Designing Pre-Aggregation Networks with

Cisco ASR-903
BRKSPG-2901
Kashif Islam Solutions Architect
Waris Sagheer TME Manager
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Agenda
! Cisco ASR-903 Introduction
! Service Building Blocks
! End-to-End Solution Design
! Case Study
! Summary
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SP
Content
Basic WAP
Content
Legacy SP Architectures
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RAN
Data
Core
Internet
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SP
Content
Basic WAP
Content
SP Architecture Transition
RAN
Data
Core
All-Services
All-Paths
Access Agnostic
Mobile Voice
HSIA, Data, Video
Need for Pre-Aggregation
Radio Access
TDM Acces
Ethernet Access
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About Cisco ASR-903
Product Intro and Overview
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ASR 9000 ASR 903
ME 3800X
ME 3600X-24CX ME 3400E
ME 2600X
Cisco Converged Access Portfolio
IP+Optical
End to End NMS by Cisco Prime
Scalable Aggregation/Edge
Scalable Access
The Industry ONLY End to End MEF CE 2.0 Certified Portfolio!
Comprehensive Cost Effective Form Factors
Cisco Validated Design for Rich End to End Solutions
ME 3600X
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Cisco Unified RAN Backhaul Portfolio
ASR 9000
ASR 901
ASR 903
Aggregation/
Edge
Macro Cell sites Pre-Aggregation
Scalable Aggregation
Scalable Access
Cisco Prime and Unified MPLS
Small/Metro
Cell sites
NEW
ASR 901S
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ME3400E-24TS/
ME3400-24FS
Access
ME3400EG-12CS
ME2600X
ME3600X/
ME3600X-24CX
Business
Access
Mobile
Backhaul
Converged
Access
Residential
Access
Small Access
STU
NID
Large Access
MTU
Broadband
Access
Multiple Cell
Towers
Fixed
ASR903 (RSP1A)
N/A
ME3400E-24TS
ASR903 (RSP1A)
ME3400EG-2CS ASR901
ASR903 (RSP1A)
ME3600X-24CX
ME3600X-24CX
ASR901S
Aggregation
ASR903 (RSP1B)
ME3800X
Modular
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Interface Module Options
3 RU ETSI compliant chassis
Route Switch Processor
Ethernet Options
8xGE SFP, 8xGE RJ45 and 1x10GE XFP

Multiservice Options
16xT1/E1 and 4xOC3/1xOC12 combo
Chassis
All front replaceable (6IM + 2RSP + 2PSU + FANs)

Chassis Capabilities
360Gbps

Power Options
AC systems (sept) or DC systems
Active/Standby redundant control and data plane

Options
Medium (RSP1A) and Large (RSP1B) service scale
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ASR 903 - RSP1A vs. RSP1B
! Same Performance 55Gbps
! RSP1A for medium scale Pre-Agg deployments. Buffer Size 44MB
! RSP1B for larger Pre-agg deployments. Buffer size 352MB.
! Clocking, management interfaces on RSPs
RSP1A RSP1B
MAC Addresses 16,000 128,000
IPv4/IPv6 Routes 20,000/6000 32K (80K*)/16,000
MPLS
2,000 PW
2000 VPLS instance
128 MPLS VPN

8,000 PW
4000 VPLS Instances
1,000 MPLS VPN

QoS: Queues
Policers
3840 queues
2,000 ingress
32,000 queues
16,000 ingress
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Backplane
Control Plane CPU
Switching Complex




Timing / OAM
Offload FPGA
ASR 903 Interface Module Placement
1x10G or
8x1G to IM0
1x10G or
8x1G to IM2
8x1G to IM4
1x10G or
8x1G to IM1
1x10G or
8x1G to IM3
7x1G to IM5
ASIC 1 ASIC 2
1x1G
PCI PCI
PCIEx1
R
S
P
1

2 x 14Gbps (full-duplex)
! Summary: 10GE IMs can be placed in the first 4 slots
! BFD Offload with 3.3 msec timer due to Hardware Offload FPGA
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BFD Echo Offload Summary
! BFD sessions offloaded to Handoff FPGA in ASR903 for Fast
convergence
! Provides 3.3ms hello timer for ASR-903.
! Software sessions can support up to 200ms timer.
! In RLS3.8, BFD for IPv4 in hardware in async mode or no echo mode
! RLS 3.9 enhanced BFD by offloading BFD echo sessions to FPGA
! BFD can have multiple clients: OSPF, ISIS, BGP
Release No Echo Mode Echo Mode
RLS 3.7 Hardware offload: min 50 ms Software only: min 200 ms
RLS 3.8 Hardware offload: min 3.3 ms Software only: min 200 ms
RLS 3.9 Hardware offload: min 3.3 ms Hardware offload: min 3.3 ms
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ASR-903 Summary Cheat Sheet
! 6 Slots, 3 RU, All front Cabling w/ GE, 10GE, T1/E1 and ATM Interfaces
! 10GE IMs can be placed in the first 4 slots
! 7xGE useable port on top most slot (slot #5)
! BFD Offload to ASIC Net Result 3.3 msec timer, with 10msec detection
! CCM Offload to ASIC 3.3 msec Timer
! G.8032 impact of CCM Offload Less than 10msec detection
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Route-Switch Processor (standby)
Kernel
UEA ASIC
Driver
Chassis
Manager
Forwarding
Manager
SPA
Driver
SPA
Driver
SPA
Driver
IM
Driver
Forwarding
Manager
Chassis
Manager
Cisco
IOS
12.2SR
(Active)
Cisco IOS XE Middleware
IEEE 1588v2
Timing
Services
Chassis
Manager
Route-Switch Processor (active)
Kernel
CE ASIC
Driver
SPA
Driver
SPA
Driver
SPA
Driver
IM
Driver
Forwarding
Manager
Chassis
Manager
Cisco
IOS
12.2SR
(Active)
Chassis
Manager
Forwarding
Manager
Cisco IOS XE Middleware
IEEE 1588v2
Timing
Services
Chassis
Manager
! Linux kernel with multiple
processes
! Processes run in protected
memory:
Logical partitioning into
management/control, IO and
forwarding planes
Re-startability
Fault containment
ISSU of individual software
packages or complete O/S
! IOS XE HA Innovations:
<50ms RSP failover
Software redundancy
! Cisco IOS XE = IOS + Middleware + Platform software
! Consistency: same look and feel as Cisco IOS
! Cisco IOS runs as a Linux process for control plane
(Routing, SNMP, CLI, etc)
! Shipping on the ASR 1000 Series for over 3 years!!
The Power of Cisco IOS XE Software
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! Single software file
! Incremental Licensing for
Advanced features
! Upgrade anytime with license
key.
! For STM1/OC3 and higher
speed TDM ports a pay per port
license is supported
! In addition to the base licenses
enhanced technology licenses
are available
Cisco ASR 903 - Licensing Overview
Pay As You Grow
Enhanced
technologies
MPLS
Based
L2
Based
Metro
Services
(L2)
ATM
Metro IP
Services
(L2+L3)
Metro
Aggregation
Services
(L2, L3,
MPLS)
IEEE 1588-2008 Boundary Clock
Baseline
Technology
IP
Based
Port
Licensing
STM-1/OC3/STM-4/OC12
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Agenda
! Cisco ASR-903 Introduction
! Service Building Blocks
! End-to-End Solution Design
! Case Study
! Summary
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Service Building Blocks
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Quick Metro-E Feature Summary*

Supported Features 7600 ASR-903
EVC Infra ! !
Sub-Interface and Switch port ! "
802.1 ad ! !
L2 Protocol Tunneling ! !
Jumbo Frame Support ! !
SVI Based Routing ! "
Bridge Domain Interface (BDI) " !
POP 1 Tag, rewrite ! !
POP 2, PUSH 1 Tag ! !
MSTP ! !
PVST " "
REP ! !
G.8032 " !
* Only major features listed
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ASR 903 EVC
VPLS
EoMPLS PW
EoMPLS PW
EoMPLS PW
P2P VPWS
Multipoint bridging
(BD)
Bridging
Bridging
Routing
EFP (Ethernet
Flow Point) or
routed-interface
VLAN tag classification
VLAN tag rewrite
Ethertype (.1Q, QinQ)
Multiplexing different
(L2/L3/P2P,MP) services
on the same port
L3 (BDI)
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VLAN vs. Bridge Domain
! VLAN bridge has 1:1 mapping between VLAN and internal
Broadcast Domain
VLAN has global per-device significance
! EVC bridge decouples VLAN from Broadcast Domain
VLAN treated as encapsulation on a wire
VLAN on a wire mapped to internal Bridge Domain via Service Instances
Net result: Per-Port VLAN significance
VLAN
VLAN
VLAN
Service
Instance
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EVC Bridge Domain Interface (BDI)
! Logical Layer 3 (routed) port associated with a Bridge Domain
! Support termination of Ethernet traffic to IP / L3VPN (VRF aware)
! Only a single BDI per Bridge Domain is allowed
! Maintains Admin State (CLI) and Operational State (derived from BD)
! If all EFPs in BD are Down or Admin-Down, then BDI operational state
will be Down
BD BDI L2 Network
L3 Network
EFP
Bridge Domain
Interface L3 Routing L3 Interface
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ASR-903 EVC Configuration Structure
interface GigabitEthernet0/2

service instance 10 ethernet
encapsulation dot1q 50
rewrite ingress tag pop 1 symmetric
bridge-domain 100

Interface BDI100
ip address 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.0
etc
Frame Matching
Required for EFP Configuration
EVC Service Instance
Rewrite Operation
Layer 3 Interface
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Trunk EFP
! Trunk EFP is a way to implement switchport functionality on ASR 903
! Trunk EFP emulates switchport functionality on other platforms.
! Only one Trunk EFP per physical port
! Encapsulation is equivalent to switchport allowed vlans keyword on
other platforms.
! BD ID is derived from VLAN plus an optional offset
ASR 903: Currently support BD = VLAN
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IOS XE RLS 3.5.0S
Shipping
FCS Nov., 2011
IOS XE RLS 3.5.1S
Shipping
FCS Feb., 2012
IOS XE RLS 3.6.0S
Shipping
FCS Mar., 2012
IOS XE RLS 3.6.1S
Shipping
FCS Jun., 2012
TDM / ATM
E1/T1 interfaces, MPLS/CESoPSN, MPLS/SATOP, ATM IMA
(ATMoMPLS), ATM transport (ATMoMPLS) on T1/E1 IM
Alarm forwarding on
CESoP channels
HDLC/PPP/ML-PPP on E1/T1 interfaces,
nxDS1 on chOC3/chSTM1 interfaces with
CEM and HDLC
IMA/ATMoMPLS/PPP/ML-
PPP on chOC3/chSTM1,
ACFC/PFC for ML-PPP
Layer 1/2
GE/10GE interfaces, Ethernet Virtual Circuit (EVC) framework,
EVC rewrite none & pop1/2, L2PT Tunnel & Forward, EVC
Unicast static MAC, Trunk EFP, Bridge Domain (BD), split
horizon, Cisco QinQ, REP, 802.3ad (LACP), MSTP (802.1s)
REP fast LSL, REP edge
no neighbor
Additional GE optics, G.8032, L2PT on trunk
EFP, WAN PHY support on 10GE (10GBASE-
W)
Ingress push on EVC
Layer 3
IPv4/6 Unicast Routing, Bridge-domain interface (BDI), BFD
(Routed/BDI/Static/Channel IPv4), HSRP/VRRP, L3 Multicast
(w. L2 BD/EFP flooding)
IPv6 BFD for BGP, IGMP group limiting,
DHCPv6 relay, DHCPv6 prefix insertion, BGP
NSR, IP LFA FRR
MPLS
LDP, MPLS (LER/LSR), MPLS L3VPN, EoMPLS (EFP only),
Flat VPLS, MPLS-TP(Ethernet Attachment Circuits, 1:1
protection, GACH, BFD), Dynamic VPLS over MPLS-TP
Multi-segment PW
6VPE, 6PE, BGP PIC edge & core for MPLS
VPN, MPLS TE, MPLS TE-FRR, MPLS IGP/
LDP synch, H-VPLS, VPLS BGP auto
discovery, Static VPLSoTP
HS-PW, BDI as core facing
interface for MPLS/FRR
OAM
802.1ag (CFM) for EVC and BD, 802.3ah (Link OAM), Y.1731
FM (AIS, RDI, LBM, LTM), Y.1731PM (1DMM/2DMM for EVC
BD), MPLS OAM, TDM BERT
IPv6 MIBs, Y.1731PM (1DMM, 2DMM on
xconnect, LCK), Y.1731 PM on xconnect, CFM
on xconnect, port-channel support for BD and
xconnect
QoS
H-QoS, Ingress Classification, Ingress Marking, Ingress
Policing (1R3C/2R3C), Egress Classification, Egress EFP
shaping, Egress Queuing [LLQ (Strict Priority), CIR & EIR], Tail
Drop
QoS ACL classification,
QoS for Trunk EFP
WRED, QoS class based MIB, egress policing,
egress marking, RSVP CAC, match-any
classification, IPv4 and IPv6 DSCP
classification
Timing/
Synch.
SyncE with ESMC, 1PPS (out), ToD (out), IEEE 1588-2008
(Boundary Clock, Ordinary clock), BITS (in+out), BITS T1/E1
SSM
2Mhz clock
Security SSHv2, Routed ACL, IPv4 ACL MAC ACL on EVC, uRPF IPv4 strict mode
Management/
HA
OIR, SSO, NSF, ISSU MAC table HA, REP HA
ASR 903 Software Feature Roadmap (1/2)
For Your
Reference
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IOS XE RLS 3.7.0S
Shipping
FCS July, 2012
IOS XE RLS 3.8.0S
Shipping
FCS November, 2012
IOS XE RLS 3.9.0S
Shipping
FCS March, 2013
IOS XE RLS 3.10.0S
Execute Commit
Target Jul. 30, 2013
TDM / ATM
ATM N:1 mapping to PWE with non-unique VPI, MPLS over
TDM, mcast over TDM, OC3 POS concatenation, Sonet
mode for OC3
OC12/STM4 mode on IM,
ATM ignore VPI/VCI, OC12 POS concatenation, MPLS & QoS
on serial interfaces, MPLS on ML-PPP
Layer 1/2
EVC/BD/VPLS MAC limiting, Link Path
Through, broadcast/multicast static MAC
on EFP
nV satellite for Gigabit Ethernet UNI interfaces, trunk EFP
over port Channel, Etherchannel min-links, LACP 1-1
redundancy, static MAC on BDI, Port SPAN
IGMP Snooping, Multi-chassis LACP
Layer 3
BGP graceful shutdown, LFA PQ, BFD
multi-hop for BGP client (IPv4/IPv6),
DHCPv6 Layer2 relay
HSRP/VRRP v6, BFD triggered FRR, BGP PIC (edge &
core) - for RFC-3107 labeled iBGP, TCP path MTU detection
ISO OSI routing, IP FRR with L2VPN, BFD echo offloading, 4
byte ASN number support
R-LFA FRR for TDM/ATM PWs, R-LFA FRR and labeled
BGP FRR integration
MPLS Unified MPLS
MPLS-TP ATM/TDM Attachment Circuits, MPLS-TP MIB,
VPLS BGP signaling, HSPW/MSPW for TDM/ATM ACs
mVPN (Rosen Model, GRE based), MPLS load-
balancing over port channel
PW grouping
OAM OBFL, GOLD, LF/RF on 10GE
BFD for ISIS Ipv6 / HSRP, BFD for IPv4 (non Echo) offload,
BFD over TDM
CFM on trunk EFP, 802.1ab (LLDP), RFC-6378 (PSC) BFD deterministic offload, dataplane loopback for EFP
QoS
MLPPP Egress QoS, 2 PQs, ATM L2 QoS
(ATMoMPLS)
Egress QoS on POS and Serial, increase Queue limit range,
EXP marking for PW, Queue percent bandwidth
QoS on Ether channel, QoS Match EFP, EXP Marking for
TDM and ATM PW
Set and police in the same class-map (ingress and
egress) , Egress Port Level Policy with Ingress EFP Level
Policy, Egress Policing on Non Priority Queues
Timing/
Synch.
IEEE 1588-2008 E2E transparent Clock,
Hybrid clock mode, TOD selection,
BMCA, local priority per PTP MC
IEEE 1588-2008 over MPLS, ITU-T Telecom Profile G.
8265.1 for frequency, Clock Class to QL mapping
IEEE 1588-2008 support over Ethernet
Security
IPv6 ACL, MAC security, Dynamic ARP
Inspection, DHCP snooping with option 82
insertion, DHCP opt. 82 configurable
Circuit and remote ID
uRPF Loose mode Storm Control for port mode
Management /
HA
IEEE 1588-2008 HA improvements, port
mode SPAN
E-LMI PE, EEM, Y.1731 SLM/SLR, IP SLA, MR-APS + SR-
APS
ACR for CEM and ATM, RSPAN (w/o QoS), Additional
SDM templates
For Your
Reference
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MEF CE2.0 Certification Status
Platforms CE2.0 Certification Status
ME3600X-24CX Certified ELINE, ELAN & E-TREE
Pending E-Access (1HCY14)
ME3800X Certified ELINE, ELAN & E-TREE
Pending E-Access (1HCY14)
ME3600X Certified ELINE, ELAN & E-TREE
Pending E-Access (1HCY14)
ASR903 Certified ELINE, ELAN & E-TREE
Pending E-Access (1HCY14)
ASR 9000 Typhoon and ASR
9001
Certified ELINE, ELAN, E-TREE & E-ACCESS
ASR901 Certified ELINE, ELAN, E-TREE & E-ACCESS
Cisco Equipment CE2.0 Certification Registry
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IP/MPLS
TDM
Clocking
OSPFv2, ISIS,
Static ,BGP, MPLS
L3VPN ,EoMPLS,
BFD.RLFA,TP
CESoPSN,CESoUDP
and SATOP
PPP/ HDLC / MLPPP
Pseudowire
redundancy

SyncE
1588 v2
BITS, ToD,
10MHz, PPS

MetroE
EVC Infrastructure ,
MSTP, REP, E-OAM, Y.
1731 FM/PM, H-QoS
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Bringing it All Together ASR-903
Rich interface
support with
modularity
Improved
Hardening &
footprint
Non-stop
Availability
Low power
consumption
Easier &
Cheaper to
operate
Converged
Networks
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Agenda
! Cisco ASR-903 Introduction
! Service Building Blocks
! End-to-End Solution Design
! Case Study
! Summary
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End to End Solution Design
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The Need for Pre-Aggregation Networks
! Transition to MPLS Access
! MPLS at Cell Towers
! Need for better scale
! Isolated Domains
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Transport
CPE / NT
100,000s
1,000,000
Access
Nodes
10,000s
100,000s
Distributio
n Nodes
100s
1,000s
IP Edge
Nodes
10100s
Core
Nodes
few
10s
Aggregation
Nodes
1,000s
10,000s
As MPLS moves into aggregation and access
number of nodes increases sharply
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CE Reference Architecture
Circuit Emulation + Ethernet
L3 IP + Services Placement
L2 Access
MPLS Access
nV Satellite
Access
MPLS-TP Access
Unified MPLS aggregation and core
U
N
I

MPLS-TP Aggregation
MPLS/IP
Distribution
Node
Aggregation
Node
Aggregation
Node
MPLS/IP
Distribution
Node
Aggregation
Node
Aggregation
Node
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L2 Access CE Architecture Overview
MPLS/IP
Distribution
Node
Aggregation
Node
Aggregation
Node
MPLS/IP
Distribution
Node
Aggregation
Node
Aggregation
Node
E-Line (option 2) Circuit Emulation
E-LAN/E-Tree
E-Line (option 1)
VPLS/ PBB-VPLS
EVPN/PBB-EVPN
L3VPN
Ethernet Port, 802.1q, qinq/.1ad
Ethernet Port, 802.1q, qinq/.1ad
Ethernet Port, 802.1q, qinq/.1ad
TDM, ATM
802.1ad/qinq
Supported topologies: ring, cascaded rings, H&S
Rings, H&S: STP, REP or G.8032
H&S: MC-LAG, ICCP service multi-homing
802.1ad/qinq
PWE3, TDM
MPLS overlay using BVI
PWE3
L3VPN
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MPLS Access CE Architecture Overview
MPLS/IP
Distribution
Node
Aggregation
Node
Aggregation
Node
MPLS/IP
Distribution
Node
Aggregation
Node
Aggregation
Node
E-Line, Circuit Emulation
E-LAN/E-Tree
VPLS/ PBB-VPLS
EVPN/PBB-EVPN
L3VPN
Ethernet Port, 802.1q, qinq/.1ad
Ethernet Port, 802.1q, qinq/.1ad
Ethernet Port, 802.1q, qinq/.1ad
TDM, ATM
IP/MPLS Domain Redundancy:
LFA or Remote LFA
PWE3, TDM
PWE3
PWE3
L3VPN
PWHE
PWE3 PWHE
PWHE PWE3 PWE3
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Unified MPLS Transport CE and MBH
! Core, Aggregation, and Access partitioned as independent IGP/LDP domains.
! Pre-Aggregation Nodes reduce size of routing & forwarding tables
Ensure better Scalability and Faster convergence
LDP used to build intra-domain LSPs
! BGP labeled unicast (RFC 3107) used as inter-domain label distribution protocol to build hierarchical
LSPs






Access
MPLS/IP
Access
MPLS/IP
Core
Core
Core
Core
Core Node
Core Node
Core Node
Core Node
Core Network
IP/MPLS

Aggregation Network
IP/MPLS
Aggregation Node
Pre-Aggregation
Node
Aggregation Network
IP/MPLS
Core
Node
Aggregation Node
Aggregation Node
Aggregation Node
Core
Node
Core
Node
Core
Node
Mobile
Transport GW
Mobile
Transport GW
Pre-Aggregation
Node
BUSS
BUSS
BUSS CSG
CSG
CSG
RAN IGP Process
OSPF/ ISIS
Aggregation Domain
(OSPFx/ISIS1)
Core Domain
OSPF0/ISIS2
Aggregation Domain
(OSPFx/ISIS1)
RAN IGP Process
OSPF/ ISIS
LDP LSP LDP LSP LDP LSP LDP LSP LDP LSP
iBGP (eBGP inter-AS) Hierarchical LSP
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Unified MPLS Transport Thru Pre-Aggregation Node
Labeled BGP LSPs between Domains
Aggregation IGP Domain
PAN-ABR
Inline-RR
CN-ABR
Inline-RR
MTG
Core IGP Domain
iBGP
iBGP
iBGP IPv4+label
Imp-Null
iBGP IPv4+label
Next-Hop-Self Next-Hop-Self
Central RR
CN-ABR
Inline-RR
PAN-ABR
Inline-RR
iBGP
Aggregation IGP Domain
Next-Hop-Self
iBGP IPv4+label
LDP LSP LDP LSP
pop push
swap
pop swap
swap swap pop
LDP Label
BGP Label
AN AN
Access IGP Domain Access IGP Domain
iBGP iBGP
push
push
swap push
swap
pop swap push
swap
pop swap
iBGP IPv4+label iBGP IPv4+label
Next-Hop-Self Next-Hop-Self
LDP LSP LDP LSP
LDP LSP iBGP Hierarchical LSP
Control
Forwarding
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Unified MPLS
ASR-903 and Cisco Solutions Unique Value Proposition
Operation
simplicity
Easy IP address
mgmt on Rings
Network fast
convergence
Converged service
support
Any service anywhere
Auto-IP-Ring:
Automatic IP
address
management, plug-n-
play for ring
operation
Remote LFA:
50msec ring protection
BFD HW offload:
3.3msec with high
scale
Industry leading end-to-end unified MPLS solution
operational simplicity, fast convergence, full OAM and PM, converged
service with flexible service placement, full HW portfolio
Full OAM/
PM
end-to-end
across access,
aggregation and
service edge
OAM and PM
PW Head End
virtual interface for flexible
service placement: L2 and
L3 sub-interface, with
features
Full HW portfolio
Features across
access, edge
and aggregation
ME3600/3800/
ASR903/
ASR9000
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Big Problems, Innovative Solutions
Auto IP Ring
! Each new Router is assigned a unique auto-IP address
(/31 network mask, last number of IP address is odd
number) before inserted into ring
! One of the ring interface: east or west, will get the IP
address from this auto-IP address which is called
owner interface
! The other interface will get its IP address from its
adjacent Router, which is called no-owner interface
! Very simple tier-breaker for auto negotiation based on
LLDP extension, predictable result
! Plug-n-Play for any ring operation: insertion/removal/
movement, one node at a time, or multiple nodes at the
same time
R1
R3
R2
PE2
PE1
LLDP Auto-IP
negotiation
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MPLS-TP Access Architecture Overview
MPLS/IP
Distribution
Node
Aggregation
Node
Aggregation
Node
MPLS/MPLS-TP
Distribution
Node
Aggregation
Node
Aggregation
Node
! Option 1: MPLS-TP access + IP/MPLS aggregation
! Option 2: MPLS-TP access and aggregation
! TDM over MPLS, Static VPLS, VPWS, IP-less and IP-Based
MPLSTP link configuration
MPLS-TP
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ASR-903 as nV Satellite
virtual/remote
user interfaces
Satellite Protocol
! ASR-903 Satellite and ASR 9000 host run satellite auto-discovery and control protocol (SDAC) for
! Satellite and Host could co-locate or in different location. No distance limit between satellite and Host
! Satellite uplink to host forms nv fabric link, which could be L1 or over L2 virtual circuit
! ASR9K Host and associated 903 satellites are one virtual Router system, running one OS: IOS XR
! ASR 903 Satellite functions like a remote or virtual line card to host ASR9k.
! Interfaces on ASR-903 satellite look/feel/work the same as any interfaces on local ASR9K line cards
ASR-903
Satellite
Host
nv fabric
links
Local user
interfaces
nV System
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ASR903 3.9 System Test Convergence Report
(Access Rings)
Ring Type Convergence Observed Comments
MPLS-TP
(EoMPLS /
Static VPLSoTP / Dynamic
VPLSoTP)
Under 50msec for TP cutovers (SSO
& cable-pull)
255 Tunnels
510 BFD HW offloaded sessions (3.3 * 3msec)
2K EoMPLS VCs or 2K VPLS VCs

REP (fast LSL) SFP Edge port: 30ms
Cu SFP (non Edge): 240ms
Port Channel (Cu): 200ms
Ring Nodes 4 (all 903/RSP1a)
VPLS VC on Core
16k Mac addresses populated.
Open Ring Topology
REP ENN
(Cable Pull)
CU/SFP Cable pull: 210ms
CU Port-Channel: 400ms
(with 1 mem link)
Ring Nodes 4 (all 903/RSP1a)
VPLS VC on Core
16k Mac addresses populated.
Open Ring Topology
REP ENN
(shut)
SFP: 50ms
Cu Port channel: 40ms
(with carrier delay of 50)
Ring Nodes 4 (all 903/RSP1a)
VPLS VC on Core
16k Mac addresses populated.
Open Ring Topology
For Your
Reference
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ASR903 3.9 System Test Convergence Report
(Access Rings)
Ring Type Convergence Observed Comments
(state how many nodes in ring, and which
are they, configs, scale etc)
G.8032 G8032- CU - Cable Pull: 60 msec
G8032- CU - Cable insert: 50msec
G8032 SFP - Cable Pull: 60msec
G8032 SFP - Cable insert: 30msec
G8032 CU-SFP Cable Pull: 50msec
G8032 CU-SFP Cable insert:: 40msec
G8032- CU - Cable pull (rpl owner box): 50msec
G8032- CU - Cable insert (rpl owner box): 50msec
500 VPLS VCs
16K MAC


IGP Convergence
500 prefixes
1000 prefixes
2000 prefixes

ASR903 Local TenG Shut/NoShut :
2.3 seconds (ASR9k : 391 milliseconds)
4.4 seconds (ASR9k : 736 milliseconds)
9.3 seconds (ASR9k : 1.5 seconds)
IGP : ISIS (timers : 5 50 200)
Interop with ASR9k
TE-FRR (VPLS +
L2VPN)
NHOP Link Protection = 30msec
Re-opt = 150msec

Total 2K VC (including 500 VPLS VCs)
LDP Based

For Your
Reference
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ASR903 3.9 System Test Convergence Report
Ring Type Convergence Observed Comments
(state how many nodes in ring, and which
are they, configs, scale etc)
TE-FRR (Converged
PE)
NNHOP Link protection = 14.8msec
Remote Admin Shut = 109msec

Node protection
Shut on ASR9k link = 9.7msec
Cable pull = 14.8msec
Reload on ASR9k = 4+ seconds

L3VPN = 128 with 7K VPNv4 routes
500 L2VPN VCs, 100 VFI
For Your
Reference
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ASR-903 as Aggregation/Pre-Aggregation Summary
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Layer 2 Networks
Pre-Aggregation
Value Add
Traditional Layer2
Access
4K VLAN limit in
legacy Access
Pre-Agg help scale
beyond 4K
ASR-903 with EVC is
Optimal PAN
IP MPLS and
MPLS-TP
Pre-Aggregation
Value Add
MPLS pushed to
Access
Challenges with # of
Nodes
Pre-Aggregation
helps handle scale
for larger networks
Unified MPLS
Pre-Aggregation
Value Add
Optimal solution for
MPLS to Access
BGP + IPv4 Label
unicast access
RFC3107
Pre-Aggregation helps
scale to 1000s of
nodes
Transition to IP/MPLS Small and Medium Large/Dynamic
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Adaptive Modulation Negative Side-
Effects
! Microwave is used for inter-site transport, but microwaves are
impacted by weather
! Microwave modulation has become very sophisticated
High bandwidth-but with increased fading in bad weather/rain
! Radios can use adaptive modulation which will down shift to a
more robust modulation to battle fading lowering bandwidth
! Traditional link protection (e.g. G.8032) work based on total loss
of link connectivity, not transient degradation, but there is no LOS
! Solution: The microwave signals modulation changes to router
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Solution Overview Tested with SIAE/
NSN
! Radio detects signal degradation, changes modulation and notifies the adjacent
switches via a IEEE 802.1ag CFM message
! Solution uses BW-VSM CFM and a new Microwave handler in EEM which reacts
when a received CFM Signal Degrade (SD) events crosses any configured
thresholds and can then either:
Trigger an ITU-T G.8032 (ERPS) topology change to bypass the fading
Reduce the traffic offered to the radio by dynamically changing shaping B/W
L3 (IP) re-routing by making changes to the routing metrics
! When the radio returns to full bandwidth, the mitigation is undone in a similar
fashion: a CFM message to the routers EEM handler
! Unified RAN Transport Solution: Cisco-SIAE MICROELETTRONICA
Interoperability Whitepaper
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/collateral/ns341/ns973/ns675/white_paper_c11-707543.pdf
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Example: G.8032 Case
R1
R3
R2
!"#$ &
!"#$ '
Instance 2
Blocked
Instance 1
Blocked
Ring Instance 2
G.
8032
Ring
Normal modulation
throughput is 340 Mbps
Ring Instance 1
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Example: G.8032 Case contd..
R1
R3
R2
!"#$ &
!"#$ '
Instance 1, 2
Unblocked
Instance 1,2
Blocked
Ring Instance 2
G.
8032
Ring
Ring Instance 1
Modulation
degrades to
170 Mbps or
less
Normal modulation
throughput is 340 Mbps
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Traffic Shaping Application
!"
$%&'(
)*+
!"
$%&'(
)*+
!%',(-./0 &%12.3&
450 '.6.'%47 '5.210
+(840, .9.64& 4( 450 20- '.6.'%47
.29 '5.210& 450 :;(* 6(3%'7 .33(-%21
<=>)= 4,.?' 4( &8,/%/0 90&6%40 (@ 450 '.6.'%47 9,(6&
($)) *"#$ +
(,-$ .$#/,-0
+11-$123,4 .,5$
!"
($)) *"#$ 6
!"
$%&'(
)*+
!"
($)) *"#$ +
!"
$%&'(
)*+
+11-$123,4 .,5$
!%',(-./0 &%12.3&
450 '.6.'%47 '5.210
+(840, .9.64& 4( 450 20- '.6.'%47
.29 '5.210& 450 :;(* 6(3%'7 .33(-%21
<=>)= 4,.?' 4( &8,/%/0 90&6%40 (@ 450 '.6.'%47 9,(6&
+(840, &%12.3&
450 '.6.'%47 '5.210
($)) *"#$ 6
A< %240,@.'0
!%',(-./0 3%2B
!"
!%',(-./0 82%4
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Multi-Vendor Radio Interop
! 3G 2.1GHz Project ! 3G 900 MHz
Case Studies

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Lab Topology
6xME3600x in Access, 6x903 in Preagg
TDM TDM TDM TDM
TDM TDM TDM TDM
TDM TDM TDM TDM
R3

R2

1GE Remote LFA
Ring
TDM TDM TDM TDM
TDM TDM TDM TDM
TDM TDM TDM TDM
R1

1G rLFA
Ring
L39
R9
R13
IXIA
ASR9K-R7
Primary path to
ME3600CX
Secondary path to
ME3600CX
TDM TDM TDM TDM
TDM TDM TDM TDM
TDM TDM TDM TDM
TDM TDM TDM TDM
TDM TDM TDM TDM
CPE2
R6

R10
R12
R11
TDM TDM TDM TDM
R5

CPE5
ASR9K-R8
R4

CPE1
Primary path to 903
Secondary path to
903
CPE4
L12
L17
L913
L36
L210
Primary path to
ME3600CX
Secondary path to
ME3600CX
Case 1
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Case Study 1: ASR903 Convergence Summary



Iteration No of Prefixes
C( (@ DEFGC&
H<450,204IJ KL )'M/0N
KL *4.29O7
Trigger Link
Loss in
msec
1 400 20 Cutover L12 3
400 20 Reopt L12 4
2 400 20 Cutover L12 2
400 20 Reopt L12 0
3 400 20 Cutover L12 3
400 20 Reopt L12 1
4 400 20 Cutover L12 2
400 20 Reopt L12 2
5 400 20 Cutover L12 3
400 20 Reopt L12 18
6 400 20 Cutover L12 4
400 20 Reopt L12 2
7 400 20 Cutover L12 3
400 20 Reopt L12 0
8 400 20 Cutover L12 3
400 20 Reopt L12 1
9 400 20 Cutover L12 4
400 20 Reopt L12 1
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Case Study # 2: IP RAN Backhaul Deployment
! Mobile Provider has over 6 million subscribers in 26 states connected through an IP/MPLS Core
network. The IP/MPLS Core data network consists predominantly of Cisco GSR and 10k routers in
each metropolitan area.
! Customer has announced 4G LTE in select markets. The NG IP RAN system is designed to support
following services:
# IP-based 1x RTT Voice/Data
# IP-based CDMA EvDO Data
# LTE Data
# LTE Management
# Future VoLTE Services
# Microwave Device Management
# Cell Technician Network Access
! Customer started to deploy Cisco UMMT solution, with ASR903 for pre-aggregation and big/hub cell
sites, ASR901 for small cell sites, and ASR9010 as aggregation MPLS PE nodes.
! UMMT deployment includes ASR903/901 features such as MPLS, L3VPN, BFD, OSPF, BGP,
EoMPLS with PW Redundancy, QoS, EOAM, MLPPP/OC3 (only for cell sites with legacy
infrastructure), ACL, SNMP (using Cisco Prime).
! The deployed ASR903s have been running 3.7.2 image and ASR901s running 15.2.2.SNG
Key Takeaways
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Bonus Material
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ASR903 Whitepapers are available at:
https://sites.google.com/site/mwaris/technology-tutorials
! ASR903 Release 3.9 Update
! ASR903 Release 3.8 Update
! ASR903 License Document
! SIAE Microwave Adaptive Modulation
! Unified RAN Transport Whitepaper
! Clocking Overview on ASR903
! Synchronization Tutorial


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Value Proposition
Service
Differentiators
Versatile Portfolio
System
Differentiators
Scalability
Differentiators
Availability
Differentiators
Solution
Differentiators
Ready for AnyG, Any
Screen, 4G Migration
Converged Multi-service
platform Access, Pre-Agg,
Aggregation
Superior Hardware Quality
Multiple options for port
scale
Multiple options for service
scale
Multi-dimensional service
scale
Cisco ASIC
Green/Hardened & Low
Latency
Higher Performance (10G
linerate)
Investment Protection
CE 2.0 / EVC
Any Transport/Topology/Fast
Convergence
Timing
QoS Deep Packet Buffers
HW Redundancy
Dual RSP
ISSU
End to End MPLS/UMMT
Operational Simplification
nV, ZTP,Y1564
Ready for Mobile,
Residential and Business
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Key Takeaways
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! Modular, scalable, flexible, fully redundant and compact
! ASR-903 suitable for medium/large pre-aggregation and access roles
! ASR-903 does it all:
L2 Access and Aggregation
L3 Access and Aggregation
MPLS Based Access and Aggregation
Clocking, Synchronization, TDM, ATM, STM/OC services
! Unified MPLS and RFC-3107 Compliant
! Used in multiple roles in multiple Service Provider networks
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