Systems and methods for statistical multiplexing with OTN and DWDM

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10038495-B2
Application number	US-201715407952-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 17, 2017
Priority date	Jun 13, 2014
Publication date	Jul 31, 2018
Grant date	Jul 31, 2018

Abstract

A method of statistical multiplexing with one of Layer 0 Flexible Grid optical spectrum and Layer 1 Time Division Multiplexed (TDM) bandwidth in a multi-layer network includes obtaining a sampling of bandwidth usage over time on ports and links in the multi-layer network for one of Layer 0 and Layer 1 traffic using a plurality of statistical parameters, wherein the plurality of statistical parameters are defined for the one of Layer 0 and Layer 1 traffic; monitoring the plurality of statistical parameters; and triggering based on the monitoring one of i) adjustments to the one of Layer 0 and Layer 1 traffic and ii) adjustments to routing parameters on the links for new traffic, wherein the triggering is one of through a control plane and a Software Defined Networking (SDN) controller.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of statistical multiplexing with Layer 0 Flexible Grid optical spectrum and Layer 1 Time Division Multiplexed (TDM) bandwidth in a multi-layer network, the method comprising:
obtaining a sampling of bandwidth usage over time on ports and links in the multi-layer network for one of Layer 0 and Layer 1 traffic and determining a plurality of statistical parameters based on the sampling, wherein the plurality of statistical parameters are defined for the one of Layer 0 and Layer 1 traffic;
monitoring the plurality of statistical parameters to detect congestion on input ports in the multi-layer network; and
triggering based on the monitoring one of i) adjustments to the one of Layer 0 and Layer 1 traffic to resize one or more of the one of Layer 0 and Layer 1 traffic comprising flexible grid resizing at Layer 0 and resizing an Optical channel Data Unit flex (ODUflex) at Layer 1 and ii) adjustments to routing parameters on the links for new traffic to discourage congested links, wherein the triggering is one of through a control plane and a Software Defined Networking (SDN) controller.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of statistical parameters comprise any of High Water Marks (HWM) and Low Water Marks (LWM) for both the ports and the links, Oversubscription for the links, Minimum and Maximum Thresholds for the ports and the links, a Connection Discourage (CD) criterion for the ports and the links, a HWM Drop Profile for the links, and a Differential Peak Variance (DPV) for the ports.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the CD and the Minimum and Maximum Thresholds are user-provisioned and the HWM, LWM, and Oversubscription are run time parameters.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the DPV is a measure of variance of ingress packet traffic on a source drop port and the DPV is used to minimize the adjustments if the ingress packet traffic does not deviate between lower and upper bounds.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the CD is based on the LWM, the HWM, and the Minimum and Maximum Thresholds to discourage the links during path computation with the routing parameters.

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein, in path computation for a resizable connection of the one of Layer 0 and Layer 1 traffic, a maximum value of the Oversubscription for a link on a path is used during path computation since a highest oversubscribed link restricts resizing for the path.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein, for Layer 1 traffic, the plurality of statistical parameters are based on Optical channel Data Unit flex (ODUflex) connections.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein, for Layer 0 traffic, the plurality of statistical parameters are based on adjacent free optical spectrum in a Flexible Grid.

9. A controller adapted to perform statistical multiplexing with Layer 0 Flexible Grid optical spectrum and Layer 1 Time Division Multiplexed (TDM) bandwidth in a multi-layer network, the controller comprising:
a processor; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to
obtain a sampling of bandwidth usage over time on ports and links in the multi-layer network for one of Layer 0 and Layer 1 traffic and determine a plurality of statistical parameters based the sampling, wherein the plurality of statistical parameters are defined for the one of Layer 0 and Layer 1 traffic,
monitor the plurality of statistical parameters to detect congestion on input ports in the multi-layer network, and
trigger based on the monitor of the plurality of statistical parameters one of i) adjustments to the one of Layer 0 and Layer 1 traffic to resize one or more of the one of Layer 0 and Layer 1 traffic comprising flexible grid resizing at Layer 0 and resizing an Optical channel Data Unit flex (ODUflex) at Layer 1 and ii) adjustments to routing parameters on the links for new traffic to discourage congested links, wherein the trigger is one of through a control plane and a Software Defined Networking (SDN) controller.

10. The controller of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of statistical parameters comprise any of High Water Marks (HWM) and Low Water Marks (LWM) for both the ports and the links, Oversubscription for the links, Minimum and Maximum Thresholds for the ports and the links, a Connection Discourage (CD) criterion for the ports and the links, a HWM Drop Profile for the links, and a Differential Peak Variance (DPV) for the ports.

11. The controller of claim 10 , wherein the DPV is a measure of variance of ingress packet traffic on a source drop port and the DPV is used to minimize the adjustments if the ingress packet traffic does not deviate between lower and upper bounds.

12. The controller of claim 10 , wherein the CD is based on the LWM, the HWM, and the Minimum and Maximum Thresholds to discourage the links during path computation with the routing parameters.

13. The controller of claim 10 , wherein, in path computation for a resizable connection of the one of Layer 0 and Layer 1 traffic, a maximum value of the Oversubscription for a link on a path is used during path computation since a highest oversubscribed link restricts resizing for the path.

14. The controller of claim 9 , wherein, for Layer 1 traffic, the plurality of statistical parameters are based on Optical channel Data Unit flex (ODUflex) connections.

15. The controller of claim 9 , wherein, for Layer 0 traffic, the plurality of statistical parameters are based on adjacent free optical spectrum in a Flexible Grid.

16. A multi-layer network comprising:
a plurality of nodes each comprising one or more ports;
a plurality of links interconnecting the plurality of nodes; and
one of a control plane and a controller, each configured to
obtain a sampling of bandwidth usage over time on ports and links in the multi-layer network for one of Layer 0 and Layer 1 traffic and determine a plurality of statistical parameters based on the sampling, wherein the plurality of statistical parameters are defined for the one of Layer 0 and Layer 1 traffic,
monitor the plurality of statistical parameters to detect congestion on input ports in the multi-layer network, and
trigger based on the monitor of the plurality of statistical parameters one of i) adjustments to the one of Layer 0 and Layer 1 traffic to resize one or more of the one of Layer 0 and Layer 1 traffic comprising flexible grid resizing at Layer 0 and resizing an Optical channel Data Unit flex (ODUflex) at Layer 1 and ii) adjustments to routing parameters on the links for new traffic to discourage congested links, wherein the trigger is one of through the control plane and the controller.

Assignees

• Ciena Corp

Inventors

• Prakash Anurag
• Chhillar Mohit

Classifications

• H04J14/0227

  Operation, administration, maintenance or provisioning [OAMP] of WDM networks, e.g. media access, routing or wavelength allocation · CPC title

• H04B10/0795 Primary

  Performance monitoring; Measurement of transmission parameters · CPC title

• H04J2203/0053

  Routing · CPC title

• H04L47/76

  using dynamic resource allocation, e.g. in-call renegotiation requested by the user or requested by the network in response to changing network conditions · CPC title

• H04L49/30

  Peripheral units, e.g. input or output ports · CPC title