Optical transport network decoupling using optical data unit and optical channel link aggregation groups (LAGS)

1. A method implemented by a network device located at a first access site of an optical transport network, the method comprising:

establishing, by the network device, a first Ethernet link aggregation group (LAG) at the first access site;

establishing, by the network device, a second Ethernet LAG at the first access site;

creating, by the network device, a first optical channel (OCh) LAG subpath from the first Ethernet LAG, via a second access site of the optical transport network, to an Ethernet LAG at a third access site of the optical transport network;

creating, by the network device, a second OCh LAG subpath from the first Ethernet LAG, via a distribution site of the optical transport network, to the Ethernet LAG at the third access site;

creating, by the network device, a first optical data unit (ODUk) LAG subpath from the second Ethernet LAG to an Ethernet LAG at the second access site; and

creating, by the network device, a second ODUk LAG subpath from the second Ethernet LAG, via the distribution site and the third access site, to the Ethernet LAG at the second access site.

2. The method of claim 1 , where the optical transport network includes a metropolitan optical transport network.

3. The method of claim 1 , where the first and second OCh LAG subpaths map the first Ethernet LAG to the Ethernet LAG at the third access site.

4. The method of claim 1 , where the first and second ODUk LAG subpaths map the second Ethernet LAG to the Ethernet LAG at the second access site.

5. The method of claim 1 , where the network device includes a reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer (ROADM).

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving traffic via the first Ethernet LAG;

determining whether to forward the traffic via the first OCh LAG subpath or the second OCh LAG subpath; and

forwarding the traffic to the third access site via the determined one of the first OCh LAG subpath or the second OCh LAG subpath.

7. The method of claim 6 , where the traffic includes at least one ODUk container.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving traffic via the second Ethernet LAG;

determining whether to forward the traffic via the first ODUk LAG subpath or the second ODUk LAG subpath; and

forwarding the traffic to the second access site via the determined one of the first ODUk LAG subpath or the second ODUk LAG subpath.

9. The method of claim 8 , where the traffic includes at least one Ethernet frame.

10. The method of claim 1 , where the first and second OCh LAG subpaths and the first and second ODUk LAG subpaths decouple layers of the optical transport network.

11. A network device provided at a first access site of an optical transport network, the network device comprising:

a memory to store a plurality of instructions; and

a processor to execute instructions in the memory to:

create a first Ethernet link aggregation group (LAG) at the first access site,

create a second Ethernet LAG at the first access site,

establish a first optical channel (OCh) LAG subpath from the first Ethernet LAG, via a second access site of the optical transport network, to an Ethernet LAG at a third access site of the optical transport network,

establish a second OCh LAG subpath from the first Ethernet LAG, via a distribution site of the optical transport network, to the Ethernet LAG at the third access site,

establish a first optical data unit (ODUk) LAG subpath from the second Ethernet LAG to an Ethernet LAG at the second access site, and

establish a second ODUk LAG subpath from the second Ethernet LAG, via the distribution site and the third access site, to the Ethernet LAG at the second access site.

12. The network device of claim 11 , where the optical transport network includes a metropolitan optical transport network.

13. The network device of claim 11 , where the first and second OCh LAG subpaths map the first Ethernet LAG to the Ethernet LAG at the third access site.

14. The network device of claim 11 , where the first and second ODUk LAG subpaths map the second Ethernet LAG to the Ethernet LAG at the second access site.

15. The network device of claim 11 , where the network device includes a reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer (ROADM).

16. The network device of claim 11 , where the processor is further to execute instructions in the memory to:

receive information via the first Ethernet LAG,

determine whether to forward the information via the first OCh LAG subpath or the second OCh LAG subpath, and

forward the information to the third access site via the determined one of the first OCh LAG subpath or the second OCh LAG subpath.

17. The network device of claim 16 , where the information includes at least one ODUk container.

18. The network device of claim 11 , where the processor is further to execute instructions in the memory to:

receiving information via the second Ethernet LAG;

determining whether to forward the information via the first ODUk LAG subpath or the second ODUk LAG subpath; and

forwarding the information to the second access site via the determined one of the first ODUk LAG subpath or the second ODUk LAG subpath.

19. The network device of claim 18 , where the information includes at least one Ethernet frame.

20. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions executable by one or more processors of a network device located at a first access site of an optical transport network, the media storing one or more instructions for:

establishing a first Ethernet link aggregation group (LAG) at the first access site;

establishing a second Ethernet LAG at the first access site;

creating a first optical channel (OCh) LAG subpath from the first Ethernet LAG, via a second access site of the optical transport network, to an Ethernet LAG at a third access site of the optical transport network;

creating a second OCh LAG subpath from the first Ethernet LAG, via a distribution site of the optical transport network, to the Ethernet LAG at the third access site;

creating a first optical data unit (ODUk) LAG subpath from the second Ethernet LAG to an Ethernet LAG at the second access site;

creating a second ODUk LAG subpath from the second Ethernet LAG, via the distribution site and the third access site, to the Ethernet LAG at the second access site;

receiving traffic via the first Ethernet LAG;

determining whether to forward the traffic via the first OCh LAG subpath or the second OCh LAG subpath;

forwarding the traffic to the third access site via the determined one of the first OCh LAG subpath or the second OCh LAG subpath;

receiving other traffic via the second Ethernet LAG;

determining whether to forward the other traffic via the first ODUk LAG subpath or the second ODUk LAG subpath; and

forwarding the other traffic to the second access site via the determined one of the first ODUk LAG subpath or the second ODUk LAG subpath.