Carrier aggregation

in MINI-LINK 6000

Mikael Öhberg
Strategic Product Manager
Jonas Flodin
Strategic Product Manager
 Agenda

●Welcome
●Portfolio supporting carrier aggregation
●What is and why carrier aggregation?
●Use cases
●Demos
●Key take-aways
●Q&A
●Webinar topics
●Feedback poll

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 MINI-LINK 6000 -
The microwave system for 5G transport
Split mount shorthaul All outdoor shorthaul Long haul Antennas
5-42 & 80GHz 4-13GHz

MINI-LINK 665x – MINI-LINK 6251 Integrated

Fixed and semi-modular nodes Super compact
MINI-LINK 6371
MINI-LINK 6291
5-42 & 80GHz Split
Dual-band
MINI-LINK 669x –
Modular nodes using plug-in cards

Sub-band free Carrier aggregation

Flat panel
High power radio Carrier aggregation High Power radio MINI-LINK 6366
5-42 & 80 GHz High power radio 6-42 GHz
13, 15 & 18 GHz 80 GHz

MINI-LINK 6252 MINI-LINK 6262 Large

MINI-LINK 6363 MINI-LINK 6364 MINI-LINK 6365 MINI-LINK 6352 Compact Rack Mounted

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 MINI-LINK 6000 -
HW supporting carrier aggregation
• Split mount shorthaul
Split mount shorthaul All outdoor shorthaul
• Outdoor / Radio
5-42 & 80GHz
• MINI-LINK 6365 6-42 GHz

• MINI-LINK 6364 13-18 GHz

MINI-LINK 665x –
• Indoor / Modem
Fixed and semi-modular nodes
MINI-LINK 6371 • MINI-LINK 669x
• MMU 1002 ≤ 2x56 MHz
5-42 & 80GHz
• MMU 1004 ≤ 2x112 MHz
MINI-LINK 669x –
• MINI-LINK 6654 and MINI-LINK 6655
Modular nodes using plug-in cards
• PNM 1002 ≤ 2x56 MHz
Sub-band free Carrier aggregation
High power radio Carrier aggregation High Power radio • MMU 1002 ≤ 2x56 MHz
MINI-LINK 6366
5-42 & 80 GHz High power radio 6-42 GHz • MMU 1004 ≤ 2x112 MHz
13, 15 & 18 GHz 80 GHz
• MINI-LINK 6651/4 ≤ 2x112 MHz

• All outdoor shorthaul

• MINI-LINK 6371 6-42 GHz
MINI-LINK 6363 MINI-LINK 6364 MINI-LINK 6365 MINI-LINK 6352 (using MINI-LINK 6365 and MINI-LINK 6364)

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 What is carrier aggregation?
③
④ ●Two carriers over one modem RF connector ①
●Two carriers over one radio cable ②
V
●Two carriers over one radio unit ③
H
Adjacent or non-adjacent channels ●Two carriers over one polarization ④

Doubled capacity and carriers

① without footprint increase

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 Typical backhaul capacity per distributed site

More E-band and

wider channels in
traditional frequencies

Lack of wide channels

Multi-carrier
Scattered spectrum
Longer distances
Higher availability

Carrier aggregation
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 Why carrier aggregation?
Powerful feature to enable 5G capacity within traditional frequencies

●Double the capacity

●Without expanding existing outdoor configuration
●When wider channels are not available
●Scalable expansion, also with SW reconfiguration only
●Minimized outdoor installation
●Two carriers in one radio unit and a single radio cable
●Less equipment, footprint, weight and wind load
●Outdoor redundancy and
Graceful degradation for 4+0 configurations
●Reduced radio power consumption, almost 50%
(1x MINI-LINK 6365 vs 2x MINI-LINK 6363)

≤1.4 Gbps ≤2.5 Gbps ≤5 Gbps

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 Some things to consider when planning
for carrier aggregation
●The importance of system gain, also in higher modulations
●Typically 6 dB lower output power with carrier aggregation,
but no impact on receiver threshold
●Comparable to using power splitters
●Both channels must fit within the radio sub-band
●Maximum channel spacing vs frequency band
●6, 7/8 and 13 GHz
2x 28 – 60 MHz
●10/11 and 15 – 42 GHz
2x 28 – 112 MHz
*Adjacent for 11 GHz
MINI-LINK 6365

MINI-LINK 6364
●Maximum channel separation

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 Carrier Aggregation
2+0 using MMU 1002 and MMU 1004

MMU 1002
MMU 1004

Any slot
Use Port 1
MINI-LINK 6365
MINI-LINK 6364

MINI-LINK 669x MINI-LINK 6654/6655

● Configure as 2+0 RLB
● CA automatically configured if one CA radio is connected
MMU 1004 ● Channel BW support:

needed for channels beyond

● ETSI: 2x28, 2x40, 2x56, 2x80 & 2x112 MHz
● ANSI: 2x30, 2x40, 2x50, 2x60, 2x80 MHz
2.4 Gbps
2x56 MHz 2x28, 2x56 & 2x112 MHz
● 2nd carrier on the modem is used and cannot be used to another link

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 Carrier Aggregation
4+0 using MMU 1002 and MMU 1004: Up to 2x56 MHz ch BW w. dual polarization

MMU 1002 MINI-LINK 6365

MMU 1004 MINI-LINK 6364

XPIC
Adjacent slots Use Port 1
sharing 2BPI
bus

MMU 1002 Use Port 1

MMU 1004
MINI-LINK 669x MINI-LINK 6654/6655
● Configured as 4+0 RLB EQP
MMU 1002 ● CA automatically configured if two CA radios are connected
or
● Channel BW support:
MMU 1004 ● ETSI: 2x28, 2x40, 2x56 MHz
● ANSI: 2x30, 2x40, 2x50 MHz
2.4 Gbps
Can be used for channels up to 2x28 & 2x56 MHz
2x56 MHz ● 2nd carrier on modems are used and cannot be used to another links

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 Carrier Aggregation
4+0 using MMU 1004: 2x60 to 2x112 MHz ch BW w. dual polarization

MINI-LINK 6365
MMU 1004 MINI-LINK 6364

XPIC
Adjacent slots Use Port 1
sharing 2BPI
bus

MMU 1004 Use Port 1

MINI-LINK 669x

NPU 1005 ● Configured as 2x(2+0 RLB) using hRLB

● CA automatically configured if two CA radios are connected
and ● Channel BW support:

MMU 1004 ● ETSI: 2x80 & 2x112 MHz

● ANSI: 2x60 & 2x80 MHz
4.8 Gbps
2x112 MHz
needed for channels beyond
2x56 MHz ● 2nd carrier on modems are used and cannot be used to another links

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 Carrier Aggregation
2+0 using PNM 1002 or MINI-LINK 6651/4
● Configured as 2+0 RLB*

Use Port 1 ● CA automatically configured if one CA radio is connected

PNM 1002
● Channel BW support:
● ETSI: 2x28, 2x40 & 2x56 MHz
● ANSI: 2x30, 2x40 & 2x50 MHz MINI-LINK 6365
2x28 & 2x56 MHz MINI-LINK 6364

MINI-LINK 6654/6655 ● 2nd carrier on the modem is used and cannot be used to another link

● Configured as 2+0 RLB* MINI-LINK 6651/4

● CA automatically configured if one CA radio is connected
● Channel BW support:
● ETSI: 2x28, 2x40, 2x56, 2x80 & 2x112 MHz Use Port 1
MINI-LINK 6365 ● ANSI: 2x30, 2x40, 2x50, 2x60, 2x80 MHz
MINI-LINK 6364 2x28, 2x56 & 2x112 MHz
● 2nd carrier on the modem is used and cannot be used to another link
Note: *) Hop compatible with MMU 1002/1004 corresponding configurations
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 224 MHz channel support using MMU 1004
and Carrier Aggregation (CA)
●Configured as Carrier Aggregation (2x112 MHz)
● Single polarization configured as a 2+0 using CA
● Dual polarization configured as a 4+0 using CA and hRLB MINI-LINK 6365
● hRLB member 1: RLT = 2+0 RLB CA for V pol MINI-LINK 6364
V
● hRLB member 2: RLT = 2+0 RLB CA for H pol
H
● 112 MHz Frame format (ID 404) to comply to ETSI draft
specification of 224 MHz

●Sub-carriers center frequencies are wrt the

224 MHz channel’s center frequency

4
●f1 = fc - 56 MHz

4
●f2 = fc + 56 MHz f1 f2 MMU 1004
fc
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 SW licenses for carrier aggregation
MINI-LINK 6365 or
MINI-LINK 6364
●The following licenses should be activated to use
carrier aggregation (MINI-LINK 6600 example)
V ●For one terminal (one modem + one radio)
H ●1x “M-L 6600 2nd carrier”
To enable the second carrier on the dual carrier
modem. Mandatory.
●1x “M-L 6600 CarrAgg, M-L 6364/6365”
To enable carrier aggregation on the dual carrier
modem. Mandatory.
●2x “M-L 6600 TX HP, M-L 6364/6365”
MMU 1002 or
To enable high output power (+4 dB) on the
MMU 1004 radio. One per carrier. Optional.
●Plus relevant base package (1x/node), value
packages (2x) and capacity licenses (2x)

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 Key take-aways
Carrier aggregation
●Powerful feature to enable 5G capacity
within traditional frequencies
●Doubled capacity and carriers without footprint increase
●Flexible and scalable
●Remote upgrade
●All bands 6-42 GHz
●Power consumption reduction, almost 50%

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 Q&A

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 Key take-aways
Carrier aggregation
●Powerful feature to enable 5G capacity
within traditional frequencies
●Doubled capacity and carriers without footprint increase
●Flexible and scalable
●Remote upgrade
●All bands 6-42 GHz
●Power consumption reduction, almost 50%

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