MPLS-TP Overview
Rev. A00
MPLS-TP Technology Primer
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What is MPLS-TP?
MPLS-TP = MPLS Transport Profile
MPLS-TP is a Layer 2 technology
Combines the benefits of MPLS and removes the complexity of IP networking
Uses MPLS Label switching mechanism but with static route provisioning (no
Label Distribution Protocol LDP or RSVP-TE)
Supports an advanced set of OAM functions and path protection mechanisms
In-band OAM traffic on same path as data traffic
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Where does MPLS-TP fit in the
Network?
MPLS-TP deployments are targeted for the Access and Aggregation networks
MPLS-TP suited for Circuit Switched evolution
Packet switched network efficiency
Multi-service capabilities
Extensive set of OAM tools
MPLS-TP suited for Mobile backhaul deployment
Handle multiple traffic types (e.g., TDM, ATM, Ethernet, IP)
Support multiple classes of service
Operational simplicity with static service provisioning through management
Fault resiliency with sub-50 ms recovery mechanism
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MPLS-TP in the Mobile Backhaul
ACCESS AGGREGATION CORE
L2 or MPLS-TP MPLS-TP IP/MPLS
Increasing Complexity
Increasing number of nodes
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MPLS-TP Standards
MPLS-TP
RFC 5654: MPLS-TP Requirements
RFC 5960: MPLS Transport Profile Data Plane Architecture
RFC 5921: A Framework for MPLS in Transport Networks
MPLS-TP OAM
RFC 6427: MPLS Fault Management Operations, Administration, and
Maintenance (OAM)
RFC5586: MPLS Generic Associated Channel
ITU-T G.8113.1: Operations, administration and maintenance mechanism for
MPLS-TP in packet transport networks
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MPLS-TP Terminology
LSR LSP
LSR
LER
LER
LSR LSR
LER
LER: Label Edge Router. Entrance/Exit point to the MPLS Cloud. Pushes or Pops
MPLS Label
LSR: Label Switch Router. Intermediate point in the MPLS Cloud. Swaps MPLS Label
LSP: Label Switch Path. Statically configured path from Ingress to Egress LER
through LSR network
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MPLS Label
4 Bytes
Label (20 bits) Exp (3 bits) S(1 bit) TTL (8 bits)
Label: 20 bits to identify label value
Exp: Experimental bit, used for Class of Service (CoS) indication
S: S=0 indicates there are additional labels, S= 1 indicates bottom of stack, no
additional label
TTL: Time To Live, decremented by 1 at each hop. Frame is not forwarded after
TTL reaches 0.
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Pseudo-Wire
LSP
PW PER LSR PER
CER CER
Emulated Service
CER: Customer Edge Router. A device where one end of a service originates
and/or terminates. The CE is not aware that it is using an emulated service rather
than a native service.
PER: Provider Edge Router. A device that provides pseudo-wire emulation to the
customer edge. It is the interface between customer network and MPLS core.
PW: Pseudo-Wire. Service mechanism that carries an emulated service from one
PE to another PE over a packet switched network.
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MPLS-TP over Ethernet with PW Label
Ethernet Source/Destination MAC Ethernet Transport MAC Header
LSP Tunnel Label(s) (4 Bytes) LSP Label(s)
PW Label (4 Bytes) PW Label (S=1)
Control Word (4 Bytes) Control Word used with PW over
Packet Switched network
(RFC4385)
Payload Ethernet MAC header
Payload IP header
Payload = Service Frame
Payload data
CRC
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LSP and PW Label Examples
LER = Pop LSR = Swap LER= Push
Label 35 LSP Label 53 to 35 Label 53
data 35 data 53 data data
LER LSP LSR PW LER
data 35 22 data 53 22 data data
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MPLS-TP OAM
ITU-T G.8113.1
MPLS-TP OAM follows ITU-T G.8113.1
MPLS-TP OAM travels on the same path as data traffic
MPLS-TP OAM uses G-Ach an GAL labels to differentiate from customer traffic
per RFC 5586
OAM format follows Y.1731
OAM functionalities follow Y.1731
CCM Messages
Loopback Message/Loopback Response
DMM/LMM
…
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Connectivity Fault Management
and Performance Monitoring
Connectivity Fault Management Functions
Fault Detection – Continuity Check
CCM “heartbeat” messages transmitted at a configurable periodic interval by MEPs
Fault Notification – RDI
Upon detection of fault condition, MEP encodes RDI flag in CCM message
Network/Path Discovery – Link trace message
Equivalent to “traceroute” test. MIPs and MEPs along the path send a response
Fault verification and isolation – Loopback
Verify connectivity to a specific point in the message. Equivalent to “ping” test
Performance Monitoring Functions
Packet Loss Measurement - LMM
Delay Measurement - DMM
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MPLS-TP OAM Encapsulation
MAC Header LSP Label PW Label G-ACH Y.1731 OAM
Channel Type =
001 Ver Resv
8902
For Pseudo-wires, the G-ACh uses the first four bits of the PW control word to
provide the initial discrimination between data packets and packets belonging to
the associated channel, as described in RFC4385.
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MPLS-TP OAM Encapsulation
GAL Label=
MAC Header LSP Label
13
G-ACH Y.1731 OAM
Channel Type =
001 Ver Resv
8902
For LSP, it is necessary to provide an indication in the packet that the payload is
something other than a client data packet. This is achieved by including a
reserved label with a value of 13 at the bottom of the label stack. This reserved
label is referred to as the G-ACh Label (GAL) and is defined in RFC5586.
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MPLS-TP Option for the TX300
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TX300 MPLS-TP
MPLS-TP traffic
generation/analysis
LER LSR LSR LSR LER
MPLS-TP line rate traffic generation on any test port from 10BT to 10GE
Fully configurable MPLS-TP header fields, LSP and PW
Dual Port MPLS-TP traffic generation
MPLS-TP traffic analysis, including all SLA key parameters (frame loss, delay,
jitter, …)
MPLS-TP support for all Ethernet tests: RFC2544, V-SAM (Y.1564), Multi-stream
throughput test and BERT
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TX300 MPLS-TP OAM
OAM MEP
Emulation
OAM OAM OAM OAM
LER LSR/MIP LSR/MIP LSR/MIP LER/MEP
OAM support per ITU-T G.8113.1 including G-ACH and GAL support per RFC
4385 and RFC 5586
Y.1731 Connectivity Fault Management and Performance Monitoring functions:
CCM, Loop Back, Link Trace, Loss Measurement and Delay Measurement OAM frames
support
OAM functions can be enabled simultaneously with MPLS-TP traffic generation
OAM support in Dual Port mode
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MPLS-TP Encapsulation Selection
MPLS-TP
encapsulation
requires
MPLS-TP
option
Tap on graph to
configure MPLS-TP
header
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MPLS-TP Frame Configuration
Customer Ethernet Frame
MAC Header LSP Label PW Label CW CRC
Payload
Configure MPLS-
TP Header and
Ethernet Frame
payload
independently
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MPLS-TP Header Configuration
Configurable
MPLS-TP VLAN
can be
enabled/disabled
Configurable LSP
with configurable
Label, CoS/EXP
and TTL
Optional PW with
configurable
Label, CoS/EXP
and TTL
CW automatically
enabled when PW
selected
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MPLS-TP Traffic Statistics
Per-Stream detailed Test
Statistics
Additional counters
detecting MPLS-TP
LSP/PW frames
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MPLS-TP Traffic Statistics
Per-Stream detailed Test
Statistics
Additional counters
detecting MPLS-TP
LSP/PW frames
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OAM Configuration
Requires MPLS-TP
option and Y.1731
option
Configure Y.1731
MEP parameters
Refer to Ethernet OAM training presentation for
details on Y.1731 Configuration
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OAM Configuration (Page 2)
Copy LSP/PW from
existing Stream
Configurable
LSP/PW parameters
GAL and ACH label
automatically added
as needed
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OAM Configuration
After Configuration
add checkmark to
enable G.8113.1
functions
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OAM CCM
Enable CCM
Messages
Refer to Ethernet OAM training presentation for
details on CCM
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OAM Functions
OAM Loopback and
Linktrace
OAM Loss
Measurement and
Delay Measurement
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MPLS-TP Ordering Information
499-05-304: MPLS-TP Tags
Includes MPLS-TP Traffic Generation/Analysis on all TX300 Test ports, including 10GE
ports
499-05-305: MPLS-TP OAM ITU-T G.8113.1 (requires 499-05-199)
OAM option requires MPLS-TP option and Y.1731 option
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Thank you.
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