Alcatel-Lucent 9500 User manual

Brand: Alcatel-Lucent

Model: 9500

Type: User manual

Alcatel-Lucent 9500

Microwave Packet Radio

(North American Markets)

Streamlined, cost-effective

microwave IP transformation

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The Alcatel-Lucent 9500 Microwave Packet Radio (MPR)

enables smooth transformation of backhaul networks from

TDM to IP, providing efﬁcient transport of multimedia trafﬁc

while supporting legacy TDM. It improves packet aggregation,

increases bandwidth, optimizes Ethernet connectivity, and

delivers the quality of service needed to satisfy end users.

The Alcatel-Lucent 9500 MPR allows mobility, utility and

public service providers to efﬁciently accommodate rapid

growth in data and multimedia trafﬁc because packets are

handled natively and transmission is adapted to the propagation

conditions and quality required by different types of services.

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Toremaincompetitiveintherapidly

changingmobilemarketplace,operators

needtodeliverprotablenewservices

whilereducingbackhaulcosts.Users

areexpandingtheirdemandsbeyond

basicvoiceanddataserviceslikeinstant

messagingandemail;theywantmore

delay-sensitiveapplications,suchas

mediastreamingandreal-timemulti-

media.Tosupporttheseservices,

broadbandwirelesstechnologies,

includingHigh-SpeedDownload

PacketAccess(HSDPA)andEVDO,

areprovidinghighertransmission

speedsandpacketinterfaces.

However,backhaulnetworksmust

alsoevolvetomeetthesenewband-

widthdemandsatacceptablecost

points.IPtransportoffersavaluable

solutiontohelpoperatorstransform

networksandbettermanagegrowing

broadbandtrafc.

TheAlcatel-Lucent9500MPRoffers

arevolutionarywayoftransporting

packetsnatively.Usinganinnovative

approachtodeliverthequalityof

servicerequiredforeachtrafctype

dramaticallyreducesoperating

expenditures(OPEX)andimproves

theconnectivityofEthernetand

legacyT1basestations.Asaresult,

thenetworkcaneasilyandefciently

accommodaterapidgrowthin

multimediatrafc,withsmooth

migrationfromTDMtoIP.

Nativetransportofpackettrafc

producesacleargaininscarceradio

resources;whilepacketsolutionscan

absorbTDMtrafcefciently,TDM

solutionscannothandlepacket

trafccost-effectively.

Figure1comparesTDMtransport

andpacketaggregation.

Meeting a key backhaul challenge –

the rapid growth of multimedia trafﬁc

Packet

Radio Node

Aggregated Packet Trafﬁc

Packets

Ethernet

“Data Aware”

Packet Aggregation

ATM NxE1

TDM NxE1

Cell Site

TDM Radio

Node

Overlay of Multiple Trafﬁc

TDM

NxE1

Ethernet

E1 Stacking

ATM NxE1

TDM NxE1

Figure 1. TDM transport versus packet aggregation

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Thegrowingdemandfornew

broadbandservicesrequiresmore

connectivityandadditionalports

atcellsites.Packettrafcgrowth

drivesbandwidthrequirements

higher(20Mb/sto30Mb/spercell

site);italsohasdifferentcapacityand

qualityconstraintsthanvoicetrafc

Asmobilenetworkinfrastructure

evolves,IP-nativebasestationswill

haveEthernetinterfacesratherthan

T1.Thischangeinphysicalinterface

bringsnewchallengestobackhaul

networks.Becausethetransition

willnothappenovernight,backhaul

networksmustmigrategracefullywhile

supportingamixedpayloadoflegacy

TDMandgrowingpackettrafc.

The need for IP transformation

Figure 2. Trafﬁc and revenue evolution with a massive introduction

of broadband services

Trafﬁc and

Revenue

Divergence

Time

Revenues

Voice Era Data Era

Packet

Trafﬁc

IP TRANSFORMATION DRIVERS

•Theneedforadditional

connectivitytointroduce

newbroadbandtechnologies

andservices,suchasHSDPA,

EVDO,WirelessFidelity(WiFi)

hotspots,andWorldwide

InteroperabilityforMicrowave

Access(WiMAX)

•Increasedbandwidth

requirementsfornewpacket-

basedservices(20Mb/s

to30Mb/spercellsite)

•Ethernetinterfacestoeliminate

theneedforseparateoverlay

networkstosupportEthernet

connectivityandbackhaul

TheevolutionofmicrowaveradiofromTDMtopacket

technologiesenablesdata-awaretransport,whichcan

supportnewhigh-bandwidthserviceswhileleveraging

existingtechnologies.IPtransformationtypicallyseeks

toachievefourmajorgoals:

•Gradualtransformationofthenetwork,focusingonareas

wherecompellingeventsforceinvestmentinasolution

•Returnoninvestmentinlessthantwoyears(asaresult

ofOPEXsavings)

•MinimizedOPEXdespitecapacityincreases;requires

optimizingtheuseofscarceresourcesandaggregating

allservicesoverasinglepipe,withnooverlays

•Useofamulti-vendormodelwithstandardprotocols

andnoproprietaryequipment

Datatrafcisgrowingfast,butrevenuesarenotincreas-

ingatthesamepace;thiscreatesaneedtondmore

efcientwaystotransporttheadditionalpackettrafc

Figure2showstheevolutionoftrafcandrevenue.

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Figure 3. Adaptive packet radio

4 QAM

Guarantee 100%

16 QAM

256 QAM

Figure 4. A comparison of TDM and packet radio solution capacity

Number of Active Users

Pocket Radio vs TDM

Multimedia Voice

Packet RadioTDM

TheAlcatel-Lucent9500MPRhelps

ensureoptimalperformanceforall

typesofbackhaulingtechnologiesand

enablessmoothevolutionofexisting

TDM-basednetworkstoanall-IP

network.Itaggregatesanykindof

incomingtrafc,includingSecond

Generation(2G),ThirdGeneration

(3G)andWiMAX.Performance

andlowlatencyareimprovedfor

eachservice,andsynchronization

canbeachievedalongtheentire

backhaulingnetwork.

Service-aware transport

TheAlcatel-Lucent9500MPRsupports

adaptivepackettransportforexcep-

tionaluseoftheradiofrequency(RF)

spectrumandadramaticimprovement

inbroadbandtrafctransmission.

Thisservice-awarefeaturedirectly

mapsalltrafc,bothguaranteedand

broadband,overtheradioframe.It

recognizesthetrafctypesineach

incomingpacketandautomatically

adaptstovaryingmicrowavelink

conditions.Forinstance,priority

trafc,suchasvideoandvoice,are

assignedtothemostavailablepackets

acrosstheradiolink,whilelesstime-

dependentapplications,suchas

Internetbrowsingande-mail,are

givenaccessbasedonavailability;

thisisshowninFigure3.

Simpliﬁed growth

BecausetheAlcatel-Lucent9500MPR

offersservice-awaretransport,operators

canincreasethenumberofactive

userswithouttheinefcienciesof

transportconstraints.Thissystem

enablesadramaticincreaseinbroad-

bandusersonthenetwork;uptoone

hundredtimesthatofT1-basedTDM

solutions.Operatorsalsogainenhanced

supportforhigh-bandwidthapplica-

tions,suchasmusicdownloading

andstreamingvideo.

AsshowninFigure4,packetsolutions

supportmoreactivevoiceandmulti-

mediausersthanTDMsolutions.

An innovative, truly packet product

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Extending IP/MPLS from the core to the cell site

TheAlcatel-Lucent9500MPRplatformispartofan

integratedend-to-endremoteaccessnetworkandcore

solutionforcompleteIPtransformation.Comprehensive

monitoringoftheentireIPremoteaccessnetworkhelps

ensureeffectiveIP/Multi-ProtocolLabelSwitching

(MPLS)managementandreducescomplexity.

Key components

TointegrateTDM,IPandmicrowavetechnologies,the

Alcatel-Lucent9500MPRplatformincludesthreemain

components.

The Microwave Service Switch

TheMicrowaveServiceSwitch(MSS)canaggregate

anykindofTDMtrafcwithanykindofpackettrafc

overasingleEthernetconnection.Differentservices

canbedynamicallymanaged,dependingontheexisting

radioperformancelevels,particularlyinthecaseof

fadingconditions.

Microwave Packet Transport Unit –

High Capacity, Long Haul

TheMicrowavePacketTransportUnit—HighCapacity,

LongHaul(MPT-HL)simpliesthecriticalpartofa

microwavesystem,usingthelatestRFandmodemtech-

nology.ItprovidestwoRFslotsin2.5rackunitsofspace

in1+0,1+1SpaceDiversity/FrequencyDiversity(SD/FD),

and2+0installations.ConnectiontotheMPT-HLfrom

theMSSissimpliedtoastandardGigabitEthernetconnec-

tion.TheMPT-HListherstall-packet,all-indoornodal

microwavetransmissionsystem.

MicrowaveServiceSwitch

OutdoorUnit

Outdoor Unit

ThissameOutdoorUnit(ODU)isavailableforthewhole

productfamily(bothtraditionalTDMandIPmicrowave

solutions),allowingsmoothmigrationfromTDMtopacket

networksandprotectingyourinitialinvestment.

TheAlcatel-Lucent9500MPRistransparenttoall

microwavesolutions,soitcanbedeployedinanyexisting

network.Thisoffersseamless,cost-effectiveevolution

fromTDMtopackettransport—ontheschedulethat

bestmeetsyourneeds.

MicrowavePacketTransportUnit

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Support services

Alcatel-Lucentoffersafullrange

ofsupportservicesforstreamlined,

cost-effectiveIPtransformation,

including:

•Networkdesignandplanning

•Hotline

•Repairandreturnexpress,swap

andrepair,andspareparts

management

•On-sitevisits,urgentinterventions

andtechnicalassistance

•Training

•Bundledservicesduringwarranty

periodandwarrantyextensions

Key features

FEATURE BENEFIT

Multi-service aggregation layer • Single transmission pipe for all services and access technologies

• Radio bandwidth utilization is 100 percent (a significant improvement over TDM)

Service awareness • Increased end-user satisfaction for all types of services

• High performance with minimal bandwidth usage

Fully integrated multi-reach packet node • Full switching, aggregation and handling of any incoming traffic

• Virtually no capacity limits (up to 10 Gb/s)

• No additional external switch is needed

Service-driven adaptive modulation • Efficient use of scarce spectrum resources

• Enhanced performance

•Alcatel-LucentisaleaderinIPtransfor-

mationandthemigrationtofullypacket-based

mobilenetworks;ourrevolutionarywireless

transmissionsolutionsprovidethenext-

generationbackhaulingcapabilitiesrequired

tocompeteintoday’smarketplace

•Alcatel-Lucentisaleadingvendorin

microwave,IPandcarrierEthernet

¬Wehaveshippedmorethanhalfa

millionmicrowavetransceiversand

haveapresenceinover95countries

¬Wehavemorethan150IPcustomers

inover65countries,including13of

thetop30carriersglobally

•TheAlcatel-Lucentintegrated,optimized

packetaggregationsolutionistherstin

themarket;itisoptimizedtotransportall

typesofservicesoverasinglepipe

•Tomaintainend-usersatisfaction,

Alcatel-Lucent:

¬Supportsadaptivepackettransportfor

unparalleleduseoftheradiofrequency

spectrum

¬Offersadramaticimprovementin

broadbandtrafctransmission

¬Providestherequiredperformancelevel

foreachservice

The Alcatel-Lucent advantage

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