Standards and Protocols Introduction
A high level overview of the topic and the briefing.
Standardization Landscape
- Metro Ethernet Forum
- IP / MPLS Forum
Metro Ethernet Forum MEF 22
- MEF 22: Standardization Process
- MEF 22: Overview
- MEF Specifications for Mobile Backhaul
- Generic Specification for Ethernet backhaul
- Guidelines to Architecture, Equipment and RAN Operation
- Standardized Toolset
MEF Terminology and Concepts
- Network Elements
- MEF Services
- Ethernet Private Line Service
- Ethernet Virtual Private Line Service
- Ethernet Private LAN Service
- Ethernet Virtual Private LAN service
- Ethernet Private Tree Service
- Ethernet Virtual Private Tree Service
- Legacy RAN Mobile Backhaul Migration
- Ethernet RAN Mobile Backhaul Migration
Challenges
- 2G Transport
- Service Definition
- Timing Delivery
- Service Monitoring
UNI for TDM-based Base Stations
- Generic Interworking Function (GIWF)
- Adaptation
- Interconnectiono
- Any Combination of 2G/3G Legacy and Evolved-3G and 4G Voice and Data Traffic over a Single Carrier Ethernet RAN
- Implementation Based on TDM Circuit Emulation Standards as Well as ATM/HDLC Pseudo-wire Standards
- Services
- Emulated Circuits
- 3G
- CoS Configuration
Approach to Synchronization
- Packet Based Methods (in scope Phase 1)
- Synchronization Quality Requirements
- The IA Is Agnostic to Specific Methods /Implementations
- Synchronous Ethernet
- Non-Ethernet Sync
- Delivering Packet Synchronization
OAM in MBH Migration
- Ethernet OAM
- Provides Ethernet management
- Features
- Connectivity Fault Management
- Performance Management
- Link Management
Current Focus Areas
- LTE
- LTE and Requirements for Ethernet Services
- Synchronization
- Frequency Synchronization Requirements
- Timing Methods
- Resiliency
- Performance Monitoring
- Established Reference Model
- Service Performance
- MEF 22 Scope Comparison
IP/MPLS Forum 20.0.0
- Reference Architectures
- Centralized Mobile Networks
- Flat Mobile Networks
- Transport Network Layer Scenarios
- Centralized Mobile Networks
- Transport Network Layer Encapsulation
- Flat Mobile Networks
- L2VPN MPLS
- L3VPN MPLS
- IP Transport Network Layer
- Centralized Mobile Networks
- Generic Requirements for MPLS Backhaul Transport Network
- Encapsulation Requirements
- Network Signaling Requirements for PWs and LSPs
- MPLS Network Signaling Requirements for VPLS and L3VPNs
- Operations Administration and Maintenance (OAM)
- Traffic Engineering and QoS Requirements
- Protection
- CSG and MASG Configuration
- Multicast Requirements
- Multi-Path Optimization
- Security Requirements
- Network Synchronization
- Clock Distribution over MPLS Based Mobile Backhaul Networks
Standards and Protocols Review and Summary
A review of the briefing topics and summary of the program.