Alcatel-Lucent 9500 MPR User manual

Alcatel-Lucent
9500 MPR – Microwave
Packet Radio
Streamlined, Cost-Effective
Microwave IP Transformation

This microwave packet radio (MPR) product enables smooth
transformation of backhaul networks from TDM to IP —
and provides efficient transport of multimedia traffic, while
still supporting legacy TDM. It improves packet aggregation,
increases bandwidth, optimizes Ethernet connectivity and
delivers the quality of service needed to satisfy end users.
With the Alcatel-Lucent 9500 MPR product, networks can
efficiently absorb rapid growth in multimedia traffic,
because packets are handled natively and transmission is
adapted to the propagation conditions and quality required
by different types of services.
Alcatel-Lucent 9500 MPR – Microwave Packet Radio2

Themobilemarketischanging,andto
remaincompetitive,mobileservice
providersmustdelivernewprotable
servicesandreducetheirbackhaul
costs.Mobileuserdemandcontinuesto
movebeyondbasicdataserviceslike
instantmessagingande-mailtomore
delaysensitiveapplicationslikemedia
streamingandreal-timemultimedia.In
response,broadbandwireless
technologiesincludinghigh-speed
packetaccess(HSxPA)andevolution
dataoptimized(EV-DO)areevolvingto
enablehighertransmissionspeedsand
packetinterfaces.Backhaulnetworks
mustevolvetomeetthesenew
bandwidthdemandsatacceptablecost
points.
IPtransportcanhelpmobileproviders
transformtheirnetworks—tobetter
managetheincreasingtrafcdemands
ofbroadbandservices.Tosatisfythe
needfornewpacketbackhaulsolutions,
Alcatel-Lucentoffersarevolutionary
wayoftransportingpacketsnatively.
Withthisnewapproach,theAlcatel-
Lucent9500MPRproductcanassure
thequalityofservicerequiredforeach
trafctype,dramaticallyreduceOPEX
andimprovetheconnectivityof
EthernetandlegacyE1basestations.
Asaresult,yournetworkcanabsorb
rapidgrowthinmultimediatrafceasily
andefciently,withasmoothmigration
fromTDMtoIP.
Meet 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
Cell Site
Cell Site
Cell Site
TDM Radio
Node
Overlay of Multiple Traffic
TDM
NxE1
Ethernet
2G
3G
E1 Stacking
ATM NxE1
TDM NxE1
2G
3G
Figure 1. TDM Transport compared to Packet Aggregation. There is a clear gain in scarce radio resources when transporting packet traffic natively.
Packet solutions can absorb TDM traffic efficiently while TDM solutions cannot handle packet traffic cost-efficiently.
Alcatel-Lucent 9500 MPR – Microwave Packet Radio 3

Thegrowingdemandfornew
broadbandservicesrequiresmore
connectivityandadditionalportsat
cellsites.Packettrafcgrowthfrom
thesenewbroadbandservicesdrives
bandwidthrequirementshigher—
upto20Mb/sto30Mb/spercellsite.
Thisincreaseisdrivenbypackettrafc
ratherthanvoicetrafc,socapacity
andqualityconstraintsaredifferent.
Asmobilenetworkinfrastructure
evolves,IP-nativebasestationswill
haveEthernetinterfacesratherthan
E1orT1.Thischangeinphysical
interfacesbringsnewchallengesto
backhaulnetworks;and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. Data traffic is growing fast but revenues are not
increasing at the same pace. You need more efficient ways to transport
the additional packet traffic generated by broadband services.
Traffic and
Revenue
Divergence
Time
Revenues
Voice Era Data Era
Packet
Traffic
IP TRANSFORMATION DRIVERS
•The need for additional
connectivity(ports)to
introducenewbroadband
technologiesandservices
(HSDPA,EV-DO,Wi-Fi
hotspots,WiMAX)
•Increased bandwidth
requirementsfornewpacket-
basedservices(20Mb/sto30
Mb/spercellsite)
•Physical interface changes
(Ethernetbasestations)which
avoid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theseinvestmentsinlessthantwoyears,
asaresultofOPEXsavings
•MinimizedOPEX,despitecapacityincreases—
which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
Alcatel-Lucent 9500 MPR – Microwave Packet Radio4

Figure 3. Adaptive Packet Radio Feature
4 QAM
Guarantee 100%
16 QAM
256 QAM
Figure 4. Number of Active Users (Voice and Multimedia) with TDM and
Packet Radio Solutions
Number of Active Users
Pocket Radio vs TDM
Multimedia Voice
Packet RadioTDM
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theseinvestmentsinlessthantwoyears,
asaresultofOPEXsavings
•MinimizedOPEX,despitecapacityincreases—
which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
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
manykindsofincomingtraffic,
including2G,3GandWiMAX.High
performanceandlowlatencyforeach
serviceandsynchronizationofthese
servicesisachievedalongtheentire
backhaulingnetwork.
Service-Aware Transport
TheAlcatel-Lucent9500MPR
supportsadaptivepackettransport
forexceptionaluseofradiofrequency
spectrumandadramaticimprove-
mentinbroadbandtrafctransmis-
sion.Ourservice-awarefeature
directlymapsalltrafc,both
guaranteedandbroadband,overthe
radioframe.Itrecognizesthetrafc
typesintheincomingpackets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.
Simplified Growth
BecausetheAlcatel-Lucent9500
MPRoffersservice-awaretransport,
youcanincreasethenumberof
activeuserswithoutthehassleof
transportconstraints.Thissystem
allowsadramaticincreaseinthe
numberofbroadbandusers—up
toonehundredtimesthatofE1-
orT1-basedTDMsolutions.Youalso
gainenhancedsupportforhigh-
bandwidthapplications,suchasmusic
downloadingandstreamingvideo.
An Innovative, Truly Packet Product
Alcatel-Lucent 9500 MPR – Microwave Packet Radio 5

Extending IP/MPLS from the Core to the Cell Site
TheAlcatel-Lucent9500MPRproductispartofan
integratedend-to-endremoteaccessnetworkandcore
solutionforcompleteIPtransformation.Comprehensive,
end-to-endmonitoringoftheentireIPremoteaccess
networkhelpsensureeffectiveIP/MPLSmanagement
andreducescomplexity.
Key Components
TointegrateTDM,IPandmicrowavetechnologies,the
Alcatel-Lucent9500MPRproductiscomprisedoftwo
maincomponents:theMicrowaveServiceSwitchand
theUniversalOutdoorUnit.
Microwave Service Switch (MSS)
TheMSShastheabilityto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radioperformance
levelsatanygiventime,particularlyincaseoffading
conditions.
Outdoor Unit (ODU)
AcommonODUisavailableforthewholeproduct
family—bothTDMtraditionalandIPmicrowave
solutions.ThisallowssmoothmigrationfromTDM
topacketnetworksandprotectsinitialinvestments.
TheAlcatel-Lucent9500MPRistransparentto
microwavesolutions,soitcanbedeployedinexisting
networks.Thispreservesyourinvestmentsandoffers
seamless,cost-effectiveevolutionfromTDMtopacket
transport—ontheschedulethatbestmeetsyourneeds.
MicrowaveServiceSwitch(MSS)
OudoorUnit(ODU)
Single Packet Node Characteristics
•MultiserviceSwitchingCapacity:Greaterthan10Gb/s
•Radiothroughput:Greaterthan2Gb/s
•Terminationof192xE1/T1incircuitemulation
•Nosinglepointoffailure
•Embeddedsynchronizationdistributionevenin
fullEthernetinfrastructure
•NodalSWcongurationwithasinglepacket
matrixswitchingbothEthernetandTDM
•StandaloneSiteAggregatorcompatiblewithany
multivendorMWinfrastructure
Alcatel-Lucent 9500 MPR – Microwave Packet Radio6

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
Innovative Truly Packet Product
Key Features
FEATURE BENEFIT
The Multi-service aggregation layer feature aggregates and carries TDM 2G, There is a single transmission pipe for all services and access technologies on cell
3G and IP/Ethernet over a common packet layer. This allows sharing of a common sites. Radio bandwidth is utilized at 100%. In contrast, TDM radio stacks multiple
packet transmission infrastructure, regardless of the nature of the traffic carried. data streams (E1, Ethernet) over the radio channel and a large portion of the
Mapping different access technologies over Ethernet is achieved by standardized bandwidth is under-utilized.
protocols like circuit emulation and pseudo-wire.
With the Service Awareness feature, different end-user services data flows are Operators achieve end-user satisfaction even while using services other than voice
treated according to their QoS requirements while with TDM products there is – using the minimum necessary bandwidth.
no possibility to differentiate services with different QoS requirements.
The 9500 MPR is a Packet Node meaning that it is on a single packet matrix 9500 MPR is able to switch, aggregate and handle many incoming traffic types
with high switching capacity because of the common aggregation layer over with almost no capacity limits (up to 10GB/s) and without additional external switches
Ethernet (greater than 10Gb/s)
The Service Driven Packet Adaptive Modulation feature allows full exploitation Scarce spectrum resources are used efficiently in all conditions and at a lower cost
of the entire air bandwidth by changing modulation schemes according to than renting.
propagation conditions, and associating different service quality to the
available transport capacity.
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•Alcatel-LucentisaleaderinIP
transformationandthemigration
tofullypacket-basedmobile
networks.Ourrevolutionary
wirelesstransmissionsolutionsgive
youthenext-generationback-
haulingcapabilitiesyouneed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
—optimizedtotransportalltypes
ofservicesoverasinglepipe.
•Alcatel-Lucentsupportsadaptive
packettransportformaximum
useofradiofrequencyspectrum,
adramaticimprovementinbroad-
bandtrafctransmissionandthe
requiredperformancelevelforeach
service—tomaintainend-user
satisfaction.
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