MPLS-TP Basic

Principle
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MPLS-TP Definition
MPLS-TP Application
 MPLS-TP Advantage

• Muti-service
• Reliability
• Extension
• QOS
• OAM
MPLS-TP in the Mobile Backhaul
MPLS-TP Standard
MPLS-TP Terminology
MPLS Lable
 PWE3 Transport unit－ PW
PW: Pseudo Wire
It can be simply understood that a PW represents a service.

The main functions are:

For the user access to the business of the encapsulation of the port, the port out of the
unsealed;
Carry them over the PSN network of t-mpls/mpls-tp or IP;
Establish PW at the end of tunnel, including the exchange and allocation of PW ID;
Manage signaling, timing, sequence and other business-related information of PW
boundaries;
Alarm and status management of business;
Pseudo Wire
MPLS-TP over Ethernet with PW Label
 Control word

• PW control word is used to distinguish a PW payload from an IP

payload carried over an MPLS PSN
• Two forms of CW: The PWMCW (first nibble 0) or the PWACH (first
nibble 1) MUST immediately follow the bottom of the MPLS label
stack.
LSP and PW Label Exampl
 PWE3 Transport unit－AC

AC: Attachment Circuit

o Ethernet：AC is FE/GE or VLAN；

o TDM: AC is PDH interface or STM-1.
Multi-service
 PWE3 transport component－ Forwarder

Transponder: Located in PE, it is actually a transposer.Forwarding is actually

the process of looking up the forward publication from the tag and putting in
the different tunnel tags.In the application of multi-segment PW, the
conversion of PW ID is actually a forwarding process.
 PWE3 transport component－ Tunnel

Tunnel: in fact, it is the logical link of PE-PE to complete the data forwarding
between PE.
A tunnel can carry multiple PW.
PWE3 transport component－ Encapsulation
Encapsulation: messages transmitted on PW use standard PW encapsulation formats
and techniques.
PWE3 message packages on PW can be divided into several types

Encapsulation is also a function of PE nodes.

PWE3 transport component－ Signaling Protocol
PW（Pseudowire Signaling：PW signaling protocol is the implementation basis of
PWE3, which is used to create and maintain PW. Currently, PW signaling protocol
mainly includes LDP and RSVP.

Most PTN devices currently offer static PW, LSP configuration support, and LDP
support for the first time.
PW protection
To realize the protection of PW layer, it is necessary to:
1) two PW's need to be configured on two PE's, one for each other, one for the
main PW and the other for the standby PW;
2) signaling negotiation and processing are required for both primary and standby
PW, which are consistent with ordinary single-hop/multi-hop PW signaling
processing;
3) if there is any problem with the status of the main PW (LDP session DOWN,
tunnel deleted), it is necessary to immediately notify the backup PW;If the PW
state UP is backed UP, the primary PW is upgraded.
MPLS-TP critical technology – OAM

client layer：
o SDH OAM, PDH OAM, ATM OAM, Ethernet OAM

Service layer：
o MPLS－TP OAM
-- the combination of y. 1711 and y. 1731
-- PW, Tunnel, Section layer unified
-- consider OAM nesting, similar to TCM
-- consider Draft g.8114
-- consider MPLS's own mechanism

link layer：
o POS OAM，Ethernet OAM