Cisco press building multiservice transport networks jul 2006 ISBN 1587052202

BuildingMultiserviceTransportNetworks
ByJimDurkin,JohnGoodman,RonHarris,
FrankFernandez-Posse,MichaelRezek,MikeWallace
...............................................
Publisher:CiscoPress
PubDate:July13,2006
PrintISBN-10:1-58705-220-2
PrintISBN-13:978-1-58705-220-0
Pages:576

TableofContents|Index

Acomprehensivehandbookforunderstanding,designing,anddeployingmultiservice
networkarchitectureandapplications
Design,deploy,operate,andtroubleshootONS15454applicationsandservices
LearnSONET/SDHandDWDMfundamentals
UnderstandMultiserviceProvisioningPlatform(MSPP)networkarchitecturesthat
supportEthernet,storageareanetworking,wavelength,andDWDMtransport
applications
ExtendyourMSPPwithCiscostoragesolutions
AnewgenerationofSONETandDWDMsystemsprovidingthefunctionsofmultiple
networkelementsinasingleplatformhasemerged.Thisnewplatformiscalleda
MultiserviceProvisioningPlatform(MSPP).MSPPsareapopularsolutionforbuildingnew
networksandupgradingexistingnetworkstotakeadvantageofnewservicesand
integrationofvoiceanddata.CiscoSystemsprovidesanMSPPproduct,theONS15454,
forbothserviceproviderandenterprisenetworks.CiscoSystemsisthemarketleaderin
MSPPtechnologyinNorthAmerica.Morethan1,000CiscocustomersusetheONS15454
MSPPintheirnetworksandover40,000ONS15454shaveshipped,creatinganeedfor
accurate,comprehensivetechnicalinformationforuserstounderstandandmaximizethe
potentialofthisMSPPproduct.BuildingMultiserviceTransportNetworkswillbecomean
indispensablereferenceforCiscocustomersandconstituentswhoaredeployingMSPP

solutions.BuildingMultiserviceTransportNetworksteachesallfacetsofMSPPnetworksin
aneasy-to-understandmannerandfromboththeserviceproviderandenterprise
perspective.Itprovidesthebackgroundmaterialnecessaryforreaderstolearnkey
aspectsofSONET,SDH,DWDM,Ethernet,andstoragenetworking,anddoessothrough
networkdiagrams,applicationexamples,designguidelines,anddetailedconfigurations.


BuildingMultiserviceTransportNetworks
ByJimDurkin,JohnGoodman,RonHarris,
FrankFernandez-Posse,MichaelRezek,MikeWallace
...............................................
Publisher:CiscoPress
PubDate:July13,2006
PrintISBN-10:1-58705-220-2
PrintISBN-13:978-1-58705-220-0
Pages:576

TableofContents|Index

Copyright
AbouttheAuthors

Acknowledgments
IconsUsedinThisBook
Introduction
PartI:BuildingtheFoundationforUnderstandingMSPPNetworks
Chapter1.MarketDriversforMultiserviceProvisioningPlatforms
MarketDrivers
Summary
Chapter2.TechnologyFoundationforMSPPNetworks
WhatIsanMSPPNetwork?
FiberOpticBasics
SONET/SDHPrinciples
SONETOverhead
SynchronizationandTiming
Summary
Chapter3.AdvancedTechnologiesoverMultiserviceProvisioningPlatforms
Storage
DWDM
Ethernet
Summary
PartII:DesigningMSPPNetworks

Chapter4.MultiserviceProvisioningPlatformArchitectures
TraditionalService-ProviderNetworkArchitectures
TraditionalCustomerNetworkArchitectures
MSPPPositioninginService-ProviderNetworkArchitectures
MSPPPositioninginCustomerNetworkArchitectures
Summary
Chapter5.MultiserviceProvisioningPlatformNetworkDesign
MSPPNetworkDesignMethodology
MSPPNetworkTopologies
Summary
Chapter6.MSPPNetworkDesignExample:CiscoONS15454
ONS15454ShelfAssembly
EIAs
Timing,Communications,andControlCards
Cross-ConnectCards
AlarmInterfaceControllerCard
SONET/SDHOpticalInterfaceCards
EthernetInterfaceCards
ElectricalInterfaceCards
StorageNetworkingCards
MSPPNetworkDesignCaseStudy
Summary
PartIII:DeployingEthernetandStorageServicesonONS15454MSPPNetworks

Chapter7.ONS15454EthernetApplicationsandProvisioning
ONS15454E-SeriesInterfaceCards
ONS15454G-SeriesInterfaceCards
ONS15454CE-SeriesInterfaceCards
ONS15454ML-SeriesInterfaceCards
Summary
Chapter8.ONS15454Storage-AreaNetworking
SANReview
ASingle-ChassisSANExtensionSolution:ONS15454
StorageoverWavelength
StorageoverSONET
SANProtection
Summary
PartIV:BuildingDWDMNetworksUsingtheONS15454
Chapter9.UsingtheONS15454PlatformtoSupportDWDMTransport:MSTP

ONS15454ShelfAssembly
Timing,Communications,andControlCards
OpticalServiceChannelModule
OSC-CSM
AlarmInterfaceControllerCard
ONS15454MSTPDWDMITU-TChannelPlan
32-ChannelMultiplexerCards
32-ChannelDemultiplexerCards
Four-ChannelMultiplexer/DemultiplexerCards
Four-BandOADMFilters
One-BandOADMFilters
ChannelOADMCards
ONS15454MSTPROADM
ONS15454MSTPTransponder/MuxponderInterfaces
ONS15454MSTPOpticalAmplifiers
ONS15454MSTPDispersionCompensationUnit
ONS15454MSTPSupportedNetworkConfigurations
Summary
Chapter10.DesigningONS15454MSTPNetworks
ONS15454MSTPDWDMDesignConsiderations
ONS15454MSTPDWDMDesignRulesExamples
ONS15454MSTPManualDWDMDesignExample
ONS15454MSTPMetroPlannerDesignTool
Summary
Chapter11.UsingtheONS15454MSTPtoProvideWavelengthServices
TypesofWavelengthServices
WavelengthServicesProtectionOptions

ImplementingWavelengthServicesontheONS15454MSTP
ManagingWavelengthServicesontheONS15454MSTP
Summary
PartV:ProvisioningandTroubleshootingONS15454Networks
Chapter12.ProvisioningandOperatinganONS15454SONET/SDHNetwork
TurningUptheONS15454
OperatingandSupportinganMSPPNetwork
Summary
Chapter13.TroubleshootingONS15454Networks
ResourcestoTroubleshoottheONS15454
LocatingtheProblemandGatheringDetailsUsingCTC




PossibleCausestoCommonIssues



Summary
PartVI:MSPPNetworkManagement

Chapter14.MonitoringMultipleServicesonaMultiserviceProvisioningPlatform
Network
MSPPFaultManagement
MSPPPerformanceManagement
UsingLocalCraftInterfaceApplicationVersusEMS
Summary
Chapter15.Large-ScaleNetworkManagement
OverviewofManagementLayers
WhyUseanEMS?
Summary
Index


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AbouttheAuthors
JimDurkinisaSeniorSystemsEngineeratCiscoSystemsand

isaspecialistinopticaltransporttechnologies.Jimhasmore
than17yearsofexperienceinthetelecommunicationsindustry,
involvingdesignandimplementationofvoice,data,andoptical
networks.HestartedhiscareeratAT&TBellLaboratories.Jim
hasaBachelor'sdegreeandaMaster'sdegreeinelectrical
engineeringfromtheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnology.Heholds
theOpticalSpecialist,CCNA,andCCIPcertificationsfromCisco
Systems.
JohnGoodmanisaSeniorSystemsEngineerwithCisco
Systems,supportingnetworksolutionsforserviceproviders.He
hasspent13yearsintheplanning,design,andimplementation
ofopticaltransportnetworks.HehasaBachelor'sdegreein
electricalengineeringfromAuburnUniversity,andholdsthe
CiscoOpticalSpecialistandCCNAcertifications.Johnliveswith
hiswifeandtwodaughtersinTennessee.
RonHarrisisaSeniorSystemsEngineeratCiscoSystemsand
isaspecialistinopticaltransporttechnologies.Asasystems
engineerforthelast6years,Ronhasworkedwithvarious
serviceproviders,RegionalBellOperatingCompanies,and
energy/utilitiescompanyinthedesignandspecificationsof
opticalnetworks.Hehasamassedmorethan18yearsof
experienceinthetelecommunicationsindustry.Beforejoining
Ciscoin2000,Ronworkedasatechnicalsalesconsultantfor
LucentTechnologieswhereheledateamofsalesengineers
responsibleforthesaleofnext-generationopticalfiberand
DWDMtotransportproviders.BeforejoiningLucent,heworked
forseveralyearsinvariousengineeringrolesataleading
telecommunicationsproviderintheSoutheasternUnitedStates.
RonhasearnedanMBAfromtheUniversityofAlabamaat
Huntsville,andaBachelor'sdegreeincomputerandinformation

sciencesfromtheUniversityofAlabamaatBirmingham.Heis
presentlyCiscocertifiedasanOpticalSpecialistI,CCNP,and
CCIP.
FrankFernández-Possehasadiversebackgroundinthe
telecommunicationsindustry.Frankhasbeenengagedin
designing,validating,andimplementingnetworksusingvarious
technologies.Givenhisbroadbackground,hededicatedpartof
hiscareertovalidatingtechnology/productintegration,
includingdata,ATM,optical,andvoicetechnologies.Frank
joinedCiscoSystemsin2001asaSystemsEngineerand
currentlysupportstransportnetworkingsolutionsforservice
providers;heisacertifiedCiscoOpticalSpecialist.Before
joiningCiscoSystems,heworkedatLucentTechnologies.
MichaelRezekisanAccountManageratCiscoSystemsanda
specialistinopticaltransporttechnologies.Michaelisa
professionallylicensedengineerinelectricalengineeringin
NorthCarolinaandSouthCarolina.HereceivedhisMasterof
SciencedegreeinelectricalengineeringfromtheGeorgia
InstituteofTechnology.In2001,MichaelreceivedhisCCNP
VoiceSpecializationinVoIPVoFRVoATMandhasreceivedhis
CCDA,CCNA,CCDP,andCCNPcertificationsin2000.He
graduatedsummacumlaudewithaBachelorofEngineering
degreeinelectricalengineeringfromYoungstownState
University.Hehasauthored32patentdisclosures,10ofwhich
Westinghousepursuedforpatent.HesoldhisfirsteverCisco
InterOfficeRing(IOF)toamajorILEC.AtRockwellAutomation
Engineering,Michaeldesigned,built,andtestedhardwareand
softwarefora15-axisrobotforthefiberindustry.Asan

engineer,hewascommissionedtodeveloptheintellectual
propertyforacomplexandproprietaryfiber-windingtechnology
whichhethendesignedandtested.
MikeWallace,anativeofSouthCarolina,beganhiscareerin
telecommunicationswithoneofthelargestindependent
telephonecompaniesinSouthCarolinainJanuary1970.During
his21-yearcareerthere,heservedinmanytechnicalpositions;


in1984,hewaspromotedtocentralofficeequipmentengineer,
withaspecialtyintransmissionsengineering.Thisspecialfield
requiredthetasksofplanning,designing,andimplementing
opticaltransmissionnetworks,whileworkingcloselywith
outsideplantengineerstounderstandfiber-opticcable
characteristicsandspecificationsthatwouldbethefoundation
foropticaltransmitters,receivers,andrepeaterstocome
togethertoformopticaltransmissionnetworks.
In1991,Mikemovedonfromthetelephonecompanytopursue
otheropportunities.Hehada14-monthassignmentwiththe
UniversityofNorthCarolinaatCharlottetoengineeranoptical
networkforthecampus,anda3-yearassignmentwithICG,
Inc.,amajorCLECwithanopticalnetworkintheCharlotte,
NorthCarolinamarket,whereheprovidedtechnicalsupportfor
thelocalsalesteams.Mikehada7-yearassignmentwith
FujitsuNetworkCommunications,Inc.,amajormanufacturerof
opticaltransmissionsystems,whereheservedasaSales
EngineerfortheSoutheastterritory.Mikehasservedas
presidentofthelocalchapteroftheIndependentTelephone
PioneersAssociation,whichisacivicorganizationthatsupports
multiplecharitiesinthePalmettoState.

AbouttheTechnicalReviewers
RobGonzalez,P.E.,CiscoOpticalSpecialist,isaMemberof
TechnicalStaffforBellSouth'sTechnologyPlanningand
Deployment,TransmissionandAccesslab.Heisresponsiblefor
testingandevaluatingCiscoopticalproductsforuseinthe
BellSouthnetwork.RobalsoistheSubjectMatterExpertfor
Layer1andLayer2transportofdataservicesusingPacketover-SONET.RobhasbeenwithBellSouthformorethan11
yearsindifferentcapacities,andhasworkedonthetechnical
staffforalmost5years.
GabrielGutierrez,CCNA,CCIP,COS-Optical,hasworkedin
thetelecommunicationsindustryforover10years.Hereceived


hisBachelor'sdegreeinElectricalEngineeringfromSouthern
MethodistUniversity.Currently,GabrielworksatCiscoSystems
asaSystemEngineersellingandsupportingopticalanddata
networkingsolutions.




Acknowledgments
JimDurkin:IwouldliketothankJoeGarciaforhisinitialidea
ofwritingthisbookandforhissupportandrecognitionduring
thistime-consumingproject.IalsowouldliketothankJohn
KaneandDanYoungfortheiroutstandingsupport.Mostofall,I
wanttothankmybeautifulwifeandchildrenfortheirsupport
andpatienceduringthewritingofthisbook.Thisbookis
dedicatedtoJohnRichards,myuncle,whohasbeenafather

figureandmentortomeinmylife.
JohnGoodman:Thisbookisdedicatedtomywife,Teresa,and
toJoeGarcia,whowasinstrumentalinmyparticipationinthis
project.
RonHarris:Thisbookcouldnothavebeenpossiblewithout
thetirelesseffortsofmyeditorsandtechnicalreviewers.I
wouldliketopersonallythankRobGonzalezandGabriel
Gutierrezfortheirhardworkandtremendouseffortin
technicallyreviewingthechapterscoveringMSTP.Ialsowould
liketothankDanYoungandhisteamofeditorsfortheir
editorialspiritofexcellencewhilepreparingthisbookfor
publication.Mostimportant,Ioweatremendousamountof
gratitudetomywifeanddaughtersfortheirsupportand
patienceduringthecompilationofthisbook.
FrankFernández-Posse:Iwouldliketothankmywife,Ana,
forherpatienceandongoingsupport,andmybabyson,Alec,
forputtingabigsmileonmyfaceeveryday.Iloveyou!Iam
alsogratefulforbeingpartofagreatteaminwhichsupportis
readilyavailablefromeverymember.SpecialthankstoJim
Durkinforkickingoffandmanagingthiseffort.
MichaelRezek:Iwouldliketoacknowledgemywifeforthe
sacrificesshehasmadetoprovidemewiththetimetowrite
thisbook.


MikeWallace:I'dliketoacknowledgeallofmyco-authorsfor
theirpatienceandassistanceincompletingthisproject.Iwould
especiallyliketoacknowledgeJimDurkinforhisvisiontosee
theneedforthisprojectandforgivingmetheopportunityto
participate.I'dliketothankallthetechnicalreviewersfortheir

diligence,comments,anddedicationtomakethisbookavalue
tothoseindividualsinterestedinitssubjectmatter.I'dliketo
dedicatethisbooktomywonderfulwife,Rosanne,forher
supportandunderstanding,andalsotoallofthepeople(too
manytomention)whohavebeenapartofmy
telecommunicationscareerandeducation.Ithasbeenagreat
ride!




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follows:
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enteredliterallyasshown.Inactualconfigurationexamples
andoutput(notgeneralcommandsyntax),boldface
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Introduction
Thisbookisarareassemblage,inthatitcombinesthebest
mindsacrossanumberoftopicsinonecentralrepository.
Booksthatareauthoredbyoneortwoauthorslimitthedepth
andbreadthofexpertisetoonlythatparticularauthor(s).This
bookdrawsonthebreadthanddepthofeachauthorasit
pertainstoeachtopicdiscussed,enhancingthebook'soverall
value.TheauthorsofthisbookareCiscoSystemsOptical
Engineerswhohavemorethan75yearsofcombinedoptical
networkingexpertise.
Theauthorsofthisbookhaveseenaneedtopreparethose
aspiringtogrowtheircapabilitiesinmultiservicetransport
networking.Theresultisthisbook,BuildingMultiservice
TransportNetworks.Thisbookprovidesthereaderwith
informationtothoroughlyunderstandandlearnthemanyfacets
ofMSPPandDWDMnetworkarchitecturesandapplicationswith
thiscomprehensivehandbook.Thisincludestopicssuchas
designing,configuring,andmonitoringmultiservicetransport
networks.AmultiservicetransportnetworkconsistsofMSPPs
andMSTPs.Cisco'sONS15454isanexampleofaMultiservice
ProvisioningPlatform(MSPP)andaMultiserviceTransport
Platform(MSTP).
ItisimportanttounderstandthattheCiscoONS15454canbe
consideredastwodifferentproductsunderoneproductfamily.

TheONS15454MSPPisoneproduct,andtheotheristheONS
15454MSTP.MSTPdescribesthecharacteristicsoftheONS
15454whenusedtoimplementeitherafixed-channelOADMor
aROADM-basedDWDMnetwork.Oneoftheuniquecapabilities
oftheONS15454isthatitremainsonechassis,onesoftware
base,andonesetofcommoncontrolcardstosupportboth
MSPPapplicationsandMSTPapplications.
Serviceproviderstodayunderstandtheneedfordeliveringdata


servicesnamely,EthernetandSANextension.However,most
areuncertainofordisagreeonthemosteconomicalnetwork
foundationfromwhichtheseservicesshouldactuallybe
delivered.Whenplacedinnewerenvironments,service
providersinstinctivelyleveragepastknowledgeofnetwork
deploymentsandtendtoforce-fitnewtechnologyintoold
designschemes.Forexample,someserviceprovidershave
alwaysusedpoint-to-pointcircuitstodeliverservices,sowhen
customersrequiredEthernetservices,manyimmediatelyused
private-line,point-to-pointcircuitstodeliverthem.Usingthe
ONS15454,thisbookshowsyouhowtodeliverbasicprivatelineEthernetserviceandhowtodeliverEthernetmultipointand
aggregationservicesusingRPRtoenablenewerandmore
efficientservicemodels.
ThisbookalsodiscusseshowtheMSPPandMSTPfitwithinthe
overallnetworkarchitecture.Thisisimportantbecausemany
serviceprovidersaretryingtoconvergeandconsolidatetheir
networks.Serviceproviders,suchasILECs,arelookingto
delivermoreservices,moreefficientlyovertheirnetwork.This
bookcanserveasahandbookthatnetworkdesignersand
plannerscanreferencetohelpdeveloptheirplansfornetwork

migration.

GoalsandMethods
Animportantgoalofthisbookistohelpyouthoroughly
understandallthefacetsofamultiservicetransportnetwork.
Cisco'sONS15454isaddressedwhendiscussingthisbecauseit
istheleadingmultiservicetransportproducttoday.Thisbook
providesthenecessarybackgroundmaterialtoensurethatyou
understandthekeyaspectsofSONET,DWDM,Ethernet,and
storagenetworking.
Thisbookservesasavaluableresourcefornetwork
professionalsengagedinthedesign,deployment,operation,
andtroubleshootingofONS15454applicationsandservices,


suchasTDM,SONET/SDH,DWDM,Ethernet,andSAN.By
providingnetworkdiagrams,applicationexamples,anddesign
guidelines,thisbookisavaluableresourceforreaderswho
wantacomprehensivebooktoassistinanMSPPandMSTP
networkdeployment.
Insummary,thisbook'sgoalsareto
Provideyouwithanin-depthunderstandingonmultiservice
transportnetworks
Translatekeytopicsinthisbookintoexamplesof"whythey
matter"
Offeryouanend-to-endguidefordesign,implementation,
andmaintenanceofmultiservicetransportnetworks
Helpyoudesign,deploy,andtroubleshootONS15454MSPP
andMSTPservices
Providereal-lifeexamplesofhowtouseanMSPPandan

MSTPtoextendSANnetworks
UnderstandnewertechnologiessuchasRPRandROADM,
andhowthesecanbedeployedwithinanexistingONS
15454transportarchitecture
ReviewSONETandDWDMfundamentals

WhoShouldReadThisBook?
Thisbook'sprimaryaudienceisequipmenttechnicians,network
engineers,transportengineers,circuitcapacitymanagers,and
networkinfrastructureplannersinthetelecommunications
industry.Thosewhoinstall,test,provision,troubleshoot,or


manageMSPPnetworks,orwhoaspiretodosoarealso
candidatesforthisbook.Additionally,dataandtelecom
managersseekinganunderstandingofTDM/dataproduct
convergenceshouldreadthisbook.
Businessdevelopmentandmarketingpersonnelwithinthe
service-providermarketcanalsogainvaluableinformationfrom
thisbook.Thisbookshouldfacilitatetheirunderstandingofhow
tomarketandpricenewservicesthatcanbedeliveredover
theirnetwork.

HowThisBookIsOrganized
ThebookprovidesacomprehensiveviewofMSPPandMSTP
networksusingtheCiscoONS15454.
Chapters1through15coverthefollowingtopics:
PartI:"BuildingtheFoundationforUnderstandingMSPP
Networks"
Chapter1,"MarketDriversforMultiservice

ProvisioningPlatforms"Thischapterbuildsthecasefor
deployingaMSPPnetwork.Thischapterfocusesonkey
reasonswhyMSPPsareneededandhowMSPPscanreduce
capitalexpendituresforserviceproviders.Italsodiscusses
anotherimportantbenefitforusinganMSPP:theeaseof
operations,administration,maintenance,andprovisioning
(OAMP)ofanMSPP.
Chapter2,"TechnologyFoundationforMSPP
Networks"Thischapterprovidesanoverviewofkey
technologiesthatmustbeunderstoodtosuccessfullydeploy
anMSPPnetwork.Theseincludefiberoptics,optical
transmission,SONETprinciples,andsynchronizationand
timing.


Chapter3,"AdvancedTechnologiesoverMultiservice
ProvisioningPlatforms"Thischapterdiscussesthree
advancedtechnologiessupportedbyMSPPs:1)storageareanetworking,2)densewavelength-divisionmultiplexing,
and3)Ethernet.Foreachtechnology,thischapterprovides
abriefhistoryoftheevolutionoftheserviceandthenits
integrationintotheMSPPplatform.
PartII:"MSPPArchitecturesandDesigningMSPP
Networks"
Chapter4,"MultiserviceProvisioningPlatform
Architectures"ThischapterdescribesvariousMSPP
architectures.Itreviewstraditionalnetworkarchitectures
andcontraststhesewithMSPParchitectures.This
comparisonhelpstopointouttheenormousbenefitsthat
MSPPsprovide.
Chapter5,"MultiserviceProvisioningPlatform

NetworkDesign"Thischapterdiscusseshowtodesign
MSPPnetworks.Itexaminesthekeydesigncomponents,
includingprotectionoptions,synchronization(timing)
design,andnetworkmanagement.Thischapteralso
discussessupportedMSPPnetworktopologies,suchas
linear,ring,andmeshconfigurations.
Chapter6,"MSPPNetworkDesignExample:Cisco
ONS15454"Thischapterprovidesarealisticnetwork
designexampleofanMSPPnetworkusingtheCiscoONS
15454.Itusesanexamplenetworkdemandspecificationto
demonstrateanMSPPnetworkdesign.Thesolutionusesan
ONS15454OC-192ring.Aspartofthedesign,thischapter
introducesthemajorcomponentsoftheONS15454
system,includingthecommoncontrolcards,theelectrical
interfacecards,theopticalinterfacecards,theEthernet


interfacecards,andthestoragenetworkingcards.
PartIII:"DeployingEthernetandStorageServiceson
ONS15454MSPPNetworks"
Chapter7,"ONS15454EthernetApplicationsand
Provisioning"ThischapterdiscussesEthernet
architecturesandapplicationssupportedontheONS15454,
includingEthernetpoint-to-pointandmultipointring
architectures.ThischapterdiscussestheONS15454
Ethernetservicecards:ESeries,CESeries,GSeries,and
MLSeries.Applicationexamplesareprovidedaswell,
includinghowtoprovisionEthernetservices.Asan
example,thischapterdiscusseshowtoimplementa
resilientpacketring(RPR)usingtheML-Seriescards.

Chapter8,"ONS15454Storage-AreaNetworking"
Thischapterdiscussesstorage-areanetworking(SAN)
extensionusingtheCiscoONS15454.Youcanuse15454
networkstoconnectstorage-areanetworksbetween
differentgeographicallocations.Thisisimportanttoday
becauseoftheneedtoconsolidatedatacenterresources
andcreatearchitecturesfordisasterrecoveryandhigh
availability.
PartIV:"BuildingDWDMNetworksUsingtheONS
15454"
Chapter9,"UsingtheONS15454PlatformtoSupport
DWDMTransport:MSTP"Thischapterhighlightsthe
basicbuildingblocksoftheONS15454MSTPplatform.It
describesthekeyfeaturesandfunctionsassociatedwith
eachONS15454MSTPcomponent,includingfixedOADMs
andROADMcards,transponder/muxponderinterfacecards,
andamplifierinterfacecards.Thischapterprovidesnetwork