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78 Deploying <strong>and</strong> Managing IP <strong>over</strong> WDM Networks<br />

SDL uses a 4-octet header, which includes the packet length, as shown in<br />

Figure 5.3. The packet can be up to 65,535 octets long. Additional error checking<br />

codes (CRC-16 or CRC-32) can optionally be used for the packet <strong>and</strong> may<br />

be placed after the packet. All bits except for the header are scrambled using an<br />

x48 scrambler. The sender <strong>and</strong> receiver scramblers are kept synchronized by<br />

occasional transmission <strong>of</strong> special packets.<br />

SDL does not include any extra bytes dedicated to protection switching<br />

protocols (like the K1 <strong>and</strong> K2 bytes <strong>of</strong> SDH). The use <strong>of</strong> the optional payload<br />

CRCs could enable BER monitoring.<br />

5.2.5 IP Over GbE Over WDM<br />

The new GbE st<strong>and</strong>ard can be used to extend high-capacity LANs to MANs<br />

<strong>and</strong> maybe even WANs, using gigabit line cards on IP routers, which can cost<br />

five times less than SDH line cards with similar capacity. For this reason, GbE<br />

could be a very attractive means to transport IP <strong>over</strong> metropolitan WDM rings,<br />

for example, or even <strong>over</strong> longer WDM links. Furthermore, 10-Gbps Ethernet<br />

ports are likely to be st<strong>and</strong>ardized in the near future.<br />

Figure 5.4 shows an example <strong>of</strong> an IP network based on GbE interfaces.<br />

The GbE line cards may be used on IP routers only, or fast layer 2 Ethernet<br />

switches may also be used to network several IP routers together.<br />

Lower bit rate Ethernet <strong>networks</strong> (e.g., 10Base-T or 100Base-T) have been<br />

used a lot in a half-duplex mode, where the b<strong>and</strong>width available for transmission<br />

is shared between all users <strong>and</strong> between both directions <strong>of</strong> transmission. To policy<br />

access to the shared b<strong>and</strong>width, CSMA-CD is used. This imposes limits on<br />

the physical size <strong>of</strong> the network, where the transit time cannot exceed the slot<br />

time, which is the minimum frame length (512 bits for 10Base-T <strong>and</strong><br />

100Base-T). For a bit rate <strong>of</strong> 1 Gbps, using a minimum frame length <strong>of</strong> 512 bits<br />

would imply an Ethernet network only roughly 10m long. For this reason, the<br />

minimum frame length has been redefined to be 4,096 bits for GbE. However,<br />

this still limits the network size to 100m, so full-duplex mode is more attractive<br />

when using GbE.<br />

When GbE (1000Base-X) is used in full-duplex mode, it becomes simply<br />

an encapsulation <strong>and</strong> framing method for IP packets, <strong>and</strong> the CSMA-CD functionality<br />

is not used. Ethernet switches can also be used to extend the network<br />

topology beyond a point-to-point link.<br />

Packet<br />

Figure 5.3 SDL header structure.<br />

Packet<br />

length CRC-16 Packet

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