Alcatel-Lucent MDR-8000 manual

A l c a t e l - L u c e n t M D R - 8 0 0 0 P a c k e t P l u s D i g i t a l M i c r o w a v e R a d i o Flexible Wireless T ransport for Y our V oice, V ideo and Data Needs[...]

2 Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 P acket Plus MDR-8000 Packet Plus Features and Benefits – Proven Reliability – Ensures tr ouble-fr ee operation – Broadest range of fr equencies and capacities - 2, 4, 5.8, L6, U6, 8, 10, 11 GHz - 4, 8, 16, 32 DS1s; 1, 3 DS3s; OC-3; 50, 150 Mb/s Ethernet – Provides an i dea l m atch fo r your system r equirements[...]

3 Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 P acket Plus Overview The MDR-8000 Packet Plus 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. W ith a common platform that supports v[...]

4 Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 P acket Plus Applications Wireless Backhaul As cellular and PCS networks continue to grow , the MDR-8000 Packet Plus is an ide al choice for c onnec ting cell sit es or bac khauling tr affic t o the switch. The bro ad rang e of capa citie s and frequenc y bands provid e ultimate fl exibi lity for both long- and short-hau[...]

5 Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 P acket Plus P ublic Safety Networks 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 [...]

6 Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 P acket Plus L ocal Exchange Carriers The MDR-8000 Packet Plus is an ideal solution for extending a local exchange carrier’ s network beyond their traditional franchise boundaries, whether it is one location outside the franchise area or multiple locations across a larger geographic region. Using the MDR-8000 Packet Pl[...]

7 Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 P acket Plus F ederal Government Agencies The MDR-8000 Packet Plus also provides its rugged characteristics in service to the U. S. Federal Go vernm ent. Op erating in th e NTIA-regu lated f requency bands, the highly compact radio can mount in the tightest spaces while providing wireless means for overcoming geographic [...]

8 Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 P acket Plus Cost-Saving Featur es Industry-High System Gain The MDR-8000 Packet Plus has the highest system gain available today . System gain is the most common benchmark of performance that dif feren tiat es on e radi o fro m anoth er . Used to determine the link budget of a microwave hop, it is simply defined as the [...]

9 Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 P acket Plus F lexible Ethernet Options Having established its reliability , scalability , and versatility in delivering TDM traffic, the MDR- 8000 Packet Plus is also poised for the nex t wave of n etwor k migration . W ith the industry-wide migration to IP data networks, carriers are requiring innovative ways to bridge[...]

10 Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 P acket Plus L icensed and Unlicensed Operation The MDR-8000 Packet Plus takes advantage of virtually all of the licensed frequency bands used for lon g-hau l syst ems i n Nort h Ame rica . Operating from 2 to 11 GHz in all of the FCC Part 101 and Part 74 bands, as well as bands used by the Federal Government (NTIA), th[...]

11 Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 P acket Plus s ignificantly helps to overcome interference. In practical terms, the MDR-8000 Packet Plus 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 Packet Plus also allows better utilization of the available spectrum, [...]

W ayside DS1s Alcatel-Lucent’ s MDR-8000 Packet Plus 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 circuits. These ancillary DS1 channels can be used for maintenance circuits (quick, easy int roduc tio [...]

13 Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 P acket Plus c ongested. Where wider channels are allowed, 32 TCM occupies a wider spectrum, but offers even higher system gain. This allows paths to be stretched even further , while still maintaining extremely high path availability . Where rules allow , typically at lower capacities, both modulation versions are avai[...]

14 Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 P acket Plus p r oto col s. The parallel interface provides access to radio and station information, including both radio and sta tion al arms and stat us, as we ll as controls. The serial interface supports a variety of network management protocols including MCS-11, E2A/TBOS, and SNMP . The MCS-11 protocol consists of [...]

15 Alcatel-Lucent | MDR-8000 P acket Plus h istorically these applications have been addressed by multiline systems, there are some drawbacks to that approach. W ith a MultiChannel confi guration, e ach wor king ch annel has 100% equipment protection, unlike multiline systems that share a single protect channel across each working channel. This pro[...]

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