PRODUCT overview

This is MileGate

Next Generation Access Platform Unlocking the Market Potential of

MileGate the First Mile
MileGate accommodates carrier-grade broad- In the broadband service segment, telecom
band access, telephony and data service network operators, CATV operators and satel-
interfaces in a single compact Next Generation lite providers are increasingly under competi-
Access Platform. MileGate’s V5.x interface and tive pressure in their commoditised service
its VoIP media gateway support the smooth offerings.
migration from TDM voice services to VoIP. It
As a consequence, these operators are being
allows operators to offer value-added Triple
drawn ever further into the spiral of “offering
Play and broadband business services, migrate
more for less”.
to NGN (Next Generation Network) while
maintaining commodity telephony services. In order to break free from this dilemma alter-
natives need to be developed. This is where
MileGate is available in three models; support-
MileGate provides the solution, delivering a
ing installation starting from several subscribers
real edge for wireline telecom network opera-
up to central office installations with thousands
tors.
of access lines.

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 Highlights
■ Supports Triple Play and business ■ ADSL2plus/VDSL2/SHDSL/Ethernet
services
■ POTS/ISDN
■ Scalable from several up to thousands ■ Integrated VoIP media gateway
of subscribers
(H.248/MEGACO and SIP)
■ Designed for indoor and outdoor use ■ OPEX reduction through operational
■ State-of-the-art safety features support features
■ COMBO solution for flexible ■ According to DSL forum TR-101
provisioning

Augmenting the Access Line Capacity Delivering unprecedented Bandwidth to every

A key factor in establishing profitable differenti- Customer
ation with value-added services is the ability to Traditional DSL networks are built around the
offer sustainable throughput on every customer premise of heavily over-subscribing the band-
line. The compact NGN platform MileGate width available in the access network. Such
enables network operators to realise combined networks are, therefore, not capable of provid-
voice, data and multimedia services (Triple ing multi-megabits per second simultaneously
Play) for private and business customers in the to a large number of customers, the basis of a
access network and moreover to start migration robust Triple Play offering.
from traditional towards VoIP telephony.
MileGate, on the contrary, supports high bit
Furthermore MileGate addresses the issue of rates simultaneously on all of its DSL ports,
line length/throughput trade-off. The perform- thus eliminating DSL distribution/aggregation
ance of DSL technology is heavily dependent bottlenecks and thereby fully supporting large
on loop length – the shorter the loop, the scale Triple Play roll-outs.
higher the throughput. To overcome reach
limitations and ensure the maximum number Migration of Business Services
of customers can be served from a given point,
DSL distribution/aggregation points have to With its wide range of interfaces from SHDSL
move closer to the customers. (ATM) to Ethernet in the First Mile MileGate
offers network operators the possibility to
With its compact size and flexible housings change over to an All-IP network infrastructure.
MileGate (2500, 2110, 2010) supports future
FTTx (Fibre-to-the-x) network architectures Implementing TV Service Delivery
highlights

and provides realisation of services with up to In Triple Play offerings, service providers offer
100 Mbps. their customers a large choice of broadcast
‡ MileGate 2500 is perfectly suited for employ- TV channels in addition to Video-on-Demand
ment in central offices and street cabinets. transmissions. The multicast concept is imple-
mented to make the best use of bandwidth to
‡ The 1 height unit flat MileGate 2110 sup- carry broadcast TV services on telecommunica-
ports the deployment of Triple Play – even in tion networks.
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the smallest environment.

‡ MileGate 2010 is the ideal connecting link
between new network structures as e.g.
FTTB and the utilisation of existing inhouse
cablings.

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 MileGate – System Overview

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channels are sent through the network but only loading files. Even more demanding are busi-
in a single stream. The channel stream is multi- ness services users as service degradations will
plicated as necessary at a point as close to the not be tolerated. Fulfilling those expectations
customer as possible. is crucial to the success of Next Generation
Network operators.
This strategy significantly reduces the band-
width demand in the network from that MileGate relieves operators of the best effort
required for unicast transmission. MileGate restriction and offers sophisticated Quality of
plays a key role here, as it is positioned as the Service (QoS) and traffic management features.
last branching element in the network. IGMP
Prioritisation of premium traffic is combined
snooping with enhanced reporting is employed
with ingress policing and egress shaping. The
to enable this functionality in large scale net-
prioritisation of traffic is based on Layer 2 CoS
works.
802.1p or Layer 3 DiffServ Code Points (DSCP)
that are looked up and mapped into a config-
Assuring Quality for parallel Usage of Services
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Customers paying for bundled services offer- egress shaping ensure that every service is only
ings are very likely to use several services at the using the specified bandwidth and not eating
same time, but will not tolerate any subsequent up the resources required by other services.
reduction in quality. In practice this means the

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Wide Range of User Interfaces Gigabit Ethernet Network Interfaces
The MileGate access platform offers a wide MileGate offers multiple Gigabit Ethernet
range of interfaces: network interfaces. The optical modules are
pluggable and give operators the option to
‡ ADSL/ADSL2/ADSL2plus
select the appropriate devices for the required
‡ VDSL2 (EFM) wavelength and optical power budget on a
per interface basis. Moreover, coloured and
‡ SHDSL (ATM, TDM)
bi-directional transceivers are supported thus
‡ COMBO solution (POTS and ADSL2plus) offering an alternative to the laying of addi-
‡ POTS and ISDN tional fibre with huge savings in terms of cost
and inconvenience.
‡ Ethernet
Link aggregation is supported on the network
This variety of interfaces allows operators to interfaces allowing for enhanced capacity and
roll out any mix of the following wide range of link protection. Furthermore the redundancy
user services. Packaging these services enables concept of MileGate allows for 1:1 equipment
operators to increase their average revenue per protection of the central module.
user, improve customer retention as well as dif-
ferentiate from competition: For flexible network deployment, the sup-
ported topologies are ring, star, tree and daisy
‡ Residential services: chain.
Telephony, broadband Internet access,
broadcast TV, Video-on-Demand,
online gaming NGN Voice Services
‡ Business services: Next Generation Networks encompass the evo-
Telephony, Centrex telephony, broadband lution towards packet-switched networks. The
Internet access, video conferencing, broad- MileGate voice solution comprises a carrier-
band LAN interconnection, VPN, CESoP/ grade VoIP media gateway thus enabling
SAToP deployments in an NGN context.
The principle behind the MileGate VoIP media
3 Sizes for max. Flexibility gateway is simple. Voice and data line cards

system overview
offer POTS or ISDN-BA and ADSL2plus on
The MileGate family includes: every line. The voice signal is packetised in the
‡ MileGate 2500 offering up to media gateway and carried as IP-based voice
640 ADSL2plus interfaces across the network. Both H.248/MEGACO and
SIP VoIP signalling are available.
‡ MileGate 2110 offering up to
64 ADSL2plus interfaces at 1 HU
Migration of Voice Services
‡ MileGate 2010 provides 8 VDSL2 interfaces
and an integrated power supply as well as a In order to ensure a smooth, future transition
splicing cassette in a lockable housing to VoIP MileGate offers a V5.2 converter for
traditional voice telephony. This enables you to
With this offering, MileGate scales from small offer V5.2 services with MileGate today while
installations with several subscribers up to
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being able to change over to VoIP at any time

central office installations supporting thousands through a simple software download. No new
of lines. hardware, no new management - everything
from one single network element.

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 MileGate – Deployment Strategies

With this media gateway operators are in a Through its versatility and compactness,
position to offer a regulated life-line POTS serv- MileGate is the ideal platform to enable
ice as well as to gain customers who are not yet bandwidth-hungry Triple Play services on all
interested in the broadband service package. local loops and to build the platform for a mass
market rollout. MileGate is designed to support
MileGate enables current customer require-
any type of access network topology and can
ments to be served using an Ethernet/IP
be installed in:
packet-based network infrastructure, with the
option of an easy upgrade to new services as ‡ Central office locations (CO) in
the customer‘s needs evolve. 19“ or ETSI racks
‡ Street cabinets
Rolling out Triple Play Services ‡ LLU (Local Loop Unbundling) installations
where MileGate is used in local exchange
Although the existing copper plant infrastruc- co-mingling, co-located or outdoor cabinet
ture is sufficient to deliver standard Internet deployments
access services, many loops are simply too long
to serve the bandwidth needs of Triple Play. ‡ Multi-tenant buildings
Hence, the First Mile has to be shortened to
increase the coverage for the new generation
of services.

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Street Cabinet Deployment Local Loop Unbundling (LLU) Installations

Street cabinet deployments imply equipment Alternative operators that are unbundling local

network topologies
that operates reliably in harsh environments loops often face major challenges:
with temperatures ranging from well below
‡ Profitability per site
zero up to 60 degrees C. Additionally, space is
often a constraint and it becomes imperative to ‡ Space limitations
support a variety of services from one housing.
‡ Service flexibility
For such deployments MileGate proves to be
MileGate sets the stage for maximising rev-
the optimal solution: with its compact chassis
enues and earnings in this environment. Due to
and unparalleled density, it fits in virtually any
its compactness it can be deployed in co-min-
type of cabinet.
gling and co-located installations.
MileGate is built to meet the toughest environ-
mental requirements and the system is laid out
for full redundancy and highest availability, thus
reducing the number of unplanned field visits.
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 MileGate – Network Operations

The scalability of MileGate, from a few sub- Multi-tenant Buildings

scribers to several thousand, allows a profitable In urban areas many residential and business
rollout in low density areas as well as in focus customers can be addressed by accessing
regions with high take-up rates. multi-tenant buildings. In this environment
With the built-in service flexibility of MileGate, VDSL2 is the ideal technology to transport serv-
the decision regarding full or shared access is ices to the residents.
very simple: both! MileGate can be easily installed in the equip-
MileGate is a fully matured multi-service IP ment room in the basement and out of one
DSLAM and supports all the required features shelf all flats and offices can be served with
to efficiently address the DSL portion of the high-speed VDSL2 as well as traditional voice
unbundling. Alternative operators with voice and data services. Towards the network, one or
offerings can easily build service bundles several GbE links can be provided.
as voice interfaces are readily available on
MileGate.

Sales Provisioning

Line Pre Qualification Flexible Service Provisioning

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Optimising Processes & Reducing OPEX
Broadband network architectures of tomorrow Built-in Service Flexibility
will feature more active equipment in the field Once the customer has signed up, immediate
than traditional telecommunication networks. service provisioning is key for expedited rev-
This will put an additional focus on business enues. As an alternative to truck-rolls, which are
processes such as service provisioning and expensive and time consuming, MileGate offers
maintenance since the reduction of operational a COMBO solution.
expenditures is also necessary.
Instead of manual re-wiring the loop to the DSL
MileGate offers specific functions to support splitter and the DSL line card, all loops are by
process optimisation and to effectively lower default connected to combo ports. Thus, the
the associated OPEX figures. service activation is possible from the Network
Operation Centre eliminating the need for
Remote Loop Pre-Qualification costly field visits and improving the time to
When a customer service request is made a revenue. MileGate supports bulk provisioning
loop pre-qualification must be initiated. This and configuration of services for greenfield
has traditionally been done by means of exter- deployment.
nal test heads. MileGate breaks new ground
by offering this functionality integrated on Service Monitoring & Loop Testing
the ADSL2plus line card in the form of Single In order to document service availability and
Ended Line Testing (SELT). quality, services have to be monitored in
SELT does not require rack space nor does operation. MileGate not only provides remote
it incur additional costs. It is the ideal tool to monitoring of the network element faults
enable pre-qualification on all loops, be they and performance, it also offers interfaces to
connected to the central office location or a remotely monitor and control the surrounding
small remote cabinet site. On the economical components in the cabinet or the rack.
side the efficiency of SELT is reflected in shorter Performance data can be collected and
response times to customer requests, reduced exported in XML files for immediate display.
manpower and the elimination of additional Features like Dual Ended Line Testing (DELT)

network operations
CAPEX for testing equipment. and IEEE 802.1ag OAM allow the operator to
remotely detect and trace failures, providing
enhanced failure diagnostics for the field force.

Maintenance Change of Services

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High Reliability Flexible Service Provisioning

Performance Measurement
Remote Loop Testing

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 MileGate – Benefits

With regard to service performance monitor- MileGate can also be directly integrated into
ing, MileGate offers enhanced performance an alarm monitoring manager through a SNMP
data collection. This data is exportable and interface.
can be visually displayed to keep track of the
In addition to UNEM, a PC-based configuration
service performance and for use in an SLA con-
tool is available for configuration and monitor-
formity statement.
ing of a single network element. According to
operator‘s preferences, configuration of the
Network Management network element and services can be carried
out by means of a GUI (Graphical User Inter-
UNEM the complete network management sys- face) using profiles or via CLI (Command Line
tem, is a key element of the MileGate solution. Interface). The CLI supports scripting for mass
It provides a visual topology of the network, provisioning and can be accessed remotely
faults descriptions, alarms, inventory, configura- through a Telnet session.
tion, performance monitoring and security. To fulfil prevalent security features MileGate
Standard-based North Bound interfaces are and its management system offer authentica-
available (XML, CLI, SNMP) for easy integration tion, secured management channels and user
into OSS and BSS. access groups.

MileGate is a true Next Generation Access Platform opening

up the possibility of new differentiated services to the

entire customer base, whilst reducing operational costs

■ Highest available bandwidth on the access loops combined with sophisticated QoS.
Bandwidth-hungry services can be offered and premium content can be
differentiated from best effort schemes.
■ Family of small form factor products with highest density.
Operators can install the suitable MileGate version in local exchanges as well
as street cabinet locations to increase high-bandwidth coverage.
■ Remote loop pre-qualification, monitoring, control and fault identification
help reduce the operational costs of the access network and increase profitability.

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Technical Data
Features
System architecture Fully modular open architecture,
any service, any slot
Protection 1:1 equipment protection for core unit and media gateway
RSTP/STP and 802.3ad link aggregation on Gigabit Ethernet uplink
IP DSLAM functionality According to DSL forum TR-101
PPPoE and IPoE via DSL link
Line identification and traceability
(PPPoE intermedia agent, DHCP option 82)
ATM termination, ATM to Ethernet interworking
802.1Q VLAN, 802.1ad provider bridge (Q-in-Q)
N:1 and 1:1 VLAN forwarding
802.1p CoS
DSCP lookup and mapping
Enhanced traffic management
Substantial multicast functionality, IGMPv2/IGMPv3
(e. g.IGMPv3 snooping with message suppression and proxy reporting)
Access control lists
Enhanced security features
IEEE 802.1ag Ethernet OAM
Media gateway H.248/MEGACO control protocol and SIP for POTS/ISDN
G.711 and G.729 A/B codec, echo cancellation, silence suppression,
Comfort noise generation, DSCP QoS
V5.2 interface Protocol converter for POTS/ISDN, Uplink via E1 interface
Management interfaces USB interface for local configuration
10/100/1000BaseT interface for management
Interfaces – Uplink, Cascading MileGate 2500 MileGate 2110 MileGate 2010
Gigabit Ethernet 2 (opt.) + 3 (elec.) 2 (opt. or elec.) 2 (opt. or elec.)
Interfaces – User Side Number of Ports per Card
ADSL/ADSL2/ADSL2plus 32
VDSL2 (EFM) 20
SHDSL (ATM) 32
SHDSL (TDM) 8
POTS 32
ISDN (2B1Q or 4B3T) 16
E1 (G.703) 8 technical data
Capacity MileGate 2500 MileGate 2110 MileGate 2010
Number of slots 21 2 8 VDSL2 ports
Bandwidth per slot 1 Gbps protected (1:1) backplane access
Slot width 20.32 mm —
Dimensions (w x h x d [mm]) and Weights [kg] MileGate 2500 MileGate 2110 MileGate 2010
19“ subrack without front cover 482 x 308 x 284, 6.4 482 x 44 x 263, 2.6 —
19“ subrack with front cover 482 x 308 x 286, 7.4 482 x 44 x 284, 3,0 343 x 308 x 60, 1,4
Cable tray 482 x 87 x 240, 0.9 — —
Fan unit 482 x 87 x 240, 2.5 integrated —
Heat deflection shield 482 x 87 x 237, 1.6 — —
Construction and layout 19“ and ETSI mounting practice Wall mounting
EMC, Safety and Powering MileGate 2500 MileGate 2110 MileGate 2010
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Product family standard Public telecommunication network equipment – EN 300 386 V1.3.2
Safety IEC/EN 60950-1
Input voltage nominal (min/max) -48/-60 V DC (40.5 V DC ... 72 V DC) 115 ... 230 V AC
Operation Environment MileGate 2500 MileGate 2110 MileGate 2010
Temperature range system (extended) -25 °C ... +60 °C 5 °C ... +40 °C
Humidity According to class 3.2, up to 95 %, non-condensing

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