Regional ITU Consultation on
Conformance Assessment and
Interoperability for the Africa region
(Nairobi, Kenya, 30-31 July 2010 )
A FIFA Soccer World Cup 2010 case
study
Paul Inglesby,
Telecoms/ICT Consultant
South Africa
Nairobi, Kenya, 30 – 31 July 2010
Background information
South Africa chosen to host the 2010
FIFA World Cup
South African Government signed
contracts and provided guarantees to
ensure that the event would be
successfully executed
The government requested Telkom to
ensure that the bandwidth that was
required will be available for FIFA 2010
ICT requirements
Contract signed between DoC and
Telkom to provide the infrastructure at
the stadiums
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FIFA Confederation Cup and
WC2010 critical timelines
Events considered in the scope of the IT Solution which required a
formal operations support plan:
Preliminary Draw November 2007
Confederations Cup June 2009 in selected
stadiums
Final Draw December 2009
Team Workshop April 2010
Referee Workshop April 2010
FIFA Congress June 2010
World Cup Finals 11 June through 11 July
2010 in ten stadiums
Nov 2007
Preliminary
Draw
2008
Aug 2008
LOC Office
Operations
June 2009
Confederations
Cup
2009
Jul 2009
IT&T Solution
Evaluation
Dec 2009
Final Draw
Apr 2010
World Cup
2010
Apr 2010
Global Integration
Testing
&
Team/Referee
Workshops
The football challenge - building a next generation network for the World Cup 2010
The FIFA combined IT&T
communications requirements
The communications requirement at the IBC and earmarked Stadiums for the
FIFA 2010 World Cup matches can be broken up into (2) two groups:
Basic telecommunications infrastructure (WAN), and
Venue distribution and access systems (LAN).
Strict rules apply to how the services should be provided, e.g.
99.99% availability
End-to-end service and performance management
Dual homing
Communications requirement at an Earmarked stadium and the IBC only differ
in scale
Basic Communication
Service required
Number of basic services
required at a stadium
STM-16
STM-1
E3
E1 and ISDN PRI
DSL
ISDN BRI
Analogue Telephony
IP Ports and VOIP ports
8
11
2
7
28
405
12
≈ 600
Number of basic
communications services
required at the IBC
24
110
3
37
7
215
8
≈ 2000
Example of initial network infrastructure
action points/tasks/critical timelines
Estimated Timelines associated with Stadium and IBC Basic communications Infrastructure
Local Infrastructure at Stadiums and IBC
Preparatory Phase
Release of FIFA
Combined IT&T
Communications
Specification
No Further Progress possible
in absence of:
12 Month Process required to finalize the installation and integration of the FIFA 2010 Basic
Communications solution at all earmarked Stadiums and the IBC upon completion off all venue
infrastructure i.e. handover of the last venue carrier rooms to Telkom
Finalized FIFA Combined IT&T
Communications Specification
12 Months
Equipment
Order and
Delivery
Finalized IBC location
High Level Planning
and Solution Design
Universal
Communications
Services
Architecture
Proposal
Completed Telkom Carrier rooms
at all venues including:
· All construction at venue to
be completed
· Dual access to carrier rooms
· Lockable entry
· Rubbish removed
· Municipal power available
· Backup poweravailable
Detailed Network
design, planning
and Engineering
Contractor
Appointment
Equipment
Installation
Equipment
Commissioning
Integration to
National
Network
(This step can
only occur in
2009 after the
availability of the
National DWDM
and ASTN
Networks
3 Months
2 Months
2 Months
Site Preparation
1 Month
4 Months
Solution ready
for service
The football challenge - building a next generation network for the World Cup 2010
Example of FIFA Configuration Cup
action points (Aps)
Network
Equipment
complete
Installation of
Rooms at
Stadiums
End
Feb2009
Network
Operations
Centre
NOC
Testing of
Network
and Config
of Services
Mid
March
Satellite
Earth
Station
Testing of
Video
Confederations
Cup Start
Mid
April
Mid
June2009
Where do you
want your FIFA
2010 HD-TV
feeds?
The football challenge - building a next generation network for the World Cup 2010
Conformance testing and
interoperability (C&I) challenges
Statement of Compliance(SOC) with
standards
Always fully comply on a standalone
equipment basis
Multi-vendor environment
Interoperability takes time and effort
and becomes costly and delays the endto-end services and performance testing
procedures
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Universal services provisioning
infrastructure
FIFA2010
2010Venue
Stadium
Telkom
Room
FIFA
Telkom
CarrierCarrier
Room Proposal
Possible Services
10GbE
STM-16/64/OTN
STM-1/4/16
E1/E3
DSL
PRI
BRI
Analogue
GbE
E
FE
FE
WiMAX
Wireless DSL
GbE
Metro
Ethernet
IMAX
Remote
Ethernet
Switch
Remote
Cisco
Catalyst
Switch
NG-SDH STM-64
WDM
(ROADM)
10GbE
GbE
Optical Fibre
Link to
Telkom
Exchange
IP
Router
VPN
Splice Rack
Mini OMDF
Test & Patch
Ethernet Frame
MDF
Rectifiers
AC & Isolation
Batteries
DPAM
Aircon
Spares Storage Fire Protection
Computer & Maintenance Area
Optical Fibre
Link to
Second
Carrier Room
Provisioning for
the required
video feeds are
made by the
dedicated NGSDH and WDM
infrastructure
Any other basic
communications
service
requirement,
from Analogue
telephony to
High speed
wireless LAN
connectivity, is
provided for by
Telkom’s IP
based NGN
network.
Conformance testing and
interoperability (C&I) challenges
Interoperability challenges between
IMAX (Multi-Service Access Node)
and the Softswitch in a multi-domain
environment
Network operator is expected to
resolve the interoperability and
systems integration issues/problems
A global C&I program which is
acceptable to the entire ICT industry
is required
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Network Solution
Regional
Network
Regional
Network
Regional
Network
National Network
Regional
Network
Regional
Network
Regional
Network
Primary Telkom Regional Exchange
Regional and National networks
resilience, auto restoration and manageability
Telkom National
Network
enhancements
ASTN Grooming Node
Transparent Lambda Handover
Polokwane 2
Polokwane 1
LH DWDM
Metro/RegionalRustenburg 1
Rustenburg 2
Pretoria 2
Direct Fibre Connectivity
Nelspruit 2
International Link
Pretoria 1
FIFA 2010 Stadium
Johannesburg 3
KP
Johannesburg 2
Jo’burg
1
SAT-2
PC
Bloemfontein 1
Upington
Kimberly
Bloemfontein 2
SAT-3
Durban 2
Melkbos
Strand
SAFE
Port
Elizabeth 2
Cape
Town 1
Cape
Town 2
• Overhead fibre
replacement to reduce
“accidental” fibre/route
damage & ensure
network stability
• “Legacy” DWDM
replacement – gearing
for 10Gbit/s service
capability on National
Network
• Regional network
enhancement –
Mtunzini
providing managed
SAFE capacity &
consolidated network
infrastructure
• Intelligence –
managed control of
restoration schemes
across multiple fibre
routes
Nelspruit 1
Port
Elizabeth 1
Durban 1
Conformance testing and
interoperability (C&I) challenges
Minimised C&I issues/concerns by
adopting a single vendor strategy for
national/regional optical fibre
transport technology platform
Not the most optimum solution from
a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
CAPEX+OPEX+ all other hidden costs
perspective
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Communications Architecture for
FIFA 2010 – high level model
Telkom Current & NGN Services Networks utilised for standard Communication Services
Voice
Fax
Internet
Voicemail
Telkom Services
and
IP Networks
Hotel, Press
Office, Media
Centre,…
Call
Forwarding
IBC
International
Video
Conferencing
…
Redundant Fibre
Connectivity
Redundant Fibre
Connectivity
Redundant Fibre
Connectivity
Backup Wireless
Connectivity
Backup Wireless
Connectivity
Backup Wireless
Connectivity
Telkom Transport
Network
Dedicated DWDM Infrastructure utilised for Video Distribution
Stadium
High
Definition
Contribution
Video
Conclusion
Support and adopt a global C&I
program which is acceptable to all
ICT role players
Ultimately need to reduce Total Cost
of Ownership (TCO) with more
affordable ICT services for all and in
particular in developing countries
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Thank you for your attention
Paul Inglesby
Telecommunications/ICT Consultant
Consulting services in Converged Telco, IT and Web domain projects
Fixed: +27 12 667 2917
Mobile: +27 82 569 4880
E-mail: paulinglesby@telkomsa.net
Nairobi, Kenya, 30 – 31 July 2010