN Mode
• Supports four separate LANs. LAN 1 is the same as for Mixed
Mode, where dedicated transport is provided for Port 1 traffic. For
Ports 2, 3 and 4, three separate VLANs are supported over C2, with
internal VLAN tagging of the packets ensuring correct end-to-end
matching of ports over the link.

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 DAC ES: C1 & C2 Transport Channel Parameters
Selection is provided for channel type and channel capacity:
• Channel type provides selection of bandwidth aggregates:
• For an ETSI selection channel capacity is selected in multiples of
2 Mbps (E1s) to a maximum 48x 2 Mbps, to deliver an Ethernet bandwidth of
98.3 Mbps
• For an ANSI selection channel capacity is selected in multiples of 1.5 Mbps
(DS1s) to a maximum 64x 1.5 Mbps, to deliver an Ethernet bandwidth of 98.8
Mbps
• Both channels can be operated over the same radio or fiber path, to provide
combined throughputs to:
• 150 Mbps maximum for a radio link (75x E1 or 100x DS1), or 130 Mbps on a
fiber link (63x E1 or 84x DS1)
• The two channels can be operated as separate LANs, or link-aggregated using
an external layer 2 switch

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 DAC ES: C1 & C2 Transport Channel Parameters
Contd

• Both channels can be operated over different radio or fiber

paths:
• Has application in ring networks and star repeater networks
• For an ETSI selection both channels C1 and C2 can be configured to
their maximum 98 Mbps (48x 2 Mbps)
• - Both channels may be configured to their maximum to support a 98 Mbps ring (using one DAC
ES at each site)
• For an ANSI selection both channels C1 and C2 can be configured to
not more than a combined 112x 1.5 Mbps
- - DAC ES has a maximum 112 channel capacity; the NxDS1 channel count cannot exceed this
figure
- - Supports a maximum 86 Mbps ring using 56x DS1 on each channel
• Where additional capacity is required, use another DAC ES

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 DAC ES: Basic Port Parameters
Customer selection is provided for :
• Connection Type and Speed with selection per-port of auto or manual
settings for half or full duplex, on 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps
• Interface Cable Type, with selection per port of auto or manual settings for
the interface cable type; Mdi or MdiX
• Priority, with selection per-port of priority options low, medium low, medium
high, and high. This prioritization only has relevance to ports using a
shared channel.
• Ports with a higher priority have their data packets accepted by the queue
controller ahead of the lower priority ports on a 8:4:2:1 weighted basis
where, for example, 8 high priority packets will be sent for every one low
priority packet

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 DAC ES: Priority Mapping
Provides selection of queue-controller operation for the following options (selection
applies to all ports)
• Port Default: priority is set on a per-port basis as per port priority on the previous
slide. (priority options low to high). It ignores any 802.1p VLAN priority tags or IP
DiffServ priority values.
• 802.1p provides prioritization based on the three-bit priority field of the 802.1p
VLAN tag. Each of the possible eight tag priority values are mapped into a four-
level (2-bit) priority level. If packets are not tagged, Port Default prioritization
applies.
• DiffServ provides prioritization based on the six bits of the IP packet DiffServ (Type
of Service byte). Each of the possible 63 levels are mapped into a four-level (2-bit)
priority level. If packets are not tagged, Port Default prioritization applies.
• 802.1p-then-DiffServ provides prioritization based first on the 802.1p VLAN tag,
and then on the DiffServ or Type of Service byte.
• DiffServ-then-802.1p provides prioritization based first on the IP packet DiffServ,
then on the 802.1p VLAN tag.

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 DAC ES: Flow Control
• Option for full-duplex links only. Implemented through use of IEEE 802.3x
PAUSE frames, which tell the remote node to stop or restart transmission to
ensure that the amount of data in the receive buffer does not exceed a ‘high
water mark’.
• A pause frame is initiated back towards Tx device once 70% of buffer
capacity is consumed

Frame Size
Product Buffer (Bytes) 64 128 512 1024 1518
DAC ES 18,700 292 146 36 18 12

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 DAC ES: Frame Size and Address Learning
Maximum Frame Size
• Determines the largest datagram than can be transmitted without it being
broken down into smaller units (fragmented). Default setting is 1522
bytes; maximum is 1532 for transparent and mixed mode, 1536 bytes for
VLAN mode.

Address Learning
• Address Learning is default implemented to support efficient
management of Ethernet traffic in multi-host situations. The option to
disable Address Learning is for use in a ring network where protection for
Ethernet traffic is provided by an external RSTP switch; not by Eclipse
ring-wrapping.

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 DAC ES: Latency
Latency refers to the time taken for a data packet to get
from source to destination
• For an IP network it is particularly relevant to voice (VoIP)
or videoconferencing; the lower the latency, the better the
quality
• Within an Eclipse star or ring network, the per-hop delay
time is primarily dependent on the capacity of the radio link;
the higher the capacity, the lower the delay:

Eclipse Link Capacity 32Mbps 64Mbps 150Mbps

Typical Delay Per Hop 0.7 ms 0.35 ms 0.17 ms

Max. Delay for 16 Hops 11.2 ms 5.6 ms 2.8 ms

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 DAC ES: Latency
Contd

• Table shows general bandwidth and response time (latency)

requirements for applications commonly utilized
• Only voice and video require a sub-second response

Application Frequency Minimum Bandwidth Response Time Real Time Symmetry

of Usage Requirements (latency)

Email (no attachments) High 16 kbps Not real time N Y

VPN/Intranet Access High 512 kbps 5-10 seconds Y Y

Internet, Browsing Med 256 kbps 5-10 seconds Y N

File transfer4 Med 512 kbps Not real time N N

Instant Messaging Low 16 kbps < 5 seconds Y N

Videocasting (1-way) Low 384 kbps < 1 second Y N

VoIP Low 16 kbps <150 ms Y Y

Videoconferencing Low 384 kbps <200-500 ms Y Y

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 DAC GE
Gigabit Ethernet to 300 Mbps with:

• Extremely low latency, less than 360 microseconds for 2000

byte packets
• Programmable switching fabric: transparent mode, VLAN
(secure) mode, or mixed mode
• Concurrent E1 traffic
• Comprehensive QoS policing & prioritization options (802.1p)
• VLAN tagging (VID & priority mapping)
• QinQ (802.3ac)
• RWPRTM enhanced RSTP (802.1d)
• Layer 2 link aggregation (802.3ad)
• Layer 1 link aggregation
• Flow control through pause-frame option (802.1x)
• Jumbo frames to 9600 bytes
• Comprehensive RMON & performance indicators

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 DAC GE: Basic Operation

• Three RJ-45 10/100/1000Base-T ports &

one SFP Optical 1000Base-X port connect
to an Ethernet switch, which provides the
bridge/switch & queuing functions between
the ports & transport channels C1 & C2

• Gate array (FPGA) provides

signal framing & interface
to the backplane bus

• Switch also supports an

enhanced RSTP function &
layer 2 (L2) link aggregation

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DAC GE: Transport Channel Capacity
Transport channel capacity is selected in multiples of:

• 2 Mbps with an Nx2 Mbps backplane bus

• 1.5 Mbps with an Nx1.5 Mbps backplane bus
• 155 Mbps with an Nx155 Mbps backplane bus

• The channels are mapped via the FPGA to the backplane bus for cross-
connection to a RAC or RACs for a radio link, or to a DAC 155oM for a fibre link
(Nx2 Mbps only)

• Radio link capacity is configured to provide the required traffic (payload)

capacity. The resultant RF bandwidth is a function of radio link capacity &
modulation rate used.

• Radio link capacity can be dedicated to Ethernet, or shared with companion

PDH or SDH traffic

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DAC GE: Transport Channel Capacity
Contd

• With the DAC GE one Eclipse Node supports

maximum Ethernet bandwidth assignments of:
• 1 Gbps (port max) for DPP traffic
• 204 Mbps with an Nx2 Mbps backplane bus
• 196 Mbps with an Nx1.5 Mbps backplane bus
• 310 Mbps with an Nx155 Mbps backplane bus

• A DAC GE may be linked to a DAC ES, IDU GE 20x

or IDU ES when configured for Nx2 Mbps or Nx1.5
Mbps operation.

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DAC GE: Companion PDH or SDH Traffic
• With an E1 backplane link
capacity can be assigned
between Ethernet & E1 traffic.
Assignment is fully scalable in
2 Mbps (E1) steps.

• With an STM1 backplane link

capacity can only be assigned
to Ethernet for a 1x STM1 link
capacity. For a 2x STM1 link
both STM1 connections can be
assigned to Ethernet, or one to
Ethernet and the other to an
STM1 circuit.

Figure illustrates the possible assignments to

Ethernet and companion NxE1 circuits for a
selected aggregate link capacity

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DAC GE: Link Capacity & RF Bandwidth
Contd

CCDP XPIC Operation

• Two links can be operated on the same radio channel

using RAC 40s

• Applies only to RF channel bandwidths of:

• 27.5/28 MHz

• Applies only to link capacities of:

• 130 Mbps (63x E1) or 150 Mbps (75x E1, 1x STM1)

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 DAC GE: Modes of Operation

Three operational modes: transparent, mixed or

VLAN

• Modes determine the port-to-port & port-to-channel relationships

within the L2 switch

• Transparent mode includes Link aggregation options (802.3ad)

• RWPR may be enabled with transparent, mixed or VLAN modes

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 DAC GE: Transparent Modes
• Transparent is the default, broadcast mode; all ports and channels are
interconnected.

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 DAC GE: Mixed Mode
• Provides a two-LAN solution where LAN P1-C1 provides dedicated transport for
port 1 traffic. A second transparent/broadcast mode LAN connection is provided
with P1, P2, P3 & C2 bridged.

• The two channels may be assigned on the same path or used to support east
and west paths in a ring network using an external RSTP switch, with C1
assigned to one direction and C2 the other.

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 DAC GE: VLAN Mode
• Supports four separate LANs. VLAN 1 is the same as in Mixed Mode, where
dedicated transport is provided for port 1 traffic on C1. VLANs on ports 2, 3 and
4 are aggregated (LAN aggregated) onto a common trunk, C2. This internal
VLAN tagging ensures correct end-to-end matching of LANs over the link.

• The two channels are normally assigned on the same path, but may be used to
support star or ring networks where C1 is assigned to one direction & C2 the
other.

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 DAC GE: DPP VLAN Mode
• DPP VLAN mode is only enabled for DPP operation. It is only applicable
to RAC 60/6X and requires a Node-based license.
• It supports two port-based VLANs for DPP-connected RAC60/6Xs. Each
VLAN uses two paired ports. One port is used for the DPP connection to
a RAC 60/6X, the other is the user port.

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 DAC GE: Basic Port Settings
Selection is provided for:

• Connection Type and Speed provides selection per-port of auto or

manual settings for half or full duplex operation

• Interface Cable Type provides selection per port of auto or manual

settings for the interface cable type, Mdi or MdiX

• Port Priority provides a four-level, low, medium-low, medium-high or high

priority setting for each port
• Priorities are strict, for example when traffic is congested all high priority
traffic is sent before the next, medium-high priority setting

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 DAC GE: Priority Mapping
Provides selection of queue-controller operation for the following
options.

• Port default enables the setting of a four-level port priority on each of the
four ingress ports, as per the port priority in the previous slide

• 802.1p provides prioritization based on the three-bit priority field of the

802.1p VLAN tag. Each of the possible eight tag priority values are
mapped into a four-level (2-bit) priority level.

• DiffServ provides prioritization based on the six bits of the IP packet

DiffServ (Type of Service) byte. Each of the possible 63 levels are
mapped into a four-level (2-bit) priority level.

• No priority means incoming frames are passed transparently

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 DAC GE: Flow Control
Flow Control

• Flow Control is implemented through use of IEEE 802.3x pause frames, which
tell the remote node to stop transmission when the amount of data in the
receive buffer hits a ‘high water mark’. The receiver will signal to the transmitter
to restart once sufficient data has been read from the buffer, triggered by a ‘low
water mark.

• Flow control is an option for full-duplex links only

• To be effective, flow control must be established from the originating source

through to the end point, & vice versa

Frame Size
Product Buffer (Bytes) 64 128 512 1024 1518
DAC GE 16,000 250 125 31 15 10

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DAC GE: MTU and Address Learning

Maximum Frame Size

• Sets the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) for the port, which
determines the largest datagram than can be transmitted without it
being broken down into smaller units (fragmented) - settable range is
64 to 9600 bytes

Address Learning
• Address Learning is default implemented to support efficient
management of Ethernet traffic in multi-host situations. The option to
disable is for use in a ring network where protection for Ethernet traffic
is provided by an external RSTP switch; not by the RSTP function
within DAC GE. The MAC address cache supports 8196 entries.

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 DAC GE: Latency
• Network latency refers to the time taken for a data packet to get from source to
destination
– For an IP network it is particularly relevant to voice (VoIP) or
videoconferencing; the lower the latency, the better the quality
– For a 64 byte frame, which is normally used for VoIP, the nominal one-way
latency on a DAC GE-to-DAC GE 100Base-T
connection over a 150 Mbps RF link is typically less than 0.18 ms
Frame Size Latency ms

64 0.18
128 0.19
256 0.21
512 0.25
1024 0.32

1280 0.36
1518 0.39

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 DAC GE: VLAN Tagging
VLANs (virtual LAN) enable the aggregation of two or more LANs (or VLANs) for
transport as separate (segregated) network entities on a common trunk. For the
DAC GE it means that up to four separate networks (sub-networks) can be
transported over one radio channel.
• If a network is not segmented (single LAN), every message sent is broadcast
throughout the LAN
• Segmentation onto VLANs means that each is operated as a separate network;
traffic on one will not be seen on another, to result in more efficient and secure
network groupings
• Groupings might be user or customer based, each on their own VLAN

DAC GE provides options to automatically VLAN tag & aggregate traffic ingressing
ports, or to customize the VLAN tagging process

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 DAC GE: VLAN Tagging
contd

The DAC GE VLAN tagging screen supports 802.1q VLAN tagging with 802.1p
prioritization
• Untagged frames can be tagged
• Frames with existing tags can also be tagged (double tagged)

With this capability DAC GE can tag, prioritize and aggregate traffic from two, three
or four ports onto a common radio trunk. At the far end of the DAC GE trunk,
which may be over multiple hops, options are provided to remove the VLAN tags
applied by DAC GE, or allow them to be retained intact for VLAN traffic
management at downstream devices.

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 DAC GE: VLAN Tagging
contd

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 DAC GE: Protection
For star networks DAC GE circuits (channels) may be protected in the same way
as SDH circuits: hot-standby or diversity

For ring/mesh networks traffic protection is enabled in the Ethernet domain using
the built-in RWPRTM (enhanced RSTP) capability
• Protection uses redundancy provided by an alternate path or paths in an Ethernet
network

DAC GE plug-ins are not Eclipse-protectable

• If plug-in redundancy is required, two parallel DAC GE - DAC GE links may be
configured, and an external aggregation switch used at each end to manage path
contention & load sharing

Traffic redundancy is also supported with link aggregation: see

DAC GE : Link Aggregation

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 DAC GE: RWPR
Unlike normal RSTP action, which involves a progressive exchange of
messages between all nodes in a ring/mesh network, the DAC GE
RWPR implementation of RSTP uses a rapid-failure-detection (RFD)
mechanism to detect a failure on one of the transport channels, and
to then communicate immediately with participating RWPR nodes
when an Ethernet network re-configuration is required

Depending on the network topology, RWPR re-convergence can be

within 50 ms (traffic interrupt time), compared to 2 to 5 seconds with
RSTP

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 DAC GE: RWPR
contd

RWPR failure detection provides an end-to-end solution across each DAC GE to

DAC GE link, meaning it acts independently of any intermediate hops (Eclipse
repeaters or external switches)

RWPR requires Eclipse SW release 3.4 or later

RWPR operation is not compatible with equipment from other vendors

RWPR benefits include:

• Carrier-class network re-convergence times to better support time-sensitive
service level agreements
• Reliable and consistent RSTP operation, even in the presence of link fading
• Support for radio and fiber links; both may be included in Eclipse ring networks
• Aggregated links may be used within RWPR ring topologies to support 600+
Mbps rings
• Lower cost network solutions. Edge devices (switches) do not need to support
RSTP on Eclipse connections.

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 DAC GE: RWPR
contd

RWPR configuration uses industry-standard 802.1D RSTP procedures to set & act
on switch priority, port cost & port priority

RSTP calculates the best loop-free path throughout a switched Layer 2 network. It
defines a tree with a root switch, & a loop-free path from the root to all other
switches in the network. All paths that are not needed to reach the root switch from
within the network are placed in a blocked mode.

The switches determine the tree structure automatically through the exchange at
regular intervals of bridge protocol data unit (BPDU) messages
• Each bridge starts as root bridge with a zero root-path cost. After exchanging BPDUs with
its neighbors, STP elects the root switch, & the topology of the network from the root
switch
• Port cost and priority settings are used by STP to elect the network topology beneath the
root switch. The STP algorithm uses data from both to determine an optimum network
tree, with contesting ports set for forwarding or blocking.

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 DAC GE: RWPR
contd

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 DAC GE: RWPR
contd

RSTP Port RSTP Port Function

Role State

Root Port Forwarding Root Port is assigned to the one port on each bridge that provides the lowest cost
path to the Root bridge.

Designated Forwarding Designated Port is assigned to the one port attached to each LAN (or point-to-
Port point link) that provides the lowest cost path from that LAN to the Root bridge.

Backup Port Discarding Any operational bridge port that is not a Root Port or Designated Port is a Backup
Port if that bridge is the designated bridge for the attached LAN. Backup Port acts
as a backup for the path provided by a Designated Port in the direction of the
leaves of the spanning tree.

Alternate Port Discarding Any operational bridge port that is not a Root Port or Designated Port is an
Alternate Port if that bridge is not the designated bridge for the attached LAN. An
Alternate Port offers an alternate path in the direction of the Root bridge.

Unknown Port Discarding Broken port or link down port.

Edge Port Forwarding Port connected only to user LANs or equipment without bridge

Disabled Port Discarding Administratively disabled

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DAC GE: Ring Protection – 150 Mbps Ring
One INU/INUe supports a 150 Mbps ring
• DAC GE provides the RSTP function

W E

155Mbps LAN
Connection

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DAC GE: Ring Protection - 300 Mbps Ring

300 Mbps ring using 300 Mbps

links east & west
• Two INUs required; maximum of
300 Mbps per Node backplane
• Port – Port DAC GE
interconnection between INUs

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DAC GE: Ring Protection - 300 Mbps Ring

300 Mbps ring using 2x150 Mbps

links east and west
• Two INUs required
• Three DAC GEs required
• Link aggregation used to
provide a 300 Mbps interface
to/from the 150 Mbps co-path
links

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DAC GE: Ring Protection - 600 Mbps Ring

600 Mbps ring using 2x300 Mbps

links east and west
• Four INUs required
• Five DAC GEs required

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 DAC GE : Link Aggregation
Eclipse with DAC GE supports L2 & L1 link aggregation

• L2 link aggregation using the DAC GE switch

• L2 link aggregation uses source and/or destination MAC address data in
the Ethernet frame MAC/LLC header

• L1 link aggregation using circuit cross-connects on the INU/INUe

backplane bus
• L1 (physical layer) aggregation acts on the backplane bus data stream

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 DAC GE : L2 Link Aggregation
L2 aggregation aggregates Ethernet bandwidth from
two or more separate physical links to support a
single higher capacity link

Traffic streams transiting an aggregated link are split

between the physical links based on their source &
destination MAC addresses & the ‘aggregation key’
allocated to each of the physical links
• The splitting mechanism prevents the occurrence of an IP loop, even though
all traffic is sent and received on a common LAN interface at each end of the
aggregated link

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 DAC GE: L2 Link Aggregation
Contd

L2 link aggregation provides connection redundancy – should one link

fail due to a path or equipment failure, affected traffic is redirected
onto the remaining link or links
• The reduced bandwidth may result in some traffic loss for low-priority
traffic, but should ensure security for all higher priority traffic

When a failed link is returned to service, aggregation keying restores

load sharing across all links

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 DAC GE: L2 Link Aggregation
Contd

With normal LAN traffic densities (16+ concurrent sessions), the

layer 2 aggregation keying generally ensures equitable
balancing of traffic between the links to ensure that no one link
is overwhelmed
• But where there is only a single MAC addresses in play, such as a
connection between two routers, load balancing is not effective; all
traffic transits just one of the links

• And where there are just a handful of MAC source and destination
addresses in play link load balancing may be less than optimum,
particularly if one or two streams dominate the available bandwidth

• The solution: use L1 link aggregation

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 DAC GE: L2 Link Aggregation
Contd

Delivers resilient solutions for:

• Parallel path link operation from one INU

• Two links each operate with a higher system gain than one Mbps link
to better support longer hops, & each provides redundancy for the
other
• With RAC 40 XPIC operation two links operate within a single 28/30
MHz RF channel

• Parallel path link operation using two co-located INUs

• Traffic from two co-located Nodes can be aggregated via one of the
Nodes. In this way up to four parallel 150 Mbps streams or two
parallel 300 Mbps streams can be aggregated to provide a single 600
Mbps virtual link.

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 DAC GE: L2 Link Aggregation
Contd

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 DAC GE: L2 Link Aggregation
Contd

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 DAC GE: L2 Link Aggregation
Contd

300 Mbps Ethernet Link

– Two 150 Mbps links, XPOL or
XPIC
V
– DAC GE aggregates the two 150
Mbps LAN links onto a single
300 Mbps LAN interface
H
– XPIC (RAC 40s) enables the two
STM1 links to operate within a
single 28/30 MHz RF channel
bandwidth 300 Mbps LAN
Interface

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 DAC GE: L2 Link Aggregation
Contd

600 Mbps Ethernet Link

–Two XPOL 300 Mbps links

V
–DAC GE aggregates the data to/from
the two 300 Mbps physical links to
provide a single 600 Mbps virtual link
connection on the DAC GE ports H

–Each link or both links may also be

hot-standby protected

600 Mbps LAN

Interface

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 DAC GE: L2 Link Aggregation
Contd

600 Mbps Ethernet Link

• Four 150 Mbps links
• Links may be operated as:
– XPOL 4 channel V

– XPIC 2x co-channel

• Within each INU the DAC GE

aggregates traffic for the two 150 H
Mbps physical links to provide a
single 300 Mbps virtual link

• The 300 Mbps traffic from one INU

is aggregated with the second to
provide a single 600 Mbps virtual 600 Mbps LAN
link Interface

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 DAC GE: L2 Link Aggregation configuration
L2 (layer 2) link aggregation is only supported on Transparent Mode.
Aggregation is configured in the Plug-ins screen for the DAC GE
Click on the port boxes to select the port(s) and channel(s) to be aggregated.

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 DAC GE: L1 Link Aggregation (within one chassis)
Layer 1 link aggregation uses the Eclipse backplane bus to split a
DAC GE transport channel between two physical links
• The split is applied on the backplane bus using circuit cross-connects
• Applies to backplane bus settings of E1, or STM1
• Ethernet traffic is split equally between the link timeslots on a byte basis meaning
data within an Ethernet frame is transported across both links

Compared to L2 link aggregation it provides optimum 50/50 payload

balance regardless of the throughput demands of individual user
connections
• Whether there is one, a few, or many concurrent sessions, traffic is always 50/50
split between the links
• Is particularly applicable to router-router links where L2 link aggregation does not
provide load balancing

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contd

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 DAC GE: L1 Link Aggregation (between chassis’s)
Master
-Up to three ports (slaves) can be selected, which would result in four link aggregated
links, the master and three slaves.
- Path size (capacity) is set per link in multiples of 1x or 2x the virtual container
size of 155 Mbps.
- The total aggregated link capacity is shown in the Total Aggregated box.
- In the Destination column, AP1 always refers to the link/path provided from the INU
that is hosting the master DAC GE. Similarly, AP2 = Slave 1.
AP3 = Slave 2. AP4 = Slave 3.

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 DAC GE: L1 Link Aggregation (between chassis’s)

Slave
• One port (any) is set to provide the physical connection to the master DAC GE.
• Ensure the slave number selected is correct for the intended path as set in the
master.
• Ensure the virtual container size (presently fixed) and number of virtual
• containers is set to match the selection made in the master.
• Ensure the Group ID is set to match the Group ID selected in the master.

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ECLIPSE PACKET NODE

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 Eclipse Packet Node

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 Eclipse Packet Node

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 Configuration of RAC 60/6X and DPP

DPP settings

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 Configuration of DAC GE and DPP

DPP settings

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