PLC and SONET/SDH Networks Bridging with Ethernet

Carolina Pérez Sáez, Enrique Areizaga, Daniel Múgica, Elena Terradillos, Amaya Pardo

2004

Abstract

Power Line communications (PLC) provides “Broadband Ethernet” connectivity directly to the customer’s socket in home without additional cabling. However, PLC networks do not provide global end-to-end connectivity and need to rely on incumbent’s telecom networks. In order to lower the cost of CAPEX and OPEX the network interconnection is done at “Ethernet” level. Most of Incumbent’s networks are based on SONET/SDH Rings, and efficient transport of Ethernet over those technologies is a prime requirement. Ethernet over SDH/SONET (EoS), enables internet services over existing SONET/SDH systems using a simple structure. However, SONET/SDH is a TDM technology optimized for voice, and the standard rates are bandwidth inefficient when data is transported. With virtual concatenation it is possible to provide fine granularity in the transport of data traffic over SONET/SDH. The combination of these two technologies (EoS and virtual concatenation) in the same system will allow remote LANs to be connected together at lower costs in a very simple and bandwidth efficient way.

References

  1. ITU-T: Recommendation X.85/Y.1321. “IP over SDH using LAPS”. 03/2001.
  2. ITU-T: Recommendation X.86. “Ethernet over LAPS”. 02/2001.
  3. IEEE 802.3. “CSMA/CD Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications”, 2002.
  4. ITU-T: Recommendation G.707/Y.1322. “Network node interface for the synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH)”. 12/2003.
  5. ANSI: Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) - Basic Description including Multiplex Structure, Rates, and Formats (Includes T1.105a-2002): May, 2001.
  6. ITU-T: Recommendation G.7042/Y1305: “Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme (LCAS) for SONET Virtually Concatenated SPEs”. 02/2004.
  7. ITU-T: Recommendation G.7041/Y130.: “GFP: Generic Framing Procedure” 12/2001. Amendment and Corrigendum 12/2003.
Download


Paper Citation


in Harvard Style

Pérez Sáez C., Areizaga E., Múgica D., Terradillos E. and Pardo A. (2004). PLC and SONET/SDH Networks Bridging with Ethernet . In Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Shaping the Broadband Society - Volume 1: SBS, (ICETE 2004) ISBN 972-8865-17-1, pages 12-20. DOI: 10.5220/0001405500120020


in Bibtex Style

@conference{sbs04,
author={Carolina Pérez Sáez and Enrique Areizaga and Daniel Múgica and Elena Terradillos and Amaya Pardo},
title={PLC and SONET/SDH Networks Bridging with Ethernet},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Shaping the Broadband Society - Volume 1: SBS, (ICETE 2004)},
year={2004},
pages={12-20},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001405500120020},
isbn={972-8865-17-1},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Shaping the Broadband Society - Volume 1: SBS, (ICETE 2004)
TI - PLC and SONET/SDH Networks Bridging with Ethernet
SN - 972-8865-17-1
AU - Pérez Sáez C.
AU - Areizaga E.
AU - Múgica D.
AU - Terradillos E.
AU - Pardo A.
PY - 2004
SP - 12
EP - 20
DO - 10.5220/0001405500120020