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SRAL XD
Low capacity
Digital Radio System

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Contents
Applications
Main features
System architecture
Installation &
maintenance
Management
Technical data

Microwave systems cover most

of connectivity needs especially in
the lower layers of the transmission
networks, consolidating their role
of reliable, easy-to-install and costeffective access solution. Siemens,
used to be one of the frontrunners
in this market segment, is ready to
match the expectations of the new
incoming telecommunication era
characterized by broadband and
mobility convergence.
Nowadays, the new challenge
launched by operators aims to
increase link density and capacity,
leaving spectrum occupancy
practically unchanged.
Siemens, always ready to acknowledge

3G Cells

2G Cells

market indications and trends, adds

to its extensive microwave portfolio
the new line of point to point low
capacity digital radio: SRAL XD.
Siemens expertise covers most of the
outstanding technologies which
current applications are based on:
switching, cellular technology, radio
and networking, voice and data over
IP and ATM.
An outstanding turnkey project
management capability, the ownership
of a so wide range of in-house product
lines and a worldwide field proven
experience, represent the unequaled
Siemens business card.

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Applications
SRAL XD line is primarily designed for
urban networks, but is also suitable
in regional networks meeting all the
requirements of access and trunk
applications.

Mobile Networks: in the 3G Mobile

ATM based network, typically SRAL XD
is used to collect traffic conveying
from NodeB to Hub stations; in the
2G networks it is already implemented
to provide access to core networks.
In the next future, the overlay
of the two mobile networks will
certainly benefit from SRAL XD
upgrading facilities, rewarding
operators with flexible and versatile
infrastructures.

A wide-range of applications is
possible, particularly since voice
and data can be transmitted over
the same microwave link.
A typical scenario is an enterprise
with a branch office located at some
distance from the main premises.
Service convergence is the word
summarizing the trend of this kind
of network, and once again flexibility
becomes a must even in this case.

Fixed services Networks: SRAL XD

supports ATM/IP networks, LAN
and WAN.

Other Mobile
Operators

MSC
PSTN/ISDN

GGSN
SGSN
Public Internet

HQ

Enterprise
Intranet

IP LAN
Branch Office

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Main features
Based on network specific needs, the
operator can select either higher
spectrum efficiency or higher system
gain and hop lengths.
All the parameters can be software
selected locally or remotely in order
to adapt the hardware platform to
each single link characteristic in
terms of available RF channel,
payload, usable bandwidth and hop
length.
SRAL XD flexibility and versatility
greatly optimize all the upgrading
procedures and configuration
changes. A terminal can be easily
relocated without any hardware
modification simply re-shaping its
peculiar parameters on the new link
requirements.
Another important strong advantage
is represented by the extreme
compactness of SRAL XD Indoor Unit.
A single 44 mm high unit is sufficient
to implement any protected or
unprotected terminal configuration,
minimizing the impact of
transmission equipment.

Add/Drop and Crossconnection

functionalities enrich the set of SRAL XD
features: any E1 stream plugged in
the near end terminal can be
extracted from any E1 connector
of the far end terminal, eliminating
the need of bulky distribution frames.
Furthermore, the Add/Drop facility
permits to drop the required E1 in
station leaving the remaining streams

passing untouched.
Automatic Transmitter Power Control
has been implemented to increase
the system performances, reducing
power consumption and interference
in crowded nodes; ATPC function can
be switched off, setting the
transmitted power to a fixed value
included in the ATPC interval.

System architecture
SRAL XD equipment is available in
Split Indoor and Outdoor Configuration;
both the IDU and the ODU have been
redesigned in order to reduce their
mechanical dimension respect to
the previous SRA L generation of PDH
microwave equipment. In fact, in
order to save room for the indoor
installation, the dimensions of the
IDU have been dramatically reduced,

moving the mo/demodulation section

to the ODU. As a result the IDU able
to provide protected configurations is
only 1U high.
In spite of this change the
dimensions of the ODU have been
reduced as well by adopting the state
of the art technology.

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INDOOR UNITS
Three different IDU families are
available in order to provide
respectively entry level
configurations, cost-effective solution
and maximum flexibility.
TwoE1
SingleBoard
Plug-in

SingleBoard and Plug-in versions,

being independent from modulation
format and frequency bands, are able
to manage either High or Normal
Density arrangements.

Normal Density

High Density/High Performance

HD/HP ODU

ND ODU
SingleBoard IDU

SingleBoard IDU

TwoE1

Plug-in IDU

Plug-in IDU

TwoE1
The TwoE1 indoor unit is based on a single replacement unit and it has
been appositely developed for those applications where low capacity in
unprotected configuration is required.
The TwoE1 family is conceived as an entry level solution for traffic
backhaul within access applications or mobile networks.
The TwoE1 version offers 1+0 configuration with capacity up to 2xE1.

Plug-in
The Plug-in version adopts a modular architecture:
the basic configuration (1+0) consists of a controller, an access card
and a base-band card; in order to arrange protected/add drop repeater
configurations, an additional base-band card has to be added
in the same shelf.
The Plug-in version is able to provide a full set of configurations/interfaces:
(1+0)/ (1+1) Frequency Diversity/Polarization Diversity with hitless switch,
Hot Stand-by, 2x(1+0)/Add-Drop Repeater Configurations
payload interfaces: 2/4/8/16/32xE1
1xE3
4x10/100 BaseT + 8xE1
SingleBoard
The 1U high SingleBoard IDU is based on a single board architecture
characterized by a fixed set of functionalities. Four versions are available:
up to 8xE1 (1+0)
up to 8xE1 (1+1) Hot Stand-by
up to 16xE1 (1+0)
up to 16xE1 (1+1) Hot Stand-by

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OUTDOOR UNITS
State of art RF technology has been
the baseline for SRAL XD ODUs
development, completely matching
all the technical constraints
introduced by the high modulation
scheme adopted for the HD version:
system linearity and synthesizer
phase noise.

Two different outdoor units, capacity

independent, are part of SRAL XD
suit:
ODU ND
is the appropriate solution for
normal density arrangement,
able to achieve the best compromise
between performance and power
consumption by exploiting a
constant amplitude modulation
format (4 CPM).
ODU HD/HP
born for high density arrangements,
the same equipment is capable to
perform normal density arrangement
as well thanks to software selection
of the relevant modulation format.
The adoption of Trellis Code
Modulation leads to Rx threshold
level unmatched by a plain 16 QAM
modulation.

Installation & Maintenance

SRAL XD has been engineered to
simplify to the maximum extent all
the operations related to the system
such as installation, maintenance,
upgrading and supervision.
Configuration settings, system
upgrades can be remotely performed
with software downloads, without
the need of sending technicians on site.
The compact size and reduced weight
of the Indoor Units, Outdoor Units
and antennas allow a faster and
easier deployment, together with a
reduced environmental impact.

The Outdoor unit can be directly

mounted on the rear of the antenna,
avoiding the use of any waveguide.
Several mounting structures, holding

one or two ODUs, are available for

integrated or separated ODU-antenna
connections.
Moreover, the IDU hosts an
extractable
Memory Key in which the
configuration of the system is
contained. The use of this key allows
an easy in field replacement of the
IDU without
the use of the LCT, as well as off-line
initial software configurations
without any need for setting
parameters during the installation.

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Management
For SRAL XD product line, system
concept and embedded software
architecture have been designed to
allow an user-friendly and effective
local and remote terminals
management.
SRAL XD Indoor Unit offers a wide
range of management and service

interfaces, together with enhanced

routing functionalities: the
combination of these new features
dramatically improves SRAL XD
interworking capabilities to fit any
DCN requirement.
SRAL XD, as all Siemens microwave
product lines, can be managed not

only by the existing Microwave

Siemens NMS (NetViewer) but also by
third party Management Systems:
open interfaces are available to
integrate SRAL XD and all the other
Siemens Microwave Radio
transmission equipment in
multivendor transmission networks.
Ethernet

Ethernet

D-ext
channel

Third party
network

TMN channel
framed in
2Mbit/s tributary

SRAL XD
network

D-ext
channel
SRAL XD
network

Third party
network

TMN channel
framed in
2Mbit/s tributary

NetViewer
The Microwave Management System
NetViewer is a versatile TMN product
for the management of PDH, SDH and
Point-to-Multipoint microwave
systems, able to supervise other
vendors devices as well through a
standard SNMP interface. An overall
view of the complete network
structure and its ability to enter down
to the Network Element details give a
clear picture of the whole network, its
configuration and events. Fault,
Configuration and Performance
management are carried out at
Network Element level; at Network
level Fault and Security configuration
are available.

NetViewer

Ethernet

Netviewer is the basic part of Siemens

offer for Network Management
oriented to microwave networks that is
represented by the NetViewer NME Suite.
The suite is composed of a number of
modules:
NetViewer, core of the system, as
Element Manager;
SNMP Agent, a real-time
northbound interface;
TCOA (TMF CORBA Agent), a realtime northbound interface;
NML module, as Network Manager;
HP OpenView NNM (Network Node
Manager) add-on, that allows the
integration of NetViewer in HP;
OpenView NNM (product of Hewlett
Packard);

IP DCN

HP-Compaq TeMIP add-on, that

allows the integration of NetViewer
in HP OpenView TeMIP (product of
HP-Compaq).
Moreover, NetViewer can be easily
integrated both in Siemens SDH TMN
platform (TNMS) with TNMS Core
Radio add-on, and in Mobile TMN
platform (Radio Commander) in order
to offer to the operator a unique
interface for management purposes.

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Technical data
SYSTEM PARAMETERS
RF Bands

Channel Arrangements

7/8 GHz

7.1-8.5 GHz

13 GHz

12,75-13,25 GHz

15 GHz

14.4-15.35 GHz

18 GHz

17.7-19.7 GHz

23 GHz

21.2-23.6 GHz

26 GHz

24.5-26.5 GHz

28 GHz

27.5-29.5 GHz

32 GHz

31.8-33.4 GHz

38 GHz

37.0-39.5 GHz

Normal Density

Modulation

High Density/High Performance

4CPM

Capacity

4QAM

16TCM

2xE1

4xE1

8xE1

16xE1/E3

2xE1

4xE1

8xE1

16xE1/E3

8xE1

16xE1/E3

32xE1

3,5

14

28

3,5

14

28

14

28

7GHz

-94

-91

-88

-84

-95

-92

-89

-86

-88.5

-85.5

-82.5

8GHz

-94

-91

-88

-84

-94

-91

-88

-85

-87.5

-84.5

-81.5

13GHz

-93.5

-90.5

-87.5

-83.5

-94.5

-92

-88.5

-85.5

-88

-85

-82

15GHz

-93.5

-90.5

-87.5

-83.5

-94.5

-92

-88.5

-85.5

-88

-85

-82

18GHz

-93

-90

-87

-83

-93.5

-90.5

-87.5

-84.5

-87

-84

-81

23GHz

-92.5

-89.5

-86.5

-82.5

-93

-90

-87

-84

-86.5

-83.5

-80.5

Channel Spacing (MHz)

RSL@ BER 10-3 (dBm)
Typical Values

26GHz

-92

-89

-86

-82

-92

-89

-86

-83

-85.5

-82.5

-79.5

28GHz

-92.5

-88.5

-85.5

-81.5

-92

-89

-86

-83

-85.5

-82.5

-79.5

32GHz

-91

-88

-85

-81

-91.5

-88.5

-85.5

-82.5

-85

-82

-79

38GHz

-91

-88

-85

-81

-91.5

-88.5

-85.5

-82.5

-85

-82

-79

Output Power (dBm)

Typical Values
7GHz

24

23

18

8GHz

24

22

17

13GHz

20

22

17

15GHz

20

20

15

18GHz

18

24

19

23GHz

18

20

15

26GHz

18

20

15

28GHz

18

20

15

32GHz

17

18

13

38GHz

17

17

12

24 for 7 to 23 GHz
20 for 26 to 38 GHz

20

15

Output Power
Setting Range (dB)
Power Consumption
(max)

1+0 terminal: 30W

1+1 terminal: 50W

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INDOOR UNIT
TwoE1

IDU Plug-in

IDU SingleBoard

Tributary Interfaces

Up to 2x2 Mbit/s E1

Up to 32x2 Mbit/s E1
34 Mbit/s E3
4xEthernet 10/100 BaseT

Up to 16x2 Mbit/s E1

Physical Interfaces

Electrical, G.703

Electrical, G.703
Ethernet 10/100 BaseT

Electrical, G.703

Auxiliary Interfaces

2 x 10/100 BaseT-TMN channels

1 x V.11 co/contradirectional
user or TMN channel
RS-232 LCT interface

Dimensions
(HxWxD)

44 x 430 x 240 mm

Weight

1,5 kg

Power Supply Voltage

-48 V 20 %

Temperature
Range

-5 +55 C
(ETS 300 019-1-3, class 3.2)

OUTDOOR UNIT
Dimensions
(HxWxD)
Weight
Temperature
Range

ODU ND

ODU HD/HP

230x230x110 mm

270x270x150 mm

4,5 kg

7,5 kg
-33 +55 C
(ETS 300 019-1-4, class 4.1)

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Acronyms and Abbreviations

ATM
ATPC
BTS
CPM
DCN
IDU
LCT
NMS
ODU
PDH
QAM
RF
SDH
SNMP
TCM
TMN

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

Automatic Transmitter Power Control
Base Transceiver Station
Continuous Phase Modulation
Data Communication Network
Indoor Unit
Local Craft Terminal
Network Management System
Outdoor Unit
Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
Radio Frequency
Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
Simple Network Management Protocol
Trellis Code Modulation
Telecommunication Management Network

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