Alcatel 9600 LSY

STM-1/0 LONG HAUL DRRS

4.0 - 4.7 - 6.2 - 6.7 - 7 - 8 10 - 11 - 13 GHz

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Contents

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Introduction ......................................................... 5

Application .......................................................... 6

9600 LSY Family Key Success Factor.................... 7

General System Description ................................ 9

4.1 Station Types ........................................................ 9
4.2 Configurations.................................................... 10
4.3 Modulation type.................................................. 13
4.4 Frequency reuse.................................................. 13
4.5 Bit rate capacity .................................................. 13
4.6 Protection ........................................................... 14
4.7 User interfaces.................................................... 14
4.8 Auxiliary Service Channels .................................. 15

Operating and maintenance features .............. 16

5.1 TMN platform ..................................................... 16
5.2 System Controller Management........................... 16
5.3 Maintenance policy ............................................. 18
5.4 Installation and commissioning ........................... 18

Standard Multichannel System Architecture ..... 19

6.1 Transceiver assembly .......................................... 20
6.2 Baseband - Modem subrack................................ 22
6.3 Branching........................................................... 27
6.4 Top Rack Unit (T.R.U.) ......................................... 27

Compact

Technical Characteristics ................................... 31

Glossary............................................................. 35

System Architecture ......................... 28

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1 Introduction
The 9600 LSY digital radio relay system belongs to the second
generation of the Alcatel SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) radio
family that has been developed aiming to match the demand of high
quality microwave transmission links and following the SDH standards
defined by International Organizations as ITU-T, ITU-R and ETSI.
Special attention concerning the network management standards and
its integration into a SDH based network has been paid.
Big efforts have been done to expand as much as possible the
versatility of the new radio family and the full compatibility with the
optical systems to ensure the utilization of the radio media as natural
complement to the optical fiber transmission.
A 9600 LSY radio system can be in fact utilised either with multiplex
section termination (MST) or regenerator section termination (RST)
functionality, can be used for optical loop closures or for fiber optic
back-up, for spurs or for backbone links and, in general, in all the
network interconnections where the advantages due to an easy
installation, a bringing-to-service operations and time and cost saving
solution are requested.
The family supports radio transmission of STM-0 (51 Mbps) and
STM-1 (155 Mbps) signals as well STM-4 (622 Mbps) or STM-16 (2.4
Gbps) connections, using a proper number of radio frequency channels
in various configurations.
A full set of synchronous and plesiochronous interfaces is available.
The 9600 LSY series features the 128 QAM modulation offering
excellent spectrum efficiency and covering the 4, U4, L6, U6, 7, 8, 10,
11 and 13 GHz frequency bands.
By means of the new 9600 LSY family, Alcatel intends to answer the
growing demand of transmission capacity either for traditional
telephone services or for the new data-oriented services (including
ATM + IP networks, LAN/WAN networks) or for the evolution of the
cellular market.

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2 Application
The new generation of radio transmission system Alcatel 9600 LSY
family is specifically designed for catching principally two main
objectives: on one side to provide a radio solution for long distance
links where large configurations are required to fulfill the high
capacity transmission needs; on the other side to guarantee link quality
as high as possible, using, where required, the same sites and
infrastructures utilized for the previous generation equipment.
The achievement of these objectives has given the possibility to the
new equipment to be widely utilized in a large number of applications,
including:

New full radio infrastructure

Closure of STM1, STM4 and STM16 fiber optic rings
Back-up to fiber optic trunk links
Radio spurs of fiber/radio at STM-n level
Utilization as backbone link in national trunk networks
Interconnection of cellular networks with public switched
networks.

Figure 1 shows some of these applications.

Figure 1.

9600 LSY family applications

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3 9600 LSY Family

Key Success
Factor
The new Alcatel 9600 LSY family exploits the experience gained with
the previous SDH generations of radio equipment and, thanks to the
deep utilisation of all technological possibilities and to new hardware
and software developments, some key success factors have been
achieved pursuing to provide an innovative answer to the most recent
market requirements:

Total interworking with other kinds of network elements present

in the network, aiming to make the network independent from
transmission medium.

Full integration in the Alcatel network management platform able

to manage different types of network elements belonging to
different technologies: OMSN, LT, OMSG, microwave radios,
optical systems and submarine systems. 9600 LSY is included in
Alcatel network release plan, guaranteeing consistent feature
support and allowing, in case of existing SDH NEs, not to change
TMN platform, thus saving investments already done.

Double identity of the equipment that can be inserted in the SDH

network as:
-

Radio regenerator to be easily introduced in transparent mode

without affecting any modifications to the network.

Wireless Multi Service Node (WMSN) that can be considered

as full performance OMSN or LT with different synchronous
physical interface: radio instead of fibre.

Transmission capacity easily selectable between STM0 and STM1

according to the bandwidth availability and, if necessary,
following an incremental approach.

High integration of the full indoor structure with very compact

size:
- configurations up to 7+1/8+0 terminal are housed inside a single
ETSI rack.
- configurations 1+0, 1+1 and 2+0 can be installed in a single
subrack assembly not expansible to higher configurations.

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Usage of 128 QAM as standard modulation, improving the

spectrum efficiency in all the radio frequency bands.

Adoption of CCDP (frequency reuse) technique as option for all

the supported frequency bands, allowing the transmission of 2x
STM-1 per channel.

Space Diversity reception as countermeasure against fading

exploiting the new baseband combiner.

Transmission of auxiliary traffic of one 2 Mbit/s Way Side

Traffic per RF channel, using RFCOH bytes.

Further powerful multipath countermeasures: multichannel hitless

switch, transversal equaliser, configurable ATPC functionality,
multileved coded modulation.
High reliability in order to minimise field intervention.
Fully software configurable terminals with software download
capabilities.

The characteristics Alcatel 9600LSY are compliant with current SDH

standards defined within the International Organisations ITU-T, ITUR and ETSI, with special attention to those standards concerning the
network management and its integration into SDH based network.

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4 General System
Description
The Alcatel 9600 LSY family covers the radio point to point
applications supporting the following frequency bands:

4.0 GHz (9640 LSY)

4.7 GHz (9647 LSY)
6.2 GHz (9662 LSY)
6.7 GHz (9667 LSY)
7 GHz (9674 LSY)
8 GHz (9681 LSY)
10 GHz (9610 LSY)
11 GHz (9611 LSY)
13 GHz (9613 LSY)

4.1 Station Types

The Alcatel 9600 LSY systems offer a full set of system configuration
and protection schemes to meet any specific need in a network with a
high degree of flexibility.
Two are the envisaged station types, each supplying different
functionality.

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Regenerator station (RST) is needed when the RSOH

termination and MSOH transparency are requested. I/O network
interface is STM-1 electrical or optical.
Multiplex station (MST) is necessary when a Wireless
Multiservice Node (WMSN) (one side or two sides) has to be
implemented. In this case the MST station is used at the terminal
ends of the radio link and it gives the possibility to provide
synchronous STM-1 electrical and optical interfaces and
plesiochronous 140 Mbit/s, 3x45 Mbit/s, 3x34 Mbit/s, 63x2
Mbit/s interfaces. It is possible to implement a full multiplex
section features like synchronisation, SOH termination, network
protection (SNCP/I, SNCP/N and linear MSP), VCs cross
connection, tributary add-drops.

4.2 Configurations
The 9600 LSY family allows the radio transmission of both STM-1
and STM-0 utilising protected and unprotected heterofrequency
configurations.
Two are the available versions of 9600LSY equipment that thanks to
the high integration level allow to provide several types of
configurations allowing to address different network applications:
- a standard multichannel version
- a new compact version for 1+0, 1+1 and 2+0 configurations.
For both cases, the developped configurations are hereafter listed.
Multichannel version (max configuration):
- 7+1
- 8+0
- 7+1
- 8+0
- 2x(7+1)

Terminal regenerator
Terminal regenerator
Terminal WMSN
Terminal WMSN
Terminal regenerator or WMSN
CCDP

in 1 ETSI rack
in 1 ETSI rack
in 1 ETSI rack
in 1 ETSI rack
in 2 ETSI racks

A terminal can be configured as a WMSN simply adding a 1650

SMC device to the radio regenerator equipment.
Each configuration is easily expansible to a higher capacity
adding the foreseen expansion kits.

just

In Figure 2 - part A and B - a view of a 8 channel regenerator terminal

and a 8 channel WMSN are respectively shown.
Compact version:
- 1+0
- 1+1
- 2+0
- 1+1 HST
- 1+1 CCDP

Terminal regenerator
Terminal regenerator
Terminal regenerator
Terminal regenerator
Terminal regenerator

in 1
in 1
in 1
in 1
in 1

subrack
subrack
subrack
subrack
subrack

Also in this case, terminals can be used as WMSN just adding 1650
SM-C device to the terminal regenerator.
In a single 2200 mm rack, three different 1+0, 1+1 or 2+0 regenerator
terminals can be housed (fig. 2C); only two in case of WMSN
configuration (fig. 2D) .
The compact subracks are shown installed inside the 2200 mm Optinex
rack. Also the installation inside a 19 ETSI rack is allowed.

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Part. A - 9600 LSY 8+0 / 7+1 terminal

regenerator configuration.

Part. C - 9600 LSY compact 3x1+1

regenerator configuration.

terminal

Part. B - 9600 LSY 8+0 / 7+1 WMSN

Part. B - 9600 LSY compact 2x1+1

WMSN configuration.

terminal

Figure 2.

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In the next Figure 3, the block diagram of a 7+1 regenerator is shown.

U SER
I N T /R S T

M ODEM

T R A N SC E IV E R

S T M -1

U SER
I N T /R S T

M ODEM

T R A N SC E IV E R

S T M -1

U SER
I N T /R S T

M ODEM

T R A N SC E IV E R

S T M -1

U SER
I N T /R S T

M ODEM

T R A N SC E IV E R

S T M -1

U SER
I N T /R S T

M ODEM

T R A N SC E IV E R

S T M -1

U SER
I N T /R S T

M ODEM

T R A N SC E IV E R

S T M -1

U SER
I N T /R S T

M ODEM

T R A N SC E IV E R

M ODEM

T R A N SC E IV E R

RADIO PROTECTION SWITCHING

S T M -1

Figure 3.

9600 LSY 7+1 Regenerator configurations

OMS N
AGGRE G.

TRAF.PORT

AGGRE G.

TRAF.PORT

AGGREG.

TRAF.PORT

AGGRE G.

TRAF.PORT

AGGRE G.

TRAF.PORT

AGGRE G.

TRAF.PORT

AGGREG.

Figure 4.

RS T
RS T
RS T
RS T
RS T
RS T
RS T

PROTECTION SWITCHING

TRAF.PORT

RE GE N E RATOR

RADIO

7X STM-1 or 140 or 3x45 or 3x34 or 63x2 Mb/s

Next Figure 4 shows a block diagram illustrating a Wireless

Multiservice Node for 7 STM-1 transmission configured with radio
protection (RPS) implementing a 7+1 radio configuration.

MOD EM

TRAN S CE IVE R

MOD EM

TRAN S CE IVE R

MOD EM

TRAN S CE IVE R

MOD EM

TRAN S CE IVE R

MOD EM

TRAN S CE IVE R

MOD EM

TRAN S CE IVE R

MOD EM

TRAN S CE IVE R

MOD EM

TRAN S CE IVE R

9600 LSY WMSN-OS 7+1 configuration .

In the next figure the block diagram of a Compact 1+1 heterofrequency

regenerator with one protected STM-1 stream and a second
occasional STM-1 is presented.

Figure 5.

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9600 LSY 1+1 compact regenerator block diagram

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4.3 Modulation type

The modulation scheme adopted for the equipment belonging to the
9600 LSY family is 128 QAM cross modulation .
The high number of levels utilised allows to obtain a high spectrum
efficiency that allows the utilisation of the following channel spacing :

28 MHz, 29 MHz, 29.65 MHz, 30 MHz and 40 MHz for STM-1

capacity (co-polar and alternate polar)

14 MHz
capacity.

(alternate polar) or 28 MHz (co-polar) for STM-0

4.4 Frequency reuse

The way utilised by Alcatel to improve the spectrum efficiency is
based on the Co-Channel Dual Polarisation (CCDP) technique.
This technique, consisting in transmitting two different STM-1
channels on each radio channel utilising two different antenna
polarisation, has been consolidated in the recent past by means of field
proven results.
In order to meet ITU-R transmission quality objectives also in
unfavourable propagation condition causing XPD degradation, Crosspolar Interface Canceller (XPIC) device is adopted to minimise the
negative effects of the cross-polar interference signal, assuring an
improvement factor of approx. 18 dB to the cross polar antenna
discrimination.
The function is implemented in an optional additional card to be
plugged on each couple of demodulator boards of reused channels.
Particular attention has been paid to the scalability of the system,
allowing the extension of a deployed alternate polar (AP) system to a
CCDP reused system only when necessary and consequently to a
progressive investment.
Two possible ways of extension and configurations are available:

CCDP configurations using 2 protection channels up to 2x(7+1)

CCDP configurations using only 1 protection channel up to 7

working channels plus 1 stand-by.

The frequency reuse is applicable to STM-1 streams in all the

frequency bands and with all the channel spacing foreseen in the ITUR recommendations, while it is not available in case of STM-0
transmission.
The CCDP configuration is available for both standard and compact
versions.

4.5 Bit rate capacity

The 9600 LSY family allows the transmission of STM-1 signals for all
frequency bands from 4 to 13 GHz and STM-0 for 7, 8 and 13 GHz
bands, according to the customer needs.
The system allows an easy migration from STM-0 to STM-1 when
the traffic and the band requirements are going to change.
Auxiliary traffic
can be added by means of RFCOH bytes
corresponding to one 2 Mbit/s Way Side Traffic in STM-1 case. Way
Side Traffic in STM-0 case is not available.
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4.6 Protection
Different protection types are available for the 9600 LSY systems:
Radio Protection and Network Protection.

Radio Protection (RPS).

The high capacity long haul radio systems utilise, to perform the
automatic protection of the radio channels, a multichannel
switching device moving the channel to be protected on a spare
bearer (standby channel). The function, implemented on the RX
side is N+1 hitless type; it is transparent to other types of
protection and in particular to network protection.
The switch supplies the protection of the link either in case of
failure of the equipment or for improving the quality
performances of the link. In this last case the Early Warning
criteria are utilised to achieve an error free changeover.
The same type of RPS is used also in the 1+1 compact version.
Moreover, for this last version, also the 1+1 Hot Standby
protected configuration is available.

Network Protection: for network protection the radio system in

regenerator section configuration (RRA) will be fully transparent
to APS channel and criteria allowing the OMSNs present in the
network to perform the network protection activity. On the other
hand the radio system in multiplex section configuration (WMSN)
implements, as embedded function, network protection features
like Trail protection and sub-network protection (APS, SNC-P
etc.).

4.7 User interfaces

In the following table the available users interfaces are listed
depending on the 9600 LSY station types (Regenerator or WMSN).
INTERFACES
STM-1 ELECTRICAL G.708

STM-1
X

REGENERATOR
STM-0
X
(STM-1 sub-equipped)
X
(STM-1 sub-equipped)
---------

STM-1
X

STM-1 OPTICAL S1.1 G.957

STM-1 OPTICAL L1.1 G.957

STM-1 OPTICAL L1.2 G.957
140 Mbit/s
G.703
3 x 45 Mbit/s
G.703

---------

3 x 34 Mbit/s

G.703

---

---

63 x 2 Mbit/s

G.703

---

---

X
X
X
X

WMSN
STM-0
X
(STM-1 sub-equipped)
X
(STM-1 sub-equipped)
------X
(1 x 45 Mbit/s)
X
(1 x 34 Mbit/s)
X
(21 x 2 Mbit/s)

Table 1. 9600 LSY user interfaces

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4.8 Auxiliary Service

Channels
In addition to the main signal, the 9600 LSY family supplies the
interfaces to the following service channels:

1 x 9600 baud with interface V24/V28 (selectable)

3 x 64 Kb/s G.703 (one is 64/128 Kb/s selectable)
3 x 64 Kb/s V11
1 voice frequency (E1)
3 ports voice frequency party line (E1)
1 voice frequency (point to point only between adjacent radio
sections).

Among them it is possible to select, by software presetting, up to 6 x

64 Kbit/s channels plus one voice frequency channel (EOW), to be
transmitted radio side in 1+1 protected way. They can be dropped and
inserted in every radio station.
Other channels, dedicated to specific radio functionality, are inserted in
RFCOH frame, without affecting standard SOH frame:

DSI channel (used for multiline switching)

ATPC channel
Monitoring Channel (used for transmitting switching criteria)
One WST service stream at 2 Mb/s.

The protection of WST service stream is achieved only on channels 0

and 1. Other streams inserted in the radio channels are unprotected.
The SOH byte allocation is performed according to ITU-T and ITU-R
recommendations and, in Table 2 , the SOH usage is summarised.
BYTE
A1,A2
B1
B2
J0
D1 to D3
D4 to D12
E1
E2
F1
*
K1,K2
MSU
NU
S1
M1
Z1,Z2

Utilisation
Frame alignment
RST Bit error monitor
MST bit error monitoring
Channel identification
DCCr
DCCm
RST OW
MST OW
Data channel
Future standardisation
APS channel
Media spec. Usage
National Usage
Synchronisation Status
Monit. Far End
Not defined

Note
RST & MST
RST & MST
MST
RST & MST
RST & MST
MST
RST & MST
MST
RST & MST
Available to the user
MST
Available to the user
Available to the user
MST
MST
MST

Table 2. Byte utilisation

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5 Operating and
maintenance
features
5.1 TMN platform
The 9600 LSY is fully integrated in the Alcatel Network Management
platform built by 1353 SH Element Manager and 1354 RM
subnetwork manager; the Alcatel platform is able to manage different
types of network elements belonging to different technologies: ADM,
LT, Cross-Connect, Microwave Radios, Optical Systems and
Submarine Systems.
SML

1354NN
NML

1354RM

SNML

TSD-IM
SEN-IM

1353SH

EML

QB3
TSD-IM

ECT

NEs

TSD-IM

ECT

ECT

DXC

ECT
F

ADM

MICROWAVE

Others NEs

9600 LSY

Figure 6.

Alcatel Network Management platform

5.2 System Controller

Management
The Alcatel 9600 LSY systems are equipped with a System Controller
unit (SC). This unit collects alarms and measurements from the
equipment and makes them available for the system managing.
In detail, SC performs the following main functions:

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Data collection and exchange with radio system units (SEMF)

DCC management (MCF)
Provision of local operator F interface by means a personal
computer (ECT/RECT)
Provision of TMN interface based on QB3
Discrete alarms and controls management
Remote Inventory management

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5.2.1 DCCR and DCCM Management

The System Controller housed on the 9600 LSY systems manages the
DCCM and DCCR bytes.
The DCCM constitutes a Data Communication Channel for TMN
information suitable for multiplex section; the DCCR constitutes a
Data Communication Channel suitable for regeneration section.
In protected configuration the DCCM and DCCR are sent in twin path
between channel 1 and the protection channel.

5.2.2 ECT/RECT and QB3 feature

The ECT/RECT craft terminal represent the local network element
manager for the Alcatel 9600 LSY family; it is part of Alcatels
network management solution for the operation of SDH transmission
network.
The Element Manager (1353 SH) and the Regional Manager (1354
RM) connected to the 9600 LSY equipment through a QB3 interface,
provide a complete end-to-end sub-network management solution in
transmission network.
The Craft Terminal and QB3 are based Information Model compliant
with ETSI standard.
The Craft Terminal provides the following functions:

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Single or multiple equipment management (Remote Craft

Terminal application)

Local SW down loading and Remote SW downloading from OS

QB3 LAN interface

Administrative function

Security management to take care of the data integrity and

operator access

Alarm Surveillance

Configuration alarm severity

Configuration Management

Performance Monitoring according to ITU-T G.826/G.829 &

G784

Remote Inventory

I/O housekeeping, summarising alarms and equipment discrete

alarms management

Loopback management (near end/far end)

BER measurement and analogue measurement (Tx/Rx Power

level)

Frequency agility management

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5.2.3 Discrete alarms/environmental alarms

The Alcatel 9600 LSY systems can manage/provide, through the
System Controller unit, some discrete alarms and controls:
Alarms & Controls
Summary alarms
(outputs)
Housekeeping
(inputs station alarms)
Housekeeping
(outputs station controls)

Regenerator

WMSN

45

50

22

28

10

12

Table 3. Alarms and controls

The electrical characteristics for alarms and control (V in the voltage
between the warm wire and the common one) are:
- open contact:
- closed contract:

72 V 2V
2 V 0V

I 0.2mA
I 50mA

The presence of active alarm or control corresponds to closed relay

contacts with a common wire available to the customer.

5.3 Maintenance policy

The maintenance philosophy for the 9600 LSY equipment foresees that
a fault of the system is indicated through local and concentrate visual
indications (led) and reported also to ECT and OS.
For each replaceable units of the system a red alarm led is present on
the front plate to signal the faulty condition; the single alarm
indications are grouped together to activate some summarising led
alarm like Internal, Urgent, Not Urgent, Indicative, Abnormal, etc. In
such a condition the maintenance procedure continues with the
identification of the problem by connecting the Craft Terminal to the
equipment and with the replacement of the faulty unit if any.
No particular operations of routine maintenance are foreseen for the
9600 LSY equipment; periodical checks can be easily performed with
the aid of the Craft Terminal.

5.4 Installation and

commissioning
The high integration degree achieved in the development of the radio
station has reduced the quantity of cable connections among the
various functional blocks, giving benefits from the point of view of
the easy installation and the time for bringing-to-service the link.
The local interface of the terminal (ECT) gives an easy and fast
possibility to the control and the monitoring capability both on the
local and remote stations, supplying a further advantage on the quality
of the measurement on the link and a fast response in case of fault
location necessity.

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6 Standard
Multichannel
System
Architecture
The Alcatel 9600 LSY multichannel system architecture, based on a
full indoor structure, foresees the distribution of the various functions
in different blocks that are hereafter listed:
-

Radio transceiver including all the RF parts.

Baseband-Modem subrack housing all the Base Band,

Modem, Service and Management parts

Branching assembly

Top Rack Unit (TRU) for power supply distribution and

protection.

In Figure 7, the allocation of the various subracks housed inside the

rack is shown, both in case of 7+1 regenerator and 7+1 WMSN
terminal station.

Figure 7.

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Regenerator and WMSN station in 7+1 configuration.

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6.1 Transceiver
assembly
The dimensions of the transceiver mechanical assembly are the
following:
530 mm (w) x 470 mm (h) x 240 mm (d)
A detailed view of the structure, fully equipped with 10 transceivers is
shown in the next Figure 8 .

Figure 8.

Transceiver subrack.

Each transceiver module is inserted in a vertical dedicated slot. The

coaxial connections with Rx and Tx branching units are located at the
top and bottom positions of each transceiver.
Each module is equipped with the following units:
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Transmitter
Receiver
Tx Local Oscillator
Rx Local Oscillator
DC/DC converter

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A simple block diagram, illustrating the main functions performed by

transceiver module, is shown in the following figure 9.

TRANSCEIVER
IF TX
IF TX

TRANSMITTER
RF

RF TX

TX L.O.
DC/DC
CONVERTER
RX L.O.
IF RX
IF TX

Figure 9.

RECEIVER
RF

RF RX

Single channel transceiver block diagram.

The transmitter includes an IF amplifier, a SSB up-converter, a local

oscillator and a RF power amplifier.
The utilisation of a high rejection SSB up-converter permits to avoid
the use of a RF filtering at the up-converter output, allowing a wideband utilisation of the unit.
In the configurations higher than 1+1, a low profile fan subrack is
utilised for maintaining the temperature inside the rack at normal
value.
The Automatic Transmitted Power Control (ATPC) function is
included in the transceiver in order to decrease the Tx power output
and dissipation in case of normal propagation and to push the
maximum power up in deep fading conditions.
This function may be disabled and the level of the transmitted RF
power can be manually forced by means of Craft Terminal
configuration.
The receiver includes a low noise RF preamplifier, an automatic
imagine rejection down converter, an IF filter, a main amplifier with
AGC and a local oscillator.
A space diversity receiver, to be used in junction with a baseband
signal combiner, is also available as countermeasure to the selective
fading due to the multipath propagation of the signal.
The advantages obtained by the baseband combiner utilisation are
mainly due to a higher reliability, thanks to the adopted digital
technology, to the possibility of recovering very high delays between
the two received signals and to the very reduced signature of the
combined signal.

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6.2 Baseband - Modem

subrack
The baseband-modem subrack accommodates in the bottom part of the
shelf the channel-depending units, used both in regenerator terminal
and in WMSN stations. The upper right area of the shelf is dedicated
to the insertion of the 1650 SM-C device, needed in case of WMSN
terminal to implement multiplexing functionality.
In regenerator terminal case, this unused area is empty.
The physical dimensions of the subrack are: 490 mm (w) x 500 mm (h)
x 250 mm (d).

In the left side of the shelf the system common units are
accommodated: the system controller (SC), the service channel unit.
The channel-depending units are built by the modem units and the
RRA units.

The RRA board performs the following main functions :

STM-1 bi-directional interface, electrical or optical selectable by

means of interchangeable
plug-ins
Extraction/Insertion RSOH line side to/from Aux. Service Board
Hitless Switch functionality

The RRA STBY board hosts the switching logic function dedicated to
the switching criteria management of the N+1 hitless radio protection.
The Modem board performs the following main functions:

Terminal modulator
Terminal demodulator
XPIC/baseband signal combiner

Two different modems are available for STM-1 and STM-0 capacity.
The first also allows the transmission of a single 2 Mb/s WST service
stream.
This service stream can be transmitted in unprotected way, one for
each radio channel, by means of the interfaces (1.0/2.3 75 Ohm coax
male connectors) allocated in the access area of the subrack.
The possibility to transmit one 2Mb/s WST stream in protected way
(on channels 0 and 1 ) is also given. In this case the access is located
on the front panel of Service unit that hosts the WST switching
functionality. By SW it is also possible to choose the couple of radio
channels to transmit the protected WST stream.
The Service board provides also the external access to the auxiliary
service channels (see par. 4.8), utilising SUB-D connectors.
Moreover the unit manages the ATPC functionality.

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The System Controller unit is devoted to the equipment management.

It exchanges alarms, commands and management information with the
other units of the equipment and provides the following interfaces for
local and remote management:

Channel communication for TMN utilising a Q3 interface (BNC

connector) info model based

F interface (RS232 toward the local PC) (SUB-D 9 pin

connector) towards Local Craft Terminal

QECC interface for remote management through DCC channels.

Each Power Supply unit supplies the secondary voltages, starting from
the primary voltage -48 to 60 Vdc (20%) to the couple of Modem
and RRA units relevent to every single channel. The P.S. probeetion is
actived between each comple of two adjacent units. The common units
(system controller and service) are powered, in protected way, by two
DC/DC converters contained in Filter1 and Filter2 units. The system
can also be powered by batteries with different voltage: 24 Vdc
(20%). In this case, a on-purpose designed DC/DC converter has to
be installed in the lower area of the rack.

6.2.1 Regenerator Configuration

In the following Figure 10, the photograph of the baseband-modem
subrack is shown.

Figure 10. Baseband-modem subrack.

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Hereafter, the block diagram of the RRA-modem functions, relevant to

a single channel, is pointed out.
REGENERATOR
MODEM BOARD

RRA BOARD

TX
STM1

HTL
ELET./OPT.
RRA
SW
INTERFACE

V batt.

ATPC

SERVICE &
ATPC

Mb/s

RT
RX

AUX.
SERV.

Aux.SERV.
CH.

MODEM
MODEM

RFCOH

SYSTEM
CONTROLLER

WST

SERVICE

DCCR

UNIT

QB3

DC/DC
CONVERTER

ECT

OS

Figure 11. Regenerator block diagram.

6.2.2 WMSN Configuration

When the Multiplex Section functionality is requested, an additional
1650 SM-C device has to be installed in the upper right position of the
rack, just above the BB-Modem shelf.
WMSN provide the mapping functionality (STM-1 frame creation),
synchronisation management and tributary add-drop, network
protection and VCs cross-connection.
A detailed view of the multiplexer subrack is shown in Figure 12.

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Figure 12. - 1650 SM-C multiplexer front view

This configuration, in particular, gives the possibility to manage up to
8 STM-1 channels line-side and to transmit them radio side with or
without radio protection. In this way the obtained functionality is the
one corresponding to a Line Terminal (LT).
1650 SM-C equipment consist of the following sub-system units:

Compact ADM
Access module
Auxiliary and overhead
Power supply

The Compact ADM is built upon a matrix that can accept, through an
access module providing the physical interface for the asynchronous or
synchronous signals , a maximum of 63x2 Mb/s, 3x34 Mb/s, 3x45
Mb/s, 140 Mb/s or 155 Mb/s streams.
Inside the ADM, a synchronisation unit provides the timing reference
needed by all the components of the network element, with a max.
daily drift of 0.37 ppm.
A control sub-system realises the Synchronous System Management
Function (SEMF), according with ITU-T G.783 recommendation. The
sub-system operates with a double controlling system utilising an
Equipment Controller (EC) for DCC networking and a Shelf Controller
(SC) for alarm detection and reporting, performance monitoring and
equipment protection switching.

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A wide range of auxiliary service channels is offered according to

SDH standards utilising SDH and POH bytes. These bytes are used for
alignment word, parity check, network management operations,
performance monitoring; some data and orderwire channels are
available to the user.
The unit utilises a power supply distributed architecture where the 48
V battery voltage is distributed to all the cards and here is DC/DC
converted to the voltages necessary to each card.
Two batteries can be used at the input, with automatic selection on the
one with higher voltage.
The distribution is protected against single converter failure.
In Figure 13, the block diagram of the MST functionality, relevant to a
single channel, is shown.
WMSN

3x45 Mbps
140 Mbps
155

Mbps

VC
MATRIX

STM-1 MODULE

63x2 Mbps
3x34 Mbps

ACCESS MODULE

1650 SM- C

REGENERATOR ASSEMBLY
MODEM BOARD

RRA BOARD

STM1

ELECT.
INT.

RRA

HTL
SW

MODEM

RFCOH

RT

ATPC

SERVICE UNIT

Aux.
Serv. Ch.

SERV.
&
ATPC

EOW & AUX

ECT

2x2
Mbps

DC/DC
CONV.

SYSTEM
CONTR.
F

WST

V
batt.

QB3

OS

Figure 13. MST- functional block diagram.

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6.3 Branching
Tx and Rx filters and channel circulators are accommodated in
horizontal layout respectively at the bottom and upper side of the
transceiver subrack.
They are connected to the antenna circulators sited over the top of the
rack, by means of branching connections installed along one or two
side walls of the rack, depending on the branching configuration that
can be one polarisation per rack or double polarisation per rack type.
According to the frequency band, the branching is realised utilising
coaxial connections (4 and 5 GHz bands) or using waveguides (from 6
GHz to 13 GHz).
The utilisation of narrow band RF branching filters allows to avoid the
use of 3 dB hybrids in all the channel plans.

6.4 Top Rack Unit

(T.R.U.)
At the rack top area a subrack, containing the breakers (up to 12) and
the rack lamps is allocated.
TRU main functions are the power battery protection and the power
distribution to all the functional blocks present in the rack by means of
pre-installed power supply cables. This solution contributes to an easy
and fast installation and commissioning of the station.

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7 Compact
System
Architecture
The Alcatel 9600 LSY-C compact system architecture allows to install
into a single subrack all the functionalities necessary to regenerator
terminal configurations up to 1+1/2+0 : baseband, modem and RF
parts.
Next figure 14 shows the compact subrack equipped in 1+1 HST
configuration.

Figure 14. Compact subrack in 1+1 HST.

The compact regenerator terminal reutilises all the active boards
already used in the standard version, reducing the complexity of the
whole 9600LSY system and supplying benefits on the spare part policy
of the customer.
Only two passive interface boards for WST service channels (in
alternative 75 ohm or 120 ohm) have been developped as new board,
toghether with the driver unit needed to the antenna Tx switch used in
the Hot Standby 1+1 terminals.
Next figures 15 and 16 show the allocation of the different units inside
the compact subrack.

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Figure 15. Compact Regenerator Terminal in 1+1 configuration.

The single board position can be easily identified in the next figure. In
this case the 1+1 heterofrequency configuration is shown.

Figure 16. Compact Regenerator for 1+1/2+0 configuration.

The compact terminal can be operated on all the frequency bands
foreseen for the standard multichannel version.

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The 1+1/2+0 heterofrequency configurations are foreseen both with

and without space diversity; moreover also the CCDP version has been
implemented giving the performance to transmit two STM-1 channel
on a single frequency channel by means of the use of the same
canceller unit (XPIC) already developed for the normal version.
Compact version allows to add to the heterofrequency and CCDP also
the 1+1HST and 1+0 configurations, not available in the 9600LSY
multichannel standard version .
The 1+0 configuration has been designed taking into account the
necessity of future expansions. So it is possible to install in advance,
inside the subrack, a 1+0 branching ready to be expanded to 1+1/2+0.
This possibility is foreseen for both co-polar and alternate polar
configurations. In this way the future expansion will be carried out
only installing the additional active units and the branching filters,
practically avoiding any traffic interruption.
In the next figure, the drawing of the 9600LSY 1+0 compact
configuration is reported, indicating the empty slots, covered by their
cover, and the position of the single transceiver installed in the
subrack.

Figure 17. Compact Regenerator Terminal in 1+0 configuration.

The terminal compact subrack has the following dimensions :
500 mm (w) x 475 mm (h) x 275 mm (d).

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8 Technical
Characteristics

STANDARD MULTICHANNEL VERSION

Note: in case of channel plan with homopolar channel space 28 MHz, the threshold value is 0,5dB higher

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COMPACT VERSION

Note: in case of channel plan with homopolar channel space 28 MHz, the threshold value is 0,5dB higher

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STANDARD MULTICHANNEL & COMPACT VERSIONS

Electrical Interface

155.520 Mb/s (STM-1)

ITU-T Rec. G.703

139.264 Mb/s (PDH)

ITU-T Rec. G.703

3 x 34.368 / 3 x 44.736 Mb/s

ITU-T Rec. G.703

2.048 Mb/s

ITU-T Rec. G.703

Optical Interface

155.520 Mb/s (STM-1)

CHARACTERISTICS
Input optical interface:
Operating wavelenght range (nm)
Minimum sensitivity (point R) (dBm)
Minimum overload (point R) (dBm)
Automatic Laser Shutdown procedure

ITU-T Rec.G.957 G.958

S 1.1

L 1.1

L 1.2

1260-1360
-28
-8
ITU-T G.958

1280-1335
-34
-10
ITU-T G.958

1480-1580
-34
-10
ITU-T G.958

-8
-15

0
-5

0
-5

Output optical interface:

Max. launched power (point S) (dBm)
Min. launched power (point S) (dBm)
Note:

the three type of optical interfaces above mentioned are available for Multiplex assembly
while only the S 1.1 type is available for Regenerator assembly.

Table 4. STM-1 Optical interfaces

Auxiliary Channels

1 x 2 Mb/s (STM-1 ONLY)

Service channel

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Omnibus voice channel (E1) DTMF

6 x 64 Kb/s (G.703 or V11)

1 x 9.6 Kb/s RS 232

TMN channel (D1 D3, D4

3 voice frequency party line (E1)

1 voice frequency (between adjacent sections)

D12)

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F. interface

RS 232 C

Q3 interface

Ethernet AUI 10 Base2, 10 BaseT

QECC interface

D1D3 / D4D12

Rack dimensions (h x w x d)

2200 x 600 x 300 (mm)

Environment

EMI-EMC ETS 300385 Class B

Safety

Temperature range:

IEC 950 and IEC 215

Standard version:

-5C to +55C (with fans)

Compact version:

-5C to +50C (without fans)

-5C to +55C (with fans)

Power Supply
48 to 60 Vdc

( 20%)

_________________________________________________________
Note: all data subject to change without notice.

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ADM

Add Drop Multiplexer

AP

Alternate Polarisation

APS

Automatic Protection Switching

ATM

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

ATPC

Automatic Transmitted Power Control

AUX

AUXiliary

BB

Base Band

BER

Bit Error Rate

CCDP

Co-Channel Dual Polarisation

CO-CH

Co-Channel

DCC

Data Communication Channel

DRRS

Digital Radio Relay System

DSI

Digital Switching Information

DTMF

Dual Tone Multi Frequency

ECT

Equipment Craft Terminal

EMI/EMC

ElectroMagnetic Interf./ElectroMagnetic Compat.

EOW

Engineering Order Wire

EPS

Equipment Protection Switching

ETSI

European Telecommunication Standard Institute

HET

Hetero frequency (frequency diversity)

IP

Internet Protocol

ITU

International Telecommunication Union

LT

Line Terminal

MCF

Message Communication Function

MSOH

Multiplex Section OverHead

MST

Multiplex Section Termination

NE

Network Element

OH

OverHead

OMSN

Optinex MultiService Node

OS

Operation System

PDH

Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy

QAM

Quadrature Amplitude Modulation

RF

Radio Frequency

RFCOH

Radio Frame Complementary OverHead

RPS

Radio Protection Switching

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RRA

Radio Regeneration Adaptation

RSOH

Regeneration Section OverHead

RST

Regenerator Section Termination

RT

Radio Transceiver

SC

System Controller

SDH

Synchronous Digital Hierarchy

SNC-P

Sub Network Connection Protection

SOH

Section OverHead

SSB

Single Side Band

STM

Synchronous Transport Module

SW

Software

TMN

Telecommunication Management Network

TRU

Top Rack Unit

VC

Virtual Container

WMSN

Wireless MultiService Node

XPD

Cross Polar Discrimination

XPIC

Cross Polar Interference Canceller

XPIF

Cross Polar Improvement Factor

XPOL

Cross Polar channel

WST

Way Side Traffic

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Italy
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Alcatel reserves the right to modify the specifications in this document without prior warning, as a result of technical upgrades or new
regulations.

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