ZTE Microwave Descriptions
ZTE Microwave Descriptions
ZTE Microwave Descriptions
Version: V2.00.03
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Revision History
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Figures............................................................................................................. I
Tables ............................................................................................................ III
Glossary .........................................................................................................V
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Intended Audience
This manual is intended for technical personnel who perform operations on the ZXMW
N8250 digital microwave transmission system.
Chapter Summary
3, Signal Flows Describes the service signal low and management plane
signal low of the ZXMW NR8250.
7, Operation and Maintenance Describes two operation and maintenance modes of the
ZXMW NR8250: Local Maintenance Terminal (LMT) and
NetNumen centralized network management system.
Conventions
This manual uses the following typographical conventions:
Typeface Meaning
Italics Variables in commands. It may also refer to other related manuals and documents.
Bold Menus, menu options, function names, input ields, option button names, check
boxes, drop-down lists, dialog box names, window names, parameters, and
commands.
Constant width Text that you type, program codes, ilenames, directory names, and function
names.
[] Optional parameters.
{} Mandatory parameters.
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1-1
l Antenna
Antennas directionally transmit, converge, and receive electromagnetic wave signals
through parabolic relectors.
à In the transmitting direction, the electromagnetic waves sent from waveguides
are polarized and radiated.
à In the receiving direction, the received electromagnetic waves are polarized and
converted into electromagnetic energy and transmitted by waveguides.
l Local Maintenance Terminal (LMT)
The LMT software is embedded into the IDU. Users can access the IDU through the
Internet Explorer installed on a Personal Computer (PC) and manage the IDU.
l Element Management System (EMS)
The NetNumen U31 system, known as the EMS, communicates with the IDU through
the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), and manages multiple Network
Elements (NEs) in the network.
IDU
Figure 1-2 shows the external view of the IDU.
ODU
Table 1-1 show the external view of ODU respectively.
1-2
ODU SRU
13 GHz~38 GHz
1-3
1-4
1-5
1-6
1-7
1-8
2-1
IDU
l Radio Core Cross-connect Unit (RCU)
2-2
It also receives IF signals sent from ODU(s), demodulates and decodes them, and
sends them to the RCU.
l Power Module (PM): It is the power supply module of the IDU.
l Radio Power Unit (RPU): It is the power supply module of ODU.
l Radio Fan Asset (RFA): It is the fan board of the IDU.
ODU
It is placed outdoors, together with an antenna, implementing RF signal transmitting and
receiving.
For the relationship between the boards and corresponding slots, refer to Table 2-1.
14, 15 PM PM3
13 RPU RPUA
16 RFA RFAB
2-3
2.2.2 ODU
SRU ODU
For the structure of an SRU ODU, see Figure 2-3.
A400 ODU
For the structure of an A400 ODU, see Figure 2-4 and Figure 2-5.
2-4
2-5
2-6
2-7
It ensures that the back-end coniguration data can be correctly written into the front-end
DBS.
BSP Subsystem
This subsystem drives bottom-layer hardware and provides the hardware Application
Programming Interface (API) for upper-layer subsystems.
2-8
Transmitting Direction
1. RTU
3-1
l RTUA/RTUC/RTUH
a. Receives E1 signals, and performs HDB3 coding.
b. Encapsulates PDH signals, and transmits them to the switching plane through
the backplane.
l RTUB
a. Receives E1/STM-1/STM-4 signals.
Note:
For E1 signals, the system should perform the following mapping and
multiplexing process: E1 signal -> VC-12 signal -> VC-4 signal.
Receiving Direction
1. ODU
a. Separates and ilters RF signals.
3-2
If... Then...
3-3
Transmitting Direction
1. RTUH/RTUN
Receives Ethernet signals, selects the port through which data is switched to the
backplane in accordance with the switching policy, and sends data frames to RCU
through the backplane.
2. RCU
Transmits data frames to RMU through the backplane in accordance with the switching
policy.
3. RMU
a. Maps Ethernet frames to the payload area of microwave frames and adds
overhead of microwave frames to form complete microwave frames.
b. Combines the formed analog IF signals and ODU O&M signals through FEC
coding, digital modulation, D/A conversion, and modulation/demodulation.
c. Transmits the combined signals and -48 V power supply signals to ODUs through
IF cables.
4. ODU
a. Separates analog IF signals, ODU O&M signals, and -48 V power supply signals.
3-4
Receiving Direction
1. ODU
a. Separates and ilters RF signals.
b. Performs down conversion and signal ampliication to convert RF signals to analog
IF signals.
c. Transmits the combined signals that consist of analog IF signals and ODU O&M
signals to RMU through IF cables.
2. RMU
a. Separates the received combined signals into analog IF signals and ODU O&M
signals.
b. Performs A/D conversion, digital demodulation, FEC demodulation, frame
synchronization, and descrambling.
c. Extracts Ethernet frames from microwave frames, and sends them to RCU through
the backplane.
3. RCU
Transmits data frames to RTUN through the backplane in accordance with the
switching policy.
4. RTUH/RTUN
Processes received data frames, and selects the port to output Ethernet service
signals in accordance with the switching policy.
3-5
l After being processed, the control plane signal low, which is marked with the VLAN
ID by the main control board for distinction, is sent to the data switching plane from
the CPU, switched to the ports of different boards, and sent outwards.
Figure 3-3 shows the control signal low of the NR8250.
3-6
BITS clock The BITS clock signal is inputted from the CLK ITU-T G.813 standard
IN/OUT port on the RCU panel. The BITS clock
has two modes: 2 Mbps and 2 MHz. Users can
conigure the clock mode through software.
Synchronous Digital The NR8250 extracts the clock signal from STM-N ITU-T G.813 standard
Hierarchy (SDH) clock physical iber (namely, the clock signal is extracted
from the STM1/STM4 optical service inputted
from the electrical interface of RTUB), and it has
nothing to do with the service that the optical iber
bears. The clock signal outputted from STM-1/4 is
forwarded to the lower-level NEs.
Microwave air-interface The NR8250 restores the clock signal from the ITU-T G.813 standard
clock air interface, and uses it as the system reference
clock source.
1PPS+TOD clock The 1PPS+TOD clock signal is inputted/outputted ITU-T G.813 standard
from the CLK IN/OUT port on the RCUB panel.
4-1
1588v2 clock The NR8250 supports the 1588v2 protocol. It ITU-T G.8263
extracts the clock signal from the 1588v2 Slave standard
interface, inputs/outputs it through the gigabit
Ethernet interface of RCU/RTUH/RTUN, and uses
the signal as the system reference clock source.
The supported clock types include common clock,
edge clock, and transparent clock.
l If an NR8250 is used as a secondary common
clock, it synchronizes with upper-level NEs
through the 1588v2 protocol. If an NR8250 is
used as a primary common clock, it outputs
the clock signal to the lower-level NEs through
the 1588v2 protocol.
l If an NR8250 is used as a transparent
clock, it satisies the clock synchronization
requirement of terminal devices through the
point-to-point existence delay modiication
for 1588v2 packets that are transparently
transferred in the microwave network.
l If an NR8250 is used as an edge clock, it
forwards the clock synchronization signal in
the microwave network to satisfy the clock
synchronization requirement of terminal
devices.
Plesiochronous Digital The NR8250 extracts the clock signal from the E1 ITU-T G.823 standard
Hierarchy (PDH) clock interface of RTUB/RTUC/RTUH, and uses it as
the system reference clock source.
Figure 4-1 shows the clock signal transferring diagram of the NR8250.
4-2
1. After the system clock of IDU1 locks a reference clock source, it transfers the clock
signal to IDU2 through microwave air interface, synchronization Ethernet, or optical
iber, and works as the reference clock source of IDU2.
2. IDU2 can lock its system clock to the reference clock source and outputs the system
clock signal to implement the clock transferring function.
4-3
4-4
Data Storage
In the NR8250 system, the main control board uses a 256 MB lash to save data. The
lash stores various iles, including version iles, coniguration iles, exception log iles, and
performance iles.
4-5
l The main control board stores all the alarm bitmap information of the equipment, and
collects alarm information of each board through the alarm collection management
function. Each board can also automatically reports alarm information to the alarm
agent module.
l The agent management function reconstructs alarm information. The alarm agent
module extracts useful alarm information and sends it to the main control board. The
main control board manages alarm information in a uniied manner.
4-6
Equipment Monitoring
l The maintenance terminal provides all alarm information of the equipment and
monitors the status and operations of the equipment in real time. It handles all
abnormal alarms that affect the equipment operations in a timely manner to ensure
that the equipment can operate properly.
l Alarm information is divided into four levels:
à critical
à major
à minor
à warning
Alarm levels enable users to handle critical alarms as soon as possible.
l Indicators are designed on the power board, main control board, and each controlled
board. The color and lashing frequency of each indicator relects the operating status
of the corresponding board, whether the board has an alarm, and the alarm level.
l When the equipment is being started, the system gives a sound prompt, indicating
whether the equipment is powered on properly. The system also provides sound alarm
and rotating speed alarm for the fans if they are faulty.
l The system uses the active/standby coniguration. When the active equipment
becomes faulty, the system automatically perform active/standby equipment
switchover to ensure that the system can operate properly.
Equipment Maintenance
l The multi-user operation mode is implemented through the user rights hierarchy.
l During the equipment operating process, all alarm information is recorded. When
a fault occurs, users can ind the fault causes through the log information and
troubleshoot the fault in a timely manner.
l When the equipment is powered down or restarts, the system provides a special alarm
handling policy to ensure that the original alarm information will not be lost after the
equipment is powered on or restarted.
l Association or iltering shielding processing is performed for redundant alarms of the
equipment, ensuring that important alarms are provided.
l In the LMT system, users check the operating status of the equipment.
l In the LMT system, users can check the service performance data of the equipment,
including 15-minute performance data of one day and 24-hour performance data of
10 days.
4-7
4-8
4-9
4-10
Note:
The coniguration requirements described in this chapter are only suitable for one-hop
links.
Radio Modulation Unit Two (each IDU is conigured with one RMU), inserted in any of slots 3
(RMU) to 8
Antenna Two
5-1
In the 1+0 no-protection coniguration, a microwave link has only one operating channel
and does not have any standby channel.
IDU Two
RMU Four (each IDU is conigured with two RMUs), inserted in slots 3 and
4, slots 5 and 6, or slots 7 and 8
ODU Four
Antenna Two
IF cable Four
5-2
Combiner Two
Figure 5-3 shows the slot allocation for RMUs in the 1+1 HSB coniguration mode.
Figure 5-3 Slot Allocation for RMUs in 1+1 HSB Coniguration Mode
Note:
The slot allocation for 1+1 Space Diversity (SD) coniguration and 1+1 Frequency Diversity
(FD) coniguration are the same as that for 1+1 HSB coniguration.
5-3
l In the transmitting direction: Service signals are transmitted to the active RMU and
the standby RMU. Normally, the active ODU transmits RF signals to the antennas
while the standby ODU does not transmit signal. When the active RMU or ODU
becomes faulty, the active ODU stops transmitting signals and the standby ODU starts
transmitting signals.
l In the receiving direction: The system selects one channel of service signals
with better signal quality from the two that are transmitted by the opposite-end
active/standby ODUs.
IDU Two
RMU Four (each IDU is conigured with two RMUs), inserted in slots 3 and
4, slots 5 and 6, or slots 7 and 8
ODU Four
Antenna Four
5-4
IF cable Four
l In the transmitting direction: Service signals are transmitted to the active RMU and the
standby RMU. Normally, the active ODU transmits RF signals to the antenna while the
standby ODU does not transmit signal. When the active RMU or ODU becomes faulty,
the active ODU stops transmitting signals and the standby ODU starts transmitting
signals.
5-5
l In the receiving direction: The system selects one channel of service signals
with better signal quality from the two that are transmitted by the opposite-end
active/standby ODUs.
IDU Two
RMU Four (each IDU is conigured with two RMUs), inserted in slots 3 and
4, slots 5 and 6, or slots 7 and 8
ODU Four
Antenna Two
IF cable Four
Combiner Two
5-6
l In the transmitting direction: Service signals are transmitted to the active RMU and
the standby RMU. The active ODU transmits RF signals with the F1 frequency to the
antenna, and the standby ODU transmits RF signals with the F2 frequency to the
antenna. F1 and F2 are scarcely correlated.
l In the receiving direction: The active ODU and the standby ODU respectively
extract RF signals of F1 frequency and F2 frequency from the signals received
from the antenna. The system selects the service signal with better quality from the
corresponding RMU.
IDU Two
ODU Four
Antenna Two
IF cable Four
5-7
IDU Two
ODU Eight
5-8
Antenna Two
IF cable Eight
Combiner Four
In the 2+2 XPIC HSB coniguration mode, an active ODU and its standby ODU are
connected to the same antenna through a combiner, providing HSB protection.
5-9
l In the transmitting direction: Normally, the active ODUs transmit RF signals to the
antennas while the standby ODUs do not transmit signal.
à When an active ODU is faulty, the corresponding standby ODU transmits RF
signals to the antenna, and the active ODU does not transmit signal.
à When an active RMUC is faulty, the corresponding standby RMUC modulates
signals, and the corresponding standby ODU transmits RF signals to the antenna.
The active ODU does not transmit signal.
l In the receiving direction: The system selects one channel of service signals
with better signal quality from the two that are transmitted by the opposite-end
active/standby ODUs.
5-10
IDU Two
ODU Eight
Antenna Four
IF cable Eight
5-11
l In the transmitting direction: Normally, the active ODUs transmit RF signals to the
antennas while the standby ODUs do not transmit signal.
à When an active ODU is faulty, the corresponding standby ODU transmits RF
signals to the antenna, and the active ODU does not transmit signal.
5-12
6.1 Overview
The NR8250 supports multiple networking modes to meet various application
requirements. It is mainly applied as a Backhaul aggregation node and in a ring network.
Application
l Mobile Backhaul aggregation node
6-1
6-2
6-3
6-4
7.2 LMT
7.2.1 Functions
LMT is a Web-based local maintenance terminal, which is embedded in IDUs. User can
use the Internet Explorer on a Personal Computer (PC) to log in to and manage a single
Network Element (NE) without installing additional client software.
LMT provides the following NE-level management functions:
l Alarm management
l Coniguration management
l Performance management
l Maintenance management
l Security management
7.2.2 Networking
After connecting a PC to the IDU through an Ethernet cable, users can access the
equipment through the Internet Explorer on the PC. Figure 7-1 shows the networking
diagram.
7-1
Users can access IDU1 to IDU6 through the LMT software embedded in each IDU.
Users can log in to an IDU through the PC and perform management functions such as
alarm management and coniguration management.
7.3.2 Networking
l Local networking mode
In the local networking mode, the NetNumen U31 server, clients, and IDUs are all
located in the same LAN, and are connected with each other through Ethernet. Figure
7-2 shows the networking mode.
7-2
7-3
7-4
7-5
7-6
8-1
8 GHz 7.725-8.5 119, 126, 151.614, 154, 208, 266, 294.44, 305.56,
310, 311.32
Modulation Capacity
Bandwidth
Mode Air Interface TDM(Max) Ethernet(Max)
8-2
Modulation Capacity
Bandwidth
Mode Air Interface TDM(Max) Ethernet(Max)
A400 ODU
Modulation Capacity
Bandwidth
Mode Air Interface TDM(Max) Ethernet(Max)
8-3
Modulation Capacity
Bandwidth
Mode Air Interface TDM(Max) Ethernet(Max)
8-4
Modulation Capacity
Bandwidth
Mode Air Interface TDM(Max) Ethernet(Max)
Note:
The Ethernet service throughput is related to the actual modulation/demodulation mode
and channel bandwidth.
8.4 Power
8.4.1 Transmit Power
SRU ODU
16QAM 24 -6
32QAM 24
64QAM/128QAM 24/231
256QAM 24/232
1. The transmit power of 7 M/14 M/28 M bandwidth is 24 dBm, and the transmit power of 56 M bandwidth
is 23 dBm.
2. The transmit power of 7 M/14 M/28 M bandwidth is 24 dBm, and the transmit power of 56 M bandwidth
is 23 dBm.
8-5
16QAM 22.5/20.55
32QAM 22/19.56
64QAM/128QAM 20.5/187
256QAM 18/168
11 GHz QPSK 28 6
16QAM 25
32QAM 24
64QAM/128QAM 22
256QAM 20
16QAM 24 -6
32QAM 24
64QAM/128QAM 23
256QAM 22
18 GHz QPSK 25 -5
16QAM 23 -6
32QAM 23
64QAM/128QAM 22
256QAM 21
3. The transmit power of 350 M frequency spacing is 26.5 dBm, and the transmit power of 91 M fre-
quency spacing is 24 dBm.
4. The transmit power of 350 M frequency spacing is 2dBm, and the transmit power of 91 M frequency
spacing is 0 dBm.
5. The transmit power of 350 M frequency spacing is 22.5 dBm, and the transmit power of 91 M fre-
quency spacing is 20.5 dBm.
6. The transmit power of 350 M frequency spacing is 22 dBm, and the transmit power of 91 M frequency
spacing is 19.5 dBm.
7. The transmit power of 350 M frequency spacing is 20.5 dBm, and the transmit power of 91 M fre-
quency spacing is 18 dBm.
8. The transmit power of 350 M frequency spacing is 18 dBm, and the transmit power of 91 M frequency
spacing is 16 dBm.
8-6
23 GHz QPSK 24 -6
16QAM 22
32QAM 22
64QAM 21
128QAM 21/209
256QAM 20
26 GHz QPSK 25 -5
16QAM 22 -6
32QAM 22
64QAM/128QAM 19
256QAM 17
28 GHz QPSK 25 -5
16QAM 22 -6
32QAM 21
64QAM/128QAM 19
256QAM 17
32 GHz QPSK 23 -3
16QAM 21
32QAM 20
64QAM/128QAM 17
256QAM 15
38 GHz QPSK 23 -6
16QAM 20
32QAM 19
64QAM/128QAM 17
256QAM 15
9. The transmit power of 7 M/14 M/28 M bandwidth is 21 dBm, and the transmit power of 56 M bandwidth
is 20 dBm.
8-7
A400 ODU
16QAM 26
32QAM 23
64QAM/128QAM 21
256QAM 20
16QAM 21
32QAM 19
64QAM/128QAM 17
256QAM 16
15 GHz QPSK 23 -7
16QAM 20
32QAM 19
64QAM/128QAM 17
256QAM 16
16QAM 20
32QAM 18
64QAM/128QAM 15
256QAM 14
26 GHz QPSK 22 -8
16QAM 18
32QAM 17
64QAM/128QAM 14
256QAM 13
28 GHz QPSK 22 -3
16QAM 18
32QAM 17
64QAM/128QAM 14
256QAM 13
8-8
32 GHz QPSK 22 -3
16QAM 17
32QAM 16
64QAM/128QAM 13
256QAM 12
38 GHz QPSK 18 -7
16QAM 14
32QAM 13
64QAM/128QAM 10
256QAM 9
Note:
The guaranteed value of transmit power is within the range from -2.0 dB to +2.0 dB.
8-9
Note:
l The guaranteed value of threshold power is +3 dB.
l The Bit Error Rate (BER) is 10-6.
8-10
A400 ODU
8-11
Note:
l The guaranteed value of threshold power is within the range from -2.0 dB to +2.0 dB.
l The Bit Error Rate (BER) is 10-6.
8.5.2 Weight
Index IDU SRU ODU A400 ODU
3.5 kg 3 kg
8-12
Note:
The power consumption indexes are speciied for cases when the operating temperature
is 25 ℃.
RCUB 21.5 W
RMUC 23 W
RMUD 21 W
RTUA 8.2 W
The power consumption values of these boards
RTUB 11.7 W
are given in the case of the throughputs of such
RTUC 11.3 W
boards reaching the maximum.
RTUNO 13.2 W
RTUNE 15 W
RTUHO 12 W
RTUHE 14 W
RPUA 6.0 W -
A400 ODU 29 W (6-8 GHz) The ODU power consumption value is given
19 W (10-38 GHz) in the case of the ODU transmission power
reaching the maximum.
SRU ODU 29 W (28/32 GHz) The ODU power consumption value is given
28 W (7/8/13/15 GHz) in the case of the ODU transmission power
27 W (23/38 GHz) reaching the maximum.
30 W (10/11/18/26 GHz)
8-13
8.6 Reliability
8.6.1 Security
l IDUs comply with the IEC 60950 standard.
l ODUs comply with the IEC 60950 standard.
8.6.3 EMC
l IDUs comply with standards:
à EN 301 489-4
à IEC 610000
à EN 55022/CISPR22
l ODUs comply with standards:
à EN 301 489-4
à IEC 610000
à EN 55022/CISPR22
8.6.4 Operations
l The operations on IDUs comply with the ETSI 300 019-1-3 standard.
l The operations on ODUs comply with the ETSI 300 019-2-2 standard.
8.6.5 Storage
l The storage of IDUs complies with the ETSI 300 019-1-3 standard.
l The storage of ODUs complies with the ETSI 300 019-2-2 standard.
8-14
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III
IV
EFM
- Ethernet in the First Mile
EMC
- Electro Magnetic Compatibility
EMS
- Element Management System
ERPS
- Ethernet Ring Protection Switching
FD
- Full Duplex
HSB
- Hot Standby
IDU
- Indoor Unit
IF
- intermediate Frequency
LACP
- Link Aggregation Control Protocol
LAG
- Link Aggregation Group
LLDP
- Link Layer Discovery Protocol
LMT
- Local Maintenance Terminal
MAC
- Medium Access Control
MIB
- Management Information Base
MTBF
- Mean Time Between Failures
MTTR
- Mean Time To Recovery
MUX
- Multiplexer
NE
- Network Element
NMS
- Network Management System
O&M
- Operation & Maintenance
OAM
- Operation, Administration and Maintenance
ODU
- Outdoor Unit
OS
- Operating System
OSPF
- Open Shortest Path First
PC
- Personal Computer
PDH
- Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy
PM
- Power Module
VI
PTP
- Point-To-Point
QoS
- Quality of Service
RCU
- Radio Core Cross-connect Unit
RF
- Radio Frequency
RFA
- Radio Fan Asset
RMU
- Radio Modulation Unit
RTU
- Radio Trafic Unit
SD
- Space Diversity
SDH
- Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
SDR
- Software Deined Radio
SNCP
- Sub-Network Connection Protection
SNMP
- Simple Network Management Protocol
SP
- Strict Priority
SRU
- Split Radio Unit
TDM
- Time Division Multiplexing
VLAN
- Virtual Local Area Network
WDRR
- Weighted Deicit Round Robin
WRR
- Weighted Round Robin
XPIC
- Cross Polarization Interference Canceller
VII