Technical Manual

MA5300 Broadband Access System Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 System Overview........................................................................................................ 1-1

1.1 Preface.............................................................................................................................. 1-1
1.2 System Features............................................................................................................... 1-1
1.2.1 L2/L3 Line Speed Switching...................................................................................1-1
1.2.2 Multiple Network Interfaces....................................................................................1-2
1.2.3 Abundant Access Modes........................................................................................1-2
1.2.4 Flexible Multicast Services.....................................................................................1-2
1.2.5 QoS Guarantee...................................................................................................... 1-2
1.2.6 Comprehensive User Management........................................................................1-3
1.2.7 Large Capacity and High Integration......................................................................1-3
1.2.8 High Reliability........................................................................................................ 1-3
1.2.9 Security Characteristics.......................................................................................... 1-4
1.2.10 Abundant Maintenance Means.............................................................................1-4
1.3 External Interfaces............................................................................................................ 1-4
1.3.1 Subscriber Interface...............................................................................................1-4
1.3.2 Network Interface................................................................................................... 1-6
1.3.3 Management Interface............................................................................................ 1-6
1.3.4 Power Supply Interface..........................................................................................1-7
1.4 Application and Networking...............................................................................................1-7
1.4.1 Application Scope................................................................................................... 1-7
1.4.2 Typical Networking................................................................................................. 1-8

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Chapter 1 System Overview

1.1 Preface

Huawei MA5300 Broadband Access System (called the MA5300 for short) is a L2/L3
IP Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) device. Located in the edge of
access layer in a broadband network, the MA5300 supports Asymmetric digital
Subscriber Line (ADSL), Very-high-data-bit Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL), and xDSL
services. It also supports IP multicasting, 802.1X authentication services, QoS/ACL
services, cluster management services and has a built-in Broadband Access Server
(BAS).

The MA5300 offers a solution to the “last mile" access. It provides the following
services and functionalities:
 VDSL service
 ADSL service
 Ethernet service
 VDSL, ADSL and Ethernet service simultaneously
 Multicasting and multicast service management
 802.1X authentication
 A variety of QoS/ACL services
 Cluster management functions
 Providing the built-in BAS to enhance user management, service control,
charging, etc. It also provides VLAN authentication, PPPoE authentication and
charging according to traffic and accessed time duration.

1.2 System Features

The MA5300 uses Ethernet, VDSL and ADSL technologies. Its large-capacity
backplane, distributed & modular design ensures its reliability and guarantees multi-
interface & multi-service provisioning. It features scalability and manageability.

1.2.1 L2/L3 Line Speed Switching

The MA5300 supports L2/L3 line speed switching. It is capable of packet forwarding
at the rate of 13.2Mpps. The switching capacity reaches 32Gbit/s.

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1.2.2 Multiple Network Interfaces

The MA5300 can offer various kinds of Fast Ethernet (FE) interfaces and Gigabit
Ethernet (GE) interfaces through subboard on the main control board and on the BAS
board. Interfaces available include 100Base-TX electrical interface, 100Base-FX
single-mode optical interface, 100Base-FX multi-mode optical interface, 1000Base-
SX multi-mode optical interface and 1000Base-LX single-mode optical interface.

1.2.3 Abundant Access Modes

The MA5300 supports VDSL, ADSL and Ethernet service. It is suitable for different
networking environments and satisfies different subscriber requirements.

VDSL delivers high-bandwidth data rate over existing twisted pairs, without interfering
with the Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS). VDSL technology is symmetric. It
transmits 12Mbit/s downstream and upstream over length of 1500m.

ADSL technology is asymmetric. The upstream rate is as much as 896kbit/s, and the
downstream rate reaches 8160kbit/s. The transmission distance is in the range of
3000m~5000m.

Ethernet service, one of the commonly applied data communication services,

transmits at 10Mbit/s or 100Mbit/s. It supports data burst and is insensitive to delay.

1.2.4 Flexible Multicast Services

The MA5300 supports multicast protocols. It enables value added multicast services
and management of multicast services. To be specific, it supports:
 IGMP Snooping multicast protocol
 User authentication and accounting in compliance with IEEE 802.1X
 When the built-in BAS is used, MA5300 also supports IGMP multicast protocol
and accomplishes user group management through IGMP and IGMP snooping
protocols. It will keep a track of adding and leaving multicast groups and realizes
multicast packet copying.

1.2.5 QoS Guarantee

The MA5300 guarantees Quality of Service (QoS) for different service

categories.Measures to guarantee QoS are as follows:
 Support traffic stream division based on port, VLAN, MAC address, IP address,
TCP or UDP port No.
 Support packet prioritization based on port, VLAN, MAC address, IP address,
TCP or UDP port No. Packet prioritization mapping and modification can be

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made based on the type of service (ToS) in compliance with IEEE 802.1p.
Differentiated service is supported.
 Adjust bandwidth based on the port, MAC address, IP address and TCP, UDP
port number.
 Support three queue scheduling algorithms: priority queue (PQ), weighted round
robin (WRR) and WRR with maximum delay.
 Support flow-based packet processing including packet filtering, redirection,
traffic mirroring, and traffic statistics.

1.2.6 Comprehensive User Management

The MA5300 implements multicasting management, in that it supports IEEE 802.1X-

compliant user authentication and accounting by the remote authentication dial-in
user service (RADIUS) server. User management is performed as per ports or MAC
addresses.

The MA5300 can be configured with a built-in BAS, or an external BAS, to provide a
variety of means of user authentication and accounting.

When equipped with a built-in BAS, the MA5300 supports a variety of authentication
means, including PPPoE, VLAN binding, VLAN + Web (forced Portal or built-in
Portal). Accounting is performed flexibly by traffic volume or by connection time.

1.2.7 Large Capacity and High Integration

The MA5300 features high integration in that it integrates data switching, routing and
user management. It supports both ADSL and VDSL services by configuring different
service boards. A variety of interfaces are available by configuring different
subboards. The MA5300 provides 336 VDSL interfaces. Alternatively, it provides 672
ADSL interfaces, eight FE interfaces (or four FE + two GE interfaces). The MA5300
supports a maximum of four frame cascading. In such case, it supports up to 1344
VDSL or 2688 ADSL subscribers.

1.2.8 High Reliability

The MA5300 takes the following measures to ensure carrier-class reliability.

 All boards are hot-swappable. The main control board (ESM) is of redundancy
configuration.
 It is capable of self-healing.
 The mean time between failures (MTBF) is more than 150000 hours.
 Alarms are triggered in case of failure.
 Measures are taken in terms of lightning protection and anti-interference.

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1.2.9 Security Characteristics

The MA5300 takes the following measures to ensure the network security.
 Unauthorized user access is denied by means of configuring user name,
password and user access authority.
 Command lines are hierarchically protected to prevent unauthorized use.
 User isolation can be implemented in the L2 and mutual access is under control,
to prevent illegal user access.
 Number of hosts allowed to access on each port is restricted.
 Number of multicast groups allowed to access on each port is restricted.
 Supporting reverse inquiry of MAC addresses
 Supporting MAC address binding
 Supporting IP address binding
 Port spoofing is prevented by specialized mechanism.
 Dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server is protected against illegal
attack.
 Supporting BAS function, such as providing online log

1.2.10 Abundant Maintenance Means

The MA5300 supports multiple maintenance means such as local maintenance,

remote maintenance, centralized maintenance (including cluster management) by
using Huawei iManager N2000 integrated network management system (NMS).
Inband network management (NM) and outband NM are both supported. The
MA5300 NMS provides comprehensive alarming, test, fault diagnose and tracking
functions. Such functions facilitate system daily maintenance, and guarantee the
network service quality.

1.3 External Interfaces

1.3.1 Subscriber Interface

The MA5300 provides a variety of subscriber ports, including VDSL, ADSL, LINE,
FE/GE ports to cater for different networking environments and subscriber demands.

I. VDSL interface

The MA5300 provides VDSL interface to connect with remote transceiver unit (RTU)
over twisted pairs.

VDSL interface has the following characteristics:

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 It uses Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM).

 Port rate can be configured flexibly. VDSL interface can adjust the port rate
automatically according to the line condition at the initialization stage. In addition,
the port rate can be configured manually.
 It provides over-current and over-voltage protection to avoid accidents like surge
current, lightning strike, and power line contact which endanger equipment
security.

II. ADSL interface

The MA5300 also provides ADSL interface to connect with RTU over twisted pairs.
ADSL interface has the following characteristics:
 It uses Discrete Multi-tone (DMT). The interface specifications comply with ITU-T
Recommendation G.992.1 (G.dmt), G.992.2 (G.lite) and ANSI T1.413.
 Port rate can be configured flexibly. ADSL interface can adjust the port rate
automatically according to the line condition at the initialization stage with
32kbit/s steps. In addition, the port rate can be configured manually.
 It provides over-current and over-voltage protection to avoid accidents like surge
current, lightning strike, and power line contact which endanger equipment
security.

III. LINE interface

The MA5300 can be connected with the subscribers via LINE interface over twisted
pairs. It filters POTS signals from xDSL signals.

IV. FE/GE interface

The MA5300 GE/FE interface can be used as either subscriber interface or network
interface. When GE/FE interface is used as subscriber interface, the MA5300 can be
connected with the L2 switch (like Huawei S2403, S3026, S3026V) over optical fiber
or category-5 twisted pairs, to allow Ethernet and VDSL access. Three kinds of FE
interfaces exist: 100Base-TX interface, 100Base-FX single-mode interface and multi-
mode interface. Two kinds of GE interfaces exist: 1000Base-LX single-mode and
1000Base-SX single-mode.

The 100Base-TX connector is an RJ45. Through the 100Base-TX interface, the

MA5300 can be connected with small capacity L2 switch via category-5 twisted pairs
within length of 100 meters. Utilization of electrical interface via cables or connectors
is both cost-effective.

100Base-FX multi-mode connector is Lucent Connector (LC) optical connector, which

is arranged into an optical distribution frame (ODF) by using the dedicated tail fiber.

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Through the 100Base-FX multi-mode interface, the MA5300 can be connected with a
LAN Switch within the length of 2000m.

100Base-FX single-mode connector is LC optical connector as well, which is

arranged into an ODF by using the dedicated tail fiber. Through the 100Base-FX
single-mode interface, the MA5300 can be connected with a LAN Switch within the
length of 15,000m.

GE connector is LC optical connector. Two types of optical interfaces exist: short-

wave (850nm) and long-wave (1310nm). The short-wave interface allows
transmission distance of 550m. The long-wave interface allows distance of 10,000m.

1.3.2 Network Interface

The MA5300 provides FE/GE interface at the IP network end. In the PSTN end, it
provides PSTN interface.

I. FE interface

Same as the subscriber interface, three kinds of FE interfaces exist: 100Base-TX,

100Base-FX single-mode and 100Base-FX multi-mode. The interface cabling is the
same as that of the subscriber end. The FE interface enables MA5300 to connect
with L3 switch, or with other MA5300 frames in cascading topology.

II. GE interface

Same as the subscriber interface, two types of GE interfaces exist: 1000Base-LX

single-mode and 1000Base-SX multi-mode. This GE interface enables MA5300 to
connect with BAS or L3 switch, or with other MA5300 frames in cascading topology.

III. PSTN interface

Through the PSTN interface, the MA5300 can be connected with POTS interface on a
PSTN exchange. It allows simultaneous access of broadband and narrowband
service by using frequency division multiplexing (FDM).

1.3.3 Management Interface

The MA5300 provides multiple management and maintenance interfaces. It supports

a variety of maintenance modes: local maintenance, remote maintenance and
centralized maintenance. NM is performed via command line interface (CLI) or by
using simple network management protocol (SNMP). Cabling of maintenance
interface is performed from the front panel of the main control board. Related
interfaces are summarized as follows:

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I. Local maintenance serial port

The local maintenance serial port employs RJ-45 connector. By default, the baudrate
is 9600bit/s. This port can be used for command line operation, or for system
commissioning, or fault location. A specialized cable is needed to connect the serial
port with a local maintenance terminal, with DB9 connector at the terminal end and an
RJ45 connector on the other end.

II. Remote maintenance interface

Remote maintenance interface adopts RJ-45 connector. It is 10/100M adaptive. It can

connect with local maintenance terminals for the purpose of program loading and
debugging, as well as remote NMS for remote management.

III. Environment monitoring interface

The environment monitoring interface (MON) uses RJ-45 connector. It is connected

with the environment monitoring module using a specialized cable. It collects various
environment parameters sent from the environment monitoring module, including
temperature, humidity, power voltage and smoke. There is a fan monitoring interface
on the system backplane, which eases the system management and maintenance.

1.3.4 Power Supply Interface

The MA5300 frame is powered by -48VDC. Frames derive power in a distributed way,
thus eliminating inter-board power interference.

1.4 Application and Networking

1.4.1 Application Scope

The MA5300 is an IP DSLAM device. By utilizing xDSL and Ethernet technologies, it

provides services like Internet surfing, video-on-demand (VOD) and network
interconnection. It implements efficient user management to guarantee network
reliability. The MA5300 offers a new mode for the telecom network construction and
operation.

Currently, the MA5300 is widely used in communities, hotels and enterprises to

provide high-speed Internet access, VOD and information sharing. It implements
comprehensive user management, authentication and accounting.

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1.4.2 Typical Networking

The MA5300 is connected with end users through ADSL or VDSL interfaces.
Alternatively, it is connected with LAN switch through the FE/GE interface, and then
the end users. At the network side, it connects with the IP metropolitan network
(MAN) through the FE/GE interface. Figure 1.1 illustrates a typical networking of the
MA5300.

Figure 1.1 Typical networking