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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Toremaincompetitiveintherapidlychangingmobilemarketplace,operatorsneedtodeliverprofitablenewserviceswhilereducingbackhaulcosts.Usersareexpandingtheirdemandsbeyondbasicvoiceanddataserviceslikeinstantmessagingandemail;theywantmoredelay-sensitiveapplications,suchasmediastreamingandreal-timemulti-media.Tosupporttheseservices,broadbandwirelesstechnologies,includingHigh-SpeedDownloadPacketAccess(HSDPA)andEVDO,areprovidinghighertransmissionspeedsandpacketinterfaces.

However,backhaulnetworksmustalsoevolvetomeetthesenewband-widthdemandsatacceptablecostpoints.IPtransportoffersavaluablesolutiontohelpoperatorstransformnetworksandbettermanagegrowingbroadbandtraffic.

TheAlcatel-Lucent9500MPRoffersarevolutionarywayoftransportingpacketsnatively.Usinganinnovativeapproachtodeliverthequalityofservicerequiredforeachtraffictypedramaticallyreducesoperatingexpenditures(OPEX)andimproves

theconnectivityofEthernetandlegacyT1basestations.Asaresult,thenetworkcaneasilyandefficientlyaccommodaterapidgrowthinmultimediatraffic,withsmoothmigrationfromTDMtoIP.

Nativetransportofpackettrafficproducesacleargaininscarceradioresources;whilepacketsolutionscanabsorbTDMtrafficefficiently,TDMsolutionscannothandlepackettrafficcost-effectively.

Figure1comparesTDMtransportandpacketaggregation.

Meeting a key backhaul challenge – the rapid growth of multimedia traffic

PacketRadio Node

Aggregated Packet Traffic

Packets

Ethernet“Data Aware”

Packet Aggregation

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Cell Site

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Overlay of Multiple Traffic

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Figure 1. TDM transport versus packet aggregation

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Thegrowingdemandfornewbroadbandservicesrequiresmoreconnectivityandadditionalportsatcellsites.Packettrafficgrowthdrivesbandwidthrequirementshigher(20Mb/sto30Mb/spercellsite);italsohasdifferentcapacityandqualityconstraintsthanvoicetraffic

Asmobilenetworkinfrastructureevolves,IP-nativebasestationswillhaveEthernetinterfacesratherthanT1.Thischangeinphysicalinterfacebringsnewchallengestobackhaulnetworks.Becausethetransitionwillnothappenovernight,backhaulnetworksmustmigrategracefullywhilesupportingamixedpayloadoflegacyTDMandgrowingpackettraffic.

The need for IP transformation

Figure 2. Traffic and revenue evolution with a massive introduction of broadband services

Traffic and Revenue Divergence

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IP TransForMaTIon DrIvers

•Theneedforadditionalconnectivitytointroducenewbroadbandtechnologiesandservices,suchasHSDPA,EVDO,WirelessFidelity(WiFi)hotspots,andWorldwideInteroperabilityforMicrowaveAccess(WiMAX)

•Increasedbandwidthrequirementsfornewpacket-basedservices(20Mb/sto30Mb/spercellsite)

•EthernetinterfacestoeliminatetheneedforseparateoverlaynetworkstosupportEthernetconnectivityandbackhaul

TheevolutionofmicrowaveradiofromTDMtopackettechnologiesenablesdata-awaretransport,whichcansupportnewhigh-bandwidthserviceswhileleveragingexistingtechnologies.IPtransformationtypicallyseekstoachievefourmajorgoals:

•Gradualtransformationofthenetwork,focusingonareaswherecompellingeventsforceinvestmentinasolution

•Returnoninvestmentinlessthantwoyears(asaresultofOPEXsavings)

•MinimizedOPEXdespitecapacityincreases;requiresoptimizingtheuseofscarceresourcesandaggregatingallservicesoverasinglepipe,withnooverlays

•Useofamulti-vendormodelwithstandardprotocolsandnoproprietaryequipment

Datatrafficisgrowingfast,butrevenuesarenotincreas-ingatthesamepace;thiscreatesaneedtofindmoreefficientwaystotransporttheadditionalpackettraffic

Figure2showstheevolutionoftrafficandrevenue.

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Figure 3. adaptive packet radio

4 QAMGuarantee 100%

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

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TheAlcatel-Lucent9500MPRhelpsensureoptimalperformanceforalltypesofbackhaulingtechnologiesandenablessmoothevolutionofexistingTDM-basednetworkstoanall-IPnetwork.Itaggregatesanykindofincomingtraffic,includingSecondGeneration(2G),ThirdGeneration(3G)andWiMAX.Performanceandlowlatencyareimprovedforeachservice,andsynchronizationcanbeachievedalongtheentirebackhaulingnetwork.

service-aware transportTheAlcatel-Lucent9500MPRsupportsadaptivepackettransportforexcep-tionaluseoftheradiofrequency(RF)spectrumandadramaticimprovementinbroadbandtraffictransmission.Thisservice-awarefeaturedirectlymapsalltraffic,bothguaranteedandbroadband,overtheradioframe.Itrecognizesthetraffictypesineachincomingpacketandautomaticallyadaptstovaryingmicrowavelinkconditions.Forinstance,priority

traffic,suchasvideoandvoice,areassignedtothemostavailablepacketsacrosstheradiolink,whilelesstime-dependentapplications,suchasInternetbrowsingande-mail,aregivenaccessbasedonavailability;thisisshowninFigure3.

simplified growthBecausetheAlcatel-Lucent9500MPRoffersservice-awaretransport,operatorscanincreasethenumberofactiveuserswithouttheinefficienciesoftransportconstraints.Thissystemenablesadramaticincreaseinbroad-bandusersonthenetwork;uptoonehundredtimesthatofT1-basedTDMsolutions.Operatorsalsogainenhancedsupportforhigh-bandwidthapplica-tions,suchasmusicdownloadingandstreamingvideo.

AsshowninFigure4,packetsolutionssupportmoreactivevoiceandmulti-mediausersthanTDMsolutions.

An innovative, truly packet product

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extending IP/MPLs from the core to the cell siteTheAlcatel-Lucent9500MPRplatformispartofanintegratedend-to-endremoteaccessnetworkandcoresolutionforcompleteIPtransformation.ComprehensivemonitoringoftheentireIPremoteaccessnetworkhelpsensureeffectiveIP/Multi-ProtocolLabelSwitching(MPLS)managementandreducescomplexity.

Key componentsTointegrateTDM,IPandmicrowavetechnologies,theAlcatel-Lucent9500MPRplatformincludesthreemaincomponents.

The Microwave service switch TheMicrowaveServiceSwitch(MSS)canaggregateanykindofTDMtrafficwithanykindofpackettrafficoverasingleEthernetconnection.Differentservicescanbedynamicallymanaged,dependingontheexistingradioperformancelevels,particularlyinthecaseoffadingconditions.

Microwave Packet Transport Unit – High Capacity, Long HaulTheMicrowavePacketTransportUnit—HighCapacity,LongHaul(MPT-HL)simplifiesthecriticalpartofamicrowavesystem,usingthelatestRFandmodemtech-nology.ItprovidestwoRFslotsin2.5rackunitsofspacein1+0,1+1SpaceDiversity/FrequencyDiversity(SD/FD),and2+0installations.ConnectiontotheMPT-HLfromtheMSSissimplifiedtoastandardGigabitEthernetconnec-tion.TheMPT-HListhefirstall-packet,all-indoornodalmicrowavetransmissionsystem.

MicrowaveServiceSwitch

OutdoorUnit

outdoor Unit ThissameOutdoorUnit(ODU)isavailableforthewholeproductfamily(bothtraditionalTDMandIPmicrowavesolutions),allowingsmoothmigrationfromTDMtopacketnetworksandprotectingyourinitialinvestment.

TheAlcatel-Lucent9500MPRistransparenttoallmicrowavesolutions,soitcanbedeployedinanyexistingnetwork.Thisoffersseamless,cost-effectiveevolutionfromTDMtopackettransport—ontheschedulethatbestmeetsyourneeds.

MicrowavePacketTransportUnit

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support servicesAlcatel-Lucentoffersafullrangeofsupportservicesforstreamlined,cost-effectiveIPtransformation,including:

•Networkdesignandplanning

•Hotline

•Repairandreturnexpress,swapandrepair,andsparepartsmanagement

•On-sitevisits,urgentinterventionsandtechnicalassistance

•Training

•Bundledservicesduringwarrantyperiodandwarrantyextensions

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-LucentisaleaderinIPtransfor-mationandthemigrationtofullypacket-basedmobilenetworks;ourrevolutionarywirelesstransmissionsolutionsprovidethenext-generationbackhaulingcapabilitiesrequiredtocompeteintoday’smarketplace

•Alcatel-Lucentisaleadingvendorinmicrowave,IPandcarrierEthernet

¬Wehaveshippedmorethanhalfamillionmicrowavetransceiversandhaveapresenceinover95countries

¬Wehavemorethan150IPcustomersinover65countries,including13ofthetop30carriersglobally

•TheAlcatel-Lucentintegrated,optimizedpacketaggregationsolutionisthefirstinthemarket;itisoptimizedtotransportalltypesofservicesoverasinglepipe

•Tomaintainend-usersatisfaction,Alcatel-Lucent:

¬Supportsadaptivepackettransportforunparalleleduseoftheradiofrequencyspectrum

¬Offersadramaticimprovementinbroadbandtraffictransmission

¬Providestherequiredperformancelevelforeachservice

The Alcatel-Lucent advantage

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