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Network Working Group                                    Greg Bernstein  
Internet Draft                                        Grotto Networking 
Intended status: Standards Track                              Young Lee  
Expires: May 2008                                                Dan Li 
                                                                 Huawei 
                                                         Wataru Imajuku 
                                                                    NTT 
                                    
                                    
                                                      November 19, 2007 
                                      
       Routing and Wavelength Assignment Information for Wavelength 
                         Switched Optical Networks 
                  draft-bernstein-ccamp-wson-info-01.txt 


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   Copyright (C) The IETF Trust (2007). 

Abstract 

   This memo provides compact encodings for information needed for path 
   computation and wavelength assignment in wavelength switched optical 
   networks. Such encodings can be used in extensions to Generalized 
   Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) routing for control of 
   wavelength switched optical networks (WSON).   

    

Conventions used in this document 

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", 
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this 
   document are to be interpreted as described in RFC-2119 [RFC2119]. 

Table of Contents 

    
   1. Introduction...................................................3 
   2. Terminology....................................................3 
   3. Generic Information............................................3 
      3.1. Wavelength Information Encoding...........................3 
      3.2. Link Sets.................................................4 
      3.3. Wavelength Sets...........................................6 
         3.3.1. Inclusive/Exclusive Wavelength Lists.................7 
         3.3.2. Inclusive/Exclusive Wavelength Ranges................7 
         3.3.3. Bitmap Wavelength Set................................8 
   4. WSON Information for Routing and Wavelength Assignment.........9 
      4.1. Connectivity Matrix......................................10 
      4.2. Port Wavelength Restrictions.............................13 
      4.3. WDM Link Characterization................................15 
      4.4. Laser Transmitter Range..................................15 
      4.5. Wavelength Converter Characterization....................15 
      4.6. Wavelength Availability..................................15 
   5. Security Considerations.......................................15 
   6. IANA Considerations...........................................16 
   7. Acknowledgments...............................................16 
   8. References....................................................17 
      8.1. Normative References.....................................17 
      8.2. Informative References...................................17 
   9. Contributors..................................................18 
   Author's Addresses...............................................18 
   Intellectual Property Statement..................................19 
   Disclaimer of Validity...........................................19 
    
     

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1. Introduction 

   This document provides efficient encodings of information needed by 
   the routing and wavelength assignment (RWA) process in wavelength 
   switched optical networks (WSONs).  Such encodings can be applied to 
   GMPLS IGP extensions to accommodate this WSON/RWA information. In 
   addition these encodings could be used by other mechanisms to convey 
   this same information to a path computation element (PCE). Note since 
   these encodings are relatively efficient they can provide more 
   accurate analysis of the control plane communications/processing load 
   for WSONs looking to utilize a GMPLS control plane. 

2. Terminology 

   CWDM: Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing. 

   DWDM: Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing. 

   FOADM: Fixed Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer. 

   ROADM: Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer. A reduced port 
   count wavelength selective switching element featuring ingress and 
   egress line side ports as well as add/drop side ports. 

   RWA: Routing and Wavelength Assignment. 

   Wavelength Conversion/Converters: The process of converting an 
   information bearing optical signal centered at a given wavelength to 
   one with "equivalent" content centered at a different wavelength. 
   Wavelength conversion can be implemented via an optical-electronic-
   optical (OEO) process or via a strictly optical process. 

   WDM: Wavelength Division Multiplexing. 

   Wavelength Switched Optical Networks (WSON): WDM based optical 
   networks in which switching is performed selectively based on the 
   center wavelength of an optical signal. 

3. Generic Information 

   The following encodings have multiple uses in specifying WSON 
   information. 

3.1. Wavelength Information Encoding 

   This document makes frequent use of the lambda label format defined 
   in [Otani] shown below: 

     

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      0                   1                   2                   3 
      0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |Grid |  C.S. |S|  Reserved     |               n               | 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
   Where 

   Grid is used to indicate which ITU-T grid specification is being 
   used. 

   C.S. = Channel spacing used in a DWDM system, i.e., with a ITU-T 
   G.694.1 grid. 

   S = sign of the offset from the center frequency of 193.1THz for the 
   ITU-T 6.694.1 grid. 

   n = Used to specify the frequency as 193.1THz +/- n*(channel spacing) 
   where the + or - is chosen based on the sign (S) bit. 

3.2. Link Sets 

   We will frequently want to describe properties of links. To do so 
   efficiently we can make use of a link set concept similar to the 
   label set concept of [RFC3471]. All links will be denoted by their 
   local link identifier as defined an used in[RFC4202, RFC4203, 
   RFC4205]. 

   The information carried in a Link Set is defined by: 

       0                   1                   2                   3 
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
      |    Action     |Dir|  Format   |         Reserved              | 
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
      |                       Link Identifier 1                       | 
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
      :                               :                               : 
      :                               :                               : 
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
      |                       Link Identifier N                       | 
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
    

      Action: 8 bits 

         0 - Inclusive List 


     

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    Indicates that the object/TLV contains one or more link elements 
   that are included in the Link Set. 

         1 - Exclusive List 

   Indicates that the object/TLV contains one or more link elements that 
   are excluded from the Link Set. 

         2 - Inclusive Range 

   Indicates that the object/TLV contains a range of links.  The 
   object/TLV contains two link elements.  The first element indicates 
   the start of the range.  The second element indicates the end of the 
   range.  A value of zero indicates that there is no bound on the 
   corresponding portion of the range. 

         3 - Exclusive Range 

   Indicates that the object/TLV contains a range of links that are 
   excluded from the Link Set.  The object/TLV contains two link 
   elements.  The first element indicates the start of the range.  The 
   second element indicates the end of the range. A value of zero 
   indicates that there is no bound on the corresponding portion of the 
   range. 

   Dir: Directionality of the Link Set (2 bits) 

   0 -- bidirectional 

   1 -- ingress 

   2 -- egress 

   In optical networks we think in terms of unidirectional as well as 
   bidirectional links.  For example wavelength restrictions or 
   connectivity may be much different for an ingress port, than for its 
   "companion" egress port if it has one. Note that "interfaces" such as 
   discussed in the Interfaces MIB are assumed bidirectional, as well as 
   the links of various link state IGPs.  

   Format: The format of the link identifier (6 bits) 

   0 -- Link Local Identifier 

   Others TBD. 

   Reserved: 16 bits 

     

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   This field is reserved. It MUST be set to zero on transmission and 
   MUST be ignored on receipt. 

      Link Identifier: 

   The link identifier represents the port which is being described 
   either for connectivity or wavelength restrictions.  This can be the 
   link local identifier of [RFC4202], GMPLS routing, [RFC4203] GMPLS 
   OSPF routing, and [RFC4205] IS-IS GMPLS routing. The use of the link 
   local identifier format can result in more compact WSON encodings 
   when the assignments are done in a reasonable fashion. 

    

3.3. Wavelength Sets 

   Wavelength sets come up frequently in WSONs to describe the range of 
   a laser transmitter, the wavelength restrictions on ROADM ports, or 
   the availability of wavelengths on a DWDM link. The general format 
   for a wavelength set is given below. This format uses the Action 
   concept from [RFC3471] with an additional Action to define a "bit 
   map" type of label set. Note that the second 32 bit field is a lambda 
   label in the previously defined format. This provides important 
   information on the WDM grid type and channel spacing that will be 
   used in the compact encodings listed.  

      0                   1                   2                   3 
      0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     | Action        |   Reserved    |    Num Wavelengths            |   
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |Grid |  C.S. |S|  Reserved     |  n  for lowest frequency      | 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |     Additional fields as necessary per action                 | 
     | 
    
    

   Action: 

   0 - Inclusive List 

   1 - Exclusive List 

   2 - Inclusive Range 

   3 - Exclusive Range 

     

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   4 - Bitmap Set 

   Note that the "Application" field will be used initially in the 
   specification of ROADM/OXC wavelength restrictions, but may be used 
   in other contexts as well. 

   3.3.1. Inclusive/Exclusive Wavelength Lists 

   In the case of the inclusive/exclusive lists the wavelength set 
   format is given by: 

      0                   1                   2                   3 
      0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |Action=0 or 1  | Reserved      |      Num Wavelengths          | 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |Grid |  C.S. |S|    Reserved   |    n  for lowest frequency    | 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |    n2                         |          n3                   | 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |                            ...                                | 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |    nm                         |                               | 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
   Where Num Wavelengths tells us the number of wavelength in this 
   inclusive or exclusive list this does not include the initial 
   wavelength in the list hence if the number of wavelengths is odd then 
   zero padding of the last half word is required. 

   3.3.2. Inclusive/Exclusive Wavelength Ranges 

   In the case of inclusive/exclusive ranges the wavelength set format 
   is given by: 

      0                   1                   2                   3 
      0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |Action=2 or 3  | Reserved      |      Num Wavelengths          |   
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |Grid |  C.S. |S|  Reserved     |      n  for lowest frequency  | 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 

   In this case Num Wavelengths specifies the number of wavelengths in 
   the range starting at the given wavelength and incrementing the Num 
   Wavelengths number of channel spacing up in frequency (regardless of 
   the value of the sign bit). 


     

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   3.3.3. Bitmap Wavelength Set 

   In the case of Action = the bitmap the wavelength set format is given 
   by: 

      0                   1                   2                   3 
      0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     | Action = 4    | Reserved    |      Num Wavelengths            | 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |Grid |  C.S. |S|  Reserved   |      n  for lowest frequency    | 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |    Bit Map Word #1  (Lowest frequency channels)               | 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |                ...                                            | 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |    Bit Map Word #N  (Highest frequency channels)              | 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
    

   Where Num Wavelengths in this case tells us the number of wavelengths 
   represented by the bit map which is required to be ceiling[(Num 
   Wavelengths)/32]. Each bit in the bit map represents a particular 
   frequency with a value of 1/0 indicating whether the frequency is in 
   the set or not. Bit position zero represents the lowest frequency, 
   while each succeeding bit position represents the next frequency a 
   channel spacing (C.S.) above the previous. 

   Example: 

   A 40 channel C-Band DWDM system with 100GHz spacing with lowest 
   frequency 192.0THz (1561.4nm) and highest frequency 195.9THz 
   (1530.3nm). These frequencies correspond to n = -11, and n = 28 
   respectively. Now suppose the following channels are available: 

            Frequency(THz)    n Value     bit map position 
         -------------------------------------------------- 
            192.0             -11         0 
            192.5             -6          5 
            193.1             0           11 
            193.9             8           19 
            194.0             9           20 
            195.2             21          32 
            195.8             27          38 
    



     

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   With the Grid value set to indicate an ITU-T G.694.1 DWDM grid, C.S. 
   set to indicate 100GHz, and with S (sign) set to indicate negative 
   this lambda bit map set would then be encoded as follows: 

 

      0                   1                   2                   3 
      0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     | Action = 4    | Reserved      |    Num Wavelengths = 40       | 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |Grid |  C.S. |S|    Reserved   | n  for lowest frequency = -11 | 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0| 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0|   Not used in 40 Channel system (all zeros)   |           
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 

    

4. WSON Information for Routing and Wavelength Assignment 

   From [WSON-Frame] the following WSON information needs to be conveyed 
   via GMPLS routing or some other mechanism.  

      Information                         Static/Dynamic       Node/Link 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
      Connectivity matrix                 Static               Node 
      Per port wavelength restrictions    Static               Node(1) 
      WDM link (fiber) lambda ranges      Static(4)            Link 
      WDM link channel spacing            Static(4)            Link 
      Laser Transmitter range             Static(4)            Link(2) 
      Wavelength conversion capabilities  Static(3),(4)        Node 
      Wavelength Availability             Dynamic(4)           Link 
    
   Notes: 

   1. These are the per port wavelength restrictions of an optical 
      device such as a ROADM and are independent of any optical 
      constraints imposed by a fiber link. 

   2. This could also be viewed as a node capability. 

   3. This could be dynamic in the case of a limited pool of converters 
      where the number available can change with connection 
      establishment. Note we may want to include regeneration 
      capabilities here since OEO converters are also regenerators. 

     

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   4. Not necessarily needed in the case of distributed wavelength 
      assignment via signaling. 

   See [WSON-Frame] for more details on these types of WSON information 
   and their use.   

 

4.1. Connectivity Matrix  

   The potential connectivity matrix for asymmetric switches (e.g. 
   ROADMs and such) and the connectivity matrix for asymmetric fixed 
   devices can be represented by a matrix A where Amn = 0 or 1, 
   depending upon whether a wavelength on ingress port m can be 
   connected to egress port n. 

   This can be compactly represented link sets as follows:  

       0                   1                   2                   3 
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
      |Connectivity   |               Reserved                        | 
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
      |                       Ingress Link Set #1                     | 
      :                               :                               : 
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
      |                       Egress Link Set #1 
      :                               :                               : 
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
      |                       Additional Link set pairs as needed     | 
      :                       to specify connectivity                 : 
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
    

   Where Connectivity = 0 if the device is fixed 

                        1 if the device is reconfigurable (ROADM/OXC) 

   Example:  

   Suppose we have a typical 2-degree 40 channel ROADM. In addition to 
   its two line side ports it has 80 add and 80 drop ports. The picture 
   below illustrates how a typical 2-degree ROADM system that works with 
   bi-directional fiber pairs is a highly asymmetrical system composed 
   of two unidirectional ROADM subsystems.  

    

     

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                         (Tributary) Ports #3-#42 
                     Ingress added to    Egress dropped from 
                     West Line Egress    East Line Ingress 
                            vvvv           ^^^^ 
                          | |...|        | |...| 
                    +-----| |...|--------| |...|------+ 
                    |    +----------------------+     | 
                    |    |                      |     | 
        Egress      |    | Unidirectional ROADM |     | 
   -----------------+    |                      |     +-------------- 
   <=====================|                      |===================< 
   -----------------+    +----------------------+     +-------------- 
                    |                                 | 
        Port #1     |                                 |   Port #2 
   (West Line Side) |                                 |(East Line Side) 
   -----------------+    +----------------------+     +-------------- 
   >=====================|                      |===================> 
   -----------------+    | Unidirectional ROADM |     +-------------- 
                    |    |                      |     | 
                    |    |              _       |     | 
                    |    +----------------------+     | 
                    +-----| |...|--------| |...|------+ 
                          | |...|        | |...| 
                            vvvv           ^^^^ 
                     (Tributary) Ports #43-#82 
                Egress dropped from       Ingress added to 
                West Line ingress         East Line egress 
    

   Referring to the figure we see that the ingress direction of ports 
   #3-#42 (add ports) can only potentially egress on port #1. While in 
   ingress side of port #2 (line side) can egress only on ports #3-#42 
   (drop) and #1 (pass through). Similarly, the ingress direction of 
   ports #43-#82 can only potentially egress on port #2 (line). While 
   the ingress direction of port #1 can only potentially egress on ports 
   #43-#82 (drop) or port #2 (pass through). We can now represent this 
   potential connectivity matrix as follows. This representation uses 
   only 30 32-bit words. 










     

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       0                   1                   2                   3 
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |    Conn = 1   |                 Reserved                      |1 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
                          Note: adds to line                  
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |  Action=2     |0 1|0 0 0 0 0 0|Reserved(Note:inclusive range) |2      
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |                     Link Local Identifier = #3                |3 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |                     Link Local Identifier = #42               |4 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |  Action=0     |1 0|0 0 0 0 0 0|Reserved (Note:inclusive list) |5       
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |                     Link Local Identifier = #1                |6 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
                       Note: line to drops              
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |  Action=0     |0 1|0 0 0 0 0 0|Reserved (Note:inclusive list) |7 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |                     Link Local Identifier = #2                |8 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |  Action=2     |1 0|0 0 0 0 0 0|Reserved(Note: inclusive range)|9 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |                     Link Local Identifier = #3                |10 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |                     Link Local Identifier = #42               |11 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
                       Note: line to line               
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |  Action=0     |0 1|0 0 0 0 0 0|Reserved (Note:inclusive list) |12 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |                     Link Local Identifier = #2                |13 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |  Action=0     |1 0|0 0 0 0 0 0|Reserved(Note: inclusive range)|14 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |                     Link Local Identifier = #1                |15 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
                                Note: adds to line                  
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |  Action=2     |0 1|0 0 0 0 0 0|Reserved(Note:inclusive range) |16      
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |                     Link Local Identifier = #42               |17 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |                     Link Local Identifier = #82               |18 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     

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     |  Action=0     |1 0|0 0 0 0 0 0|Reserved (Note:inclusive list) |19       
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |                     Link Local Identifier = #2                |20 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
                       Note: line to drops              
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |  Action=0     |0 1|0 0 0 0 0 0|Reserved (Note:inclusive list) |21 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |                     Link Local Identifier = #1                |22 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |  Action=2     |1 0|0 0 0 0 0 0|Reserved(Note: inclusive range)|23 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |                     Link Local Identifier = #43               |24 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |                     Link Local Identifier = #82               |25 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
                       Note: line to line               
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |  Action=0     |0 1|0 0 0 0 0 0|Reserved (Note:inclusive list) |26 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |                     Link Local Identifier = #1                |27 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |  Action=0     |1 0|0 0 0 0 0 0|Reserved(Note: inclusive range)|28 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |                     Link Local Identifier = #2                |30 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
    
    

4.2. Port Wavelength Restrictions 

   An optical switching device can have the following wavelength 
   restrictions: 

   o  Multiple wavelengths, full range port 

   o  Single wavelength, full range port 

   o  Single wavelength, fixed lambda port 

   o  Multiple wavelengths, reduced range port (like wave band 
      switching) 

   This can be encoded as a doublet of link set and wavelength set 
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      0                   1                   2                   3 
      0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |M|  Mapping    |  Multiplier   |       Reserved                | 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |                        Link Set                               | 
     |                              ..                               | 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
     |                        Wavelength Set                         |   
     |                              ..                               | 
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
    
   Where the "M" bit indicates whether the set of ports are single 
   wavelength M = 0, or multi-wavelength, M = 1, ports. 

   The "Mapping" tells us how the wavelengths in the wavelength set get 
   assigned to the links in the link set. 

   Mapping = 0: One to Many 

   Each link in the link set can take any of the values in the 
   wavelength set. This is applicable to both single channel and multi-
   channel ports. 

   Mapping = 1: One to One 

   Links are assigned a single wavelength with respect to the order of 
   links and wavelengths in their respective sets. This is applicable 
   only to single channel ports (M=0). 

   Mapping = 2: One to One via ranges and increments 

   For single channel ports (M=0) where the wavelength is specified via 
   a range then the frequency assigned to a port is given by 

         Freq = freq_low + k*(Multiplier + 1)*(C.S.) 

   Where k is the ordinal of the link in the link set starting from 
   zero, C.S. the channel spacing, and freq_low is the lowest frequency 
   in the wavelength range.  Such a formulation gives a compact way to 
   represent ROADMs with colored drop ports with a regular frequency 
   plan. 

   Note that the link set has an indication of whether these constraints 
   apply to ingress, egress or bidirectionally to the ports. 



     

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4.3. WDM Link Characterization 

   This has the same form as the port wavelength restrictions of a 
   device, hence can be encoded in the same way as was done in section 
   4.2.  

4.4. Laser Transmitter Range 

   The tuning range of a laser transmitter can be represented via the 
   wavelength set mechanism of section 3.3.  

4.5. Wavelength Converter Characterization 

   An OEO based wavelength converter can be characterized by an input 
   wavelength set and an output wavelength set.  In addition we'd want 
   to know constraints on the signal formats and rates accommodated by 
   the converter. 

   Hence we'd have something like: 

   <Wavelength Converter> := <Input Wavelength Set>, <Output Wavelength 
   Set>, <Signal Types supported>, <Bit Rate Range Supported> 

4.6. Wavelength Availability 

   The availability of a specific wavelength on a WDM link is key 
   dynamic information that is required by the RWA process. This 
   information needs to be accurate; luckily it can also be represented 
   quite compactly via the wavelength set encodings of section 3.3.  

   For example a 120 channel system, utilizing the bit map wavelength 
   set encoding would only require four bit map words in addition to the 
   two general words in the encoding to fully characterize wavelength 
   availability. Note that a subset of the total system range could be 
   sent representing only those lambdas whose availabilities have 
   changed resulting in very efficient use of control plane bandwidth.   

    

5. Security Considerations 

   This document has no requirement for a change to the security models 
   within GMPLS and associated protocols. That is the OSPF-TE, RSVP-TE, 
   and PCEP security models could be operated unchanged.  
     



     

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6. IANA Considerations 

   TBD. Once finalized in our approach we will need identifiers for such 
   things and modulation types, modulation parameters, wavelength 
   assignment methods, etc... 

7. Acknowledgments 

   This document was prepared using 2-Word-v2.0.template.dot. 







































     

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8. References 

8.1. Normative References 

   [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate 
             Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997. 

   [RFC3471] Berger, L., "Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching 
             (GMPLS) Signaling Functional Description", RFC 3471, 
             January 2003. 

   [G.694.1] ITU-T Recommendation G.694.1, "Spectral grids for WDM 
             applications: DWDM frequency grid", June, 2002. 

   [RFC4202] Kompella, K., Ed., and Y. Rekhter, Ed., "Routing Extensions 
             in Support of Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching 
             (GMPLS)", RFC 4202, October 2005 

   [RFC4203] Kompella, K., Ed., and Y. Rekhter, Ed., "OSPF Extensions in 
             Support of Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching 
             (GMPLS)", RFC 4203, October 2005. 

8.2. Informative References 

   [Otani]   T. Otani, H. Guo, K. Miyazaki, D. Caviglia, "Generalized 
             Labels of Lambda-Switching Capable Label Switching Routers 
             (LSR)", work in progress: draft-otani-ccamp-gmpls-lambda-
             labels-00.txt, June 2007. 

   [G.694.1] ITU-T Recommendation G.694.1, Spectral grids for WDM 
             applications: DWDM frequency grid, June 2002. 

   [G.694.2] ITU-T Recommendation G.694.2, Spectral grids for WDM 
             applications: CWDM wavelength grid, December 2003. 

   [RFC4205] Kompella, K., Ed., and Y. Rekhter, Ed., "Intermediate 
             System to Intermediate System (IS-IS) Extensions in Support 
             of Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS)", RFC 
             4205, October 2005. 

   [WSON-Frame] G. Bernstein, Y. Lee, W. Imajuku, "Framework for GMPLS 
             and PCE Control of Wavelength Switched Optical Networks", 
             work in progress: draft-bernstein-ccamp-wavelength-
             switched-01.txt, September 2007. 


     

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9. Contributors 

   Diego Caviglia  
   Ericsson 
   Via A. Negrone 1/A 16153 
   Genoa Italy 
    
   Phone: +39 010 600 3736 
   Email: diego.caviglia@(marconi.com, ericsson.com) 
    
   Itaru Nishioka 
   NEC Corp. 
   1753 Simonumabe, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 211-8666 
   Japan 
   Phone: +81 44 396 3287 
   Email: i-nishioka@cb.jp.nec.com 
    

    
Author's Addresses 

   Greg Bernstein (ed.) 
   Grotto Networking 
   Fremont, CA, USA 
       
   Phone: (510) 573-2237 
   Email: gregb@grotto-networking.com 
    

   Young Lee (ed.) 
   Huawei Technologies 
   1700 Alma Drive, Suite 100 
   Plano, TX 75075 
   USA 
    
   Phone: (972) 509-5599 (x2240) 
   Email: ylee@huawei.com 
    










     

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   Dan Li  
   Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.  
   F3-5-B R&D Center, Huawei Base,  
   Bantian, Longgang District  
   Shenzhen 518129 P.R.China  
    
   Phone: +86-755-28973237 
   Email: danli@huawei.com 
    
   Wataru Imajuku 
   NTT Network Innovation Labs 
   1-1 Hikari-no-oka, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 
   Japan 
    
   Phone: +81-(46) 859-4315 
   Email: imajuku.wataru@lab.ntt.co.jp 
    
 

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