XMC20 SALES

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RAIL, OIL & GAS, AUTHORITIES APPLICATIONS

XMC20 Multiservice Platform

Full Hybrid Multi-service Access & Transport Platform for Communications
Networks in Mission-Critical Systems (Shahid Malik)
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1 Mission Critical
ABB’s world leading communication
networks technology and solutions
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What do the below projects have in common?
ABB provides mission critical solutions to ensure robust and reliable communications

Ariane5 Space Launchpad Gotthard Base Tunnel Aramco O&G Operation

Arianespace is the world's
leading satellite launch company,
operating a full family of
launchers
The Gotthard Base Tunnel is a
railway tunnel through the Alps in
Switzerland. It opened on 1 June
2016, and full service began on 11
December 2016.
Saudi Aramco officially the Saudi
Arabian Oil Company, most
popularly known just as Aramco
is a Saudi Arabian national
petroleum and natural gas
company based in Dhahran.

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What do the below projects have in common?
ABB provides mission critical solutions to ensure robust and reliable communications

Madrid – Barajas Airport Oman Electricity Transmission National Grid UK

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas
Airport, commonly known as
Madrid–Barajas Airport, is the
main international airport
serving Madrid in Spain.
Company (OETC)
OETC manages the transmission
network in the northern part of
Oman. It consists of 70 grid
stations and 5830 km length of
power circuit lines.
National Grid is charged with
running the electrical
transmission grid across the
United Kingdom

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Mission Critical Communications
Innovation built upon nearly 140 years of mission critical communications experience
1879 1940s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2014 2016 2017 2018

ASCOM PLC FOX6+ FOX515 ETL500 1’000th FOX ABB Wireless FOX615 PSN FOX615
Transmission ABB installs first ABB’s first optical ABB’s first ABB’s first fully Communication Intelligent release becomes an
ATR: Power Line FOX link installed integrated integrated analog system delivery Platforms for TEPI2, OPIC2 IEC 61850 IED
Hasler
Communication on HV lines with teleprotection and digital Power Smart Grids Interfaces with the
Telegraphen- FOX615
werkstätte AG (PLC) and integrated interface Line Carrier MESH RADIO introduction of
HYBRID FO
protection teleprotection PDH/SDH Communication the TEGO1
MUX
Signaling 6 CHANNEL FO MUX (PLC) interface card
Equipment FO MUX IEC 61850 IED

FOX-U
PDH FO
Milegate-TAU XMC20/ ABB Acquires
MUX
XMC20 (2012) UMUX/XMP1 Keymile MCS
XMP1 global installed (XMP1/UMUX/X
(1992-2016+) base surpasses MC20).
100K nodes ABB- Branded
XMC20
XMC20
ETL600 2nd
UMUX expands legacy
generation
(1995-2016+) & MPLS-TP
Digital PLC
packet features
ABB introduced
Keymile
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ABB Mission Critical Communication Solutions
Portfolio Mapping
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Segment-specific requirements, addressed by XMC & FOX
FOX and XMC provide leading solutions for all segment application needs
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1 XMC20
Critical communication solution now under
ABB Brand

2 Mission Critical
Communication Markets
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Mission Critical
Communication 2
Markets
1. Power Grid:
- HV Power Transmission
- MV Distribution Grid

2. Oil & Gas:

- Pipelines
- Mining and Offshore

3. Transportation:
- National and Regional Railways
- Highways
- Tunnels

4. Authorities
- Air Traffic Management
- Airports
- Public Safety
4 1
- Defence

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Global references - UMUX/FOX515 & XMC20/ FOX615
Nearly 200,000 Nodes Worldwide in Grid, Rail, Oil & Gas, & Authorities

Power Grid
Authorities

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Utility Communications
With you for the lifetime of your
network

As one of only a few companies that provides

both communications and protection and
control solutions for the operation
of power grids, ABB can deliver outstanding
solutions for the demanding applications of
power utilities.

ABB Communication Networks has a huge

global installed base of communication
devices within operational networks,
including teleprotection devices, Power Line
Carrier equipment and fiber optic
communication. We are your utility
communications partner, ready for the
challenges of tomorrow.
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Utility Communications
Case study
Customer: TRANSCO, Abu Dhabi

Customer needs
To ensure safe and efficient operation of growing Power
and Water network, TRANSCO required new mission critical
communications integrated with control systems (SCADA,
SCMS, Metering) and protection.

ABB’s response
Nationwide Fiber Optic Communication Network including
teleprotection, telephony and NMS. Turnkey design, supply
of fiber optic network with:

- FOX multi-service PDH/SDH multiplexers with >1000

PDH/SDH nodes in the network
- Teleprotection
- Network Management System

Source: A Cotteverte Wikipedia

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Railways
All services from one node

1000’s of installed base, including 10,000+ in

Deutsche Bahn and new projects in France,
Switzerland & UK

Supporting European Rail Traffic

Management System (ERTMS) deployments
as well other services required for the
operation of the railway:

• GSM–R (communication),
• European Train Control System (ETCS,
signaling),
• European Train Management Layer (ETML,
payload management)
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Transportation
Case study
Customer: Ligne Grande Vitesse LGV.

Customer needs
The Telecommunications Backbone network for the New
High Speed Line between Tours – Bordeaux (France)
required applications and services that are essential for
data communications and signal transmission for the
railway equipment on the French high-speed line.

ABB’s response
XMC20 serving 45 sites with access points to the SNCF
network, all managed with UNEM
Sub-systems services transported:
• Railway Signaling
• GSM-R
• Railway Operational Telephony
• SCADA data for Traction Power
• Security Access / Perimeter Control
• Video Surveillance
• Other Data Services (IT, Ticketing, PIS/PAS, …)

Source: A Cotteverte Wikipedia

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Oil & Gas pipeline
applications with
XMC20
1. Operation Control Center (OCC):
- PBX & Voice
- Alarms
2. UNEM Network Management System (NMS)
3. Refinery Sites
5
- Video surveillance
- Oil tanks/intermediate
- storage facility
- VoIP
- Alarms
4. Pipeline
- Valves (SCADA)
2 3
- Measurement (SCADA)
5. Pump Station 4 1
- Microwave
- CCTV
- VoIP
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Oil and Gas
Case study
Customer: GAZNAT, Switzerland. Switzerland operator
and gas reseller

Customer needs
Critical communication for 600 km of gas pipelines with 70
bar, 40 interconnection points with local distributors and 4
interconnections with pan-European gas distributor.

ABB’s response
– Optical backbone network
– 3 operation centers, 22 distribution points, Very-high
availability
– Pipeline automation: Point to Multi Point RS-232 With
multi-master!
– Remote sites connection: X.21 @ 64 kbps
– PBX interconnection: Some E1
– LAN: Fast Ethernet
– Video surveillance: 10 Mbps Ethernet/ station
.
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Air traffic control and management (ATC/ATM) Application
Large installed-base, including DFS
Maximize reliability and performance for
multiple ATC and ATM applications

Transport:
• PDH or SDH, & packet, over private/public Tower Radio Navigation
Communications
• Security: encryption without MCS
compromise

Voice
Services: Communication Radar
System
• Serial data (V.24, etc)
• Voice 2/4wire E&M or FXS Mission critical
• FXO communication
with XMC20
• Ethernet Ground Radio
• MLPS Station (GRS) Instrument
(some Landing System
• L3 VRX10 integrated
VoIP)

VoIP Meteo Radar

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Aviation Authority
Case study
Customer: Madrid – Barajas Airport

Customer needs
• SDH connectivity for air traffic control/
management for Madrid Barajas airport
• Future-proof for migration to MPLS-TP

ABB’s response

Diverse service including:

• Ground-to-ground and air-to-ground voice, radar,
etc.
• SDH Protected services and synchronization
• Protect the intra-site E1 connections
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1 XMC20
Critical communication solution now under
ABB Brand

3 XMC20
Values and Benefits
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XMC20 Value & Benefits
Uniquely addressing
segments’ critical
communication needs
Safety, availability, & security
- Robust Protection & MCS Security
>99.999% -25°C - +60°C
- Purpose-built 5x9’s secure availability Reliability Operating temperature
- Fanless & harsh environment operation
- Meets regulatory standards

Digital future & legacy

- Legacy investment w backward
compatibility
- Legacy & advanced packet voice services

>50
- Reliable mission-critical multi-service
packet
- True Hybrid SDH/Packet smooth Multiservice
migration
Analog voice, V-series, E1 |
Year MTBF MPLS-TP & L2/3 VPN
- Real-time deterministic performance
- Optimal scalability & lowest TCO
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XMC20 Value & Benefits
Uniquely addressing
segments’ critical
communication needs
Real-time deterministic performance
- Deterministic end-to-end performance
< 150 us <10 ms
- Guaranteed QoS, (symmetric) delay & jitter/wander network delay
Jitter
- Built-in precision time & clock, including
packet networks & unrivalled encrypted
packet real-time operation

Optimal scalability & lowest TCO

- Solution scalability; 3rd party

>20 10’s-100’s
interoperability
- Extra long life cycle & support >10 years
- Simplicity & ease of use, e2e management
- Lowest total cost-of-ownership (TCO)
Years active life and interoperability Nodes
between generations (1000’s services)
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1 XMC20
Critical communication solution now under
ABB Brand

4 Product and Technology

Offering and interfaces
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Portfolio Overview & Evolution
SDH/PDH and packet Hybrid for MCS applications

XMP1 ( since 1992)

XMC20 (since 2012)

UMUX (since 1995) XMC20 path first started MG TAU (2012)

XMP1: Bosch (<1992) Marconi E/// AASTRAKeymile

UMUX: ASCOM (<1995) Keymile
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XMC20 – Multiservice platform
Full Hybrid Multi-service Access & Transport Platform for Communications
Networks in Mission-Critical Systems
Maximize reliability and performance for
multiple applications

End-to-end mission-
critical grade Quantum-based,
encryption card fully redundant, PTP
(MPLS-TP tunnel) SECU1, SECU1-F

TDM Services
8xE1 or Circuit IP based application
Emulation Switching and Routing
ETAG1, VRX10, VRX10-F
Mission critical
communication
with XMC20
SDH or 10Gbps Packet
(STM1/4/16) (MPLS-TP)

Serial DCE V-Series

G.703 64 kbps (x8)

FXO, POTS, E&M voice

SIP- VoIP Wide Area Network
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Architecture - True Hybrid XMC20 for Smooth Migration of Legacy to
Packet

1 GbE/ 10 GbE Double star

Ethernet/ MPLS
Optical/ Electrical network
Ethernet ports Ethernet
over
SDH (EoS)

TDM over Ethernet

Ethernet SIP Media SDH
over TDM
(SAToP) gateway network
(EoTDM)

Legacy data &

telephony PDH
SDH interfaces TDM bus
network

Smooth migration with unique architecture

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Components (1/2)

Subracks Core SDH Ethernet Routing

COGE5/ COGE5-F CENT2/ CENT2-F ETE24

XMC25 NUSA1/NUSA1-F
50 Gbps switching 150+ Gbps switching ETO12/ ETO12-F Ethernet VRX10/ VRX10-F
Subrack with ED cover, 19” 8 HU, 21 slots, SDH STM-16/4/1,
1/10 GbE Uplink 1/10 GbE Uplink Ethernet optical 12 electrical Multi-VRF Edge Routing
10 GbE and GbE double star, SDH Bus. EoS
Core Unit Core Unit Interfaces 24 Interfaces Ethernet optical 12
Interfaces
Security

XMC23 XMC22 SUP12 ETAG1

Subrack with ED cover, Subrack with ED Ethernet Bridging and Routing
19” 4 HU, 8 slots, cover, 19” 2,2 HU, SECU1/ SECU1-F NUSA2 electrical IFs, TDM transport,
10 GbEand GbE double 4 slots and End-to-end encryption for SDH STM-16/4/1, with PoE+ 4 electrical ethernet IFs/
star, SDH Bus 1 GbE access MPLS-TP networks EoS, 48 x E1 12 Interfaces 16 E1s to TDM bus
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Components (2/2)

SHDSL Data Interwork Voice NMS

SELI8 SATP8
Circuit emulation over packet+ TUXA1 VOIP1
G.703 2 Mbps,
8 x E1/ G.703 Interfaces 12-Port FXO, 2- SIP Voice media
8 interfaces
wire interfaces gateway

SDSL8
SHDSL TDM interfaces

TUGE1 SUPM1/2
G.703 64 kbps, 16 or 64 Port t/r
8 interfaces POTS interfaces

ETAG1
Bridging and Routing
IFs, TDM transport,
TUDA1 4 electrical ethernet IFs/
UNEM
Serial DCE, 16 E1s to TDM bus
SUSE2/ SUSE2-F TUEM1 IMAG1 Local craft terminals
4 interfaces & E & M IF with Magneto line
SHDSL EFM 24 interfaces ECST/ UCST
1x Ethernet conferencing signalling
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UNEM - XMC20 Network Management Solution
State of Art end to end network provisioning for TDM and Packet Network

FCAPS Service Supervision NBI Networking Packages Hierarchical Graphic Interface

• Locating alarms,
down to sub-unit • Providing monitoring • SNMP as • End-to-end TDM
level, of configured interface to higher circuit provisioning for
TDM/MPLS-TP – level management XMC20 and UMUX
• Alarm forwarding
via E-Mail, Graphical • Defines rules for for alarms and networks as well
& hierarchical service supervision basic inventory • End-to-end MPLS-TP
network (alarm correlation - provisioning for XMC20
presentation root cause analysis) networks
• Includes sections,
SBI
performance Virtualization
monitoring data, • Managing of 3rd
Synchronization • Support UNEM
party equipment for running in Virtual
map, escalation fault, inventory and
management and machines
cross launch of
documentation local craft terminal
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ECST
XMC20 Element Manager for commissioning XMC20 nodes
Different Views
- Shelf view
- Tree view
- Switching view
- Cross-Connection view
- Alarm view
- Commissioning view
- MPLS-TP view
- Management interfaces

Offline Modes
- Allows offline simulation, testing, training and
deployment preparation
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Cyber Security for Mission Critical Applications
Defense in depth – six layers of protection

Security Backup & Security Strong Procedures Malware

assessment recovery updates & encryption & policies protection
& monitoring hardening

We are enabling smarter system protection

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SECU1 - Highly Secure Encryption Card
Key Benefits

For mission-critical application substantial is the protecting the grid and

the mission-critical data over private networks, and especially over the
Close Integration of MPLS-TP Paths and Layer 2.5
public network. Encrypted Tunnels: End-to-end service-level encryption

For critical services, extremely low jitter

by encryption solution
Path A
Strong encryption based on AES 256-GCM S
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S
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C

for service encryption – Strong Encryption U

1
U
1

XMC20 XMC20
Encrypted
+SECU1 +SECU1
Deploy and Forgot - reduce the MPLS-TP
operational expenses significantly

Produced and developed in Germany and

Switzerland -Trustworthiness S
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S
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U U
1 1

Network
True random numbers - Quantum XMC20 Path B XMC20
+SECU1 +SECU1 Management
Random Number Generator (QRNG) System
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ABB Trusted Security
First encryption card for mission-critical infrastructure with truly random
numbers
High speed encryption
Low latency and no bandwidth loss
– Encryption without influencing. 1.5 – 3.0 µs latency
Low OPEX
– Simple to deploy - Requires no network changes - Reduced complexity
– Less configuration effort - Low impact operation
– Configuration of encrypted channels through UNEM or CLI
Best in class security
– Strong encryption based on AES-256-GCM, FPGA for future-proof and
investment protection – updating option – best out of hardware and software
security
– Highly redundant: security without influence availability
– Can be extended with a Quantum Key Distribution server – super session keys
can be optional distributed with a QKD from ID Quantique (IDQ)
– True random numbers generated by quantum physics - Quantum Random
Number Generator (QRNG)
The Next Level of Security for a secure, reliable and highly available solution
End to end service encryption
End-to-end encryption and authentication
– To prevent cyber attacks in packet-based transport network MPLS-TP
Build for mission-critical environments
– Complies with the stringent demands posed by mission-critical systems
– Offers integrated security and high availability
– Fanless, robust hardware integrated in the XMC20 platform
– Centralized and decentralized key distribution - ABB Permanent Encryption
Super-good time behaviour
– PTP encrypted without influencing
– Inserts a constant delay, "acts like a long fibre segment"
– Near zero delay variation (Precision Time Protocol IEEE1588)
– 10-40 ns delay variation
Produced and developed in Germany and Switzerland
– Backdoor free. Trustworthy of the hardware manufacturing process
– (Secure Production)
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SECU1 Design

• Each SECU1 card has two independent functional units

with two encryption engines
• Inserts a constant delay, "acts like a long fiber
segment",
• 1588 PTP compatible – near zero delay variation
• Uses on-board physical random number generation
QRNG (Quantum Random Number Generator)
• Latency as low as 3 µs (micro seconds)

Source: A Cotteverte Wikipedia

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XMC20
Cyber security features

Cyber Security Feature XMC20 R6D

System Time SNTP, PTP

SYSLOG YES

Proprietary on top of TLS

Management protocols SNMPv3
IPsec

Management accounts RADIUS

Management VLAN yes, dedicated

Rate limiter (BC, MC, UU) YES

Flow control YES

OSPF authentication MD5

Internal firewall towards management

YES
port
Traffic encryption, including system
YES, AES-256-GCM QRNG
protocols
ABB Permanent Encryption key
YES
management
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Enhanced Ethernet/ IP functionality
Ethernet access/uplink interfaces
Different amount of ports

• 12 x SFP cage for 100/1000 Base-FX, L2 switching or L3

routing
• 24 x 10/100/1000 Base-T
• 2 x GbE/ 10 GbE SFP(+) & 3 x 10/100/1000 Base-T
• 4 x 10/100 Base-T with L2 switching or L3 routing
• VLAN and VLAN Tag stacking
• Traffic prioritization
• Can be used for interconnection with remote sites
(aggregation switches)
• Multi-VRF Edge Routing incl. VRRP and NAT
• PoE up to 84 W
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XMC20 Multi-VRF Customer Edge
Device Routing
IP routing functionality with VRX10

EROP1/ VRX10
• 12 port wire speed IP routing Edge I/F Edge I/F
• 22 Gbit/s routing capacity
VRF1 P1
• Routing P1 VRF1 P2 App. 1
• Multi-VRF Customer Edge Device, allowing support m=4 App. 1 P2
Multi-VRF P3
P3
VPNs (VRF’s) with overlapping IP addresses using one
VRF2 Network VRF2
interface.
• OSPF dynamic routing App. 2 App. 2

…
• Static routing
• Access control list VRFm VRFm
• Network address translation (NAT)
App. m App. m
• Port based routing or inter VLAN routing P12
P12
• Router on a stick configuration
• 10 Gbit/s trunk
• HW protection (EQP) & VRRP (256) (master-backup)
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1 XMC20
Critical communication solution now under
ABB Brand

5 Summary
XMC Multiservice Platform
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Conclusion
Ready for the challenges
of tomorrow
ABB Grid Integration solutions
With you for the lifetime of your
network
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flexible providing multi-service access for a ABB, Power Grid, Grid Integration

wide range of applications and the

simultaneous availability of circuit-based and
packet-based technologies e.g. PDH/SDH and
MPLS-TP.
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XMC20 Value & Benefits
Uniquely addressing
segments’ critical
communication needs
Safety, availability, & security
- Robust Protection & MCS Security
>99.999% -25°C - +60°C
- Purpose-built 5x9’s secure availability Reliability Operating temperature
- Fanless & harsh environment operation
- Meets regulatory standards

Digital future & legacy

- Legacy investment w backward
compatibility
- Legacy & advanced packet voice services

>50
- Reliable mission-critical multi-service
packet
- True Hybrid SDH/Packet smooth Multiservice
migration
Analog voice, V-series, E1 |
Year MTBF MPLS-TP & L2/3 VPN
- Real-time deterministic performance
- Optimal scalability & lowest TCO
—
XMC20 Value & Benefits
Uniquely addressing
segments’ critical
communication needs
Real-time deterministic performance
- Deterministic end-to-end performance
< 150 us <10 ms
- Guaranteed QoS, (symmetric) delay & jitter/wander network delay
Jitter
- Built-in precision time & clock, including
packet networks & unrivalled encrypted
packet real-time operation

Optimal scalability & lowest TCO

- Solution scalability; 3rd party

>20 10’s-100’s
interoperability
- Extra long life cycle & support >10 years
- Simplicity & ease of use, e2e management
- Lowest total cost-of-ownership (TCO)
Years active life and interoperability Nodes
between generations (1000’s services)