Extending IP/MPLS from the core to the cell site
The Alcatel-Lucent 9500 MPR platform is part of an integrated end-to-end remote access network and core solution for complete IP transformation. Comprehensive monitoring of the entire IP remote access network helps ensure effective IP/Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) management and reduces complexity.
Key components
To integrate TDM, IP and microwave technologies, the Alcatel-Lucent 9500 MPR platform includes three main components.
Outdoor Unit
This same Outdoor Unit (ODU) is available for the whole product family (both traditional TDM and IP microwave solutions), allowing smooth migration from TDM to packet networks and protecting your initial investment.
The Alcatel-Lucent 9500 MPR is transparent to all microwave solutions, so it can be deployed in any existing network. This offers seamless, cost-effective evolution from TDM to packet transport — on the schedule that best meets your needs.
The Microwave Service Switch
The Microwave Service Switch (MSS) can aggregate any kind of TDM traffic with any kind of packet traffic over a single Ethernet connection. Different services can be dynamically managed, depending on the existing radio performance levels, particularly in the case of fading conditions.
Microwave Packet Transport Unit –
High Capacity, Long Haul
The Microwave Packet Transport Unit — High Capacity, Long Haul (MPT-HL) simplifies the critical part of a microwave system, using the latest RF and modem tech- nology. It provides two RF slots in 2.5 rack units of space in 1+0, 1+1 Space Diversity/Frequency Diversity (SD/FD), and 2+0 installations. Connection to the MPT-HL from the MSS is simplified to a standard Gigabit Ethernet connec- tion. The MPT-HL is the first all-packet, all-indoor nodal microwave transmission system.
Microwave Service Switch
Microwave Packet Transport Unit
Outdoor Unit
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