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).

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

Native
Ethernet
switch

Native
PDH X PDH
conn

Modem

- 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

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
 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
Mini link CN 500
• Optimized for single hop
• End node in Mini link TN
network
Mini link CN 210
• Hybrid microwave

Mini link CN 510

 Mini Link CN, Traffic types
• ALL traffic types
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
 Mini Link CN, building practice
Split mounting
•Indoor unit
•Outdoor unit
 Mini Link CN overview
Mini link CN 500

Native
GE Ethernet

Native
PDH
16 E1

Modem
 Mini Link CN overview
Mini link CN 210 and CN 510

4 GE

Native
2 SFP switch
Ethernet

Native
PDH
16 E1 16 E1

Modem
 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
 The Mini link PT family

The Mini link PT

family

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 Mini link PT overview
• All outdoor
• All IP

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 Mini link PT, traffic Type
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

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 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
– 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
 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 Ethernet
transport
TDM
• Adaptive modulation. 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 Ethernet

• Hop length up to 150 km TDM

transport
transport
 Management

Management
Management system portfolio
Mini Link TN R5 System
Description
 Agenda
• Key concept
• System Architecture
- 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 router
 Key concept
From the NMC you manage every node by:
•IP addressed Management network
•Embedded IP Router
•OSPF routing protocol
•Static routing

route IP
r route
r
 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)

E B C

X
 Block diagram
Outdoor
X’ Indoor Z’ E’ A’ B’ C’ D’

Payload Transmitte Transmit

processing Modulator r RF Filter Branching Feeder

Payload Demodulat Receive RF

processing or Receiver filter Branching Feeder

X Z E A B C D

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
Point to point
management
power TDM BPI
• TDM bus:
interconnection of E1s.
M slot • Management bus:
a configuration,
D
n slot supervision, software
C
a distribution.
T
p
g
D • DC power bus: DC
e slot
o M power distribution.
w
m • High speed point to
e point bus: Gigabit
e b slot
n Ethernet
r u
t interconnections.
b s
slot • BPI: Board Pair
u
b interconnections,
s adjacent slots, protected
u
s slot configurations.
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.
DC power Under and overvoltage
protection
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
NPU3 C 10/100Base-T 10/100Base-T
B / AMM 6p C
TDM Traffic 4 E1
TR4A-4D TR3 TR2-LAN O&M interfaces
Ethernet Ethernet switch
Functionality
Ethernet 1–2
termination (10/100/1000Base
Switch Router T)

• 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
TDM High speed TDM traffic for carrying the management data.
Ptp bus
 NPU1 C
NPU1 C

Slot size Half size. AMM2p

B / AMM 6p C
TDM Traffic 8 E1
interfaces
Ethernet Ethernet switch
Functionality
Ethernet 1–2
termination (10/100/1000BaseT)
2 (SFP)
Router Switch

TDM High speed TDM

Ptp bus
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
MMU2 H

XPIC Modem Supports:

•Adaptive modulation.
•XPIC
•Radio hop protection
Native Ethernet

High speed TDM

Ptp bus

Channel Modulation Traffic TDM XPIC

spacing Rate tributaries Support
7,14,28,40, 4QAM to Up to 405 Up to 80 Yes
56 MHz 512QAM Mbps E1
adaptive
 MMU2 F
MMU2 F STM-1 • Traffic is connected at the
front of the unit where
XPIC
there is a slot for a STM-1
electrical or optical SFP
module
Modem
STM-1

Channel spacing/modulation Traffic rate XPIC support

28MHz / 128QAM STM-1 Yes
40MHz/64QAM
56MHz/16QAM
 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 Full size
Fits in AMM 2p B all AMMs all AMMs
AMM 6p C
LTU2 155 STM-1
LTU2 155
STM-1

STM-1 Terminal Multiplexer

63 E1
TDM Bus

Front termination Backplane protection Slot size

termination
LTU2 155 1 STM-1 63 E1 Interface Full size
2 SFP for interface protection slot
protection
 Ethernet Termination Units ETU
ETU
•Ethernet port extension, GE
and FE.
•Interconnected to the switch.
•Ethernet over PDH
 ETU3
ETU3 10/100Base-T 10/100Base-T
Slot size Half size
AMM ETU3: AMM 2p B, 6p C
TR4 TR3 TR2 TR1
Ethernet ETU3: NPU3 C
switch
Ethernet 2 (GE SFP)
traffic 2 (10/100/100 Base-T)
interface
Ethernet Maximum 96 E1
over PDH Up to 190 Mbps
capacity

Max 96 E1
Ptp bus to TDM
Switch in
NPU3 C
 ETU2B
ETU2 B 10/100Base-T 10/100Base-T

TR4 TR3 TR2 TR1

Slot size Full size

AMM Any AMM
Ethernet ETU2 B: NPU3 C or NPU1 C
switch
Ethernet 2 (GE SFP)
traffic 2 (10/100/100 Base-T)
interface
Ethernet over Maximum 96 E1
Max 96 E1 PDH capacity Up to 190 Mbps
Ptp bus to TDM
Switch in
NPU3 C or NPU1 C
• 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
Sub-band Duplex Lower sub-band Upper sub-band
High Rx TX frequency [MHz] TX frequency [MHz] High Tx
CD MHz Lower edge Upper edge Lower edge Upper edge
Low Band High Band
Radio 6/21 21/25 340 6430 6565 6770 6905
Radio 6/25
Low Tx Low Rx
Frequency Band in GHz

Lower sub-band Upper sub-band

BW

Duplex frequency
High Tx
Low Tx
 Radio unit

6784
High Rx
High Tx
Duplex
Low Band Freq. High Band
Radio 6/21 340
Radio 6/25
Low Tx
6444 Low Rx
 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 Upper sub-band

TX frequency [MHz] TX frequency [MHz]
CD MHz Lower edge Upper edge Lower edge Upper edge

11/15 266 12751 12835 13017 13101

High Rx=
High Tx = 13050
Duplex
Low Band Freq. High Band
Radio 13/11
Radio 13/15
Low Tx=
Low Rx=
Antenna Unit
 Parabolic Antennas
• Convert electrical signal into electromagnetic wave and vice versa

• Dish diameters from 0.2

to 3.7 m. Selected based Absorbing Material
on frequency band and High Performance
HP
hop length.
D= 0.2, 0.6, 1.2, 1.8, 2.4 & 3.7 m
 • 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

-3 dB Larger Diameter , less Beam

width, Larger Gain
Zero dB

-3 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 Single polarized antenna
• Determined by direction of
Antenna Feeder
 Dual polarized antenna

• Doubling of Transmission Capacity

• Efficient Utilization of Frequency Band
Accessories
Dummy units
Site material
Mini Link Software SW

architecture
NPU1 C

NPU1 C

NPU1 C
SBL

CPU

SBL
DB RMM

NPU

MMU, ETU,LTU

MMU, ETU,LTU
• Radio link
features
 Hybrid radio link

Native
Ethernet
switch

Native
PDH X PDH
conn

Modem
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.
– Digital signal to analog radio 4 QAM
frequency band.
• In QAM number of symbols are
represented by phase and
amplitude and each symbol
represents a # bits. 512 QAM

• Higher modulation – higher

QAM Quadrature Amplitude modulation
capacity per bandwidth. (more
symbols in the same bandwidth)
• Lower modulation – longer hops
 Cross Polar Interference Canceller XPIC

MMU
MMU
RAU V pol RAU
switch
switch
MMU
MMU
RAU H pol RAU

• 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

MMU
MMU
RAU RAU
Power
Power splitter switch
switch splitter
MMU MMU
RAU RAU
 1+1 HSB with space diversity

1+1 hot standby with SD

•Hardware protection
•One frequency channel
•Link performance
improvement MMU
MMU
RAU
RAU
switch
switch
MMU
MMU
RAU
RAU
 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
 Power splitter

MMU 1 dB loss
RAU

MMU
RAU 6 dB loss

Asymmetrical Power splitter

• 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

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.

0 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. Area 4
•Draw the AMM for each site with suitable
configuration with the right Modems.
BSC
Site D

Area 3 Site C

Site B

Site A
Area 1
Area 2
 Mini link TN site A

Site A To site C
----------

01 03
Add from BTS
2 E1 00 02
 Mini link TN site B

Site B To site D To area 1

---------- ----------

01 03
Add from BTS
2 E1 00 02
 Site C
To site A
Mini-link TN Site C ----------

Add from BTS To area

2 E1 3
----------

01 08 07
06

05
To site D
00 04 ----------

03

02
 Mini Link TN, Site D
To site B To area 4
To site C 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

Area 4

BSC

Site D east
SDH ring
Area 3 Site C

Site B

Site A
Area 1
Area 2
 Mini Link TN, Site D
To site B To site C To BSC To east To area 4 To area 2
--4 E1-- ---6 E1- ----- --2 E1--- ---4 E1-
-----

01

Site D
MMU2 H
MMU2 H

MMU2 H

MMU2 H
MMU2 H
NPU 1 C

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
Radio link Capacity
configuration
Area 4
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 D

Area 3 Site C

Site B

Site A
Area 1
 Exercise 5, Native Ethernet
configuration
Area 4

BSC
Site D
10 Mbps
Site C 49 Mbps
Area 3
30 Mbps
Site B
10 Mbps
20 Mbps

10 Mbps 10 Mbps

Site A
Area 1
 Site C
To area
Mini-link TN Site D 2
Mbps

Add from BTS To site B

2 E1 + 6 Mbps Mbps

01 08 07
06

05 To site C
Mbps To BSC
00 04 Mbps
03

MMU2 H 02
TDM traffic excluded in this picture
System management and
configuration exercises
 Systems Management
local
Mini link craft
ML
FTP craft

SBL

Remote
SOEM
 DCN for TN
Over head channel or traffic

router

IP
router router router
router

router
LAN interconnection

• IP addressed Management network

• Embedded IP v4 router in each node
• OSPF routing protocol
• Static routing
 router 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 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.
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.