ASN 7 HP CH28MHz

Addendum

User manual

MN.00299.E - 001
Volume 1/1
The information contained in this handbook is subject to change without notice.
Property of Siae Microelettronica S.p.A. All rights reserved according to the law and according to the inter-
national regulations. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any
means, electronic or mechanical, without written permission from Siae Microelettronica S.p.A.
Unless otherwise specified, reference to a Company, name, data and address produced on the screen dis-
played is purely indicative aiming at illustrating the use of the product.
MS-DOS®, MS Windows® are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation
HP®, HP OpenView NNM and HP–UX are Hewlett Packard Company registered trademarks.
UNIX is a UNIX System Laboratories registered trademark.
Oracle® is a Oracle Corporation registered trademark.
Linux term is a trademark registered by Linus Torvalds, the original author of the Linux operating system.
Linux is freely distributed according the GNU General Public License (GPL).
Other products cited here in are constructor registered trademarks.
 Summary

Section 1.
ASN 7 HP CH28MHZ
CHARACTERISTICS 3

1 CHARACTERISTICS.................................................................................................... 3
1.1 FOREWORD ...................................................................................................... 3
1.2 CHARACTERISTICS ........................................................................................... 3
1.2.1 Available frequencies................................................................................ 4
1.2.2 Characteristics in Tx ................................................................................. 6
1.2.3 Caratteristiche in Rx................................................................................. 6
1.2.4 Characteristics of power supply and consumption ......................................... 7
1.2.5 Hybrids .................................................................................................. 8
1.2.6 Flange of the waveguide ........................................................................... 8
1.2.7 Dimensions and weights ........................................................................... 8

Section 2.
LIST OF TABLES 9

2 LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................ 9

ASN 7 HP CH28MHz - MN.00299.E - 001 1

2 ASN 7 HP CH28MHz - MN.00299.E - 001
 Section 1.
ASN 7 HP CH28MHZ
CHARACTERISTICS

1 CHARACTERISTICS

1.1 FOREWORD

The equipment is in compliance with the following standards:

• EN 301 489-4 for EMC

• ITU-R Rec. F385-7 and CEPT Rec (02)06 for RF channelling

• EN 302 217 -2 -1 for fixed digital radio links

• EN 300 132-2 power supply characteristics

• EN 300 019 climatic characteristics (in operation: class 3.2 for IDU and class 4.1 for ODU; storing:
class 1.2; transport: class 2.3).

• EN 60950 for the operator safety

1.2 CHARACTERISTICS

The reported values are guaranteed if not specifically defined otherwise.

ASN 7 HP CH28MHz - MN.00299.E - 001

3
 1.2.1 Available frequencies

- Frequency band from 7,110 to 7,750 GHz (see Tab.1)

- Duplex Spacing (Go/Return) 154MHz, 161MHz, 168MHz, 196MHz (see Tab.1)

- Modulation 4QAM/8PSK/16QAM/32QAM/
64QAM/128QAM/256QAM

- Capacity and channel spacing see Tab.2

- Transmitter tuning range single channel (max bandwidth 28 MHz)

Tab.1 - RF band, Duplex spacing frequencies and reference recommendation

Frequency range Duplex spacing Reference

(MHz) (MHz) recommendation

7443 - 7750 168 ITU-R F.385-7 Annex 3

7110 - 7443 196 ITU-R F.385-7 Annex 3

Tab.2 - Capacity and channel spacing

Channel spacing (MHZ)

Modulation type
7 14 28

4QAMs 8.376 17.251 35.294

4QAM 10.44 20.782 41.609

8PSK 14.661 29.105 62.08

16QAM 21.044 41.532 82.661

32QAM 24.966 51.866 103.629

64QAM 31.428 62.171 124.267

128QAM 35.386 72.396 144.606

256QAM 41.708 85.138 169.95

4
ASN 7 HP CH28MHz - MN.00299.E - 001
 Tab.3 - 7110.5 - 7430.5 MHz band - Go return 168 MHz
Frequencies of available channels for each subband filter

FREQUENCY RANGE: 7110.5 ÷ 7430.5 MHz - GO-RETURN: 168 MHz

f0=7270.5 MHz

Sub band 1

Channel spacing Lower half of the Upper half of the

Available Channels
(MHz) band band

28 fn= f0-170.5 +28n f'n= f0-2.5+ 28n n=1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Fig.1 - 7443 - 7750 MHz band - Go return 168 MHz

Frequencies of available channels for each subband filter

FREQUENCY RANGE: 7443 ÷ 7750 MHz - GO-RETURN: 168 MHz

ITU-R F.385-9 ANNEX 3 - f0=7597 MHz( )

Sub band 1

Channel spacing Lower half of the Upper half of the

Available Channels
(MHz) band band

28 fn= f0-168 +28n f'n= f0+ 28n n=1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Tab.4 - 7110 - 7443 MHz band - Go return 196 MHz

Frequencies of available channels for each subband filter

FREQUENCY RANGE: 7110 ÷ 7443 MHz - GO-RETURN: 196 MHzITU-R F.385-9 ANNEX 3
- f0=7275 MHz(9)

Sub band 1

Channel spacing Lower half of the Upper half of the

Available Channels
(MHz) band band

28 fn= f0-182 +28n f'n= f0+ 14+28n n=1, 2, 3, 4, 5

ASN 7 HP CH28MHz - MN.00299.E - 001

5
 1.2.2 Characteristics in Tx

- Maximum output power in dBm see Tab.5

- Tx band see Tab.1 and

- Tuning step frequency cannot be tuned

- Maximum attenuation
- ODU ASN 20dB 1 in steps of 1dB (can be set via software)

- Attenuation accuracy

- range 0 ÷ 3dB ±1dB

- range 4 ÷ 30dB ±2dB

- range 31 ÷ 40dB ±3dB

- Automatic Transmit Power Control (ATPC)

- ODU ASN 20dB in steps of 1dB

- Remote Transmit Power Control (RTPC)

- ODU ASN 20dB (the amount of attenuation used for the

RTPC reduces the ATPC range)
- Spurious in Tx according to ETSI EN 301 390

- Stability in frequency ±5ppm, (±10ppm with aging)

- Muting 60dB, referred to maximum Tx power

Tab.5 - Nominal output power in dBm (rated values at point C-C’ for 1+0 configuration)

Modulation
ODU Stability
4QAMs 4QAM 8PSK 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM 128QAM 256QAM

ASN 31 31 31 28 28 27 27 26 ±2 dB a

a. With ACM, the power stability for the reference modulation will be ±2dB. With ACM, for the modulation
schemes different than the reference one, the power stability will be +3/-2dB.

1.2.3 Caratteristiche in Rx

- Rx band see Tab.1

-6
- Sensitivity in dBm @10 at point C - C’ (1+0) see Tab.6

- Spurious in Rx according to ETSI EN 301 390

- Accuracy of reading of field Rx in whole

temperature range (PC indication) ±3dB nel campo -50dBm  threshold
±4dB nel campo -20dBm  -49dBm

- Maximum power in Rx for BER=10-6 -22dBm

- Damage Rx power +10dBm

- Residual BER (RBER) 1x10-12

1 In case of fade margin test other 15dB are available.

6
ASN 7 HP CH28MHz - MN.00299.E - 001
 Tab.6 - Guaranteed threshold (in dBm) for BER=10-6 and BER=10-10

Typical threshold is 2 dB lower.

Radio @ BER10-6 @ BER10-10
Guaranteed
RSL Threshold Physical Mode Physical Mode
(dBm)

Channel
4QAM 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM 128QAM 256QAM 4QAM 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM 128QAM 256QAM
spacing

7 MHz -89 -83.5 -81 -78.5 -77 -74 -87 -81.5 -79 -76.5 -75 -72

14 MHz -88.5 -82 -78.5 -76.5 -74 -71 -86.5 -80 -76.5 -74.5 -72 -69

28 MHz -86 -79 -75.5 -73.5 -71.5 -68.5 -84 -77 -73.5 -71.5 -69.5 -66.5

1.2.4 Characteristics of power supply and consumption

2
- Power supply voltage (nominal -48 Vdc) -40.8 ÷ -57.6 Vdc

- ODU consumption 25 W (-48Vdc at the voltage)

- IMAX and consumption see Tab.7

Tab.7 - IMAX at the power supply connector and consumption with 1/4” IDU-ODU cable (300m
long)

Typical power Guaranteed pow- IMAX (@40Vdc)

ODU type IDU type Config. consumption a er consumption at power connec-
(W) (W) tor (A)

1+0 56 64.5 1.61

ALCplus2 - 1RU
1+1 85 97 2.42

ASN 1+0 64 73.5 1.83

ALplus2 - 1RU 1+1 93 106 1.32

2x(1+0) 93 106 1.32

a. The typical values are achieved with 48 Vdc of input power voltage. For ALCplus2 IDU the power consumption
refers to the equipment loaded with traffic on Ethernet and 16xE1 interfaces. For ALCplus2 the power consumption
refers to the IDU with Ethernet and 16xE1 interfaces fully loaded.

In ALCplus2/ALCplus2e 1+1 (all version) the two power connectors are in parallel.

2 -48.8  -72 Vdc is also available on request. The range -20.4  -28.8 is available with external DC-DC
converter

ASN 7 HP CH28MHz - MN.00299.E - 001

7
 1.2.5 Hybrids

The ODU units of a 1+1 system with single antenna are coupled to the antenna by means of an hybrid,
available in different versions, whose branching losses are listed here below.

- 1+1 hot stand-by

- balanced hybrid Tx losses  4dB

Rx losses  4dB

- unbalanced hybrid Tx losses  1.7/7dB

Rx losses  1.7/7dB

- 1+1 freq. div. (only with double polariz. antenna) negligible losses

- 1+1 with double antenna negligible losses

- 2+0 with double antenna negligible losses

- 1+1 freq. div. with circulator

- N+0 (N=4,8) with multicirculator see relevant documentation

1.2.6 Flange of the waveguide

- Type of flange of the waveguide (radio side) UBR 84

1.2.7 Dimensions and weights

- Physical size of system components see Tab.8

Tab.8 - Physical size of system components

Width (mm) Height (mm) Depth (mm)

ODU 1+0 ASN ODU version 254 254 114

ODU 1+1 ASN ODU version a

278 254 296

a. Including passive hybrid

- Weight of system components

- ODU 1+0 ASN ODU 4.5 kg

- ODU 1+1 ASN ODU 13.3 kg

8
ASN 7 HP CH28MHz - MN.00299.E - 001
 Section 2.
LIST OF TABLES

2 LIST OF TABLES

Tab.1 - RF band, Duplex spacing frequencies and reference recommendation .......................... 4

Tab.2 - Capacity and channel spacing ................................................................................ 4

Tab.3 - 7110.5 - 7430.5 MHz band - Go return 168 MHz
Frequencies of available channels for each subband filter....................................................... 5

Tab.4 - 7110 - 7443 MHz band - Go return 196 MHz

Frequencies of available channels for each subband filter....................................................... 5

Tab.5 - Nominal output power in dBm (rated values at point C-C’ for 1+0 configuration) .......... 6

Tab.6 - Guaranteed threshold (in dBm) for BER=10-6 and BER=10-10 ............................................... 7

Tab.7 - IMAX at the power supply connector and consumption with 1/4” IDU-ODU cable (300m long)
7

Tab.8 - Physical size of system components ........................................................................ 8

ASN 7 HP CH28MHz - MN.00299.E - 001 9

10 ASN 7 HP CH28MHz - MN.00299.E - 001