Routing Over Ericsson Mini-Link

Presented by : Eng Ahmed Mohammed Nabieh

Supervised by : Eng Amr Abdelkreem
Agenda
• Introduction

• TN Units

• Connecting to the Mini-link

• Traffic Routing

• Link performance measurements

Introduction

• Ericsson Mini link IDUs can be categorized into two main

categories :

1)Compaq Node (CN)

2) Traffic Node (TN)

Compaq Node (CN)

• We use CN 210 at Mobinil

Compaq Node (CN)

• Pros
1)low cost
2)small size

• Cons
1)small capacity up to 8 E1s only
2) Not modular ,in case of HW failure the whole IDU
should be replaced
3)support 1+0 Configuration only

• Best suitable for end point sites.

Traffic Node (TN)
• TN can be categorized based on their Access module
magazine (AMM) to 20P and 6P where p refer to the number
of Units that can be fitted inside the AMM.

• Unlike the CN the TN operation is based on Units(Modules)

where every unit do a certain function and all of them are
connected through the backplane of the AMM .

• TN = AMM + Modules
Traffic Node (TN)

• We use TN 6P-C and TN 20P-B at Mobinil

20P 6P
Traffic Node (TN-6P)

• Pros
1)Average cost
2)Reasonable Size 3)Modular
4)SW Cross connection availability

• Cons
1)Support up to 5 sites only

• Best suitable for Medium Nodal sites.

Traffic Node (TN-20P)

• Pros
1)High Capacity up to 19 sites
2)Modular
3)Cross connection availability

• Cons
1)High Cost 2)Large Size

• Best suitable for Nodal sites & BSCs.

TN Units

• Access Module Magazine(AMM)

• Network Processing unit (NPU)
• Power Filtering Units (PFU)
• Fan Unit (FAU)
• Line Termination unit (LTU)
• Magazine Modem Unit (MMU)
TN Units

• TN units can be categorized based on their Size to

Full Width Module

Half Width Module

Access Module Magazine

• Connect all the units together through its Backplane.

• Backplane has two buses

Traffic Bus which carries the normal traffic between the MMUs
and LTU for example and Control Bus used by the NPU to
control the Cards slotted inside the AMM
Network Processing Unit(NPU)
Network Processing Unit(NPU)

• Holds the TN configuration on Non volatile Memory.

• Control the TN operation through the control BUS in the
backplane
• O&M interface for local Maintenance
• E1 & T1 Interfaces up to 4E1s for HW unit and 8E1S FOR FW
unit.
• DCN and management interfaces.
• Mandatory Unit.
Power Filtering Unit (PFU)

PFU3B used in 6P AMM PFU1 used in 20P AMM

Power Filtering Unit (PFU)

• Supply power to the AMM .

• Can operate over +24 v or -48 v.
• SC protection and DC ripples Smoothing.
• Can be used with another one for redundancy (Protection).
• Mandatory Unit.
• Usually installed in Slot 00 or 01 .
Fan Unit (FAU)

Air out
FAU1 Used in 20p AMM

Air In

FAU2 Used in 6p AMM

Fan Unit (FAU)

• Direct the air flow throughout the AMM

• FAU1 is not inserted in the 20 p AMM ,it is installed above the
AMM hence it has a power socket and alarm socket to be
connected to the AMM PFU .
• Consists of 3 blowers for redundancy against equipment
failure.
• power can be supplied from two different two PFU
redundancy against power supply failure.
• Mandatory Unit.
Line Termination unit (LTU)

LTU 155 e

LTU 155 e/0

PDH LTU SDH LTU

Line Termination unit (LTU)

• Connect external traffic to the TN.

• Can be either FW or HW depending on the AMM i.e. FW is

usually used in the 20p AMM while the HW is usually used in
the 6p AMM.

• Optional Unit

• Usually installed in slot 13 or 17 in the 20p AMM ,Slot 6 in the

6p AMM.
Magazine Modem Unit (MMU)

• We Use MMU2D or MMU2H at Mobinil

MMU2D

MMU2H
Magazine Modem Unit (MMU)

• Modulate the signal from the Base band to IF Band and vice
versa.
• Supply DC power to the RAU (ODU)
• Determine the Link Modulation scheme and Bandwidth.
• Both MMU2H & 2D support modulation up to 128 QAM ,they
also support adaptive modulation(Lowering the modulation
scheme to became more robust against fading)
• Only MMU2H supports XPIC .
• Mandatory Unit.
Connecting to the Mini-Link

• We can connect to Ericsson MW IDU [6P & TNP] using either a USB
cable or an Ethernet cable.

• in case of CN-210 we can connect using Ethernet cable only .

• Each IDU has its own IP ,so the IP used in the below example is just
for illustration purpose.

• You must assign the Laptop IP within the range of the network of
the IDU to be able to connect properly to it.

• Usually assign the laptop IP = the IP of the IDU + 1 or 2

Example on Configuring the laptop TCP/IP

If the IDU TCP/IP Configuration is as shown :

IP :10.159.106.121
Subnet : 255.255.255.248

Configure the NIC as shown

IP : 10.159.106.122
Subnet : 255.255.255.248
DGW: 10.159.106.121
Identifying the right port

• CN-210

O&M Ethernet Port

Identifying the right port

• TN-20P
• We connect through the NPU located in slot 11.

TR7/LAN Interface
O&M USB Interface
Identifying the right port

• TN-6P
• We connect through the NPU located in slot 7.
TR2/LAN Interface

O&M USB Interface

Starting the SW

• Open Ericsson Mini-Link SW and choose IP from show NE as .

• Username : control_user
• Password : ericsson

• NE : IP written on the Mini-Link.

Traffic Routing

• Hub sites have usually been built by connecting individual

microwave Radio Terminals with cables through Digital
Distribution Frames (DDF) and external cross connection to
equipment.

• MINI-LINK TN provides a traffic routing function that

facilitates the handling of traffic aggregation. This function
enables interconnection of all traffic connections going
through the NE. This means that an aggregation site can be
realized using one AMM housing several Radio Terminals with
all the cross-connections done in the backplane.
Traffic Routing
• Interface (LTU and NPU) E1s on Ericsson Mini-Link are
identified by a Number then a letter.
• Letters are A,B,C & D.
• Numbers from 1 to 8 .
• If we combine them together we can have up to 32 E1.

1 2 3 4 5 6 …. 30 31 32
1A 1B 1C 1D 2A 2B ….. 8B 8C 8D
Traffic Routing
• In SW cross connection: all the plug in cards are defined
according to the Node /Slot/E1 port.
• Example the 3rd E1 on the NPU of TN-20P will be written as
1/11/1C another example of 6th E1 of the NPU of TN-6P will
be written as 1/7/2B.
E1
Node

Card Slot #
Traffic Routing

• Right click on the site name and choose

Configure -> Traffic Routing
• A window like the below shall appear
 Traffic Routing

• Example if a new site to be routed from the BSC and we need

to connect 1A on the LTU located in slot 12 to the 6th E1 of the
MMU located in slot 10.

Choose the MMU

card in interface 1
then choose E1 Press the arrow
1/11/6 button to create
the cross
Choose the LTU connection
card in interface 2
then choose E1
1/12/1A
Traffic Routing

• Naming the cross connection

Click on Traffic
routing overview
Traffic Routing

• Naming the cross connection

Left click on the

E1 name
Link Performance Measurements
• Every 15 minutes the Link record the values of the below
1)BB (Background block) : blocks of data RX by the link
2)BBE : # of blocks that contain errors and can not be corrected
3)BBER : # of BBE / interval(Day or 15 minutes)
4)ES( Error Seconds) : # of seconds of incorrect(corrupted) data
5)ESR(Error second rate) : # of ES / interval(Day or 15 minutes)
6)SES (Severe error seconds) : 10 seconds or more of incorrect data
7)SESR : # of SESR / interval(Day or 15 minutes)
8)Unavailable Seconds : more than 30 % of the data sent per this
second has error i.e. data discarded by the link
Link Performance Measurements

• Every 15 minutes the Link records the values of the below

1)BB (Background block) : blocks of data RX by the link

2)BBE : # of blocks that contain errors and can not be

corrected

3)BBER : # of BBE / interval(Day or 15 minutes)

Link Performance Measurements

4)ES( Error Seconds) : # of seconds of incorrect(corrupted)

data
5)ESR(Error second rate) : # of ES / interval(Day or 15
minutes).
6)SES (Severe error seconds) : 10 seconds or more of
incorrect data.
7)SESR : # of SESR / interval(Day or 15 minutes)

8)Unavailable Seconds : more than 30 % of the data sent per

this second has error i.e. data discarded by the link
LPF OVER CN

• Right click on Radio and choose performance to check the LPF

for the near end over the current and previous 15 minutes
and current and last day.
LPF OVER CN

• Click on continuous to check the LPF for Near and Far ends
since the startup of the link
LPF OVER CN

• Click on RF to check the current RSL for the near end and over
the last 7 days and since startup.
LPF OVER CN
• Click on Adaptive modulation to check the modulation
scheme used by link over the current and previous 15 minutes
/day

• Note that In case of fading the modulation scheme will vary.

 LPF OVER TN

Right click on
the RAUIF of
the desired
MMU and
choose
performance
to check on
the LPF and
adaptive
modulation
as previous
 LPF OVER TN

Right click on
the RF of the
desired
MMU and
choose
Power to
check the
current RSL
for the near
end and over
the last 7
days and
since startup.
THANK YOU