Broadband Wireless Access Alcatel 7390 LMDS. Your Broadband Wireless Route to the Last Mile

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1 Broadband Wireless Access Alcatel 7390 LMDS. Your Broadband Wireless Route to the Last Mile

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3 Speed onto the Internet With demand skyrocketing and competition intensifying, you need a fast, reliable way to deliver a full range of high speed services right to customers premises. Alcatel 7390 LMDS Solutions provide new opportunities for you to vastly increase your subscriber base. In today s world, a network without fast, reliable Internet access is as unthinkable as an office without electricity. Online data networking, which already comprises one-fifth of the world s telecommunications traffic, will account for up to 60 percent of traffic within a few years. The question facing all network operators, then, is how to meet current and future demand for Internet and intranet access in their backbone and access networks. Nowhere is the challenge greater than in the local loop, the last mile link between your point of presence and your customers premises. The customer access portion typically accounts for more than 50 percent of total network investments. But it s not only the most costly part of your network, it s also the least predictable. Potential customers are spread out just about everywhere. That s why you require Internet access solutions which are flexible, scalable and cost-efficient. To avoid tying up capital in unused capacity, you want to match your spending to real customer requirements. Given the complexities that surround integrated voice, data, video and other service offerings for mission-critical commercial applications, it is important for service providers to choose vendors that can address these complexities and work with them to deploy viable and future-proof networks. Service providers are looking for vendors with solutions that lower operating costs and allow them to rapidly increase service penetration and expand market share. Every operator wants speedy return on investment, but the issue is especially critical for new operators, eager to roll out revenue-generating services as quickly as possible. Especially in newly deregulated market environments, time to market is a vital criterion when evaluating Internet access solutions. No single approach can meet all of the challenges of providing Internet access, but wireless systems offer the most flexibility and freedom. Alcatel 7390 LMDS Solutions are ideal for serving large numbers of small and medium-sized businesses, corporate branch offices, small offices/home offices (SOHOs) and residential subscribers in dense urban and suburban locations. You can provide last mile broadband access; voice and data services, including LAN interconnections, IP services and PBX applications; and virtual leased line services. Or whatever combination of these best serves your particular subscriber needs. Alcatel also delivers the expertise and experience needed to provide: full market assessments; service selection; business case analysis; network, service and cell planning; financing; training; and installation and technical support. Alcatel 7390 LMDS broadband wireless access systems can also provide an attractive solution for mobile network operators seeking to launch fixed services while optimizing the interconnection of their mobile base stations and base station controllers in busy downtown areas. What s more, combined fixed and mobile operators can use a single LMDS network to interconnect both customer sites and base stations. 1

4 Take the broad point of view Alcatel 7390 LMDS Solutions represent a major step forward in access networks. Thanks to digital wireless technology, you can provide broadband last mile connections to thousands of subscribers from a single hub. Local The Alcatel 7390 LMDS provides a wireless local infrastructure, using line-of-sight radio links over distances of up to 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) in the 10 GHz frequency band, and up to 5 kilometers (3 miles) with higher frequencies. Multipoint A single radio hub handles full two-way communications for thousands of end users. Distribution The 7390 LMDS will deliver true broadband capacity, at a bit rate of up to 40 Mb/s. Service Multiple voice and data services can be mixed and matched to provide a wide variety of narrowband and broadband communications services. Alcatel 7390 LMDS Solutions are designed to meet your current and future access network requirements Alcatel 7390 LMDS Solutions operate in frequency bands between 10 and 43 GHz. Services include: Wireless local loop for new operators Switched voice, data or mixed voice/data Distributed or centralized architecture Multiservice cross-polarized or monocarrier polarized Virtual leased line (TI/E1 or x 64 kb/s) IP/Ethernet/ATM/frame relay Bandwidth on demand Turn last mile problems into lasting solutions Multiservice. Get the most from your access network by mixing and matching advanced telecommunications (ISDN telephony) and broadband services (leased lines, fast Internet access, high speed data transmission, etc.). 2 Multiple radio solutions. Suitable to all types of allocations: single block, duplex, large spectrum band and small spectrum band. LMDS in regions with heavy rain. The 10 GHz frequency band allows provisioning of LMDS even in heavy rain regions where higher frequencies would be very short range, thus limiting the service only to major cities. LMDS in medium density areas. 10 GHz allows provisioning of LMDS with larger cells, making it applicable to lower density regions where ranges at higher frequencies would make the infrastructure economically unfeasible. The deployment can be made only in the 10 GHz frequency band or by combining 10 GHz with a higher frequency for dense areas. Scalable. Increase network capacity quickly and easily, where and when you need it. High service quality. Broadband wireless offers incumbent service providers a complementary solution to address the requirements for last mile connectivity of data, Internet and voice services, advanced IP services and digital video services over the air. For alternate or emerging carriers (CLECs), broadband wireless eliminates the need to install or lease fiber or copper networks, thereby allowing these carriers to bypass the local market s greatest barrier to entry. Fixed and mobile operators can interconnect both customer sites and cellular base stations using the same fixed broadband wireless system. Local multipoint distribution service: a virtual fiber local access solution LMDS networks provide the capacity, quality and reliability of optic fiber, with none of the easement, right-of-way or construction headaches of hardwired systems. The three components Base Station, Customer Terminal Station and Network Management constitute a star-architecture network which can be configured and reconfigured to meet your current and future access network requirements.

5 ALCATEL 7390 LMDS point-to-multipoint broadband wireless access network NT PABX NT NT NT FRAD NT NT Concentrator Router SYSTEM COMPONENTS Base Station: Each base station consists of an Alcatel 7390 LMDS Digital Base Station (DBS) and an Alcatel 7390 LMDS Radio Base Station (RBS) and serves as a hub for thousands of Alcatel 7390 LMDS Network Terminations (NTs), transparently handling a virtually infinite variety of voice and high speed data services. The base station is connected to the switching and routing platforms via any standard high-capacity transmission link. Terminal Station: Each customer terminal station consists of a small (26 centimeter/10 inch diameter) outdoor solid-state antenna (Alcatel 7390 LMDS Radio Termination) and a simple interface unit (NT). The terminal station is connected to a base station by a line-of-sight digital radio link. Network and Service Management: The network and service management system is a highly integrated open architecture solution for managing multi-technology, multiservice networks on a single platform. It extends the management reach of the operator from the wireline network in an integrated fashion into the broadband wireless access network. Never before has it been possible to provide last mile broadband connections so quickly, so reliably and so economically.

6 Get the most out of your resources All LMDS systems are not the same. Available in all frequencies, with advanced features, the Alcatel 7390 LMDS system offers the most advanced point-to-multipoint broadband equipment. Rich and flexible The Alcatel 7390 LMDS makes the most out of the spectrum purchased thanks to: - a single or multicarrier radio - a complete set of frequency bands and channeling - 10 GHz solutions, allowing the provision of LMDS with larger cells for lower density areas, even in heavy rain regions Multiple interfaces for the end user: T1, E1, fractional, ISDN Basic Rate Interface (BRI), X.21, OC-3, STM-1, POTS, 10Base-T and 100Base-T Advanced patented radio frame optimized for any combination of circuit-oriented and data applications Guaranteed round trip delay for high quality real time applications Powerful Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation for packet applications 4

7 Cost-effective TDMA access for optimum spectrum usage and reduced base station costs Most compact and integrated equipment at base station and customer premises Centralized or distributed switching Highly scalable base station Multiple possible network interfaces at the base station (T1/E1, DS3/E3, up to several OC-3/STM-1) Multinetwork termination configuration for sharing the customer premises rooftop radio among up to eight customers Multidwelling/multi-tenant unit solution for in-building distribution to up to 250 customers Plug-and-play customer premises installation Single indoor/outdoor cable Reliable and future proof Carrier class, end-to-end network and service management SNMP open interface Fully managed quality of service Fiber-like reliability: percent availability, BER Encryption over the air Service delivery platform to upgrade the system with new features by software download From a global supplier Worldwide local presence End-to-end solution with a full portfolio of products (for core, transport and access) and services: network design, installation, training, etc. Broadband Wireless Access Essential Elements Base Station Site Customer Premises Terminal Station End Users Indoor/Outdoor Outdoor Outdoor Indoor Core Voice/DataNetworkIP & ATM Digital Base Station (DBS) Radio Base Station (RBS) Radio Termination (RT) Network Termination (NT) Centralized or Distributed Architecture Depending on Traffic Single Carrier Co-Pol or Multicarrier X-Pol Depending on License Capture SME, SOHO, MBU & MDU Markets E1/T1, Quad E1/T1, 10/100bx Ethernet, OC- 3/STM-1, POTS, ISDN BRI Co-Pol: X-Pol: NSM: Wireless/Wireline Network Co-Polarized Cross-Polarized Network and Service Management and Service Management Integrated Wireless/Wireline NSM = Reduced Total Cost of Ownership 5

8 Opt for end-to-end expertise Radio network design and deployment requires a multitude of resources and expertise. Defining the right network dimensions has an enormous impact on both the capital investment required and the operating costs of your system. With Alcatel s extensive design experience in network integration, you benefit from customized solutions that ensure complete interoperability between Alcatel 7390 LMDS Solutions and the surrounding infrastructure. As part of a full portfolio of our products, Alcatel 7390 LMDS Solutions are a perfect fit for a range of fully integrated network solutions, including: SDH/SONET transmission technologies (fiber or radio) Narrowband/broadband switches Broadband remote access nodes Cellular/wireless local loop products Alcatel 2IP products designed to provide next generation Internet service Manageability features Your Alcatel end-to-end solution comes complete with centralized Network Management features for easy surveillance of all elements. User-friendly interfaces at every level put you in control of system configurations, alarms and performance, while facilitating easy software downloads. You have an accurate account of your entire network, including all SDH/PDH elements. Validation and testing services To ensure the system is up and functioning at peak performance levels, system validation and acceptance testing are critical for all new hardware and software. Count on Alcatel to test that all new products are seamlessly operable with your existing hardware and software applications. Alcatel also identifies the flexibility and scalability of your system, defining how your network can best evolve with new developments. To manage the often enormous task of monitoring and fine-tuning the various elements of your network, Alcatel helps design and set the optimal dimensions with these essential services: Business Case Analysis. The factors that combine to make a compelling business case for a broadband wireless access network differ with each service provider. The output provides the service provider with an income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, market share growth over planning period, total cost of ownership, scenario analysis and return on investment simulation. Network Design for architecture, tributary dimensioning, frequency planning and production of technical documents. Project Management, from planning to deployment, for all major communications projects. Site Engineering, including assessment and a site survey before installation. Network Implementation covering mechanical and electrical equipment installation and on-site acceptance testing. Network Audit for a complete audit on delivery, with the possibility of developing an inventory of one or more sites. Network Enhancement, including network extension design or optimization of existing transmission elements. PSTN/ISDN Backbone 6

9 Alcatel 7390 LMDS network architecture Network Planning Internet ATM/FR ISP1 Routers ISP2 BB-RAN Corporate Transport Point-to-Point Radio Link ATM Switch ADM Core ATM/SDH Edge (POP) Access Alcatel LMDS Cell POP: Point of Presence BB-RAN: Broadband Remote Access Node ISP: Internet Service Provider ADM: Add Drop Multiplexer SDH: Synchronous Digital Hierarchy ATM: Asynchronous Transfer Mode FR: Frame Relay ISDN: Integrated Services Digital Network 7

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11 Capture small and medium-sized business (SME) clients An emerging telecom operator seeks to take advantage of strong demand for high speed data and voice access among SOHOs and SMEs in busy downtown areas and suburban office parks. Tailored solution Alcatel 7390 LMDS Solutions provide highcapacity packet transmission to offer value-added services to SOHOs and SMEs located in single family units or business parks with IP, as well as traditional telephony. Advantages The operator s rapid response to customer demand enables him to quickly gain market share and start generating revenue flows. Thanks to the bandwidthon-demand capability of Alcatel 7390 LMDS Solutions, the operator can easily handle variations in traffic volume with no extra investment in access network capacity. There s no need to worry about future changes in customer service requirements. With Alcatel 7390 LMDS Solutions, the operator can easily evolve from single to bundled services. Customer terminals are installed only at customer sites, so the operator s investment matches actual business needs. Customer site equipment represents a sure, long-term investment. Equipment can be easily relocated if customers move or fail to justify costs. Alcatel experts carefully analyze the topography and wave propagation characteristics of the coverage area so that each new subscriber can be quickly connected. By taking advantage of their unique know-how and radio network planning tools, Alcatel engineers design an LMDS solution offering reliability and quality of service equivalent to a hard-wired system. 9

12 Covering fixed and cellular needs A cellular telecom operator in an urban area wants to expand his business by launching fixed telecommunications services while at the same time optimizing his cellular network by eliminating costly leased lines. Tailored solution Alcatel 7390 LMDS Solutions provide wireless local loop access to fixed subscribers, as well as high-capacity cellular back-haul connections between mobile base stations and base station controllers. Advantages The scalability of Alcatel 7390 LMDS Solutions enables the operator to add capacity where and when he really needs it, as his networks and fixed subscriber base grow. Thanks to the combined ATM/ TDM patented radio frame, the operator is free to mix voice and data services according to customer needs and ongoing trends. The flexibility of Alcatel LMDS Solutions ensures that the network handling both fixed and cellular traffic is future proof. With dynamic allocation of resources, full network capacity is always available, with actual resources dedicated to those fixed or cellular services which require them at any particular moment in time. Once the basic wireless access network is up and running, the operator can accommodate new fixed customers or additional base stations in a matter of weeks, at low additional cost. A single, small outdoor unit can serve multiple customers within any one building or complex, with different and mixed voice and data services for each customer. Simple, open network management makes it easy to integrate the Alcatel LMDS system into the operator s overall network management system. 10

13 Generating revenues everywhere in the network A full-service telecom operator wants to increase revenues from both national and international traffic by gaining direct access to SOHO, SME and corporate customers, and by better addressing their bandwidth needs. Tailored solution Alcatel 7390 LMDS Solutions bridge the gap between the backbone and the end customer in the local loop. Strategically placed, Alcatel 7390 LMDS base stations provide the right mix of data and voice traffic over the air. Advantages Alcatel 7390 LMDS Solutions provide true broadband capacity in the local loop with carrier class reliability and quality. The use of radio technology allows the operator to bypass existing networks and thereby avoid costly interconnect or line-rental fees. The Alcatel solution s inherent ability to carry broadband services provides additional traffic for ISPs and long distance voice/data operators. Operators leverage the investment made in the backbone network by gaining direct access to new customers and providing a broader range of services. 11

14 A PROVEN TRACK RECORD FOR QUALITY AND RELIABILITY No one can match Alcatel s track record for reliability and quality of service. Over more than half a century, Alcatel has established itself as the world leader in wireless systems and networking solutions. A proven track record for quality and reliability in radio systems More than 100 LMDS worldwide. More than 6,000 base station sectors shipped. #1 worldwide in microwave systems and solutions #1 worldwide in wireless local loop An unmatched portfolio of communications skills and solutions Alcatel is a world-leading supplier of innovative wired and wireless networking solutions for public and private communications networks of all sorts and all dimensions. We design, develop, implement, service and support advanced telecommunications solutions in such areas as asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL), asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), remote access for the IP market, managed LAN services, traffic aggregation, high-end routers, Gigabit Ethernet LAN switches, digital switching, synchronous fiber optic transmission and network management. A first-class provider of IP solutions Thanks to our global scope and mastery of virtually all telecommunications issues, you can rely on Alcatel for complete, integrated network solutions, including all network elements and services for the expanding IP market. 12

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