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Webinar: "Flexible microwave 4G Backhaul

Designing in & out of the box“

Wireless Backhaul and challenges

Elias Aravantinos4G & Backhaul European Market Analyst

[email protected]: @Maravedis

October 11, 2011

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Agenda

Market and backhaul trendsMicrowave benefitsChallenges for vendors

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Mobile Data Trends

261.18 millionOperator Country Traffic / User

(GB)Yota Russia 14Packet One

Malaysia 10

Global Mobile

Taiwan 8

Clearwire USA 7

Monthly Data Consumption Subscribers’ base

Source: Maravedis 4G Counts Service


LTE Deployment

206LTE Commitments

Q3 2011 and

183FDD-LTE

23TD-LTE

27 commercial LTE networksQ3 2011

1. Telekom Austria2. Omnitel – Lithuania3. NetCom – Norway4. Smart – Philippines5. Mobyland – Poland6. TeliaSonera – Denmark7. EMT – Estonia8. Elisa – Finland9. Sonera – Finland10.Telenor – Sweden11. Tele2 – Sweden12.TeliaSonera – Sweden13.Deutsche Telekom – Germany14.Vodafone – Germany15.CSL (Telstra) – Hong Kong16.MetroPCS – USA17.Verizon Wireless – USA18.NTT Docomo – Japan19.Mobile Telesystems – Uzbekistan20.Ucel l – Uz bekistan21. AT&T – United Sates22.Telstra – Australia23.Rogers Wireless – Canada24.O2 – Germany25.LG U+ - South Korea26.M1 – Singapore27.LMT - Latvia

2 1661

164LTE commercial deployments

2009 2010 2011 2012

.

Source: Maravedis 4G Forecast Service 2011

Source: GSA.com


Backhaul Trends PtP All outdoor radios (AOR)

PtP Traditional frequency bands: 6 – 38 GHz. New “traditional” band: 42 GHz. Unlicensed band: 60 GHz. Light-licensed band: 70 – 80 GHz (E-

band or millimeter wave)

PmP Traditional frequency bands: 2.3 -3.5GHz Unlicensed band: 5 GHz. Microwave band: 10.5, 26, 28 GHz

All-outdoor Radio

Ethernet


Backhaul Trends PmP

PtP and PmP• PmP architecture lowers CAPEX for both access and backhaul

• PmP will grow mostly in the urban regions, lots of testing in cities

• Optimum backhaul solution for aggregation Points of Presence (PoPs) in urban and dense urban areas

Maravedis PmP backhaul report

in progress….


Small Cells Trends Reachability is the key - driving solutions

closer to the consumer

Macro derived pico cells are more expensive, larger format, and have higher power consumption than femtoderived metro cells.

High capacity – up to 1 Gbps

Low cost (CAPEX & OPEX)

Short deployment lead time

From macro and micro to pico, femto

indoor or outdoor serving different needs


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Annual Carrier PicoCells Revenue(Optimistic)

Annual Carrier PicoCells Revenue(Pessimistic)

Global pico cell deployment Forecast – small Cells

Source: Small Cells Market Trends and Forecasts 2011-2016


Microwave Features TDM support

Synchronization GPS SyncE (PHY layer). IEEE 1588 (packet

based).

Adaptive modulation

Data Compression

Equipment reliability

Bandwidth (MHz) Modulation Mbps

50 256QAM XPIC 617

56 256QAM XPIC 691

80 256QAM XPIC 987

1000 QPSK 1,540

TDMHybrid

(Dual native)Packet

(Ethernet)

Maximum Capacity

Voice

Encapsulateddata

Pseudowire (voice over data)

Data


Microwave adds to… Adaptive Modulation Takes advantage of available radio bandwidth during fade events Guaranteeing committed services

High-end criteria Error free modulation switches voice, PseudoWire, Ethernet Time upgrade from 4QAM to 256QAM less than 2 ms

256 QAM 64/32/16 QAM 256 QAM

1.Voice Guranteed2.Real Time traffic3. Non-commitedtraffic4. Ethernet priority


Challenges for backhaul vendors

Quick and simple site deployment

Compliance with SLAs and technical requirements

Focus on continuous service availability

Cost effective solutions

QoS and monitoring – effective links management is required


Microwave Market Overview


Summary Vendors requirements and operator needs will help the

microwave and other backhaul technologies meet its challenges

PtP vs PmP will still be a challenge for some operators

Some validation still needs to be done to meet operators’ requirements, especially on PmP or coexistence with PtP

LTE network’s capacity, reliability, speed will depend on mobile backhaul

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Flexible MW 4G Backhaul - Designing in & out of the box

A webinar presented with:

A webinar designed exclusively for Maravedis

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Agenda

Driving you to the

All-IP evolution !

Designing in and out of the box

Transmission challenges and drivers for

architectural changes

Options, architectures and alternatives

Design examples, unconventional

approaches, benefits and savings

Conclusion


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2. Capacity expansion

Systems that reach the limits of

their capacity should be replaced

Adaptive Modulation

Payload compression

RLA, XPIC

3. Functionality

Functionality should be added to

the network that is not currently

supported in the transport network

Point-to-Multipoint

IP radio

4. End-of-Life

Hardware and software reaches the

end of their technical lifetime. This

could mean that the system is just

too old, but it could also mean that

the vendor has ended support for

the system.

1. Cost reduction

The introduction of new technology

for a specific area of the network

allows Operator to reduce the costs

per bit transported

Point-to-Multipoint

Nodal Point-to-Point

End-to-End Service Provisioning

LTE triggers a multi-faceted modernization of backhaul networks

Changing the network is a complex process


Cellular Architecture & Migration to LTE

The main path to the LTE era is to extend the existing GSM/CDMA networks of macro-cell structure with an

underlay network of micro/pico cells

Independently of the network migration path, the need to deploy additional equipment in various form factors

(macro/micro/pico LTE base stations) to increase capacity is a reality

Independently of the selected LTE network deployment approach, a need for extended backhaul connectivity in

distributed locations arises

Macro/Pico, Layered Cell

Architecture

Green-field Micro-Cell Network

Architecture in Urban Areas

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Designing in the box: use Point to Point

Applicable for the Low RAN and High RAN

Suitable for various applications

Dedicated High Capacity per link

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Problem Solution

Ethernet/IP

IWF

MW (TDM

interface)

MW (TDM

interface)

MW (Eth.

interface)

MW (Eth)

interface)

Two microwave links

required. One link to

transport 2G TDM

traffic and another

microwave to

transport 3G/4G

Ethernet/IP traffic

Ethernet/IP

MW

MW

It is recommended that

microwave systems

supporting both TDM and

Ethernet interfaces are

used, to connect cell sites

with existing 2G and new

3G/4G.

BTS BTS NodeB/

eNodeB

NodeB/

eNodeB

IWF

IWF


Designing out of the box: use Point to MultiPoint

Applicable for the Low RAN transport

Best fit for high Peak to Average traffic ratio

Advantageous over Point to Point for edge backhauling

Low CAPEX/OPEX: Less equipment leads to less initial and running

costs

Rapid Deployment: Only add Terminals at customer premises

Ethernet Functionality: Advanced features and QoS guarantees end-

user SLAs

Legacy Support: E1 for legacy routing / switching CPE

Shared High Capacity per Base Station Sector

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Unrestricted backhaul capacity using PMP

technology

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From 2 hub sites one can have 1.2Gbps of backhaul capacity


Using inherent instability to create a stable

network

Adaptive modulation makes use of excess fade margin when not needed, to increase the link

capacity

Multiple links flows share a common, wide-bandwidth pipe

The maximum rate required by any one link is seldom used, other links may use it on demand

System bandwidth is not allocated permanently to each link, but only as required


PtMP vs. PtP: Connecting Two Points

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Radio Performance (Link Equivalent):

PMP: 38 Mbit/s (4 TS), 155 Mbit/s (Peak)

PTP: (7MHz, 256 QAM): 50 Mbit/s (Flat)



Spectrum (4 Links):

PMP: 28 MHz

PtP: 28 - 56 MHz

VS.

PtP: Good for Flat Traffic

PMP: Ideal for Bursty LTE Traffic


Hidden benefits from making a balanced design

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A real case study of 800 locations in an urban area, and 70

aggregation sites

Comparing a long list of OPEX expenses (e.g. site lease, support,

power bills, annual spectrum fee)

Busting the myth of CAPEX only decision-making

PtP TCO Analysis

Software Cost

3%

Licensing

Costs

(CAPEX)

4%

Total

Services Cost

27%

Total Annual

OPEX

26%

Equipment

40%

PtMP TCO Analysis

Software

Cost

5%

Licensing

Costs

(CAPEX)

9%

Total

Services

Cost

22%

Total Annual

OPEX

7%

Equipment

57%


Combining the best of both worlds!

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Network Segment

Dom

inant Technolo

gy

Access Low Transport High Transport Fiber/Core

Mostly T

DM

M

ostly E

TH

/IP

Hybrid PTP

Full Packet PTP

PM

P


Managing End-2-End, not hop-by-hop

Umbrella Management System for ALL Transmission products

Modular, Scalable Software Architecture

Flexible User Interface with excellent reporting capabilities

Integration with 3rd Party Elements via drivers and with OSS via

multiple North Bound Interfaces

Offers additional advanced functions:

Inventory Management

Audit Management

Connections Management

end-to-end Performance

Management for any network

Offers standard management

functions:

Fault Management

Configuration

Performance

Security

uniIMS


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Managing Performance Against External Factors

by applying ingenious Policy Control

Wireless Quality

Deteriorated by

Environmental

Conditions

Adaptive

Modulation

Congestion

Reduced

Capacity

Poor

Subscriber

Experience

User Behavior Peaks in

Demand


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Why INTRACOM TELECOM

Continuous Innovation:

Innovating in the wireless access and transmission

field for over 15 years

Successful development and deployment of PtP

and PtMP systems with numerous operators in

Europe, the Middle East, APAC and the CIS

Investing heavily on the continuous evolution of its

own wireless product lines

Adopting latest standards and state-of-the-art

technologies to deliver wireless solutions that best

fit customer current and future needs


Comprehensive End-2-End Product Lines

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