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The latest on GÉANT 100G+ … (Terabit capacity) Richard Hughes-Jones DANTE Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe LHCONE Meeting Stockholm, 3-4 May 2012 connect • communicate • collaborate GÉANT & NREN Connectivity & Network Services 40 European Countries Dark Fibre + DWDM Hybrid network: IP Packet routed IPv6, multicast, VPN Point-to-point Circuits typically 1Gbit/s Dedicated Lambdas Full 10Gbit/s To download this map: http://www.geant.net/Media_Centre BoD Network monitoring Security Mobility connect • communicate • collaborate 2 The procurement trail Started at the beginning of 2010 with an RFI exercise (6 months) Launched a formal procurement process (Competitive Dialogue) at the end of 2010 in 3 lots Dialogue ran throughout 2011 Examined different approaches to: “100G-optimised” transmission… …that didn’t hinder continued flexible deployment of 10G services [lot 1] “Packet transport” solutions for switching layer [lot 2] Converged (“POTS”) solutions [lot 3] Refined requirements during dialogue Solicited another round of solutions (without lot 3) Shortlisted Hands-on (lab testing) & more dialogue ITT issued at end of 2011 connect • communicate • collaborate 3 Approach to technology choices Technology agnostic approach to transmission e.g. did not specify DCM-based or DCM-free, ROADM specifics, etc BUT service & operational feature prescriptions were made, e.g. – – – “optimisation” for delivery of 100G; in final ITT, suppliers mandated to include flexible, zero-touch provisioning of 10G “lambdas” (even if solution not supporting native 10G lambdas) effectively meant include OTN switching “Classical MPLS” approach to switching (lot 2) was mandated Alternatives (MPLS-TP, PBB-TE) did not look sufficiently convincing during dialogue Lot 3 dropped Converged/integrated (“POTS”) solutions did not appear sufficiently convincing during dialogue connect • communicate • collaborate 4 And the winner(s) are… … sorry can’t say right now WATCH THIS SPACE… connect • communicate • collaborate 5 But … Starting Q2 2012 GEANT will roll-out its newest network providing 100s of Terabits of switching capacity across Europe… …by creating a Hybrid infrastructure that is: …Multi Domain with a dense Pan European footprint …with aggregated Peta Bit Class switching and… …with Multi Tera Bit nodes and… …with hundreds of Giga Bit transmission and… …with a Global reach to all regions in the World. connect • communicate • collaborate 6 Day-1 architecture (high level) DK EE LV LT PL RU BE IE UK NL DE CZ SK LU FR CH AT HU RO Fink PT ES IT SI HR BG KEY 100G lambda Nx10GE lambda Nx10GE lambda (detail TBD) Nx10G leased lambdas GR connect • communicate • collaborate 7 Inside the GÉANT PoP The Hybrid GÉANT+ services Lambdas To NREN B To NREN A Primary IP IP GÉANT+ Peering Backup IP Router Switch Lambdas IP Primary IP GÉANT+ Backup Peering Backup IP Peering for NREN A Switch IP Router Dark fibre/amplifier chain GÉANT POP A GÉANT POP B connect • communicate • collaborate Inside the GÉANT New PoP To NREN A GÉANT+ * IP * BoD Backup Lambdas Primary IP Peering IP Router GÉANT POP A * Includes 10G and greater To NREN B IP GÉANT+ Lambdas Backup BoD Primary IP Peering Backup IP Peering for NREN A Dark fibre/amplifier chain Optical Switch IP Router GÉANT POP B connect • communicate • collaborate Summary Clear drivers to upgrade GÉANT infrastructure now to move it Towards Terabits Lengthy procurement process is now almost complete This means 1x100G this year (plus another ~100G’s worth of 10Gs) in production on many of the main trunks Growth thereafter… expect to keep up the ~50% pa Terabit ETA around 2016 Also expect to be field trialing 400G and TB transmission within similar time frames (research network remit)… And endeavour to support the more niche applications… e.g. “photonic services” Time scales: Start very soon – Rollout: June – May 2013 connect • communicate • collaborate 10