9500 MPR

Industry’s First Microwave Packet Radio

Paolo Galbiati
Product Line Manager - 9500 Series
 Workshop Agenda

9500 MPR – Industry’s first Microwave Packet Radio

Product Presentation
System architecture
Benefits vs. traditional TDM solutions
Statistical Multiplexing
Adaptive Modulation
Optimization of 2G traffic
Decoupling BaseStation technology from transmission
9500 MPR Product Roadmap
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Industry’s first native Packet Radio
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1) What is a Microwave Packet Radio ?

A Microwave Packet Radio translates all the traffic into packets

achieving an homogeneous and common transmission layer based on
Ethernet.

Having all in packets, traffic can be optimised and aggregated

irrespective of its source technology and transported over a unified
Ethernet infrastructure.

Transmission of legacy interfaces (E1) is unaffected preserving the

current quality.
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2) What are the benefits ?

The 9500 MPR has been conceived to address 3G/4Gmobile backhauling.

Through this technology Mobile Operators can add 3G/4G services on top
of 2G reducing at minimum terms CAPEX and OPEX impact on
backhauling infrastructure.

Compared to traditional TDM solutions, the 9500MPR provides tangible

benefits and savings when deploying 3G services.
Decouple Costs from Capacity

The TDM perspective: The Packet perspective:

 Cost model linear with network capacity  Cost modelling linear with end-users
capacity/QoS requirements (operator’s
requirements
revenues)

Traffic
Traffic
Statistical
Cost; Multiplexing
Traffic
optimization
Voice Era Voice Era
Adaptive
2G (2G) Modulation
Revenues

Revenues Cost

Data Era (3G) Data Era (3G)

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9500 Family Concept

Alcatel-Lucent 9500 Family

Universal Radio Unit (ODU)
Common Universal ODU with 9500
MXC allows smooth migration from
TDM to Packets

TDM Option Packet Option

(MXC Series) (MPR Series)
Broadcasting
• INUs Mobile TV
§ MSS-8
• IDU-155 § MSS-4
•IDU-ES

1353 OMS Common Network Management System

Through the 9500 Family, Alcatel-Lucent is the only vendor with a Microwave
portfolio strategy capable to fit current TDM applications and future evolution to
a full packet RAN
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Product Presentation
9500 MPR - Microwave Packet Radio

Main Equipment Components

Outdoor Radio Unit

ODU

Microwave Service Switch

MSS
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UNIVERSAL Outdoor Unit

 High capacity RF transceiver supporting Integrated antenna system
 Modulation scheme up to 256 QAM
 10 to 350 Mbs capacity
 Support to hitless Adaptive Modulation
 7 MHz,14 MHz, 28 MHz, 56 MHz channel spacing options
 Common to 9500 MXC product line

Unprotected ODU with Protected ODU with symmetric or

integrated antenna asymmetric coupler and integrated
antenna
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MSS – Microwave Service Switch

MSS Features
Access Protocol termination
Service recognition (Voice, Video, BestEffort traffic,…)
Service Aware QoS tagging
Statistical Multiplexing
2G E1-TDM
Pseudo wire over Ethernet
WiMax -IPoETH

3G – ATM-
IMA

Ethernet
CDMA - IPoE1
TDM Pseudo Wire
(ML-PPP)
ATM Pseudo Wire
IP over Native
Ethernet
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Two Options:

CORE BOARD CORE BOARD (Protection)

MSS-8 Any Peripheral Any Peripheral

FAN
2RU – 8 slots Any Peripheral Any Peripheral
Any Peripheral Any Peripheral

MSS-4 CORE BOARD CORE BOARD/Any Peripheral

FAN
1RU – 4 slots Any Peripheral Any Peripheral
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MSS – Microwave Service Switch

CORE Board
System Controller
10 Gbs traffic matrix
4x 10/100/1000BaseT + 1x SFP
NMS/CT access

Peripheral Boards

Modem Peripheral 32E1 Peripheral 16E1 ASAP Peripheral 8GBE Peripheral

4 to 256 QAM 32 Ports PDH 16 Ports ATM/TDM 4x 10/100/1000BaseT
7/14/28/56 MHz CS 75/120 Ohm 75/120 Ohm 4x SFP
Adaptive Modulation
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System MSS-8
Scalability

Scalability
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Radio Capacity
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Example of system
configuration

2x CORE board with embedded 4x Gigabit Ethernet access ports

2x Modem Board

4x 32E1 Access Board FAN Unit

128 E1 + 4xGBE Protected Radio terminal

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Mechanical Arrangement Split Mount

Frequency Range 6 GHz to 38 GHz
Modulation schemes 4 QAM /16 QAM /32 QAM /64 QAM /128 QAM /256 QAM
Interfaces 10/100/1000 Ethernet, E1, ATM
Throughput Up to 350 Mb/s per radio carrier
2Gb/s Radio capacity
Up to 10 GB/s switching capacity
Configurations 1+0, 1+1 HSB, Frequency Diversity, Space Diversity,
Nodal configurations up to 6 radio paths per shelf
Features Full equipment protection, no point of failure
Packed-based internal cross connect based on VLAN
MEF-8 Circuit Emulation Service
Synchronization distribution for packet traffic
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Understanding system architecture
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Core
Board
Embedded
ETH interfaces

Data-Aware Data-Aware
Modem Modem

Data-Aware Core Board

Modem (10GB) AUX

Peripheral

Peripheral
ATM

TDM

Peripheral
Boards

1Gbs ETH backplane connection

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GBE Ports

NxE1 ATM-IMA
ATM
Peripheral

Data-Aware ATM PseudoWire

Core Board
Modem (10GB)

Standard GigaBit Ethernet

Peripheral
TDM

Traffic Optimization MEF-8, SAToP CES

Signal mo-demodulation

Microwave Transport
NxE1 TDM Stream
9500 MPR – Protections
No single point of failure
Full CORE protection (traffic & Mgm),
Peripheral Unit protection
Errorless Rx Switching

Main CORE Stby CORE

Peripheral Unit Peripheral Unit

1Gbs ETH backplane connection

Errorless Switching channel
Benefits of Microwave Packet Radio vs. traditional
solutions

Vs.
Statistical Multiplexing
TDM radio vs. Packet Radio

TDM Radio in Mobile backhaul

Access link Aggragation link

2G
2G

3G
3G
2G
2G
Cell Site TDM
3G
3G Radio Node Multiple transmission pipes

Cell Site

TDM Radio
Provides transmission pipes between BS and controller
Does not recognize traffic type, does not aggregate
Capacity increase in access link impacts aggregation links
TDM radio vs. Packet Radio

Microwave Packet Radio in Mobile backhaul

Access link Aggragation link

Cell Site Packet

Radio Node Single shared transmission pipe

Cell Site

Microwave Packet Radio

Thanks to statistical multiplexing, if traffic is increasing in the access link, the
aggregation link is not affected
TDM radio vs. Packet Radio
Increasing Base Station capacity by 4
8E1

16E1

32E1
8E1
2E1 2xSTM-1
32E1

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4E1 16E1

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2E1
8E1 Cap
32E1
8E1

4E1
8E1 Cap 8E1
aci
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8E1
8E1
32E1
8E1

8E1
8E1

2E1/site 8E1/site
Years
Adaptive Modulation
TDM radio vs. Packet Radio

Microwave Packet
4 to 256QAM Radio
Errorless in Mobile
Adaptive backhaul
Modulation

Benefits of Adaptive Modulation

Smaller Antenna because dimensioned for 4QAM link budget

Higher Capacity because the link will run at maximum modulation for 99% of the time
No impact in quality because modulation switching is hitless
Optimization of 2G traffic
TDM radio vs. Packet Radio

Microwave Packet
Voice migration to Radio inoffload
3G will Mobile 2G
backhaul
Base Stations

2G 2G
3G
3G

100% 100%

BS 2G 2G
Voice Transmission
Activity Resources
3G
3G
10%

years years

In traditional Microwave solutions bandwidth allocated for 2G is constant regardless of

its usage. Unused capacity is wasted and not available for 3G services
TDM radio vs. Packet Radio
Microwave Packet
Voice migration to Radio inoffload
3G will Mobile 2G
backhaul
Base Stations

2G

3G

100% 100%

BS 2G 2G
Voice Transmission
Activity Resources
3G
3G
10%

years years

Benefits of 2G traffic optimization

Maintain 2G coverage with negligible use of transmission resources
Freed 2G capacity available for 3G services
Less capacity is needed
Decupling Transport from Base Station Technology
 TDM radio vs. Packet Radio

Microwave Packet
Base Stations Radio Technology
Transport in Mobile backhaul

2G E1s
S
u
b Voice R.99 ATM
3G ATM 2G
s HSDPA ATM-IMA R.99
c
r 3G ATM
R.99 ATM
i 3G hybrid
Data HSDPA Ethernet
b 3G/4G ETH
e
r
3G/4G IP Full Ethernet

Multitude of transport technologies are used to carry the same services.

Traditional Microwave products requires to allocate capacity for each technology.
 TDM radio vs. Packet Radio

Microwave Packet
Base Stations Radio Technology
Transport in Mobile backhaul

2G E1s
S
u
b Voice R.99 ATM
3G ATM
s HSDPA ATM-IMA
c
r
R.99 ATM
i 3G hybrid
Data HSDPA Ethernet
b
e
r
3G/4G IP Full Ethernet

The 9500 MPR enables transport network dimensioning irrespective of Base Station
technology.
Mixed Base Station deployment doesn’t affect radio link capacity/dimensioning
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Conclusions
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Conclusions

Deployment of 3G services challenges Transmission Network capability

from backhaul to the core.

Cost model of TDM technology in backhaul is not suitable to cope with

revenue stream generated by 3G services

Microwave Packet Radio offer to Mobile Operators an affordable cost

modelling enabling profitable deployment of 3G services.
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Product Release Roadmap

Is now available !
 Wireless Transmission Products A
P
Available
Planned
9500 MPR Product Release Roadmap T Target

2008 2009
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR

9500 MPR R1.0 A 9500 MPR R1.2 T

• E1 and Electrical GE interfaces • Additional Modulation Scheme: 256 QAM
• 300 Mbps full-duplex Ethernet transport Capacity • 802.1Q VLAN management
• Flexible aggregate capacity sharing between E1 and Ethernet 802.1Q Enable/Disable
• Embedded E1 Cross-Connect •Per port VLAN configuration: Port VLAN
• Microwave uplink tagging
• Ethernet uplink with VLAN •VLAN definition (ports membership, tagging)
• IEEE 802.1p and Diffserv QoS
• Rapid Link shutdown
• Queue Management & Flow control ability
• Ethernet counters
• E1 Line Protection
• Supported modulations 16/32/128 QAM
• 14/28/56 MHz channel spacing
• Unprotected, 1+1 HSB & FD Radio Protection
• Node, up to 6 radio directions supported
• SW License control
• Managed by 1350 OMS

9500 MPR R1.1 P

• Adaptive Modulation
• Additional Modulation schemes: 4 and 64 QAM
• Additional channel spacing: 7MHz

MPR Features in product releases are subject to be anticipated or postponed

according to specific market needs.
 A Available
Wireless Transmission Products P Planned
T Target
9500 MPR Product Release Roadmap

2009 2010
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR

9500 MPR R1.3 T

• ATM Pseudowire

9500 MPR R1.2 T

9500 MPR R1.4 T
• Additional Modulation Scheme: 256 QAM • X-PIC Configurations for channel up to 56MHz
• 802.1Q VLAN management • VLAN stacking (QinQ)
802.1Q Enable/Disable • Multiservice Packet Ring protection
•Per port VLAN configuration: Port VLAN
tagging
•VLAN definition (ports membership, tagging)
• Rapid Link shutdown
• Ethernet counters

MPR Features in product releases are subject to be anticipated or postponed

according to specific market needs.
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