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User Manual
Installation
Dragon PTN
Interface Module PTN-6-GE-L
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Contents
1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 5
1.1 General ................................................................................................. 5
1.2 Manual References ............................................................................... 5
2. MODULE DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................ 6
2.1 Front Panel ........................................................................................... 6
2.1.1 Insert/Remove Module from Node ........................................................... 6
2.1.2 LEDs ............................................................................................................ 6
2.1.3 Connectors ................................................................................................. 7
2.2 Functional Operation ............................................................................ 8
2.2.1 Media Module for Ethernet: Interfacing to a LAN Network ..................... 8
2.2.2 I/O with the Central Switching Module (=CSM) ........................................ 9
2.2.3 Ethernet Service ........................................................................................ 9
2.2.4 Voice Service ............................................................................................ 10
2.2.5 Layer2: VLAN handling ............................................................................. 10
2.2.6 Layer2: QoS (=Quality of Service) ............................................................ 10
2.2.7 Layer2: MSTP (=Multiple Spanning Tree) ................................................ 10
2.2.8 Layer2: LAG (=Link Aggregation Group) .................................................. 11
2.2.9 Storm Control on Ethernet LAN Port ....................................................... 12
2.2.10 Port Mirroring .......................................................................................... 12
2.2.11 BPDU Guard via MSTP ............................................................................. 12
2.2.12 MRP (=Media Redundancy Protocol) Support ........................................ 13
2.2.13 Protocol Scalability Parameters ............................................................... 13
2.2.14 Hardware Edition ..................................................................................... 13
2.3 Onboard Interfaces ............................................................................. 13
2.3.1 Straps ....................................................................................................... 13
2.3.2 Rotary DIP Switches ................................................................................. 13
3. MODULE SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................... 13
3.1 General Specifications ........................................................................ 13
3.2 Other Specifications ........................................................................... 14
3.3 Ordering Information ......................................................................... 14
4. ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................ 14
List of figures
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Figure 1 Front Panel ...................................................................................................................... 6
Figure 2 RJ45 Ethernet port ........................................................................................................... 7
Figure 3 General Example ............................................................................................................. 8
Figure 4 Detailed Example ............................................................................................................. 9
Figure 5 MST Example ................................................................................................................. 11
Figure 6 LAG Example .................................................................................................................. 11
Figure 7 Port Mirroring Example ................................................................................................. 12
Figure 8 MRP: General Example .................................................................................................. 13
List of Tables
Table 1 Manual References ........................................................................................................... 5
Table 2 LED Indications In Boot Operation ................................................................................... 7
Table 3 LED Indications in Normal Operation ............................................................................... 7
Table 4 RJ45 Ethernet port: Pin Assignments ............................................................................... 8
Table 5 Other Specifications ........................................................................................................ 14
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 General
This document is valid as of Dragon PTN Release 4.0DR.
This document describes the 6-GE-L interface module (=IFM) which provides Layer2
functionality. This IFM has 6 electrical LAN (LAN = Local Area Network) ports on the front
panel: 6*1Gbps RJ45 ports. Each individual port can be configured via HiProvision (=Dragon
PTN Management System). 6-GE-L refers to ‘6 ports – Gigabit Ethernet – LAN’.
Verify the 'Dragon PTN Bandwidth Overview' manual (Ref. [100] in Table 1) to see in which
node and IFM slot this IFM can be used.
Main supported features:
Gigabit Ethernet LAN Ports: 6 x RJ45: 10/100/1000BASE-T copper;
4 back end ports, each 1Gbps, to the CSM;
Layer2 Switch
L2 VLAN handling;
QoS;
MSTP (=Multiple Spanning Tree);
LAG (=Link Aggregation);
Port Mirroring;
Storm Control;
BPDU Guard via MSTP;
MRP (=Media Redundancy Protocol) Support.
1.2 Manual References
Table 1 is an overview of the manuals referred to in this manual. ‘&’ refers to the language
code, ‘*’ refers to the manual issue. All these manuals can be found in the HiProvision
(=Dragon PTN Management System) Help function.
Table 1 Manual References
Ref.
Number
Title
[1]
DRA-DRM821-&-*
Dragon PTN and HiProvision Operation
[2]
DRA-DRM801-&-*
Dragon PTN Installation and Operation
[4]
DRB-DRM803-&-*
Dragon PTN Switching Module: PTN-CSM310-A
[5]
DRE-DRM808-&-*
Dragon PTN Interface Module: PTN-1-10G-LW
[6]
DRE-DRM807-&-*
Dragon PTN Interface Module: PTN-4-GC-LW/ PTN-4-GCB-LW
[7]
DRF-DRM811-&-*
Dragon PTN TRMs (Transmit Receive Modules: SFP, XFP)
[8]
DRA-DRM810-&-*
Dragon PTN General Specifications
[9]
DRE-DRM817-&-*
Dragon PTN Interface Module: PTN-4-GO-LW
[100]
DRA-DRM828-&-*
Dragon PTN Bandwidth Overview
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2. MODULE DESCRIPTION
2.1 Front Panel
Figure 1 Front Panel
2.1.1 Insert/Remove Module from Node
See ‘Dragon PTN Installation and Operation Manual’ Ref.[2] in Table 1.
2.1.2 LEDs
a. IFM LEDs
The meaning of the LEDs depends on the mode of operation (= boot or normal) in which the
6-GE-L module currently is running. After plugging in the module or rebooting it, the module
turns into the boot operation, see Table 2. After the module has gone through all the cycles
in the table below (=rebooted successfully), the module turns into the normal operation, see
LEDs in Table 3.
Fas tening
screw
Handle
6 RJ-45
1 Gbps Ethernet
Ports
LED La (=Link Activity)
LED S (=Speed)
RJ-45 Port
LEDs
Pin1
Pin8
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Table 2 LED Indications In Boot Operation
Cycle
PI
PF
FLT
Spare LED
1
x
---
---
---
2
x
--- x x
3
x
---
---
---
x : LED is lit / --- : LED is not lit. The sub cycle times may vary. The entire boot cycle time [13] takes less than 1 minute.
Table 3 LED Indications in Normal Operation
LED
Color
Status
PI (=Power Input)
Not lit, dark
+12V power input to the board not OK
Green
+12V power input to the board OK
PF (=Power Failure)
Not lit, dark
power generation on the board itself is OK
Red
power generation on the board itself is erroneous
FLT (=FauLT)
Not lit, dark
no other fault or error situation, different from PF, is active on the module
Red
a fault or error situation, different from PF, is active on the module
1G Port (Port 1..6)
LA<port n°>
(=Link Activity)
Not lit, dark
The link on port<port n°> is down
Yellow lit
The link on port<port n°> is up, no activity
Yellow blinking
The link on port<port n°> is up, with activity
1G Port (Port 1..6)
S<port n°>
(=Speed)
Dark
10 Mbps
Orange,lit
1000 Mbps
Green, lit
100 Mbps
2.1.3 Connectors
This module has following ports:
Port1…6 = RJ45 Ethernet port: 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet copper port. Use
CAT5E shielded cables for 10/100Base-T and CAT6 shielded cables for 1000Base-T to
connect these ports.
Figure 2 RJ45 Ethernet port
LED La (=Link Activity)
LED S (=Speed)
RJ-45 Port
LEDs
Pin1
Pin8
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Table 4 RJ45 Ethernet port: Pin Assignments
Pin No.
Signal 100/100Base-T
Signal 1000Base-T
1
Transmit output (+)
DA+
2
Transmit output (-)
DA-
3
Receive input (+)
DB+ 4 ---
DC+ 5 ---
DC-
6
Receive input (-)
DB-
7
---
DD+ 8 ---
DD-
2.2 Functional Operation
The 6-GE-L performs following major tasks:
2.2.1 Media Module for Ethernet: Interfacing to a LAN Network
WAN ports interconnect nodes within the Dragon PTN network (MPLS-TP) whereas LAN
ports interconnect the nodes with their applications. The 6-GE-L IFM has LAN ports and as a
result can not be used to interconnect nodes. Interconnecting nodes on the WAN side must
be done via LAN/WAN Ethernet IFMs (4-GC-LW, ...).
A LAN port talks Ethernet and a WAN port talks MPLS-TP. As a result, the node can serve as
an edge node (or LER = Label Edge Router) where traffic is received on a LAN port, mapped
into pseudowire and forwarded to the correct label switched path on a WAN port.
For a configured application service, the node can operate as a:
LER = Label Edge Router or access node: The node is located on the edge between the
LAN and WAN. The node converts Ethernet into MPLS-TP and vice versa;
LSR = Label Switching Router: The node is fully located in the WAN. The node has no end-
points for the configured application service, it only forwards MPLS-TP traffic via label
switched paths;
Figure 3 General Example
WAN
Dragon PTN
MPLS-TP Ne twork
LSR
LSR
LSR
LER
LAN
router
Drag on PTN Node
6-GE-L
Module
LER
LAN
router
HiProvision PC
(=D ragon PT N Mana gement)
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Figure 4 Detailed Example
2.2.2 I/O with the Central Switching Module (=CSM)
The 6-GE-L module receives Ethernet traffic via its front panel ports and forwards this to the
CSM via the L2 switch back end ports on the CSM. The CSM does all the processing on this
data (synchronization, CRC checks, conversions, switching…). The resulting data will be
forwarded via the backplane to one of the IFMs in the node.
2.2.3 Ethernet Service
a. General
The 6-GE-L IFM access or end-points communicate over the Dragon PTN network via an
Ethernet service. This service must be configured via HiProvision. This service can operate
port or VLAN based.
b. Port Based / VLAN Based
Port based: Use this mode if all the traffic on a port must be transported transparently in
one and the same service;
VLAN based/VLAN ID: Use this mode if each VLAN (ID) on a port must have its own
service. Ethernet packets with the configured VLAN ID will be forwarded in this service,
other VLAN IDs and untagged packets will be dropped. This behavior can be overruled by
a more advanced VLAN processing in the ‘VLAN Tagging/Untagging’ feature in
HiProvision. This feature also supports VLAN translation which replaces VLAN ID ‘x’ into
VLAN ID ‘y’.
CSM
CSM310-A
WAN : MP LS -TP (on fiber, copper
) between Dragon PTN nodes
LAN: Ethernet (on copper)
external devices
CSM
CSM310-A
IFC1
4-GC-LW
LAN2
LAN3
Switch
ETH
MPLS-TP
WAN (via SFP on fiber)
Node
Node
Switch
ETH
MPLS-TP
IFC1
6-GE-L
6-GE-L
Module
IFC3
4-GC-LW
L2 s witch
Back end ports
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IFC1
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c. VLAN Based Local Service
A VLAN Based Local service is a VLAN based service between only the LAN front ports on 6GE-L IFMs. This service does not use back end ports, tunnels, WAN ports, the Dragon PTN
network and as a result, this service does not consume network bandwidth.
d. Configuration
See Ref. [1] in Table 1 for more configuration information in HiProvision.
2.2.4 Voice Service
The 6-GE-L IFM ports can be used in a Voice service. This service must be configured via
HiProvision. See Ref. [1] in Table 1 for more configuration information on a Voice service in
HiProvision.
2.2.5 Layer2: VLAN handling
Both port based and VLAN based Ethernet services are supported in which VLANs can be
handled (tagging/untagging behavior, Qos, ...). See Ref. [1] in Table 1 for more configuration
information in HiProvision.
2.2.6 Layer2: QoS (=Quality of Service)
Each Ethernet service can be assigned its own quality of service (bandwidth, priority,
burstsize). See Ref. [1] in Table 1 for more configuration information in HiProvision.
2.2.7 Layer2: MSTP (=Multiple Spanning Tree)
MSTP originally defined in IEEE 802.1s and later merged into IEEE 802.1Q-2003, defines an
extension to RSTP to further develop the usefulness of VLANs. This MSTP instance configures
a separate Spanning Tree for all VLANs included in this instance and blocks all but one of the
possible alternate paths within each Spanning Tree.
If there is only one VLAN in the network, single (traditional) STP works appropriately. If the
network contains more than one VLAN, the logical network configured by single STP would
work, but it is possible to make better use of the alternate paths available by using an
alternate spanning tree for different VLANs or groups of VLANs. More than one VLAN can be
assigned to one MST instance. Multiple MST regions can be operational, each having its own
MSTP instances. The IST (MSTP) instance monitors the entire Region, the CST (MSTP)
instance monitors the links between the regions.
MSTP in a port based service is supported network wide whereas MSTP in a VLAN based
service is supported only locally (not over the 6-GE-L back end ports). CAUTION: using a
VLAN based service with MSTP over the back end ports could cause loops!
MSTP is fully supported on 6-GE-L IFMs. On 6-GE-L IFMs, there is always a default MSTP
running even if no MSTP is configured in HiProvision. See Ref. [1] in Table 1 for more
configuration information in HiProvision.
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Figure 5 MST Example
2.2.8 Layer2: LAG (=Link Aggregation Group)
Link Aggregation is the bundling (=aggregation) of multiple parallel 1 Gbps links between a
source and destination into one logical link. The resulting combined logical link:
has at least one 1 Gbps bandwidth, but can have more bandwidth if both conditions
below are met:
multiple streams from different MAC addresses are streamed over the LAG;
the LAG algorithm results in loadsharing these streams over different links within the
LAG;
offers loadsharing;
offers redundancy in case one of the individual links should fail.
LAG is configured in HiProvision. See Ref. [1] in Table 1 for more configuration information
in HiProvision.
Figure 6 LAG Example
10 12
11
15
14
Block port = Avoid loop
L2/L3 ETH L2/L3 ETH
MSTP2
MSTP1
L2/L3 ETH
MSTP1
Region1
Region2
L2/L3 ETHL2/L3 ETH
10
13
12
11
LAG1
15
14
LAG2
Link Aggregation
LAG3 LAG4
L2/L3 IFM
L2/L3 I FM
L2/L3 I FM
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2.2.9 Storm Control on Ethernet LAN Port
A traffic storm is the growing of excessive network traffic due to Ethernet packets flooding
the LAN. Such a storm can for example occur because of a data loop in the network due to
no or misconfiguration of MSTP. These storms degrade the network performance and must
be avoided whenever possible. The storm control feature:
is an extra protection against these traffic storms;
can be configured on the IFM ports;
limits the amount of unlearned received data (Unicast, Broadcast, Multicast) on the LAN
port ingress or input side;
limits the amount of transmitted data (all data) on the LAN port egress or output side;
Data that exceeds the configured limitations will be dropped. As a result, a possible data
storm cannot overload the node processor or the node will limit outgoing data.
See Ref. [1] in Table 1 for more configuration information in HiProvision.
2.2.10 Port Mirroring
Port Mirroring is a network debugging or monitoring feature. It is used in the Dragon PTN
node to send a copy of network packets seen on a source port (=mirrored port) to a
destination port (=mirroring port). This feature can be used for network appliances that
require monitoring of network traffic, such as an intrusion-detection system etc... Port
mirroring is supported when source and destination ports are located in the same 6-GE-L
IFM. See Ref. [1] in Table 1 for more configuration information in HiProvision.
Figure 7 Port Mirroring Example
2.2.11 BPDU Guard via MSTP
BPDU Guard on 6-GE-L IFMs is supported via the MSTP protocol wizard which can be
configured in HiProvision. BPDU Guard (=Bridge Protocol Data Unit) is a LAN port property or
feature that shuts down the LAN port when a BPDU packet enters this port. As a result, this
feature or IFM:
protects the network against possible loops created via this IFM;
protects a running MSTP protocol somewhere else in the Dragon PTN network from
external MSTP influences via this LAN port, e.g. root bridge protection etc....
See Ref. [1] in Table 1 for more configuration information in HiProvision.
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2.2.12 MRP (=Media Redundancy Protocol) Support
The MRP is a protocol (IEC 62439-2) especially designed for industrial applications which
need a predictable fail-over time. This protocol can only be used in a ring-topology network
and makes sure that the ring network stays loop-free. MRP does in ring networks what
spanning tree does in meshed networks but with much faster convergence times. The ring
has one selected MR Manager (MRM) and a number of MR Clients (MRC). The two Dragon
PTN nodes act as MRC. See Ref. [1] in Table 1 for more configuration information in
HiProvision.
Figure 8 MRP: General Example
2.2.13 Protocol Scalability Parameters
An overview can be found in Ref. [1] in Table 1 in the Protocols chapter.
2.2.14 Hardware Edition
The hardware edition of this IFM has been factory set and can not be changed! It can be
read out via HiProvision, see Ref. [1] in Table 1.
2.3 Onboard Interfaces
2.3.1 Straps
No straps on the board.
2.3.2 Rotary DIP Switches
No rotary DIP switches on board.
3. MODULE SPECIFICATIONS
3.1 General Specifications
For general specifications like temperature, humidity, EMI... see Ref.[8] in Table 1.
Dragon P TN
MPLS-TP N etwork
Drag on PTN Node
MRP Access Ring
HiProvision
Access switches
running MRP
MRP Access Ring
MRC
MRC MRM MRC
MRM interrupting the loop
by blocki ng the port
MRC
MRC
Monitored Li nk
MRP
Entry Node +
Ring port
MRP
Entry Node +
Ring port
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3.2 Other Specifications
Table 5 Other Specifications
Description
Value
Weight
0.220 kg / 0.49 lb
MTBF
128 years at 25°C/77°F
Power Consumption
7.5 W (measured at 25°C/77°F, with data transport)
Module Size
width: 20.32 mm / 0.8 inches
height: 126 mm / 4.96 inches
depth: 195 mm / 7.68 inches
3.3 Ordering Information
PTN-6-GE-L: 942 236-003
4. ABBREVIATIONS
BE
Back End Port
BPDU
Bridge Protocol Data Unit
CE
Conformité Européenne
CSM
Central Switching Module
EMI
Electromagnetic Interference
ETS
Industrial Ethernet Switch
FLT
Fault
FP
Front Port
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force
IFM
InterFace Module
LAG
Link Aggregation
LAN
Local Area Network
LER
Label Edge Router
LSA
Link State Advertisement
LSR
Label Switching Router
MRC
Media Redundancy Clients
MRM
Media Redundancy Manager
MRP
Media Redundancy Protocol
MSTP
Multiple Spanning Tree
MTBF
Mean Time Between Failures
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Qos
Quality of Service
PTN
Packet Transport Network
VFI
Virtual Forwarding Interface
VID
VLAN ID
VLAN
Virtual LAN
WAN
Wide Area Network
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