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SOFTWARE KEY iPASO-400

General
Software key is a powerful, yet easy-to-use multi-dimensional equipment management tool
that could facilitate the customers requirement for capacity and configuration expansion or
upgrades. The iPASOLINK hardware support all capacities and configurations. Initially
customer can acquire the capacity and redundancy configuration required for the current
traffic requirements to keep the cost down. When the traffic requirement expand or grows,
additional capacities can be enabled by acquiring a software key.
To facilitate the customer requirements of larger traffic needs, software key is a powerful, yet
easy-to-use multi-dimensional equipment management tool to upgrade iPASOLINK 400.

1. KEY FEATURES AND BENEFITS

1.1 Upgradable by Software Key
Upgrading the equipment can be done easily by installing the software key.
1.2 Product Cost Down
The software key function is a very cost effective feature that allows the customer to upgrade
the system configuration.
1.3 Upgrading Whenever Needed
When traffic volume increases, you may need to increase the capacity. iPASOLINK 400 can
be upgraded by software key(s) whenever needed.
1.4 Flexible Software Key Selection
Select the software key depending on what needs to be upgraded/changed in your equipment.

2. SOFTWARE KEY TYPES

Software key is classified into two types:
Initial Key
Initial Key is installed into the equipment at the NEC factory before shipment.
Upgrade Key
Upgrade key is installed into iPASOLINK 400 equipment.
Upgrade key is defined and made effective by a combination of two param
The Parameter After Change is regarded as Parameter Before Change
eters:
Upgrade Key Item Name: Parameter Before Change to Parameter After change
Example:

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revision history etc., it is strictly prohibited to provide this document in full, in printed or electronic form to the customers.
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Radio capacity-1: 10MB to 100MB

in the next upgrade process.

Please refer to the following tables for initial/upgrade key variations.

System & Radio Key

No.
1

Key Item
Radio Redundancy

ETH Traffic
Aggregation
@N+0 Radio
Radio BITRATE

XPIC Function

NEO ODU
Compatibility

Initial Key
1+0
1+1 (1 pair)
1+1 (2 pair)
OFF

Key Configuration
Default

Upgrade Key-1
1+0 to 1+1 (1 pair)
1+1 (1 pair) to
1+1 (2 pair)

Upgrade Key-2
1+0 to 1+1 (2 pair)

Default

OFF to ON

Default

FIXED to FREE
FREE to AMR

FIXED to AMR

Default

OFF to XPIC 1P
XPIC 1P to
XPIC 2P

OFF to XPIC 2P

Default

OFF to ON

ON
FIXED
FREE
AMR
OFF
XPIC 1P
XPIC 2P
OFF
ON

Summary of the required soft-keys for radio system configuration

Radio Redundancy
Radio Capacity
XPIC Function

N+0

N-way

1+1

1+0
N key
OFF

1+0
N key
OFF

1+1 1P
1 key
OFF

Configuration
2x(1+1)
1+0 XPIC
1+1 2P
2 key
OFF

1+0
2 key
XPIC 2P

2x
(1+0 XPIC)
1+0
4 key
XPIC 2P

1+1 XPIC
1+1 1P
2 key
XPIC 1P

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revision history etc., it is strictly prohibited to provide this document in full, in printed or electronic form to the customers.
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Radio Capacity Key

Key Item
Radio
Capacity

Initial
Key
10MB
20MB
50MB
100MB
150MB
200MB
300MB

Key
Config
Default

Upgrade
Key-1
10MB to
20MB
20MB to
50MB
50MB to
100MB
100MB to
150MB
150MB to
200MB
200MB to
300MB
300MB to
400MB

Upgrade
Key-2
10MB to
50MB
20MB to
100MB
50MB to
150MB
100MB to
200MB
150MB to
300MB
200MB to
400MB

Upgrade
Key-3
10MB to
100MB
20MB to
150MB
50MB to
200MB
100MB to
300MB
150MB to
400MB

Upgrade
Key-4
10MB to
150MB
20MB to
200MB
50MB to
300MB
100MB to
400MB

Upgrade
Key-5
10MB to
200MB
20MB to
300MB
50MB to
400MB

Upgrade
Key-6
10MB to
300MB
20MB to
400MB

Upgrade
Key-7
10MB to
400MB

400MB

The relation among Channel Spacing , Modulation Rate and Traffic rate are described as
bellow.

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400-iPASO116-01 / Mar 2011

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revision history etc., it is strictly prohibited to provide this document in full, in printed or electronic form to the customers.
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ETH & TDM Key

No.

Key Item

RJ45 Port Usage in

Main Board
(2xFE or 2xGbE)

SFP Port Usage in

Main Board
SFP Port Usage per
optional GbE card
Additional VLAN
Table
LAG/LACP for
Ethernet Line *1
Ethernet OAM
(CC/LT/LB)
Ethernet OAM
(LM/DM)
QoS Classify

E1 SNCP

10

STM-1 APS
Protection *2
STM-1
MUX/DEMUX *2

3
4
5
6
7

11

Note:
*1

Initial
Key
2xFE

Key Configuration

Upgrade Key-1

Default

2xFE to 2xGE

Default

OFF to 2xGbE

Required Option
Module

2xGbE
OFF
2xGbE
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
4 Lv
8 Lv
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON

GbE Module
Default

256 to 4094 Table

Default

OFF to ON

Default

OFF to ON

Default

OFF to ON

Default

4 Lv to 8 Lv

Default

OFF to ON

Clock Module

Default

OFF to ON

STM1 Module

Default

OFF to ON

Clock Module
STM1 Module

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*2

Extension Function Key

No.

Key Item

Sync. ETH Clock

IEEE 1588v2 PTP

Clock

Initial
Key
OFF
ON
OFF
ON

Upgrade N/C Key

(N/C: No Change)
N/C

Upgrade Key-1
OFF to ON

Required Option
Module
CLK2M-C

N/C

OFF to ON

CLK2M-C