Ericsson Microwave Products Overview

Agenda What is Microwave Transmission? Market trends in Microwave Transmission Microwave product portfolio Mini-link TN Mini link CN Common outdoor part Mini Link PT Mini link LH Marconi LH Management

Quick facts Point to point transport of PDH, SDH and Ethernet. Transport TDM and Ethernet individually or in hybrid. Microwave carrier frequency bands from 4GHz to 80GHz. One radio can carry up to 80 E1 for PDH traffic, one STM-1 for SDH and Gigabit Ethernet via single or multiple bundled carriers. Cross connect, switching and aggregation for traffic. Max. hop length from few km to approx. 150 km Flexible & scalable (no fixed network -> modular products -> restructuring the network to meet coverage an capacity). hop Ethernet E1 STM-1

Market trend, TDM to Packet Packet network Hybrid network Native Ethernet, CES(TDM) capacity TDM network Native Ethernet, Native TDM PDH, SDH, Ethernet over E1 Ethernet transport TDM transport time

Hybrid radio link Modem - Can be all E1 or all Packet or mix. Native PDH Native Ethernet Modem switch PDH X conn - Can be all E1 or all Packet or mix. - The mix between PDH and Ethernet can be Changed during operation.

Ericsson Microwave Product Portfolio Ericsson Microwave Products

Product portfolio overview

The Mini Link TN Family The Mini Link TN Family

Mini link TN Overview Network optimized product (from end site to biggest hub) From all TDM to all IP.

Mini Link TN, Traffic types ALL traffic types time capacity Hybrid network Packet network TDM network Native Ethernet, CES(TDM) Native Ethernet, Native TDM PDH, SDH, Ethernet over E1 Ethernet transport TDM transport

Mini Link TN, building practice Split mounting Indoor unit Outdoor unit

Mini link TN sub-racks Scalable from end node to large aggregation node. The traffic is connected to the node through interfaces at the front of the plug in units and is routed through the backplane to its destination. High speed bus for Ethernet PDH bus cross connect up to 183 E1 Management and control bus DC power bus cro

Mini link TN, Plug-in Units Node processor unit Central processor Management processor and router Ethernet switch Ethernet Termination E1 termination Modem unit Interface to the radio unit Sets modulation, traffic type and capacity. Hybrid modem unit SDH modem unit

Mini link TN, Plug-in Units Line termination Units E1 port extension STM-1 terminal multiplexer Circuit Emulation Service of E1 over Ethernet (CES) Ethernet termination unit Ethernet port extension, GE and FE Ethernet over PDH

Small form factor pluggable SFP Replaceable traffic interface Electrical and optical Gigabit Ethernet Electrical and optical STM-1

The Mini Link CN Family The Mini Link CN Family

Mini Link CN overview Optimized for single hop End node in Mini link TN network Hybrid microwave Mini link CN 210 Mini link CN 510

Mini Link CN, Traffic types ALL traffic types time capacity Hybrid network Packet network TDM network Native Ethernet, CES(TDM) Native Ethernet, Native TDM PDH, SDH, Ethernet over E1 Ethernet transport TDM transport

Mini Link CN, building practice Split mounting Indoor unit Outdoor unit

Mini Link CN overview Mini link CN 500 GE Modem Native PDH 16 E1 Native Ethernet GE

Mini Link CN overview Mini link CN 210 and CN 510 4 GE 2 SFP Modem Native PDH 16 E1 Native Ethernet switch 4 GE 2 SFP

Mini link CN 510 Support for double capacity over one channel by using both vertical and horizontal antenna polarizations.

Common outdoor unit

Radio unit overview Common radio unit for Mini-Link TN and CN Frequency bands from 5 to 42 GHz Modulation and capacity agile. Support adaptive modulation. Standard and high power versions. Output power up to >30dBm. Mounted directly to the antenna.

Antenna Unit Overview Common antenna portfolio for all Ericsson Microwave products Parabolic antenna with very high directivity. Beam width from less than a degree. Dish diameters from 0.2 to 3.7 m. Selected based on frequency band and hop length. Dual polarized antenna for doubled capacity per frequency channel

Ericsson Microwave Products Overview The Mini link PT family The Mini link PT family Ericsson Microwave Products Overview

Ericsson Microwave Products Overview Mini link PT overview All outdoor All IP Ericsson Microwave Products Overview

Mini link PT, traffic Type time capacity Hybrid network Packet network TDM network Native Ethernet, CES(TDM) Native Ethernet, Native TDM PDH, SDH, Ethernet over E1 Ethernet transport TDM transport Ericsson Microwave Products Overview

Mini link PT, building practice Compact and cost efficient all outdoor solution Easy to install Connect directly to any Ethernet traffic interface. No need for site building- small footprint Easier to find sites in metro areas Speeding up new roll-outs

Mini link PT 2010 and PT 6010 Mini link PT 2010 Mini link PT 6010 Frequency bands 6 – 42 GHz Ethernet capacity up to 405 Mbps over one radio. Hop compatible with Mini link TN & CN Mini link PT 6010 Frequency band 70/80 GHz (E-band) Gigabit Ethernet capacity over one radio. Short Metropolitan high capacity hops. Hop length some kilometers.

Mini link LH and Marconi LH

Mini link LH and Marconi LH, overview Long haul trunk systems Multi-carrier systems for high capacity and long hops

Mini link LH and Marconi LH, building practice All indoor mounting Antenna unit Indoor unit

Mini link LH Long haul trunk system optimized for packet transport. Up to 2 Gbps capacity over one antenna Frequency bands from 4 to 11 GHz Hop length up to 100 km TDM, Hybrid and Packet Adaptive modulation. Ethernet transport TDM transport

Marconi LH Long haul trunk system for STM-1 Up to ten STM-1 in parallel in one rack and over one antenna Frequency bands from 4 to 13GHz Hop length up to 150 km Ethernet transport TDM transport

Management Management

Management system portfolio

Mini Link TN R5 System Description

Agenda Key concept System Architecture Key features Hardware architecture Sub-rack Plug-in modules Radio cable Radio units Antenna units Accessories Software Architecture Key features Radio link features Feature license System Design exercises System management and configuration exercises

Key concept Microwave carrier frequency bands from 5GHz to 40GHz. PDH: Up to 80 E1. SDH: one STM-1. Ethernet: Up to 402 Mbps router

Key concept From the NMC you manage every node by: IP addressed Management network Embedded IP Router OSPF routing protocol Static routing IP router

Mini Link TN building practice Split mounting Microwave radio and antenna outdoors. Traffic, DC and Management connections indoor. Connected with coaxial cable

Building Blocks A D The Principle architecture as Block diagram with reference Points (Exist or inbuilt) Z E B C X

Block diagram Indoor Outdoor Z’ E’ A’ B’ C’ D’ D A B C E Z X X’ Modulator Payload processing Transmitter Transmit RF Filter Branching Feeder Demodulator Receiver Receive RF filter Indoor Outdoor Z’ E’ A’ B’ C’ D’ D A B C E Z X X’ Building blocks are sometimes put together Into one piece of hardware

Key concept Traffic interconnection within the Mini link TN Ethernet Switching capacity: Non-blocking up to 24 Gbps full duplex PDH cross connect capacity: 183 E1.

Hardware Architecture Sub-racks

Buses Sub-racks are used to accommodates plug-in units for different application. Sub-rack: Number of slots for plug-in. Back plane Back plane holds buses for interconnecting of traffic, management and DC power between plug in without cabling at the front

Buses TDM bus: interconnection of E1s. Point to point management power TDM BPI TDM bus: interconnection of E1s. Management bus: configuration, supervision, software distribution. DC power bus: DC power distribution. High speed point to point bus: Gigabit Ethernet interconnections. BPI: Board Pair interconnections, adjacent slots, protected configurations. DC power bus Management bus TDM bus slot slot slot slot slot slot

DC power AMM 2p B End and repeater node. Up to 4 plug-in units 2 full size 2 half size Up to 2 radios terminals 1Gpbs TDM BPI Point to point

DC power Fan unit AMM 6p C Medium size aggregation node Up to 7 plug-in units 5 full size 2 half size Up to 5 radios terminals

AMM 20p B Large size aggregation node Up to 20 plug-in units Up to 19 radios terminals DC power Four high speed slots are interconnected By the 2Gbit/s bus and to the application Slots by the 1 Gbit Ptp bus Fan is mandatory.

Plug-in units

Power Filter Unit PFU PFU DC power filtering. Under and overvoltage protection DC power Amm2p B The PFU is integrated in the shelf. +24 or -48 V DC supply voltage. Two inputs for redundancy. PFU3 B AMM 6p C. +24 and -48 V DC supply voltage. Two PFU3 B for redundancy. PFU1 AMM20p B -48 V DC supply voltage Two PFU1 for redundancy.

Node Processor Unit NPU Mandatory plug-in card Centralized node processor: OSPF router for DCN network Configuration data and License stored in RMM USB port for LCT connection LAN interface for management Ethernet Switch Ethernet Termination E1 termination

NPU3 C Slot size Half size. AMM2p B / AMM 6p C TDM Traffic interfaces Ethernet Functionality Ethernet switch Ethernet termination 1 – 2 (10/100/1000BaseT) NPU3 C TR4A-4D TR3 TR2-LAN O&M 10/100Base-T Router Switch TDM High speed Ptp bus Traffic Ethernet switch has one port For each slot in the sub-rack to which It is interconnected via the high speed Ptp bus. The two switches for using a dedicated VLAN embedded in the traffic for carrying the management data.

NPU1 C Router Switch TDM High speed Ptp bus Slot size Half size. AMM2p B / AMM 6p C TDM Traffic interfaces 8 E1 Ethernet Functionality Ethernet switch Ethernet termination 1 – 2 (10/100/1000BaseT) 2 (SFP)

Dedicated slots for NPU: AMM 2p B: slot 01 AMM 6p C: slot 07 AMM 20p B: slot 11

Modem Unit MMU MMU Interface to the radio unit (Modulated IF, management channels, DC power). Sets modulation, bandwidth, traffic rate and type. Hybrid MMU (native Ethernet and Native E1) SDH MMU (STM-1) MMU is always full size

MMU2 H TDM High speed Ptp bus Native Ethernet Modem Supports: XPIC Native Ethernet Modem Supports: Adaptive modulation. XPIC Radio hop protection Channel spacing Modulation Traffic Rate TDM tributaries XPIC Support 7,14,28,40,56 MHz 4QAM to 512QAM adaptive Up to 405 Mbps Up to 80 E1 Yes

MMU2 F Traffic is connected at the front of the unit where there is a slot for a STM-1 electrical or optical SFP module MMU2 F XPIC Modem STM-1 Channel spacing/modulation Traffic rate XPIC support 28MHz / 128QAM 40MHz/64QAM 56MHz/16QAM STM-1 Yes

PDH Line Termination Unit LTU Interfaces for E1 Using Sofix connectors, each with 4xE1 Impedance selectable per LTU board via SW configuration LTU3 12/1 LTU 16/1 LTU 32/1 Interfaces 12XE1 16XE1 32XE1 Size Half slot Full size Fits in AMM 2p B AMM 6p C all AMMs

STM-1 Terminal Multiplexer LTU2 155 LTU2 155 63 E1 STM-1 TDM Bus STM-1 Terminal Multiplexer Front termination Backplane termination protection Slot size LTU2 155 1 STM-1 2 SFP for interface protection 63 E1 Interface protection Full size slot

Ethernet Termination Units ETU Ethernet port extension, GE and FE. Interconnected to the switch. Ethernet over PDH

ETU3 Ptp bus to Switch in NPU3 C TDM Max 96 E1 Slot size Half size AMM TR4 TR3 10/100Base-T Ptp bus to Switch in NPU3 C TDM TR2 TR1 Eth over PDH 1-48E1 Max 96 E1 Slot size Half size AMM ETU3: AMM 2p B, 6p C Ethernet switch ETU3: NPU3 C Ethernet traffic interface 2 (GE SFP) 2 (10/100/100 Base-T) Ethernet over PDH capacity Maximum 96 E1 Up to 190 Mbps

ETU2B Ptp bus to Switch in NPU3 C or NPU1 C TDM Max 96 E1 Slot size TR4 TR3 10/100Base-T Ptp bus to Switch in NPU3 C or NPU1 C TDM TR2 TR1 Eth over PDH 1-48E1 Max 96 E1 Slot size Full size AMM Any AMM Ethernet switch ETU2 B: NPU3 C or NPU1 C Ethernet traffic interface 2 (GE SFP) 2 (10/100/100 Base-T) Ethernet over PDH capacity Maximum 96 E1 Up to 190 Mbps

Outdoor parts

Radio cable Coaxial cable Interconnect between Modem unit and Radio unit Different cable thickness for different maximum cable length ETSI Max. length 7.6 mm 100 m 10 mm 200 m 16 mm 400 m

Radio unit Convert the IF sent over the radio cable to radio frequency sent over the hop Sets radio frequency and output power Frequency bands 5 to 42 GHz Modulation and capacity agile. Support adaptive modulation. Standard and high power versions. Output power up to >30dBm. Mounted directly to the antenna. RAU2 X and RAU2 Xu

Item LED or connector Description A Red LED (steady) Indicates a faulty radio unit. Red LED (flashing) RAU2 only Indicates no input signal to the radio unit. B Green LED (steady) Power on. C RADIO CABLE For connection of the radio cable to the MMU in the AMM. D EARTH For connection of the earthing cable. E ALIGNMENT For antenna alignment

Radio unit High Rx Low Band Radio 6/21 Low Tx 21/25 340 6430 6565 6770 Sub-band Duplex Lower sub-band TX frequency [MHz] Upper sub-band CD MHz Lower edge Upper edge 21/25 340 6430 6565 6770 6905 High Tx High Band Radio 6/25 Low Rx Lower sub-band Upper sub-band Frequency Band in GHz Duplex frequency BW Low Tx High Tx

Radio unit 6784 High Rx High Tx Low Band Radio 6/21 High Band Low Tx High Tx High Band Radio 6/25 Low Rx Duplex Freq. 340 6444

Frequency plan High low violation

exercise The Sub-band for the band 13 GHz in the table Below. If Tx High is 13050, find Rx low, Rx High, Tx Low . Sub-band Duplex Lower sub-band TX frequency [MHz] Upper sub-band CD MHz Lower edge Upper edge 11/15 266 12751 12835 13017 13101 High Rx= Low Band Radio 13/11 Low Tx= High Tx = 13050 High Band Radio 13/15 Low Rx= Duplex Freq.

Antenna Unit

Parabolic Antennas Convert electrical signal into electromagnetic wave and vice versa Dish diameters from 0.2 to 3.7 m. Selected based on frequency band and hop length. Absorbing Material High Performance HP D= 0.2, 0.6, 1.2, 1.8, 2.4 & 3.7 m

Less no. of Side lobes using with RF absorber Standard Reflector Feed Horn Main Lobe Side Lobes High Performance Less no. of Side lobes using with RF absorber Radome protects against dirt, snow ice and reduces wind load

Antenna Beam Width Beam width Angle between ½ power points Larger Diameter , less Beam width, Larger Gain -3 dB Zero dB Example D=1.8m, BW=1.5 deg D=3m, BW= 0.9 deg

Antenna Polarization Direction of E phaser with respect to earth Determined by direction of Antenna Feeder Single polarized antenna

Dual polarized antenna Doubling of Transmission Capacity Efficient Utilization of Frequency Band

Accessories

Dummy units

Site material

Mini Link Software architecture SW

NPU1 C RMM DB CPU SBL NPU MMU, ETU,LTU

Radio link features

Hybrid radio link Native PDH Native Ethernet Modem switch PDH X conn

Higher modulation -higher capacities Increase the Capacity in a frequency channel by increasing the modulation 512 QAM @ 56 MHz gives up to 400 Mbps per radio

Modulation Modulator/ Demodulator MODEM. 4 QAM Modulator/ Demodulator MODEM. Digital signal to analog radio frequency band. In QAM number of symbols are represented by phase and amplitude and each symbol represents a # bits. Higher modulation – higher capacity per bandwidth. (more symbols in the same bandwidth) Lower modulation – longer hops 512 QAM QAM Quadrature Amplitude modulation

Cross Polar Interference Canceller XPIC MMU RAU switch V pol H pol One frequency channel Two signals Two polarization Double capacity per Bandwidth Hop performance equal to a single polarized link

Automatic transmit power control ATPC is used to automatically adjust the transmit power (Pout) in order to maintain the received input level at the far-end terminal at a target value. Reduces interference level in the network

Protection 1+1 HSB 1+1 hot standby Hardware protection One frequency channel Power splitter MMU RAU switch

1+1 HSB with space diversity 1+1 hot standby with SD Hardware protection One frequency channel Link performance improvement MMU RAU switch

1+0 mounting Integrated mounting Separate mounting Antennas 0.2 – 1.8 m Antennas 2.4, 3, 3.7 m

1+1 mounting

2+0 mounting

Asymmetrical Power splitter MMU RAU Asymmetrical Power splitter 1 dB loss 6 dB loss User for 1+1 hot stand by

License feature

license features are available as two types of features: basic and optional. Basic features are a part of the base offering. Optional features add greater functionality, capacity.

Warnings are issued to show where optional features are used without sufficient licenses. License warnings can be removed by purchasing and installing a license key for the feature in question. The license key installation can be made both locally and remotely, without disturbing the traffic of the NE.

Basic SW Licenses TN/LH Basic SW R5 Prerequisite hardware:NPU1 C, NPU3 B, NPU 3, NPU3 C Description: This license gives the operator the right to use the basic features of R5. Coverage: One license is required per AMM. Benefit: Right-to-use the basic features of release 5. Right-to-use the optional and capacity features of R5.

Optional SW Licenses 1+1 Microwave Radio Protection Prerequisite hardware: MMU2 H Description: This license enables configuration of 1+1 Microwave Radio Protection. Coverage: One license is required per MMU pair. Benefit: Build compact high availability protected radio terminals.

AMM 20p Slot Extension Prerequisite hardware: AMM 20p, AMM 20p B Description: This license activates ten additional slots in AMM 20p node, i.e. all available slots can be used. Coverage: One license is required per AMM.

XPIC for PDH/Ethernet Prerequisite hardware: MMU2 H Description: With the XPIC for PDH/Ethernet feature it is possible to configure 2 MMUs in a XPIC pair. Coverage: One license is required per XPIC pair. An unprotected XPIC pair consists of 2 MMUs, a protected XPIC pair consists of 4 MMUs.

Capacity SW Licenses Radio Link Capacity Prerequisite hardware: MMU2 H Description: The available capacity licenses define the maximum allowed traffic capacity on the radio link. Capacities up to 25 Mbit/s is included in the basic features and do not require additional capacity licenses. Coverage: Per MMU.

The following capacity licenses (FALs) are available: 25 to 50 Mbps 50 to 100 Mbps 100 to 150 Mbps 150 to 200 Mbps 200 to 250 Mbps 250 to 300 Mbps 300 to 350 Mbps 350 to 400 Mbps 400 to 450 Mbps 450 to 500 Mbps

System Design Exercises

Network topologies Chain Star Tree combinations

Chain topology Low concentration of equipment Quick rollout Switching system Low concentration of equipment Quick rollout

Star topology Independent path. Link failure is limited Easy to detect fault No interrupt when removing device

Tree topology High capacity near central point Easy to find the LOS Switching center

Transmission Network Configuration Exercise 2

Exercise 2, Network Topology Assume each BTS requires 2 Mpbs capacity. Choose a suitable topology using Tree, star, chain or ring configuration (protected or not protected hops). Also calculate the traffic capacity per link. 10km

PDH Site Configuration Exercise 3

System configuration exercise 3 Radio link capacity Each site adds 2 E1 to the network BSC

System configuration exercise 3 Network layout Choose the suitable AMM for site A,B,C and D. Draw the AMM for each site with suitable configuration with the right Modems. BSC Site C Area 4 Area 3 Area 2 Area 1 Site D Site B Site A

Mini link TN site A Site A To site C ---------- 01 03 Add from BTS 00 02

Mini link TN site B Site B To site D To area 1 ---------- ---------- 01 03 Add from BTS 2 E1 00 02

Mini-link TN Site C Site C To site A ---------- To area 3 Add from BTS 01 00 03 02 04 05 06 07 08 To site D ----------

Mini Link TN, Site D ---------- To site C ---------- ---------- To site B ---------- To site C ---------- To area 4 ---------- To area 2 ---------- To BSC ---------- 01 Site D 00 Add from BTS 2 E1 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

SDH configuration Exercise 4

System configuration, exercise 4 Network layout Reconfigure PDH network with SDH ring BSC Site C Area 4 Area 3 Area 2 Area 1 Site D Site B Site A east SDH ring

Mini Link TN, Site D --4 E1-- To site C ---6 E1- To BSC ----- To east To site B --4 E1-- To site C ---6 E1- To BSC ----- To east ----- To area 4 --2 E1--- To area 2 ---4 E1- 01 MMU2 H NPU 1 C Site D 00 Add from BTS 2 E1 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Native Ethernet configuration Exercise 5

Exercise 5, Native Ethernet configuration Radio link Capacity Each site adds 2 E1 and 6 Mbps Ethernet traffic On side D the Ethernet traffic will be aggregated Towards the BSC with 50 % BSC Site C Area 4 Area 3 Area 1 Site D Site B Site A

Exercise 5, Native Ethernet configuration BSC Site C Area 4 Area 3 Area 1 Site D Site B Site A 10 Mbps 49 Mbps 30 Mbps 10 Mbps 20 Mbps 10 Mbps 10 Mbps

Mini-link TN Site D Site C To area 2 Mbps To site B Mbps Add from BTS 2 E1 + 6 Mbps MMU2 H 01 00 03 02 04 05 06 07 08 To site C Mbps To BSC Mbps TDM traffic excluded in this picture

System management and configuration exercises

Systems Management local Mini link craft FTP ML craft SBL SOEM Remote

DCN for TN IP addressed Management network router Over head channel or traffic LAN interconnection IP addressed Management network Embedded IP v4 router in each node OSPF routing protocol Static routing

A PPP link is automatically setup between two communicating nodes router A PPP link is automatically setup between two communicating nodes

Accessing a network element The following HW and SW tools are required: A PC with MINI-LINK Craft installed A USB cable for local access to an NE Make sure the following access information is available: The IP address of the NE. The password for the control_user (ericcson is the default password)

Configuring IP address To configure for static IP addressing: On the Start menu, click Control Panel. In Control Panel, double-click Network Connections. In the Network Connections folder, right-click the connection to be used and click Properties on the shortcut menu. In the Connection Properties dialog box, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. In the Connection Properties dialog box, select Use the following IP address. Type IP Address and Subnet Mask. Click OK.

Configuring Internet Explorer Not to Use a Proxy Server To configure Internet Explorer: On the Tools menu, click Internet Options. In the Internet Options dialog box, click the Connections tab. Click LAN Settings. In the Local Area Network (LAN) settings dialog box, clear the Use a proxy server check box and click OK.

Accessing a NE locally To access an NE locally, do the following: Connect the USB cable between the PC and the USB connector (O&M) on the NPU. Configure the PC to use a dynamic IP address To open MINI-LINK Craft click Start, point to Programs, and then click MINI-LINK Craft. Enter the local IP address 10.0.0.1, user name (control_user), and password (ericsson). Click Logon.

Accessing a NE locally The NE has two modes of operation: Normal mode: It is used for normal operation, allowing complete configuration possibilities. The BR (yellow) LED is OFF. NPU installation mode: This mode is used for replacement of NPU Default user names and passwords are used for the NE It is entered by inserting the NPU in an active NE and immediately pressing the BR button during NPU power up (Fault (red), Power (green) and BR (yellow) LEDs on the NPU are ON). The BR (yellow) LED starts flashing after about two minutes.

A non-configured NE lacks a configuration file and the Initial Setup page is shown.

A configured NE displays the NE Alarms and Status page.

Configuring Basic NE Settings In the Management Tree, right-click the NE. Point to Configure and click Basic NE.

Configuring DCN Configuring OSPF Areas Create OSPF area In the Management Tree, right-click the NE. Point to Configure, point to DCN, and then click OSPF Areas. On the Configure OSPF Area page, click to add a new OSPF Area. Type Net Address, Subnet Mask, Area ID and select Area Type. Click Save on the toolbar.

Mini link TN Software upgrade Some modules may not be seen by the node because they need software upgrade. To do the software upgrade we need to configure the FTP server first.

Adding an FTP server In the Management Tree, right-click the NE, point to Tools and click FTP Manager. MINI-LINK Craft displays the FTP Manager page. Click on each value and enter the correct information for the FTP server. Click Save to save the configured FTP server. On the FTP Manager page, select one FTP server and click Start under Test Connection. MINI-LINK Craft starts testing the connection to the selected FTP server. To abort the connection test, click Stop.

Placing SBL Files on an FTP Server Extract the contents of the file that contains the SBL files to the directory <drive:>\tn_ftp_home on the selected FTP server. -- tn_ftp_home |-- tn_backup_configuration |-- tn_error_log |-- tn_licenses |-- tn_system_release |-- ml_tn_software

Starting the SW Upgrade Wizard In MINI-LINK Craft, in the Management Tree, right-click the NE. Point to Tools, Software Upgrade and click Software Upgrade. MINI-LINK Craft displays the Software Upgrade wizard. On the Software Upgrade page, in the Software Upgrade FTP list, select the FTP server where the SBL files are located. Select Upgrade Software Baseline and select the required SW version. Click Next and follow the instructions in the wizard.

Configuring radio link with MMU2 H In the Management Tree, right-click an MMU2 H. Point to Configure and click Configure Radio Link to open the MMU2 H Configuration page.

Terminal ID — The name or id number of the Radio Terminal Terminal Parameters Terminal ID — The name or id number of the Radio Terminal Far End ID — Specifies the expected identity of the Radio Terminal on the other end of the radio link. If Radio ID Check is enabled, this identity must match the identity of the far-end terminal. Radio ID Check — Controls that the received traffic originates from the correct far-end Radio Terminal; if not, an alarm is generated. Mode — Specifies the protection mode of the Radio Terminal. Note:   Protection modes other than 1+0 require a license. Not Defined — Indicates a mismatch in a protected Radio Terminal. For example, it has been configured as 1+1 Hot and then one MMU2 H is removed. 1+0 — Specifies an unprotected Radio Terminal. 1+1 Hot — Specifies a protected Radio Terminal in hot standby mode. Only available if there are two units in the correct positions. 1+1 Work — Specifies a protected Radio Terminal in working standby mode. Only available if there are two units in the correct positions.

Capacity Enable XPIC — Selecting the check box enables XPIC while clearing the check box disables XPIC. If an error causes XPIC to disconnect, the button Restore XPIC after Fault appears. The error cause must be corrected before the button is clicked. Note:   XPIC requires license for PDH modems, for example, MMU2 H. Adaptive Modulation — Enable or disable Adaptive Modulation. Channel Spacing (MHz) — Specifies the selected channel spacing. Only supported channel spacings are available for selection. Reference Spectrum Efficiency Class — Specifies the static value for Reference Spectrum Efficiency Class when Adaptive Modulation is selected. Only visible when Adaptive Modulation is enabled.

Fading Rates — There are two possible values: 50 dB/s High Throughput 100 dB/s High Fading Resistance Fading Rates is only shown when Adaptive Modulation is selected and Max Capacity – Modulation and Min Capacity – Modulation do not have same values. Capacity – Modulation — Specifies the traffic capacity and modulation of the Radio Terminal. Only supported combinations of capacity and modulation for the selected channel spacing are available. After the capacity value, the frame format version is stated within parenthesis. Unknown indicates that an invalid combination of settings is selected. Only available when Adaptive Modulation is disabled. Packet Link Capacity — Displays the Packet Link Capacity in Mbit/s for the selected Channel Spacing and Capacity — Modulation. Only available when Adaptive Modulation is disabled.

Tx Freq. (MHz) — Transmitting frequency. RF Tx Freq. (MHz) — Transmitting frequency. Rx Freq. (MHz) — Receiving frequency Output Power Mode — Specifies how the output power is controlled. Fixed (RTPC) — The output power is set from a management application. ATPC — The output power is set automatically depending on the received input power in the far-end RAU. Output Power (dBm) — Specifies the output power in dBm. Transmitter On — Selecting the check box turns the transmitter on. XPIC Companion Pos — Position of pair connected MMU2 H/F in an XPIC configuration.

Configuring Switching with MMU2 H In the Management Tree, right-click one of the MMU2 H. Point to Configure and click General. On the Alarms and Status page for MMU2 H, click Switch Mode to open the Control Protection page. On the Control Protection page, under Near End Terminal, check that for Switch Mode, Automatic is selected. Select Preferred Rx Radio. Select Preferred Tx Radio. Note:   Click Save.

Reference Spectrum Efficiency Class (RSEC) is the SEC defining the regulatory requirements for the spectrum mask. Modulation Reference Spectrum Efficiency Class 4 QAM RSEC = 2 16 QAM / 32 QAM RSEC = 4L 64 QAM / 128 QAM RSEC = 5B 256 QAM / 512 QAM RSEC = 6B

PDH Traffic Routing Creating Traffic Routing. In the Management Tree, right-click the NE. Point to Configure and then click Traffic Routing. On the Configure Traffic Routing page, select one or multiple interface pairs to be routed. When selecting multiple items, the topmost selected interfaces in the two lists will form one interface pair and so on. Use CTRL or SHIFT to select multiple items. Click . Under Traffic Routings, modify Name for the newly created Traffic Routing. Click Save:

PDH Node configuration exercise PC setup Make sure Mini link craft and USB driver are installed in you PC What is the default IP address of the USB port on NPU? What is the User name and Password for the control user.

PDH radio terminal configuration Configure the node with Basic NE and DCN Configure the radio terminal. Configure traffic routing. Check Mini link craft different sections, inventory, report, slot state … etc

Ethernet configuration To create an Ethernet Layer 1 connection, at least one LAN interface and one WAN interface with L1 capability enabled are required. In the Management Tree, expand Ethernet. Right-click Layer 1 Connection and click Configure. Click to add a new Layer 1 Connection In the new Layer 1 Connection row, click and select the LAN and WAN interfaces in the LAN Interface and the WAN Interface fields, respectively. Click Save in the tool bar to apply changes.

Ethernet configuration exercise Create an Ethernet Layer 1 connection between side A and B and test the Ethernet connectivity.