SRA 4

The STM-4/OC-12 wireless system for mobile and access networks

Contents
Applications System Configuration Features System Management Interfaces Technical Data

The continued growth of cellular subscribers worldwide is driving the cellular backhaul market for microwave radios and is pushing SDH further out towards the regional transport layer of large networks, down to the access layer. Furthermore the increase in voice traffic, combined with the newly emerging cellular data market, increases customer requirements for spectrum efficiency and equipment flexibility as well SRA 4, the new Siemens SDH split radio system meets these needs, addressing new capacity demands of telecommunication network over short to medium distances,

especially in areas where the choice of implementing optical fibres could be too expensive and time consuming and infrastructure space is at a premium. Integrated in a wide range of Siemens Mobile products, SRA 4 is designed to provide capacities from single to multiple 155Mb/s data channels, up to a total transport capability of 622 Mb/s interfacing SONET (OC-3/ OC-12), SDH (STM-1 / 2xSTM-1/STM-4) and add/drop up to 42xE1 tributary interfaces performing multiplexing, line protection and cross connection.

Capacities
622 Mbps 311 Mbps 155 Mbps 21 E1 42 E1

6 - 13 GHz

15 - 38 GHz

Applications
Mobile networks The UMTS transport network requires the use of packet-based data transport technologies such as IP and ATM as well as the traditional SONET/SDH for connecting the RNC core and UTRAN network. SRA 4, having full compatibility with all these technologies and high system scalability, represents the ideal choice, ensuring cost-effective ultrahigh capacity applications for all typical mobile networks such as rings, mesh or star topologies. The full RF frequency coverage (6-38 GHz) and the multiple modulation type over the same hardware platform make SRA 4 a single solution for each mobile operator who needs high performances and high spectrum efficiency, with at the same time just one platform for deploying the entire IP/ATM/SDH wireless network. Unlike the fibre alternative, SRA 4 point-to-point solution is cost effective, flexible and quick to deploy up to STM4 capacity, minimising the risk of interoperability issues because it fits with all worldwide microwave standards. Fixed / Access networks SRA 4 is otherwise the ideal choice for building fixed or access networks with a total wireless approach or also, thanks to its different baseband interfaces, with an easy combination with any existing cable systems. With its simple split-mount solution bringing up to STM-4 capacity, it represents a cheap, easy-to-deploy and highly reliable point to point transmission system. The particular system concept privileges two fundamental issues for any operator: flexibility and scalability. SRA 4 can be set up for a gradual deployment since, as the penetration rate raises up, the transported capacity can be increased remotely and completely via software. SRA 4 provides dedicated high capacity wireless connections for every access operator type: from large enterprises and multi-dwelling businesses to residential property, supporting also high-speed Internet access and integrated data, as well as video and voice services. Wired and wireless networks. Due to the hastening demand for more flexible and more advanced services from business and residential customer groups alike and to the growing volume in data traffic packets in addition to traditional ones, PDH and ATM signals have to be transported over the SDH network.Plesiochronous and lower bit rate syncronous signal can be extracted from or inserted into high speed SDH bit streams by means of ADM embedded into the SRA4 radio. By deploying SRA4 ADM Built in and moving intelligence to the edge of the backhaul network,service providers can reduce or eliminate costly leased T1/E1 lines, consolidate traffic onto a fewer number of mobile switch interfaces. and free up stranded bandwidth. The SRA 4 design allows an easy and accurate change of capacity. Based on plug and play concept, SRA4 equipment can be used either as a SDH (from STM1/STM2 up to STM4) radio in access network or into wired and wireless networks, aggregating lower rate traffic for a more efficient provisioning.

System Configuration

SRA 4 is a product combining high capacity and high bandwidth efficiency into a single radio platform. Capacity can be doubled as well as bandwidth can be optimised with simple SW operations and above all without any HW change. The Indoor Unit system, 88 mm high, is composed of a few slide-units: Controller Unit, Alarm Unit, Fan Unit and two BB-Modems. This modularity ensures customers a basic characteristic wireless systems: a high level of scalability. The other fundamental operator requirement, flexibility, is ensured by the possibility to double the capacity from STM-1 to 2xSTM-1 (singlecarrier) without any HW intervention, neither indoor nor, especially, outdoor. The equipment supports rapid network capacity growth and new revenues producing services by simply adding additional interface modules. Frequency efficiency With the benefit of a modulation format completely software selectable from 32 TCM to 128 TCM, in fact, the equipment can offer a high spectrum efficiency by optaining the same capacity within half band (STM-1 in 27.5/28 MHz/2x STM-1

in 55/56 MHz) with a considerable saving of spectrum in a given geographical area as well as cost saving in licence fees. Moreover the frequency efficiency allocation can be doubled using dual polarization co-channel transmission achieved with a fully digital cross polarization interference canceller (XPIC). Capacity upgrading Increasing capacity of the existing links requires additional transmission bandwidth available and adequate system gain to maintain the overall network quality. SRA4 is able to guarantee all these features. Its capacity is easily software upgradeable. Using a single hardware, in fact, SRA 4 can immediately ensure up to 4xSTM-1 active bearers giving the same spectral efficiency of a single STM-1/OC-3. The right system for any ring network The same HW can be configured in a ring as 2x(1+0) giving the possibility to make the Est-West direction in a ring, using a single IDU and two ODU (one per each side). With no additional hardware components, capacity can successively

be doubled (from 1 to 2xSTM-1 (singlecarrier) as shown in the figure below) through the variation of the modulation level (from 32 to 128 TCM) completely selectable via software. N+1 configuration Equipment configuration is designed to be scalable from to1+1 up to N+1. The system can be expanded to a multichannel N+1 (N<3) configuration without any external additional switching system. The implication of N+ 1 system was the requirement for large amounts of bandwidth to accommodate the numerous traffic-bearing channels. ADM Built in SRA4 ADM Built in, operating in the 6-38 GHz frequency bands, provides up to 42xE1 tributary interfaces performing multiplexing, line protection and cross connection. BaseBand ADM Modem card collects customer traffic and directs it via common back plane to the West and/ or East site. The System reduces costs, rack space, and management complexity by integrating multiple transport and internetworking functions into a compact, modular platform.

2xSTM-1 Ring SNCP Path Protection

Hub

21 E1, 42 E1

Features
The outdoor unit, besides RF reception and transmission, carries out signal conversion for sending it to the indoor unit through a coaxial cable. The outdoor unit houses one RF transceiver per case. The outdoor unit case, once in field, does not need to be open requiring only very simple and easy operations either during installation or maintenance and test phases. Broadest frequency coverage The wide RF frequency coverage (from 6 up to 38 GHz) gives the operator the possibility to find the right solution for every local application inside the network. High order modulation and advanced error correction 128 TCM modulation scheme with Reed Solomon error correction, supporting STM-1/ 2xSTM-1 payload transmission in 28/56 MHz, optimizes bandwidth occupancy. The major benefit of this modulation format is a strongly enhanced error correction capability and bit error rate performance, if compared with conventional QAM systems.

Automatic Transmitter Power Control (ATPC) and Remote Transmit Power Control (RTPC) Continuous ATPC or RTPC (SW selectable) up to 15 dB range (1 dB stepped). Frequency Agility Frequency channel can be adjusted completely via SW (LinkViewer LCT/ NetViewer NMS) as a wide tuning range gives the radio maximum flexibility.

Cross Polar Operation (Option) Dual polarization co-channel transmission can be achieved with a fully digital cross polarization interference canceller (XPIC). The Cross-Polarization Interference Canceller (XPIC) guarantees proper reduction of cross-polarization interferences also during non-nominal propagation conditions and allows frequency use on both polarizations, doubling transmission capacity. SNCP traffic protection Moreover the SRA4 ADM can offer to the service provider a versatile protection scheme including SNCP for both ring and linear Network topology.

System Management
SRA4 management systems carry out all the functions required for minimising operational costs. LCT LinkViewer, the system dedicated to the local link management, connects the SRA4 local and far-and terminals through the F interface. In addition NetViewer, combining Element with Network Management functions, is the Radio Network Manager for all the Siemens Radio Systems. Security Management, Fault management, Configuration Set-up, Performance Management, Metering are performed by both, LCT LinkViewer and NetViewer, by the former on a link base, by the latter pointing to each of the Radio Systems connected to the network. Siemens microwave product lines, can be managed not only by a wide range Siemens Management Systems but also by third party Management Systems. Even when the NetViewer is connected to the network, LinkViewer can make the link reconfiguration at any based network point.

Browser linked to web interface via palmtop Remote NetViewer Client Siemens and Third Party OSS Browser linked to web interface via notebook

Router

INTERNET
NetViewer Client NetViewer Client WAN Router NetViewer Server MAIN

LAN Router DCN LAN Remote NetViewer Server WAN Router NetViewer Client LAN NetViewer Server DCN LAN DCN LAN

Interfaces
SRA4 system supports additional applications through overhead channels; connections are performed by industry standard connectors on the Access Panel.

Interface

High density I/O 100 Pin STM1/2xSTM-1 STM4 input/output The Gigabit The 21 channels 2Mbit/s I/O interface is Description input/output optical interface Ethernet/1000 Base connected to the BB/ADM unit through these electrical/optical available on the IDU T/SX ports are connectors by a ADM-link cable. interface for each front panel accessed through Baseband Modem optical connector located on the IDU front panel

Coaxial 1-0/2.3

SRA 4 ADM

Description

The Ethernet ports are accessed through RJ45 connector located on the IDU front panel E link interface: 10 Base T Q link interface: 10-100 Base T with TCP-IP protocol

The auxiliary data channel are two independent 64 kbit/s synchronous channel One channel 64 kbit/s complies with ITU-T Rec. G703 for each BB modem. One channel 64 kbit/s V.11 for each BB modem.

2 Mb/s stream as WS (Way Side) traffic

The External Clock can be extracted from Sync signal

Interface

One flow 2.048 kbit/s complies with ITU-T Rec. G703

External Synchronization

SRA 4 ADM

Technical Data
INDOOR UNIT SRA4/SRA4 ADM
Payload Traffic per transceiver 155.52 Mb/s, 311 Mb/s, 622 Mb/s, 21E1, 42E1 STM-1 2X STM-1, 4X STM-1, STM4 Modulation 32 TCM + reed solomon 64 TCM + reed solomon 128 TCM + reed solomon Physical interfaces electrical, G.703 optical G.957 S-11 Auxilary interface Dimensions HXWXD Weight Idu-odu cable length 2.048 Mb/S wayside traffic (2X2 Mb/S per each indoor unit) 88 X 442 X 240 mm 5 kg up to 200 m - braided cable

INDOOR UNIT SRA 4 COMPACT

Payload Traffic per transceiver Modulation 155.52 Mb/s STM-1 32 TCM + reed solomon 64 TCM + reed solomon 128 TCM + reed solomon Physical interfaces electrical, G.703 optical G.957 S-11 Auxilary interface Dimensions HXWXD Weight Idu-odu cable length G.703 44 X 442 X 240 mm 4 kg up to 200 m - braided cable

OUTDOOR UNIT
Frequency band Modulation Channel spacing Tx output power (dBm)

6
5.670/ 7.110 64/128 TCM 28/29.65/40

7/8
7.1-7.7/ 7.7-8.5 128 TCM 28/29,6

10/11
10-11.7 64/128 TCM 40

13
12.7-13.3 128 TCM 28

23 Receiver threshold(dBm) at 10-6 BER STM-1 System gain (dB) at 10-6 BER STM-1 Dimension (WXDXH) Weight 94.5 283 X 182 X 385 mm 11 kg -71.5

23

21

20

-71

-71.5

-70.5

94

92.5

90.5

OUTDOOR UNIT
Frequency band Modulation

15
14.4-15.35 128 TCM 32 TCM

18
17.7-19.7 128 TCM 32 TCM 27.5/55

23
21.2-23.6 128 TCM 32 TCM 28/56

26
24.5-26.5 128 TCM 32 TCM 28/56

28
27.5-29.5 128 TCM 32 TCM 28/56

32/38
37.0-40.0 128 TCM 32 TCM 28/50/56

Channel spacing Tx output power (dBm) STM-1

28/56

18

18

18

14

14

14

Receiver threshold(dBm) at 10-6 BER STM-1 ( HD) 2X STM-1 System gain (dB) at 10-6 BER STM-1 (HD) 2X STM-1 Dimension (WxDxH) Weight 96(89) 86 95.5(88.5) 85.5 94.5(87.5) 84.5 88(81) 78 232 x 138 x 232 mm 7 Kg 88(81) 78 87.5(80.5) 77.5 -78(-71) -68 -77.5(-70.5) -67.5 -76.5(-69.5) -66,5 -75(-68) -65 -74(-67) -64 -73.5(-66.5) -63.5

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Acronyms and Abbreviations

AGC AMP ATPC BB BBC BER BSW DADE DCC DEF DEM DSC ECU EM EOW EQL ETSI FEC HK IF INTF ITU LCT MCF MLCM MOD MSP NE OCC Automatic Gain Control Amplifier Automatic Transmitter Power Control Base Band Base Band Control Bit Error Ratio Bipolar Switch Differential Absolute Delay Equalizer Digital Communication Channel Decision Feedback Demodulator Digital Service Channel Embedded Channel Unit/ Embedded Communication Unit Element Manager Engineering Order Wire Equalizer European Telecommunication Standard Institute Forward Error Correction Housekeeping Intermediate Frequency Interface International Telecommunication Union Local Craft Terminal Message Communication Function Multi Level Code Modulation Modulator Multiplex Section Protection Network Element Occasional TSU TVE UC USW VF WS XPIC SSU STM-1 TDP TMN SD SDH SEMF RPS RSL RSC SC SCS OPT PDH PM PPM QAM RDP RF RFCOH Optical Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy Performance Monitor Percent Per Million Quadrature Amplitude Modulation Receiver Digital Processing Radio Frequency Radio Frame Complementary Over head byte Radio Protection Switching Receive Signal Level Radio Service Channel Service Channel Supervision, Control and Switching unit Space Diversity Synchronous Digital Hierarchy Synchronous Equipment Management Function SLP EQL Slope Equalizer Synchronous Source Unit Synchronous Transfer Module level 1 Transmission Digital Processing Telecommunication Management Network Timing Source Unit Transversal Equalizer Users service Channel Unipolar Switch Voice Frequency Wayside Signal Cross Polarization Interference Canceller Siemens Mobile Communications S.p.A. Sales Office Viale P. e A. Pirelli, 10 20126 Milano - Italy Phone + 39 02 243 1
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