01 - MINI LINK LH Product Presentation

MINI-LINK LH
The Ethernet Trunk Radio

Product presentation
Mobile Broadband drives the IP evolution
From households to individuals and devices
Connected
devices
Smartphones
Netbooks
Notebooks
Fixed
broadband
fixed mobile
telephony telephony
MINI-LINK LH Product presentation | Commercial in confidence | © Ericsson AB 2010 | 2010-07-14 | Page 2

Evolution to Ethernet
in the backhaul Network
Capacity
Packet
Overtakes
TDM
TDM only Packet introduced TDM phased out Packet only
Ethernet
transport
TDM
transport
Time

Ericsson microwave portfolio
MINI-LINK CN
MINI-LINK LH
MINI-LINK CN 1010
MINI-LINK PT
MINI-LINK CN 500
MINI-LINK CN 210
Marconi LH
MINI-LINK TN
Common
Antenna
Common
Radio

MINI-LINk LH
the Ethernet trunk radio
High Capacities and Long Hops
› Up to 4 Gbps* over 1 antenna, with hop lengths up to 100 km
› Capacity and spectrum efficient with adaptive modulation and 512 QAM
› Expanding existing Marconi LH with Ethernet
Leading edge Ethernet features

› Integrated High Capacity Ethernet switch, non-blocking 48 Gbps
› Radio link bonding for 1 Gbps data streams
› Average bit rate is 30% higher for Ethernet Trunk than SDH/SONET
Scalability
› MINI-LINK LH scales from 1 to 12 channels in one rack
› Short Haul outdoor mounted radios are also supported
› Capacity scales from E1/DS1’s to 4 Gbps
Fiber-like capacity with traditional microwave values

› Cost effective Capacity
› Speed To Revenue
› Flexibility
*4 Gbps requires 56 MHz channels available in release 1.1

Typical Applications
› Mobile Backhaul – Connecting the
Radio access network to the Core
network
› Broadband Access Backhaul –

Connecting the access transport
network to the Core network
– Access to Point of presence
› Other applications
– TV broadcasting
– Communication Networks
› Extra useful for

– Lack of right of way
– Difficult terrain
– Short implementation time frame
Mobile Backhaul Example
Ethernet Ring
Aggregation site 2 Switch site
Cell site Aggregation site 1
MINI-LINK LH MINI-LINK LH
MINI-LINK CN MINI-LINK TN
(+MINI-LINK TN) SmartEdge/SmartMetro
2G MINI-LINK Native Ethernet MINI-LINK

CN + SDH/SONET LH
3G
2G
Microwave ring
Ethernet n+0 (RSTP)
MINI-LINK
CN
MINI-LINK MINI-LINK
LH
TDM SDH/SONET MINI-LINK
SE/SM
TN LH
3G
4G
4G MINI-LINK RNC
CN
MINI-LINK
LH

Ethernet Ring Closure
Combined MINI-LINK Long haul and Short Haul
Closing an Ethernet fibre ring:

› Possible to Add/drop Ethernet traffic MINI-LINK
LH
on each MINI-LINK LH site

MINI-LINK
LH
MINI-LINK
TN
MINI-LINK
MINI-LINK MINI-LINK
LH
TN TN
DSL/MSAN
MINI-LINK
CN 500 backhaul
Business access

High Capacity Microwave
for your all-IP
network evolution
MINI-LINK LH
Providing high capacities over long hops
› Packet-optimized Radio link

– Gigabit Ethernet interfaces including SFP modules
– Integrated Layer 2 Switch with multiple Ethernet
interfaces
– 4 - 512 QAM in 28 / 30 / 40 / 50* and 56* MHz
– Adaptive modulation
– Carrier Grade QoS
› TDM support
– Support for up to two STM-1/OC-3 carriers
– Higher SDH/SONET capacity in combination
with Marconi LH 2.5.4
› Short haul support

– MINI-LINK short-haul modems
are supported
MINI-LINK LH Product presentation | Commercial in confidence | © Ericsson AB 2010 | 2010-07-14 | Page 10 * Available in later release
Full freedom in channel arrangement
Highest transmission capacity
CS
RF Channel
filters
ACCP
Adjacent Channel
Co-polarization Pol. 1
Pol. 2
CS
RF Channel
Each
filters immediate
ACAP channel
Adjacent Channel Pol. 1
neighbor can
Alternate Polarized Pol. 2
be used –
no limitation !
CS
RF Channel
filters
CCDP - with XPIC
Co-Channel
Pol. 1
Dual Polarized
Pol. 2

Higher modulation - higher capacities
512 QAM now available
› Increase the Capacity in a frequency channel

by increasing the modulation
› 512 QAM @ 56 MHz gives up to 500* Mbps per radio
64 QAM 128 QAM 512 QAM
› 1024 QAM planned for the future
Ericsson – the technology leader in microwave
*maximum line interface capacity

HIGH Ethernet traffic capacity
max configurations
CS
RF Channel
filters
CCDP - with XPIC
Co-Channel
Pol. 1
Dual Polarized
Pol. 2
Capacity at 28 MHz Capacity at 56 MHz

and 128 QAM and 512 QAM
12 x 192 Mbps = 2.3 Gbps* 8 x 500 Mbps = 4 Gbps*
*line interface capacity

Integrated High Capacity switch
› Integrated High Capacity Ethernet switch
– Non-blocking 48 Gbps (24 Gbps Full duplex)
› Capacity efficient
– Switch and modem connected via backplane
› Instantaneous feedback on congestion
› Enables more effective traffic distribution
– Spectrum efficient with adaptive modulation
and 512 QAM
› Aggregate Ethernet traffic

– According to priority
– 8 levels of priority

Carrier Grade Quality of Service
Highest priority
Ethernet Radio
Scheduler
interface interface
CoS ..
Classification
CoS x Lowest priority
CoS y
CoS z
› CoS Classification for Ethernet, IP and MPLS supported

› 8 Priorities Queues
– Important for HSPA and LTE backhaul and networks shared
by several operators
› QoS functions
– Strict Priority Queuing, Weighted Fair Queuing, Policing, WRED
– Enables carrier grade handling of Priority Ethernet Traffic
Radio Link Bonding
MINI-LINK LH MINI-LINK LH
1 Gbps
1 Gbps
Ethernet perceives Radio Link One Ethernet link

one single link Bonding over up to 4 radios
› Unique Radio Link Bonding › Graceful degradation at loss of

– Perceived by Ethernet as one single one radio
GE link, over up to 4 radios – Capacity just decreases, without
› Advantages of L1 bonding, traffic interruption
as compared to
traditional L2 (& L3) LAG:
– Always full throughput, full load
balancing and full aggregation gain
– Supports use of adaptive modulation
Hitless Adaptive Modulation
Received signal
512 QAM
256 QAM
128 QAM
64 QAM
16 QAM
4 QAM Receiver
Threshold
Link throughput Time

500 Mbps 99.5% Availability <44 h total down time per year
233 Mbps
99.995% Availability <0.5h total down time per year
114 Mbps
99.999% Availability <5 min total down time per year
Increase capacity in fair conditions

Carrier Grade Adaptive Modulation
› Designed for Carrier Grade networks

– Error Free: Modulation change without bit errors
– Constant Delay: Crucial for network sync
– Handles both Rain and complex
Selective/Multipath fading
› Combine CCDP/XPIC, Adaptive Modulation and

Radio Link Bonding
– Use your spectrum efficiently
– Secure highest possible traffic capacity
– Maximize traffic throughput in
available frequency channels

Availability
Ethernet Trunk vs. SDH/SONET Trunk
Simulation example (Milan conditions, 6 GHz and 28 MHz)
› Ethernet Trunk Availability
– With Adaptive Modulation and 100
diversity switching 99.8

99.6
99.4
Avalability (%)
99.2
Comb
99
Switch
98.8
› SDH/SONET Trunk 98.6
– With diversity combiner and fixed 98.4

98.2
modulation (128 QAM) 98
0 50 100 150 200 250
Capacity (Mbit/s)
– Availability at 128 QAM is somewhat higher for SDH/SONET Trunk

– Ethernet Trunk has higher modulation than 128 QAM most of the time
› Enabling higher capacity throughput
Ethernet Trunk has 30% higher average bit rate

MINI-LINK LH System
Concept & components
MINI-LINK LH
Key Features
› New TRX
– Adaptive Modulation 4 - 512 QAM
– 28 / 30 / 40 / 50* / 56* MHz channel bandwidth
› Available frequencies
– 5*, 6L, 6U, 7, 8, 11*, 13* GHz
› Channel Branching kit from Marconi LH
› Up to 12+0 in one rack w/o Space Diversity
› Ethernet protection
› STM-1/OC-3 as “wayside channel” 2+0 or 1+1
› Short haul split mount equipment support
if space available
* Available in later release

Access Module Magazines
MINI-LINK LH – hardware synergies with MINI-LINK TN
› AMM 20p B
– Max 16 slots used for Ethernet modems
– Unused slots can be used for Short Haul
› AMM 6p C (release 1.1)

– Max 4 slots used for Ethernet modems
– Unused slots can be used for Short Haul

Processor and Modems
MINI-LINK LH – hardware synergies with MINI-LINK TN
› NPU1 C – Node Processor

– 2 GE Ethernet ports
– 2 additional GE SFP’s
– 48 Gbps integrated Ethernet switch
1000/100/10 DCN Connection or 2x SFP,
– Carrier Grade Quality of Service BASE-T 1000/100/10 Optical or
BASE-T Electrical
› MMU2 H – Ethernet modem

– Native Ethernet, up to 500 Mbps
– XPIC-support
– Adaptive Modulation
– 4-512 QAM, 28 – 56 MHz
› MMU2 F 155 – SDH/SONET modem

– 1 x STM-1/OC-3, 155 Mbps
– XPIC-support
– 16-128 QAM, 28-56 MHz

TRX & Channel
Branching Network
TRX
› Frequencies:
– First release 1.0: 6L / 6U / 7 / 8 GHz
– Second release 1.1: 5 / 11 / 13 GHz
– 4 GHz (TBD)
› Output power: ~30 dBm @ 256 QAM
Well proven CBN – same as in Marconi LH

› TX filter with circulator
› RX filter with circulator
› Harmonic filter
› Branching circulator
› Waveguide absorber
› Isolator on TX-side
Antennas
MINI-LINK LH and Marconi LH
Frequency GHz 5 (4,7) 6L/6U 7/8 10/11 13
Single
0.6 m
Dual
Single
0.9 m
Dual
Single
1.2 m
Dual
Single
1.8 m
Dual
Single
2.4 m
Dual
Single
3.0 m
Dual
Single
3.7 m
Dual
Single
4.6 m
Dual

Evolution to all IP -
Upgrade Scenarios
Highly flexible solution
Combined MINI-LINK Long Haul and Short Haul
Repeater configuration
3+0 E 3+0 W
› Combine
MINI-LINK LH with a
MINI-LINK TN
short haul hop
› Simplify network 1+0 S

design
› Saving floor space

MINI-LINK LH
Expanding a Marconi LH System
› Expand your Marconi LH

SDH/SONET system with
MINI-LINK LH Ethernet traffic
› Install a MINI-LINK LH rack next to

your SDH/SONET system
– Use the same antenna
installation
– Get both TDM and Ethernet
traffic over your hop

MINI-LINK LH
Expanding your Marconi LH System
› Expand your Marconi LH SDH/SONET system

with MINI-LINK LH Ethernet traffic
› Install MINI-LINK LH inside your

Marconi LH
› Share the same

– System rack
– Channel Branching Network
– Antenna installation
› Get both TDM and Ethernet traffic

over your hop
MINI-LINK LH
The Total Concept
ServiceOn - Management system
› Manage your entire transmission network
from a single screen
– Common environment for the complete
portfolio
of Ericsson transmission products
– Element, circuit and network management
› Detect, localize and fix faults quickly
› Supports full management feature set

– Fault, configuration, inventory and
performance management
› Real time fault management to ensure

maximum performance
› Minimize the network downtime

High volumes with short lead-time
Ericsson - the market leader
MINI-LINK LH will be produced in Ericsson’s factory in

Borås, Sweden, the largest microwave production facility
in the world, providing
- Fast roll-out with large volumes and short lead times
Ericsson – the driving force in microwave

Market leader with 2 M microwave radios in operation
Unparalleled investment in R&D - committed to the future of Microwave
- First to introduce 1 Gbps over one channel with 512 QAM and XPIC
- First to demonstrate live 2.5 Gbps over the air
Ericsson’s reliable and future proof solutions provides

you with the ease of mind to focus on your customers

End to end service portfolio
Ericsson - the market leader
› Ericsson has extensive experience

from planning and deploying
MINI-LINK and Marconi LH
networks world wide
› Ericsson offers a well proven and

complete end to end service
portfolio
– Site survey
– Planning
– Installation
– Commissioning
– Operation and maintenance of
radio networks
› Ericsson lets you focus on

maximizing your revenue

MINI-LINK LH
Conclusion
› Up to 4 Gbps over one antenna

› Built in Ethernet switch for traffic
aggregation and Quality of Service
› Substantially higher average traffic
capacity by Adaptive Modulation
› Trunk Radio with integrated
short haul capability
MINI-LINK LH
The first real Ethernet
trunk radio


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MINI-LINK LH

The Ethernet Trunk Radio

MINI-LINK LH Product presentation | Commercial in confidence | © Ericsson AB 2010 | 2010-07-14 | Page 2

TDM only Packet introduced TDM phased out Packet only

MINI-LINK LH Product presentation | Commercial in confidence | © Ericsson AB 2010 | 2010-07-14 | Page 3

MINI-LINK LH Product presentation | Commercial in confidence | © Ericsson AB 2010 | 2010-07-14 | Page 4

Leading edge Ethernet features

Fiber-like capacity with traditional microwave values

MINI-LINK LH Product presentation | Commercial in confidence | © Ericsson AB 2010 | 2010-07-14 | Page 5

› Broadband Access Backhaul –

› Extra useful for

2G MINI-LINK Native Ethernet MINI-LINK

MINI-LINK LH Product presentation | Commercial in confidence | © Ericsson AB 2010 | 2010-07-14 | Page 7

Closing an Ethernet fibre ring:

on each MINI-LINK LH site

MINI-LINK LH Product presentation | Commercial in confidence | © Ericsson AB 2010 | 2010-07-14 | Page 8

› Packet-optimized Radio link

› Short haul support

MINI-LINK LH Product presentation | Commercial in confidence | © Ericsson AB 2010 | 2010-07-14 | Page 11

› Increase the Capacity in a frequency channel

› 1024 QAM planned for the future

Ericsson – the technology leader in microwave

*maximum line interface capacity

Capacity at 28 MHz Capacity at 56 MHz

12 x 192 Mbps = 2.3 Gbps* 8 x 500 Mbps = 4 Gbps*

*line interface capacity

› Aggregate Ethernet traffic

MINI-LINK LH Product presentation | Commercial in confidence | © Ericsson AB 2010 | 2010-07-14 | Page 14

› CoS Classification for Ethernet, IP and MPLS supported

Ethernet perceives Radio Link One Ethernet link

› Unique Radio Link Bonding › Graceful degradation at loss of

Link throughput Time

Increase capacity in fair conditions

› Designed for Carrier Grade networks

› Combine CCDP/XPIC, Adaptive Modulation and

MINI-LINK LH Product presentation | Commercial in confidence | © Ericsson AB 2010 | 2010-07-14 | Page 18

› Ethernet Trunk Availability

– With Adaptive Modulation and 100

diversity switching 99.8

– With diversity combiner and fixed 98.4

– Availability at 128 QAM is somewhat higher for SDH/SONET Trunk

Ethernet Trunk has 30% higher average bit rate

* Available in later release

› AMM 6p C (release 1.1)

MINI-LINK LH Product presentation | Commercial in confidence | © Ericsson AB 2010 | 2010-07-14 | Page 22

› NPU1 C – Node Processor

› MMU2 H – Ethernet modem

› MMU2 F 155 – SDH/SONET modem

MINI-LINK LH Product presentation | Commercial in confidence | © Ericsson AB 2010 | 2010-07-14 | Page 23

Well proven CBN – same as in Marconi LH

Frequency GHz 5 (4,7) 6L/6U 7/8 10/11 13

MINI-LINK LH Product presentation | Commercial in confidence | © Ericsson AB 2010 | 2010-07-14 | Page 25

› Simplify network 1+0 S

› Saving floor space

MINI-LINK LH Product presentation | Commercial in confidence | © Ericsson AB 2010 | 2010-07-14 | Page 27

› Expand your Marconi LH

› Install a MINI-LINK LH rack next to

MINI-LINK LH Product presentation | Commercial in confidence | © Ericsson AB 2010 | 2010-07-14 | Page 28

› Expand your Marconi LH SDH/SONET system

› Install MINI-LINK LH inside your

› Share the same

› Get both TDM and Ethernet traffic

› Detect, localize and fix faults quickly

› Supports full management feature set