Alcatel-Lucent 9500 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
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 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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