ALS Series

Microwave Radio for Point-to-Point

applications

ALCplus2 IDU
ASN ODU
IP/ SDH/ SPDH
Dual Native TDM/IP Microwave Radio
GENERAL INTRODUCTION ON ALS SERIES

The PDH/SDH/Ethernet ALS MW Radio series is the ideal solution for a

wide range of applications in both access networks and backbone
provisioning. It is also a competitive alternative or complement solution
to optical fiber networks in any application that requires:

 Cost-effective, rapid deployment and modular implementation of

a network

 Terrain independent connectivity

The ALS Series provides scalable data rates from 4 to 500 Mbit/s per
radio module with a single platform across the full range of licensed Figure - ALS Series MW Radio
frequency bands.

A single shelf can manage up to 1 Gbit/s with 1RU version. A unique distributed processing architecture allows
expanding the node capacity up to 8xGbit/s.

A wide range of tributary interfaces and system configurations offer maximum versatility in system engineering
and network planning. Ethernet traffic is handled by a powerful integrated switch able to manage VLANs, QoS
and ToS.

Modularity options, commonalities, and extensive software management capabilities result in cost-effectiveness
and scalability, yielding a product that will easily fulfill any future requirement.

Full SW licensing approach allows very smooth migration from pure TDM to IP networks, with very low initial
CAPEX.

The ALS equipment is managed by an SNMP agent using communication ports that are able to connect to IP and
OSI DCNs. This greatly simplify integration efforts in existing NMS networks.

Several IDU models are available ranging from single board solutions to nodal implementations in which high
capacities and complex protection schemes are required:

Product Range
The ALS Series is available in all frequency bands from 6 GHz (6L and 6U) to 42 GHz (4GHz is available for
PDH/ETH application), unduplicated or duplicated configuration and with radio capacity from 4 to 400 Mbit/s
per radio module with mixed TDM and ETH interfaces.

The modulation scheme is software programmable from 4QAM to 256QAM for ALplus2 IDU, with full featured
ACM. ALS exploits an innovative dual native radio engine capable of transmitting both native TDM (4xE1 to
4xSTM-1) and native ETH (up to 400 Mbit/s) .

Main Features
Scalable capacity, integrated XPIC functionality, high performance and reliability, ease of installation, common
NMS platform and cost effectiveness make the ALS Series the proper network solution for a wide set of network
applications.

Both electrical and optical interfaces are available on the same terminal radio equipment.

Adaptive Code and Modulation allows the automatic selection of the optimum modulation scheme according to
current radio link propagation conditions and on received signal’s quality can be software enabled; on the basis of
received signal quality calculations, the ALS Series can increase the system gain when needed, thus forwarding
the high priority traffic in bad propagation conditions too. In addition, the introduction of heavily coded
modulation schemes allows the system to perform in challenging environmental conditions.

With ACM and traffic classification, each traffic class is assigned with its minimum required QoS, allowing easy
overbooking of existing radio link, without any impact on antenna sizes and infrastructure hardware.

ALCplus2 IDU with its state-of-art high speed ACM can compensate fading speed up to 40dB/s; this allows easy
network planning in very bad environment condition characterized of deep fading conditions and with fast fading
phenomena (e.g multiple path interference for lower frequency bands)

In addition, user configurable ACM profiles allow per-link optimization with the possibility to full customize
adaptive modulation behavior.

Delay compensation allows jitter free modulation switchover

NMS common Platform

The ALS series is integrated into the SCT/LCT, NMS5LX and NMS5UX Network Management System platforms
developed by SIAE MICROELETTRONICA, and capable of controlling and monitoring all equipment included in SIAE
MICROELETTRONICA product catalogue.

As an alternative a WEB management (with embedded WEB server) is available as an installation-less

management option.

All SIAE MICROELETTRONICA NMS solutions are based on standard protocols. SNMP Protocol is used for TMN
connections with standard communication protocol stacks and industry-standard interfaces allowing equipment
connection to any IP or OSI-based DCN.

ALCplus2 (SPDH/SDH/ETH) - IDU and ODU SYSTEM OVERVIEW

ASN ODU Characteristics
The ODU has been designed with the target of being at the same time compact, light and easy to install/maintain
and characterized by high performances.

ASN ODU is available in one version:

 Universal ASN ODU supports all modulation schemes (4/8/16/32/64/128/256QAM) and all capacities
from 8 Mbit/s to 400 Mbit/s. AS ODU doesn’t require any hardware change if configured for
frequency reuse (independence from XPIC functionality), moreover It is compatible with ALL IDU
models. This model provides up to 20 dB ATPC.

Figure - ASN Universal ODU

These modulation independent ODUs allow an “install-and-forget” approach for simple station upgrading.
ASN ODU

Integrated antenna solutions

Figure - ASN ODU with integral antenna in 1+0 and 1+1 configuration

Not integrated antenna solutions

Figure - Universal ODU with not integrated antenna solution in 1+0 and 1+1 configurations

Compact IDU mechanical layout

The single board compact IDUs are provided with adjustable brackets on both sides. It allows an easy IDU
positioning into a rack in three different 30 mm steps as shown in the picture below. This simplifies the IDU
installation in street cabinet applications.

Figure 1 – Bracket on IDU compact version

ATPC Feature
Automatic Transmit Power Control (ATPC) is available as a standard feature in all configurations.

Power Control has two operational modes:

 Fixed output power attenuation mode (ATPC disabled); the output power can be reduced up to 20dB in
1dB steps (40dB in Advanced AS ODU).

 ATPC mode: the ATPC algorithm adjusts the output power attenuation in order to reach a predefined Rx
level at the remote terminal.

ALCplus2 IDU - 1RU Compact

ALCplus2 IDU is based on a dual engine solution providing up to 400 Mbit/s capacity per radio direction. Adaptive
code modulation, higher spectrum efficiency and embedded TDM full cross-connect are the main plus point.

All IDUs are frequency independent.

STM-1 interfaces are available also for SPDH configurations reducing installation cable count.

ALCplus2 is available with a wide range of interface options, from 4xFE/GE Sync/Async to 4xFE/GE Sync/Async +
(2+32)xE1 + 2xSTM-1 (MSP).

It supports Synchronous Ethernet with mixed TDM/ETH sync. distribution.

1 2 3 4 6 7

8 1 9 10
Figure 2 - ALCplus2 IDU - 34xE1 + 4xGE + 2xSTM-1

1. TMN-access (ETH, USB-B, RS232)

2. ETH payload 10/100/1000 RJ45 FE/GE
3. STM-1 payload With SFP modules
4. 2xE1 payload
o Traffic
o Sync Input/Output (G703/ 2 MHz clock or HDB3 AIS)
o Traffic + EOC (G704 framing)
5. CAT6 proprietary expansion Bus Traffic
6. nxE1 payload on SCSI connectors (120/75 ohm)
7. Power Supply
8. ETH payload with optical GE SFP modules
9. Alarm IN/OUT
10. IDU-ODU cables interfaces

IDU options
o 4xFE/GE Sync/Async + 2xE1 + 32xE1 + 2xSTM-1(1+1 MSP)

Protection Schemes
 1+1 hot stand-by, frequency and/or space diversity
Adaptive Code Modulation (ACM)

General Concepts and Link Quality measurement

A radio communication system should be designed with a nominal received level well above its threshold, this
allows withstanding received signal reduction in bad weather conditions.

This procedure has a drawback: when propagation conditions are favourable the system could support higher
data traffic but it cannot increase its throughput unless it changes its modulation scheme.

In order to trigger a modulation change some switching criteria must be implemented. SIAE MICROELETTRONICA
solutions are based on MSE measurements that allow the system to react to any source of degradation, well
before errors are detected by the FEC. It involves one direction at a time and the process is completely jitter and
error free for surviving traffic.

SIAE MICROELETTRONICA implements MSE based Adaptive Modulation in all channel bandwidths. 8 ACM profiles
are provided, each one can be selected by SW in order to build a user configured Adaptive Modulation Profile.

Figure - ALplus2 ACM profiles

ALCplus2
In the following table is shown indicative throughput calculated with 64 bytes packet traffic.

Packet IDU – Typical Ethernet throughput for 64 bytes frame (including Header
Channel Optimisation) Mbit/s
Width
4QAM
4QAM 8 QAM 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM 128QAM 256QAM
“Strong”

7 MHz 10 12 1 18 25 30 38 s 42 50

14 MHz 20 25 37 50 60 75 85 100

28 MHz 40 50 75 100 120 145 170 200

56 MHz 80 100 150 200 240 290 340 400

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Physical Dimensions of system components

1
This is the default configuration. Maximum modulation upgrading and channel bandwidth expansion can be
achieved through simple license file download.
 System Version Width (mm) Height (mm) Depth (mm)

ASN ODU 1+1 278 254 296

Compact IDU 1RU 482 44 223

Weight
System Version Weight(Kg)

ASN ODU (1+1) 13,3

Compact IDU 1RU (1+1) 3,4

Power supply
ODU Range
-40.8  -57.6 Vdc
According to ETSI EN300132-2

Environmental conditions

Environmental Conditions Range

Operational range for IDU -5° C  +50° C

Operational humidity for IDU up to 95% not condensing

Protection Class for ODU IP65

Wind load  200 km/h

Surge and lightning protection according to ETSI EN 301 489

APPENDIX 1: Radio Performances

Output Power (dBm) at point C’ 1

(1+0 conf., 28 MHz BW, FR filter losses included)

6L/6U 10/11
7/8 GHz 13 GHz 15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz 25 GHz 28 GHz 32 GHz 38 GHz 42 GHz
GHz GHz

4 QAM +29 +29 +28 +28 +28 +23 +23 +22 +21 +20 +19 +17

8 QAM +29 +29 +28 +28 +28 +23 +23 +22 +21 +20 +19 +17

16 QAM +26 +26 +25 +25 +25 +21 +21 +20 +19 +18 +17 +15

32 QAM +26 +26 +25 +25 +25 +21 +21 +20 +19 +18 +17 +15

64 QAM +25 +25 +24 +24 +24 +19 +19 +18 +17 +16 +15 +13

128 QAM +25 +25 +24 +24 +24 +19 +19 +18 +17 +16 +15 +13

256 QAM +24 +24 +23 +23 +23 +18 +18 +17 +16 +15 +14 +12

Throughput ALCplus2
Throughput is defined according to paragraph 26.1 of RFC2544.

Throughput is configuration and capacity dependent, so in the following tables a different throughput parameter
will be specified for each configuration.

Please note that effective throughput depends also on MTU size.

Typical Radio Throughput at point X/X' for E1 input traffic [E1]

Channel width 4QAM 4QAM 8 QAM 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM 128QAM 256QAM
Strong
7 MHz 4 5 7 10 12 15 17 20
14 MHz 8 10 14 20 25 30 35 40
28 MHz 17 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
56 MHz 34 40 60 80 80 80 80 80

Typical Radio Throughput at point X/X' for Ethernet 64 bytes input traffic [Mbit/s]
Channel width 4QAM 4QAM 8 QAM 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM 128QAM 256QAM
Strong
7 MHz 10 12 17 24 29 36 41 48
14 MHz 20 24 34 48 60 71 83 98
28 MHz 41 49 73 97 121 145 169 198
56 MHz 82 96 143 193 235 280 333 396

1
Typical values
 Typical Radio Throughput at point X/X' for Ethernet 1024 bytes input traffic [Mbit/s]
Channel width 4QAM 4QAM 8 QAM 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM 128QAM 256QAM
Strong
7 MHz 9 11 15 21 25 31 35 41
14 MHz 18 21 29 41 52 62 72 84
28 MHz 36 42 63 83 104 125 145 171
56 MHz 71 83 124 166 203 241 288 343

Typical Radio Throughput at point X/X' for Ethernet 1518 bytes input traffic [Mbit/s]
Channel width 4QAM 4QAM 8 QAM 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM 128QAM 256QAM
Strong
7 MHz 9 11 15 21 25 31 35 41
14 MHz 17 21 29 41 51 61 71 84
28 MHz 36 42 62 83 104 124 145 170
56 MHz 71 82 123 165 202 240 287 342
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