SDH Modernization

Foreword

⚫ As technologies such as 5G networks, 8K videos, and VR are gaining increasing

popularity, users have higher requirements on bandwidth, and customers have
stronger demands for E2E, broadband, and all-IP networks.
⚫ In recent years, fixed network O&M faces growing requirements, such as fixed
network modernization and SDH-to-MS-OTN upgrade.

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Objectives

⚫ On completion of this course, you will be able to:

 Understand the background of SDH Modernization.
 Master the mainstream solutions of SDH Modernization.
 Understand the hardware support for SDH Modernization.
 Master the implementation process of the SDH Modernization solution.

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Contents

1. SDH Modernization Solution Overview

2. SDH Modernization Solution Implementation Process

3. SDH Modernization Cases

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SDH Transmission Rate and Rank

SDH---Synchronous Digital Hierarchy

STM---Synchronous Transport Module

Rank Rate(Mbit/s） Abbreviation Number of E1

STM-1 155.520 155M 63

STM-4 622.080 622M 252

STM-16 2488.320 2.5G 1008

STM-64 9953.280 10G 4032

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Quiz

1. (Single-answer question) What is the frequency of SDH Frame transmitting and receiving?
A. 1000 Frames/Second

B. 2000 Frames/Second

C. 4000 Frames/Second

D. 8000 Frames/Second

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SDH Network vs OTN Network

SDH: One fiber one channel OTN: One fiber N channels

λ1
SDH signal λ1 λ2 λn

Ethernet frame λ2
…
…
IP package
λn
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Transmission Network Migration

◼ MS-OTN

◼ Multi-service
Transport Platform

◼ Maximum rate
◼ MSTP
◼ Maximum system
◼ TDM ◼ Multi-service
capacity
Transport Platform
◼ Higher bit rates
◼ Based on SDH
◼ STM-16 -> STM-64
◼ Unified NMS
◼ Cost and
complexity

Capacity & Service Migration

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More Diversified Communication Services

Voice era Data era Video era

Voice, low-speed Internet, UHD video, VR,
service entertainment IoT, industry video

Internet Social 4K/8K MBB/VR High-speed 5G/IoT

Fixed services Voice service Email Shopping Music
access contact private line
Service types were limited, only requiring Social contact services are the mainstream, Services become more diversified and experience-
reliable delivery. demanding interconnection for sharing. centric.

SDH bearer and small-granularity service access

Mainly IP bearer, coexistence of multiple networks, and more IP-based services

Service experience-centric, backward compatible, and future-proof, enabling smooth evolution towards intelligence

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Diversified Emerging Services Have Higher Requirements on
Networks

VR

Bandwidth:
High bandwidth: Flexible bandwidth pool:
50M to 1G
100M to 1G Holography 2M to 100G
Low latency:
Low latency: 20 ms Low latency: ms-level
1 ms
4G/5G: Internet access/video viewing/IoV Enterprise services migrated to the cloud
4K popularization, commercial use of 8K/VR, holography application
anytime, anywhere and DCI private lines

A more powerful converged network platform is

required to ensure user experiences.

IP-based services Ultra-high bandwidth Ultra-low latency Agile O&M

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Pain Points of Traditional SDH Bearer Networks (1)
⚫ Current SDH bearer networks cannot meet service development requirements.

SDH networks cannot satisfy service

Fiber resource utilization of SDH devices is low
requirements in the high-bandwidth era

2.5G,
15%

< 2.5G, 50%

10G, 35%

< 2.5G 2.5G 10G Fiber stacking

▪ Legacy SDH devices support rates lower than 10 Gbit/s and have weak packet ▪ Fiber resource utilization of SDH devices is low.
service capabilities. Therefore, SDH networks cannot satisfy the high- ▪ Fiber costs are high.
bandwidth IP-based service requirements. Costs for each pair of fibers: leasing: CNY42,000/km per year; self-built:
▪ 8K, 5G, and high-speed private lines all require rates higher than 10 Gbit/s. CNY100,000/km

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Pain Points of Traditional SDH Bearer Networks (2)
⚫ Current SDH bearer networks cannot meet service development requirements.

SDH devices gradually enter EOS and have

Legacy SDH devices have high OPEX
high risks

Total lifecycle (generally 8 to

Failure rate
10 years)

Service period
Early fault Sustained fault Aging
failure
Time
▪ The power consumption is high, which does not comply with the carbon
peaking goal of China. The O&M cost is high, and devices need to be ▪ SDH networks are close to the end of lifecycle. The legacy SDH devices of
stacked to meet bandwidth requirements. As a result, the cost of mainstream equipment vendors including Alcatel-Lucent, ECI, NSN, and Ericsson
equipment room space, power resources, and O&M investment gradually enter EOS, without evolution or spare parts. Therefore, the expansion
accounts for over 40% of the total cost. costs are high.

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How to Select the SDH Evolution Path?

As-Is New demands

Complex network Support for a single ⚫ Support for existing
architecture platform
⚫ One site every 30 km, high ⚫ Support for only a few services
density service types

?
⚫ Level-by-level multiplexing, ⚫ New service
⚫ Difficult to support large-
with massive overhead bytes;
granularity services requirements
large network scale
⚫ Legacy devices from multiple
vendors ⚫ Capacity improvement

Many small-granularity ⚫ High reliability

High resource utilization
services
⚫ Fiber resources
⚫ A lot of low-speed ⚫ High equipment room
interfaces on legacy space utilization
conserved
devices ⚫ High fiber resource
utilization
⚫ TCO/ROI

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SDH Modernization Path - MS-OTN
⚫ SDH-to-MS-OTN upgrade is an integrated service that migrates traditional SDH networks using MS-
OTN/NHP.

SDH Ultra Leading

VC PKT Flexible grooming
Smart city broadband architecture
ODU OTUk
OTN

• 800G turbo WDM • ODUk grooming • Based on T-SDN

• 200G/400G line rate • Any service access • Unified platform
PKT • Tbit/s level capacity ✓ TDM
Data center ✓ FE/GE
✓ CPRI
✓ 10GE/40GE/100GE
• MS-OTN/NHP: optimal solution for multi-service transmission
...
 Unified architecture is provided and SDH, packet, and OTN services are integrated.
 The embedded SDH/OTN platform provides the optimal performance for time division multiplexing


(TDM).
SDH services can be gradually migrated to achieve seamless interconnection with live-network
services.
M Sulti ervice
- OTN
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SDH Modernization Technology - NHP
Optical service unit (OSU) container:
1. More flexible pipe bandwidth (N x 2 M/10Mbit/s) and efficient bearing of small-granularity
signals
2. The OPUk payload area is divided into multiple payload blocks (PBs).
3. OSUflex uses a fixed-length frame structure, including the overhead and payload.
LoODU 4. When multiple OSUflex channels are multiplexed into an OPUk channel, an index number is
added to each OSUflex channel as the unique channel identifier at the service layer.
LoODU ≥ 1G CBR
Clients TDM E-LAN
LoODU P-Line E-Line E-Tree New

HoODU Adaptation layer

OSUflex < 1G CBR
Lo
OSUflex 1 2
OSUflex Adaptation layer
ODU
OTN ODUk
OSUflex PKT
Adaptation layer
OSUflex ODU OTN ODUCn (Elec. section)
&OSU
Adaptation layer (FlexO, FEC)
OTN OCh
Service-oriented flexible container (OSU) Adaptation layer (MUX)
OTN optical section

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MS-OTN vs. NHP
MS-OTN: different pipes and technologies for different
OSU: unified bearing upon multi-service access
granularities

VC plane: E1/STM-1/STM-4/STM-16 hard pipes, supporting hybrid

networking of SDH and OTN devices

E1 VC-4
STM-N STM-N VC over ODUk
FE/GE
E1 ODUk
VC-12 cross-connection
STM-N E1
OTN plane: over 1G granularities, E2E OTN NHP STM-N
FE/GE
FE/GE
GE flexible pipes 10GE
ODUk ODUk
10GE 10GE
ODUk cross-connection

Packet plane: flexible granularities and soft pipes OSUflex cross- OSUflex cross-
connection connection
TP
FE
ODUk Packet over ODUk
GE
TP packet Unified service bearing plane and pipe resource allocation
OSU will gradually incorporate traditional mapping modes and bearer
technologies.

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Hardware Supports Multiple Cross-Connection Grooming
Mechanisms

Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 3

OTN OTN NHP OTN

SDH MS-OTN SDH SDH NHP

ETH ETH MS-OTN ETH

VC/Packet/ODUk cross- Coexistence of different All-OSU cross-connection

connection grooming grooming architectures grooming

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Why SDH-to-MS-OTN Upgrade? (1)
⚫ Customers in different industries have differentiated service bearing requirements.
Differentiated top private line Differentiated top private line requirements
requirements
Sector Characteristics Private Line Requirement
Critical applications that underpin national economy and people's
Government livelihood, video conferences, life-saving applications such as Security and low latency
Security firefighting systems, and information sharing between organizations
99.999% reliability, ultra-high download and upload rate, 24/7
Low latency, security, and high
Finance online services, exclusive links for ultimate security and ultra-low
bandwidth
Fast latency
Low latency Numerous services migrated to the cloud for access to DCs, rapid
provisioning Government, High bandwidth, bandwidth on
finance OTT bandwidth growth, traffic bursts, low latency needed by online
demand, and low latency
services
Timeliness, big data transmission through secure channels, editing High bandwidth, dedicated
SME Media requirements, nationwide coverage, and evolution towards higher interfaces, and flexible
bandwidth at any time grooming
Cost High
Considerable data transmission, elastic bandwidth adjustment,
effectiveness bandwidth
used for cloud desktops, telepresence conferences, and surgery live Low latency, bandwidth on
Healthcare
OTT streaming, and real-time information synchronization between demand, and high bandwidth
regulators and grassroots institutions
BoD Cost effectiveness, fast
SME Price sensitivity, fast provisioning, and ICT package service provisioning, and one-stop
service

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Why SDH-to-MS-OTN Upgrade? (2)
⚫ Bearer technology comparison
Item MS-OTN/NHP MSTP IP RAN xPON
⚫ Hard pipes, providing physical ⚫ Bandwidth sharing, service isolation by
⚫ Hard pipes, providing physical isolation, ⚫ Bandwidth sharing, low
Security isolation, exclusive bandwidth, software QoS, lower security than
exclusive bandwidth, and high security security
and high security physically isolated hard pipes
⚫ Simple L2 forwarding: weak
⚫ Multiple protection mechanisms against ⚫ High QoS QoS capability
⚫ Multiple protection mechanisms
multiple fiber cuts ⚫ Protection switching time: < 50 ms ⚫ Average protection switching
Reliability ⚫ Average ASON switching time:
⚫ Average ASON switching time: about 20 ms ⚫ No error correction coding: Packet loss time: 500 ms
about 20 ms
⚫ Error correction coding: zero packet loss occurs. ⚫ No error correction coding:
Packet loss occurs.
⚫ Data forwarding: low latency
⚫ Direct transmission at the optical layer: the ⚫ Data forwarding: low latency upon light upon light network loads and
lowest and stable latency ⚫ Circuit switching: low and stable
Latency network loads and high latency upon heavy high latency upon heavy
⚫ Electrical-layer large-granularity grooming and latency, irrelevant to load
network loads, which cannot be controlled network loads, which cannot
high-speed ports: latency lower than MSTP
be controlled
⚫ As a traditional technology, it has
⚫ Mainly covers backbone, core, and aggregation ⚫ Mainly covers metro and aggregation
Access many mature applications, as ⚫ Mainly covers the access
networks. The number of terminal access networks, with a coverage smaller than
capability well as wide coverage and networks.
points is less than that of MSTP. that of MSTP.
extensive access points.
⚫ Ring and tree networking, supporting optical ⚫ Ring networking, nesting ring, ⚫ Ring networking, nesting ring, and site-by-
pass-through and site-by-site cross- site switching ⚫ Mainly tree networking
Networking ⚫ Mainly 100G/200G connections ⚫ Mainly 10GE and GE ⚫ Mainly 10GE and GE
⚫ Covering the backbone, core, and aggregation ⚫ 10G, 2.5G, 622M, 155M ⚫ Mainly covering the aggregation and ⚫ Covering the access layer
layers ⚫ Network-wide coverage access layers

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SDH-to-MS-OTN Upgrade Solution Benefits

Reducing OPEX and increasing revenues Reducing the failure rate and risks

• Less electricity
Economic risks
consumption Lower OPEX • Frequent hardware faults
• Reduced
equipment room
• Network quality deterioration and high
space network risks
• Fewer spare
parts required

• VIP customer
More revenue Spare parts risks
development
• Fiber/Equipment • Spare parts obtained from suppliers
room rent • End of development and maintenance
• Faster provisioning in the industry

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Quiz

1. (Single-answer question) What is the maximum bit rate of SDH line port ?
A. 155Mbps

B. 2.5Gbps

C. 100Gbps

D. 100Gbps

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Contents

1. SDH Modernization Solution Overview

2. SDH Modernization Solution Implementation Process

3. SDH Modernization Cases

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SDH-to-MS-OTN Upgrade Solution Implementation Process (1)
⚫ Service process

1. Information collection &

analysis 4. Integration verification 5. Network deployment

2. Network assessment & 6. Migration

3. Network design
optimization implementation

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SDH-to-MS-OTN Upgrade Solution Implementation Process (2)
1 2 3

Information collection & Network assessment &

Service process analysis optimization
Network design

✓ Requirement ✓ Resource ✓ Site survey

collection and assessment ✓ Device selection
analysis ✓ Protection ✓ Topology design
✓ Live-network assessment ✓ Capacity design
information ✓ O&M assessment ✓ Protection design
collection and ✓ Network
analysis ✓ Service route
optimization design
✓ Device configuration
Operation parsing, conversion, ✓ DCN design
and service ✓ Synchronization
restoration design
✓ Associated port ✓ Cabinet/Subrack/F
group analysis iber connection
✓ DDF/ODF port survey design

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SDH-to-MS-OTN Upgrade Solution Implementation Process (3)
4 5 6
Service Integration Network Migration
process verification deployment implementation

✓ Verification ✓ Hardware ✓ Migration solution

solution design installation design
✓ Test environment ✓ Single-site ✓ Migration
preparation commissioning implementation
✓ Integration ✓ System and assurance
verification commissioning ✓ Migration
✓ Network acceptance
Operation acceptance test

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Information collection & analysis

Device Summary Device EOX Status and Device online duration

Total 382 device in the current SDH network, include 93 Core/Agg devices (24.35%) All 382 devices are in EOX, among which 224 device online more than 10 years.

Layer Qty.
0; 0.00% 0; 0.00%
Core 3
66; 0; 0.00%
Aggregation 90
17.28%
Access 289
Device EOX Online Duration
Unknown 2
382; 92; 10+
Normal 224;
100.00% 24.08% 6-9Y
Service Summary EOX 58.64%
Total 7444 SDH service in the SDH network, 222 private lines and 29102M Lack of Data 1-5Y
bandwidth. Lack of Data

Service Type Bandwidth(M) Service Qty.

Device Type List：
EOS 9568 3950
Device Type Number of NEs Product EOX Status Number of years or more in the network
TDM 19534 3494
OSN9500 3 EOFS 3

Resource Summary OSN3500 83 EOM 51

The low order cross usage of 2 devices exceed 70%, include 2 Core/Agg 2500 + 4 EOS 4

devices. OSN2500 3 EOM 1

The port usage of 15 devices exceed 70%, include 5 Core/Agg devices. M1000V3 167 EOFS 118

The Slot usage of 143 devices exceed 70%, include 30 Core/Agg devices. M100 69 EOFS 0

The bandwidth usage of 39 links exceed 70%. 155/622H 50 EOFS 47

OSN1500 3 EOFS 0

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Reconstructed Service List
➢ Analysis objective: Analyze the services of the SDH network to be reconstructed and summarize the Collect the total service volume by port and service granularity.
traffic of the services to be reconstructed.
Service Type VC12 VC3 VC4 Total
➢ Front input: port analysis report exported from the solution design.
➢ Analytical method: E1 883 883

✓ Open the Port Analysis Report, click the Service tab, insert a new column (column H) after the Path EOS 544 18 562
Type column in column G and name it as Service Type. Filter all services whose Source Board or Sink SDH optical port 1766 2 16 1784
Board is PQ1 and change the service type to E1. Filter all services whose Source Board or Sink Board
Total 3193 20 16 3229
in the Domain is EOS and change the service type to EOS. Change the service type of other services to
TDM. Collect statistics on the number of services of different granularities by site.
✓ Perform a perspective view on the modified service table. Select "Rate Level" in the column, "Service Site VC12 VC3 VC4 Total
Type" in the row, and "Path Name" in the value to obtain the overall service statistics table. XXX 637 12 2 651

✓ Copy the information in columns A-H to the lower part of the existing table, copy the information XXX 323 2 325

about the sink site (column Q-X) to the information about the source site (column I-P), and then pivot XXX 234 2 236

the table and select Rate Level in the column. Select Source Site Name and Path Name in the row. XXX 452 3 455
Then, a table is displayed for collecting statistics on the number of services of different granularities XXX 40 40
by site. XXX 316 316

➢ Analysis output: reconstruction service list and service statistics summary. The following table and the XXX 448 3 2 453

table on the right are examples. XXX 3936 22 24 3982

Total 6386 40 32 6458
Reconstruction service list:
Source lower
source higher Sink higher Sink lower order
Service Name Rate Level Source Site Name Source NE Name Source Slot Source Board Source Port order Sink Site Name Sink NE Name Sink slot Sink Board Sink Port
order timeslot order timeslot timeslot
timeslot
Service1 VC4_16C SiteA A-001 21 JQ16 3 1 - SiteF F-001 18 JQ16 3 1 -

Service2 VC4 SiteB B-001 14 EGT2 1 1 - SiteG G-002 4 EGT2 1 4 -

Service3 VC3 SiteC C-002 2 N4EFS0 1 1 3 SiteH H-003 1 N1EFS4 1 1 3

Service4 VC12 SiteD D-001 13 N1SLT1 5 1 10 SiteI I-001 4 SLNO 7 1 10

Service5 VC12 SiteE E-002 13 N1SLT1 5 1 11 SiteJ J-001 4 SLNO 7 1 11

...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ......

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Target Network Construction: New Deployment and Expansion
New MS-OTN network Expand the existing MS-OTN network.

MS-OTN MS-OTN
Core Core

Backbone
Backbone

New

Reconstru
Reconstruct Convergence ction
Convergence ion SDH SDH

• Reconstruction mode • Reconstruction mode

SDH reconstruction is performed on a new local MS-OTN network. New networks Reconstruct the MS-OTN equipment for capacity expansion. Expanding and

take into consideration the reconstruction requirements of existing SDH services reconstructing the existing MS-OTN network can effectively reuse idle slots and

and the evolution trend of service models such as EOO/OSU in the future. bandwidth resources on the existing network, avoiding repeated investment and

saving CAPEX.
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Target Site and Topology Planning
MS-OTN network SDH network Target network Sites Site Role Existing devices

A B SiteA Core A01(E9624),A02(E6616)

Core layer

1 2
SiteB Core B01(E9624)
Agg layer SiteC Agg -
3 4 5 C SiteD Agg D01(E6616)
SiteE Access -
New Sites
...... ...... ......

Link Name Source Site Sink Site

Core layer (selected F1 N1 N2

based on the network
scale)
Medium-sized network: The ring
Large-scale network: multi-core topology is used. The nodes use Small-scale network: dual-core
sites, semi-mesh networking, 1+1 linear MSP or ring MSP. nodes are used, and 1 + 1 linear F2 N1 M1
and 1+1 linear MSP networking Semi-mesh networking can be MSP is used between nodes.
between nodes considered.

F3 N2 N3
Core layer Core layer Core layer
Aggregation layer
(Select the layer based
on the fiber resource F4 N2 M2
conditions on the live
network and customer
O&M habits.)

The number of optical fibers

...... ...... ......
and the east-west traffic are Ring (maximum east-west
V-shaped (maximum fibers) moderate. traffic)
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Core site Aggregation site
Recommended Device Models

Access:
Office 2 x FE/GE (e) +
2 x FE/GE (o) + iMaster NCE
4 x E1 E6616
(800G OTN & 800G PKT &
280G/40G SDH)
Uplink:
2 x STM-1/STM-4/STM-16/OTU1

Building 100G/200G x 80λ 200G/400G x 120λ

OptiXstar A810 A E6608 E9624 E9624X

(200G OTN & 160G PKT (4.8T OTN/1.92T SDH/6.4T (1.8T OTN/
& 50G/20G SDH) PKT) 480G SDH)

Campus

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Board Selection

Upstream 20*10G OTU2 20*10G OTU2

Upstream 20*10G OTU2 20*10G OTU2

V6G216 V6G216
Line Board V6G216 V6G216
(ODU/SDH/OSU) (ODU/SDH/OSU) Line board
(ODU/SDH/OSU) (ODU/SDH/OSU)

E9624
E9624

Tributary S216/G216/A212 S216/G216/A212 S216/G216/A212

Tributary S216/G216/A212 S216/G216/A212 EMS20 S216/G216/A212
board (SDH) (SDH) (SDH)
board (SDH) (SDH) (EoSDH) (SDH)

UNQ2 UNQ2
Line Board UNQ2 UNQ2
(SDH) (SDH) Line board (SDH) (SDH)

E6616
E6616

Tributary PL1D EGS4 SLNO

board Tributary PL1D
(SDH) (EoSDH) (SDH)
board (SDH)

Service access E1 FE/GE STM-1/4 STM-16/64

Service access E1 FE/GE STM-1/4/16/64

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Integrated One-Stop Cloud Platform Supports Rapid Migration
Powerful Multi-vendors ability, isolated service migration analysis, one-click automatic configurable script

Script Network Evaluation Network Migration

parsing Opex To Capex
restoration analysis Plan & design Analysis
New CAPEX

New OPEX

Legacy OPEX

Legacy Network New Network

Σ OPEX saving Σ OPEX+CAPEX

• Multi-vendors ability • Discrete service clean • Equipment • Scenario-oriented • Migration analysis • Opex to Capex

support 10+ vendors, Missing XC & logical Duration/EOX/ Smooth: Accurately identify the From the actual equipment
3 migration method
Fibers Bandwidth/Site info. decoupling btw service & ports fee, footprint, power, fiber,
more than 200 3rd • Isolated Analysis
Security：Offline simulation & OAM costs etc, output
vendors’ devices data Incorrect configurations • Service：service migration evolution analysis
script parsing and residual XC verification comparative Opex and Capex
direction/trend etc isolated from the existing
• Customization ability for new • Restoration ability network Efficiency： analysis
• Volume network, security solution
topology & E2E service route • Manual@>X Days
type: <20 Days XC/port/slot/link design for core sites
info. • GNEEC@1~2 Hours

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Migration Solution Based on Scenarios
Device-by-device migration Migration in ring insertion mode Network-by-network migration
Scenrio 1: Less services & XC capacities Scenario 2: huge services & XC capacities Scenario 3: OTN incorporated SDH scenes
（(Fit for the access site, no fiber) (Fit for Core & aggr. Site, no fiber) (Fit for sites had WDM\OTN, Have fibers)
）

80~100 400+ 10~20 100+ 10~20 50~70

services/hour VS services/hour services/hour VS services/hour services/hour VS services/hour
Manual migration GNEEC Manual migration GNEEC Manual migration GNEEC
support support support

Predictable Verified Controllable

Evolution Solution Risk
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Professional Delivery Solution, SDH Migration Time-saving
Traditional delivery & deployment @ Manual migration in NMS Professional GNEEC delivery @ Isolated migration analysis

Delivery Period Delivery Period

70~100 days 10~25 days

• High risk: Online service migration in NMS, easy to affect online • Smoother: migration analysis based on multi-vendors topology and
service services restoration

• Slow recovery: service interruption caused by misoperation, recovery • Safer: migration evolution analysis isolated from the existing network,
time is up to X days security solution design for core sites

• Low efficiency: service migration @ many times to confirm the • More efficient：3 automatic migration solution based on scenarios
physical connection relationships

Note: The service cutover delivery analysis data will be scenario-based.

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Contents

1. SDH Modernization Solution Overview

2. SDH Modernization Solution Implementation Process

3. SDH Modernization Cases

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Challenges to Transportation Communication Network

Reliable & Low latency Diversified Interfaces Large Bandwidth

⚫ SCADA: RS232/RS422/RS485/2-/4-wire…
⚫ Signaling system, CTC(centralized ⚫ Office automation
⚫ Telephone: FXS/FXO/E1
traffic control center), SCADA, ⚫ Video surveillance
dispatching, clock, bank ATM, ⚫ Dispatching/TETRA:E1
⚫ GSM-R: N*E1 ⚫ More IT-based services introduce(wifi,
⚫ Real-time monitoring video conference)
⚫ Video surveillance/ PIS/Video
conference/Office automation ⚫ Public system services are rapidly
increasing(private bank, mobile video,
etc.)

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XX MTR Migrated Separate Old SDH Equipment and PCM MUX

Challenges
▪ Current network EOX: Built in 2006, over 10 years
▪ Bandwidth bottleneck: 622M in access ring and 2.5G in core ring, cannot
meet the large bandwidth increase
▪ No site space: Low integration old equipment, no space for expansion
▪ SDH(Z) and PCM(N) from different vendor, difficult OAM

Solution
▪ Large bandwidth design: 10G core ring with 2.5G
access ring, ready for larger bandwidth upgrade
▪ High integration: 5U height with 15 slots, support
TDM and packet in one device
▪ Unified platform: SDH and PCM in one
equipment, one NMS for PCM and SDH

Benefits
▪ Future-oriented network: Solve bandwidth bottleneck, support smart card and
MPLS-TP, ready for future evolution
▪ Easier OAM: One NMS for SDH and PCM, simplified network, lower opex
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XX Subway Communication System

Customer Challenge

⚫ Diversified service interface, RS232/484, E&M, STM-16/64 and GE/10GE

⚫ Extremely high reliable requirement on rail control signal, and Tedra System
⚫ Fast increase in video and OA service impact the network capacity
⚫ Old SDH equipment running 14 years face EOX and need to migrate

Huawei Solution

⚫ Huawei MSTP provides large bandwidth with smart 40G/100G interface and
built-in-PCM for low bit rate service
⚫ One unified network bearing all traffic, SDH Hard pipe for rail control signal, and
MPLS-TP Soft pipe for OA and Video service
⚫ One NMS to manage both SDH and PCM, simplified OAM

Customer Benefits

⚫ One simplified network for all service, one NMS, easy to maintain;
⚫ 40G/100G Ready network for future 5~10 years bandwidth requirements

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Challenges to Smart Grid Communication Network

Reliable & Low latency Various Interfaces Ultra Long Haul Large Bandwidth
⚫ SCADA: RS232/RS422/RS485/2-/4- ⚫ The single span of ultra high
⚫ Real-time monitoring of grid ⚫ Office automation
wire…
and non-blocking security voltage grid is over 300km and ⚫ Video surveillance
⚫ Teleprotection:C37.94/G.703
protection;
64K/V.24/X.21/RS232… even longer, across no man's land ⚫ Broadband Operation
⚫ Teleprotection latency <5 ms ⚫ WAMS:E1/FE
⚫ Office Automation: FE/GE
⚫ CCTV: E1/FE
⚫ Voice: PCM/E1

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PCM Application in the Electric Power Industry

Service Type Service name Service interface

Dispatch Phone
SCADA Dispatching phone PBX Voice service FXS, FXO, E&M
Production
management phone

Nx64K, G.703 64K

relay protection
control center Dedicated codirectional, C37.94
service
safety stabilizer RS232

Dispatch Phone
Dispatching RS232, E&M, V.35, Boolean
automation value
Dispatch Phone
Power Wide Area Vector
Electricity RTU
distribution
RTU generation Measurement RS232
Dispatching
System
system
Transmission and transformation of power service
electric energy
RS232, E&M
metering system

Fault Recording
Relay protection RTU Dispatch Phone relay protection RS232
System of Baoxin

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Huawei MS-OTN Enable Future-oriented Network
Power generation Power transmission and transformation Power Dispatching Power consumption

Power plant substation substation dispatching family plant CBD

cabinet
Dispatching

C37.94, Co-64K
Tele-Protection
E&M,
MS-OTN
RTU RS232,FE
Smart 10G/100G
FXS, FE Router
Backbone
Phone Access Aggregation
FE OTN
Office Substation/Power Plants
FE
Video Regional Control Center Headquarters Control Center

CPE E6608 E6616 E9624(X)

Simplified Network Inherit all MSTP features Smart OAM, visible, manageable
• 4-in-1 device, unified access, one NMS, • Physical isolation, safe, reliable, low latency
and controllable
save cost and space • Physical encryption ensure high security
• Hard pipe for OT and soft pipe for IT • Hitless protection switch providing high reliability • NCE-T realize predictive O&M
• OVPN divide network to different Sub-
Future-oriented Self-developed chips network with different authority
• MS-OTN break 10G SDH bandwidth limit • Widely interworking with 3rd party vendors • Health prediction enable early faults
• Support MPLS-TP for statistical multiplex • Self-developed chips and optical module ensure precaution and pro-active O&M
• 450KM ultra-long distance transmission stable supply
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Ultra Long Distance Transmission for High Voltage

Generation Transmission Network Distribution Consumption

450 KM
Power Substations Substations Distribution Home Factory CBD
Plant EDFA EDFA
ROP ROP

RGU
Enhanced Raman Enhanced Raman

Line Rate Configuration Lambda span（db) Comment

Forward Enhanced Raman +
1 91dB/455km [email protected]
Backward Enhanced ROPA
10G
Forward Bypass ROPA + Backward planning
1 100dB/500km
Enhanced Bypass ROPA(planning)
Forward Enhanced Raman + BPSK
1 84db/420km
Backward Enhanced ROPA [email protected]
100G
Forward Bypass ROPA + Backward
1 91db/455km planning
Enhanced Bypass ROPA(planning)

Huawei 450KM per span ultra-long-haul solution can solve ultra-high voltage substation transmission
across depopulated zone, machine room and cost saved.
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XX Country Upgrade RTU/SCADA Communication Network
Requirement to Communication Network SDH & PCM all in one solution

⚫ Upgrade RTU/SCADA communication network 300+ ⚫ Able to inter-networking with legacy SDH & PCM
110/380KV substation equipment;
⚫ Seamless interworking with legacy network ⚫ Support conference function for RTU/SCADA
⚫ Support SCADA redundancy application redundancy application
⚫ Guarantee 15 years lifecycle.

Local Operation Center

SCADA
DXC DVM
110KV
SCADA
West Operation Area RT
U DVM
SDH
DXC DVM

Dir WRCC DXC

SDH
WRCC
WRCC: West DVM
DirEWRCC DXC STM1/4 SDH
SCADA
Region Control DXC DVM
SDH
Center SCADA
DXC DVM

◼ XX company is a monopoly
company on the generation, ⚫ Each RTU provide 4~6个LS（RS232）； SDH
EWRCC
EWRCC: Emergency transmission and distribution of ⚫ Two RS232 to Local Operation Center DXC DVM
SCADA

West Region Control

Center electric power. ⚫ Two RS232 to WRCC (WT010 Scope) DXC DVM
SCADA

⚫ Two RS232 to EWRCC(WT010 Scope)

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Summary

⚫ This course describes the SDH-to-MS-OTN upgrade solution in detail, including the
technical principles, implementation process, and upgrade cases.

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