presentation to the informal forum summit meeting geneva, switzerland, 3-4 december 2001 david drury...
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Presentation to the Informal Forum Summit Meeting
Geneva, Switzerland, 3-4 December 2001
David Drury
President & Chairman([email protected])
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The MPLS Forum
An industry-wide association of networking and telecommunication companies focused on advancing the deployment of multi-vendor Multi-protocol Label Switching (MPLS)
networks and associated applications
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Agenda
• MPLS
• MPLS ForumMarketing Awareness and EducationTechnical Committee
• MPLS (Forum) and the ITU-T
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Agenda
• MPLS
• MPLS ForumMarketing Awareness and EducationTechnical Committee
• MPLS (Forum) and the ITU-T
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Why is this a good idea ?MPLS key concepts
• An architectural change to IP• Greatly enhances IP routing
Clean separation of forwarding, routing and control signaling• Single simple forwarding paradigm (label switching)• Multiple routing and signaling protocols appropriate to purpose• Including connection establishment protocols for Explicit paths
Packet Classification mapping to Forwarding Equivalent Class• Very flexibly and only once at ingress,
Forwarding hierarchy Multiple link realizations (ATM, POS, Ethernet, Frame relay)
• Mainly being developed within the IETF
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MPLSaddressing networking needs
End Users /Applications
IP
SDH
Photonics
Access
MPLSTE + CoS/QoS
MPLSIPVPN
MPLSProtection& rerouting
MPLSTDM &PhotonicsTrails
MPLS convergence
MPLSInterworking
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Multi-service edge
Voice,TDM, Frame relayATM. IP, Differentiated IPVPN, wavelengths
Street, CPE Cental Office
The MPLS converged network vision
Backbone
Optical core
Routed &Switched edge
Optical core
Metro/POP
MPLS everywhere
LOCAL SERVICES
CENTRAL SERVICES
Access
Dial up, Copper, xDSL,Fiber, Cable,Fixed wirelessMobile wirelessFree space optics etc
ISP C
Telco B
MPLS control planeMultiple link layersData not necessarily IP
ATM
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Agenda
• MPLS
• MPLS ForumMarketing Awareness and EducationTechnical Committee
• MPLS (Forum) and the ITU-T
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Breakdown of MPLS Forum Membership
59%19%
15%7%
Equipment Vendors Suppliers to Equipment Vendors
Service Providers & Carriers Test & Interoperability
MPLS ForumInformation and Membership
• Founded March 2000
• 87 members as of December 2001
• For more information:
Alexa Morris, Exec. [email protected]+1-510-608-5914
• MPLS Forum Web Site: http://www.mplsforum.org
• Info Mail List: [email protected]
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The Committee Structure
Board
Technical Committee
MA&E Committee
Applications & Deployment WG
InteroperabilityWorking Group
FutureWorking Groups•Marketing Programs
•Awareness Programs•Education Programs
•Deployments•Implementations•Interoperability
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MA&E Committee Work Items
• Education Programs Developed 8 hour “Introduction to MPLS” Tutorial
Developed 8 hour “MPLS VPNs” Tutorial
Currently developing “GMPLS” Tutorial
Currently developing an “Traffic Engineering” Tutorial
Also focusing on more specific tutorials (e.g. Business Benefits etc.)
• Awareness Programs Build Awareness for MPLS – Technology & Benefits
Participation with Conference Organizers
Participation with Tradeshow Events
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Technical Committee Sub-Groups
Board
Technical Committee
Applications & Deployment WG
InteroperabilityWorking Group
Contribution driven
Only work on areas not covered by other SDO’s
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Voice Over MPLS Implementation Agreement
•Published in July of 2001, the Implementation Agreement (IA 0001) is the first produced by the MPLS Forum.
•The MPLS Forum defines VoMPLS as voice traffic carried directly over MPLS without IP encapsulation of the voice packet
• Work submitted as a liaison to both SG 11 and SG 13 of ITU-T
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Applications and deployment group
• Extension to VoMPLS work AAL2 over MPLS Narrowband services over MPLS
• Carrying other services over MPLS Frame relay over MPLS – joint project with Frame Relay Forum ATM over MPLS extensions – joint projects with ATM Forum TDM over MPLS
• MPLS UNI PVC and SVC service interface definitions for CPE and CLE
• MPLS support of Class and Quality of service
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Interoperability Group
• Interoperability specifications for all the major protocolsLDPRSVP-TECR-LDPEtc
• Being written in conjunction with most of the major testing labs and test equipment vendors
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Agenda
• MPLS
• MPLS ForumMarketing Awareness and EducationTechnical Committee
• MPLS (Forum) and the ITU-T
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MPLS and the ITU-T
• Study Groups Involvement SG11 – MPLS Signaling SG13 – MPLS IP VPN’s and IP over ATM SG15 – IP and MPLS Equipment Requirements
• Key Initiatives Today in SG11 TRQ.MSoMPLS
Multi-service over MPLS Signalling Req. TRQ.BBSoMPLS
Broadband Bearer Services over MPLS Signalling Req.
TRQ.NBSoMPLSNarrowband Bearer Services over MPLS Signalling Req.
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MPLS and the ITU-T
Key Initiatives Today in SG13 Approved Y.1310 for IP over ATM Public Data Networks
(recommends the use of MPLS Networks) Draft Y.1311 IP VPNs – Generic Architecture and Service
Requirements Draft Y.1311.1 Network-Based IP VPN over MPLS Architecture Draft Y.1710 (former Y.17oam.1) Requirements for OAM
Functionality for MPLS Network Draft Y.1711 (former Y.17oam.1) Mechanisms for OAM
Functionality for MPLS Networks Draft Y.1720 (former Y.17ps) Protection Switching for MPLS
Networks
• New SG 13 work item approved on VoMPLS Requirements, Service Definition, Framework Architecture,
User Plane Protocol, and Interworking
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MPLS Forum and the ITU-T
• The MPLS Forum board is delighted to have established a good working relationship with the ITU-T
• Established a relationship under ITU-T Rec A.4.
• Recently received confirmation of a relationship under ITU-T A.5 to allow referencing MPLS Forum documents
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Areas for collaboration
• IP/MPLS technology is relevant to much wider deployment than simply in the Internet
• It is possibly the basis for communications infrastructures in general.
• ITU-T has a vital role in using its long experience to ensure the needs of multi-service providers are fully met by developments in this technology
• In doing so collaboration with SDO’s and Forum’s with specific expertise will clearly help speed up this process
• Very clearly there is a role in achieving co-ordination and co-operation between SDO’s and Forum’s.
Thank You
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