Alcatel-Lucent MDR-8000

Wayside DS1s

Alcatel-Lucent’sMDR-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

introductionof additional orderwires,

data channels, and LAN/WAN

circuits),or they can be used to carry

critical traffic since they are fully

redundant in hot-standby radio

configurations. Furthermore,

implementingwayside DS1 channels

does not impact radio performance

or detract from the payload

bandwidth.

High Reliability

Maintenance costs are greatly

reduced by the high reliability built

into the MDR-8000 Packet Plus

platform. The robust MDR-8000

PacketPlus has a proven track record

of stellar performance in mission-

critical networks of all types.

Alcatel-Lucent is so confident of its

performance, that we offer a 2 year

warranty on all configurations.

Low Power Consumption

With extremely low power

consumption (as much as 1/3 less

than many competitors), the MDR-

8000 Packet Plus saves you money

up front by reducing the size of the

DC power plant that is required

for operation. Also, if the site uses

batteries for emergency backup

power,fewer of them will need

to be purchased and deployed.

In addition, low power consumption

also means significantly less heat

dissipation. Again, the MDR-8000

Packet Plussaves money by reducing

thesize of the air conditioningsystem

required, and lowers your monthly

cooling costs.

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The MDR-8000 Packet Plus

efficiently dissipates heat via a

passive heat sink on the rear of the

radio. High-thermal-load modules

are directly coupled to the heat sink

with secure mechanical connections

and self-checking thermal sensors to

guarantee optimal heat flow.As a

result, the MDR-8000 Packet Plus

hot-standby shelf does not require

fans, exceptfor radios equipped with

high power transmitters, or when

more than one radio is mounted in

the same rack.

Small Size

When installing a radio in a shelter

at the base of a tower,space is

usually at a premium. Compact

mechanical dimensions and low

power consumption allow operators

to place the MDR-8000 Packet Plus

in crampedspaces without sacrificing

system performance and availability.

As the smallest all-indoor radio

terminal on the market today,a

fully protected configurationcan be

deployedin just 7 rack units (7 RU).

By reducingthe amount of rack

space needed, the MDR-8000

Packet Plus is adaptable to virtually

all installation environments. For

high-capacity applications, four hot-

standby radios may be equipped in a

single 19-inch rack for up to 12 DS3

capacity.

MDR-8000 Compact Shelf

For applications where hot-standby

operation is not needed or desired,

such as low-density links or radio

ring terminal nodes, the MDR-8000

Packet Plus offers a reduced-size

chassis called the Compact shelf.

This nonstandby configuration is

even smaller (only 4 RU), and is

applicableto the entire product line,

covering all frequency bands and all

capacities of the MDR-8000 Packet

Plus family.

Also, operators are increasingly

seeing the need to locate radio

equipment at sites that lack space

for traditional indoor installations,

yet don’t want the headaches

associated with tower-mounted

electronics.The MDR-8000

Compactoffers an ideal solution

for such situations with a pole-

mounted outdoor enclosure. This

configuration allows operators to

set up a microwave terminal simply

by affixing the Compact cabinet

to an available pole or wall, or

simply by setting a 4 ½” steel pipe

in the ground.

MDR-8000Compact Shelf

inOutdoor Cabinet