下一代基于分组的传输网的商业分析.pdf

Next-Generation, Packet-Based Transport Networks Economic Study Introduction The accelerating growth of packet-based services such as Ethernet is well documented. Almost all new emerging services such as VoIP and Internet IPTV are packet-based. The clear trend that has emerged is that an ever-increasing amount of service provider network traffic will be packet-based. Current CTNs are primarily SONET/SDH-based. With the accelerating growth of packet-based services, these networks have been enhanced with technologies such as VCAT, G.7041 GFP packet encapsulation over SONET/SDH/PDH, and G.7042 LCAS, which can be used to dynamically adjust VCAT bandwidth as packet service bandwidth increases. These technologies are enabling SONET/SDH transport networks to better address packet service applications. However, important issues remain. Packet-based service instances are bursty and do not require dedicated transport bandwidth. Many packet-based service instances are best effort and are amenable to a high degree of statistical multiplexing. Only CBR circuit emulation service requires dedicated bandwidth. In theory, the statistical multiplexing gain that can be realized by using packet-based transport for packet services should translate to network cost savings. Channelized circuit switched transport does not result in the most efficient and cost-effective interfaces on packet service switches (often called MSEs). Such interfaces are typically very expensive. For packet services, packet-based subscriber service port/service instance aggregation should be much more efficient and cost-effective. The use of virtual concatenation in circuit switched transport provides a reasonable degree of granular bandwidth allocation for packet-based service demands. However, packet-based transport supports transport bandwidth allocation to any granularity, without any restrictions based on a circuit switched multiplexing hierarchy. This paper investigates