TECHNICAL INFORMATION GUIDE Alcatel MDR-9000s-155 High Capacity/High Frequency SONET Microwave Radio Introduction The Alcatel MDR-9000s-155 is the latest addition to Alcatel’s industry leading wireless transmission product portfolio of microwave digital radios. The MDR-9000s-155 provides point-to-point transport of OC-3 SONET payloads in the higher microwave frequency bands, ranging between 15 and 38 GHz for deployment in North America. It is primarily designed for local access, urban and suburban applications. It provides a very cost-effective solution for SONET transport and is very easy to install and maintain. Because of the outstanding speciŢcations of Alcatel's MDR-9000s-155, point-to-point transport of wideband services can be achieved very reliably and cost effectively over short to medium length paths. Table of Contents Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Customer Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Cellular and Personal Communication Systems (PCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Local Exchange Carriers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Private Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 State, Local, and Federal Government Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Product Features and BeneŢts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Bands of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 How Far Can You Go? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 MDR-9000s-155 Technical SpeciŢcations Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Alcatel MDR-9000 Product Description The MDR-9000s-155 meets the speciŢc needs of these Alcatel's wireless product portfolio responds to the needs of a operators by providing a low-cost, quick to install, easy to variety of operators and service providers by supplying state- maintain and highly reliable SONET point-to-point solution. of-the-art transmission equipment in bands ranging from 6 to Some of its applications include: 11 GHz and 15 to 18 GHz, with capacities from 2 to 16 DS1, 1 to 3 DS3, 1 OC-3, and 2 to 16 DS1, and 1 DS3, respectively. > OC3/STM1 radio infrastructure The new MDR-9000s-155 complements the current product > Closure of OC12 and OC3 Ţber optic rings line by providing point-to-point, high capacity SONET radios > Wideband wireless access, wireless local loop, and last mile in the 15-38 GHz bands. solutions > Wireless extension off Ţber optic systems Today's wireless transmission networks continue to evolve > Back up for Ţber optic trunks from two primary perspectives. First, systems supporting > Radio spurs off Ţber/radio OC-n/STM-n backbones or rings higher and higher capacities are required to carry the > Regional links in SONET networks constantly increasing bandwidth needed by operators. Second, > Support of ATM/IP networks and LAN/WAN connections that the need for wireless connectivity is expanding from the traditional long haul transport functions to the access, last mile, and edge portions of the network. This growing demand for wideband services is also combined with the need for ţexible, reliable, affordable, and inexpensive-to-maintain transmission systems that must be quickly deployed throughout the network. As SONET, ATM, and IP networks continue to gain prevalence, the resulting access and interconnection needs are increasingly being met by point-to-point microwave digital radios. Wireless operators such as competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs), incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs), interexchange carriers (IXCs), and regional Bell operating companies (RBOCs) are all competing to provide services to the edge, while some LMDS and MMDS license holders need a quick and inexpensive way to bring connectivity between hubs and points of presence (POPs). TECHNICAL INFORMATION GUIDE ALCATEL 1 > Alcatel MDR-9000 Customer Solutions and to provide wireless extentions off of Ţber rings. The The Alcatel MDR-9000s-155 offers an ideal solution for a wide MDR-9000s-155 can be used to provide high speed OC-3 range of broadband wireless systems: interconnections, permitting easy and cost effective access to the network. Cellular and Personal Communication Systems (PCS) As the PCS networks continue to grow, the MDR-9000s-155 Private Networks permits fast deployment of point-to-point links connecting cell Its features and frequency choices make the MDR-9000s-155 sites and backhauling trafŢc to the switch. The various ideal for many different types of private users to meet the frequency bands allow the MDR-9000s-155 to accommodate internal communications needs of corporate networks. shorter paths in metropolitan areas as well as some of the longer links required as the network extends to suburban State, Local, and Federal Government Systems areas. Government agencies can rely on the MDR-9000s-155 to provide reliable, high quality voice and data communications. Local Exchange Carriers While state agencies can operate at the 18 and 23 GHz Microwave radios are a reliable and cost effective way to frequency bands along with other users, the federal route trafŢc directly from a customer location to a switch, IXC government in the U.S. has exclusive use of the 15 GHz band. point of presence or directly to another customer terminal, MDR-8000 6 & 10.5 GHz 2 - 16 DS1 MDR-8000 6 & 11 GHz BTS BTS 1 or 3 DS3 BTS MDR-8000 6 & 10.5 GHz 2 - 16 DS1 BTS BTS BTS BTS MDR-7000 18 &23 GHz MDR-9000 2 - 16 DS3 18 & 23 GHz SONET OC3 BTS Mobile 1631 BTS BTS 3/1 Switching 1630 Center 3/1/0 BTS 1603 SMX 1603 SMX OC3 OC12 1603 OC48 SMX 1603 SMX 1603 SMX CLEC IXC LEC MDR-8000 6 & 11 GHz SONET OC3 TSM-2500 Radio Network Management > 2 ALCATEL TECHNICAL INFORMATION GUIDE Alcatel MDR-9000 The wide array of operating frequency bands and impossible. The MDR-9000s-155 provides transport and conŢgurations allow this radio to satisfy the trafŢc needs of a access solutions to traditional wireless operators such as variety of requirements for short and medium haul cellular and PCS service providers; to power utility, private, applications. Like the rest of the Alcatel Microwave Digital state, and local governments; and to the CLECs and IXCs Radio family, the MDR-9000s-155 offers a wireless alternative deploying wireless infrastructures in the fast growing when Ţber is not available or is not a cost-effective or timely metropolitan access networks. option. Some of the features and beneŢts of the MDR-9000s-155 are Product Features and BeneŢts described in the table on this page. The new high-frequency/high-capacity SONET radio, the MDR-9000s-155, provides operators with the bandwidth now needed in the access and transport networks. In urban applications, it is ideal for bringing buildings untouched by Ţber "on-net,” providing the OC-3 capacity often needed in these applications. It also allows closure of Ţber ring systems where terrain obstruction makes Ţber burial difŢcult or Feature Function BeneŢts Operates in high frequency bands Provides transmission in the 15, 18, 23, 28, > Flexibility with licensing and path length and 38 GHz bands > Smaller antenna, easier zoning and lower structural loads > Available spectrum OC-3 SONET interface Optical or electrical 155 Mb payload > Transport of wideband service > ATM network standard and telecom interface of the future > Easier Ţber integration > Promotes ring protection Choice of modulation scheme Select between 16, 32 or 128 QAM > Choice of high system gain or spectral efŢciency > Permits deployment in frequency congested areas Frequency agility Use of Synthesized L.O. to select RF frequencies > Transmit and receive frequencies can be selected easily using software > Easy frequency setting, which makes it ideal in relocation and redeployment situations > Optimized for quick initial deployment Automatic transmit power control Reduces transmit output power during > Reduced power consumption and frequency coordination normal operations advantages > Increased frequency reuse TECHNICAL INFORMATION GUIDE ALCATEL 3 > Alcatel MDR-9000 Bands of Operation coaxial cable links the IDU to the ODU and carries the trafŢc, the communication channels, and the DC power to the 15 GHz Band outdoor unit. The IDU and ODU can be separated by up to US Government 1,150 feet of coaxial cable. 14.5 14.710 15.14 0 15.35 640 spacing The radios are available in 1+0 non-standby (NS), 2+0 and Canada 14.5 14.660 14.820 14.875 14.975 15.135 15.295 15.35 1+1 hot-standby (HS) conŢgurations, with either electrical or 475 spacing optical user interfaces. 18 GHz Band Nort h Amer ica The outdoor unit is housed in a compact, robust, 17.7 18.14 19.26 19.7 1560 MHz weatherproof container that can be deployed easily and spacing rapidly. The slim, front access indoor unit occupies one North America vertical rack space (1.75 inches) for the non-standby version 23 GHz Band and two vertical rack spaces (3.5 inches) for the hot standby. 21.2 (Part 21) 21.8 (Part 94) 22.4 (Part 21) 23.0 (Part 94) 23.6 12x50-MHz Chan 600 MHz The MDR-9000s-155 incorporates Ţve digital service channels 38 GHz Band in the overhead of the radio for DTMF orderwire and data channel interfaces and provides SNMP protocol for network 38.6 39.3 40.0 management functions. 14x50-MHz Chan 700 MHz Architecture The Alcatel MDR-9000s-155 is based on a highly versatile and ţexible platform and offers a full set of system conŢgurations MDR-9000s Non-Standby MDR-9000s Hot-Standby and protection schemes to meet any speciŢc requirements in a network with high degree of ţexibility. It is designed in an indoor-outdoor architecture. The indoor unit (IDU) provides the interface with the customer's trafŢc, the digital processing, modulation/demodulation functions, and the connections with the service channels and craft terminal. The outdoor unit (ODU) is where the IF and RF conversions, power ampliŢcation and RF Ţltering functions take place. In standard applications, the ODU mounts on a monopole and is integrated with a one or two-foot antenna. Larger dishes can also be used in non-integrated conŢgurations. A single > 4 ALCATEL TECHNICAL INFORMATION GUIDE Alcatel MDR-9000 MUX Assy IDU ODU IDU ODU OC3 155 Mb/s T A OC3 3x45 Mb/s R G RRA/MODEM TRANSCEIVER P P RRA/MODEM TRANSCEIVER A G O O F R R R F E T T I G RRA/MODEM TRANSCEIVER C 1+0 Regenerator 1 + 1 HET/1 + 1 HST WMSN LT configuration IDU ODU RRA/MODEM TRANSCEIVER OC3 ODU IDU IDU ODU RRA/MODEM TRANSCEIVER TRANSCEIVER RRA/MODEM RRA/MODEM TRANSCEIVER 1+1 HS/1+1 FD Regenerator MUX Assy AGGREGATE PORT IDU ODU OC3 RRA/MODEM TRANSCEIVER AGGREGATE PORT OC3 RRA/MODEM TRANSCEIVER OC3 155 Mb/s 2+0 Cross pol Regenerator 3x45 Mb/s 1 + 0 WMSN configuration The conŢgurations offered with the MDR-9000s-155 are as follows: > 1+0 - non-standby > 1+0 - expandable to 1+1 > 1+1 - hot-standby or frequency diversity > 2+0 - cross-polarized system How Far Can You Go? A question often asked by operators is “How far can I go?” Several parameters, such as frequency, climatic conditions, rainfall rate, terrain, antenna size and height, radio parameters, interference, and the desired objective for availability, will affect the length of a radio hop. While rain is not a dominant factor in the lower frequency bands, rain outages tend to exceed all other parameters in determining path limits in the higher bands. The seven rain regions in the United States are depicted on the map on this page. TECHNICAL INFORMATION GUIDE ALCATEL 5 > Alcatel MDR-9000 The following tables provide a guideline for maximum path distance in the MDR-9000s-155 frequency bands of operation, based on the radio performances, the rain region, and the antenna size. The calculations are shown for an availability of 99.999% (or “Ţve” nines, corresponding to 315 seconds of outage per year). Path length in miles for 99.999% availability (2-way), with 2 ft antenna Channel Radio Frequency Modulation Rain Region 1 Rain Region 2 Rain Region 3 Rain Region 4 Rain Region 5 Rain Region 6 Rain Region 7 Bandwidth (GHz) (QAM) (New Orleans) (Dallas) (Philadelphia) (Minneapolis) (Denver) (Phoenix) (San Francisco) (MHz) 15 GHz 128 30 2.3 2.6 3.2 3.6 4.1 4.6 5.7 18 GHz 16 50 2.2 2.4 2.9 3.4 4.0 4.7 6.6 18 GHz 32 40 2.0 2.2 2.7 3.0 3.6 4.2 5.8 18 GHz 128 30 1.7 1.9 2.3 2.6 3.0 3.5 4.6 23 GHz 16 50 1.6 1.7 2.1 2.4 2.7 3.3 4.6 23 GHz 32 40 1.5 1.6 2.0 2.2 2.6 3.0 4.2 23 GHz 128 30 1.3 1.4 1.7 1.9 2.6 2.5 3.4 38 GHz 16/32/128 50/40/30 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.6 1.5 1.7 2.4 * 16 QAM Path length in miles for 99.999% availability (2ft & larger antenna) 15 & 18 Ghz Radio Frequency Modulation System Gain Rain Region 1 Rain Region 2 Rain Region 3 Rain Region 4 Rain Region 5 Rain Region 6 Rain Region 7 (GHz) (QAM) (dB) (New Orleans) (Dallas) (Philadelphia) (Minneapolis) (Denver) (Phoenix) (San Francisco) 2 2.3 2.6 3.2 3.6 4.1 4.6 5.7 3 2.8 3.1 3.9 4.4 5.2 5.9 7.3 15 GHz 128 4 3.3 3.6 4.6 5.4 6.3 7.3 9.2 6 4.0 4.4 5.9 6.9 8.4 9.8 12.6 10 5.7 6.5 9.3 11.4 14.1 16.4 19.2 2 2.2 2.4 2.9 3.4 4.0 4.7 6.6 3 2.4 2.7 3.4 3.9 4.6 5.5 8.0 15 GHz 16 4 2.7 3.0 3.9 4.5 5.4 6.5 9.8 6 3.2 3.6 4.7 5.4 6.6 8.2 12.9 2 2.0 2.2 2.7 3.0 3.6 4.2 5.8 3 2.3 2.5 3.1 3.6 4.2 5.0 7.1 15 GHz 32 4 2.6 2.8 3.6 4.1 4.9 5.9 8.6 6 3.0 3.4 4.3 5.0 6.0 7.4 11.3 2 1.7 1.9 2.3 2.6 3.0 3.5 4.6 3 2.0 2.2 2.7 3.0 3.5 4.2 5.7 15 GHz 128 4 2.3 2.4 3.1 3.5 4.2 4.9 7.0 6 2.7 2.9 3.7 4.3 5.1 6.2 9.1 > 6 ALCATEL TECHNICAL INFORMATION GUIDE Path length in miles for 99.999% availability, 23 & 38 Ghz Antenna Radio Frequency Modulation Rain Region 1 Rain Region 2 Rain Region 3 Rain Region 4 Rain Region 5 Rain Region 6 Rain Region 7 Diameter (GHz) (QAM) (New Orleans) (Dallas) (Philadelphia) (Minneapolis) (Denver) (Phoenix) (San Francisco) (feet) 1 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.2 3.0 2 1.6 1.7 2.1 2.4 2.7 3.3 4.6 23 GHz 16 3 1.8 2.0 2.4 2.7 3.2 3.8 5.5 4 2.0 2.2 2.7 3.1 3.7 4.4 6.4 6 2.3 2.5 3.2 3.6 4.3 5.2 7.8 1 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.7 2.0 2.7 2 1.5 1.6 2.0 2.2 2.6 3.0 4.2 23 GHz 32 3 1.7 1.8 2.3 2.5 2.9 3.5 5.0 4 1.9 2.0 2.6 2.9 3.4 4.0 5.8 6 2.2 2.4 3.0 3.4 4.0 4.8 7.2 1 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.6 2.2 2 1.3 1.4 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.5 3.4 23 GHz 128 3 1.5 1.6 2.0 2.2 2.5 3.0 4.2 4 1.7 1.8 2.2 2.5 2.9 3.4 4.9 6 1.9 2.1 2.6 3.0 3.5 4.2 6.1 1 0.7 0.75 0.9 1.0 1.15 1.35 1.85 38 GHz 16 2 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.6 1.5 1.7 2.4 MDR-9000s-155 Technical SpeciŢcations Summary 15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz 38 GHz Modulation (OAM) 128 16/32/128 16/32/128 16/32/128 RF Channel Bandwidth (MHz) 30 50/40/30 50/40/30 50/40/30 TX Power (dBm) +20 +19.5/+18.5/+18.5 +19.5/+18.5/+18.5 +14/+11/+11 –6 Receiver Threshold 10 BER (dBm) –66.5 –74/–70.5/–67.5 –73.5/–70/–67 –71/–69.5/–65.5 System Gain (dB) 86.5 93.5/89/86 93/88.5/85.5 85/80.5/76.5 Environmental IDU –5 to +55ºC/23 to 131ºF Environmental ODU –35 to +55ºC/–31 to 131ºF www.alcatel.com Alcatel and the Alcatel logo are registered trademarks of Alcatel. 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