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9500 MPR
Release 3

Alcatel-Lucent 9500 Microwave Packet
Radio (MPR) is a solution for smooth
transformation of backhaul networks from
TDM/ATM to Ethernet. The 9500 MPR
solution efficiently transports whatever
multimedia traffic since it handles packets
natively (packet mode) while still
supporting legacy TDM traffic (hybrid
mode), with the same Hardware. It also
provides the Quality of Service (QoS)
needed to satisfy end-users. This solution
not only improves packet aggregation, but
also increases the bandwidth and optimizes
the Ethernet connectivity.

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3 WHAT IS THE PRODUCT? 5
3.1 Working Modes.......................................................................................................... 8
4 9500 MPR PLATFORM FEATURES 9
4.1 MSS ......................................................................................................................... 10
4.2 ODU 300 .................................................................................................................. 14
4.3 MPT......................................................................................................................... 14
4.3.1 Multipurpose radio 15
4.3.2 Connectivity options 16
4.3.3 Frequency availability 16
4.3.4 XPIC 16
4.4 MPR-e...................................................................................................................... 17
ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING LIMITS 18
5 CARD DESCRIPTION 19
5.1 Core Board............................................................................................................... 19
5.2 PDH Access Board..................................................................................................... 21
5.3 Ethernet Access Card (EAS) ....................................................................................... 22
5.4 2E1 SFP .................................................................................................................... 23
5.5 ASAP Board.............................................................................................................. 24
5.6 SDH Access Card....................................................................................................... 25
5.6.1 STM-1 mux/demux application 26
5.6.2 STM-1 transparent transport application 26
5.7 EoSDH SFP................................................................................................................ 27
5.8 E3 SFP...................................................................................................................... 28
5.9 Modem Board.......................................................................................................... 29
5.10 MPT Access Card ...................................................................................................... 30
5.11 AWY Access Card...................................................................................................... 32
5.12 Power injector plug-in .............................................................................................. 33
5.13 AUX board ............................................................................................................... 34

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5.14 Fan Board................................................................................................................. 36
5.15 +24V integrated DC/DC converter............................................................................. 37
6 IDU DATASHEET 38
7 MODEM PERFORMANCES (ODU 300) 43
7.1 Bit Rate, Capacity and Roll-Off factor ........................................................................ 43
7.2 Dispersive Fade Margin (DFM) .................................................................................. 43
7.3 Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)....................................................................................... 45
7.4 Co-Channel Threshold Degradation........................................................................... 45
8 MODEM PERFORMANCES (MPT) 46
8.1 Bit Rate, Capacity and Roll-Off factor
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8.2 Dispersive Fade Margin (DFM) .................................................................................. 46
8.3 Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)....................................................................................... 48
8.4 Co-Channel Threshold Degradation........................................................................... 48
9 MEF-8 AND ATM 49
9.1 MEF-8 ...................................................................................................................... 49
9.1.1 BER performances 49
9.1.2 Packet Delay Variation control 50
9.2 ATM......................................................................................................................... 50
9.2.1 Physical layer Management 51
9.2.2 IMA layer management 51
9.2.3 ATM layer management 51
9.2.4 PW layer 52
10 ADAPTIVE MODULATION 54
10.1 Performances of Adaptive Modulation: .................................................................... 55
11 SYNCHRONIZATION 55
12 ETHERNET FEATURES 58
12.1 MAC Switching embedded Level 2 Ethernet............................................................ 58
12.2 Level-2 Addressing ................................................................................................... 58
12.3 Flooding................................................................................................................... 59

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12.4 Half bridge functionality........................................................................................... 59
12.5 Summary of Ethernet Features Supported................................................................. 59
12.5.1 IEEE 802.3x Flow control 60
12.5.2 Asymmetric Flow control 60
12.5.3 802.1Q VLAN management 60
12.5.4 Link Aggregation (IEEE 802.3ad) 61
12.6 Ethernet OAM (IEEE 802.3ag).................................................................................... 61
12.7 Ethernet Ring Protection (ITU-T G.8032v2)....................................................... 63
12.8 Other features.......................................................................................................... 65
12.8.1 Stacked VLAN (Q-in-Q): 802.1ad 66
12.8.2 VLAN swap 66
12.9 Ethernet QoS............................................................................................................ 66
12.9.1 Traffic priority 66
12.9.2 IEEE 802.1P QoS configuration 67
12.9.3 DiffServ QoS configuration 67
12.9.4 Congestion management 67
12.9.5 Quality of Service 67
13 ODU 300 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION 70
13.1 ODU Capacities ........................................................................................................ 70
13.2 ODU300 RF specifications ......................................................................................... 72
14 MPT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION 85
14.1 MPT Capacities......................................................................................................... 85
14.2 MPT RF specifications............................................................................................... 85
15 RADIO CONFIGURATIONS 93
15.1 Antenna Mount........................................................................................................ 95
15.2 Couplers................................................................................................................... 96
15.1 Ortho-Mode Transducers (OMT) ............................................................................... 98
16 MPT-GC TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION 99

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3 What is the product?

Alcatel-Lucent with its innovation of Microwave Packet radio has introduced for the first time a
Native packet microwave capable to be deployed on TDM network today and have already all the
required potentiality to move to a full packet network.
Ethernet Ethernet
PDH/CES PDH/CES
9500 MPR
at HUB site
PDH/SDH PDH/SDH
Ethernet Ethernet
ATM/IMA ATM/IMA
ATM/PW ATM/PW
Software
settings
Mobile
2G, 3G, 4G
Fixed
Private
Business office
Phone
DSL
Ethernet
ATM
TDM
From Backhaul
Hybrid operational mode
Packet operational mode
Ethernet Ethernet
PDH/CES PDH/CES
9500 MPR
at HUB site
9500 MPR
at HUB site
PDH/SDH PDH/SDH
Ethernet Ethernet
ATM/IMA ATM/IMA
PDH/SDH PDH/SDH
Ethernet Ethernet
PDH/SDH PDH/SDH
Ethernet Ethernet
PDH/SDH PDH/SDH
Ethernet Ethernet
ATM/IMA ATM/IMA
ATM/PW ATM/PW
Software
settings
Software
settings
Mobile
2G, 3G, 4G
Fixed
Private
Business office Business office
Phone
DSL
Ethernet
ATM
TDM
From Backhaul
Hybrid operational mode
Packet operational mode

9500 MPR can operate in Hybrid or Packet Mode with same hardware
Enabling possibility for smooth migration from Hybrid mode to Packet mode

9500 MPR in fact is a packet-based solution designed to address in native way networks where
packet based traffic is predominant, nevertheless supporting the still present TDM/ATM traffic,
which remains vital. 9500 MPR represents the solution to allow smooth migration from the TDM
world to the packet domain in the Mobile Backhauling networks. The different incoming traffics are
converted into Ethernet packets before sending them to the internal Ethernet switch, the packet
overhead on E1/STM-1 being removed before sent in the air.
As capacity grows in the access, the requirement for higher bandwidth support will be needed in the
backhaul as well as in the metro network. Alcatel-Lucent target to address metro networks
requirement with a carrier Ethernet based solution combined with microwave packet transport. The
result in the long run is a change in the backhaul from PDH links to carrier Ethernet and in the Metro
from SDH to carrier Ethernet packet rings, and eventually to mesh networks. Exploiting the benefits

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of packet architecture vs. circuit architecture (Multiservice aggregation, Service awareness, adaptive
packet transport) in accommodating broadband services, 9500 MPR allows the access equipment to
smoothly evolve in line with the new technology and related protocols (ATM/TDM/Ethernet) without
the need of renewal of an existing microwave site and protecting the already made investments.

69500 MPR is based on two separate elements:
the MSS, an indoor service switch that can also operate as a stand alone site
aggregator
the Radio Outdoor Unit, available in two options:
a) A universal ODU (ODU 300) as outdoor microwave packet transport.
b) A new multipurpose ODU, the MPT, open to be managed in the following
operating modes:
Split-Mount mode in conjunction with MSS
Standalone mode (for native Ethernet applications) connected directly to
any switch/router/base station
Moreover, ODU v1/v2 of 9400 AWY product line can be connected to MPR through a
dedicated board: operators with 9400 AWY installed base have a further opportunity
to evolve smoothly from their TDM based network to packet based network, without
changing the ODU whenever the capacity provided by AWY ODU covers customers
needs

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9500 MPR Node supports a mix of non-protected and protected or diversity operation for single link,
repeater or star radio configurations.
The core platform, MSS4/8, with multiplexing & symmetrical x-connection functions, is able to
manage different radio directions, with the possibility to add-drop tributaries in case of local
PDH/SDH/ATM/Ethernet accesses. Core platform is based on packet technology (Ethernet Switch)
with a generic interface serial 16 x GETH between Core and peripherals.
The peripherals currently available are:
- 32 ports E1 card for PDH applications
- 16 ports E1 card for native ATM/IMA applications
- AUX card for auxiliary channels and station alarms collection
- 2 ports STM-1 for SDH applications
- Ethernet Access switch card providing 8GE i/F
- Fan unit

The Outdoor Units are connected to the MSS:
- Via Modem card for ODU 300
- Via GE port of the Core Board or of the MPT Access card for MPT
- via the AWY Access card for AWY ODU v1/2
Industry-leading scalability and density is provided in the 9500 MPR, supporting a two rack unit MSS-
8 (2 RU) or a one rack unit MSS-4 (1 RU). The MSS-8 has eight slots, while MSS-4 has four slots; in
both cases, two are allocated for core cards (control and switch module), with the remaining six (or
two) being available for user traffic adapter cards (PDH access card, SDH Access Card, ATM access
card, Auxiliary card) or for radio card (modem, MPT Access Card, AWY Access Card). Each of the
adapter card slots can be used for any adapter card type, removing the burden of complex pre-
engineering and future scenario planning.
An additional variant of MSS-4 shelf is available, called MSS-4F. MSS-4F is a 1U pizza-box indoor unit,
offering the same functionalities of MSS-4, in a fixed configuration.
9500 MPR tail, supports a mix of non-protected and protected or diversity operation for single link.
For tail applications, the MSS-1c is able to manage up to 2 radio directions, with the possibility to
add-drop tributaries in case of local PDH/Ethernet accesses. MSS-1c is based on packet technology

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(Ethernet Switch) with a max capacity of 5 Gbps. MSS-1c is a half width one rack unit, offering a
compact and cost optimized solution.
The Alcatel-Lucent 9500 MPR has a compact, modular architecture, constructed to allow flexible use
of line adapter cards so operators can optimize the configuration to meet the specific requirements
of a site. With the modular architecture comes additional resiliency and flexibility. The solution can
optionally support 1+1 fully redundant configuration with core cards, PDH /SDH cards and radio
access cards; each type of card can be redundant independently. Full-protected configuration is
available, including EPS, RPS hitless, HSB and Core module protection.
9500 MPR together with all other Microwave and Optical transmission Network Elements is fully
integrated into 1350 OMS Network Management System providing all the tools required operating
the network. 9500MPR is also managed by the 5620 SAM broadband manager shared with the
Alcatel-Lucent IP product portfolios to provide full management and provision of the network at
service level.
3.1 Working Modes

9500 MPR provides, with a unique type of HW, two SW (Operational Systems) each one with its own
set of features and corresponding licenses:
Packet OS - Service Switch Aggregator
Hybrid OS - Traditional Microwave
The Service Aggregator OS allows configuring any features and any HW (included the Traditional MW
ones) supported in the release.
It is always possible to migrate (upgrade) from the Hybrid OS to the Packet OS by installing the
proper SW and upgrading the license accordingly. Over-air capacity per ODU installed is common for
both OS.

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4 9500 MPR Platform features
Unique features include:
Cost-effective wireless solution for High Capacity applications up to 530 Mbit/s equivalent
capacity per ODU/RF channel.
High Capacity Ethernet transport with embedded L2 switch
Intelligent Indoor nodal unit supports up to 12x ODU, expandable to 36 with stacking
configuration.
Multipurpose outdoor unit MPT working either in split mount or zero footprint
Universal Node Architecture
Aggregate any traffic type over a single traffic flow
Statistical Multiplexing gain thanks to the Data Aware Features
ODU capacity and modulation independent
Adaptive modulation error free service driven
Up to 16 Gigabit Switching Capability
TDM MEF8 Encapsulation
ATM over PW according to RFC 4717
E1, E3, SDH, Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet customer interfaces.
Support of legacy AWY ODU v1/v2
Hardened-temperature, from 40C to +65 C.
Optional +24V integrated DC/DC converter
Software-configurable traffic routing, without local cabling.
9500 MPR Craft Terminal, an advanced Java-based maintenance tool presents local and remote
node status with performance monitoring, configuration control and diagnostics.

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4.1 MSS

ODU300,
MPT-xC
AWY ODU v1/v2
ODU300,
MPT-xC
AWY ODU v1/v2
ODU300,
MPT-xC
AWY ODU v1/v2
MPT-MC
MPT-HC
MPT-MC
MPT-HC
MPT-GC
ODU300,
MPT-xC
AWY ODU v1/v2
ODU300,
MPT-xC
AWY ODU v1/v2
ODU300,
MPT-xC
AWY ODU v1/v2
MPT-MC
MPT-HC
MPT-MC
MPT-HC
MPT-GC
MSS
implements functionalities of grooming, routing, switching and protection, exploiting a packet-
oriented technology. It is a modular design through a variety of hot-swappable plug in cards.

The MSS is available in four different versions:

MSS-1c 1RU and a rack width shelf to support up to 2 MPT

MSS-1c

9500 MPR MSS-1c is a compact system, offering E1/DS1 , Ethernet connectivity and up to 2 radio
directions on a single hardware
The interfaces currently available are:

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- 16 ports E1/DS1
- 4 GETH ports, electrical and optical
- 2 ports for NMS chaining
- 1 port for local craft terminal
- 1 port for housekeeping (not managed in current release)
- 2 PFoE (power feed other Ethernet) ports for MPT connection
- 2 optical Gb Ethernet for MPT connection
Fan unit is optional and external to MSS-1c, requested for usage from 50C to reach 65C external
temperature.
MSS-8 2RU shelf to support up to 6 ODU 300, 12 MPT, 12 AWY ODU v1/v2
Supports up to 12 unprotected links, or 1 protected and 10 unprotected links, or 2
protected and 8 unprotected links, or 6 protected links.

MSS-8

MSS-4 1RU shelf to support up to 2 ODU 300, 6 MPT, 4 AWY ODU V1/V2
Supports up to 6 unprotected links, or 1 protected link and 4 unprotected links, or 2
protected links and 2 unprotected links

MSS-4

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MSS-4F 1RU shelf to support up to 4 MPT
Supports up to 4 unprotected links, or 1 protected and 2 unprotected links

9500 MPR MSS-4F is a compact system, offering E1 , Ethernet connectivity and up to 4 radio
directions on a single hardware. It inherits the same architecture of MSS-4 with a fixed equipment
composition.
The interfaces available are:
- 32 ports E1
- 3 GE electrical ports, 2 GE electrical/optical ports on SFP
- 1 GE electrical configurable Data/NMS Port
- 1 FE ports for local craft terminal
- 2 PFoE (power feed other Ethernet) ports for MPT connection
- 2 optical GE ports for MPT connection
- 1 x Sync CK input via 1.0-2.3 coaxial connector that can be used as source
for the Network Element clock
- 1 x Sync CK output via 1.0-2.3 coaxial connector that provides the NE Clock

9500 MPR MSS8 receives the Battery input through 2 power connectors mounted on the chassis
and connected directly to the Back plane; on MSS-4 and MSS-4F a single connector is available.
Each board receives the Battery input (via Back plane) and provides adaptation to the customer
central power bus.

MSS-4/8 slots are reserved this way:
Slot 1 is dedicated to the Core Main Board
Slot 2 is dedicated to the Core Spare Board or to DC injector card
Slots 3-8 are universal, reserved for transport and radio plug-ins

MSS-8 slot scheme

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Please note that for building protected radio links (with 2 radio access cards), the relevant boards
have to be put on the same horizontal level, i.e. coupled on slots 3-4, or 5-6, or 7-8.

MSS-4 slot scheme
The connection scheme between the modules and the core board in MSS-8 is depicted in the picture
below. The transport modules are connected via Gigabit Ethernet to the Core-E modules Ethernet
switch that is capable of merging and redirecting the traffic back to the transport modules or to the
radio. The case for MSS-4 is analogous.

MSS-8 Block diagram

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4.2 ODU 300

The ODU is a microprocessor controlled transceiver that interfaces the MSS with the antenna.
Transmitter circuits in the ODU consist of cable interface, modulator, local oscillator, up-
converter/mixer, power amplifier, and diplexer. Receive circuits consist of diplexer, low-noise
amplifier, local oscillator, down-converter/mixer, automatic gain control, and cable interface. The
microprocessor manages ODU frequency, transmit power alarming, and performance monitoring.
Power is provided by -48Vdc from the MSS to the ODU DC-DC converter. The ODU is frequency
band/TX-RX shifter dependent.

ODU 300

ODU 300 connects to the MSS via a single 50 coaxial cable, which carries transmit and receive IF
signals, telemetry signals, internal controls and ODU DC power.

4.3 MPT

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4.3.1 Multipurpose radio

The innovative outdoor unit design of MPT, with GbE standard interface, opens the way to optimized
cost solution in the backhaul network.
MPT is a unique radio capable with the same hardware to be used:
- in standalone configuration (i.e. w/o dedicated indoor units), particularly useful in tail sites enabling
direct interconnection to Base Stations. In this configuration the equipment is called MPR-e.
- in split-mount configuration with MSS indoors

The MPT is a Multipurpose Packet Radio that converts an Ethernet signal into a Radio signal; it
performs not only IF/RF functionalities, but hosts the modem section too. The input interface is a
standard Giga Ethernet interface (electrical or optical).
Ethernet traffic coming from MSS or from any GEthernet generic device (base station, router,
switch..) is transported to MPT through optical or electrical connectivity.
MPLS

Stand Alone Integrated MW
in

CARRIER
ETHERNET
Nodal
Split-Mount
Hybrid
Connectivit
Optimize
E1 and
Ethernet
NO IDU
MSS-1c
Any BS
Any CPE
MSS-4/8 SAR/TSS
Single MW solution
across multiple use
MPT
Multi purpose Microwave Radio Concept
Optimize
Ethernet
Only
Optimize
Fixed/Mobil
e
Optimize
Microwave
Nodal
Optimize
MPLS
Node

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4.3.2 Connectivity options

In case of electrical connectivity, indoor/outdoor distance up to 100m,a single CAT5 cable connects
an MPT to the MSS, or the GEthernet generic device.
In case of optical connectivity, two cables connect an MPT to the MSS or GEthernet generic device:
one cable is a 50 ohm coaxial cable to send the -48 V power supply to the MPT; the second is an
Ethernet CAT5 cable.
4.3.3 Frequency availability

MPT covers the full range of frequencies from 6 GHz to 38GHz and 70/80 GHz.

4.3.4 XPIC

Thanks to XPIC function, MPT can provide twice the capacity in one frequency channel ( Co-channel
Dual Polarized) for any combination of Ethernet, PDH and SDH up to 1Gbps.
This is very useful when access to frequency channels is limited.
Two traffic management are possible:
Configuration by default: traffic flows statically configured and separated by the user.
Operator can segregate the two radio interfaces.
In case of LAG, the mechanism is hashing the data flow. In case of hardware failure all the
traffic is redistributed to the working radio and traffic dropping is performed according to
QoS. LAG in conjunction with XPIC is providing both capacity increase and protection of the
high priority traffic

MPT being a multipurpose radio, ALU implemented an innovative solution to allow XPIC upgrade.
MPT-HC is capable to be upgraded in XPIC in field thanks to a dedicated module directly integrated in
the outdoor unit.

Several configurations are available:
2x(1+0) XPIC configuration : 2 MPT-HC interconnected together with XPIC cable. This
configuration allows operating simultaneously two links on the same radio channel, with one
using the vertical polarization, the other one the horizontal.

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Double 1+1 HSB XPIC : this configuration allows to protect 100% the traffic loaded on
polarization H and V in case of failure.
Double 1+1 SD HSB XPIC : same configuration as before with 2 antennas

4.4 MPR-e

MPR-e is a new concept of radio outdoor radio.
Current MPT radio thanks to its GEthernet interface and its modem has a full flexible architecture
capable to support either split-mount architecture and stand alone architecture.
This flexibility is minimizing drastically the number of spare MPT and allowing to operator to change
his network topology based on the same hardware (full outdoor can become split-mount or the
opposite). Any GEthernet generic device (base station, switch, router..) will become capable to
transmit traffic other the air.

The Ethernet traffic is transmitted over the radio channel according to the configured QoS and to the
scheduler algorithms.

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Environmental Operating Limits
Item Limit
Storage
ETS 300019-1-1, Class 1.2
ETS 300019-2-1, Class 1.2
Transportation
ETS 300019-1-2, Class 2.3
ETS 300019-2-2, Class 2.3
ETS EN 300 019-1-3 class 3.2
ETS EN 300 019-2-3 class 3.2
MSS-4 & 8:-40 to +65 C [1]
MSS-1c: -40 to + 55 C (with external fan up to +65C)
0 to 95% humidity, non-condensing
Stationary use
MSS
Dust and throw of water
MSS-4&8: IP20
MSS-1c: IP30
ETS EN 300 019-1-4 Class 4.1
ETS EN 300 019-2-4 Class 4.1
ETSI EN 300 019-2-2 Rev. 9/2000 (for MPT-GC)
Guaranteed Temp. range: -33 to +55 C (Without sun shield)
relative humidity 100%
Dust and throw of water: IPX6 for ODU300 and IP67 for MPT
Extended range: -40 to +65 C with solar shield
Stationary use
ODU 300/MPT
(At extended operating temperatures 9500 MPR may be
subject to reduced performance. Contact Alcatel-Lucent for
details)
Environmental
Altitude 4000m
Acoustic
ETS 300753 Telecommunication equipment room (attended),
Class 3.2
Safety
EN 60950 : 2001 + A11:2004 to EN 60950 : 2001
EN 60825-1:2001
EN 60825-2:2007
EN 50385 : 2002
EMC
EN 301 489-1 V1.8.1 (04/2008)
EN 301 489-4 V1.3.1 (08/2002)
Radiated emissions Class B [2]
Spectrum
EN 302 217-2-2 V1.3.1 (04/2009)
Notes: [1] Cold start is guaranteed at -20 C [2] Class A with ASAP board equipped.

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5 Card Description

5.1 Core Board
The Core Board provides the key node management, control functions and Ethernet User traffic
management by performing the following macro functions:
MSS Controller to manage all the peripheral modules. MSS has a one layer control
architecture implemented by a microprocessor acting as Equipment Controller and Physical
Machine Controller.
Layer-2 Ethernet Switch performing Cross-Connect function between all the peripherals and
Ethernet ports. The switch assures to the system a complete interconnections between all
the boards connected into MSS node. The cross-connection between the boards is realized
by 1.25 GHz link.
Clock Reference Unit (CRU) with main function to generate the Network Element Clock.

Core Board

The core board could be protected through a Core Spare (same PN of Core Main) that can be
added to provide Control platform redundancy and protection of aggregated data using an external
switch. The Core Board also carries the Compact Flash Card, which holds the terminal SW
Configuration and Node License.

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The Frontal panel interfaces provide:

3 x 10/100/1000 Base T Data Port
1 x 10/100/1000 Base T configurable Data/NMS Port
2 x SFP Optical or Electrical GETH
1 x 10/100 Base-T LAN for 9500 MPR Craft Terminal or NMS
1 x Local CT Mini USB to upload Pre-Provisioning File (unused)
1 x Sync CK input via 1.0-2.3 coaxial connector that can be used as source for the Network
Element clock
1 x Sync CK output via 1.0-2.3 coaxial connector that provides the NE Clock
5 LED indicators for test and status

Core Board Frontal Panel

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5.2 PDH Access Board

The PDH Access Board has the aim to manage the specificities of the related external interface, to
implement the adaptation function between the external interface and the boundary internal
interface providing the consistency to the established SLA rules.

The PDH Access Board has two main functions:
Termination or reconstruction of the E1 signal with the original PDH Timing meeting
G823/824 Requirements.
Encapsulation/Extraction of those PDH data flows into/from std Eth packets MEF8
Compliant

PDH Access Board

The Front Panel Interfaces include:
32xE1
One Led indicator for status

In case of EPS line protection two boards will be plugged inside the sub rack and an additional
protection panel will perform a Y connection for both Tx and Rx PDH signals.
The card version is 32-port adapter.

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5.3 Ethernet Access Card (EAS)

In case more than 6 local Ethernet access are needed (that are built-in in the core card), 8 GE ports
card offers additional 8 10/100/1000 Ethernet interfaces.
An embedded 10 Gbit/sec L2 switch is present on the card.

There are 4 Electrical 10/100/1000 base-T electrical ports and 4 optical SFP (LX and SX).
Supported features:

IEEE 802.1D
User Selectable QoS : none, DiffServ or 802.1p bits
VLAN management 802.1Q
Q-in-Q IEEE 802.1Q
Port segregation
Flow control 802.3x
Auto-negotiation enable/disable
Support of jumbo frames (9728 bytes) on FE/GE interfaces
Per port policer
Per flow policer
Broadcast/Multicast storm control
MAC address control list
VLAN swap

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5.4 2E1 SFP

In order to target applications where a few number of E1s are needed, a miniature E1 over GE
converter is available. 2E1 SFP is SFP device that provides two G. 703 E1 interfaces, supporting the
same functionalities of 32E1 PDH card. In addition, this device is able to generate a dummy framed
E1 in order to provide synchronization to an external equipment (like a BTS).
This device can be used instead of 32E1 PDH card when the requested E1 connectivity is limited,
saving in this way one slot in MSS4/MSS8 that can be used by other cards.

2E1 SFP

2xE1 SFP can be plugged in one of the two SFP ports of Core card, providing two G. 703 E1 interfaces
(up to 4xE1 in case Core Card hosts 2 SFP). EPS protection is available in case Core Card is protected:
the secondary SFP is hosted by the stand-by Core, and a Y cable is provided to connect the 2 SFP.

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5.5 ASAP Board

16E1 ASAP (Any Service Any Port) board is one of the peripherals units of 9500MPR. It enables the
management of ATM services on 9500MPR, collecting native IMA traffic, terminating the IMA groups
and encapsulating/extracting the ATM cells into/from ATM PW packets towards the core board.
Like the PDH Access Card, the ASAP Card has the aim to manage the specificities of the related
external interface, to implement the adaptation function between the external interface and the
boundary internal interface providing the consistency to the established SLA rules.
ASAP card performs the following functions:
Termination of ATM/IMA groups.
Encapsulation/Extraction of those ATM flows into/from ATM PW packets according to RFC
4717 (N:1 mode, with N=1)

ASAP Board

16xE1
Four Led indicators

ASAP card is sharing same cords and same connectors of PDH access board for local access.
The Card Version is 16-Port Adapter.

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5.6 SDH Access Card

9500MPR SDH Access card is the board that enables 9500 MPR to be connected to a SDH network.
The same board can be used in two different working modes, addressing two different network
scenarios:
STM-1 mux/demux
STM-1 transparent transport over the radio

SD
H Access Board

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5.6.1 STM-1 mux/demux application

The STM-1 mux/demux behaves as a terminal multiplexer; it terminates or originates the
SDH frame. It multiplexes up to 63xE1 into a STM-1 electrical/ optical line connection.
Standard VC4 mapping of lower-order E1 traffic streams to/from STM-1 is applied, that
means that a VC4 directly maps up to 63xVC12 into an STM-1 signal (in turn each VC12
contains 1xE1)
Typical application is a direct connection to SDH add-drop multiplexers (ADMs)
5.6.2 STM-1 transparent transport application

In this application the board has the aim to manage the specificities of the related external
interface and to implement the adaptation function between the external interface and the
boundary internal interface. Up to 2xSTM-1/OC-3 are transparently transported through a
single radio link.

The card supports 1xSTM-1 in channelized mode or up to 2xSTM-1 interfaces in transparent
transport mode (2 optical interfaces or 1 electrical interface)
2x SFP (optical LC connector or electrical 1.0x2.3 connector)
One Led indicator for status

In case of EPS line protection two boards are plugged inside the sub rack. Optional splitter Y-cables
are provided for both Tx and Rx SDH signals.

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5.7 EoSDH SFP

Ethernet over SDH (EoSDH) SFP is miniature Gigabit Ethernet over STM-1/OC3 converter that bridges
between GE networks and SDH networks providing simple and efficient Gigabit Ethernet connectivity
over SDH.
The device offers a migration path for connecting future-ready IP devices to existing SDH/SONET
networks

EoSDH SFP

EoS SFP supports the following basic features:

Delivers Gigabit Ethernet traffic over a single STM-1/OC-3 link
Supports standard GFP encapsulation according to G.7041/Y.1303: Gigabit Ethernet
frames are mapped into VC-4 or STSc-3

Physical interface is 1xSTM-1 optical in a SFP cage with LC connector.
EoSDH SFP can be plugged in one of the two SFP ports of Core card (up to 2xSTM-1 in case Core
Card hosts 2 SFP). EPS protection is available in case Core Card is protected: the secondary SFP
is hosted by the stand-by Core, and an optical splitter is provided to connect the 2 SFP.

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5.8 E3 SFP

E3 SFP is a TDM Pseudo wire access gateway extending TDM-based services over packet-switched
networks.

E3 SFP

The device converts the data stream from its user E3 interface into packets for transmission
over 9500 MPR network; the addressing scheme is MEF8. These packets are transmitted via
the SFP port of the Core Board; a remote E3 SFP converts the packets back to TDM traffic.

Physical interface is 1xE3 electrical in a SFP cage with 1.0x2.3 connector.
E3 SFP can be plugged in one of the two SFP ports of Core card (up to 2xE3 in case Core Card
hosts 2 SFP). EPS protection will be managed in future releases.

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5.9 Modem Board
The Modem Peripheral Modules are the intermediary between the digital base band and the ODU,
adapting the core output into the ODU 300 input.
The main features are:
Classification of incoming packets from the Core Board
Air Frame generation and optimization
Modulation/Demodulation Functions plus FEC
Conversion at IF frequency

Modem Card
Main physical characteristics:
Single Coaxial Cable with 50 QMA Connector
The cable transports HDB3 TX/RX signal and DC voltage
Two LED indicators for status

The card supports adaptive modulation feature: it means to adjust adaptively the modulation based
on the near-instantaneous channel quality information perceived by the receiver, which is fed back
to the transmitter with the aid of a feedback channel. Modulation switching is error-less with
fading speed up to 100 dB/sec for any type of services (TDM, ATM or Ethernet).

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Radio protection based on frequency diversity or space diversity with a hitless switching at the
receiver side is available.
5.10 MPT Access Card

The MPT Access Card is dedicated to connect the MPT to MSS, especially for 1+1 configurations.
Up to two MPT can be connected to the MPT Access Card
2 x 10/100/1000 Base T Port for electrical data to/from MPT. These ports can
also power the MPT through the same CAT5 cable.
2 x SFP Optical GETH for optical data connectivity to/from MPT
Double 50 QMA Connectors as an option for MPT Power feeding in case of optical
connectivity

Main Functions:
o Provide traffic interface between Core switch and MPT
o Provide the power supply interface to the MPT
o Lightning and surge protection for both electrical GETH and power interfaces that are
connected to MPT
o MPT 1+1 protection management
o Clock distribution function
o Radio Link Quality notification through MPR Protection Protocol frames
MPT Access Card

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o Communication with Core controller for provisioning and status report.

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5.11 AWY Access Card

The AWY Access Card is dedicated to connect 9400 AWY ODU v1/v2, and it enables the possibility to
re-use the already installed AWY ODUs. The AWY Access Card is the intermediary between the digital
base band and the ODU, adapting the core output into the AWY ODU v1/v2 input.
The main features are:
Classification of incoming packets from the Core Board
Air Frame generation and optimization
Power feed of the ODU
Main physical characteristics are :
Double Coaxial Cable with 50 QMA Connector
The cable transports HDB3 TX/RX signal and DC voltage
Two tri-state LED indicators for ODU activity status
Two ODUs AWY can be connected to the same plug-in, in the following configurations:
1+0
2x(1+0)
1+1 on the same board (RPS only)

AWY Access Card

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All the features available on the 9500MPR platform are available also with AWY ODU, without the
need of changing IDU-ODU cable, couplers and antennas. AWY Access card must be equipped on
both sides of the radio link.
Supported modem profiles are the one supported by AWY platform, i.e. 4QAM and 16QAM (fixed
modulation) in channel spacing 3.5MHz, 7 MHz, 14 MHz and 28 MHz.

5.12 Power injector plug-in

This card can be used for several applications:
When MPT is connected to CORE, power injector is needed to provide power to the MPT
at optimized price
When MPT is used in stand alone (MPR-e) and connected to 7705SAR, Power injector
plug-in can be used inside 7705 chassis to power MPT
A box version is also available for all other applications of MPR-e.
2 DC connectors in the front (box), or power from the backpanel.
2 RJ45 for the data in
2 RJ 45 for the data + DC out
2 LEDs indicating the presence of DC voltage on each Ethernet output

Power injector plug-in

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5.13 AUX board

Service channels accesses and housekeeping alarm are supported by auxiliary peripheral.
Auxiliary cards support two main functions:
Auxiliary data channels management (2 x 64 Kbit/s service channels)
External I/O management

AUX Board

Auxiliary board front panel is equipped with four connectors:
EOW connector
Service channel interface #1 (RS422 V11 DCE 64 kbit/s)
Service channel interface #2 (RS422 V11 DCE 64 kbit/s)
Housekeeping interface (6 inputs + 7 outputs. The polarity of each alarm is user configurable
and a user defined label could be added per each alarm)

Only one auxiliary card per NE can be equipped, and in a fixed position: it can be lodged in slot 8
(bottom right) of MSS-8 or in slot 4 (bottom right) of MSS-4.
Typical applications for AUX board are :
transport over MPR of the ingress service channels that could be delivered for example by
9400 LUX 40/50, LUX12, 9400AWY 2.0/2.1, 9500 MXC

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transport over MPR of the ingress service channels that could be delivered by end user. Note
in case of 64 Kbit/sec the end user must be always configured as DTE.
transport over MPR of the TMN signal coming from:
o LUX 12, V11 9.6 Kbit/s RQ2 protocol
o LUX 40/50, V11 9.6 Kbit/s SNMP protocol
Please note that in the last case MPR is taking care of pure transport; no termination of TMN channel
is done inside MPR using aux card, while recommended TMN chain is done using Ethernet TMN
interface for 9400AWY and 9500 MXC.

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5.14 Fan Board
A FAN card is required into the shelf. The FAN holds three long-life axial fans, which are controlled
and performance-monitored by the controller.

Fan Board (side1)
To have high reliability 3 fans are used with separate alarms in order to understand the urgency (two
or three fans failed) or the not urgency condition (one fan failed).
The Unit is inserted from front side to avoid payload interruptions in case of fan maintenance. The
FAN is hot swappable and in-service replacement doesn't affect traffic.

Fan Board (side2)

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5.15 +24V integrated DC/DC converter

An optional +24V DC/DC converter is available.
One or two converters will be able to slide on the MSS chassis, side by side, in a single card slot. One
converter will be used in configurations where single, non redundant A battery feed is used. Two
converters on the single chassis will be used when dual, redundant, A and B battery feeds are
used. In either configurations, the +24VDC to -48VDC will use a single vacant slot of the MSS chassis.
There will be no interconnection between the converter(s) and the MSS backplane. Both the +24 VDC
input and -48 VDC output will be via 2 position connectors on the front of the unit. The space
available in the MSS slot is shown below
The converter(s) will receive its input(s) from +24 VDC primary power feed(s) and the -48 VDC
output(s) will be connected to the MSS -48 VDC inputs located on the right side of the MSS chassis
via a short external power cable, providing -48 VDC to the MSS, in the same way the shelf is powered
when -48 VDC primary is used as oppose to +24 VDC.
+24V DC/DC converter can power any module in the shelf (and of course related ODU connected to
the module) up to a total power consumption of 348 watts.
+24V DC/Dc converter can be used either in MSS4 or in MSS8 shelf.

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6 IDU Datasheet

MSS-8 Indoor Chassis 2RU
Number of Slots 9
Slots Dedicated to FAN unit 1
Slots dedicated for Core Boards 2
Slots dedicated for Access/Modem Boards 6
Electrical DC Supply input range -40.5 to -57,6 VDC
DC connector 2-pin DSUB power type
Weight (nominal) < 3.8 kg
Dimensions (including mounting brackets) 88mm (2RU) x 482mm x 250mm

MSS-4 Indoor Chassis 1RU
Number of Slots 5
Slots Dedicated to FAN unit 1
Slots dedicated for Core Boards 2
Slots dedicated for Access/Modem Boards 2
DC connector 2-pin DSUB power type

MSS-4 F Indoor Chassis 1RU
User traffic LAN interface Type 2x 10/100/1000 baseT
Connector 2x 8-pin RJ45
Type 2xGE Optical 1000Base-LX/SX SFP or
Electrical 1000-BaseT
Connector SFP module
User traffic TDM interface Standards Compliance E1, Compliant to ITU-T Rec. G.703, G.823
Line code HDB3
Connectors 37-pin SUBD
Impedance 75W unbalanced or 120W balanced,
configurable
Bandwidth up to 32 E1 links
Interface towards MPT Data 2x10/100/1000BaseT RJ45, 2xGE optical
Power Power feed over Ethernet, 2xQMA
LED Indicators 9
Under voltage protection -32 VDC
DC connector 2-pin DC connector
Power consumption <47 W
Dimensions (including
mounting brackets)
44mm (1RU) x 482mm x 250mm

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MSS-1c Indoor unit 1RU
Monoboard
DC connector 2-pin DC connector
Weight (nominal) < 1 kg
LAN interface Type 2x 10/100/1000 baseT

Type 2xGE Optical 1000Base-LX/SX SFP or
Electrical 1000-BaseT
User traffic TDM interface Connectors 37-pin SUBD
Impedance 75W unbalanced or 120W balanced,
configurable
Interface towards MPT Data 2x10/100/1000BaseT RJ45, 2xGE optical
Power GE electrical i/f with MPT MC, 2xQMA
with MPT HC

CORE BOARD
LAN interface Type 2x 10/100/1000 baseT
Type 2xGE Optical/Electrical
Configuration memory, removable On-Board removable Compact Flash card
LED Indicators 5
Dimensions (including front panel and rear conn.) 22mm x 230mm x 170mm (H,L,W)
Fuse 5A
Weigth <0.5 Kg

Fan Card 2U
Fans 3
Weight (nominal) < 0.22 Kg
Dimensions (including front panel and rear conn.) 26.5mm x 82.5mm x 220mm

Fan Card 1U
Fans 3
Dimensions (including front panel and rear conn.) 28.5mm x 41 mm x 220mm

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Modem Card

General
IF connector QMA
IF interface Transmit 311 MHz, -8.0 to -12.0 dBm
Receive 126 MHz, -8 to -27 dBm
LED Indicators 2x Tri-state ('Online', 'Status')
Dimensions (including front panel and rear connector) 22mm x 230mm x 170mm (H,L,W)
Weight < 0.38 kg (0.84 lb)

MOD300
Capacities supported 10 to 350Mbit/s
Modulations supported 4,16, 32, 64, 128, 256 QAM
Adaptive modulation supported YES
Fuse 3A

MPT Access Card
interface towards MPT Data 2x10/100/1000BaseT RJ45, 2xGE optical
Power GE electrical i/f with MPT MC, 2xQMA with
MPT HC
LED Indicators 1 Card Status led, 2 x Tri-state for MPT
connectivity
Dimensions (including front panel and rear
connector)
22mm x 230mm x 170mm (H,L,W)
Weight < 0.5 kg (1,1 lb)
Fuse 3A

MPT modem characteristics MPT HC MPT MC
Capacity support from 6 to 553 Mbit/s from 6 to 244 Mbit/s
Modulation support
QPSK, 8PSK, 16QAM,
32QAM, 64QAM,
128QAM, 256QAM
QPSK, 8PSK, 16QAM, 32QAM,
64QAM, 128QAM
Adaptive modulation supported YES YES

AWY Access Card

interface towards AWY ODU V1/V2 Baseband signal and power over
single coaxial cable
IDU/ODU interface connector 2xQMA
LED Indicators 1 Card Status led, 2x Tri-state
('Online', 'Status') for AWY ODU
connectivity
Dimensions (including front panel
and rear connector)
22mm x 230mm x 170mm (H,L,W)
Weight < 0.5 kg (1,1 lb)
Fuse 3A

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Access Cards

PDH Access Board
LED Indicators 1 Status led
Power consumption (nominal) <16 W
Dimensions (including front panel and rear connector) 22mm x 230mm x 170mm (H,L,W)
Weight (nominal) < 0.34 kg (0.74 lb)
Interface, configurable Electrical 1 to 32x 2.048 Mbps (E1)

Electrical interface
parameters
Standards
Compliance
E1 Compliant to ITU-T Rec. G.703,
G.823

Line code E1 HDB3

Connectors TDM32 2x SCSI

Impedance E1 75W unbalanced or 120W balanced,
configurable

2E1 SFP
Power consumption (nominal) <1,1 W
Dimensions (including front panel and rear connector) 17.0mm x 13.7mm x 77.0mm
(H,W,D)
Weight (nominal) 15g (0.5 oz)
Interface,
configurable
Electrical 1xE1, 2xE1

parameters
Standards
Compliance
G.823
Line code E1 HDB3
Connectors E1 RJ45
Impedance E1 120 ohm balanced
75 ohm unbalanced

E3 SFP
Power consumption (nominal) <1,1 W
Dimensions (including front panel and rear connector) 12.4mm x 14mm x 79mm (H,W,D)
Weight (nominal) 30g (1 oz)
Interface Electrical E3

parameters
Standards
Compliance
G.823
Line code E3 HDB3
Connectors E3 1.0x2.3
Impedance E3 75 ohm unbalanced

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Dimensions (including front panel and rear connector) 22mm x 230mm x 170mm
(H,L,W)
Weight (nominal) < 0.34 kg (0.74 lb)
Interface,
configurable
1xSTM-1, 2xSTM-1
Interface
parameters
Standards
Compliance
SDH Compliant to ITU-T Rec. G.707,
G.957
Connector 2xSFP
Type STM-1 electrical, 1.0x2.3
STM-1 optical, LC single mode

EoSDH SFP
Power consumption (nominal) <1.3 W
Dimensions (including front panel and rear connector) 12.2mm x 13.7mm x 76.2mm
(H,W,D)
Weight (nominal) 15g (0.5 oz)
Interface Optical 1xSTM-1

parameters
Standards
Compliance
STM-1 Compliant to ITU-T Rec. G.7041,
G.957
Connectors 1xSFP
Type STM-1 optical, LC single mode

ASAP
Dimensions (including front panel and
rear connector)
22mm x 230mm x 170mm (H,L,W)
Weight (nominal) < 0.9 kg (2 lb)
Interface, configurable Electrical 1 to 16x 2.048 Mbps (E1)

parameters
Standards
Compliance
E1 Compliant to ITU-T Rec. G.704

Line code E1 HDB3

Connectors ASAP16 1x SCSI

Impedance E1 75W unbalanced or 120W balanced,
configurable

Auxiliary card
Dimensions (including front panel and
rear connector)
22mm x 230mm x 170mm (H,L,W)

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Auxiliary data Aux Data
Channels
2
Interface RS422
Line rate 64 Kbit/s, synchronous
Connector type 15 pin D-SUB
Alarm I/O

External Alarm
Inputs
6
External Alarm
Outputs
7
Connector type 15 pin D-SUB

7 Modem Performances (ODU 300)

Modem Profile
Net radio
throughput
(Mbps)
Air Bit
Rate
(Mbps)
Symbol
rate
(Mbaud)
Number of
E1/STM-1
Remaining E1/Eth
capacity Any
Length
(64-1518) with
STM-1
Roll-Off
Factor
7MHz 4QAM 10,88 11,87 5,93 4
-
0,18
7MHz 16QAM 21,76 23,73 5,93 8
-
0,18
7MHz 64QAM 32,64 35,6 5,93 13
-
0,18
14MHz 4QAM 21,76 23,73 11,87 8
-
0,18
14MHz 16QAM 43,52 47,47 11,87 18
-
0,18
14MHz 64QAM 65,28 71,21 11,87 27
-
0,18
28MHz 4QAM 43,52 47,47 23,74 18
-
0,18
28MHz 16QAM 87,04 94,95 23,74 37
-
0,18
28MHz 32QAM 111,36 120,44 24,09 48
-
0,16
28MHz 64 QAM 130,56 142,42 23,74 56
-
0,18
28MHz 128QAM 156,8 171,05 24,43 68
-
0,15
28MHz 256QAM 177,6 193,75 24,22
77
1xSTM-1
-
8E1/19,07Mbit/s
0,21
56MHz 16QAM 166,4 181,53 45,38
72
1xSTM-1
-
3E1/8,16Mbit/s
0,23
56MHz 128QAM 313,6 333,45 47,64
136
1xSTM-1
-
68E1/151,65Mbit/s
0,18
56MHz 256QAM 345,6 377,02 47,13
150
2xSTM-1
-
13E1/30,16Mbit/s
0,19
Note: table values are typical.

7.2 Dispersive Fade Margin (DFM)
Channel spacing Modulation Symbol rate DFM

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7 MHz 16QAM 5,93 72,88
7 MHz 64QAM 5,93 60,88
14 MHz 16QAM 11,87 67
14 MHz 64QAM 11,87 57,26
28 MHz 16QAM 23,74 58
28 MHz 32QAM 24,09 54
28 MHz 64QAM 23,74 54,65
28 MHz 128QAM 24,43 48
28 MHz 256QAM 24,22 49,18
56 MHz 128QAM 47,64 41
56 MHz 256QAM 47,13 40,76
Note: DFM values are typical.

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7.3 Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)

Channel spacing Modulation SNR@BER=10e-3 [dB] SNR@BER=10e-6 [dB]
4QAM 9,3 10
16QAM 15,7 17 7 MHz
64QAM 21,6 22,7
4QAM 9,2 10,1
16QAM 15,3 16,3 14 MHz
64QAM 21,5 22,5
4QAM 8,9 9,8
16QAM 15,4 16,4
32QAM 18,6 19,6
64QAM 21,5 22,5
128QAM 24,3 25,3
28 MHz
256 QAM 27,6 28,3
128 QAM 24,8 25,9
56 MHz
256QAM 27,6 28,3
Note: SNR values are typical.

7.4 Co-Channel Threshold Degradation
Modulation 1 dB degradation @BER=10e-6 3 dB degradation @BER=10e-6
QPSK 17 dB 14 dB
16QAM 23 dB 18.5 dB
32QAM 26 dB 22 dB
64QAM 29 dB 24 dB
128QAM 34 dB 28.5 dB
256QAM 35 dB 30 dB

Note: Threshold values are typical.

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8 Modem Performances (MPT)
1

Please refer to 9500MPR ETSI Techical summaty spreadsheet

8.2 Dispersive Fade Margin (DFM)

Profile DFM
4QAM - 28 MHz 70
8PSK - 28 MHz 69,3
16QAM - 56 MHz 56,6
16QAM - 28 MHz 64,6
16QAM - 14 MHz 70,7
32QAM - 56 MHz 49,3
32QAM - 28 MHz 56,1
32QAM - 14 MHz 67
32QAM - 7 MHz 73,5
64QAM - 56 MHz 46,7
64QAM - 28 MHz 55,1
64QAM - 14 MHz 65,1
64QAM - 7 MHz 72,6
128QAM - 56 MHz 43,3
128QAM - 28 MHz 53,1
128QAM - 14 MHz 69,7
128QAM - 7 MHz 70,4

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256QAM - 56 MHz 40,7
256QAM - 28 MHz 49,4
256QAM - 14 MHz 58,7
256QAM - 7 MHz 69,6

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8.3 Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)

SNR @ 10
-6
BER (dB) 3,5 MHz 7 MHz 14 MHz 28 MHz 40 MHz 56 MHz
QPSK 9,5 dB 8,0 dB 8,0 dB 8,0 dB
CLass2
8PSK 13,0 dB 12,5 dB 12,0 dB 12,0 dB
16QAM 14,5 dB 14,0 dB 13,6 dB 13,6 dB 13,6 dB
CLass4
32QAM 18,8 dB 18,1 dB 17,4 dB 17,4 dB 17,4 dB
64QAM 21,6 dB 20,8 dB 20,2 dB 20,2 dB 20,2 dB 20,2 dB
CLass5
128QAM 25,0 dB 24,0 dB 24,0 dB 24,0 dB 24,0 dB
CLass6 256QAM 27,6 dB 26,7 dB 26,5 dB 26,5 dB 26,5 dB

8.4 Co-Channel Threshold Degradation

Modulation 1 dB degradation @BER=10e-6 3 dB degradation @BER=10e-6
QPSK 13 dB 8 dB
8PSK 18 dB 13 dB
16QAM 20 dB 15 dB
32QAM 24 dB 19 dB
64QAM 27 dB 22 dB
128QAM 29 dB 24 dB
256QAM 32.5 dB 27.5 dB

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9 MEF-8 and ATM

9.1 MEF-8
As described in MetroEthernet Forum, MEF-8 is a standard for implementing interoperable CES
equipment that reliably transport TDM circuits across Metro Ethernet Networks while meeting the
required performance of circuit emulated TDM services as defined in ITU-T and ANSI TDM
standards. The Circuit Emulation Service (CES) emulates a circuit network, by packetizing,
encapsulating and tunneling the TDM traffic over Ethernet.

MEF-8 Service Definitions
Alcatel-Lucent 9500 MPR implements a proprietary technique that reduces to a few percentages the
overhead improving the use on bandwidth on air when MEF-8 emulated circuits are transported. The
improvement depends on the MEF-8 payload size and frame format and in case of TDM2TDM results
in having quite the same efficiency than a traditional TDM radio.
9.1.1 BER performances
When MEF-8 Ethernet frames are transmitted through a noisy medium (e.g. the Radio Physical
Layer), bit errors may occur. If an Ethernet frame is affected by one error, this is detected and the
entire frame is dropped. This affects the TDM with a worse BER that if compared with a traditional
TDM over TDM transmission process, it is higher, multiplied by a factor that is the frame length.
In order to avoid such BER degradation a technique is implemented such as for any reasonable BER
on the Radio Channel, the TDM transported by MEF-8 CESoETH is affected by the same BER without
any multiplication effect.

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9.1.2 Packet Delay Variation control
A technique is implemented in order to control Packet Delay Variation (PDV) affecting MEF-8
Ethernet frames. With this technique the waiting time that affects MEF-8 Ethernet frames are not
depending on the length of the Ethernet frame.
This gives benefit in term of packet delay variation minimization, so that any kind of services (VoIP,
TDM, ATM, Ethernet) is experiencing a small cost value of PDV, independently and regardless of the
traffic load.
9.2 ATM
9500 MPR terminates the native ATM stream collected through ASAP card and to aggregate this
traffic into a unique Ethernet flow towards the air.
In the 9500 MPR node facing the Core Network, the original ATM stream can be either re-built on
ASAP card or sent as ATM PW packets through Ethernet interface.
ASAP card supports Inverse Multiplexing over ATM (IMA) v.1.1. It is possible to configure up to 8 IMA
groups on the same card; a single IMA group can support 1 to 16 E1 links.
The ASAP card extracts the ATM cells from each IMA group and discards the empty cells, optimizing
the bandwidth; it performs policing on ATM traffic and encapsulates the ATM cells into Ethernet
packets, according to RFC 4717.
At radio level, 9500 MPR manages the QoS of the original ATM stream according to the ATM services
category. Each ATM flow is assigned to a different radio queue according to its priority.
Same proprietary technique used in MEF-8 transport to improve the use on bandwidth on air, the
BER and PDV are also used to improve the ATM transport.
Two main applications are foreseen for ATM services:
ATM to ATM (ATM hand-off) 9500MPR terminates the native ATM stream collected though
ASAP board and aggregates this traffic into a unique Ethernet flow at Radio Side. In the last
9500MPR node facing Core Network, the original ATM flows are re-built on ASAP board. ATM
aggregation is performed by collecting the traffic of multiple NodeB onto a single IMA group
with a reduced number of E1 output links. In this scenario, optimization is achieved at radio
level and in terms of number of E1 interfaces towards core network.

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ATM PW IMA groups are terminated by MPR network on NodeB side and ATM traffic,
encapsulated into Ethernet frames, is transported into the Core Network towards RNC. At
RNC site, MPLS gateways shall de-capsulate the ATM cells from the Ethernet frames and
rebuild the original ATM streams.
9.2.1 Physical layer Management

Compliant to ATM E1 Physical Layer Specification AF-PHY-0064.000
16 E1s supported (with usual HDB3 line coding)
Physical impedance configurable (twisted pair 120 Ohm balanced or coax. 75 Ohm
unbalanced)
Each E1 port could be configured to be:
node timing (i.e. clock is derived from the common network element clock)
loop timing (i.e the clock is derived from the incoming E1)
9.2.2 IMA layer management
Compliant to Inverse Multiplexing for ATM (IMA) Specification Version 1.1 AF-PHY-0086.
IMA version 1.1
IMA frame length:128
IMA clock mode: CTC
Support up to 8 IMA groups on the same card
Minimum number of transmit links (E1s) inside one IMA group to consider active the group is
user configurable. Default value is 1.
Maximum number of transmit links (E1s) inside one IMA group is 16
Maximum differential delay among links is user configurable, up to 75 ms. Default value is 25
ms.
IMA group ID is user configurable (range from 0 t0 255)

9.2.3 ATM layer management

Compliant to ATM traffic management version 4.1 AF-TM-0121.000 and to Addendum to
ATM TM v 4.1 for UBR MDCR AF-TM-0150.000
Up to 48 VPs/VCs for each ATM interface (IMA group) could be defined

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For each VP/VC defined inside an ATM interface, an ATM Traffic descriptor for the ingress
(ATM to Packet direction) and egress (Packet to ATM direction) directions could be defined,
as foreseen by relevant standards.
Parameters for ATM Traffic descriptor that are configurable:
Service category: CBR (Constant Bit Rate), UBR+, UBR (Unspecified Bit Rate)
PCR value: Peak Cell Rate [cell/sec] specified for all service categories
MDCR value: Minimum Desired Cell Rate [cell/sec] specified for UBR+. MDCR=0 for UBR
In order to further optimize the radio bandwidth, the following traffic management is
supported:
CBR: traffic is transported at the PCR (peak cell rate)
UBR+ : traffic is transported at the MDCR (Minimum Desired Cell Rate), the traffic
exceeding the MDCR (but below PCR) is transported if radio bandwidth is available
UBR: traffic is transported as best effort
Two different working modes are possible:
VCC mode (Virtual Circuit Connection): the transport of ATM traffic into Ethernet frames is
done encapsulating into the same Ethernet flow only ATM cells belonging to the same VC.
VPC mode (Virtual Path Connection): the transport of ATM traffic into Ethernet frames is
done encapsulating into the same Ethernet flow all ATM cells belonging to the same VP,
whatever the VC
Interface types supported are both UNI/NNI, to be chosen at NE level.
9.2.4 PW layer
ATM PW service support N:1 Cell Mode encapsulation with N=1.
Key parameters PWs flows are related to cell concatenation:
o Maximum number of concatenated ATM cells; this value answers to how many
ATM cells in one Ethernet frame?. Usual value are low for CBR traffic (L=2) and
higher for UBR (L=10)
o Timeout value; this value answers to how long it is needed to wait for next ATM
cell?. Usual value are low for real time traffic (1 ms) and higher for non real time
traffic (5 ms)
For each ATM PW flow, it is possible to change VPI/VCI value of the transported cells to a
different value (VPI/VCI Translation)
Ingress VPI/VCI translation (ATM-> Ethernet direction): VPI/VCI value of ATM cells
encapsulated into PW Ethernet frames is changed to a user configurable value
Egress VPI/VCI translation (Ethernet -> ATM direction) : Whatever is the VPI/VCI value
within ATM cells transported by ATM PW frame, VPI/VCI value is changed (into the ATM

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Cells sent towards ATM interface) according to the configured value of related VP (in case of
VPC mode) or VC (VCC mode) of ATM interface
Capacity: it is possible to support:
o Up to 48 ATM PWs for each ATM interface (IMA group) that can be supported on
the same ASAP card
o Up to 128 ATM PWs on the same ASAP card

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10 Adaptive Modulation

To be able to fulfill the required quality of service (QoS) parameter of the specific applications,
together with the goal of efficient usage of the available frequency spectrum under temporal
variable channel conditions, the signal transmission parameter should be adapted to the near-
instantaneous channel conditions.
The receiver measures/estimates the communication channel conditions and sends a report to the
transmitter station. The signal transmission parameters are determined for the next transmission
according to channel quality estimation. The transmitter and the receiver must regularly synchronize
the applied communication mode.
An appropriate prediction method is needed for channel parameter estimation, because channel
quality estimation error limits the performance of the adaptive system. The most reliable approach is
based on the Signal-to-Interference-plus-Noise-Ratio (SINR), measured obtained using the Mean
Square Error (MSE).
The radio with ACM is "error-less", in other words is able to guarantee the same performances
either in case of Constant Bit Rate (CBR) payload or in case of "First Priority" payload. The error-less
concept means that a certain portion of the traffic, i.e. SDH, PDH or other-like CBR or NCBR defined
by the customer/operator as "first priority", shall be treated as the traditional traffic in SDH or PDH
system, guarantying a certain level of availability.
The remaining portion of traffic is carried with less availability, according to the link propagation
performances, guarantying the "best effort" or other objectives.
9500 MPR allows to fully exploit the air bandwidth in its entirety by changing modulation scheme
according to the propagation availability, associating to the different services quality the available
transport capacity.

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10.1 Performances of Adaptive Modulation:
for Flat Fading, 9500 MPR supports notch speed up to 100 dB/sec without errors on priority
traffic.
in case of Selective Fading 9500 MPR is able to provide a 40 dB notch event, thus supporting
100 MHz/sec speed without errors.
11 Synchronization

The Alcatel-Lucent 9500 MPR product family supports a full range of local and end-to-end network-
synchronization solutions for a wide variety of applications.
At the ingress of the microwave backhauling the network clock can be locked to anyone of the
following sources:
Synch-Eth
Any plesiochronous E1/T1 data link chosen from any input interface
Dedicated Sync-In port available on MPR core module for a waveform frequency signal at 2,
5, or 10 MHz
Built-in free run oscillator.
STM1 clock chosen from SDH input interface

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At the egress of the backhauling network synchronization is made available through anyone of the
following:
Synch-Ethernet according to G.8261/8262
Any plesiochronous E1/T1 data link chosen from any output interface
Dedicated Sync-In port available on MPR core module for a waveform frequency signal at 2,
5, or 10 MHz.
STM1 clock chosen from SDH output interface
It is important to notice that ingress and egress methods can be freely mixed, depending on the
specific needs of the operator. So, as an example, the network clock can be locked to an ingress E1
and delivered through a Synch-Eth or BITS interface at the egress of the microwave backhauling.
On the radio channel, a 9500 MPR transfers the reference clock to an adjacent MPR device through
the radio carrier frequency at physical layer. This method offers two main advantages:
No bandwidth is consumed for the synchronization distribution
Total immunity to the network load.
End-to-end scenarios where time-of-day/phase alignment are requested are fully supported, as 1588
PTP v2 is delivered transparently by MPR across the microwave backhauling network.

PRC
Cell
site
Aggregation
network
Cell
site
Cell
site
Possible synchronization
sources:
E1/T1 available for data
traffic
2.048 MHz, 5 or 10 MHz
input
Possible synchronization
options:
E1/T1
2.048, 5 or 10 MHz
output
RNC
Synchronization distribution path
Point of availability of the synchronization
1588 transparent transport

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MPR deployment in mobile backhauling

Both for Hybrid and Packet working modes, the Clock can be received at hand-off or delivered at the
cell site. Synch-Eth, E1, PDH, SDH and BITS clock modes are available.
9500 MPR has an embedded reference clock which is distributed to each board of the network
element. Such clock is generated in the Clock Reference Unit (CRU) of the core card (controller).

Clock source selection and distribution

The availability of the Clock in the Network represents the most common scenario, characterized by
a time source available at the ingress of the microwave backhauling network, derived from the
primary reference clock.
PDH card PDH card
ASAP card ASAP card
Radio card Radio card
Core card Core card
E1/T1
CRU CRU
Clock
selector
Clock
selector
G813
quality
ATM/IMA
E1/T1
Symbol rate
Synch- Eth
Synch-Out
PDH card PDH card
ASAP card ASAP card
Radio card Radio card
Core card Core card
E1/T1
ATM/IMA
E1/T1
Symbol rate
Synch- Eth
Synch-Out
Stratum 3
oscillator
Distributed
reference
clock
SDH/Sonet
card
SDH/Sonet
card
STM-1/OC-3
SDH/Sonet
card
SDH/Sonet
card
STM-1/OC-3

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PRC
Service node
with master clock
Microwave
tail
Microwave
hub
Microwave
hand-off
Cell
site
Aggregation
network
Sync-Eth
T1/E1
BITS
1588
Aggregation
network
L1 synch L1 synch Sync-Eth
T1/E1
BITS
Network
clock
frequency
Network
clock
phase
Service
clock
Sync-Eth
SDH
DCR

Network Clock Available
Synchronization (frequency) is delivered to the cell site using any of the options available on MPR,
depending on the operators need. Worth repeating ingress and egress methods can be mixed (i.e.
Synch-Eth at the ingress, E1/T1 at the egress) via a simple configuration.

12 Ethernet Features

12.1 MAC Switching embedded Level 2 Ethernet
The switch is capable to evaluate the destination address of each frame received and to transmit the
individual frames to the correct egress port according to information contained in a database
"address resolution table" and associated to destination address. If the switch does not know on
which port to forward the frame (destination address is not present in "address resolution table"), it
sends the packet on all ports (flooding). The switch performs half transparent bridge functionality
that is to filter the frames which destination is on the segment (port) where it was received.
12.2 Level-2 Addressing

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The address management function is performed in the switch through the address table (Level-2
Table) that can manage up to 16384 entries in MSS-4/8, 8192 entries in MSS-1c. This means that the
maximum number of MAC addresses supported is 16384 for MSS-4/8 and 8192 with MSS-1c.
New entries are automatically learned when packet is received on port.
These entries can be created or updated by the Equipment.
The aging process periodically removes dynamically learned addresses from the "address resolution
table".
Learning is based on Source MAC Address and VLAN ID.
It is possible to combine this function with the static configuration of the registration entries. For any
valid incoming packet, the Source MAC Address is associated to the VLAN ID (directly from the packet
or through VLAN Tables) and used to search the proper tables.
If a match is not found, the new address is learned and associated with the ingress port of the
packet. If a match is found, no further action is taken for learning.
The Destination MAC Address along with the VLAN ID is used as a search key for the packets output
port.
If a match is found then the packet is switched out on the matched port, otherwise, if the match is
not found, then a Destination Lookup Failure (DLF) occurs and the packet is switched out on all ports
that are members of the VLAN, except that one which has received the packet in ingress.
12.3 Flooding
If the switch does not know on which port to forward the frame (destination address is not present in
"address resolution table"), it sends the packet on all ports (flooding). By default the flooding is
enabled on all ports and doesnt require any CT/NMS setting. Nevertheless using the cross
connections capability is possible to restrict the flooding only on some ports.
12.4 Half bridge functionality
The switch performs half transparent bridge functionality (address learning to filter the frames which
destination is on the segment where it was generated).
12.5 Summary of Ethernet Features Supported

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12.5.1 IEEE 802.3x Flow control

In case of incoming Ethernet traffic leading to exhaustion of buffers on input queues, PAUSE frames
are transmitted from the switch to remote peer in order to slow down the traffic (if the peer
supports flow control).
In the other direction, when the switch receives a pause frame on a specific port from peer
equipment, the switch stops the packet transmission on that port until receives again a pause frame
with resume transmission command.
Flow control to be fully effective (no packets lost inside the network) requires that all devices in the
end-to-end path support flow control.
The flow control function is supported only when the capability is full duplex.
The flow control setting on the switch ports linked to user Ethernet ports must be consistent with the
setting on the user ports.
Flow control is supported on MSS-1c, on 1 port, in full duplex asymmetric Tx mode, meaning that the
switch will be able to transmit PAUSE frames, but will ignore received PAUSE frames.
Flow control is not supported on MPR-e.
12.5.2 Asymmetric Flow control

This features on switch port based, allows of enable the pause frame only in transmission or receiver
side.
In the first case the switch can generate pause frame toward peer but is not able to stop
transmission traffic when receives a pause from peer.
In the second case, asymmetric receive flow control enabled, the switch when receives a pause
frame stops the transmission but is not able to transmit pause frame toward the peer.
The asymmetric flow control setting on the switch ports linked to user Ethernet ports must be
consistent with the setting on the user ports.
12.5.3 802.1Q VLAN management

Deleted: will be supported on MSS-1c
in future release. And

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The port-based VLAN feature allows of partition the switch ports into virtual private domains.
According to the type of site configuration and cross-connections setting this feature is properly
managed by the software. For example, if all traffic from one Ethernet port must be forwarded only
in one radio direction is good to enable the traffic exchange only between these ports.
The IEEE 802.1Q tag VLAN feature can be enabled including between the other the stripping or
adding of the TAG and VLAN lookups in addition to MAC lookups (this feature between the other can
be useful for re-route TMN traffic to the controller).
The IEEE 802.1Q tag VLAN feature can be enabled or disabled (be transparent for the VLAN) including
between the other the stripping or adding of the TAG and VLAN lookups in addition to MAC lookups
(this feature can be useful to logically break a physical LAN into a few smaller logical LAN and to
prevent data to flow between the sub-LAN), dropping NON-VLAN Frames.
12.5.4 Link Aggregation (IEEE 802.3ad)

Link Aggregation allows one or more physical links to be aggregated together to form a Link
Aggregation Group, such that a MAC Client (CES, VLAN Management, etc.) can treat the Link
Aggregation Group as if it is a single link.
Link Aggregation provides the following:
Increased bandwidth: The capacity of multiple links is combined into one logical link
Link protection: The failure or replacement of a single link within a Link Aggregation Group
does not cause failure from the perspective of a MAC Client.
Load sharing: MAC Client traffic may be distributed across multiple links.
Automatic configuration: Link Aggregation Groups are automatically configured and
individual links are automatically allocated to those groups relying on the Link Aggregation
Protocol.
Static configuration: Link Aggregation Groups are statically configured by the operator.
Link aggregation is not currently supported on MSS-1c.
12.6 Ethernet OAM (IEEE 802.3ag)

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Ethernet OAM is a set of procedures for maintenance and troubleshooting of point-to-point and
multi-point Ethernet Virtual Connections that span one or more links. It is end-to-end within an
Ethernet network. The following figure shows a network comprising of multiple domains within the
metro network.
Customer domain
Provider domain
Operator 1
domain
Operator 2
domain
Customer domain
Provider domain
Operator 1
domain
Operator 2
domain

The customer subscribes to the services of a provider, who in turn subscribes to the services of two
operators. Every domain has its own NMS. There are two planes. Vertical plane in red shows the
OAM entities across different domains. Horizontal plane in blue has various OAM entities (MEPs
and MIPs) within a domain. The following figures show the cross-section across the vertical OAM
plane and the horizontal OAM plane respectively. The vertical plane figure shows a single monitored
path for each administrative domain; the horizontal plane figure shows two monitored paths for the
same administrative domain.
Levels
-
+
Customer
Equipment
Customer
Equipment
Operator A
Bridges
Operator B
Bridges
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
ETH
Maintenance End Point
Maintenance Intermediate Point
Customer Level
Provider Level
Operator Level
ETH Section or
SRV
Server Layer
MEP
MIP

Vertical plane cross-section

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MIP1 MI P2 MI P3
MI P4 MI P5 MIP6
MIP7 MIP8
MI P9
MIP10
MI P11
MIP12
MEP1
MEP2
MEP3
MEP4
Bridge
Port
MIP
MEP

Horizontal plane cross-section

Ethernet OAM provides the following tools:

Ethernet OAM will be supported on MSS-1c in future release.
12.7 Ethernet Ring Protection (ITU-T G.8032v2)

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ERP allows a simple, Carrier Grade and reliable packet protection in ring topologies. It is applicable to
Full Microwave Rings only.
ITU-T G.8032v2 ERP filled the gap in Carrier grade Ring protection schema. (x)STP in fact has been
developed for LAN environments and it is not employed anymore in new network deployments for
its lack of determinism (depending on the position of root bridge) and scalability (BPDU needs to be
processed in each node, MSTP is complex to operate, Per-VLAN STP is not standardized and scalable)
in Carrier networks.

With reference to the following network scenario:

the following specifications apply:
The ring is implemented by east and west facing radio directions
Traffic can follow on both ring directions: Clockwise direction & Counter-clockwise direction
Protection is triggered by physical criteria (no protocol intervention)
Protection is based on R-APS messages sent on both sides of the ring by the nodes detecting the
failure. Traffic is redirected by each node of the ring locally, ensuring parallel processing to speed up
protection time.
G.8032v2 algorithm operates on VLAN, regardless the type of traffic transported: TDM (TDM2TDM
and TDM2ETH) and Eth (Multiple CoS and services) traffic types can be protected
Traffic flows (any type/priority) can be allocated on both ring directions to exploit the maximum ring
bandwidth in normal conditions for best effort traffic and to limit packet delay when traffic enters
from different points of the ring.
Ring protection supports only the ODU300 and the 1+0 unprotected configuration
G.8032v2 is supported on both MSS-8 and MSS-4
Synchronization is managed through SSM messages (Synchronous Ethernet).
In the following picture two instances of G.8032v2 ERP are used in the ring.
On each instance multiple VLAN can be mapped. Instances can be configured to block VLAN on
different nodes/ports of the ring, effectively allowing traffic to flow on different directions according
to the VLAN they are mapped in.

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The remaining variants of the ring protection (MPT, Radio LAG, Fiber, etc.) will be supported in the
next release .
12.8 Other features

Port Segregation: all traffic received/transmitted from one user Ethernet port or radio
direction can not be exchanged with specific user Ethernet ports/radio directions
Per flow policer: ingress rate limiter per VLAN, dropping the traffic exceeding a given CIR
value
Broadcast storm control: ingress rate limiter on broadcast traffic
Multicast storm control: ingress rate limiter on multicast traffic

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MAC address access control list: only packet with SA inside a given list are transmitted
towards the radio
These features are not supported by MPR-e.
12.8.1 Stacked VLAN (Q-in-Q): 802.1ad
The switch supports double tagging according to 802.1ad, in particular:
adding a service VLAN on the ingress traffic
pbits value of service VLAN is a)user configurable b)same value of customer VLAN.
The EtherTypes supported are:
EtherType 0x8100
EtherType 0x9100
EtherType 0x88A8
This feature is not supported by MPR-e.
12.8.2 VLAN swap
Every incoming frames on a given user having VLANID xxx is remarked with VLANID yyy without
changing the priority (.1p bits).
This feature is not supported by MSS-1c and MPR-e
12.9 Ethernet QoS
The Ethernet switch provides a Quality of Service mechanism to control all streams. If by CT/NMS the
QoS is disabled all traffic inside the switch has the same priority, this means that for each switch port
there is only one queue (FIFO) therefore the first packet that arrives is the first that is transmitted.
12.9.1 Traffic priority
In the switch the QoS assigns the priority for each packet according to information in:
Port-based: the same priority is assigned to each frame arriving at the given ingress port;
IEEE std 802.1p: the packet is examined for the presence of a valid 802.1P user-priority Tag. If the
tag is present the correspondent priority is assigned to the packet;

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MAC based: the MAC destination address and VLAN ID are used to determine the priority for
each packet;
DiffServ: each packet is classified based on DSCP field in the IP header to determine the priority;
By CT/NMS the priority can be chosen between 802.1p or DiffServ for each Network Element.
12.9.2 IEEE 802.1P QoS configuration
When 802.1p QoS mechanism is adopted the reference is the standard "IEEE 802.1D-2004 Annex G.
User priorities and traffic classes that defines 7 traffic types and the corresponding user priority
values.
By CT/NMS is possible to configure the mapping 802.1p value to queue inside the switch (except for
MSS-1c).
When an incoming packet is not 802.1p it is assigned to the lowest priority queue.

12.9.3 DiffServ QoS configuration
When DiffServ QoS mechanism is adopted the classification uses the DS field of the IP packet header.
By CT/NMS is possible to configure the mapping DS field value to queue inside the switch (except for
MSS-1c). When an incoming packet has not DiffServ valid value it is assigned to the lowest priority
queue. IPv6 TOS classification is supported as well.
12.9.4 Congestion management
In case of traffic congestion is possible to choose between Random Early Detection (RED) or tail drop
algorithm before the congestion becomes excessive.
12.9.5 Quality of Service

Quality of service of CORE card: The Quality of Service feature of the Ethernet switch provides eight
internal queues for each port to support eight different class of service (COS). For each egress port
according to the method of QoS classification configured in the switch, the packets are assigned to
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High priority traffic is served starting from Queue 8 to 6, while the remaining five queues are shared
by all generic Ethernet flows according the default and fixed classification mechanism configured by
CT/NMS.

In MSS-1c, classification services is slightly different to stick with specific requirements of the tail.
L2 switch in MSS-1c provides 4 internal queues per port
All TDM flows are assigned to highest egress priority queue (Q4)
Ethernet flows are assigned based on 802.1p or Diffserv information.

For MPR-e , the 3 first queues are dedicated to TDM2TDM, TDM2ETH and TMN traffic. TDM2TDM
and TDM2ETH traffic management will be supported in future release.
5 next queues are dedicated to Ethernet traffic.
For MPR-e, the Ethernet queues can be configured in HQP (starting from queue#5) in strict priority
algorithm to guaranty real time transport such as VoIP
Classification
VLAN&MAC
VLAN&MAC
VLAN&MAC
1p/Diffserv
Scheduler
type
Service
type
MPR QoS
HPQ
TDM
TDM2ETH
TMN
#8
#7
#6
ETHERNET
ETHERNET
ETHERNET
ETHERNET
ETHERNET
1p/Diffserv
1p/Diffserv
1p/Diffserv
1p/Diffserv #1
#5
#4
#3
#2
HPQ
/DWRR

#3
#2 DWRR
MPR QoS
HPQ TDM #4
ETHERNET
ETHERNET
ETHERNET
Scheduler
type
Service type
#1

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Two types of scheduler algorithms are possible:
Deficit Weighted Round Robin (DWRR); the weights determine the number of blocks (not the
number of packets) that each queue can send at each algorithm round.
Strict Priority (SP) or High Queue Preempt (HQP); guarantee that when the queue with higher
priority is not empty, it is immediately served. The primary purpose of the strict priority
scheduler is to provide lower latency service to the higher CoS classes of traffic.

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13 ODU 300 Technical Description

The ODU 300 supports capacities from 4xE1 to 150xE1 (9 to 435 Mbps) and modulation rates QPSK,
16QAM, 32QAM, 64 QAM, 128 QAM and 256 QAM without hardware change.
The ODU will support also the new modem profile that will be implemented in next releases. So it
makes full capacity migration possible without the need to climb towers.
ODU V2 is available for all licensed frequency bands from 6 to 38 GHz and is for use with the MSS.

ODU in configuration 1+0

ODU V2 connects to the MSS via a single 50 coaxial cable, which carries transmit and receive IF
signals, telemetry overheads, internal controls and ODU DC power.

13.1 ODU Capacities

7 MHz

Ethernet throughput [Mbit/s]
Modulation
Minimum Required
RTU
Number of
supported E1s
Min Max
4QAM RTU 40 4 9.4 12
16QAM RTU 40 8 20 26
64QAM

RTU 40 13 30 40
Note: Ethernet throughput depends on average packet size.

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14 MHz

Modulation
Minimum Required
RTU
Number of
supported E1s
Min Max
4QAM RTU 40 8 20 26
16QAM RTU 40 18 41 54
64QAM

RTU 60 27 62 81
28 MHz

Modulation
Minimum Required
RTU
Number of
supported E1s
Min Max
4QAM RTU 40 18 41 54
16QAM RTU 80 37 83 109
32QAM RTU 100 48 106 139
64QAM RTU 130 56 125 164
128QAM RTU 150 68 150 197
256QAM

RTU 175 77 170 223
56 MHz

Modulation
Minimum Required
RTU
Number of
supported E1s
Min Max
16QAM RTU 150 72 159 209
128QAM RTU 300 136 301 395
256QAM

RTU 350 150 332 435

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13.2 ODU300 RF specifications

All specifications are referenced to the ODU antenna flange, and are typical values unless otherwise
stated, and are subject to change without notice. For Guaranteed values (over time and operational
range) subtract 2 dB from Power Output, add 2 dB to Threshold values, and subtract 4 dB from
System Gain values.
Transmit power, nominal [dBm]

Modulation 6-8 GHz 10 GHz 11 GHz 13 GHz 15 GHz
4QAM 28.5 26.0 24.0 22.0
22.0
16QAM 26.5 24.0 22.0 21.0
20.0
32QAM 26.0 23.5 21.5 20.5
19.5
64QAM 25.5 23.0 21.0 20.0
19.0
128QAM 24.5 22.0 20.0 19.0
18.0
256QAM

22.5 20.0 18.0 17.0
16.0

4QAM
19.5
15.5 15.0
18.0 17.5
16QAM
17.5
13.5 13.0
16.0 15.5
32QAM
17.0
13.0 12.5
15.5 15.0
64QAM
16.5
12.5 12.0
15.0 14.5
128QAM
15.5
11.5 11.0
14.0 13.5
256QAM

13.5
9.5 9.0
12.0 11.5

Note: 10GHz Power Output and System Gain specifications are reduced by 1.5dB, 1.5dB and 3dB
respectively for 91MHzT-R option.

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Receiver threshold at 10
-6
BER (RSL): 6-15 GHz [dBm]

4QAM
-92.5 -92.0 -92.0 -92.0 -92.0
16QAM
-85.5 -85.0 -85.5 -85.5 -85.0
64QAM
7 MHz
-79.5 -79.0 -79.5 -79.5 -79.0
4QAM
-89.5 -89.0 -89.5 -89.5 -89.0
16QAM
-83.5 -83.0 -83.0 -83.0 -82.5
64QAM

14 MHz
-77.0 -76.5 -76.5 -76.5 -76.5
4QAM

-87.0 -86.5 -87.0 -87.0 -86.5
16QAM
-81.0 -80.5 -80.5 -80.5 -80.0
32QAM
-77.5 -77.0 -77.0 -77.0 -76.5
64QAM
-74.0 -73.5 -73.5 -73.5 -73.0
128QAM
-71.5 -71.0 -71.0 -71.0 -70.5
256QAM
28 MHz
-68.5 -680 -68.0 -68.0 -67.5
16QAM
-78.5 -78.0 -78.0 -78.0 -77.5
128QAM
-67.0 -66.5 -66.5 -66.5 -66.0
256QAM
56 MHz
-64.0 -63.5 -63.5 -63.5 -63.0

Note: RSL values are typical.
Note: Values for BER=10
-3
are improved by 1 dB.

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Receiver threshold at 10
-6
BER (RSL): 18-38 GHz [dBm]

18 GHz 23 GHz 26 GHz 28 GHz 32 GHz 38 GHz
4QAM
-91.5 -91.0 -91.0 -91.0 -91.0 -90.5
16QAM
-85.0 -84.5 -83.5 -84.0 -83.5 -83.0
64QAM
7 MHz
-79.0 -79.5 -78.5 -78.5 -78.0 -77.5
4QAM
-89.0 -88.5 -87.5 -88.0 -87.5 -87.0
16QAM
-82.5 -81.5 -80.5 -80.5 -80.5 -79.5
64QAM

14 MHz
-76.0 -75.5 -74.5 -74.5 -74.0 -73.5
4QAM

-86.5 -85.5 -84.5 -85.0 -84.5 -84.0
16QAM
-80.0 -79.0 -78.0 -78.0 -77.5 -77.0
32QAM
-76.5 -75.5 -74.5 -74.5 -74.0 -73.5
64QAM
-73.0 -72.5 -71.5 -71.5 -71.0 -70.5
128QAM
-70.5 -69.0 -67.0 -67.0 -66.5 -66.0
256QAM
28 MHz
-67.5 -66.0 -64.0 -64.0 -63.5 -63.0
16QAM
-77.5 -76.5 -75.5 -75.5 -75.0 -74.5
128QAM
-66.0 -64.5 -63.0 -62.5 -62.0 -61.5
256QAM
56 MHz
-63.0 -61.5 -60.0 -59.5 -59.0 -58.5

-3

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System Gain at 10
-6
BER (RSL): 6-15 GHz

4QAM
121,0 dB 118,0 dB 116,0 dB 115,0 dB 114,0 dB
16QAM
112,0 dB 109,0 dB 107,5 dB 106,5 dB 105,0 dB
64QAM
7 MHz
105,0 dB 102,0 dB 100,5 dB 99,5 dB 98,0 dB
4QAM
118,0 dB 115,0 dB 113,5 dB 112,5 dB 111,0 dB
16QAM
110,0 dB 107,0 dB 105,0 dB 104,0 dB 102,5 dB
64QAM

14 MHz
102,5 dB 99,5 dB 97,5 dB 96,5 dB 95,5 dB
4QAM

115,5 dB 112,5 dB 111,0 dB 110,0 dB 108,5 dB
16QAM
107,5 dB 104,5 dB 102,5 dB 101,5 dB 100,0 dB
32QAM
103,5 dB 100,5 dB 98,5 dB 97,5 dB 96,0 dB
64QAM
99,5 dB 96,5 dB 94,5 dB 93,5 dB 92,0 dB
128QAM
96,0 dB 93,0 dB 91,0 dB 90,0 dB 88,5 dB
256QAM
28 MHz
91,0 dB 88,0 dB 86,0 dB 85,0 dB 83,5 dB
16QAM
105,0 dB 102,0 dB 100,0 dB 99,0 dB 97,5 dB
128QAM
91,5 dB 88,5 dB 86,5 dB 85,5 dB 84,0 dB
256QAM
56 MHz
86,5 dB 83,5 dB 81,5 dB 80,5 dB 79 dB

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System Gain at 10
-6
BER (RSL): 18-38 GHz

18 GHz 23 GHz 26 GHz 28 GHz 32 GHz 38 GHz
4QAM
111,0 dB 110,5 dB 106,5 dB 106,0 dB 109,0 dB 108,0 dB
16QAM
102,5 dB 102,0 dB 97,0 dB 97,0 dB 99,5 dB 98,5 dB
64QAM
7 MHz
95,5 dB 96,0 dB 91,0 dB 90,5 dB 93,0 dB 92,0 dB
4QAM
108,5 dB 108,0 dB 103,0 dB 103,0 dB 105,5 dB 104,5 dB
16QAM
100,0 dB 99,0 dB 94,0 dB 93,5 dB 96,5 dB 95,0 dB
64QAM

14 MHz
92,5 dB 92,0 dB 87,0 dB 86,5 dB 89,0 dB 88,0 dB
4QAM

106,0 dB 105,0 dB 100,0 dB 100,0 dB 102,5 dB 101,5 dB
16QAM
97,5 dB 96,5 dB 91,5 dB 91,0 dB 93,5 dB 92,5 dB
32QAM
93,5 dB 92,5 dB 87,5 dB 87,0 dB 89,5 dB 88,5 dB
64QAM
89,5 dB 89,0 dB 84,0 dB 83,5 dB 86,0 dB 85,0 dB
128QAM
86,0 dB 84,5 dB 78,5 dB 78,0 dB 80,5 dB 79,5 dB
256QAM
28 MHz
81,0 dB 79,5 dB 73,5 dB 73,0 dB 75,5 dB 74,5 dB
16QAM
95,0 dB 94,0 dB 89,0 dB 88,5 dB 91,0 dB 90,0 dB
128QAM
81,5 dB 80,0 dB 74,5 dB 73,5 dB 76,0 dB 75,0 dB
256QAM
56 MHz
76,5 dB 75 dB 69,5 dB 68,5 dB 71 dB 70 dB

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Radio Frequency Specifications

Specification Frequency Range (GHz) Max. Tuning Range (MHz)
Tx-Rx spacings
supported (MHz)
L6 GHz 5.925 - 6.425 56 252.04
U6 GHz 6.425 - 7.11 56 340
7 GHz 7.125 - 7.9 56 154, 161, 168, 196, 245
8 GHz 7.725 - 8.5 140
119, 126, 151.164, 195,
208, 266, 305.56, 310,
311.32
10 GHz 10.0 - 10.68 165 91, 230, 143.5, 350
11 GHz 10.7 - 11.7 165 490, 530
13 GHz 12.75 - 13.25 84 266
15 GHz 14.4 - 15.35 245
315, 420, 475, 490, 644,
728
18 GHz 17.7 - 19.7 380
340, 1008, 1010, 1092.5,
1120, 1560
23 GHz 21.2 - 23.632 370 600, 1008, 1200, 1232
26 GHz 24.52 - 26.483 360 1008
28 GHz 27.5 - 29.5 360 1008
32 GHz 31.8 - 33.4 370 812
38 GHz 37.0 - 39.46 340 1260
Note: Max. Tuning Range is dependent upon Tx-Rx spacing.

Antenna Interface

Frequency Waveguide Type Flange Type Mating Flange Type
L6/U6 GHz R70 (WR137) UDR70 PDR70 or CDR70
7 GHz R84 (WR112) UDR84 PDR84 or CDR84
13 GHz R120 (WR75) UBR120 PBR120 or CDR120
15 GHz R140 (WR62) UBR140 PBR140 or CBR140
18 GHz R220 (WR42) UBR220 PBR220
23 GHz R220 (WR42) UBR220 PBR220
26 GHz R220 (WR42) UBR220 PBR220
28 GHz R320 (WR28) UBR320 PBR320
32 GHz R320 (WR28) UBR321 PBR321
38 GHz R320 (WR28) UBR320 PBR320

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Antenna Mount Losses

Balanced coupling Unbalanced Coupling
Frequency Band
Main Coupler Secondary Coupler Main Coupler Secondary Coupler
6-15 GHz 3.6 dB 3.6 dB 1.6 dB 6.6 dB
18 GHz 3.6 dB 3.6 dB 1.9 dB 6.6 dB
23 GHz 3.8 dB 3.8 dB 1.8 dB 6.8 dB
26-28 GHz 3.8 dB 3.8 dB 2.1 dB 6.8 dB
32-38 GHz 4.0 dB 4.0 dB 2.1 dB 7.0 dB

Antenna Mount Losses by Configuration (6-23 GHz)

Frequency Band
Configuration
6 - 15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz
1+0 0 0 0
1+1 HSB 1.6(6.6)+1.6(6.6) 1.9(6.6)+1.9(6.6) 1.8(6.8)+1.8(6.8)
1+1 FD CP 3.6+3.6 3.6+3.6 3.8+3.8
1+1 FD AP 0 0 0
1+1 SD HSB 0 0 0
1+1 SD
HSB CP*
3.6+3.6 3.6+3.6 3.8+3.8
1+1 HSB* 1.6(6.6)+1.6(6.6) 1.9(6.6)+1.9(6.6) 1.8(6.8)+1.8(6.8)
1+1 SD
HSB AP*
0 0 0
1+1 FD +
SD Hybrid
0 0 0
1+1 FD +
SD Hybrid*
0 0 0
1+1 FD CP* (3.6x2)+(3.6x2) (3.6x2)+(3.6x2) (3.8x2)+(3.8x2)
1+1 FD AP* 3.6+3.6 3.6+3.6 3.8+3.8
1+1 HSB CP*
[1.6(6.6)+3.6]+
[1.6(6.6)+3.6]
[1.9(6.6)+3.6]+
[1.9(6.6)+3.6]
[1.8(6.8)+3.8]+
[1.8(6.8)+3.8]
1+1 HSB AP* 1.6(6.6)+1.6(6.6) 1.9(6.6)+1.9(6.6) 1.8(6.8)+1.8(6.8)

Note: The above table considers losses for integrated antennas. In case of non-integrated antennas,
flexible waveguide losses (table on next page) are also to be considered.
*stands for double antenna.

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Antenna Mount Losses by Configuration (26-38 GHz)

Frequency Band
Configuration
26 - 28 GHz 32 - 38 GHz
1+0 0 0
1+1 HSB 2.1(6.8)+2.1(6.8) 2.1(7.0)+2.1(7.0)
1+1 FD CP 3.8+3.8 4.0+4.0
1+1 FD AP 0 0
1+1 SD HSB 0 0
1+1 SD
HSB CP*
3.8+3.8 4.0+4.0
1+1 HSB* 2.1(6.8)+2.1(6.8) 2.1(7.0)+2.1(7.0)
1+1 SD
HSB AP*
0 0
1+1 FD +
SD Hybrid
0 0
1+1 FD +
SD Hybrid*
0 0
1+1 FD CP* (3.8x2)+(3.8x2) (4.0x2)+(4.0x2)
1+1 FD AP* 3.8+3.8 4.0+4.0
1+1 HSB CP*
[2.1(6.8)+3.8]+
[2.1(6.8)+3.8]
[2.1(7.0)+4.0]+
[2.1(7.0)+4.0]
1+1 HSB AP* 2.1(6.8)+2.1(6.8) 2.1(7.0)+2.1(7.0)

flexible waveguide losses (table below) are also to be considered.

Flexible Waveguide Losses

Operating Frequency (GHz)
Waveguide Length
5,85 - 8,20 7,05 - 10 8,2 - 12,4 10 - 15,0 12,4 - 18 18 - 26,5 26,5 - 40
60 cm 0,25 dB 0,3 dB 0,4 dB 0,5 dB 0,7 dB 1 dB 1,7 dB
1 m 0,3 dB 0,4 dB 0,43 dB - 0,9 dB 1,2 dB -

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Frequency Bands

Frequency
Band (GHz)
Tx-Rx spacings
supported (MHz)
Standard
Rec.
ODU Min
(MHz)
ODU Max
(MHz)
5930 6020
6182 6272
5989 6079
6241 6331
6078 6168
L6 GHz 252.04
ITU-R F.383
CEPT 14-01E
6330 6420
6430 6590
6770 6930
6515 6675
6855 7015
6600 6760
H6 GHz 340
ITU-R F.384
CEPT 14-02
6940 7100
7124 7184
7282 7342
7170 7230
7331 7391
7208 7268
7366 7426
7549 7606
7710 7767
7598 7655
7759 7816
7633 7690
7795 7851
7247 7306
7408 7467
7299 7355
7460 7516
7333,5 7390
7494,5 7551
7424 7488
7582 7649
7480 7544
7638 7705
7512 7568
7666 7729
7114 7170
7275 7331
7298 7358
7460 7519
7125 7191
7282 7352
7209 7275
7 GHz 161 ITU-R F.385-6
7367 7436

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Frequency
Band (GHz)
Tx-Rx spacings
supported (MHz)
Standard
Rec.
ODU Min
(MHz)
ODU Max
(MHz)
7184 7240
154
ITU-R F.385-6
(Annex 1) 7338 7394
7443 7527
7611 7695
7499 7583
161 / 168
ITU-R F.385
(Annex 3H)
7667 7751
7107 7191
7303 7387
7163 7247
196
ITU-R F.385
(Annex 3L)
7359 7443
7428 7512
7673 7757
7512 7596
7757 7841
7568 7652
7 GHz
245
ITU-R F.385-7
(Annex 4)
7813 7897
7725 7859
8025 8170,5
7844 7980
311.32 / 305.56
ITU-R F.386
(Annex 1)
8145 8285,5
8204 8274,5
8355 8426
8274 8344,5
151.164 -
8425,5 8496
8279 8321
8398 8440
8307 8349
8426 8468
8335 8377
119 / 126
ITU-R F.386
(Annex 3)
8454 8496
7718 7802
195 -
7913 7997
7898 8024
8164 8286,5
8010 8136
266
ITU-R F.386
(Annex 4)
8276 8402
7905 8045
8215 8355
8045 8185
8 GHz
310 -
8355 8495

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Frequency
Band (GHz)
Tx-Rx spacings
supported (MHz)
Standard
Rec.
ODU Min
(MHz)
ODU Max
(MHz)
8050 8148
8258 8356
8099 8197
8307 8405
8148 8246
8 GHz 208 -
8356 8454
10150,5 10252
10500,5 10602
10196 10297,5
350 CEPT 12-05
10546 10647,5
10500,5 10516,3
10591,5 10607,3
10514,5 10530,3
10605,5 10621,3
10528,5 10544,3
10619,5 10635,3
10542,5 10558,3
10633,5 10649,3
10556,5 10572,3
10647,5 10663,3
10570,5 10586,3
10 GHz
91 -
10661,5 10677,3
10675 10835
11200 11345
10795 10955
11310 11465
10915 11075
11430 11585
11035 11200
11 GHz 490 / 500 / 530
ITU-R F.387-7
(Annex 1 & 2)
N.America
11550 11705
12751 12835
13017 13101
12807 12891
13073 13157
12891 12975
13157 13241
12835 12919
13 GHz 266 ITU-R F.497-6
13101 13185

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Frequency
Band (GHz)
Tx-Rx spacings
supported (MHz)
Standard
Rec.
ODU Min
(MHz)
ODU Max
(MHz)
14627 14788
14942 15103
14760 14914
315 Mexico
15075 15229
14501 14648
14921 15068
14641 14788
15061 15208
14781 14928
420
ITU-R F.497,
F.636-3
15201 15348
14403 14634
14893 15124
14627 14873
475 / 490 ITU-R F.636-3
15117 15348
14501 14697
15145 15348
14500 14714,5
644 / 728 CEPT 12-07
15136,5 15350
14500 14660
15 GHz
475 ITU-R F.636-3
14975 15135
17700 18140
1560 N. America & Brazil
19260 19700
18580 18660
18920 19000
18660 18740
19000 19080
18740 18820
340 -
19080 19160
17700 18060
18710 19070
17905 18275
18920 19290
18110 18490
19130 19510
18330 18690
18 GHz
1008 / 1010 /
1092.5 / 1120
ITU-R F.595
CEPT 12-03
19340 19700
21200 21570
22400 22770
21475 21845
22675 23045
21750 22120
22950 23320
22030 22400
23 GHz 1200 / 1232
ITU-R F.637-3
(Annex 1 & 3)
23230 23600

Frequency
Band (GHz)
Tx-Rx spacings
supported (MHz)
Standard
Rec.
ODU Min
(MHz)
ODU Max
(MHz)

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21952 22312
22960 23320
22232 22592
23240 23600
22002 22337
1008
ITU-R F.637-3
(Annex 3)
23010 23345
22140 22380
23 GHz
600 Japan FWA Band
22740 22980
24549 24909
25557 25917
24817 25177
25825 26185
25085 25445
26 GHz 1008
ITU-R F.748
(Annex 1)
26093 26453
27500 27870
28508 28878
27820 28190
28828 29198
28140 28510
28 GHz 1008
ITU-R F.748
(Annex 2)
CEPT 13-02
29148 29518
31800 32050
32612 32862
31978 32228
32790 33040
32340 32590
33152 33402
32151 32401
32 GHz 812
ITU-R F.1520
CEPT ERC(01)
32963 33213
37028 37368
38288 38628
37308 37648
38568 38908
37588 37928
38848 39188
37868 38208
39128 39468
37251 37526
38511 38786
37058 37478
38 GHz 1260
ITU-R F.749
(Annex 1)
CEPT 12-02
38318 38738

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14 MPT Technical description

The MPT supports capacities from 2xE1 to 160xE1 (6 to 553 Mbps) and modulation rates QPSK, 8PSK,
16QAM, 32QAM, 64 QAM, 128 QAM and 256 QAM without hardware change. All channelization
from 3.5 MHz1 up to 56 MHz can also be used in the same platform.
MPT is available for all licensed frequency bands from 6 to 38 GHz.
Baseband signal coming from MSS is transported to MPT through optical and electrical connectivity.
In case of electrical connectivity, a single CAT5 cable connects an MPT to the MSS, which carries
transmit and receive baseband signals, telemetry overheads, internal controls and MPT DC power.
In case of optical connectivity, two cables connect an MPT to the MSS: one cable is a 50 ohm coaxial
cable to send the -48 V power supply to the MPT; the second cable is an Ethernet optical cable that
carries transmit and receive baseband signals, telemetry overheads and internal controls.

Due to the capability of MPT to support stand-alone configurations, 1+1 protection requires the
exchange of RPS data through a dedicated cable connecting the coupled MPTs. This cable is
mandatory for 56MHz channel spacing in FD/SD configurations.

14.1 MPT Capacities
Please refer to 9500MPR ETSI Technical summary spreadsheet

14.2 MPT RF specifications

Please refer to 9500MPR ETSI Technical summary spreadsheet.

1
3,5MHz supported from Release 2.1

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MPT Radio Frequency Specifications

Specification Frequency Range (GHz) Max. Tuning Range (MHz)
Tx-Rx spacings
supported (MHz)
L6 GHz 5.925 - 6.425 252.04
U6 GHz 6.425 - 7.11 340
7 GHz 7.125 - 7.9 154, 161, 168, 196, 245
8 GHz 7.725 - 8.5
119, 126, 151.164, 208,
213.5, 266, 294, 305.56,
311.32
11 GHz 10.7 - 11.7 490, 500, 530
13 GHz 12.75 - 13.25 266
15 GHz 14.4 - 15.35
308, 315, 322, 420, 490,
644, 728
18 GHz 17.7 - 19.7 340, 1008, 1010, 1560
23 GHz 21.2 - 23.632 1008, 1050, 1200, 1232
26 GHz 24.52 - 26.483 1008
38 GHz 37.0 - 39.46 1260
Note: Max. Tuning Range is dependent upon Tx-Rx spacing.

MPT Antenna Interface

Frequency Waveguide Type Flange Type Mating Flange Type
L6/U6 GHz R70 (WR137) PDR70 UDR70
7 GHz R84 (WR112) UBR84 PBR84
8 GHz R84 (WR112) UBR84 PBR84
11 GHz R100 (WR90) UBR100 PBR100
13 GHz R120 (WR75) UBR120 PBR120
15 GHz R140 (WR62) UBR140 PBR140
18 GHz R220 (WR42) UBR220 PBR220
23 GHz R220 (WR42) UBR220 PBR220
26 GHz R220 (WR42) UBR220 PBR220
38 GHz R320 (WR28) UBR320 PBR320

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MPT Antenna Mount Losses

Balanced coupling Unbalanced Coupling
Frequency Band
Main Coupler Secondary Coupler Main Coupler Secondary Coupler
6-15 GHz 3 dB 3 dB 1 dB 10 dB
18 GHz 3 dB 3 dB 1 dB 10 dB

MPT Antenna Mount Losses by Configuration (6-23 GHz)

Frequency Band
Configuration
6 - 15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz
1+0 0 0 0
1+1 HSB 1(10)+1(10) 1(10)+1(10) 1(10)+1(10)
1+1 FD CP 3+3 3+3 3+3
1+1 FD AP 0 0 0
1+1 SD HSB 0 0 0
1+1 SD
HSB CP*
3+3 3+3 3+3
1+1 HSB* 1(10)+1(10) 1(10)+1(10) 1(10)+1(10)
1+1 SD
HSB AP*
0 0 0
1+1 FD +
SD Hybrid
0 0 0
1+1 FD +
SD Hybrid*
0 0 0
1+1 FD CP* (3x2)+(3x2) (3x2)+(3x2) (3x2)+(3x2)
1+1 FD AP* 3+3 3+3 3+3
1+1 HSB CP*
[1(10)+3]+
[1(10)+3]
[1(10)+3]+
[1(10)+3]
[1(10)+3]+
[1(10)+3]
1+1 HSB AP* 1(10)+1(10) 1(10)+1(10) 1(10)+1(10)

flexible waveguide losses (table on next page) are also to be considered.

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MPT Antenna Mount Losses by Configuration (26-38 GHz)

Frequency Band
Configuration
26 GHz 38 GHz
1+0 0 0
1+1 HSB 1(10)+1(10) 1(10)+1(10)
1+1 FD CP 3+3 3+3
1+1 FD AP 0 0
1+1 SD HSB 0 0
1+1 SD
HSB CP*
3+3 3+3
1+1 HSB* 1(10)+1(10) 1(10)+1(10)
1+1 SD
HSB AP*
0 0
1+1 FD +
SD Hybrid
0 0
1+1 FD +
SD Hybrid*
0 0
1+1 FD CP* (3x2)+(3x2) (3x2)+(3x2)
1+1 FD AP* 3+3 3+3
1+1 HSB CP*
[1(10)+3]+
[1(10)+3]
[1(10)+3]+
[1(10)+3]
1+1 HSB AP* 1(10)+1(10) 1(10)+1(10)

flexible waveguide losses (table below) are also to be considered.

MPT Flexible Waveguide Losses

Operating Frequency (GHz)
Waveguide Length
5,85 - 8,20 7,05 - 10 8,2 - 12,4 10 - 15,0 12,4 - 18 18 - 26,5 26,5 - 40
60 cm 0,25 dB 0,3 dB 0,4 dB 0,5 dB 0,7 dB 1 dB 1,7 dB
1 m 0,3 dB 0,4 dB 0,43 dB - 0,9 dB 1,2 dB -

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MPT Frequency Bands

Frequency
Band (GHz)
Tx-Rx spacings
supported (MHz)
Standard
Rec.
ODU Min
(Mhz)
ODU Max
(Mhz)
5930 6049
6182 6302
6048 6168
L6 Ghz 252.04
ITU-R F.383
CEPT 14-01E
6301 6420
6540 6610
6710 6780
6590 6660
6750 6820
6640 6710
160 -
6800 6870
6420 6600
6760 6940
6565 6720
6905 7060
6595 6775
U6 GHz
340
ITU-R F.384
CEPT 14-02
6935 7115
7125 7195
7286 7356
7195 7265
7356 7426
7250 7320
7411 7481
7320 7390
7481 7551
7275 7345
7436 7506
7345 7415
7506 7576
7425 7495
7586 7656
7495 7565
7656 7726
7549,5 7620
7710,5 7781
7620 7690
7781 7851
7575 7645
7736 7806
7645 7715
7 GHz 161
ITU-R F.385-
6
7806 7876

90
Frequency
Band (GHz)
Tx-Rx spacings
supported (MHz)
Standard
Rec.
ODU Min
(Mhz)
ODU Max
(Mhz)
7107 7191
7303 7387
7163 7247
7 GHz 196 -
7359 7443
7428 7512
7582 7666
7484 7568
7638 7722
7442 7526
7596 7680
7498 7583
7652 7743
7107 7163
154
ITU-R
F.385-6
(Annex 1)
7261 7317
7443 7527
7611 7695
7499 7583
7667 7751
7187 7243
168 -
7355 7411
7414 7498
7596 7680
7470 7554
182 -
7652 7736
7428 7540
7673 7785
7540 7652
7 GHz
245
ITU-R
F.385-7
(Annex 4)
7785 7897
7732.875 7851.475
8044.195 8162.795
7851.475 7970.075
311.32 / 305.56
ITU-R F.386
(Annex 1)
8157.405 8281.395
8204.217 8274.189
8355.831 8425.803
8274.189 8344.161
151.164 -
8425,5 8496
8283 8328
8405 8451
8325 8370
8 GHz
119 / 126
ITU-R F.386
(Annex 3)
8447 8493

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Frequency
Band (GHz)
Tx-Rx spacings
supported (MHz)
Standard
Rec.
ODU Min
(Mhz)
ODU Max
(Mhz)
8064 8162
8272 8370
8148 8246
208 -
8356 8454
8035 8046
213,5 -
8248 8259,0
7905 8024
8171 8290,0
8017 8136
8 GHz
266
ITU-R F.386
(Annex 4)
8283 8402
10695 10955
11205 11485
10935 11205
11 GHz 490 / 500 / 530
ITU-R
F.387-7
(Annex 1&2)
N.America
11445 11705
12750 12865
13016 13131
12861 12980
13 GHz 266
ITU-R F.497-
6
13127 13246
14630 14766
14945 15081
14759 14899
308 / 315 /322 Mexico
15074 15215
14500 14724
14920 15144
14710 14941
420 / 475
ITU-R F.497,
F.636-3
15130 15361
14400 14635
14890 15125
14625 14860
490
ITU-R
F.636-3
15115 15350
14500 14700
15 GHz
644 / 728 CEPT 12-07
15144 15348

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Frequency
Band (GHz)
Tx-Rx spacings
supported (MHz)
Standard
Rec.
ODU Min
(Mhz)
ODU Max
(Mhz)
17700 18140
1560
N. America
& Brazil 19260 19700
18581 18700
18920 19040
18701 18820
340 -
19040 19160
17700 18201
18710 19211
18180 18690
18 GHz
1008 / 1010
ITU-R
F.595-4
19190 19700
21198 21819
22400 23019
21781 22400
1050/ 1200 / 1232
ITU-R F.637-
3 (Annex 1)
ITU-R F.637-
2 (Annex 5)
22981 23600
22000 22315
23008 23323
22300 22600
23 GHz
1008
ITU-R F.637-
3 (Annex 3)
23308 23608
24540 24997
25548 26005
24994 25448
26 GHz 1008
ITU-R F.748
(Annex 1)
26002 26456
37050 37620
38310 38880
37619 38180
1260
ITU-R F.749
(Annex 1)
CEPT 12-02
38879 39440
38600 38950
39300 39650
38950 39300
38 GHz
700 -
39650 40000

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15 Radio Configurations

The following configurations are available for each radio path.

1+0
In this configuration the radio chain consists of:

One Radio Outdoor Unit ( ODU 300 or MPT)
One Antenna
One Modem card or MPT Access Card

1+1
In this configuration the radio chain consists of:

Two Radio Outdoor Units ( ODU 300 or MPT)
One or two antennas
Two Modem cards or two MPT Access Cards2

Following options are available for protected configuration:
Hot Stand-by (with or w/o coupler)
Frequency Diversity
Polarization Diversity

1+1 Hot Standby

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A single MPT Access Card will manage 1+1 configurations in next releases
(1+0)
ODU 300/MPT
Modem/AWY/ MPT
Access Card

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This method offers protection against HW failures providing two independent TX/RX chains. In
(1+1)HSby one transmitter is working, while the other one is in stand-by; both receivers are active
and the best ODU source is selected.
In case of 1+1 Hot Stand-by on single antenna, both Radio Units are connected to a coupler, balanced
or un-balanced. Either remote or separate mounting is available.

Alternatively, in case of 1+1 Hot Stand-by Space Diversity, each Radio Unit is connected to an
individual antenna.

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(1+1)Hsby On Double Antennas
Main
Hsby
Modem/MPT
Access Card

(1+1)Hsby On Single Antenna
Main
Hsby
Modem/MPT
Access Card

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1+1 Frequency Diversity/Polarisation DIversity
This method offers protection against selective and temporary link quality degradation.
In (1+1) Frequency Diversity, both radio paths are active in parallel using different frequencies; this
method, based on memory buffer that guarantee the bit to bit alignment, can offers error free
protection against fading (via a hitless switch) up to 100dB/sec.
Both two antennas and single antenna (dual polarized) mounting arrangements are available.
(1+1) Polarization Diversity adopts the same concepts of FD, but in this case the same RF signal is
transmitted on two different polarizations (H/V) by means of a single double polarized antenna.
Adjacent Channel Alternate Polarised (ACAP), Adjacent Channel Co Polarised (ACCP) and Co-Channel
Dual Polarisation3 (CCDP) operations are supported

15.1 Antenna Mount

Direct-Mounted Radio Unit

3
XPIC available in next releases to support CCDP operations
(1+1) Frequency/Polarisation Diversity On
Double Antennas
Main
Hsby
Modem/MPT
Access Card
F1/H1
F2/H2

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The Radio Unit is attached to its antenna by a direct-mount collar, which includes a built-in rotator
for selection of vertical or horizontal polarization.
A full range of direct-mount antennas is offered with diameters from 0.2m to 1.8m. As an aid to
antenna alignment, the ODU includes receive signal level (RSL) access

ODU 300 Direct Mounting
MPT Direct Mounting

For single antenna protected, frequency diversity and 2+0 operation, a direct-mount antenna coupler
for two ODU is available.

Remote-Mounted ODU
Radio Unit can be installed separate from its antenna, using a remote-mount to support the ODU,
and a flexible-waveguide to connect the Radio Unit to its antenna.
A remote mount allows use of standard, single or dual polarization antennas. The mount can also be
used to remotely support a protected ODU 300/MPT pairing installed on a coupler. The coupler
connects to the remote mount assembly in the same way as a Radio Unit
15.2 Couplers

A coupler is used to connect two ODU to a common antenna for protected or single antenna
frequency diversity operation.
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Two versions are available, an equal-split 3.5/3.5 dB coupler, and an unequal-split coupler with a
nominal 1.6 dB insertion loss to/from the main ODU, and 6.4 dB insertion loss to/from the standby
ODU.

MPT
Two versions are available, an equal-split 3/3dB coupler, and an unequal-split coupler with a nominal
1dB insertion loss to/from the main ODU, and 10 dB insertion loss to/from the standby ODU.

11-38GHz MPT Coupler

coupler

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6/7/8GHz MPT Coupler
15.1 Ortho-Mode Transducers (OMT)
Using one OMT and two MPT, it is possible to have double polarization (DP) configurations with
integrated antennas. With OMT we are offering the most compact and cost effective solution for
double polarization applications.
An OMT is a kind of double polarization coupler. The frequencies can be different (in a same band) or
identical (XPIC). By means of an interface, it is attached to the back plate of the antennas circular
waveguide feeder. This interface allows the rotation of the feeder for proper alignment of two facing
DP antennas.
There are two OMT shapes depending on the frequency band, identical to couplers:

OMT 11 to 23 GHz with antenna interface OMT 6 to 8 GHz with antenna interface

OMT are available in nine frequency bands: 6 GHz Low, 6 GHz Upper, 7, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18 and 23
GHz. Depending on customer demand, other bands could be introduced.
Insertion loss from antenna to ODU is 0,5 dB, return loss 18 dB, Cross-polar discrimination (XPD)
30 dB, Inter-port Isolation (IPI) 35 dB.

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16 MPT-GC Technical description
An MPT-GC link consists of two radio terminals that transmit to each other on a full duplex channel
pair, providing point-to-point Ethernet and/or SONET/SDH connectivity between two locations.
The ODU is connected to indoor equipment through fiber for GbE connection. Power must be
provided to ODU through a separate cable.
Each MPT-GC unit contains up to four SFP ports available for SONET/SDH and four SFP ports
plus one copper RJ-45 port available for Ethernet. Any combination of ports can be used to carry
traffic across the link.
The Ethernet interface traffic is bridged across the link via an embedded switch. The SONET/SDH
traffic is handled separately within the radio and does not pass through the internal switch.
The SONET/SDH and Ethernet traffic are aggregated within the radio unit for transmission over
the air to the far end of the link. The portion of the radio bandwidth that is not used by enabled
SONET/SDH interfaces is available for use by the Ethernet interfaces.
Depending on configuration the available Ethernet bandwidth can exceed 1000Mbps.

Frequency Agility
MPT-GC offers the flexibility to be tuned across the entire 80 GHz spectrum (71-76GHz & 81-86 GHz)
in accordance with ECC REC 05/07.

Spectrum Efficiency

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MPT-GC utilizes Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) modulation. Full-rate gigabit Ethernet
transmissions (or combination of Ethernet + SDH/SONET up to 1200 Mbps) is achieved utilizing 1 GHz
of spectrum.

Automatic Transmit Power Control
A link with a higher fade margin has more tolerance against path fades but the higher output power
may interfere adversely with other users in the vicinity. The ATPC function is designed to alleviate
this by automatically increasing or decreasing the transmit power upon request from the opposite
terminal based on its receive signal quality, aggregate BER and receive signal level. In this way the
output power can be maintained at a lower level until needed

Adaptive Rate Modulation
MPT-GCs Adaptive Rate Modulation (ARM) feature provides gradual adaptive data rate and
modulation changes to the transmission that alters the modulation type and/or changes the signal
bandwidth, allowing the link to maintain high availability connections during propagation
impairments. As anomalies in the path reduce signal levels, MPT-GC shifts modulation from QPSK to
BPSK, and capacity decreases in incremental steps. The internal engine provides the necessary
prioritization of Ethernet and SONET/SDH traffic to maintain quality of service at the new data rate.
Once the anomaly subsides, MPT-GC automatically restores transmission capacity.
The following table correlates capacity, modulation, and bandwidth:

1200 Mbps / QPSK 1000 MHz bandwidth
600 Mbps / BPSK 1000 MHz bandwidth
240 Mbps / QPSK 250 MHz bandwidth
120 Mbps / BPSK 250 MHz bandwidth (only available with ARM)

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ARM thresholds are set via the user to allow the link to be tailored to unique user requirements.
Switches between rates and modulation occur in less than 50 milliseconds.

Feature Highlight
MPT-GC is a carrier-grade system, with internal Layer 2 GigE switch
Up to 5 GigE ports
Four SFPs support 1000Base-X
One CAT6 (RJ45) support 10/100/1000Base-T
8 queues QoS
802.1p, Diffserv
Jumbo Frame support up to 10,000 byte packets
Ethernet Port statistics
VLAN membership
Jumbo Frame support up to 10,000 byte packets
IP V4 and V6
AES built-in Encryption
In-band, out-of-band Management

Antenna specifications

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Transmitter and receiver specifications
Tx Power Output: +18 dBm
Tx Power Output Stability: 2 dB
TX Frequency Stability: 25 ppm
T/R Spacing: 10 GHz

Transmitter Tuning Range: MPT-GC operates in the 80 GHz band utilizing both 71 76 GHz and 81
86 GHz channels per ECC/REC 05/07, and supports one and four concatenated channels.

RX Sensitivity

System Gain

Power Requirements
Nominal DC Input Voltage: -48 VDC
Optional DC Input Voltage: None
DC Input Voltage Range: -37.5 VDC to -70 VDC

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Power Consumption: 60 watts

Environmental
Temperature Range: -33oC to +55oC
Humidity: 100% Fully Outdoor Rated
Altitude: 4,500 meters

AES Encryption
MPT-GC can be upgraded to provide 256-bit AES Encryption on the transmission path via a software
upgrade key. This AES Encryption is FIPS-197 certified.
Encryption is Built-in (No external boxes) lowering the cost and network complexity compared to
using external encryptors.
Encryption operates at Full-line rate ( GigE speed) and adds only adds 2 Sec latency.

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