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Meeting Your Communication Needs Locally Evolving Communications Backbone Evolving Communications Backbone Technologies and there Application to Rail and Metro Networks and Metro Networks By: Sabu Mathew, CTO, 3W Networks

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Meeting Your Communication Needs Locally

Evolving Communications BackboneEvolving Communications Backbone Technologies and there Application to Rail

and Metro Networksand Metro Networks By: Sabu Mathew, CTO, 3W Networks

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Agenda

1. Introduction• Rail and Metro Market for communications Systems

2. Proliferation of  Communications Technologies • Why so much technology? What’s it all about?• Why so much technology?  What s it all about? 

• What technology is likely to have a future and what won’t 

• The Conclusion after analysis is simpler to understand.

2.     The Technology will evolve, so what are the implications for 

Rail/Metro• How suitable are the evolved products for Rail/Metro application

3. The ConclusionS h bl d f d i• Some humble words of advise

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1 Introduction1.  IntroductionRail and Metro Market forRail and Metro Market for Communications Systemsy

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Rail and Metro Markets

Metro• Easily Identifiable Projects• Long Term roll out plans ‐ years ahead of actual b ildbuild

• City Based not NationalGl b ll b t 20 li t t d• Globally ‐ about 20 new lines constructed per year

» 50% China (10 per year)» 10% All Asia Pacific (2 per Year)» 10% All Asia Pacific (2 per Year)» 40% Rest of the world (8 per Year)

• Average “Full Turnkey Communications Package”Average  Full Turnkey Communications Package  value $20 ‐ $30 Million USD (about $1Million USD per Station)

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Typical – Metro LineTypical Metro Line

• 20km to 35km in length20km to 35km in length• Can be:

– Above ground (Light Rail) or LRT (Light Rail Transit) or MonorailMonorail

– Underground (Metro / Subway) or MRT (Metro Rail Transport)– Can be a mixed underground and above ground system

• 20 to 25 Stations plus 1 DEPOT• 20 to 25 Stations plus 1 DEPOT• Distances between stations typically 1km ‐ 1.5km• Typically 1 ‐4 interchange StationsAl l C l R Li• Almost always one Control Room per Line 

• Can be driven or Driverless Trains• Minimum train service intervals is about 2.5 ‐ 3 minutes• Mostly dual track but can be single track working• Typical Train speed is 70 ‐ 80 km/Hr

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Rail and Metro Markets

Rail• Easily Identifiable Projects• Long Term roll out plans ‐ years ahead of actual buildN i l k• National networks

• High Speed Trains (HST) constitutes the modern trend• Globally about 10 new projects constructed per year• Globally – about 10 new projects constructed per year

» 50% China (5 per year)» 10% All Asia Pacific (1 per Year)» 10% All Asia Pacific (1 per Year)» 40% Rest of the world (4 per Year)

• Average “Full Turnkey Communications Package” valueAverage  Full Turnkey Communications Package  value >$30 ‐ $40 Million USD 

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Typical – Rail LineTypical Rail Line

• 50km to 1000km in length• 50km to 1000km in length• Almost always above ground• 5 ‐20 Stations plus multiple DEPOTs (by Section)5  20 Stations plus  multiple DEPOTs (by Section)• Distances between stations typically km 10km –50km

• Multiple Control Rooms per Line (by section)• Typically driven Trains• Minimum train service intervals is about 30 minutes• Mostly dual track but can be single track workingTh d t lik l t b HST t lli• These days most likely to be a HST travelling >160km/Hr

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How relevant is Rail in Telecom's world?

Optical Networks for the Opt ca et o s o t eWHOLE TRANSPORT 

SEGMENTOptical Networks for TELCO and MOBILE 

GLOBAL REVENUE

$350 MILLION GLOBAL REVENUE$14 BILLION$14 BILLION

Rail and Metro Transport = 2.5%

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2. Proliferation of  Communications Technologies Why so much technology? What’s it all about?Why so much technology? What s it all about? 

What technology is likely to have a future and what won’t. 

The Conclusion after analysis is simpler to understand.

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Proliferation of Communication Technologies

Confused? You have a right to be!

DWDM CWDM RPRSDH MSPP

MPLS‐TPG‐MPLS

MSTP EPR

QoS

Photonic Switching

T‐MPLS

MPLS OTN EthernetM/W PCM 

Mux

ATM

QoS gLambda Switching

Carrie Ethernet

PDH RoutersAccess La er

ATM

Packet Net orks

IPIP/MPLS

NGN SwitchingLayer

Pseudo Wire

Networks CircuitEmulation

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What’s it all about?• The Technology Drivers ‐Mobile & Telco Networks

– Bandwidth ‐ Bandwidth – Bandwidth

– Network Cost Reduction [Cost per Packet transported]

– QoS ,Quality and Reliability [Protection switching]

– Connectivity

• Driven by an explosion in bandwidth demand from Mobile and Telco Networks; Internet Data, Video Streaming and IPTV.

• SDH has been the dominant Technology for 35 years. But it can’t handle the bandwidth demand anymore Packet over SDH can nothandle the bandwidth demand anymore. Packet over SDH can not cope due to it’s restrictions in channelization and connectivity.

• The Solution is to take out the SDH Layer and go Packet only while y g ystill maintaining the inherent benefits of SDH

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1st Reiteration MSPP/MSTP–NGN SDH• MSTP and MSPP introduced around 2004‐5 under the banner of “NGN SDH”.

• The objecti e as to enhance the transport of Packet data o er SDH• The objective was to enhance the transport of Packet data over SDH networks.

• In retrospect it FAILED to meet the market needs because;p ;

– It did not solve the connectivity issues required of a packet network. 

– Very high overheads to map packets into SDH channels impacted capacity.

– Limited packet traffic features; simple V‐ LAN tagging was all it could do. 

Still basically a point to point structure and not a multipoint network– Still basically a point to point structure and not a multipoint network.

• MSTP and MSPP was and still is marketed extensively to rail customers. As was OTN a TDM solution with multipoint S‐LAN structures. p

• OTN has 40% market share, while all SDH vendors share the remaining market

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2nd Reiteration “RPR”• Around 2006/7 The Resilient Packet Ring (RPR) solution was launched.

• It was an attempt to build a packet network overlaid onto an SDH p pnetwork. Where packets had there own super highway in Parallel with the SDH network.

It l d f th k t it hi d b d idth bl i• It solved some of the packet switching and bandwidth problems in MSTP and MSPP, but only 2‐3 vendors developed it – The Majority did not.

• It FAILED because

– It was only ever implemented by a few vendors and standards were t dnever cemented.

• It did not stop vendors marketing this technology into Rail & Metro customers. The total market share of RPR solutions in Rail and Metro markets would not have reached more than 2%. Now it is NEVER SEEN.

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3rd Reiteration “Carrier Ethernet”• Carrier Ethernet was the first all packet based solution and was introduced in 2008

• It transported packets over layer 2 Ethernet channels. Steering the packets using simple TAGS. (A simple MPLS design)

• It was good, transported packets over Ethernet channels and created packet based connectivity. But failed to deliver reliable Real Time TDM Traffic over the same ynetwork. QoS and delay were also POOR for Industrial real time applications using packet transport

• It FAILED because;It FAILED because;

– it was 100% packet based and customers still had Real time TDM traffic they wanted to transport. 

– It would be about this same time “pseudo wire” using Circuit Emulation methods to transport TDM channels over Packet networks evolved. But the two had not been merged  into a single network.

• Carrier Ethernet is still available, but I have never seen it in Rail / Metro networks. Carrier Ethernet today is at great risk of being superseded by MPLS networks. 

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4th Reiteration IP-MPLS Switch/Routers

• IP‐MPLS is derived from ATM, but in an IP packet routing environment. Merging the excellent QoS capabilities of ATM with the flexibility of IP g g p yrouting.

• IP MPLS is a layer 2 5 protocol using MPLS TAGS for simple packet end to• IP MPLS is a layer 2.5 protocol using MPLS TAGS for simple packet end to end connectivity and adding sophisticated QoS techniques. 

• IP MPLS solutions were first offered to the Rail/ Metro market in 2008/9. However at this time it was extremely expensive and not really practical to implement compared to MPLS/MSPP or OTN.p p

• Today the price is comparative to MPLS/MSPP and OTN. 

• However IP MPLS is still a switch/router network with the inherent delays of such a topology.

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5th Reiteration – T-MPLS MPLS-TP

• This Variant of MPLS is called T‐MPLS and it uses MPLS in a transport network concept.

• T‐MPLS is being superseded by MPLS‐TP which a significantly enhanced version for Transport networksenhanced version for Transport networks

• MPLS‐TP will permit:Ri M h d d i h i fi i– Ring, Mesh, and daisy chain configurations

– It will permit sophisticated traffic QoS settings– It achieves protection switching of less then 50M/s– Will carry Real time TDM and packet data over a single network– 2‐3 Rail customers have adopted the earlier version T‐MPLS

• MPLS‐TP is seen as the ultimate conclusion to the original objective. It will be available commercially in 1‐2 years.

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OTH (OTN) the future• This is more a concept rather than a practical technology. 

The concept is to combine packet transport and advanced DWDM t h l i i t h t t k t tDWDM technologies into a coherent network structure.

• Advanced DWDM uses photonic switching which eliminates• Advanced DWDM uses photonic switching which eliminates the hardwire connections with “hands off” switchable wavelengths.

• This will be a future generation technology although the concept is being promoted by the big vendors todayconcept is being promoted by the big vendors today.

• Costs will be high for some time as photonic switching is a very new technology with high initial costs and resulting prices.

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Open Transport Network (OTN)• Introduced in 1996 and surprisingly been doing what every one else has 

been trying to do for 15 years. 

• OTN has a large market share in Metro/Rail as a consequence of it dedicated design. 

• It is a technology worthy of serious consideration for any Rail/Metro application today.

• OTN handles mixed packet data and TDM real time Traffics better than MSPP/MSTP.

• OTN is Simple, Reliable and Stable and is very well regarded in Rail /Metro. 

• The OTN will also evolve to the MPLS‐TP standard in the next 1‐2 years..

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4. The Technology will evolve, so what are th i li ti f R il/M t ?the implications for Rail/Metro?How suitable are the evolved products for Rail/Metro applications?

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What a communications backbone needs to Deliver for Rail Metro Customers?• 99.9997 System Availability Make the Vendor prove System Availability with Calculations.

• Product /  Vendor Reliability Seek out existing users and verify the product / vendors reliability. 

Look to your future needs and future technology trends and seek out• Flexibility

Look to your future needs and future technology trends and seek out products and vendors that can meet these needs. Network expansion, Network capacity, Network Interfaces. Latent Technology applications and New technology applications need to run simultaneously

d l d h l b ll d h• Simplicity Avoid Complicated Technology because it will cost you. Reduce the Hardware elements, reduce the software needed.

Your staff have to look after a lot of technology Select a high quality• Quality Local Support

Your staff have to look after a lot of technology. Select a high quality Systems Integrator with Local presence and high product knowledge to support you.

• Stability Your Metro Rail Network must run for more than 20‐30 years.Avoid technology that has short supportable life cycles.

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How suitable are the technologies for Rail/Metro Applicationspp

Key Criteria are:Switch/Router 

IP MPLSMSPP/MSTPNGN SDH

Open Transport Network

TP‐MPLSMPLS T

y

System Delay

IP MPLS NGN SDH NetworkOTN

MPLS‐T

Consistency Of Delay

Ability to mix Real time and Packet 

ffiTraffic

Packet Connectivity

Packet QoS

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How suitable are the technologies for Rail/Metro applicationspp

Key Criteria are:Switch/Router 

IP MPLSMSPP/MSTPNGN SDH

Open Transport Network

TP‐MPLS(MPLS T)

y

Management System

IP MPLS NGN SDH NetworkOTN

(MPLS‐T)

Simplicity

Proven Reliable Will be a Green Facein 2 YearsTechnology

All in one Box for all i f

in 2 Years

interfaces

Staff Expertise R i dRequired

RECOMMENDEDWill be a Green Facein 2 Years

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3. The Conclusion

Some humble words of advise

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My Humble Advise• Seek opinion from others and Share your own experiences 

with others.• In China the Telecom engineers in all Metro and Rail end users have an annual conference just to share experiences. They know what works and what doesn’t and who to trust and who not to as a consequence of h i i f tisharing information.  

• Keep your mind Open• Look beyond the pure technology arguments, try and understand what is and has been driving the technology & product development and why and you will have a better perspective to make decisions about Technology and productsTechnology and products.

• Technology arrives like waves in the ocean and the art of b i d f i t i k th i ht t th i htbeing a good surfer is  to pick the right wave at the right moment.

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Th k Y !Thank You!