RADIO DIVISION

ISSUE: MARCH 2013

PACKET MICROWAVE RADIO

EQUIPMENT (15, 18 and 23GHz)

GENERIC REQUIREMENTS
(No: TEC/GR/TX/PMR-001/01/MAR-13)

 TEC

TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING CENTRE

KHURSHID LAL BHAWAN, JANPATH
NEW DELHI-110001
INDIA

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HISTORY SHEET

Title of GR GR No. Remarks

PACKET TEC/GR/TX/PMR- NEW GR
MICROWAVE RADIO 001/01/MAR-13
EQUIPMENT (15, 18
and 23 GHz)

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INDEX
1.0 SCOPE .................................................................................................................. 10
2.0 TECHNICAL REQUIRMENTS OF PACKET MICROWAVE RADIO RELAY
SYSTEM ............................................................................................................... 11
2.1 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS: ............................................................. 11
2.2 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: .......................................................................... 11
2.3 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................... 12
2.4 TRANSMITTER SPECIFICATIONS: .............................................................. 17
2.5 RECEIVER SPECIFICATIONS: ...................................................................... 17
2.6 SPECIFICATION FOR BRANCHING EQUIPMENT: ................................... 18
3.0 QUALITY REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................. 18
4.0 GENERAL ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC)
REQUIREMENTS: - ............................................................................................ 19
5.0 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS: ............................................................................... 21
6.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENT OF PACKET MICROWAVE RADIO RELAY
SYSTEM ............................................................................................................... 21
6.1 ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS ................................................................. 21
6.2 OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS ................................................................ 22
6.3 MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS:.............................................................. 22
6.5 ACCESSORIES ................................................................................................. 24
6.6 PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS ................................................................... 24
6.7 ANTENNA- GENERAL REQUIREMENTS .................................................... 24
7.0 PACKET MICROWAVE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............................. 25
7.1 SERVICE REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................... 25
7.2 ETHERNET OAM ............................................................................................. 25
7.3 RADIO LINK AGGREGATION....................................................................... 26
7.4 SYNCHRONIZATION ...................................................................................... 26
7.5 QoS (QUALITY OF SERVICE)........................................................................ 26
7.6 ETHERNET PROTECTION ............................................................................. 27
7.7 MPLS-TP REQUIREMENT .............................................................................. 27
7.8 DCN REQUIREMENTS.................................................................................... 28
ANNEXURE-1 ................................................................................................................. 29
CHANNELING PLAN IN THE FREQUENCY BAND 17.7-19.7 GHz ......................... 30

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References
TEC Standards

1. TEC/EMI/TEL-001/01/FEB-09: ―EMC standard for Telecommunication

Equipment‖ or latest issue.
QA Documents

1. SD: QM 333 (Issue: March: 2010): Specification for Environmental

Testing of electronic equipment for transmission and switching use".

2. QM-115 {January 1997}: "Reliability Methods and predictions".

3. QM 118 {May 2002}: ―Quality and Reliability in product Design‖.

4. QM 205{June 2002}: ―Guidelines for Standard of Workmanship for Printed

Boards‖.

5. QM 206{July 2002}: ―Guidelines for Standard of Workmanship for Printed

Board Assemblies‖.

6. QM 210{July 2002}: ―Guidelines for Standard of Workmanship for Surface

Mounted Devices‖.

7. QM 301{May 2002}: ―Transmission Equipment General Documentation‖.

8. QM 312 (June 1998): ―Quality Manual on Antenna‖.

ITU-T Recommendations:

1. G.703 (11-2001): ―Physical/electrical characteristics of hierarchical digital

interfaces‖.

2. G.712 (11-2001): “Transmission performance characteristics of pulse

modulation channel‖.

3. G.783 (10-2000): ―Characteristics of synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH)

equipment functional blocks‖.

4. G.783 (2000): ―Corrigendum 1 (03-2001) Corrigendum 1 (03/01) to

Recommendation G.783 Pre published‖.

5. G.783 (2000): ―Amendment 1 (06-2002) Amendment 1‖.

6. G.783 (2000) Corrigendum 2 (03-2003): ―Corrigendum 2 (03/03) to

Recommendation G.783‖.

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7. G.821 (12-2002): Error performance of an International Digital Connection

operating at a bit rate below the primary rate & forming part of an Integrated
Services Digital Network‖.

8. G 823: The control of jitter and wander within digital networks which are
based on the 2048 kbit/s hierarchy.

9. G825: The control of jitter and wander within digital networks which are
based on the synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH)

10. M.3010 (02/2000): “Principles for Telecommunications Management

Network‖.

Other Standards
IEC/CISPR/ISO
1. CISPR 11{2004}/EN55011: ―Industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) radio
frequency equipment- Electromagnetic disturbance characteristics – limits
and methods of measurement.
2. IEC 60479-1: Effects of current on human beings and livestock-Part1:
General aspects.
3. IEC 61000-4-2 {2001}/EN 61000-4-2: "Testing and measurement
techniques of Electrostatic discharge immunity test.
4. IEC 61000-4-3{2006}/EN 61000-4-3: "Testing and measurement
techniques of Radiated RF Electromagnetic Field Immunity test.
5. IEC 61000-4-4{2004}/ EN 61000-4-4: "Testing and measurement
techniques of electrical fast transients/ burst immunity test.
6. IEC 61000-4-5{2005}/EN 61000-4-5: ―Testing and measurement
techniques of Surge immunity test.
7. IEC 61000-4-6{2004}/EN 61000-4-6: "Testing and measurement
techniques of Immunity to conducted disturbances, induced by radio
frequency fields"
8. IEC 61000-4-11(2004) / EN61000-4-11 ―Testing measurement techniques-
voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations immunity tests.
9. IEC 61010-1(2001) with corrigendum 1 (2002) and corrigendum 2 (2003)"
Safety requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control and
laboratory use- Part1: General requirements.
10. ISO 9001:2008: ―International Quality Management System.
11. IEC-60529: ―Degrees of protection provided by enclosures‖.
12. EN302 217-2-1 Point-to-Point (P-P) equipment in applications deployed in
bands where frequency co-ordination is generally applied.

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BIS Standards

1. IS 8437 (1993): "Guide on the effects of current passing through the human body‖
[equivalent to IEC publication 60479].

2. IS 10437 (1986)/IEC 60215: ―Safety requirements of radio transmitting

equipment‖.

3. IS 13252 (2003)/IEC 60950 (2001): ―Information Technology equipment safety:

General requirement‖.

ITU-R Standards

Number Title
ITU-R F.636-3 Radio-frequency channel arrangements for radio-relay
systems operating in the 15 GHz band
Radio-frequency channel arrangements for fixed wireless
ITU-R F.595-9
systems operating in the 18 GHz frequency band
Radio-frequency channel arrangements for radio-relay
ITU-R F.637-3
systems operating in the 23 GHz band
ITU-R F.1191-2 Bandwidths and unwanted emissions of digital radio-relay
systems
ITU-R SM.329- Unwanted emissions in the spurious domain
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ITU-R P.676-8 Attenuation by atmospheric gases
ITU-R P.530-13 Propagation data and prediction methods required for the
design of terrestrial line-of-sight systems
ITU-R P.453-9 The radio refractive index: its formula and refractivity data
ITU-R P.525-2 Calculation of free-space attenuation
ITU-R P.837-5 Characteristics of precipitation for propagation modeling
ITU-R P.838-3 Specific attenuation model for rain for use in prediction
methods
ITU-R F.1093 Effects of multipath propagation on the design and
operation of line-of-sight digital fixed wireless systems

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ETSI standards
Number Title
ETSI EN 300 385 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM);
V1.2.1 Electro Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for fixed radio links and
ancillary equipment
ETSI EN 300 386 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM);
V1.4.1 Telecommunication network equipment;
Electro Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) requirements
ETSI EN 301 489-1 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters(ERM);
V1.8.1 Electromagnetic Compatibility(EMC) standard for radio equipment and
services; Part 1: Common technical requirements
ETSI EN 301 489-4 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters(ERM);
V1.3.1 Electromagnetic Compatibility(EMC) standard for radio equipment and
services; Part 4: Specific conditions for fixed radio links and ancillary
equipment and services
ETSI EN 301 390 Fixed Radio Systems; Point-to-point and Multipoint Systems; Spurious
V1.2.1 emissions and receiver immunity limits at equipment/antenna port of
Digital Fixed Radio Systems
ETSI TR 102 457 Transmission and Multiplexing (TM);Study on the electromagnetic
V1.1.1 radiated field in fixed radio systems for environmental issues Study on the
electromagnetic radiated field in fixed radio systems for environmental
issues
ETSI EN 300 132-2 Environmental Engineering (EE);
V2.2.2 Power supply interface at the input to telecommunications equipment;
Part 2: Operated by direct current (dc)
ETSI EN 300 019-1-1 Environmental conditions and environmental tests for telecommunications
V2.1.4 equipment; Part 1-1: Classification of environmental conditions; Storage
Class 1.2
ETSI EN 300 019-1-2 Environmental conditions and environmental tests for telecommunications
V2.1.4 equipment; Part 1-2: Classification of environmental conditions;
Transportation Class 2.3
ETSI EN 300 019-2-4 Environmental Engineering (EE);
V2.2.2 Environmental conditions and environmental tests for telecommunications
equipment;
Part 2-4: Specification of environmental tests; Stationary use at non-
weather protected locations
ETSI TR 102 489 Thermal Management Guidance for equipment and its deployment
V1.1.1
ETSI EN 301 126-1 Fixed Radio Systems; Conformance testing; Part 1: Point-to-point
V1.1.2 equipment - Definitions, general requirements and test procedures
ETSI EN 301 126-3-1 Fixed Radio Systems; Conformance testing; Part 3-1: Point-to-Point
V1.1.2 antennas; Definitions, general requirements and test procedures

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ETSI EN 302 217-1 Fixed Radio Systems; Characteristics and requirements for point-to-point
V1.3.1 equipment and antennas; Part 1: Overview and system-independent
common characteristics
ETSI EN 302 217-2-1 Fixed Radio Systems; Characteristics and requirements for point-to-point
V1.3.1 equipment and antennas; Part 2-1: System-dependent requirements for
digital systems operating in frequency bands where frequency co-
ordination is applied
ETSI EN 302 217-2-2 Fixed Radio Systems; Characteristics and requirements for point-to-point
V1.4.1 equipment and antennas; Part 2-2: Harmonized EN covering essential
requirements of Article 3.2 of R&TTE Directive for digital systems
operating in frequency bands where frequency co-ordination is applied
ETSI EN 302 217-3 Fixed Radio Systems; Characteristics and requirements for point-to-point
V1.4.1 equipment and antennas; Part 3: Equipment operating in frequency bands
where both frequency coordinated or uncoordinated deployment might be
applied; Harmonized EN covering the essential requirements of article 3.2
of the R&TTE Directive
ETSI EN 302 217-4-1 Fixed Radio Systems; Characteristics and requirements for point-to-point
V1.4.1 equipment and antennas; Part 4-1: System-dependent requirements for
antennas
ETSI EN 302 217-4-2 Fixed Radio Systems; Characteristics and requirements for point-to-point
V1.5.1 equipment and antennas; Part 4-2: Antennas; Harmonized EN covering the
essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive
ETSI ETS 300 253 Equipment Engineering; Earthing and bonding of telecommunication
(1995) equipment in telecommunication centres

IETF standards
Number Title
RFC 791 Internet Protocol
RFC 2819 Remote Network Monitoring Management Information Base
draft-ietf-l2vpn-oam- L2VPN OAM requirements and framework
req-frmk-05
draft-ietf-l2vpn- Provisioning, autodiscovery, and signaling in L2VPNs
signaling-08
RFC 4664 Framework for layer 2 virtual private networks (L2VPNs)
RFC 3916 Requirements for pseudo-wire emulation edge-to-edge (PWE3)
RFC 3289 Management information base for the differentiated services architecture
RFC 3644 Policy quality of service (QoS) Information model
RFC 3670 Information model for describing network device QoS datapath
mechanisms
RFC 2212 Specification of guaranteed quality of service

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RFC 2474 Definition of the Differentiated Services Field(DS Field) in the IPv4 and
IPv6 Headers
RFC 2475 An architecture for differentiated services
STD 0062 An Architecture for Describing Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) Management Frameworks
RFC5317 Joint Working Team(JWT) Report on MPLS Architectural Considerations
for a Transport Profile
RFC5586 MPLS Generic Associated Channel
RFC5654 Requirements of an MPLS Transport Profile
RFC5921 A Framework for MPLS in Transport Networks
RFC5860 Requirements for Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) in
MPLS Transport Networks
draft-ietf-mpls-tp- An Overview of the OAM Tool Set for MPLS based Transport Networks
oam-analysis
draft-bhh-mpls-tp- MPLS-TP OAM based on Y.1731
oam-y1731
RFC 4541 Considerations for Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and
Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) Snooping Switches

IEEE standards
Number Title
IEEE 802.1D Media Access Control (MAC) Bridges
IEEE 802.3 Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD)
access method and physical layer specifications
IEEE 802.1Q Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks
IEEE 802.1ag Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks — Amendment 5: Connectivity
Fault Management
IEEE 802.3x Supplements to Carrier Sense Multiple Access With Collision Detection
(CSMA/CD) Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications
IEEE 802.1ab Link Layer Discovery Protocol
IEEE 802.1ad Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks Amendment 4: Provider Bridges

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Department of Telecommunications
Telecommunication Engineering Center
(Radio Division)

PACKET MICROWAVE RADIO EQUIPMENT

1.0 SCOPE
This document contains the generic requirements for the Point-to-Point High Capacity Packet
Microwave radio relay system, including radio equipment & antenna, in 15GHz, 18GHz and
23GHz frequency bands for the Indian Telecommunication network. The system shall work
in multi hop configuration and will be used for intra city/inter-city Point-to-Point carrier
applications. The Radio equipment shall be used to install a transmission link with a
maximum capacity of 230 Mbps with single carrier of 28MHz in (1+0) configuration. Also it
shall be possible to achieve 460 Mbps capacity with co-channel dual polarization (CCDP)
and cross polar interference canceller (XPIC) using single carrier of 28MHz or with two
carriers, contiguous or non- contiguous, of each 28 MHz. The system shall be able to support
TDM PWE3 (Pseudo wire emulation edge-to-edge) and Ethernet PWE3 (Pseudo wire
emulation edge-to-edge) services through MPLS-TP or equivalent connection oriented
technology as per ITU standards. The equipment can be implemented in full-outdoor
configuration. In case of full outdoor configuration all clauses relating to TDM interface will
not be applicable.

1.1 Network Diagram Figures

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2.0 TECHNICAL REQUIRMENTS OF PACKET MICROWAVE

RADIO RELAY SYSTEM
2.1 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:
The equipment shall be tested for error performance as follows:
a. Laboratory: BER performance over simulated hop shall be tested for no
errors on each channel at reference receive level (nominal level) for 24-hour
duration at 25° C at TDM.
b. Field: BER performance on each channel shall be established for
conformance to ITU-T Recommendations G.826. The test shall be
conducted for 24 hours duration on TDM interface (2.048Mbps).
c. LAB/Field FER (Frame Error Ratio): FER performance on each channel
shall be established for Ethernet Interfaces as per ETSI EN 302 217-2-1
standard.
2.2 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:
2.2.1 The operation of the system shall be in M/W frequency band of 15GHz, 18GHz
and 23 GHz.
2.2.2 The system shall operate with adjacent channel spacing of 7.0 MHz, 14.0 MHz,
and 28.0 MHz and TX - RX separation as specified in national frequency plan.
However, all specifications in this document are defined as per 28MHz
separation.
2.2.3 The system shall support any of the following configurations as per requirements.
a. Type I : (1+0) non-redundant
b. Type II : (1+1) hot standby protected
c. Type III : Space diversity
d. Type IV : 2+0
e. Type V: XPIC (Cross Polarization interference canceller)
f. Type VI : 2 X (1+0)
Note: The purchaser shall indicate the type of configuration.
2.2.4 It shall be possible to monitor the system remotely using Local Craft Terminal
(LCT) and element management system (EMS).
2.2.5 The RF unit (outdoor unit) shall be in a weatherproof casing designed for all
weather operation and shall be installed behind the antenna with minimum
separation, If needed, The indoor installation shall generally consist of modem,
power supply, and supervisory and built-in test equipment. Interconnection
between the RF unit (outdoor) and the modem unit shall be through suitable cable.
2.2.6 For the management of IDUs, there shall be suitable mechanism in the microwave
system to provide the inter-connections between the IDUs at the same site

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location. This may be provided by the daisy chain for the management of the
inter-connected System IDUs remotely or through Element management system.
2.2.7 The connection between in-door unit and the out-door unit shall be by means of
suitable cable. The Interconnection cable shall carry IF signals, power supply and
alarms from in-door unit to out-door unit and vice versa. The Interconnection
cable shall conform to the following requirements or equivalent:
a. Nominal characteristics Impedance : 50 Ohm
b. Return loss : 20 dB (minimum)
c. End Connectors : To be furnished
d. Any of the following three types of Interconnection cables shall be
supported i.e. 5D cable, 1/2-inch cable, and RG-8U cable.
i) If the distance between the IDU and the ODU is less than 120
meters, use the 5D cable. One end of the 5D cable needs to be
terminated with a type-N connector for connecting to the IF
interface of the ODU. The other end of the 5D cable needs to be
terminated with a TNC connector for connecting to the IF interface
of the IDU.
ii) If the distance between the IDU and the ODU is within 120 meters
to 180 meters, use the RG-8U cable. Both ends of the RG-8U cable
need to be terminated with the type-N connectors for connecting to
the IF interface of the ODU and the IF jumper of the IDU,
respectively.
iii) If the distance between the IDU and the ODU is within 180 meters
to 300 meters, use the 1/2-inch cable. Both ends of the 1/2-inch
cable need to be terminated with the type-N connectors for
connecting to the IF interface of the ODU and the IF jumper of the
IDU, respectively.
2.2.7.1 In case Modem is integrated in ODU, CAT-5E (double shielded) or better cable
will be used.
2.2.7.2 If design supports Optical Fiber Cable can also be provided.
2.2.8 The supplier must supply both direct mount and indirect mount coupler and
required installation accessories for required frequency band.

2.3 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS

2.3.1 Frequency range : 15GHz, 18GHz and 23GHz; Refer Annex I.
2.3.2 Interface Requirement: The microwave equipment must provide each of the
following configurations (only ports that can be used
exclusively for traffic are counted):

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Type TDM over Packet Ethernet

CES E1 Ch.STM-1 GE(o)/GE(e)/FE(e)
(Optical)
Type I 8 NIL 4
Type II 8 2 4

All E1s are considered 120 ohm interface.

CES E1 capacity should be optionally 16. Purchasing authority shall specify

NOTE: Purchaser will define the wavelength in case of STM-1 interface.

2.3.3 TDM Interface:

2.3.3.1 Impedance : E1 (2.048 Mbps) shall be 120 ohms
balanced (As per ITU-T
Recommendation G.703)

2.3.3.2 Jitter:
2.3.3.2.1 For 2Mbps interface:
a. Output jitter : As per Table3-G.921 and related
(in the absence of input jitter) paragraphs of ITU-T Recommendations
G.921 (1988) & G.823(2000)
b. Input jitter tolerance : As per table 16/ G.823 and related
paragraphs of ITU-T Recommendation
G- 823 (2000)
c. Jitter transfer. : As per related paragraphs of ITU-T
recommendation G.823 (1993) and
G.921 (1988). The jitter transfer gain
should not exceed 1 dB.
2.3.3.2.2 For STM-1 interface,

a. Output jitter in absence of : As per table 1/ITU-T Rec. G.825

Input jitter
b. Input jitter tolerance : As per table 2/ITU-T Rec. G.825

c. Combined jitter due to

demapping and pointer action : As per Table ITU-T Rec. G.783

d. Jitter transfer : As per ITU-T Rec. G.825 & G.921

2.3.3.3 Bit rate tolerance : As per ITU -T Recommendation.

Alarm shall be provided if the bit rate
exceeds tolerable limits of the equipment.

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2.3.4 ETHERNET INTERFACE

2.3.4.1 FE electrical comply with IEEE 802.3.
2.3.4.2 GE electrical comply with IEEE 802.3ab. The GE (e) port shall be
configurable as FE. The GE electrical port shall support 10M full-duplex,
100M full-duplex, 1000M full-duplex, and auto-negotiation.
2.3.4.3 GE optical interface shall support SFP (compliance with 802.3)
2.3.5 At least MAC Learning capacity of 8000 addresses.
2.3.6 System shall support the traffic interface loop backs and IF loop backs
including the loopbacks on Ethernet interfaces. Specify all the supported loop
backs.
2.3.7 Modulation method : Modulation at IF
a. The system shall support the Adaptive Modulation. The Adaptive
Modulation shall support the modulations from QPSK, 16QAM,
32QAM, 64QAM, 128 QAM, 256 QAM and 512QAM. Modulation
scheme for 1024 QAM will be optional. With the Adaptive
Modulation enabled by software, the system shall automatically changes
the Modulation scheme according to the actual environment/external
conditions. It shall be possible to enable or disable the Adaptive
modulation feature according to the requirement. All the aforesaid 8
modulation states shall be supported by the Single modem of the
Packet Microwave Radios. The Radio spectrum mask shall comply to
ETSI EN 302 217-2-2 standard.

b. Adaptive modulation must be supported for all modulation states. It must

be possible to switch hitless between all modulation states. The lowest and
highest modulation states must be configurable as per the user
requirement.

c. The supplier must explain its implementation of the adaptive modulation

feature, i.e., which criteria are used to switch to a lower modulation state
and back to higher modulation scheme. These criteria should be
configurable.

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2.3.8 The microwave radio shall support all modulation schemes by one ODU only.
The supplier shall provide a table stating all supported Ethernet throughput
against each modulation scheme combinations together with the total supported
bit rate per combination. The typical throughput shall be as per the following
table for 28MHz RF bandwidth:

Modulation Ethernet Throughput(Mbps) without

compression
QPSK 41 to 52
16QAM 82 to 105
32QAM 107 to 136
64QAM 131 to 168
128QAM 155 to 198
256QAM 181 to 230
512QAM 210 to 266
1024QAM (optional) 228 to 289

2.3.9 Typical value of the Co-channel D/U for threshold degradation of 1.0 & 3.0 dB
for a BER of 10-6 shall be as per following table:

MODULATION 1dB threshold degradation 3dB threshold

Co-channel Typical Value degradation
Co-channel Typical
Value
QPSK 16 12
16QAM 21 17
32QAM 26.5 22.5
28MHz 64QAM 28 24
128QAM 31.5 27.5
256QAM 36.5 32.5
512QAM 39.9 35.9
1024QAM 41.6 37.6
(optional)

2.3.10 Typical value of the adjacent-channel D/U for threshold degradation of 1.0 & 3.0
dB for a BER of 10-6 shall be as per following table:

MODULATION 1dB threshold degradation 3dB threshold

First adjacent-channel degradation
Typical Value First adjacent-channel
Typical Value
QPSK -24 -26
16QAM -19 -23
32QAM -13.5 -17.5

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28MHz 64QAM -12 -16

128QAM -11 -15
256QAM -10.5 -14
512QAM -10 -12
1024QAM -9.5 -10.5
(optional)

2.3.11 Intermediate frequency: To be provided by manufacturer.

2.3.12 Local Supervision:

a) Hand held terminal (Local Craft Terminal) and Lap top / PC for monitoring
parameters such as Transmit power, Receive RF level, AGC voltage.
b) Monitoring sockets for measurement with regular instruments shall be provided
for the AGC voltage to know the current received level, E1 port status
(wherever applicable in case of E1 port) and Gigabit port status.

2.3.13 Visual Alarm: A common alarm will be generated for following parameters.
However this should be possible to decipher the alarm on craft terminal or EMS.
 equipment hardware failure,
 power supply output failure,
 Transmit power low,
 Microwave Link failure,
 quality deterioration {high BER settable at 1x10-6), sync failure},
 no data input
 status of protection switching
 IDU/ODU status
2.3.14 REMOTE SUPERVISION:
The values of the following parameters are to be monitored locally and conveyed
to terminal station. In case the value of any of the parameters exceeds the
specified limit an alarm shall also be extended to the terminal station on either
side.
a. RF Transmit Power.
b. Receive RF level.
c. Hop performance deterioration.
d. CES E1 and Ethernet (FE/GE) performance parameters.
The details of alarms provided by the system shall be indicated.

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2.4 TRANSMITTER SPECIFICATIONS:

2.4.1 Minimum Transmitting power (at antenna port), supported by the ODU for
various modulations and Frequency bands shall be as per below table:

Frequency Modulation
Band QPSK 16QAM/ 64QAM/ 256QAM 512QAM 1024QAM
(optional)
32QAM 128QAM
15Ghz +25dBm +24dBm +23dBm +22dBm +21dBm +19dBm

18GHz +24dBm +23dBm +22dBm +20dBm +19dBm +17dBm

23GHz +24dBm +23dBm +22dBm +21dBm +19dBm +18dBm

2.4.2 TLO Stability : ±5 PPM

2.4.3 Spurious and harmonic : < -50 dBm (from 30 MHz to 21.2 GHz)
< -30 dBm (from 21.2 GHz to 80 GHz),
2.4.4 ATPC (Automatic transmit Power control) shall be supported by the Packet
Microwave Radio. The configurable range details of the ATPC shall be provided
by the supplier including the power setting steps.

2.5 RECEIVER SPECIFICATIONS:

2.5.1 RLO stability : ±5PPM

2.5.2 Image Frequency Rejection : 70 dB or better.
2.5.3 Reference RF level at receiver input: to be specified by manufacturer.

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2.5.4 Receiver threshold (minimum) at Antenna port for 1×10-6BER

Modulation 15GHz 18GHz 23GHz

QPSK -88dBm -88dBm -82dBm
16QAM -81dBm -81dBm -80.5dBm
28MHz
32QAM -78dBm -77.5dBm -76dBm
64QAM -75dBm -74dBm -74dBm
128QAM -71.5dBm -71dBm -69.5dBm
256QAM -69dBm -68dBm -68.5 dBm
512QAM -67dBm -65.5dBm -64dBm
1024QAM -64 dBm -62dBm -60.5dBm
(optional)

Receiver overload at 10-6: -20dBm.

2.6 SPECIFICATION FOR BRANCHING EQUIPMENT:

2.6.1 TX-RX frequency spacing shall be specified for various frequency bands.
2.6.2 TX-RX isolation : It shall be better than 60dB.
2.6.3 Type of connector shall be specified at antenna port.
2.7 MTBF : 100,000 hours per trans-receiver.

3.0 QUALITY REQUIREMENTS

3.1 The manufacturer shall furnish the MTBF value. Minimum value of MTBF shall
be 10,000 hours. The calculations shall be based on the guidelines given in either
BSNL QA document No. QM-115 {January 1997} "Reliability Methods and
Predictions" or any other international standard.
3.2 The equipment shall be manufactured in accordance with international quality
management system ISO 9001:2008 for which the manufacturer should be duly
accredited. A quality plan describing the quality assurance system followed by
the manufacturer would be required to be submitted.
And
The equipment shall meet the latest BSNL QA Guidelines indicated in Manuals
QM 118 {Quality and Reliability in product Design.}, QM 205 {Guidelines for

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Standard of Workmanship for Printed Boards}, QM 206 {Guidelines for Standard

of Workmanship for Printed Board Assemblies}, QM 210 {Guidelines for
Standard of Workmanship for Surface Mounted Devices} and QM
301{Transmission Equipment General Documentation}.
3.3 The equipment shall conform to the requirements for Environment specified in
TEC QA standards QM-333 {Issue- March, 2010} "Standard for Environmental
testing of Telecommunication Equipments‖" for operation, transportation and
storage. The applicable tests shall be for environmental category ―B2‖ for indoor
unit and category ―D‖ for outdoor unit including vibration and corrosion (salt
mist).

4.0 GENERAL ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC)

REQUIREMENTS: -
The equipment shall conform to the EMC requirements as per the following
standards and limits indicated therein. A test certificate and test report from
accredited test lab shall be furnished from a test agency.
a) Conducted and radiated emission (applicable to telecom equipment):
Name of EMC Standard: ―CISPR 22 (2005) with amendment 1 (2005) &
amendment 2 (2006) - Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance
characteristics of Information Technology Equipment".
Limits:-
i) To comply with Class B of CISPR 22 (2005) with amendment 1 (2005) &
amendment 2 (2006).
ii) The values of limits shall be as per TEC Standard No. TEC/EMI/TEL-
001/01/FEB-09.
b) Immunity to Electrostatic discharge:
Name of EMC Standard: IEC 61000-4-2 {2001) "Testing and measurement
techniques of Electrostatic discharge immunity test".
Limits: -
i) Contact discharge level 2 {± 4 kV} or higher voltage;
ii) Air discharge level 3 {± 8 kV} or higher voltage;
c) Immunity to radiated RF:
Name of EMC Standard: IEC 61000-4-3 (2006) "Testing and measurement
techniques-Radiated RF Electromagnetic Field Immunity test"
Limits:-
For Telecom Equipment and Telecom Terminal Equipment with Voice
interface (s)
i) Under Test level 2 {Test field strength of 3 V/m} for general purposes in
frequency range 80 MHz to 1000 MHz and

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ii) Under test level 3 (10 V/m) for protection against digital radio telephones
and other RF devices in frequency ranges 800 MHz to 960 MHz and 1.4
GHz to 6.0 GHz.
For Telecom Terminal Equipment without Voice interface (s)
Under Test level 2 {Test field strength of 3 V/m} for general purposes in
frequency range 80 MHz to 1000 MHz and for protection against digital radio
telephones and other RF devices in frequency ranges 800 MHz to 960 MHz and
1.4 GHz to 6.0 GHz.
d) Immunity to fast transients (burst):
Name of EMC Standard: IEC 61000- 4- 4 {2004) "Testing and measurement
techniques of electrical fast transients/burst immunity test"
Limits:-
Test Level 2 i.e. a) 1 kV for AC/DC power lines; b) 0. 5 kV for signal / control /
data / telecom lines;
e) Immunity to surges:
Name of EMC Standard: IEC 61000-4-5 (2005) ―Testing & Measurement
techniques for Surge immunity test"
Limits:-
i) For mains power input ports : (a)1.0 kV peak open circuit voltage for line
to ground coupling (b) 0.5 kV peak open circuit voltage for line to line
coupling
ii) For telecom ports : (a) 0.5 kV peak open circuit voltage for line to ground
(b) 0.5 KV peak open circuit voltage for line to line coupling.
f) Immunity to conducted disturbance induced by Radio frequency fields:
Name of EMC Standard: IEC 61000-4-6 (2003) with amendment 1 (2004) &
and. 2 (2006) "Testing & measurement techniques-Immunity to conducted
disturbances induced by radio- frequency fields‖
Limits:-
Under the test level 2 {3 V r.m.s.}in the frequency range 150 kHz-80 MHz for
AC / DC lines and Signal /Control/telecom lines.
g) Immunity to voltage dips & short interruptions (applicable to only ac mains
power input ports, if any):
Name of EMC Standard: IEC 61000-4-11 (2004) ―Testing & measurement
techniques- voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations immunity
tests‖
Limits:-
i) a voltage dip corresponding to a reduction of the supply voltage of 30%
for 500ms(i.e. 70 % supply voltage for 500 ms)

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ii) a voltage dip corresponding to a reduction of the supply voltage of 60%

for 200ms; (i.e. 40% supply voltage for 200ms) and
iii) a voltage interruption corresponding to a reduction of supply voltage of >
95% for 5s.
Note: - For checking compliance with the above EMC requirements, the method of
measurements shall be in accordance with TEC Standard No. TEC/EMI/TEL-
001/01/FEB-09 and the references mentioned therein unless otherwise specified
specifically. Alternatively, corresponding relevant Euro Norms of the above
IEC/CISPR standards are also acceptable subject to the condition that frequency
range and test level are met as per above mentioned sub clauses (a) to (g) and TEC
Standard No. TEC/EMI/TEL-001/01/FEB-09. The details of IEC/CISPR and their
corresponding Euro Norms are as follows:
IEC/CISPR Euro Norm
CISPR 11 EN 55011
CISPR 22 EN 55022
IEC 61000-4-2 EN 61000-4-2
IEC 61000-4-3 EN 61000-4-3
IEC 61000-4-4 EN 61000-4-4
IEC 61000-4-5 EN 61000-4-5
IEC 61000-4-6 EN 61000-4-6
IEC 61000-4-11 EN 61000-4-11
5.0 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS:
5.1 The operating personnel should be protected against shock hazards as per IS 8437
{1993} ―Guide on the effects of current passing through the human body‖
[equivalent to IEC publication 60479-1 {1984}].

5.2 The equipment shall conform to IS 13252 {2003} ―Safety of information

technology equipment including electrical business equipment‖ [equivalent to IEC
publication 60950 {2001}] and IS 10437 {1986}. ―Safety requirements of radio
transmitting equipments.‖ [Equivalent to IEC 60215].

6.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENT OF PACKET MICROWAVE

RADIO RELAY SYSTEM
6.1 ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS

6.1.1 The equipment shall adopt state of the art technology.

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6.1.2 The indoor unit shall use the 1U rack space for 1+0, 2+0, 2(1+0), and 1+1 HSB
and (1+0) XPIC configuration. The actual dimensions and weight of the
equipment shall be furnished by the manufacturer.

6.1.3 All connectors shall be reliable and of standard type to ensure failure free
operation over 500 matings for connectors and 500 on-off operations for switches.
This shall be under environmental conditions specified in this GR.

6.1.4 All connectors and the cables used shall be of low loss type and suitably shielded
as per requirement.

6.1.5 The equipment shall preferably work on natural cooling however; the use of in
built DC operated fans is also permitted. The MTBF of the fan shall be 100,000
hours.

6.1.6 The plug-in units shall be hot swappable to allow their removal/insertion while
the equipment is in energized condition.

6.1.7 Each sub-assembly shall be clearly marked with schematic reference to show its
function, so that it is identifiable from the layout diagram in the handbook.

6.1.8 All controls, switches, indicators etc. shall be clearly marked to show their circuit
designation and functions.

6.2 OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

6.2.1 The manufacturer shall guarantee the satisfactory performance of the equipment
without any degradation at an altitude upto 3,000 meters.

6.2.2 The equipment should be able to work without any degradation in saline
atmosphere near coastal areas and should be protected against corrosion.

6.2.3 Visual indication to show power ON/OFF status shall be provided.

6.2.4 Wherever the visual indications are provided, green colour for healthy and red
colour for unhealthy conditions should be provided. Some other colour may be
used for non urgent alarms.

6.3 MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Maintenance philosophy is to replace faulty units/subsystems after quick on-line
analysis through alarm indications and lap top/ Personal Computer. The actual
repair will be undertaken at centralized repair centers. The corrective measures at
site shall involve replacement of faulty units/sub-systems.

6.3.1 The equipment shall have easy front access for servicing and maintenance of the
system.

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6.3.2 Suitable alarms shall be provided for identification of faults in the system and
faulty units.

6.3.3 Suitable potential free contact points shall be provided for extension of summary
alarms.

6.3.4 The NMS /EMS shall be compliant with latest EMS TMF 814 standard and as per
TEC Standard No. SD/NMS-02/01 FEB. 05, as applicable for Radio Transmission
equipment (based on TMN architecture as per ITU-T Recommendation M.3010),
including the following features:

a. It shall communicate with NEs over standard protocols like SNMP V2/V3
or XML on text mode or use proprietary protocols for providing full
FCAPS feature.
b. It shall communicate over standard interface of TMF 814 (latest release)
for complete FCAPS functionality. However if all FCAPS functionality
are not supported by this interface, then the same functionality shall be
supported using XML interface.
c. It shall be the access point for maintenance personnel to access the
network.
d. It shall support open web interfaces for maintenance personnel to log into
the NMS/EMS and do the management activities as per the authorization.
e. The manufacture shall provide the MIBs/GDMO and open APIs for XML
/ SNMP on NMS/ EMS.
f. The EMS should be capable of trouble shooting, capacity programming,
software download, O/P power adjustment, E1 utilization status on
LCT/PC monitor etc.
g. LCT tolerance accuracy value to be furnished by the vendor.

6.3.5 Ratings and types of fuses used are to be indicated by the supplier.

6.4 POWER SUPPLY:

The power supply to the equipment shall be fed from the station power plant. The
equipment shall meet the following requirements in respect of the power supply.
6.4.1 Nominal power supply is -48 volts DC, with a variation over the range -44V to -
57V. The equipment should operate over this range without any degradation in
performance.
6.4.2 The equipment shall be protected in case of voltage variation beyond the above-
specified range and also against input reverse polarity. The manufacturer shall
furnish the value of guaranteed input voltage up to which no irreversible damage
to the equipment will occur.

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6.4.3 The actual power consumption shall be furnished by the manufacturer.

6.4.4 The derived dc voltages in the equipment shall have protection against over-
voltage, short-circuit and overload.
6.4.5 The equipment requiring ac mains shall operate from ac power supply without
any degradation in the performance.
a. Nominal AC voltage for Single Phase shall be 230V with variation of -15%
to +10%, at 50 ± 2Hz.

6.5 ACCESSORIES
6.5.1 The supplier shall provide one complete set of:
a. All the necessary interfaces, connectors, connecting cables and accessories
required for satisfactory and convenient operation of the equipment. Types
of connectors, adopters to be used and the accessories of the approved
quality shall be clearly indicated in the operating manuals, which should
be in conformity with the detailed list in the GR.
b. Software and the arrangement to load the software at site. Additional sets
may be ordered optionally.

6.5.2 Special tools, extender boards, extender cables and accessories essential for
installation, operation and maintenance of the equipment shall be clearly indicated
and supplied along with the equipment.

6.5.3 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Manual

a. Safety measures to be observed in handling the equipment.

b. Precautions for installation, operation and maintenance.

6.6 PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS

6.6.1 The equipment shall have a terminal for grounding the rack.
6.6.2 Protection against short circuit/ open circuit in the accessible points shall be
provided.
6.6.3 All switches/controls on front panel shall have suitable safeguards against
accidental operation.
6.7 ANTENNA- GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
The Antenna used together with Packet Microwave Radio Equipment shall meet
the requirements as specified in relevant GR's of High performance antenna of
various frequency bands.

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7.0 PACKET MICROWAVE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

7.1 SERVICE REQUIREMENTS

a. The Packet Microwave Radio shall support IEEE 802.3 and IEEE 802.1Q
b. Supported protocol:
i. IEEE 802.1ad (Q-in-Q)
ii. IEEE 802.1d
iii. ERPS V1 & V2 (Ethernet Ring Protection Switching) (ITU-T
G.8032/Y.1344). Switching time shall be less than 50ms.
iv. RSTP (optional): Switching time shall be less than 100ms for a typical 4
node system.
c. The system shall support Jumbo frames up to the size of 9600Bytes
bidirectional.
d. The internal switching capacity must be sufficient to support the
maximum microwave capacity configuration.
e. Packet Microwave Radio shall be be MEF 9 & MEF 14 Certified from
Metro Ethernet Forum.
f. Ethernet functions:
i. E-Line and E-LAN Ethernet services shall be supported.
ii. QinQ based E-line services and E-LAN services based on 802.1ad
bridge shall also be supported
iii. Adding, deletion, and exchange of IEEE 802.1q- or IEEE 802.1p-
compliant VLAN tags
iv. Flow control in compliance with IEEE 802.3x
v. Link aggregation group (LAG)
vi. IETF RFC 2819-compliant RMON performance monitoring
vii. ITU-T Y.1731 for performance monitoring of packet traffic.

7.2 ETHERNET OAM

a. Equipment should support Ethernet OAM complied with IEEE 802.1ag
and IEEE 802.3ah, as below:
i. Automatic Power off
ii. Manually Power Off
iii. Link Discovery and Link monitoring

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iv. Remote fault detect

v. Remote loopback
vi. Loss of radio link
vii. Continuous Check
viii. Loop Back
ix. Link Pass Trace
b. Equipment should support Ethernet RMON which compliant with
RFC2819.
c. The equipment shall support Connectivity fault management as per IEEE
802.1ag
7.3 RADIO LINK AGGREGATION
The system should support radio LAG (Link Aggregation) function to realize load
sharing and priority awareness protection (as per IEEE 802.3ad).

7.4 SYNCHRONIZATION
a. The microwave platform, including all its Ethernet interfaces, must
support the Synchronous Ethernet standard (ITU-T G.8261 / G.8262).
b. The microwave platform, including all its Ethernet interfaces, must
support IEEE 1588v2 with the following 3 clock working modes
i) OC: Ordinary clock,
ii) BC: Boundary Clock
iii) TC: Transparent Clock
c. The equipment should extract synchronization signal from STM-1 signal.

d. The microwave platform must support synchronization via E1 interfaces

according to ITU-T G.823, G.825 and G.8251.

e. External synchronization input/output - 2048 kbit/s (compliant with ITU-

T G.703 §9), or 2048 kHz (compliant with ITU-T G.703 §13)

7.5 QoS (QUALITY OF SERVICE)

a. The platform must be able to map the different QoS classes to at least 8
different priority queues.
b. In order to put traffic in its appropriate priority queue, the microwave
platform must be able to classify traffic based on the following:
i. IEEE 802.1p
ii. MPLS EXP (also referred to as Traffic Class field)
iii. DiffServ Code Point (DSCP)
iv. VLAN ID (802.1Q/802.1ad standard)
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c. It must be possible to apply strict priority (SP) or weighted round robin

(WRR), in a flexible manner, to any of the available priority queues. It
shall be possible to apply SP + WRR.
d. The operator must be able to define E1 priority in case of temporary
reduced bandwidth situation caused by adaptive modulation feature.
e. Equipment should have congestion control mechanisms like :
i. SP and WRR
ii. Two rate three Colour
iii. Weighted random early detection (WRED).
7.6 ETHERNET PROTECTION
a. ERPS V1&V2 as per ITU-T G.8032
b. RSTP ( IEEE 802.1d: Media Access Control (MAC) Bridges, IEEE
802.1w: Rapid Reconfiguration of Spanning Tree)
c. MSTP (IEEE 802.1s)
d. The system shall have built-in VC and ETH switching platform to cross-
connect services among different directions and vendor shall specify the
full duplex cross connect capability of each switch matrix.

7.7 MPLS-TP REQUIREMENT

a) The System shall support an End-to-End Pseudo Wire Emulation for mobile
services, including TDM and Ethernet, according to RFC 4553 (SAToP) and RFC
5086 (CESoPSN) for TDM PWE3s and RFC 4448 for Ethernet over PWE3.
b) The system shall support TDM frame concatenation. Hence, several TDM frames
can be concatenated (without the idle 64kbps) into the PWE3 packet. The payload
size of the PWE3 packet is related to the packetization buffering time and number
of timeslots in a packet. The packetization buffering time must be configurable in
a flexible way on a per PWE3 basis.
c) The System shall support decapsulation of original TDM frames from the PWE3,
which can be delivered to an E1. The jitter compensation buffer must be
configurable to allow accommodation to the specific packet delay variation.
d) The supplier shall specify any bandwidth savings techniques that are supported
for TDM services using TDM PWE3 techniques.
e) The System shall support traffic classification for TDM services based on port or
timeslot. Hence, TDM traffic can be mapped to different PWE3s, based on the
incoming port, or an E1 timeslot.
f) The System shall support traffic classification for Ethernet services based on port
or VLAN ID. Hence, Ethernet traffic can be mapped to different PWE3s, based
on the incoming port, or a VLAN ID.

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g) PWE3s shall be transported by MPLS-TP tunnels. It must be possible to transport

multiple PWE3s (also different types) in one MPLS-TP tunnel.
h) It shall be possible to provision end-to-end MPLS-TP tunnels and end-to-end
PWE3s through the centralized NMS.
i) PWE3 protection as per
a. PW APS 1:1 (ITU-T Y.1720 & ITU-T G.8131)

j) MPLS-TP shall be supported as per the following standards

i. ITU-T Y.1731 OAM functions and mechanisms for Ethernet based
networks
ii. ITU-T G.8110.1 Architecture of MPLS-TP Layer Network
2011.02 (Consent)
iii. ITU-T G.8113.1 Operations, Administration and Maintenance
mechanism for MPLS-TP networks (G.tpoam) 2011.02
iv. ITU-T G.8131 Linear protection switching for MPLS transport
profile (MPLS-TP) network 2011.02

k) Packet Microwave shall support ML-PPP (Multi link point to point) protocol as
per below standard to traverse the TDM network for packet services.

i. IETF RFC 1661: The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)

ii. IETF RFC 1990: The PPP Multilink Protocol (MP)

l) VPLS (Virtual Private LAN Service) as per RFC 4761 and RFC 4762

7.8 IP DCN REQUIREMENTS:

a. The network management channel between the network element and the
NMS shall be IP-based.
b. Supplier shall specify the bandwidth requirement and recommended value
for the network management channel of the Packet Radio.
c. System shall support IP/OSI protocol for the interoperability with third
vendor’s equipment for Network management.

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ANNEXURE-1

Frequency Channeling Plan for 15 GHz.

CHANNELING PLAN IN THE FREQUENCY BAND 14.5-15.5 GHz

Duplex Separation = 420 MHz

1. 28 MHz plan:

F1 14515 MHz F1' 14935 MHz

F2 14543 MHz F2' 14963 MHz
F3 14571 MHz F3' 15991 MHz
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
F15 14907 MHz F15' 15327 MHz

2. 14 MHz plan:

F1 14515 MHz F2 14935 MHz

F2 14529 MHz F2' 14949 MHz
- - - -
- - - -
- - -
F30 14921 F30' 15341 MHz

3. 07 MHz plan:

F1 14508 MHz F1 14928 MHz

F2 14515 MHz F2' 14935 MHz
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
F60 14921 MHz F60' 15341 MHz

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CHANNELING PLAN IN THE FREQUENCY BAND 17.7-19.7 GHz

TX-RX Separation = 1010 MHz

Center Frequency = 18700 MHz
Adjacent Channel Spacing = 13.75 MHz

Ch. No. Go(return) Return(go) Ch. No. Go(return) Return(go)

1 17727.50 18737.50 36. 18208.75 19218.75
2. 17741.25 18751.25 37. 18222.50 19232.50
3. 17755.00 18765.00 38. 18236.25 19246.25
4 17768.75 18778.75 39. 18250.00 19260.00
5 17782.50 18792.50 40. 18263.75 19273.75
6. 17796.25 18806.25 41. 18277.50 19287.50
7. 17810.00 18820.00 42. 18291.25 19301.25
8. 17823.75 18833.75 43. 18305.00 19315.00
9. 17837.50 18847.50 44. 18318.75 19328.75
10. 17851.25 18861.25 45. 18332.50 19342.50
11. 17865.00 18875.00 46. 18346.25 19356.25
12. 17878.75 18888.75 47. 18360.00 19370.00
13. 17892.50 18902.50 48. 18373.75 19383.75
14. 17906.25 18916.25 49. 18387.50 19397.50
15. 17920.00 18930.00 50. 18401.25 19411.25
16. 17933.75 18943.75 51. 18415.00 19425.00
17. 17947.50 18957.50 52. 18428.75 19438.75
18. 17961.25 18971.25 53. 18442.50 19452.50
19. 17975.00 18985.00 54. 18456.25 19466.25
20. 17988.75 18998.75 55. 18470.00 19480.00
21. 18002.50 19012.50 56. 18483.75 19493.75
22. 18016.25 19026.25 57. 18497.50 19507.50
23. 18030.00 19040.00 58. 18511.25 19521.25
24. 18043.75 19053.75 59. 18525.00 19535.00
25. 18057.50 19067.50 60. 18538.75 19548.75
26. 18071.25 19081.25 61. 18552.50 19562.50
27. 18085.00 19095.00 62. 18566.25 19576.25
28. 18098.75 19108.75 63. 18580.00 19590.00
29. 18112.50 19122.50 64. 18593.75 19603.75
30. 18126.25 19136.25 65. 18607.50 19617.50
31. 18140.00 19150.00 66. 18621.25 19631.25
32. 18153.75 19163.75 67. 18635.00 19645.00
33. 18167.50 19177.50 68. 18648.75 19658.75
34. 18181.25 19191.25 69. 18662.50 19672.50
35. 18195.00 19205.00

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Frequency Channeling Plan for 23 GHz

CHANNELING PLAN IN THE FREQUENCY BAND 21.2-23.6 GHz

Duplex Separation = 1232 MHz

1. 28 MHz plan:

F1 21238 MHz F1' 22470 MHz

F2 21266 MHz F2' 22498 MHz
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
F40 22330 MHz F40' 23562 MHz

2. 14 MHz plan:

F1 21231 MHz F1' 22463 MHz

F2 21245 MHz F2' 22477 MHz
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
F80 22337 MHz F80' 23569 MHz

3. 07 MHz plan:

F1 21227.5 MHz F1' 22459.5 MHz

F2 21234.5 MHz F2' 22466.5 MHz
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
F160 22340.5 MHz F160' 23572.5 MHz

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Annex for the reference of the purchaser

The following clauses are for the reference of the purchaser only and these clauses shall
not be tested during Type Approval testing.

1. The manufacturer/supplier shall furnish the list of recommended spares.

2. The purchaser shall indicate the type of configuration required against clause no.
2.2.3.

3. The purchaser shall indicate the frequency range required against clause no. 2.3.1.

4. The purchaser shall indicate the interface requirement against clause no. 2.3.2.

5. The purchaser shall indicate about the requirement of Order wire.

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

AGC Automatic Gain Control

AIS Alarm Indication Signal
ANT Antenna
ATPC Automatic Transmit Power Control
AM Adaptive Modulation
BC Boundary Clock
BER Bit Error Ratio
BITE Built in test equipment
BIS Bureau of Indian Standards
CCDP Co-Channel Dual Polrization
CES Circuit Emulation Service
CESoP Circuit Emulation Service over Packet
CISPR International Special Committee on Radio Interference
CRS Central Radio Station
CS Central Station
CW Continues Wave
dB Decibel
dBm Decibel with reference to one mill watt
dBmop Psophometric Power with reference to zero dBm
DC Direct Current
DCN Data communication Network
D/U Desired to Undesired signal ratio
DSCP Differentiated services code point
E1 2.048 Mbps
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
EMI Electromagnetic Interference
EMS Element Management System
ENV European Pre standard
ERPS Ethernet Ring Protection Switching
ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute
FCAPS fault-management, configuration, accounting, performance, and
security
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FER Frame Error Ratio
GbE Gigabit Ethernet
GHz Giga Hertz
GR Generic Requirement
HHT Hand Held Terminal
HPBW Half Power Band Width
HSB Hot Stand By
IEC International Electromechanical Commission
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
IF Intermediate Frequency
IFbw Intermediate Band width

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IRF Interference Reduction Factor

IS Bureau of Indian Standards
ISDN Integrated Service digital Network
ISO International Organization of Standardization
ITU International Telecommunication Union
ITU-R International Telecommunication Union - Radio Communication
Sector
ITU-T International Telecommunication Union – Telecommunications
Standardization Sector
Kbps Kilo bits per second
KHz Kilo Hertz
KV Kilo Volts
LAG Link Aggregation Group
LAN Local Area Network
LCT Local Craft Terminal
LSP Layered Service Provider
MAC Media Access Control address
Mbps Mega bits per second
MEF Metro Ethernet Forum
MHz Mega Hertz
MIBs Management Information Bases
ML-PPP Multi Link point to point
mm millimeter
MPLS Multiprotocol Label Switching
MPLS-TP Multiprotocol Label Switching-Transport Profile
mW milli Watt
MST Multiplex Section Termination
MTBF Mean time between failures
MTP Mean Transmit Power
MUX Multiplexer
NMS network management system
OAM Operation, Administration, and Maintenance
OC Ordinary Clock
OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Digital Multiplexing
OFDMA Orthogonal Frequency Digital Multiplexing Access
OSI Open System Interconnection
PA Power Amplifier
PC Personal Computer
PCM Pulse Code Modulation
PDH Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy
PDR Pressurisable type D rectangular flange
PLMN Public Land Mobile Network
P-MP Point to Multi point
ppm part per million
PRBS Pseudo-random Binary Sequence
PSU Power Supply Unit

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PWE3 Pseudo Wire Emulation Edge to Edge

QA Quality Assurance
QM Quality Manual
QAM Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
QoS Quality of Service
RF Radio Frequency
r.m.s root mean square
RMON Remote Network Monitoring
RPE Radiation Pattern Envelope
RSL Receive Signal Level
RST Regenerator Section Termination
RSTP Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
RX Receiver
SAToP Structure-Agnostic Time Division Multiplexing over Packet
SDH Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
S/I Signal to Interference
S/Nq Signal to total quantization noise ratio
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
SOH Section Over Head
SPV System Performance Value
SP Strict Priority
STM Synchronous Transport Module
Sync. Synchronization
TC Transparent Clock
TDMA Time Division Multiplexing Access
TE Terminal Equipment
TEC Telecommunication Engineering Centre
TLO Transmitter Local Oscillator
TMN Telecommunications Management Network
TX Transmitter
VLAN Virtual Local Area network
VSWR Voltages Standing Wave Ratio
WRR Weighted round robin
WRED Weighted random early detection
XML Extensible Markup Language
XPD Cross Polar Discrimination
XPIC Cross polar interference canceller
XPIF Cross polar improvement factor
µW Microwatt

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