Alcatel-Lucent MDR-8000 Digital Microwave Radio Family Flexible Wireless Transport for Your Voice, Video and Data Needs Introduction With more than 50 years of experience in wireless transmission, Alcatel- Lucent provides a solid foundation for your mission-critical network, and continually fosters visions for the future. As a pioneer in point-to-point microwave radios, Alcatel-Lucent has continually demonstrated its leadership in wireless technology. Our history of design innovation began when the former Collins Radio Company developed the first commercial microwave radios in the 1950s. Alcatel-Lucent maintains the Collins tradition, setting the industry standard for microwave communications all over the world with scalable, reliable, economical, and readily deployable wireless backbone communications systems. MDR-8000 Family Features and Benefits – Proven Reliability – Ensures trouble-free operation – Broadest range of frequencies – Provides an ideal match for and capacities your system requirements - 2, 4, 5.8, L6, U6, 8, 10, 11 GHz and available spectrum - 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 DS1s; 1, 3 DS3s; OC-3; 50, 150 Mb/s Ethernet – Common platform across – Minimizes spares and training all configurations requirements – Highest adjacent channel – Allows operation in congested interference rejection frequency bands – Robust operating – Delivers high availability characteristics on even the most - Highest system gain troublesome paths, and - Forward Error Correction allows longer paths to be - Multiple configurations implemented using smaller available (nonstandby, antennas hot-standby, space diversity, frequency diversity, quad diversity) – In-service capacity expansion – Provides economical and simple growth to meet your needs, with no stranded investment – Smallest size, with both indoor – Allows flexibility with system and outdoor installation installation and location options 2 Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 Digital Microwave Radio Family Overview The MDR-8000 is Alcatel- Lucent’s premier digital microwave radio for long-haul, point-to-point wireless communications. The flexible platform offers features designed to provide robust operation, while also reducing your total cost of ownership. With a common platform that supports virtually all frequency bands from 2-11 GHz, the MDR-8000 can meet your needs for high-capacity backbone routes, as well as low- capacity spurs. It offers transmission capacity from 2-32 DS1s, 1-3 DS3s, OC-3, and 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet, with the ability to upgrade capacity in service simply by changing TM Capacity Keys . The common platform that supports all of these options provides users ultimate flexibility in configuring and equipping an entire network, with simplified operation and maintenance. With the widest range of long-haul frequency MDR-8000 Standard Shelf Configuration bands, the most complete range of interfaces and capacities, and the highest system gain in the industry, the MDR-8000 is the undisputed leader in microwave transport. This flexible and scalable architecture provides reliable wireless backbone communications for cellular operators, public safety agencies, railways, pipelines, utilities, local exchange carriers, television stations, and private enterprise. Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 Digital Microwave Radio Family 3 Applications Wireless Backhaul As cellular and PCS networks continue to grow, the MDR-8000 is an ideal choice for connecting cell sites or backhauling traffic to the switch. The broad range of capacities and frequency bands provide ultimate flexibility for both long- and short-haul applications. In addition, the high reliability typically provides vastly superior performance as compared to leased DS1 circuits, usually with a very attractive payback period. The unlicensed versions of the radio also permit rapid deployment of point-to-point links, allowing new cell sites to be turned up quickly to meet service demands. Carriers’ Networks Backhauling Backbone Last mile Aggregation Metro BSC/RNC BTS/Node B BSC/RNC 4 Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 Digital Microwave Radio Family Public Safety Networks Public Safety Public safety networks must provide mission critical services, be quickly expandable, and be easily managed from end to end. Applications may be for interfacility and inter-agency communications, or for backhaul in land mobile radio (LMR) networks. Public safety networks also face a variety of critical issues: interfacility communications are becoming more complex and require higher bandwidth; use of real-time video is increasing, as well as data – primarily IP traffic – to support departmental LANs and inter- departmental WANs; and the trend of sharing data across jurisdictions is accelerating the demand for more bandwidth. The MDR-8000 radio addresses all of these issues cost effectively, while providing the security and redundancy that public safety officials require. State and Local Government Systems Transportation and Utility Systems Municipalities have similar needs as those of public Transportation and utility companies also require the safety operators. Municipal planning districts need highest and most stringent level of availability, quality, converged services that support mission-critical voice, and resiliency. Growth, new technologies, and ever- data, and video communications, along with LMR increasing security demands require a secure core interoperability. Government agencies can rely on architecture with state-of-the-art network management the MDR-8000 to provide the reliable, high-quality in order to reach widely dispersed rural areas, often communications they require. Unlicensed versions covering rough terrain, where no other infrastructure of the MDR-8000 are also ideal for emergency exists. Support for data networking applications and restoration and backup of critical communication links. services such as SCADA, video surveillance for monitoring remote sections of pipelines or highways, and reliability to overcome homeland security threats are all readily addressed by the MDR-8000. Utilities, Pipelines and Railroads Headquarters Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 Digital Microwave Radio Family 5 Local Exchange Carriers Broadcast Auxiliary Service The MDR-8000 is an ideal solution for extending a Digital microwave has proven itself as an excellent local exchange carrier’s network beyond their choice for broadcasters to transport their video signals, traditional franchise boundaries, whether it is one either as direct studio to transmitter links (STLs), or location outside the franchise area or multiple for distributing the video signals across large locations across a larger geographic region. Using the geographic areas to multiple transmitter sites. MDR-8000 can eliminate the LEC’s need to lease Broadcasters require their high-bandwidth signals to facilities from competitors, thus maintaining control of be transmitted with extremely high quality to avoid their entire solution offering regardless of whether the any video signal degradation. The MDR-8000 supports location is in or out of franchise. The MDR-8000 is FCC Part 74 requirements, and has proven itself quite also an option anywhere wireline services are not adept at meeting the stringent requirements of available due to fiber exhaustion or lack of facilities. broadcasters all over the country. Digital TV Broadcasting Contribution Distribution Urban coverage Main Studio Regional Studio Regional Studio Distributed/Rural coverage 6 Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 Digital Microwave Radio Family Federal Government Agencies The MDR-8000 also provides its rugged characteristics in service to the U.S. Federal Government. Operating in the NTIA-regulated frequency bands, the highly compact radio can mount in the tightest spaces while providing wireless means for overcoming geographic obstacles, right-of- way costs, and construction delays associated with wired facilities. This scalable and readily-deployable architecture provides reliable backbone communications for agencies such as the Department of Defense, Department of Justice, and Department of Interior, among others. Defense & Security Government buildings Government buildings Military bases 2-way Mobile Radio Military airports Port Security Police, Fire & Rescue Borders Private Enterprise Enterprise markets, such as education, healthcare, banking, and private corporations, can also benefit from the flexibility of the MDR-8000. For campus or metropolitan environments, using the MDR-8000’s short-haul capabilities can provide secure and reliable high-bandwidth services at low cost for one customer or an entire building. A large corporation or consortium can use the MDR-8000 to connect data and voice services between nationwide branch locations across a backbone network covering a large geographic area. As enterprise firms continue to face ever-decreasing budgets, the cost-effective solutions and reliability provided by the MDR-8000 become even more attractive and beneficial. Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 Digital Microwave Radio Family 7 Common Platform In-Service Capacity Cost-Saving Features The MDR-8000 is based on a Upgrades Industry-High System Gain common platform for all frequency The MDR-8000 offers the widest The MDR-8000 has the highest bands and capacities. This approach range of interfaces and capacities system gain available today. greatly simplifies training and available today, with the ability System gain is the most common maintenance, since all MDR-8000 to provide 2-32 DS1s, 1-3 DS3s, benchmark of performance that radios look the same and operate OC-3, or 10/100/1000 Base-T differentiates one radio from in the same manner. Oftentimes, Ethernet in bandwidths up to 300 another. Used to determine large networks consist of radios Mb/s. Besides having a capacity to the link budget of a microwave in two or more frequency bands, fit virtually any requirement, users hop, it is simply defined as the such as 6 GHz for a long-haul can increase the capacity of the mathematical difference between backbone, and 11 GHz for shorter specific circuit type (i.e. DS1 the radio’s transmitter output paths or spurs. Thanks to the or DS3) being used by merely power and the receiver input TM commonality built into the MDR- changing Capacity Keys on the threshold. Higher system gain 8000, technicians need only be transmitter and receiver modules. provides network operators three trained on one configuration and This simple change can be distinct advantages. First, the they will be capable of maintaining accomplished with the radios in higher gain can often allow users all versions deployed in their service on hot-standby systems, to install smaller antenna systems. network. The same advantage also with no outage or downtime This not only saves money on the applies to the capacities available required. cost of the antennas, but also in the radio. The MDR-8000 reduces tower loading. Network The highly flexible MDR-8000 can platform supports a mix of DS1, operators can build lighter weight grow from 2 DS1s all the way to DS3, OC-3, and 10/100/1000 towers, or reduce their monthly 3xDS3 or OC-3 using the same set Base-T Ethernet interfaces to meet rent payments if leasing tower of power amplifier, transmitter, and any network requirements. space. Second, higher system gain receiver modules. Capacity Keys™ allows users to stretch their paths and wideband RF modules allow In addition, the commonality of further than a comparable radio users to gracefully migrate to the system means that the number with lower system gain. This can be higher capacities, and eliminate of spare modules required is especially important when crossing any stranded investment. minimized, even as radios of terrain obstacles, or simply to different capacities and frequency eliminate the significant cost of bands are deployed in the same adding an additional repeater network. For example, the site. Finally, higher system gain transmitter, receiver, and power improves the path availability. amplifier units in any specific For mission-critical networks, frequency band may be used for extremely high path availability NxDS1, NxDS3, OC-3, or is one of the ultimate goals, a goal Ethernet transport. Power supplies, to which the MDR-8000 is ideally controllers, and other common suited. units are the same across all radios, regardless of frequency band or capacity. This commonality reduces the number of spares that need to be stocked, reducing the capital budget required for deployment. 8 Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 Digital Microwave Radio Family Flexible Ethernet Options individually, allowing that  A & B Summed – Hot Having established its reliability, bandwidth to be recaptured as part Standby scalability, and versatility in of the Ethernet bandwidth. This operating mode utilizes delivering TDM traffic, the MDR- Provisioning (or deprovisioning) the Ethernet Port Aggregation 8000 is also poised for the next can be done in-service, with no capabilities of the radio and wave of network migration. With disruption to other DS1 or combines two data sources over the industry-wide migration to IP Ethernet traffic on the radio. a single RF link. data networks, carriers are Unlike standard TDM radios, requiring innovative ways to the Ethernet version of the  A & B Separate – Dual bridge the gaps between their MDR-8000 offers input/output Channel legacy networks and the packet- (I/O) provisioning options and The dual channel configuration based networks of the future. The operating modes uniquely uses the same hardware as a MDR-8000’s Ethernet interface developed to support packet frequency diversity configuration utilizes the same RF and common data transport: in a TDM version of the radio. It modules as the TDM versions of provides two separate RF  A Only – Nonstandby the radio, operating in all the same channels from a single shelf. frequency bands and virtually While the most cost-effective This operating mode can support identical bandwidths. The method of transporting Ethernet, a combined data throughput of Ethernet interface supports this operating mode provides no 300 Mb/s in a single shelf. 10/100/1000 Base-T transport, Ethernet port or radio link However, if one of the RF with a possible combined data protection. channels fails, half of the data throughput of 300 Mb/s in a single will be lost.  A Only – Hot Standby shelf. The Ethernet I/O card offers RJ45 electrical and SFP optical This operating mode provides  A & B Summed – Dual inputs, both of which are auto- radio link protection, but does Channel sensing. In addition, the Ethernet not provide Ethernet port This mode also makes use of the interface supports a variety of protection. This mode would be Ethernet Port Aggregation bandwidth choices which enables used when the operator desires capabilities of the radio. When users to tailor the radio to meet link protection, but cannot facility and data transport the radio is operating in normal support redundant interfaces in requirements of today and mode without failures, it operates the Ethernet device connected tomorrow. in the same manner as the A & to the MDR-8000 B Separate – Dual Channel. This . The Ethernet interface of the mode also supports a combined  A & B Switched – Hot MDR-8000 also allows users to data throughput of 300 Mb/s in a Standby gracefully migrate their network single shelf. In this configuration, By making use of the Ethernet services from TDM to Ethernet if one of the RF channels fails, Port Switching capabilities of with no equipment changeout. Up the data is summed onto the the MDR-8000, this mode to 32 DS1s (48 Mb/s) can be remaining working channel provides both Ethernet port and individually and dynamically and the throughput of the shelf radio link protection. provisioned to carry TDM traffic falls back to a combined total alongside the Ethernet bandwidth. of 150 Mb/s. As TDM services get converted to IP over time, each of the TDM- based DS1s can be deprovisioned Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 Digital Microwave Radio Family 9 Licensed and Unlicensed modulation overcome most Operation interference and improve overall The MDR-8000 takes advantage system quality. Unlicensed of virtually all of the licensed operation offers the same spectral frequency bands used for long- efficiency and provides an option haul systems in North America. for transporting up to 16 DS1s or Operating from 2 to 11 GHz in all 24 Mb/s Ethernet. In the 5.8 GHz of the FCC Part 101 and Part 74 band, up to 150 Mb/s can be bands, as well as bands used by the carried on a single channel. Federal Government (NTIA), the MDR-8000 allows operators the Operation in the 2.4 GHz freedom to select the band most spectrum also allows users of 2.1 appropriate to their intended use GHz licensed systems who need to and environmental conditions. A relocate the ability to leverage list of the frequency bands of their existing infrastructure operation is shown below: without touching the tower, antenna, or transmission line. • 1700 MHz (NTIA) Reuse of existing antenna systems and tower structures provides a • 1900 MHz (PCS in-band) definite cost savings and reduction • 2 GHz (FCC broadcast, NTIA in cutover time as compared to & ITU) other relocation alternatives. • 2.3 GHz (WCS band) Furthermore, operators can take • 2.4 GHz (Unlicensed band) advantage of lightweight grid antennas and coaxial transmission • 2.47 GHz (FCC licensed) line to limit tower loading • Upper 4 GHz (NTIA, ITU) concerns and minimize • 5.8 GHz (Unlicensed ISM band) environmental impact issues. Also, • Lower & Upper 6 GHz (FCC, the 2.4 GHz band can be used to ITU) place new links in service, thereby taking advantage of the excellent • 7 GHz (FCC broadcast auxiliary) propagation and low-impact • 7 & 8 GHz (NTIA, ITU) antenna configurations allowed by • 10.5 & 11 GHz (FCC, ITU) this frequency range. In addition, the MDR-8000 also As with all of the licensed versions offers the same robust operation in of the MDR-8000, the unlicensed the unlicensed bands of 2.47 and radios employ a narrowband 5.8 GHz. Offering more single-carrier modulation configurations, more frequency technique with high-receiver selections, and more capacity than selectivity. This technique any other unlicensed radio, the provides dramatically superior highly-reliable MDR-8000 properties as compared to most provides superior signal quality and other unlicensed radios which are availability. By operating in either of the direct sequence spread the unlicensed (Part 15) or spectrum type. Due to the poor licensed (Part 101) portion of the peak to average power 2.4 GHz frequency band (2.400 - characteristics of spread spectrum 2.4835 GHz), the MDR-8000 modulation, transmitter power is offers a unique networking option. significantly lower than that of the In licensed operation, the higher MDR-8000. That means the power transmitters and direct MDR-8000 can deliver more 10 Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 Digital Microwave Radio Family power to the receiver, which significantly helps to overcome interference. In practical terms, the MDR-8000 can operate with an antenna one size smaller than a spread spectrum radio on paths longer than 8 miles. The narrowband modulation of the MDR-8000 also allows better utilization of the available spectrum, as multiple RF channel pairs can be utilized. This is especially helpful at multi-way junction sites where a wider array of selectable frequencies is required to avoid intra-system interference. The 5.8 GHz version of the MDR- 8000 is also an ideal way to add additional capacity as an underlay on existing 6 GHz routes. Simply adding bandpass filters allows the MDR-8000 to interoperate on the MDR-8000 Lite. The MDR-8000 same antenna system as the Lite is a reduced-size package existing 6 GHz system. This is an for nonstandby unlicensed ideal scenario for customers with configurations. Offering 8 DS1s legacy TDM systems (even analog) of capacity with +25 dBm transmit who want to add Ethernet power, it is compatible with all capabilities on the same route. other configurations of the MDR-8000 family. Thanks to the commonality between the licensed and Many network architectures do unlicensed versions of the not require the built-in 1+1 MDR-8000, it is also a relatively equipment redundancy of the simple task to upgrade an standard MDR-8000 shelf. Low- unlicensed radio at 5.8 GHz to density microwave routes with less licensed operation at 6 GHz. By than 8 DS1 requirements are simply making a few changeouts, commonly equipped with 1+0 there is no stranded investment protection. Additionally, when involved in having to purchase a radio is used for back-up to other new radio. wireline facilities, redundancy of the radio electronics is usually not For applications that require quick required. Even highly secure and efficient deployment in the 5.8 networks that utilize ring GHz unlicensed band, Alcatel- protection switching don’t require Lucent has created a special low- redundant radio electronics, since profile configuration called the service protection is provided by the circuit multiplexers, not the radio link. The low-profile MDR- 8000 Lite radio is ideal for these applications. Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 Digital Microwave Radio Family 11 Wayside DS1s Alcatel-Lucent’s MDR-8000 provides one DS1 hot-standby protected wayside signal per DS3 equipped on the radio. Therefore, a 1xDS3 radio also includes one wayside DS1, and a 3xDS3 or OC- 3 radio offers three wayside DS1 MDR-8000 Compact Shelf circuits. These ancillary DS1 channels can be used for maintenance circuits (quick, easy introduction of additional orderwires, data channels, and LAN/WAN circuits), or they can MDR-8000 Compact Shelf be used to carry critical traffic in Outdoor Cabinet since they are fully redundant in hot-standby radio configurations. Furthermore, implementing wayside DS1 channels does not radios may be equipped in a single lowers your monthly cooling costs. impact radio performance or 19-inch rack for an unprecedented The MDR-8000 efficiently detract from the payload 12 DS3 capacity. dissipates heat via a passive heat bandwidth. sink on the rear of the radio. High- thermal-load modules are directly MDR-8000 Compact Shelf High Reliability coupled to the heat sink with For applications where hot-standby Maintenance costs are greatly secure mechanical connections operation is not needed or desired, reduced by the high reliability and self-checking thermal sensors such as low-density links or radio built into the MDR-8000 platform. to guarantee optimal heat flow. As ring terminal nodes, the MDR- The robust MDR-8000 has a a result, the MDR-8000 hot- 8000 offers a reduced-size chassis proven track record of stellar standby shelf does not require fans, called the Compact shelf. This performance in mission-critical except for radios equipped with nonstandby configuration is even networks of all types. Alcatel- high power transmitters, or when smaller (only 4 RU), and is Lucent is so confident of its more than one radio is mounted in applicable to the entire product performance, that we offer a 2 year the same rack. line, covering all frequency bands warranty on all configurations. and all capacities of the MDR- Small Size 8000 family. Low Power Consumption When installing a radio in a With extremely low power Also, operators are increasingly shelter at the base of a tower, space consumption (as much as 1/3 less seeing the need to locate radio is usually at a premium. Compact than many competitors), the equipment at sites that lack space mechanical dimensions and low MDR-8000 saves you money for traditional indoor installations, power consumption allow operators upfront by reducing the size of the yet don’t want the headaches to place the MDR-8000 in cramped DC power plant that is required associated with tower-mounted spaces without sacrificing system for operation. Also, if the site uses electronics. The MDR-8000 performance and availability. As batteries for emergency backup Compact offers an ideal solution the smallest all-indoor radio on power, fewer of them will need to for such situations with a pole- the market today, a fully protected be purchased and deployed. mounted outdoor enclosure. This configuration can be deployed in configuration allows operators to just 7 rack units (7 RU). By In addition, low power set up a microwave terminal reducing the amount of rack space consumption also means simply by affixing the Compact needed, the MDR-8000 is adaptable significantly less heat dissipation. cabinet to an available pole or to virtually all installation Again, the MDR-8000 saves money 1 wall, or simply by setting a 4 ⁄2” environments. For high-capacity by reducing the size of the air steel pipe in the ground. applications, four hot-standby conditioning system required, and 12 Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 Digital Microwave Radio Family coordination in areas where power corresponding to changes in Performance-Enhancing frequency bands are highly the receive signal level at the far Features congested. Where wider channels end of the link. This is far superior Robust Multipath are allowed, 32 TCM occupies a to competing radios which merely Countermeasures wider spectrum, but offers even turn the far-end transmitter to full The MDR-8000 employs several higher system gain. This allows power whenever the receive signal techniques to overcome paths to be stretched even further, level crosses the ATPC threshold. troublesome path propagation while still maintaining extremely FCC regulations limit full-power problems. Dispersive Fade Margin high path availability. Where rules operation to 52 minutes per year (DFM) is a critical performance allow, typically at lower capacities, (0.01%) for a radio licensed with parameter that gauges a radio’s both modulation versions are ATPC. Since the MDR-8000 with ability to overcome the multipath available, giving users the option its dB-for-dB adjustment will not fading events which can occur on of maximum system gain or reach full power as often, the long paths (over 7 miles). The maximum spectral efficiency, with MDR-8000 can operate much MDR-8000 leads the industry in the choice determined by the longer in the ATPC mode. DFM, which allows it to provide unique path requirements being the highest path availability of all addressed. Network Management long-haul systems. Options Industry-Leading Receiver The MDR-8000 provides three 64 All-Indoor Operation Selectivity and kb/s service channels and one 16 The compact shelf design, coupled Interference Rejection kb/s supervisory channel. Each with the wide array of transmitter Alcatel-Lucent utilizes all digital service channel can carry audio power options available, allows the receiver filtering, other than RF (orderwire), RS-232 data, or MCS- entire MDR-8000 to be mounted filters, which provides vastly 11/TBOS/SNMP fault alarm data. indoors. With no tower-mounted superior interference immunity electronics to worry about, when compared to analog designs. For local display and control, in maintenance and troubleshooting The MDR-8000 exhibits superior addition to the LED displays and are greatly simplified. The entire adjacent channel performance as module controls, a user-friendly radio is readily accessible without evidenced by the -8 dB adjacent graphical interface operating on an the need for climbing towers. channel threshold/interference IBM-compatible PC is also Network technicians do not need specification (10 MHz channel available. The user system tower-climbing certification in separation). This greatly eases interface (USI) provides a order to maintain the radios. This coordination, especially in graphical and intuitive means of is of primary importance during frequency-congested areas, and analyzing the radio, and runs on a inclement weather or if speeds up the licensing process. In standard Windows operating maintenance needs to be addition, it improves system system. With the USI, technicians performed at night. availability in an interference can monitor alarms and environment. performance data in real time, as Choice of Modulation well as initiate controls and Automatic Transmit Power Techniques provision the radio. Control (ATPC) The MDR-8000 utilizes both 32 To further enhance the ability of and 128 Trellis Code Modulation The radio controller and USI also the MDR-8000 to operate in a (TCM), and 64 Quadrature provide a powerful tool for frequency-congested environment, Amplitude Modulation (QAM) to analyzing path performance and ATPC is a standard feature that take full advantage of FCC troubleshooting radio equipment may be used to allow coordination licensing rules based on spectrum operation. The receive signal level at a reduced transmit power level. efficiency. Using 128 TCM enables (RSL) performance data is Only in the event of a path fade the MDR-8000 to squeeze collected and can be viewed in a condition does the transmit power maximum capacity in the allowed meaningful format, allowing path increase to overcome the fading. channel spacings, while performance to be analyzed over The ATPC control loop on the maintaining robust path time to interpret propagation MDR-8000 makes dB-for-dB performance. This can provide the anomalies. adjustments to the transmitter critical difference during Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 Digital Microwave Radio Family 13 The MDR-8000 also offers a bring equipment together Full Range of choice of network management under one common network Configurations interfaces and protocols. The management umbrella. Based on The MDR-8000 radio family is parallel interface provides access to Telecommunications Management available in a full range of radio and station information, Network (TMN) standards, SNMP configurations, to meet every including both radio and station provides a vehicle to improve network requirement and budget alarms and status, as well as interoperability between constraint. Nonstandby and controls. The serial interface equipment vendors and simplify hot-standby configurations are supports a variety of network network management for supported in both linear and ring management protocols including operators. SNMP network modes, while frequency diversity MCS-11, E2A/TBOS, and SNMP. management is enabled in new or and collapsed rings are also existing MDR-8000 radios by the available. In addition to The MCS-11 protocol consists simple installation of the optional equipment protection, space of RS-422 formatted data which TMN interface module. The TMN diversity receivers can be can be transported over one of the interface module supports SNMP combined with any of these MDR-8000’s 64 kb/s digital service transport over TCP/IP LAN and configurations to overcome path channels, independent of the radio serial point-to-point facilities. The propagation problems. With a dual traffic, to an external MCS-11 MDR-8000 is compatible with receiver module available, space Monitor Control System. MCS-11 SNMP V1, V2, or V3. The SNMP diversity can be easily added to is a 4-wire, poll/response, MIB (management information nonstandby radios at minimal cost. synchronous, half-duplex monitor base) for the MDR-8000 supports The dual receiver module supports and control system whereby a complete management (alarms, space diversity operation, master (primary) station polls one status, controls, performance, and economically and efficiently, in the remote (secondary) station at a provisioning) of the radio. same profile as a traditional single time and waits for a response receiver subsystem. For ultimate before polling the next station. In addition, the MDR-8000 path protection, both space and Poll and response messages are supports a feature called the frequency diversity can be carried in the service channel Extended Link Monitor Channel combined in a quad-diversity transparent overhead bit streams. (ELMC). A standard feature of the configuration. When using the radio, the ELMC extends the dual receiver module in quad E2A/TBOS (telemetry byte- functionality of the User System diversity configurations, all four oriented serial) is a 4-wire serial Interface (USI) to allow the local receivers can be populated in a interface conforming to the EIA craft person to remotely view the single shelf, minimizing the size RS-422 standard per Telcordia provisioning, alarms, and status of the deployed system. Quad (Bellcore) Publication 49001. information and control commands diversity is extremely useful for Poll and response messages are for any radio contiguously overcoming the challenges of communicated to the radio via an connected to the network. The troublesome paths, such as those external fault alarm remote or PC. performance monitoring, alarm covering very long distances or and status information, and remote transmitting over water. Increasingly, as telecommunications controls are accessible through the networks evolve, network ELMC channel, independent of For microwave routes that require operators are scrambling to network management interfaces. high-density cross sections, such harmonize management of Remote provisioning and software as multiple OC-3 channels, the equipment that spans multiple downloading capability is also MDR-8000 also provides a vendors and multiple protocols. supported by the ELMC channel. SNMP allows network operators to 14 Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 Digital Microwave Radio Family MultiChannel configuration. Network Expertise While historically these In addition to having the most applications have been addressed complete microwave portfolio in by multiline systems, there are the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is also some drawbacks to that approach. able to offer our customers With a MultiChannel complete, integrated systems, configuration, each working incorporating numerous channel has 100% equipment technologies from our broad protection, unlike multiline portfolio of telecommunications systems that share a single protect products. Our design and channel across each working engineering expertise incorporates channel. This provides higher virtually all aspects of reliability, and can protect against telecommunications networks. hardware failures on multiple We also offer powerful network channels. Also, switching management platforms to give restrictions based on priority are customers end-to-end visibility eliminated. By removing the and control over complex requirement for a separate networks with multiple products. protection channel, frequency coordination is simplified and With all these technologies, we spectrum is freed up for an give our customers several choices additional working channel. on how to build their networks. Likewise, by eliminating the We are there every step of the way multiline switch functions, to help you make the best use of maintenance is greatly simplified. the right products to meet your needs. And when we put these The MDR-8000 MultiChannel products together to form a custom hardware and software is totally solution to meet your needs, our compatible with all other first-hand experience assures that configurations of the radio. The everything works seamlessly. common network management Alcatel-Lucent’s ownership and maintenance practices were of the technology in the systems designed to simplify operation. we sell gives our customers more options, more depth, and greater peace of mind. Summary The MDR-8000 was a breakthrough design at its introduction, and the forward-thinking platform is so advanced that it continues to lead the industry today. With unmatched capabilities for meeting unique customer requirements, the MDR-8000 is unrivaled in its flexibility and performance. MDR-8000 MultiChannel Configuration – Whether the need is for low capacity versus high capacity, TDM versus Four OC-3s in a Single 7' Rack Ethernet, or short-haul versus long-haul transmission, the MDR-8000 offers configurations to provide any level of protection or path availability. When your network requirements call for wireless transmission, the logical choice is to look to the microwave experts at Alcatel-Lucent. Let us put our expertise to work for you by demonstrating how the MDR-8000 can satisfy your specific applications. Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 Digital Microwave Radio Family 15 www.alcatel-lucent.com Alcatel, Lucent, Alcatel-Lucent and Alcatel-Lucent logo are trademarks of Alcatel-Lucent. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. The information presented is subject to change without notice. Alcatel-Lucent assumes no responsibility for inaccuracies contained herein. © 2007 Alcatel-Lucent. 01-15-08 All rights reserved. 523-0620296-003A3J