Metro Ethernet aggregation routers for rings and EVPN services

IP Infusion delivers the metro aggregation router: OcNOS-SP preloaded on qualified routers that carry Carrier Ethernet E-LINE, E-LAN and E-TREE over EVPN and VPLS, protect the ring with G.8032 or with SR-MPLS and TI-LFA, and measure each service with Y.1731, under one support contract.

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26OcNOS-SP platforms for EVPN or G.8032 rings
4.8 Tbpsmetro aggregation router
900+operators run OcNOS

Two ways to protect a metro ring

A metro ring of aggregation routers carries Carrier Ethernet services to the core. OcNOS-SP protects it in one of two designs: a G.8032 Ethernet ring, or EVPN services over SR-MPLS with TI-LFA.

The same metro ring, two protection designs

A metro ring of four aggregation routers protected by G.8032, or an SR-MPLS ring with a TI-LFA backup path Accessbusiness, mobile Accessbroadband IP coreuplink AggregationOcNOS-SP AggregationOcNOS-SP AggregationOcNOS-SP AggregationOcNOS-SP Ring protection link, blocked until a failureG.8032 Ethernet ringE-LAN over the ring TI-LFA backup path around the failed linkSR-MPLS ringEVPN E-LINE, E-LAN, E-TREE

G.8032 Ethernet ring. One ring link is the ring protection link, blocked in normal operation. When a link fails, the ring unblocks it and traffic flows the other way. E-LAN services run over the ring.

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Operators running OcNOS in the metro

Netplus Broadband

OcNOS-SP with MPLS and EVPN on UfiSpace open networking hardware, across eight states and 400+ cities in India.

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AnschlussWerk

OcNOS on Edgecore cell site and aggregation routers for backbone, peering and regional PoP traffic in Bavaria.

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Telcom

OcNOS-SP on Edgecore and UfiSpace for aggregation and cell site router roles across a UK full-fibre rollout.

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“IP Infusion’s OcNOS software with Edgecore hardware were selected for providing a compelling set of features to accommodate our rapid growth. OcNOS provides an easy and common platform across different use cases, with an upgrade path from existing solutions.”

Werner Rades, CEO of AnschlussWerk

What OcNOS-SP runs in the metro

Services, ring protection and service OAM on the aggregation router, from the OcNOS Feature Matrix.

CapabilityWhat it doesWhere
EVPN E-LINE and E-LANPoint-to-point and multipoint services over MPLS, single-homed or multihomedAll OcNOS-SP
EVPN E-TREERooted multipoint services over MPLSAll OcNOS-SP
VPLS and H-VPLSLDP or BGP signalling, with BGP auto-discoveryAll OcNOS-SP
G.8032 Ethernet ringERPS v2 with sub-rings and multiple instances; E-LAN over the ringAll OcNOS-SP
MLAG into a G.8032 ringDual-homes a node pair into the major ringSelected platforms
EVPN over SR-MPLS with TI-LFAServices on segment routing with a precomputed backup pathAll OcNOS-SP
Y.1731 delay measurementDelay and delay variation per service, over VPWS, VPLS and EVPNAll OcNOS-SP
Y.1731 synthetic lossFrame loss measurement over VPLSAll OcNOS-SP
CFMFault management over VPWS, VPLS and EVPNAll OcNOS-SP
Queuing hierarchyOne, two or three levels of queuing, shaping per queue and per port, strict priority and WFQAll OcNOS-SP

Support varies by platform, service type and license. Check each one in the OcNOS Feature Matrix.

Aggregation routers by ring size

Pick the router by the ring it aggregates and the uplink it needs.

UfiSpace S9510-28DC router

Small ring, pre-aggregation

UfiSpace S9510-28DC

Qumran 2A · 800 Gbps

24 × 25G, 2 × 100G, 2 × 400G

UfiSpace S9600-72XC router

25G access aggregation

UfiSpace S9600-72XC

Qumran 2C · 2.4 Tbps

64 × 25G, 8 × 100G

Edgecore AS7946-30XB router

Metro aggregation

Edgecore AS7946-30XB (AGR400)

Qumran 2C · 2.4 Tbps

4 × 25G, 22 × 100G, 4 × 400G

UfiSpace S9600-56DX router

Large metro ring

UfiSpace S9600-56DX

Qumran 2C · 4.8 Tbps

48 × 100G, 8 × 400G

The ring hands traffic to the IP core. See every qualified router on the OcNOS Hardware Compatibility List.

Questions about the metro aggregation router.

It collects traffic from business, mobile and broadband access onto a metro ring and hands it to the IP core. OcNOS-SP runs the Carrier Ethernet services, the ring protection and the service OAM on it.
Both run on every OcNOS-SP platform, as separate designs. A G.8032 Ethernet ring blocks one ring protection link in normal operation and unblocks it when a link fails, with E-LAN over the ring. EVPN over SR-MPLS carries E-LINE, E-LAN and E-TREE on segment routing, and TI-LFA sends traffic around a failed link on a precomputed backup path.
EVPN E-LINE, E-LAN and E-TREE over MPLS, single-homed or multihomed, plus VPLS, H-VPLS with LDP or BGP signalling, and VPWS. All run on every OcNOS-SP platform.
Y.1731 delay measurement runs per service over VPWS, VPLS and EVPN, and CFM handles fault management. Frame loss measurement support depends on the service type, so check the OcNOS Feature Matrix for the service and platform you plan.
Yes. EVPN multihoming dual-homes access on every OcNOS-SP platform. On selected platforms, MLAG dual-homes a node pair into a G.8032 major ring.
The aggregation routers uplink at 100G or 400G and hand traffic to the IP core over MPLS or SR-MPLS. See the IP core page for details on core and peering routers.

Datasheet and SR-MPLS brief.

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OcNOS-SP Datasheet

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SR-MPLS Upgrade with OcNOS

Move an MPLS network to SR-MPLS on OcNOS-SP routers, one router at a time, with TI-LFA from the first router you convert.

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Plan your metro ring.

We map your rings, services and uplinks to qualified aggregation routers and the protection design that fits them.

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