Optical Transport Network

OTN Layers Optical Channel (OCh)/Optical Transmission Unit (OTU)

OSMC

Optical Transport Module (OTM) OTN Maintenance – Overhead Bytes

OSMC

EXP EXP

Note: G.709.2 will introduce OTU4-LR standardized enhanced FEC.

Optical Channel (OCh)/Optical Transmission Unit (OTU)

OTU Bit Rate Capacity

ITU-T OTN Hierarchy

OTN Benefit: maximize the efficiency of your network

Optimal network utilization with right-sizing of the New enhanced SLAs with sub-rated Ethernet
bandwidthfor all services carried over the network
16GFC, 32GFC,
ODUflex containers can transport PLUS: Ethernet transport over any
25GbE, 50GbE a wide variety of multi-rate clients distance from metro to LH

Fiber Channel, OTN Switched 10GE, OTN Switched

ODUflex ODUflex
SDI Video, Transport Network 40GE,100GE Transport Network
ODUflex OTU4 ODUflex OTU4
CPRI, Ethernet
6500
ODUflex ODUflex
6500 6500
InfiniBand sub-rating
6500

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• ODUflex containers map services, in 1.25G increments (such as Flexibility to limit BW of each client to desired amount
6500 6500
5430
5430
6500

FC400) more efficiently into OTN rather than dedicating a full with 1.25G/5G granularity
6500
6500
6500

5430 6500
5430
2.5G (ODU1) or 10G (ODU2) per service.
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5430
6500
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6500
• Subscriber purchases only the amount of BW needed
5430
• Asynchronous Mapping Procedure (AMP)
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• Providers can limit the BW entering their network per the SLA
• Bit-synchronous Mapping Procedure (BMP)
5430
• Generic Framing Procedure (GFP)
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• Generic Mapping Procedure (GMP)
6500
• Idle Mapping Procedure (IMP)
5430

Further increase network bandwidth efficiencies with a right-sized ODUflex container

6500 6500

Acronym guide
Ciena’s OTN Products
5400 Family 6500 Family

6500-D2

6500-D7

OSMC OTN Synchronization Message Channel

5410 5430 6500-S8 6500-D14/S14 6500-S32 6500-T12 6500-T24