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ipasolink 1000
Monday, October 5, 2020 4:26 PM

LCT communication interface

• iPASOLINK 1000 provides WebLCT as the Local Craft Terminal (LCT) that is a convenient tool to install and maintain the equip ment. WebLCT uses the GUI method
on WEB browser. In addition, this tool enables a remote connection.
• Local port interface is provided on the equipment front. Enabled LCT port is found on active MC -M card.

• Computers TCP/IP setting should be set to auto. I.e. it is received from NE through DHCP.

System configuration
• iPASOLINK 1000 is the equipment designed to converge the high density nodal applications, such as the cross -connections of 12 links, aggregation/distribution of
multiple-links ring nodes and the large capacity D/I repeater applications, etc.,
• Along with iPASOLINK 200 and iPASOLINK 400, iPASOLINK 1000 provides up to 460 Mbps transmission capacity per radio link and a dvanced modulation scheme
• The iPASOLINK 1000 consists of the antennas, Outdoor Units (ODU) and the 19-inch 3U size Indoor Unit (IDU)
• The iPASOLINK 1000 provides fourteen front accessible universal-card slots
• The iPASOLINK 1000 can configure up to twelve 1+0, six 1+1 twin-path, hot standby and diversity radio link arrangements.
• In addition, using NEC’s most advanced cross polarization interface canceling (XPIC) techniques, transmission capacity of up to 920 Mbps is supported utilizing the
same radio frequency channel
• The system consists of the MDP-400MB-1BB Modulator-Demodulator [Indoor Unit (IDU)] and TRP-( )G-1/1D Transmitter-Receiver [Outdoor Unit (ODU)], Hybrid
Combiner/Divider and the antenna.
• Flexible configurations for ODUs and antennas: mounting directly or remotely for configurations of 1+0 (non redundant), 1+1 h ot standby, 1+1 space diversity, 1+1
frequency diversity (Twin-Path), 1+0 XPIC, 1+1 XPIC, 2+0, and N way.
• NOTE: The Combiner/Divider is used in (1+1) single antenna configuration of the ODU Type directly mounting the antenna.

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System Overview
• Compact size IDU on 19-inch rack. • Small and light-weight ODU that is easy to handle and install.

• Nominal rating of input DC voltage: –48 V DC

• Interfaces of IDU looks like

interfaces
• Baseband Interface: supports various interfaces specified by ITU-T and IEEE standards.
○ LAN Interfaces [MC-M/GbE-A Card]: Four ports (two SFP Ports and two RJ45 Ports) of LAN Interface per MC -M or GbE A Card are provided.
○ E1 Interface [16E1-A Card]: HDB-3 [G.703] interface with 16xE1(2.048Mbps) signal rate.
○ STM-1 Interface [STM1-A Card]: provides two SFP interfaces. The second STM-1 Interface is supported for APS (Automatic Protection Switching) function
only. It have signal rate of 1 or 2x155.52Mbps.
• ODU interface [MODEM-A Card]: ODU Interface is a port connecting to/from IDU using a coaxial cable. Up to 12 connections (to 12 Universal Slots on IDU at
maximum) can be added. TNC female connector is used.
• DCN Interface
○ LCT Interface [MC-M Card]: the GUI environment through WEB browser, the Local Craft Terminal (WebLCT), which is a convenient tool to install and
maintain iPASOLINK. This tool supports the remote connection as well.
NMS Interface [TERM-M Card]: This port is for connection with NMS Server through the network.

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 ○ NMS Interface [TERM-M Card]: This port is for connection with NMS Server through the network.
○ NE1 Interface [TERM-M Card]: The NE1 port is for a connection to/from other IDU(s).
○ NE2 (RS485) Interface [AUX-A Card]
• Other interfaces are
○ ALM/SC/CLK [MC-M Card]
○ MEM [MC-M Card]
○ Other Features on MC-M Card: one Engineering Orderwire outlet (EOW) , CALL.
○ ALM/EOW/NE2 [AUX-A Card]
○ SC [TERM-M Card]

NE SETUP
Login, Logout and Exit
• Log In to NE
○ Users are registered by means of login names and their passwords. To protect the network and network management system from u nauthorized access
or unauthorized modifications, three levels with different privileges (refer to the table shown in Section 4.4.2 User Access Levels) define users. The
available functions to operate depend on the user’s privilege level. Therefore, some of the functions may or may not be carri ed out.
○ The highest or administrator level (Admin) has the full access to the network and network management system.
○ Procedure to login is
 Connect computer to NE LCT port
 Open internet explorer and enter an IP address of the NE with /weblct/ added. EX; http://172.17.254.253/weblct/
 Enter user name and password. Default is;
□ User Name: Admin
□ Password: 12345678
 Click OK and the main window of WebLCT appears.

• To logout Click Logout button in the upper right of WebLCT main window.
• WebLCT main window content includes

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• Menu tree: This part shows the menus for the equipment configuration and provisioning by a tree view. Available operations via WebLCT are:
○ Current status: Current Status lists current status and event histories of the equipment by each part of an NE (Active Alarm, Event Log, ODU, IDU, AUX).
○ Easy Setup Wizard: navigates a user to set up the basic equipment configuration including registering/removing the ODU/IDU Cards. This wizard also
provides easier steps to set up the cross-connections, VLAN service and other necessary configurations for the new equipment
○ Equipment Setup: Select this menu to register or remove ODU and IDU Cards and other relevant configurations.
○ Provisioning: Select this menu to configure the detailed settings of IDU and ODU.
○ Maintenance Control: executes a protection switch, Loopback, Hardware Reset, Firmware Reset, etc.
○ Maintenance Test: measures the link quality of Ethernet traffic.
○ Current/History PMON/RMON Report: Select this menu to retrieve the Current reports or history of Performance Monitor (PMON) and Remote Network
Monitor (RMON). A user can also exports the data to external storage (local PC, USB Memory, etc.) For more details, refer to the Maintenance manual.
○ Metering: measures the real time TX power, RX level, ODU power supply and BER.
○ Equipment Utility: Select this menu to upload and download the equipment configuration data, software, firmware and FPGA data.
○ User Account/Security Setting: Select this menu to add, remove and modify user accounts for the equipment, and set up the security levels for the user
accounts
○ Inventory: retrieves the information regarding the equipment and software
license.

• Configuration: refer iPASOLINK manual pdf.

○ Easy setup:
○ Equipment setup:
○ Provisioning

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iPASOLINK iX
Sunday, November 22, 2020 9:30 AM

• The iPASOLINK iX provides up to 620 Mbps transmission capacity per link using advanced adaptive modulation schemes and operat ing in the 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 18, 23, 26, 28, 32, 38
and 42 GHz bands

• Versatility of the iPASOLINK iX is thus obtained in packet radio. As the basic packet interface configuration, iPASOLINK iX c an be configured up to two times 1+0, one 1+1 twin path, hot
standby, diversity radio links or, thanks to NEC’s most advanced cross polarization interference canceling techniques, transm ission capacity is doubled up to 1240 (620x2) Mbps utilizing
both polarizations for the same cost and limited radio frequency channel license. All this is achieved without any header sup pression or compression of packet data.
• AMR is a technology to improve robustness mainly in the packet transmission environment by utilizing thermal threshold differ ence between modulation schemes, such as QPSK to 2048
QAM etc. For instance, intensive rain causing receiving level attenuation at high frequency bands, AMR keeps the link availab ility by automatically and error-free selection of the lower
thermal threshold modulation

• iPASOLINK iX can double its transmission capacity up to 1240 Mbps in 56 MHz (55 MHz for 18 GHz band) bandwidth by adopting NE C’s state-of-the-art XPIC technology. The additional
required components from single polarization transmission are; dual-polarized antenna, one more ODU in MDU. Through these additions, you can achieve double capacity without
additional footprint or indoor mounting space.
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Hybrid combiner/divider
• There are two types of NEC Hybrid Combiner/Divider, one is coaxial cable connection type for 6/7/8 GHz Bands and the other is WG connection type for 7 - 42 GHz Bands.

10 dB Coupler
• This 10 dB Coupler comprises directional coupler, antenna interface, radio mounting interfaces and polarizer. The RF signal p ower received by the single polarized antenna is unequally
distributed to two outdoor units in the ratio of 9 to 1 through the 10 dB Coupler for 1+1 protected systems. Using this 10 dB Coupler, regular side signal level could be kept higher than in
using 3 dB equal Combiner/Divider.
• There are two types of NEC 10 dB Coupler; one is coaxial cable connection type for 6/7/8 GHz bands and the other is WG connection type for 10 - 38 GHz Bands.

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 OMT (Ortho-Mode Transducer)
• NEC has developed Ortho-Mode Transducer (OMT) over the full range of microwave frequencies for Waveguide (WG) interface of PASOLINK Series digital mi crowave radio point-to-
point fixed wireless systems. The OMT comprises Ortho-Mode transducer, antenna interface and radio mounting interfaces. The two independent RF signals received by dual polarized
antenna are separated and sent to two outdoor units (ODUs) through the OMT for 2+0 systems.
• OMT enables dual polarization feature to double the transmission capacity for the PASOLINK system. NEC OMT has WG connection type for 11-38 GHz Bands, which is suited for RFS
Antenna and all NEC ODUs.

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Optix RTN 900
Saturday, December 5, 2020 2:48 AM

• There are three types of OptiX RTN 900 products: OptiX RTN 910, OptiX RTN 950, and OptiX RTN 980.
○ The IDU of the OptiX RTN 910 is 1U high and supports one or two IF boards.
○ The IDU of the OptiX RTN 950 is 2U high and supports one to six IF boards. l
○ The IDU of the OptiX RTN 980 is 5U high and supports one to fourteen IF boards
• The OptiX RTN 900 series provide a solution that can integrate TDM microwave, Hybrid microwave, and Packet microwave technologies.
• IDU:
○ The IDU 950 is the indoor unit for an OptiX RTN 950 system. It receives and multiplexes services, performs service processing and IF processing, and
provides the system control and communications function.
RTN 950

• ODU:
○ The OptiX RTN 900 product series can use the RTN 600 ODU and RTN XMC ODU, covering the entire frequency band from 6 GHz to 38 GHz.
○ It converts frequencies and amplifies signals.
○ There are two methods for mounting the ODU and the antenna:
 Direct mounting : is generally adopted when a small- or medium-diameter and single-polarized antenna is used. In this situation, if one ODU is
configured for one antenna, the ODU is directly mounted at the back of the antenna. If two ODUs are configured for one antenna, an RF signal
combiner/splitter (hence referred to as a hybrid coupler) must be mounted to connect the ODUs to the antenna. Figure 1-3 illustrates the direct
mounting method.
□ The direct mounting method can also be adopted when a small- or medium-diameter and dual-polarized antenna is used. Two ODUs are
mounted onto an antenna using an orthomode transducer (OMT). The method for installing an OMT is similar to that for installing a hybrid
coupler.

 Separate mounting: is adopted when a large- or medium-diameter and single or dual-polarized antenna is used. Figure 1-4 shows the separate
mounting method. In this situation, a hybrid coupler can be mounted (two ODUs share one feed boom).

Boards
• The IDU 950 supports the following types of boards: system control, switching, and timing boards, IF boards, Ethernet boards, SDH boards, PDH boards, power
supply boards, and fan boards.

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 supply boards, and fan boards.

• CST:

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• ML1/MD1 : The ML1 is a 16xSmart E1 service processing board. The MD1 is a 32xSmart E1 service processing board.

• SP3S/SP3D: The SP3S is a 16xE1 75-ohm/120-ohm tributary board. The SP3D is a 32xE1 75-ohm/120-ohm tributary board.

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 • AUX: The AUX is an auxiliary management interface board of the OptiX RTN 950. One NE can house only one AUX.

Accessories
• E1 Panel: When an IDU is installed in a 19-inch cabinet, install an E1 panel in the cabinet and this E1 panel functions as a DDF for the IDU.

• PDU: A PDU is installed on the top of a 19-inch cabinet to distribute the input power supply to devices in the cabinet.

Cables
• Includes ;Power cable, PGND cable. IF jumper, XPIC cable, fiber cable, STM-1 cable, E1 cable, orderwire cable.

RTN 950 Cable layout

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 • NE Searching:
○ Choose File > Discovery > NE from the Main Menu
• Commissioning Process: can be divided into two stages: site commissioning and system commissioning.
○ Site Commissioning Process : commissioning that is performed on a hop and sites at both ends of a radio link. Site commissioning ensures
that the sites and the radio link between the sites work properly, and is also performed in preparation of system commissioning.
 We can use web LCT or handheld tool .
○ System Commissioning Process: refers to commissioning that is performed on all the NEs in the network by connecting the
commissioning tool to a gateway NE where it configures the commissioning data for each site.

Site commissioning process

• Connecting the Web LCT to the IDU
1. Set the IP address of the laptop.
i. The IP address of the laptop is in the same network segment (the default
network segment is 129.9.0.0) as the NE, but their IP addresses are
different.
ii. The subnet mask for the IP address of the laptop is the same as that for the
IP address of the NE (the default subnet mask is 255.255.0.0).
iii. The default gateway IP address is blank.
2. Use a network cable to connect the Ethernet port of the laptop to the NMS/COM
port on the system control, switching, and timing board.
3. Start Web LCT icon on laptop. User login window of Web LCT appears.
4. Enter the values of user name (admin) and password (admin).
5. If correct, NE list page is displayed.

• Creating NE by using the search method.

1. Click NE Search in NE List and select a desired search type.

2. If All NEs are directly connected to the NMS server through Ethernet cables
i. Select NE Search. The Search NE dialog box is displayed.

ii. Set Local IP Address based on the network planning information. indicates
the IP address of an Ethernet port on the NMS server.
iii. Set NE IP Address based on the network planning information. indicates
the IP addresses of all NEs (searched out by the system automatically) that
are connected to the NMS server directly through Ethernet cables.
iv. Click OK. When NE Search is selected, the system can directly log in to NEs.
You do not need to enter the user name and password.
3. If Not all NEs are directly connected to the NMS server through Ethernet cables
i. Select Advanced Search. The Search NE dialog box is displayed.

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 3. If Not all NEs are directly connected to the NMS server through Ethernet cables
i. Select Advanced Search. The Search NE dialog box is displayed.

ii. By using search NE or IP auto discovery search for NE.

iii. Select the NE that needs to be added and click Add NE.
iv. Click OK. A new NE has been added to the NE list.

• Configuring Logical Boards : Add the logical board in the slot layout if it has
not already been added. If the physical board is inconsistent with the logical
board in the slot layout, delete the inconsistent logical board and add the
correct logical board
1. Click the Slot Layout tab and click Add Physical Boards.
2. Optional: On the slot to which the board is to be added, right-click and
select Add XXX. "XXX" is the name of the board to be added.
3. Optional: On the slot to which the board is to be deleted, right-click and
select Delete. Note: Before deleting the board, delete the data, such as
the service, clock, orderwire, and protection, on the board.
• Logging In to an NE
1. In the NE List, select the target NE and click NE Login.
2. Enter User Name (lct) and Password (password). Then, click OK.
3. Click NE Explorer. The NE Explorer is displayed.
• Changing the NE ID: modify according to engineering plan and it should be unique.
1. Select the NE from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer. Choose Configuration > NE
Attribute from the Function Tree
2. Click Modify NE ID. The Modify NE ID dialog box is displayed.
3. Specify New ID and New Extended ID.

4. Click ok.
• Changing the NE Name
1. In the NE Explorer, select the NE from the Object Tree and choose Configuration >
NE Attribute from the Function Tree.
2. Enter the name of the NE in the Name field

• Creating an IF 1+1 Protection Group: refer

• Configuring the IF/ODU Information of a Radio Link
○ In the NE Explorer, select the NE and then choose Configuration > Link
Configuration from the Function Tree.
○ Click the IF/ODU Configuration tab.
○ Configure the corresponding IF and ODU information of the radio link.
Set TX Frequency(MHz), T/R Spacing(MHz), TX Power(dBm), Power to
Be Received(dBm), according to the network plan. Set TX Status to
Unmute.
3. Click apply
• Setting NE Communication Parameters: include the IP address of the NE, the gateway
IP address, and the subnet mask.
1. Select the NE from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer. Choose Communication >
Communication Parameters from the Function Tree.
2. Configure the communication parameters of the NE.: If the new IP address in the
IP field is not in the original network segment, reset the IP address of the Web LCT
and ensure that it is in the same segment as the new IP address of the NE.
Otherwise, the NE is unreachable to the Web LCT.

○ Click Apply.
○ Note
 For 1+1 HSB/SD protection, you need to configure only the
IF/ODU information of the main radio link.
 For 1+1 FD protection, you need to configure the IF/ODU
information of the main radio link and the ODU information of the
standby radio link.
 The MW_CFG_MISMATCH alarm is reported, if the E1 count, AM
enabled status, STM-1 count, or modulation mode is set 3. Click Apply
inconsistently for both ends of an Integrated IP radio link. This
alarm should be cleared immediately
• Creating an XPIC Workgroup: refer
• Synchronizing NE Time: Adjust the NE time so that the NE time is
synchronized with the time on the NMS.
○ Select the NE from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer, and choose
Configuration > NE Time Synchronization from the Function Tree.
○ Right-click the NE whose time needs to be synchronized and choose
Synchronize with NM Time from the shortcut menu.

• Checking Alarms

Aligning the Antennas

• Refer if needed.
System Commissioning
• Creating NEs by Using the Search Method: The U2000 can find all NEs that • Testing E1 Services Using PRBS : If no BER tester is available, you can test E1
communicate with a specific gateway NE by using the IP address of the

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 Aligning the Antennas
• Refer if needed.
System Commissioning
• Creating NEs by Using the Search Method: The U2000 can find all NEs that
communicate with a specific gateway NE by using the IP address of the
gateway NE, the IP address range of the gateway NE, or the NSAP addresses.
In addition, the U2000 can create the NEs that are found in batches.
○ Choose File > Discovery > NE from the Main Menu
○ Select Transport NE Search tab.
○ Select Search Mode
• Below listed are the same with Web LCT method.
○ Changing the NE ID
○ Changing the NE Name
○ Setting NE Communication Parameters
○ Configuring the Logical Board
○ Creating an IF 1+1 Protection Group
○ Configuring the IF/ODU Information of a Radio Link
○ Configuring ATPC Attributes
○ Synchronizing the NE Time
• Creating the Cross-Connections of Point-to-Point Services
1. Select the NE from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer. Choose
Configuration > SDH Service Configuration from the Function Tree.
2. Click Create. The Create SDH Service dialog box is displayed.
3. Configure the parameters of a new SDH service.
• Testing E1 Services Using PRBS : If no BER tester is available, you can test E1
services by using the PRBS test system embedded in the equipment. First, The NE
must be configured with E1 services, and the E1 services must be transmitted
through the DDF (for testing through BER taster).
1. On the NMS, perform an inloop for the corresponding E1 port at the remote
site.
i. Select the PDH interface board in the Object Tree.
ii. In the Function Tree, choose Configuration > PDH Interface.
iii. Select By Function and select Tributary Loopback from the drop-
down menu.
iv. In Tributary Loopback, select Inloop.
v. Click Apply. The Confirm dialog box is displayed.
vi. Click OK. The Confirm dialog box is displayed.
vii. Click OK. The Operation Result dialog box is displayed.
viii. Click Close.
2. At the central site, on the NMS, select the PDH interface board in the Object
Tree.
3. In the Function Tree, choose Configuration > PRBS Test.
4. Select the first E1 port, and then set the following PRBS-related parameters:
i. Direction: Cross
ii. Duration: a value from 120 to 180
iii. Measured in Time: seconds
5. Click Start to Test.
6. When the Progress column is 100%, click Query to check the test result. The
curve diagram should be green.
7. Release the inloop set in Step 1.

• Testing Ethernet Services: By testing Ethernet services, you can check whether
the Ethernet services are available over radio links. The Ethernet services can be
tested using the ETH-OAM function. Therefore, no tester is required. First,
Ethernet services must be configured.
○ For procedure refer page 120/250

4. Click OK.
• Configuring the Clock Sources
○ Select the NE from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer. Choose
Configuration > Clock > Physical Clock > Clock Source Priority.
○ Click the System Clock Source Priority List tab.
○ Click Create. The Add Clock Source dialog box is displayed.

○ Select the clock sources. Hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard to select
multiple clock sources
○ Click OK
○ Use up and down arrow to adjust the priority.
○ Click apply

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 OptiX RTN 950 Radio Transmission System Configuration
Guide (U2000)
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1 2
• DCN: To manage and maintain an NE, the U2000 needs to communicate with the NE through Managing Radio Links
the data communication network (DCN). • Before you configure the radio link between two microwave sites, configure the
○ On a DCN, the U2000 and all the NEs are considered as nodes on the DCN information about the radio link.
○ The DCN between the U2000 and all the NEs is considered as the external DCN, and the • Creating an IF 1+1 Protection Group
DCN between the NEs is considered as the internal DCN. ○ If the radio link requires 1+1 HSB/FD/SD protection, create the IF 1+1
• GNE and Non-GNE protection group.
○ GNE (gateway NE): is connected to the NMS through a local area network (LAN) or ○ When a 1+0 service is converted into a 1+1 HSB protection configuration
wide area network (WAN). Its application layer can directly communicate with the NMS by configuring the IF 1+1 protection group, the original service is not
application layer. interrupted. The board that carries the original service, however, needs to
○ Non-GNE: communicates with the GNE through the DCN channels between NEs. be set as the working board.
• NE ID: At the application layer of each DCN solution, an OptiX NE uses its NE ID as the NE ○ Procedure: Refer pp 1085
address. Therefore, each NE must have a unique NE ID on the DCN and all these NE IDs must • Creating an XPIC Workgroup
be planned in a unified manner. ○ After you create an XPIC workgroup comprised of two XPIC radio links,
○ The NE ID has 24 bits. The most significant eight bits represent the subnet ID (or the the two radio links take the same values for the parameters including the
extended ID) and the least significant 16 bits represent the basic ID. For example, if an channel bandwidth, transmit frequency, transmit power, and ATPC
NE ID is 0x090001, the subnet ID is 9 and the basic ID is 1. attributes.
• NE IP Address : An NE uses an IP address as its unique identifier during TCP/IP ○ Procedure: Refer pp 1087
communication.
○ A gateway NE (GNE) communicates with the U2000 over TCP/IP. The IP address of the Configuring the IF/ODU Information of a Radio Link
GNE must be planned as required by the external DCN.
• For 1+1 HSB/SD protection, you need to configure only the IF/ODU information
○ Different NEs communicate with each other over extended ECC channels. In this
of the main radio link
scenario, NE IP addresses must be on the same network segment. By default, NE IP
• For 1+1 FD protection, you need to configure the IF/ODU information of the
addresses are on the 129.9.0.0 network segment.
main radio link and the ODU information of the standby radio link.
○ It is recommended to configure the IP address of a GNE on a different network segment
• The MW_CFG_MISMATCH alarm is reported, if the E1 count, AM enabled status,
from the IP addresses of its non-GNEs
STM-1 count, or modulation mode is set inconsistently for both ends of an
• The NE software and NMS consider a physical board as one or more logical boards when
Integrated IP radio link. This alarm should be cleared immediately
managing the physical board.
• Procedure
○ Common boards are; CST, CSH, AUX, IF1, ISU2, ISV3, EM6T, EM6F, SP3S, SP3D,ML1,
○ In the NE Explorer, select the NE and then choose Configuration > Link
MD1, PIU, FAN, and ODU.
Configuration from the Function Tree.
○ Logical board of ODU is ODU in the slot whose number is 20 plus the slot number for
○ Click the IF/ODU Configuration tab.
the IF board that is connected to the ODU
○ Refer the rest on 1090.
• Subnet: NEs in a same domain or with similar attributes can be allocated to a same subnet. In
this way, they can be displayed as a whole on the U2000, thus facilitating the NE management.
Creating a PLA Group
• When PLA is used to increase Ethernet service bandwidth or improve reliability
Managing NE's on radio links, you need to create a PLA group.
• Creating NEs by Using the Search Method • Procedure:
○ The U2000 can find all NEs that communicate with a specific gateway NE by using the IP ○ In the NE Explorer, select the desired NE from the Object Tree and then
address of the gateway NE, the IP address range of the gateway NE, or the NSAP choose Configuration > Physical Link Aggregation from the Function Tree.
addresses. In addition, the U2000 can create the NEs that are found in batches. ○ Click New. The Create Physical Link Aggregation dialog box is displayed.
Compared with the method of manually creating NEs, this method is faster and more
reliable.
○ Procedure: file > discovery > NE . . . . refer on pp1029.
• Creating NEs by Using the Manual Method
○ You can only create NEs one by one by using the manual method. The manual method,
unlike the search method, does not allow creating NEs in batches.
○ Procedure: file > create > NE . .. . . Refer the rest on pp1032.
• Configuring the Logical Board
○ If the logical board corresponding to the physical board is not added in the slot layout,
add the logical board in the slot layout. If the physical board is inconsistent with the
logical board in the slot layout, delete the inconsistent logical board and add the correct
logical board
○ Procedure: Double-click the NE icon to open the NE layout diagram.
 On the slot to which the board is to be added, right-click, and then choose Add
XXX.
 On the slot to which the board is to be deleted, right-click, and then choose Delete ○ Enter the PLA group ID in PLA ID.
• Changing the NE ID ○ Configure the main and slave ports in the PLA group.
○ Change the NE ID according to the engineering plan to guarantee that each NE ID is  Select the main IF board from Main Board and select the main port
unique. This operation task does not interrupt services. from Main Port.
○ Procedure: In the Main Topology, right-click the NE whose ID needs to be changed  Select the slave IF board from Board and select the slave port from
 Choose Object Attributes. The Attribute dialog box is displayed. The rest refer Port. Finally Click .
1034 ○ Click OK. Then, close the dialog box that is displayed.
• Changing the NE Name
○ To better identify the NE in the Main Topology, name the NE according to the NE Managing TDM Services
geographical location or the device connected to the NE. • Creating the Cross-Connections of Point-to-Point Services
○ The procedure is the same as changing NE-ID. ○ Procedure:
• Synchronizing the NE Time  Select the NE from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer. Choose
○ By setting the NE time to be synchronous with the time on the NMS or standard NTP Configuration > SDH Service Configuration from the Function Tree.
server, you can record the exact time when alarms and abnormal events occur.  Click Options to change the VC-12 timeslot numbering policy used
○ Procedure: Choose Configuration > NE Batch Configuration > NE Time Synchronization by the cross-connection.
from the Main Menu.  Click Create. The Create SDH Service dialog box is displayed.
 Click the NE Time Synchronization tab  Configure the parameters of a new SDH service.
 In the physical view, select the NE whose time needs to be synchronized, and then
click the red arrow. The rest refer pp1036.
• Localizing the NE Time
○ When the daylight saving time (DST) is used in the area where the NE is located, you
need to localize the NE time to synchronize the NE time with the local time.
○ Procedure: Choose Configuration > NE Batch Configuration > NE Time Localization
Management from the Main Menu.
 Select the NE for time localization management from the Object Tree, and then
click red arrow

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need to localize the NE time to synchronize the NE time with the local time.
○ Procedure: Choose Configuration > NE Batch Configuration > NE Time Localization
Management from the Main Menu.
 Select the NE for time localization management from the Object Tree, and then
click red arrow
 Click the Time Zone drop-down list, and then set the time zone of the NE.
 Click apply.

Configuring the NE Data

• If an NE is not configured after being created successfully, you need to configure the NE data  Click OK. Close the displayed dialog box.
so that the NMS can manage this NE. • Creating Cross-Connections of SNCP Services
• Uploading the NE Data ○ The cross-connection of SNCP services is a cross-connection that a
○ By uploading the NE data, the data such as the configuration, alarm, and performance working source and a protection source correspond to a service sink.
data of the NE is uploaded to the NMS. ○ Procedure:
○ Procedure:  Select the NE from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer. Choose
○ If An NE is not configured and the NE data needs to be uploaded Configuration > SDH Service Configuration from the Function Tree.
 Click Options to change the VC-12 timeslot numbering policy used
 In the Main Topology, double-click the NE that is not configured
by the cross-connection
 In the displayed NE Configuration Wizard dialog box, select Upload, and then click
 Click Create SNCP Service. The Create SNCP Service dialog box is
Next. A dialog box is displayed for confirmation
displayed.
 Click OK
 Configure the parameters of a new SNCP service.
○ If An NE is configured with data and NE data needs to be uploaded.
 Choose Configuration > NE Configuration Data Management from the Main Menu
 Select the NE whose data needs to be uploaded from the Object Tree, and then
click red >>.
 Select the NE, click Upload. In the displayed confirmation dialog box, click OK. The
uploading is started. After the uploading is complete, the Operation Result dialog
box is displayed.
• Synchronizing NE Data
○ Synchronizing NE data is uploading the NE-side data that is different from the NMS-side
data (including conflicting data and absent data) to the NMS.
○ When an NE is in unsynchronized state, it carries the red arrow mark at the top of NE.
○ Procedure: there are a lot of methods
 Choose Configuration > Synchronize NE Data from the Main Menu  Click OK, and then close the dialog box that is displayed
 Select one or more NEs from the NE list, and click >>. • Deleting Cross-Connections
 Select one or more unsynchronized NEs, and then click the Synchronize button or ○ Procedure
select Synchronize from the shortcut menu. The NMS starts synchronizing the  Select the NE from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer. Choose
configuration data. Configuration > SDH Service Configuration from the Function Tree.
○ Refer other methods on pp1042.  Deactivate the service. Right-click the service and choose
Deactivate from the shortcut menu
Connecting Fibers or Cables  Delete the service. Right-click the service and choose Delete from
the shortcut menu.
• To implement the end-to-end management on the NMS, you need to connect fibers or cables
 Click Query. The queried information should show that the cross-
• Creating Optical Fibers by Using the Search Method
connection is already deleted.
○ By searching for optical fibers, the NMS can detect the information about optical fibers
• Converting a Normal Service into an SNCP Service
that are connected to specific IF ports or SDH ports and therefore quickly create optical
○ Procedure: refer pp1109
fibers. The search-and-create method is the most common method for creating radio
• Converting an SNCP Service to a Normal Service
links and optical fibers.
○ Procedure: ○ Procedure: refer pp1110
 Choose File > Discovery > Fiber from the Main Menu.
 Select the board of the NE on which the fiber needs to be searched for or the IF Managing Ports
board of the NE on which radio links need to be searched for from the Subject • Setting the Parameters of SDH Ports
Tree. ○ The parameters of SDH ports are used to configure the loopback on the
 Click Search SDH interface board and the laser status.
□ If you need to check whether the connection of an optical transmission line ○ Procedure:
or a radio link is the same as the actual connection of the optical  Select the corresponding board from the Object Tree in the NE
transmission line or radio link, do not select Do not search the ports with Explorer. Choose Configuration > SDH Interface from the Function
Fiber/Cable created on NMS. Tree
 After the operation is complete, a dialog box is displayed indicating that the  Select By Board/Port(Channel), and select Port or VC4 Channel
operation is successful. Click Close from the list box.
 In Physical Fiber/Cable Link List, select one or multiple optical transmission lines  Refer the rest on pp1113.
or radio links, and then click Create Fiber/Cable. • Setting the Parameters of PDH Ports
□ When you select one or multiple optical transmission lines or radio links ○ Refer on pp 1113.
from Physical Fiber/Cable Link List, the conflicting optical transmission
lines or radio links are automatically displayed in Logical Fiber/Cable Link Setting Ethernet Port Parameters
List. In this manner, you need to delete these conflicting optical • Setting the General Attributes of Ethernet Ports
transmission lines or radio links by referring to step below. ○ General Ethernet port attributes define the physical-layer information,
 When you select one or multiple conflicting optical transmission lines or radio such as the interface mode, encapsulation type, and maximum frame
links from Logical Fiber/Cable Link List, click Delete Fiber/Cable. length.
• Creating Fibers Manually ○ Procedure
○ Refer pp 1045.  Select the NE from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer. Choose
Configuration > Interface Management > Ethernet Interface from
Managing Communication the Function Tree.
• To manage the NE by the NMS, ensure that the DCN communication is working properly  Click the General Attributes tab.
• Refer pp 1049.  Set basic Ethernet port attributes

 Click Apply
3 • Setting the Layer 2 Attributes of Ethernet Ports
Configuring Ethernet Services and Features on the Packet Plane ○ Ethernet port Layer 2 attributes define link-layer information
○ Procedure:
• Includes Ethernet port, protection, service, protocol, and OAM configurations.
 Select the NE from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer. Choose
Configuration > Interface Management > Ethernet Interface from
Managing ERPS the Function Tree.
• Ethernet ring protection switching (ERPS) can be configured on the FE/GE ring or Integrated IP  Click the Layer 2 Attributes tab.
radio ring to protect the Ethernet service.  Set Ethernet port Layer 2 attributes.
• Creating Ethernet Ring Protection Instances
○ Procedure:
 Select the NE from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer. Choose Configuration >
Ethernet Protection > ERPS Management.
 Click New. The Create Ethernet Ring Protection Protocol Instance dialog box is

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• Creating Ethernet Ring Protection Instances
○ Procedure:
 Select the NE from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer. Choose Configuration >
Ethernet Protection > ERPS Management.
 Click New. The Create Ethernet Ring Protection Protocol Instance dialog box is
displayed.
 Set the parameters for the ERPS protection instance.
□ Only one node on the ring can be set as the RPL owner for each Ethernet ring.
□ An RPL owner needs to balance the traffic on each link of an Ethernet ring.
Therefore, it is not recommended that you select a convergence node as an
RPL owner. Instead, select the NE that is farthest away from the convergence
node as an RPL owner.
□ It is recommended that you set the east port on an RPL owner as an RPL Port.
□ The ID of a Control VLAN must not be the same as any VLAN ID used by
Ethernet services. All ring nodes should use the same Control VLAN ID.
 Click ok.
• Setting the Parameters of Ethernet Ring Protocol
○ The parameters to be set include the hold-off time, WTR time, and guard time.
Setting ODU Port Parameters
○ Procedure:
This section describes how to set ODU port parameters, including the transmit
 Select the NE from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer. Choose Configuration >
frequency attributes, power attributes, ODU information, and advanced attributes.
Ethernet Protection > ERPS Management from the Function Tree.
 Optional: Set the parameters of Ethernet ring protocol.
 Click Apply.
• Querying the Status of the Ethernet Ring Protocol
○ Procedure:
 Select the NE from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer. Choose Configuration >
Ethernet Protection > ERPS Management from the Function Tree.
 Click Query.
Managing the LAG
• Link aggregation allows one or multiple links that are attached to the same equipment to be
aggregated together to form a LAG. The aggregated links can be considered as a single logical
link by the MAC address. In this manner, the bandwidth is increased and the availability of the
links is improved.
• Creating a LAG
○ Between two NEs, if the bandwidth and availability of the Ethernet links need to be
improved, the new LAG must be created.
○ Procedure:
 Select the NE from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer. Choose Configuration >
Interface Management > Link Aggregation Group Management from the Function
Tree.
 Click the Link Aggregation Group Management tab.
 Click New. The system displays the Create Link Aggregation Group dialog box.
 Set the LAG attributes in Attribute Settings
□ When Revertive Mode is set to Revertive Mode, the services are switched
back to the former working channel after this channel is restored to normal.
□ Set Load Sharing to the same value as the peer equipment. It is recommended
that you set Load Sharing to Non-Sharing at both ends if the LAGs are used
for protection and set Load Sharing to Sharing at both ends if the LAGs are
used for increasing bandwidths.
□ WTR Time(min) takes effect only when Revertive Mode is Revertive Mode.
 Set the LAG port in Port Settings
□ Set Main Board and Main Port.
□ In Available Slave Ports, select Board for the slave port.
□ In Port, select the slave port, and then click >>
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 Set Ethernet port Layer 2 attributes.
 Click Apply.
• Setting Layer 3 Attributes of Ethernet Ports
○ The Layer 3 attributes of Ethernet ports define the relevant information
used for carrying MPLS tunnels, such as MPLS tunnel statuses and
Ethernet port IP addresses.
○ Procedure:
 In the NE Explorer, select the NE from the Object Tree and choose
Configuration > Interface Management > Ethernet Interface from
the Function Tree.
 Click the Layer 3 Attributes tab.
 Click Apply. The Warning dialog box is displayed
• Setting ODU Transmit Frequency Attributes
○ define the ODU transmit frequency and T/R spacing.
○ Procedure:
 Select the ODU from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer. Choose
Configuration > ODU Interface from the Function Tree.
 Click the Radio Frequency Attributes tab
 Configure Transmit Frequency(MHz) and T/R Spacing(MHz) of the
ODU.
□ The difference between the transmit frequencies at both
ends of a radio link should be one T/R spacing.
□ If the ODU is a Tx high station, the transmit frequency is one
T/R spacing higher than the receive frequency. If the ODU is a
Tx low station, the transmit frequency is one T/R spacing
lower than the receive frequency.
□ A valid T/R spacing value is determined by the ODU itself,
and T/R Spacing(MHz) should be set according to the
technical specifications of the ODU.
 Click Apply.
• Querying ODU Information
○ Procedure:
 Select the corresponding board from the Object Tree in the NE
Explorer. Choose Configuration > ODU Interface from the Function
Tree
 Click the Equipment Information tab.
 Click Query to obtain the information about the ODU.
• Setting ODU Power Attributes
○ The ODU power attributes define the transmit power and receive power
of the ODU.
○ Procedure:
 Select the ODU from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer. Choose
Configuration > ODU Interface from the Function Tree.
 Click the Power Attributes tab.
 Set the parameters of ODU power attributes.
□ Transmit Power(dBm) is set according to the network plan.
This parameter specifies the transmit power of the ODU. This
parameter cannot be set to a value that exceeds the nominal
power rang of the ODU or a value that exceeds Maximum
Transmit Power(dBm).
□ Power to Be Received(dBm) is used to set the expected
receive power of the ODU and is mainly used in the antenna
alignment stage. After this parameter is set, the NE
automatically enables the antenna misalignment indicating
function
 Click Apply
• Setting ODU Advanced Attributes
○ ODU advanced attributes define the ODU transmit status.
○ Procedure:
 Select the ODU from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer. Choose
Configuration > ODU Interface from the Function Tree
 Click the Advanced Attributes tab
 Configure the ODU parameters, such as Configure Transmission
Status.
□ RF Loopback function is used for fault locating for the RF
interfaces. The RF Loopback function is used for diagnosis
 □ In Available Slave Ports, select Board for the slave port.  Click the Advanced Attributes tab
□ In Port, select the slave port, and then click >>  Configure the ODU parameters, such as Configure Transmission
Status.
□ RF Loopback function is used for fault locating for the RF
interfaces. The RF Loopback function is used for diagnosis
and may affect the services that are transmitted over the
interfaces. Hence, exercise caution before starting this
function.
□ In normal cases, RF Loopback is set to Non-Loopback and
Configure Transmission Status is set to unmute.
 Click apply
• Setting the ODU Transmitter State
○ The state of an ODU transmitter can be mute or unmute. When the ODU
transmitter is in the unmute state, the ODU transmits and receives
microwave signals normally. When the ODU transmitter is in the mute
state, the ODU transmitter does not work, but the ODU can receive
microwave signals
○ Procedure:
 Select the ODU from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer. Choose
Configuration > ODU Interface from the Function Tree.
□ If a port is already configured with Ethernet services, set the port to a master  Click the Advanced Attributes tab.
port when a LAG is configured.  Set Configure Transmission Status for the ODU.
 Click OK.
• Querying the Protocol Information of the LAG
○ Procedure;
 Click apply.
 Select the NE from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer. Choose Configuration >
Interface Management > Link Aggregation Group Management from the Function
Tree.
 Click the Link Aggregation Group Management tab.
 In the Main Interface, select the LAG to be queried.
 Query port status of the main and slave ports
 Right-click on the selected LAG and choose the LAG-specific information from the
shortcut menu.

Configuring Ethernet Services

• The Ethernet service is classified into two types, namely, E-Line service and E-LAN service
• Configuring UNI-UNI E-Line Service
○ Procedure
 Select the NE from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer. Choose Configuration >
Ethernet Service Management > E-Line Service from the Function Tree
 Click New. The New E-Line Service dialog box is displayed.
 Set Direction to UNI-UNI.
 Configure the attributes of the E-Line service.

 Click OK.
• Configuring IEEE 802.1q Bridge-Based E-LAN Services
○ Procedure:
 Select the NE from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer. Choose Configuration >
Ethernet Service Management > E-LAN Service from the Function Tree.
 Click New. The New E-LAN Service dialog box is displayed.
 Set basic attributes of the E-LAN service as planned.

□ Set Tag Type to C-Awared.

 Configure the ports mounted to the bridge on the UNI side.
□ Click UNI.
□ Click Configuration. The Configure Port dialog box is displayed.
□ Configure the ports mounted to the bridge on the UNI side.
 select the port to be mounted to the bridge. Preset encapsulation type
of the port to 802.1Q

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 Click >> to mount port to the bridge.
 Set the VLAN ID of the port mounted to the bridge according to the
network plan.
□ Click OK.
 Click OK.
• Configuring IEEE 802.1ad Bridge-Based E-LAN Services
○ It’s the same as IEEE 802.1q Bridge-Based E-LAN Services above except tag type is tag
transparent.
• Deleting an E-Line Service
○ Procedure:
 Select the NE from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer. Choose Configuration >
Ethernet Service Management > E-Line Service from the Function Tree.
 Click Query. Close the displayed dialog box.
 Select the E-Line service that needs to be deleted and then click Delete. A dialog box
is displayed, querying whether you need to perform this operation.
 Click OK. Close the displayed dialog box.
• Deleting E-LAN Services
○ Procedure:
 Select the NE from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer. Choose Configuration >
Ethernet Service Management > E-LAN Service from the Function Tree.
 Click Query. Close the displayed dialog box
 Select the E-LAN service to be deleted and click Delete. A confirmation dialog box is
displayed.

Using the IEEE 802.1ag OAM

• Refer pp 1190.

Configuring E-Line Services (Native Ethernet) in an End-to-End Mode

• Refer pp 1345.

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