User manual ALCATEL-LUCENT 9500 BROCHURE

[. . . ] Alcatel-Lucent 9500 Microwave Packet Radio (ETSI Markets) The Alcatel-Lucent 9500 Microwave Packet Radio (MPR) provides cost-effective IP transformation for seamless microwave transport of TDM, ATM, IP and Ethernet traffic over a Carrier Ethernet infrastructure. The steady increase of data services in backhaul networks results in high capacity and costs if addressed with traditional TDM or hybrid microwave systems. [. . . ] Asmobile-networkinfrastructureevolves, IP-nativebase stationswillhaveEthernetinterfacesinsteadofE1orT1 interfaces. Thischangeinphysicalinterfacesbringsnew challengestobackhaulnetworks, suchassynchronization delivery. Becausethetransitionwillhappengradually, backhaulnetworksmustmigrategracefullywhilesupporting amixedpayloadoflegacyTDM/ATMandincreasing packettraffic. TheevolutionofmicrowaveradiofromTDMtopacket technologiesenablesdata-awaretransport, whichcan supportnewhigh-bandwidthserviceswhileleveraging existingtechnologies. IPtransformationtypicallyseeksto achievefourmajorgoals: · Gradualtransformationofthenetwork--Focuson areaswherecompellingeventsforceinvestmentin newsolutionsaswellasmaintenanceofbackward compatibilitywiththeexistinginfrastructure · Returnontheseinvestmentsinlessthantwoyearsasa resultofOPEXsavings · MinimizedOPEX, despitecapacityincreases--Optimized useofscarceresourcesandaggregationofallservices overasinglepipe, withnooverlays · Useofamultivendormodel--Standardprotocolsandno proprietaryequipment Maintainingasimpleapproachbecomesfundamentalto avoidthemultiplicationofdeployedequipmentand increasedcapitalexpenditures(CAPEX)andOPEX. Datatrafficisgrowingfast, butrevenuesarenotincreasing atthesamepace, asshowninFigure2. Moreefficientways areneededtotransportthepackettrafficgeneratedby broadbandservices. 4 Alcatel-Lucent 9500 Microwave Packet Radio IP TRANSFORMATION DRIVERS 4 The need for additional connectivity (ports) to introduce new broadband technologies and services (HSDPA, EV-DO, Wi-Fi® hotspots, WiMAX®, LTE) Increased bandwidth requirements for new packet-based services (20 Mb/s to 30 Mb/s per cell site) Physical interface changes (Ethernet base stations) to avoid the need for separate overlay networks to support Ethernet connectivity 4 4 Figure 2. Traffic and revenue evolution with a massive introduction of broadband services Voice era Data era Packet traffic Traffic and revenue divergence Revenues Time Aninnovative, trulypacketproduct TheAlcatel-Lucent9500MPRguaranteesTDM-likeperformanceforalltypesofbackhaultechnologies andenablesthesmoothevolutionofTDM/ATM-basednetworkstoall-IP. Highperformanceandlow latencyforeachserviceandsynchronizationoftheseservicesisachievedalongtheentirebackhaul networkusingSynchronousEthernet(SyncE)whentransportingalltrafficaggregatedoverpacket, operatinginpacketmode. Alternatively, synchronizationisdeliveredusingE1orsync-outportand SyncEwhenoperatinginhybridmode. Service-aware transport TheAlcatel-Lucent9500MPRsupportsservice-drivenadaptivemodulationforexceptionaluseoftheradio-frequency (RF)spectrumandsignificantlyimprovedbroadband-traffic transmission. TheService-Awarenessfeaturedirectlymaps alltraffic--guaranteedandbroadband--overtheradio frame. TheService-Awarenessfeaturerecognizesthetraffic typesinincomingpacketsandautomaticallyadaptstovaryingmicrowavelinkconditions. Forexample, prioritytraffic, suchasvideoandvoice, isassignedtothemostavailable packetsacrosstheradiolinkwhilelesstime-dependent applications, suchasInternetbrowsingandbroadbandin general, aregivenaccessbasedonavailability(seeFigure3). Service-drivenadaptivemodulationprovides"hitless" operationforhigh-prioritytraffic, guaranteeingnodegradationorsynchronization/framelossduringmodulation changestorespectstringenttransportrequirements, ason TDMinfrastructure. Simplified growth TheAlcatel-Lucent9500MPRenables adramaticincreaseinthenumberof broadbandusers:upto100timesthat ofE1-orT1-basedTDMsolutions, as showninFigure4. Extending MPLS from the core to the cell site TheAlcatel-Lucent9500MPRispart ofanintegrated, end-to-endremoteaccessnetworkandcoresolutionfor completeIPtransformation. Comprehensive, end-to-endmonitoringof theentireIPremote-accessnetwork helpsensureeffectiveMPLS-TP and/orIP/MPLSmanagement, thereforereducingcomplexity. Figure 3. Number of active multimedia and voice users with TDM and packet-radio solutions Packet radio versus TDM Multimedia Voice 100% guarantee Number of active users 4-QAM 16-QAM 256-QAM TDM Packet radio Alcatel-Lucent 9500 Microwave Packet Radio (ETSI Markets) 5 Microwave Service Switch TheMicrowaveServiceSwitch(MSS)isamultiservice aggregationswitchinwhichTDMtrafficiscircuit-emulated accordingtoMEF8. InverseMultiplexingoverATM(IMA) isterminated, aggregatednatively, thenconvertedinto packetusingPWE3(IETFRFC4717). TheMSScanprovidenativeE1, ATMIMAandEthernet connectivityforpointtopointandnodalconfigurations (hybridmode), aswellasaggregatedoverconverged ethernettraffic(packetmode). AlltrafficisstatisticallymultiplexedwithIP/Ethernettraffic andtransportedoverasingleEthernetconnection. Different servicescanbedynamicallymanaged, dependingonradio performancelevelsatanygiventime--particularlyinthe caseoffadingconditions, inwhichservicesarealways managedaccordingtotheirqualityandservicepriorities. Microwave Service Switch-8 (MSS-8) MSS-4 MSS-1c Microwave Packet Transport Unit TheMicrowavePacketTransport(MPT)Unitisamultipurpose OutdoorUnit(ODU)thatisavailableforthewholeproduct family. TheMPTUnitaddressesallmicrowaveapplications, suchasstandalonefulloutdoor, split-mountandnodal configurations, providinganunparalleledlevelofflexibility. TheAlcatel-Lucent9500MPRisbackward-compatiblewith previousgenerationsofAlcatel-LucenthybridmicrowavesystemODUs, protectingalreadymadeinvestments, allowing networkmigrationwiththelowestCAPEXandOPEXduring theinstallationandcommissioningprocessaswellasfully reusingexistingequipmentmaterial. Microwave Packet Transport (MPT): Multipurpose Outdoor Unit (ODU) Single packet-node characteristics · Multiservice-switchingcapacitygreaterthan16Gb/s · Totalradiothroughputgreaterthan4Gb/s · Terminationof192xE1 · Fullredundancywithnosinglepointoffailure · Embeddedsynchronizationdistributioneveninfull Ethernetinfrastructure · Nodalsoftwareconfigurationwithasinglepacketmatrix switchingbothEthernetandTDM · Standalonefulloutdoorsolution · Upto12microwaveradiosconnectedtoasingleMSSin hybridorpacket-nodeconfiguration Support services Alcatel-Lucentoffersafullrangeofsupportservicesfor streamlined, cost-effectiveIPtransformation, including: · Networkdesignandplanning · Hotline · Expressrepairandreturn, swapandrepair, and spare-partsmanagement · On-sitevisits, urgentinterventionsandtechnicalassistance · Training · Bundledservicesduringwarrantyperiodand warrantyextensions 4 FEATURE Keyfeaturesandbenefits BENEFIT The Multiservice Aggregation-Layer feature aggregates and carries TDM 2G, ATM 3G and IP/Ethernet over a common packet layer. This allows sharing of a common packet-transmission infrastructure, regardless of the nature of the traffic carried. Mapping of different access technologies over Ethernet is achieved with standardized protocols. A single transmission pipe is used for all services and access technologies on cell sites. In contrast, TDM radio stacks multiple data streams (E1, Ethernet) over the radio channel and underutilizes a large portion of the bandwidth. [. . . ] · Alcatel-Lucentisaleadingvendorinmicrowave, IPandopticalnetworks, including CarrierEthernet. · TheAlcatel-Lucent9500MPRispartof theAlcatel-LucentHighLeverageNetworkTM architectureforconvergedaggregationand metronetworks. www. alcatel-lucent. com Alcatel, Lucent, Alcatel-Lucent and the Alcatel-Lucent logo are trademarks of Alcatel-Lucent. [. . . ]