Hybrid Microwave Transport Solution

NIX-42 Series System

Features

Compliant system for 6-38GHz, all ETSI & FCC channels for 7-56MHz;
Most up-to date technology with utilizing up to 256QAM modulation and two
carrier delivering up to 700Mbps Ethernet and up to 32 x E1/T1 channels in a
single unit, is deal for building hybrid networks;
ACM (Adaptive Coding and Modulation) and ATPC (Automatic Transmit Power
Control) for high availability and high density deployment;
Up to 4K active VLAN entries allows building many
port-to-port networks paths for specific customer
services;
Jumbo frame size supports 9600 bytes, which allows
using longer header info (VLAN) and transmitting
more useful content and less headers, thus gaining on
total throughput.
Advanced Ethernet features like Spanning Tree allow
building secure and self-healing network.

Product Description
The NIX series, Combas carrier-grade, wireless Ethernet backhaul product line, include both Native TDM and Native
Ethernet high-capacity devices. All products in the NIX series are tightly coupled with Combas advanced microwave radio
and are managed by a comprehensive management system to provide a complete solution for mobile backhaul, private
networks and wire-line network last-mile extensions.

Comba NIX-42 is a powerful product line that integrates superior networking functionality with the industrys most advanced
microwave technology creating a superior microwave transport solution. NIX-42 coupled with full suite of management
system (Web GUI and B/S T-NMS) simplify network provisioning and monitoring, reducing operators TCO and enabling
them to meet the most stringent SLAs.

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Technical Specifications
GENERAL
Frequency Band
Channel Bandwidth
Modulation
Transmission Capacity

6 / 7 / 8 / 11 / 13 / 15/ 18 / 23 / 26 /28 / 32 / 38GHz

ETSI: 7, 14, 28, 56MHz; FCC: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50MHz
QPSK, 16QAM, 32QAM, 64QAM, 128QAM, 256QAM or ACM
350Mbps per carrier without compression

PERFORMANCE
System Configuration
Features

1+0, 2+0, 1+1 (HSB, SD, FD), N+0

Hitless ACM, Hitless ATPC, AGC, FEC

PORTS
ODU Interface*
Ethernet
E1/T1* (Programmable)
STM-1*
Serial Port
AUX/Alarm (Reuse, RJ-45)
LED Indicator
RSSI Port for RSL (ODU)

Up to 2 x TNC Female, 300m IF cable support

7 x Gigabit Ethernet
Up to 32 x E1/T1
Up to 1 x STM-1
RS-232 via RJ-45 connector
4 digital inputs, 4 relay outputs
Async (19.2 Kbit/s) / Sync (64 Kbit/s), RS-422 protocol
RUN, IDU Alarm, ODU Alarm, ETH
BNC test jack, output Voltage vs RSL: 0.1 to 4.5 VDC vs -90 to -20 dBm

SERVICE PARAMETERS
PDH
Service

SDH
Service

ETH
Service

Interfaces Type
Bit Rate
Standard
Interfaces Type
Bit Rate
Standard
Interfaces Type

120/100 balanced (RJ-45) or 75 unbalanced (BNC) via MDR68 connector

E1: 2048 Kbit/s 50ppm, T1: 1544 Kbit/s 32ppm
ITU-T G.703 compliance
SFP Transceiver, Electrical or Optical S-1.1, L-1.1
155.52Mbit/s
ITU-T G.703, G.825, G.957
4 x 10/100/1000 Base-T (RJ-45) + 3 x 1000 Base-X (SFP)

Feature

LAG, APS, Spanning Tree Protocol, Flow Control, Broadcast Storm Control, IEEE Std
802.1X Access Control, Access Control List, Ports Mirroring, Ports Statistics

Frame Size
MAC Table Size
VLAN Tagging
QoS Priority
QoS Classification

Up to 9600 bytes
8K
IEEE 802.1Q (Up to 4K VLAN entries), QinQ
8 Queues, support SP and WRR mode
VLAN ID, CoS, ToS, DSCP

MANAGEMENT
Management Port
Security/Authentication
SNMP
Configuration System
Loopbacks

Ethernet VLAN or Separate Ethernet (RJ-45/SFP)

Authentication uses password
SNMP traps, MIB, SNMPv1/v2c
Web GUI, Telnet, FTP, SSH, Serial CLI
Line Loopback, System Loopback, IF Loopback

POWER
Max. Power Consumption
Power Supply Voltage

60W (1+0, 0.5U), 110W (2+0, 1U) per unit

-48V DC

MECHANICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL

Dimensions (H x W x D - mm)
Weight
Temperature Range
Humidity

IDU:
ODU:
IDU:
ODU:
IDU:
ODU:
IDU:
ODU:

22 x 438 x 280 (0.5U); 44 x 438 x 280 (1U)

279 x 240 x 92
3.0 kg (0.5U) / 4.5 kg (1U)
4.2 kg
-5C to +55C
-33C to +55C
85%, non-condensing
100%, condensing

Notice
1.

* Interface quantity is optional, and please contact Comba for more details.

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Appendix - Transmitter Radio Performance

Transmitter Technical Specifications (Standard Performance / High Performance)
Frequency band
QPSK
16QAM / 32QAM
64QAM / 128QAM
256QAM
Minimum Tx Power
Tx Power Increment
Tx Power Accuracy
Maximum
Tx Power
(dBm)

6-8
GHz
27 / 30
23 / 27
21 / 25
18 / 22

11
GHz
25 / 28
21 / 25
19 / 22
16 / 20

13-15
GHz
25 / 27
21 / 24
19 / 21
16 / 18

18
23
GHz
GHz
23 / 25
23 / 25
20 / 22
19 / 22
18 / 20
17 / 20
15 / 17
14 / 17
0 dBm
1 dB
2 dB

28-28
GHz
- / 25
- / 22
- / 20
- / 17

32
GHz
- / 23
- / 21
- / 18
- / 15

38
GHz
- / 23
- / 20
- / 18
- / 15

13-15
GHz
-86.5
-82.5
-79.5
-77.5
-74.5
-70.0
-86.5
-79.5
-76.5
-73.5
-70.5
-66.0
-83.5
-77.5
-74.5
-71.5
-68.5
-65.0
-79.5
-74.5
-70.5
-68.5
-64.5
-60.0

18-23
GHz
-86.0
-82.0
-79.0
-77.0
-74.0
-69.5
-86.0
-79.0
-76.0
-73.0
-70.0
-65.5
-83.0
-77.0
-74.0
-71.0
-68.0
-64.5
-79.0
-74.0
-70.0
-68.0
-64.0
-59.5

26
GHz
-85.0
-81.0
-77.0
-73.0
-69.0
-65.0
-82.0
-78.0
-74.0
-70.0
-66.0
-62.0
-79.0
-75.0
-71.0
-67.0
-63.0
-59.0
-76.0
-72.0
-68.0
-64.0
-60.0
-56.0

28
GHz
-84.5
-80.5
-76.5
-72.5
-68.5
-64.5
-81.5
-77.5
-73.5
-69.5
-65.5
-61.5
-78.5
-74.5
-70.5
-66.5
-62.5
-58.5
-75.5
-71.5
-67.5
-63.5
-59.5
-55.5

32
GHz
-84.0
-80.0
-76.0
-72.0
-68.0
-64.0
-81.0
-77.0
-73.0
-69.0
-65.0
-61.0
-78.0
-74.0
-70.0
-66.0
-62.0
-58.0
-75.0
-71.0
-67.0
-63.0
-59.0
-55.0

38
GHz
-83.5
-79.5
-75.5
-71.5
-67.5
-63.5
-80.5
-76.5
-72.5
-68.5
-64.5
-60.5
-77.5
-73.5
-69.5
-65.5
-61.5
-57.5
-74.5
-70.5
-66.5
-62.5
-58.5
-54.5

13-15
GHz
-86.5
-81.5
-78.5
-75.5
-72.5
-69.0
-84.5
-77.5
-75.5

18-23
GHz
-86.0
-81.0
-78.0
-75.0
-72.0
-68.5
-84.0
-77.0
-75.0

26
GHz
-84.0
-80.0
-76.0
-72.0
-68.0
-64.0
-82.0
-76.0
-73.0

28
GHz
-83.5
-79.5
-75.5
-71.5
-67.5
-63.5
-81.5
-75.5
-72.5

32
GHz
-83.0
-79.0
-75.0
-71.0
-67.0
-63.0
-81.0
-75.0
-72.0

38
GHz
-82.5
-78.5
-74.5
-70.5
-66.5
-62.5
-80.5
-74.5
-71.5

Appendix Receiver Radio Performance

ETSI SYSTEM - Receiver Sensitivity (dBm)
Capacity
(Mbps)
10
20
25
32
38
44
21
42
51
66
78
90
42
84
105
133
158
183
84
168
208
265
313
363

BW

7
MHz

14 /
13.75
MHz

28 /
27.5
MHz

56 /
55
MHz

Mod
QPSK
16QAM
32QAM
64QAM
128QAM
256QAM
QPSK
16QAM
32QAM
64QAM
128QAM
256QAM
QPSK
16QAM
32QAM
64QAM
128QAM
256QAM
QPSK
16QAM
32QAM
64QAM
128QAM
256QAM

6-8
GHz
-87.0
-83.0
-80.0
-78.0
-75.0
-71.0
-87.0
-80.0
-77.0
-74.0
-71.0
-67.0
-84.0
-78.0
-75.0
-72.0
-69.0
-66.0
-80.0
-75.0
-71.0
-69.0
-65.0
-61.0

11
GHz
-86.5
-82.5
-79.5
-77.5
-74.5
-70.0
-86.5
-79.5
-76.5
-73.5
-70.5
-66.0
-83.5
-77.5
-74.5
-71.5
-68.5
-65.0
-79.5
-74.5
-70.5
-68.5
-64.5
-60.0

FCC SYSTEM - Receiver Sensitivity (dBm)

Capacity
(Mbps)
15
30
37
45
52
60
30
63
79

BW

10
MHz

20
MHz

Mod
QPSK
16QAM
32QAM
64QAM
128QAM
256QAM
QPSK
16QAM
32QAM

6-8
GHz
-87.0
-82.0
-79.0
-76.0
-73.0
-70.0
-85.0
-78.0
-76.0

11
GHz
-86.5
-81.5
-78.5
-75.5
-72.5
-69.0
-84.5
-77.5
-75.5

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95
110
126
46
94
117
142
165
188
64
128
159
194
226
258
77
156
195
236
275
314

30
MHz

40
MHz

50
MHz

64QAM
128QAM
256QAM
QPSK
16QAM
32QAM
64QAM
128QAM
256QAM
QPSK
16QAM
32QAM
64QAM
128QAM
256QAM
QPSK
16QAM
32QAM
64QAM
128QAM
256QAM

-73.0
-69.0
-66.0
-84.0
-78.0
-76.0
-72.0
-69.0
-65.0
-82.0
-78.0
-74.0
-69.0
-67.0
-63.0
-82.0
-77.0
-74.0
-69.0
-66.0
-62.0

-72.5
-68.5
-65.0
-83.5
-77.5
-75.5
-71.5
-68.5
-64.0
-81.5
-77.5
-73.5
-68.5
-66.5
-62.0
-81.5
-76.5
-73.5
-68.5
-65.5
-61.0

-72.5
-68.5
-65.0
-83.5
-77.5
-75.5
-71.5
-68.5
-64.0
-81.5
-77.5
-73.5
-68.5
-66.5
-62.0
-81.5
-76.5
-73.5
-68.5
-65.5
-61.0

-72.0
-68.0
-64.5
-83.0
-77.0
-75.0
-71.0
-68.0
-63.5
-81.0
-77.0
-73.0
-68.0
-66.0
-61.5
-81.0
-76.0
-73.0
-68.0
-65.0
-60.5

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-69.0
-64.0
-60.0
-81.0
-76.0
-73.0
-68.0
-64.0
-59.0
-78.0
-74.0
-70.0
-66.0
-62.0
-58.0
-76.0
-72.0
-68.0
-64.0
-60.0
-56.0

-68.5
-63.5
-59.5
-80.5
-75.5
-72.5
-67.5
-63.5
-58.5
-77.5
-73.5
-69.5
-65.5
-61.5
-57.5
-75.5
-71.5
-67.5
-63.5
-59.5
-55.5

-68.0
-63.0
-59.0
-80.0
-75.0
-72.0
-67.0
-63.0
-58.0
-77.0
-73.0
-69.0
-65.0
-61.0
-57.0
-75.0
-71.0
-67.0
-63.0
-59.0
-55.0

-67.5
-62.5
-58.5
-79.5
-74.5
-71.5
-66.5
-62.5
-57.5
-76.5
-72.5
-68.5
-64.5
-60.5
-56.5
-74.5
-70.5
-66.5
-62.5
-58.5
-54.5

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