Flexipacket Microwave

Mobile Broadband for GSM, WCDMA, and LTE networks:Whatever you want to backhaul, FlexiPacket Microwave gets the job done – efficiently, conveniently, and with remarkable economy.

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The perfect launch padNokia Siemens Networks offers the definitive solution for mobile operators seeking to build advanced Ethernet-based cellular backhaul networks – FlexiPacket Microwave. The first software selectable choice for both packet and hybrid transport networks, its modular design affords you utmost flexibility and lets you add capacity as demand picks up through simple software configurability. This cost-effective solution comprises four basic components - FlexiPacket MultiRadio, FlexiPacket FirstMile, FlexiPacket Hub and Flexi E-Band.

FlexiPacket MultiRadioHoused in an outdoor unit, this full-fledged high capacity microwave system features a standard GE UNI interface. It provides unique interoperability in IP/Ethernet networks for everything from public, private, fixed, and mobile to access and aggregation/core applications. The unique software programmable platform works in both hybrid and full packet traffic modes, thus enabling a smooth transition from TDM to

full packet transport with true “zero-touch” on the existing hardware.

FlexiPacket FirstMileThis cost-effective peripheral L2 switch is optimized for backhauling networks’ tail and chain sites. It also aggregates TDM and packet traffic locally.

FlexiPacket Hub 800This best-in-class ultra-flexible nodal/hub L2 switch can connect up to 12 microwave directions. It aggregates all types of traffic and supports both TDM and packet transport networks.

Engineered to drive down costFeaturing an innovative design that cuts the cost of building, operating and evolving a backhaul network, FlexiPacket Microwave is a versatile solution. Its flexible and scalable architecture comprises fully outdoor units for cell sites, indoor unit line cards, and compact nodal solutions for hub sites.

FlexiPacket Microwave• Software configurable Full Packet and/or

Hybrid Mobile Backhaul • Zero-footprint & green cell site solution • Carrier Ethernet Transport interface (UNI)

in Full Outdoor Unit• Advanced QoS mechanism for

differentiated services• Pay-as-you-grow scalability with

software-programmable capacity exceeding 2.5 Gbps in 56 MHz channel.

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Standalone or integratedFlexiPacket MultiRadio can also work without dedicated cell-site units. This standalone capability comes in very handy for tail sites where microwave radio can feed straight into the Flexi Base Station’s Ethernet interface. This zero-footprint solution for 2G, 3G, and LTE minimizes total cost of ownership (TCO) by:• Cutting CAPEX because you need less

equipment: a full microwave system in an outdoor unit simply costs less than the standard indoor/outdoor setup

• Optimizing sites: With no need for a cell-site unit, you can roll out a fully outdoor site

Built to streamline and simplifyLow on upfront investments and high on operating savings, FlexiPacket MultiRadio is a• Scalable, pay-as-you-grow solution: Use

the same platform for easy and fast capacity upgrade throughout the network

• Flexible, future-proof solution, providing software configurable migration from a hybrid to a full packet transport network

With our end-to-end management solution, operating a packet network is as easy as running a TDM network: true point and click end-to-end service provisioning translates into real OPEX savings.

Experience mattersWith FlexiPacket Microwave, you not only get state-of-the-art microwave transport components but also unrivaled know-how in mobile backhauling. Look to a reliable leader in broadband radio access technology and mobile backhaul solutions including fully tested packet solutions from market leader partners.

FlexiPacket MultiRadio (Hybrid / Full Packet dual traffic mode)Well-suited for mobile, fixed, and private transport networks, this reliable and flexible microwave radio unit transports Ethernet traffic efficiently in 3.5 - 42 GHz radio frequency (RF) bands.

Advanced radio interface• Native packet radio: up to 2048 QAM • Capacity: more than 2.5 Gbps per channel (with XPIC) • Arbitrary mix of Ethernet and TDM Traffic

FlexiPacket Hub compact nodal solution• Up to 12 directions per switch

FlexiPacket FirstMile for tailand chain sites

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This packet microwave radio unit offers:• Software selectable hybrid and/or full packet air

interface • Full scalability supporting channel bandwidth

from 3.5 to 112 MHz (ETSI) and 10 to 50 MHz (NAM/Japan) and modulation from 4 to 2048 levels

• Broad frequency coverage from 3.5 to 42 GHz• Efficient adaptive modulation that lets you boost

link capacity without needing to redesign the microwave network

The FlexiPacket MultiRadio outdoor unit connects directly to Nokia Siemens Networks’ Flexi Base Station, which is particularly useful in 3G/LTE tail sites, as well as to any third-party indoor unit via a standard Gigabit Ethernet UNI interface. The direct connection between the Flexi Base Station and FlexiPacket MultiRadio unit without an intermediary cell-site unit further reduces CAPEX and OPEX.

FlexiPacket MultiRadio can also be used as a standalone unit without dedicated indoor units. This is particularly useful at tail sites as it plugs straight into base stations. In 2G/3G/LTE sites, with Ethernet transport BTS, FlexiPacket MultiRadio can be connected directly to the Ethernet interface of the BTS.

The fully outdoor solution at the cell site and the compact node solution at hub sites reduce overall network CAPEX. FlexiPacket Microwave’s flexible architecture offers a real pay-as-you-grow proposition for hub sites. You can add outdoor units and indoor unit line cards as you see fit.

The microwave radio unit is scalable and therefore, the same platform can be used throughout the network with the software upgraded to exceed 2.5 Gbps capacity per channel. What’s more, the same platform allows to be software configured to provide an evolutionary path for hybrid to full packet traffic migration. Finally, Adaptive Code Modulation lets you make the most of the spectrum by increasing the modulation level to transport more traffic in the same radio channel depending on propagation conditions.

All these features help mobile operators maximize the return on their investment and capital expenditure.

Main features:• Standard electrical Ethernet interface enabling

interoperation with bridges, routers and base stations or NodeB

• Fully scalable; supports 3.5 to 112 MHz channel bandwidths and modulation formats from 4 to 2048 QAM.

• 3,5/6/7/8/10,5/11/13/15/18/23/26/28/32/38 and 42 GHz frequency coverage

• XPIC functionality to double capacity in the same channel bandwidth

• Adaptive Code Modulation• Japan / North American standard support• ATPC functionality• Service aware radio to support differentiated

QoS (8 queues scheduler CIR/EIR based)• Support for Synchronous Ethernet (ITU-T

G.8261)• Overhead Compression and Packet

Fragmentation to improve IP throughput and lower latency

• Increased link efficiency by evolution to 2048 QAM and payload compression mechanism (Bandwidth Accelerator)

• More than 2.5 Gbps Ethernet throughput per channel with XPIC.

• Exceptionally compact: (238 x 168 x 238 mm hxdxw)

• Integrated antenna ranging up to 1.8 m• Green design for reduced space and energy

saving of more than 95% (W/Mbps) compared to legacy microwave

• Carrier Ethernet Transport MEF interface (UNI)• Hardware fully compatible with all legacy Nokia

Siemens Networks microwave radios• Protection:

• 1 + 0• 1 + 1 Space Diversity / Frequency Diversity• 1 + 1 HSBY• 2 + 0 FD/XPIC (with load sharing)• 2 + 2 XPIC

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Flexi E-Band RadioFlexi E-Band is part of Nokia Siemens Networks’ FlexiPacket Microwave family, complementing the current portfolio of Packet Microwave solutions for mobile backhaul applications.

Nokia Siemens Networks’ E-Band solution is designed to enable gigabit-per-second traffic backhaul as required for LTE macro cell backhauling and future mobile broadband access technologies. At the same time, it allows mobile operators to decouple transport capacity growth from the cost of backhaul infrastructure.

Main Features:• Single outdoor unit operating in 71-76 GHz and

81-86 GHz frequency bands and supporting 250 MHz and 500 MHz channel spacing

• 2.5 Gbps transport capacity for up to 3 Km distance

• Leading spectral efficiency by 256 QAM, 2 x 2 MIMO, XPIC and Bandwidth Accelerator.

• Alternative to Fiber Optics for C-RAN Fronthaul• Protection options enabling flexibility in network

configuration• Adaptive Modulation and Adaptive Bandwidth,

Quality of Service to allocate transmission capacity

• Built-in Ethernet Switch providing full features for Ethernet traffic control.

FlexiPacket FirstMilePart of the FlexiPacket Microwave solution, this cost-effective switch is optimized for tail and chain sites where 3G and LTE base stations are

co-located with 2G base stations. The FlexiPacket FirstMile 200i is the Flexi Multiradio 10 BTS-integrated plug-in card version. FirstMile 200 fits in Flexi Base Station outdoor housing for zero footprint site installation and extended operating temperature range.

Switching Capacity:• 8Gbps

Services:• E-Line and E-LAN service• E1/T1/J1 CESoPSN (RFC5086)• E1 SAToP (RFC4553)

Bridging and VLAN Manipulation:• IEEE802.1ad Provider Bridging • IEEE 802.1Q bridging • MAC table size: 8K• Support for Static MAC VLAN Insertion and

Translation

QoS:• Traffic classification and Mapping based on port,

MAC, VLAN ID, VLAN priority bits, IP Address, DSCP, etc.

• Policing on port, VLAN, and queue • 8 priority queues per port• Scheduler: Strict Priority, WDRR, WRR• Congestion Control: sRED• Per-port and per-queue traffic shaping

Performance Monitoring:• Packet counters according to RFC2819 RMON

MIB, RFC2863• Y.1731 Performance Measurement

Technical data FirstMile 200 FirstMile 200i (integrated in Flexi Multiradio 10 BTS)

Ethernet ports 6 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet ports RJ-45 connectors (2 ports with embedded power to FlexiPacket MultiRadio) 1 local management port 2 in and 2 out dry contacts

6 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet ports RJ-45 connectors (2 ports with embedded power to FlexiPacket MultiRadio) 1 local management port

TDM ports 8 E1/T1 TDM ports; RJ-48C connectors 4 E1/T1 TDM ports; RJ-48C connectors

Width x depth x height 442 mm x 210 mm x 32 mm (2/3U) integrated in Flexi Multiradio 10 BTS

Operating temperature range -35 °C to +55 °C in FlexiOutdoor Case -40 °C to 65 °C

Power supply 48 V DC 48 V DC

Power consumption Min. 15W Min. 15W

FirstMile 200i

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Fault Detection:Y.1731/802.1ag

Protection:• xSTP based network protection• 8031/8032• Linear protection• SNCP• 1+1 Hot-Standby (HSBY) nodal protection• LAG• Dual IDU

Clock Synchronization:• Differential Clock Recovery (DCR)• Synchronous Ethernet with and without SSM• Clock sources:

Network Clock via ACR/DCRLine clock from any E1/T1 portSynchronous Ethernet SSMInternal free-run clock

Supported ODU Group Configurations:• 1+0• 1+1 HSBY• 1+1 space diversity / frequency diversity• 2+0 FD/XPIC (with load sharing)

FlexiPacket Hub 800 (Hybrid / Full Packet dual traffic mode)Nokia Siemens Networks’ hub device serves to backhaul 2G, 3G and LTE data over E-Line, E-LAN and E-Tree services. It offers advanced Ethernet processing features and circuit emulation to provide the utmost flexibility for TDM traffic aggregation. Access interfaces include Fast and Gigabit Ethernet, E1/T1, and channelized STM-1. FlexiPacket Hub 800 is remarkably compact, supporting up to 12 directions in one unit. Deployed indoors, it takes up far less rack space than any other nodal microwave solution. In addition, it can serve as a fully outdoor microwave hub site when housed in a FlexiOutdoor case. Its state-of-the-art components and support for protected configurations, TDM tributary protection, and Ethernet protection ensure unrivaled reliability. Designed for both small and large microwave hubs, FlexiPacket Hub 800 ensures flexibility and reliability and provides all the required multi-service aggregation capabilities.

Switching Capacity:• 16Gbps

Services:• E-Line and E-LAN service• E1/T1/J1 CESoPSN (RFC5086)• E1 SAToP (RFC4553)• STM-1 CESoPSN

• Support for packet-based microwave• Support for hybrid microwave• Support for both TDM and packet transport

networks

Bridging and VLAN Manipulation:• IEEE802.1ad Provider Bridging • IEEE 802.1Q bridging

• MAC table size: 16K• Support for Static MAC• VLAN Insertion and Translation

QoS:• Traffic classification and Mapping based on port,

MAC, VLAN ID, VLAN priority bits, IP Address, DSCP, etc.

• Policing on port, VLAN, and queue • 8 priority queues per port• Scheduler: Strict Priority, WDRR, WRR• Congestion Control: sRED• Per-port and per-queue traffic shaping

Technical data FlexiPacket Hub 800

Ethernet ports • 4 x 10/100/1000 Base-T, two of which have embedded power (Power over Ethernet)

• 2 x SFP (can be configured as 100/1000 Base-Fx or STM-1)

TDM ports • 16 x E1/T1• 2 x SFP (can be configured as 100/1000 Base-Fx

or STM-1)

System ports • 1 x 10/100/1000 Base-T out-of-band management port

• 1 x 10/100/1000 Base-T DCN management port• 1 x dry contact (2-in and 2-out)

Two expansion slots • 4-port GE card• 16 x E1/T1/J1 card• 2-port STM-1 card• 2-port Power Injector card (providing 2 x PoE ports)• 2-port FlexiBus card

Dimensions 440 mm x 240 mm x44.5 mm (w x d x h)

Operating temperature -5 °C to +55 °C

Power supply -40.5 to -57.6 VDC (two inputs)

Power consumption Typical 35 W, maximum 45 W

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Performance Monitoring:• Packet counters according to RFC2819 RMON

MIB, RFC2863• Y.1731 Performance Measurement

Fault Detection:Y.1731/802.1ag

Protection:• xSTP based network protection• 8031/8032• Linear protection• SNCP• 1+1 Hot-Standby (HSBY) nodal protection• LAG• STM-1 (1+1) MSP• Dual IDU

Clock Synchronization:• Differential Clock Recovery (DCR)• Synchronous Ethernet with and without SSM• IEEE 1588v2 Slave Mode• Clock sources:

Network Clock via ACR/DCR/1588v2Line clock from any E1/T1 portSynchronous Ethernet SSMInternal free-run clock

Supported ODU Group Configurations:• 1 + 0• 1 + 1 Space Diversity / Frequency Diversity• 1 + 1 HSBY• 2 + 0 FD/XPIC (with load sharing)• 2 + 2 XPIC

AbbreviationsAPS Automatic Protection SwitchingATMoP ATM over PacketATPC Automatic Transmit Power ControlBTS Base Transceiver StationCAPEX Capital ExpenditureCES Circuit Emulation ServicesCESoP Circuit Emulation Services over Packet

Switched NetworkCIR Committed Information RateDSCP Differentiated Services Code PointE-LAN Ethernet Local Area NetworkEIR Excess Information RateGbE Gbit EthernetGERAN GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network (2G)GSM Global System for Mobile CommunicationsIMA Inverse Multiplexing for ATMLAG Link Aggregation GroupLTE Long Term EvolutionMAC Media Access ControlMEF Metro Ethernet ForumMLPPP Multilink Point-to-Point ProtocolMMF MultiMode FiberMSP Multiple Section ProtectionMSTP Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol

NB UMTS Node BOAM Operation and MaintenanceOC Optical CarrierOPEX Operational ExpenditurePWE Pseudo Wire EncapsulationQAM Quadrature Amplitude ModulationQoS Quality of ServiceRSTP Rapid Spanning Tree ProtocolRTP Real-Time Transport ProtocolSAToP Structure Agnostic TDM over PacketSC Subscriber ConnectorSFP Small Form factor PluggableSM Single ModeSMF Single Mode optical FiberSTM Synchronous Transport ModuleTCO Total Cost of OwnershipTDM Time Division MultiplexTIC TDM Interface CardUTRAN UMTS Terrestrial Access Network (3G)VLAN Virtual Local Area NetworkWDRR Weighted Deficit Round RobinWRR Weighted Round RobinWiMAX Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave AccessXPIC Cross Polarization Interference Cancellation

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