1.IPasolink VR Introduction

iPASOLINK VR Introduction

June. 2016 Mobile Wireless Solutions Training Center

Contents Telecom Issues / challenges and our proposal General Trends for future network Concept of Next Generation Platform Overview of iPASOLINK VR

Major challenges for Transport Network ▐ To cope with booming traffic, increasing the network infrastructure investments do not result in expected revenue increase due to operational complexity Deal with increasing data traffic Build a Low latency network Reduce Operational Complexity Increase Revenue

Intelligent Automatic Operation

High Capacity Transport

Concerns for Network Operators Management Intelligent Automatic Operation

Service Differentiation

Fast service delivery

Network design

Network Engineer’s skills

New services

Multi-vendor management

Consistency Capacity

Security

NMS

Performance monitoring EPC

Latency Metro Core

Resiliency

Power consumption

Synchronization Fronthaul

Scalability

Access Technology

Network High Capacity Transport

NEC’s answer to operator concerns ▐ NEC focuses on 2 pillars that address the challenges operators face

To minimize complexity

Intelligent Automatic Operation

To maximize resource utilizations To minimize miss-configuration To realize rapid provisioning To provide high flexibility with dynamic operation To maximize throughput and minimize packet loss To deliver myriad of services

High Capacity Transport

To increase capacity without additional spectrum To provide resiliency with wired / wireless convergence To provide high performance with Ultra low latency

NEC’s Contribution for Network Evolution ▐ NEC’s transport network solution can provide . . .

Intelligent Automatic Operation

Provide Variable services

More Efficiently and Flexibly

Increase subscriber

E2E

CAPEX OPEX

QoE

Enhancement

High Capacity Transport Higher Throughput and Capacity * OTT: Over –The-Top (i.e. YouTube, Facebook, Skype, etc)

Revenue

Charge premium connection fee to OTT*

Contents Telecom Issues / challenges and our proposal General Trends for future network Concept of Next Generation Platform Overview of iPASOLINK VR

Mobile Network Evolution “IP & Optical & Microwave” Convergence

Resilient, Flexible

“Backhaul & Fronthaul” Convergence

Seamless (Transport &RAN)

Dynamic, Automatic

“Software Defined (SDx)” Networking

Seamless Boarder less

Flexible

Mobile Network Automatic

Enriched

New Radio Access Network (RAN) with C-RAN

Backhaul

Fronthaul

C-RAN

RRH BBU

EPC

Macro Cell

RRH

Metro

Small Cell

Macro Cell

à Backhaul / Fronthaul and Wired / Wireless Converged requirements

Backhaul and Fronthaul Convergence (1) ▐ Backhaul and Fronthaul convergence for capacity and coverage improvement at high-density urban area ▐ CWDM feature helps TCO reduction with single fiber for C-RAN ▐ All-in-One helps simple configuration at aggregation site for Fronthaul, Small Cell and New Access Backhaul

Fronthaul +SmallCell 80GHz

CWDM RRH (single fiber) CPRI

Fronthaul

BBU 60GHz

For Fronthaul 80GHz (CPRI)

60GHz

RRH CPRI

BBU

Small Cell

RRH

80GHz (CPRI)

RRH

CPRI

Node

For Small Cell

CPRI CPRI

6-42GHz

80GHz

10G

• CPRI • 1G • 10G Single fiber

60GHz

1G

New Access

CWDM 6-42GHz

No Switch / Ultra low latency

For New Access

Backhaul and Fronthaul Convergence (2) ▐ Detail of the connections between RRH site and BBU site BBU BBU

Node CPRI

• CPRI • 1G • 10G

CPRI 10G

Single fiber

1G

CWDM No Switch / Ultra low latency

For Fronthaul 80GHz (CPRI) RRH

RRH

CPRI

Node

For Small Cell

CPRI CPRI

80GHz

10G

• CPRI • 1G • 10G Single fiber

60GHz

1G

CWDM 6-42GHz

No Switch / Ultra low latency

For New Access

Performance issue for new network ▐ Latency and delay variation are issues to consider for network build-out ▐ They are critical for delay sensitive services

MODEM

MODEM

MODEM

Latency

Includes - Latency - Delay Variation

x N nodes

Contents Telecom Issues / challenges and our proposal General Trends for future network Concept of Next Generation Platform Overview of iPASOLINK VR

Evolution to Next Generation platform Goal of Next Generation platform

Intelligent Automatic Operation

High Capacity High Performance High Efficiency

Enhanced Usability SDN ready Virtualization

High Capacity Transport 10G interface 4096QAM 112MHz LOS MIMO

ERPS

2048QAM

XPIC CWDM 1588v2 ETHOAM

RTA

Redundancy Header Comp SyncE PWE

iPASO100/200/400/1000

H-QoS Switch Bypass Full synchronization

Service Enablement

Main Topics of iPASOLINK VR 1) High Capacity Transport • High Capacity Transport with minimum # of channels (4096QAM / 112MHz) • All In One Model (with High Capacity, High Flexibility) • 10G Optical Transport

2) Intelligent Automatic Operation • Usability Enhancement • Bandwidth Notification • Dynamic Network Optimization

3) Service Enablement • Hierarchical QoS (H-QoS) for Multi-service support • Switch Bypass feature for Ultra Low Latency required service

High Capacity Transport 1) High Capacity Transport • High Capacity Transport with minimum # of channels (4096QAM / 112MHz) • All In One Model (with High Capacity, High Flexibility) • 10G Optical Transport

2) Intelligent Automatic Operation • Usability Enhancement • Bandwidth Notification • Dynamic Network Optimization

3) Service Enablement • Hierarchical QoS (H-QoS) for Multi-service support • Switch Bypass feature for Ultra Low Latency required service

High Capacity transport with minimum # of channels (1) ▐ Enable over 1Gbps transfer rate on radio capacity with single-carrier and single polarization without any compression technique l Ultra high modulation (4096QAM) – an industry first l Wider channel bandwidth (112MHz) 112MHz/4096QAM

28MHz/2048QAM V

V

V or H

XPIC

Single carrier / Single polarization

112MHz

H

H

28MHz 28MHz

over

1Gbps

• No XPIC • No Aggregation • No compression

1Gbps x4

x1.5

256QAM

4096QAM

28MHz

112MHz

High Capacity transport with minimum # of channels (2) ▐ 10G Wireless Transport Radio with minimum number of channels l l l l

Ultra high modulation (4096QAM) – an industry first Up to 8 Radio Traffic Aggregation Co-Channel Dual Polarized (XPIC) Compression by bandwidth maximizer

▐ Smooth connectivity with 10G Optical Transport Network x 1.5 *1 4096 QAM

x 8 *2 8ch with

XPIC

> 200% up *3 comp.

max. 10Gbps 10Gbps

*1: compare with 256QAM

*2: RTA (Packet Layer)

10Gbps

*3: IPv4 compression

All in One (with High Capacity wired & wireless transport) ▐ Achieve Wired and Wireless Converged Node with single platform having High-speed interface ▐ High capacity optical transport by N x 1G/10G with xWDM (Optical) capability ▐ Over 1G wireless transport by High modulation, Wideband, etc ▐ Smooth migration to larger capacity wired & wireless transport ▐ Enable to provide combination with high capacity millimeter wave AOR Wireless Transport

ODU

AOR

Wired Transport

All-in-One

N-way Radio High modulation Wide band MIMO ( >1G )

High Speed Interface 1G/10G x N (w/CWDM) ( >10G )

10G Optical Transport for seamless connectivity Provide seamless connectivity with Optical Transport Network ▌High Capacity Optical Transport Backup system Allocate high capacity radio link for backup and redundancy of optical transport > 1Gbps

10Gbps

10Gbps 10Gbps

▌Transport efficiency and resiliency enhancement of Optical Transport Efficient and resilient transport of Gbps class mmWave AOR with 10G link aggregation 6-42GHz 10G

> 1Gbps 80GHz

> 1Gbps

N x 1G

10G

LAG

Metro Network

Intelligent Automatic Operation 1) High Capacity Transport • High Capacity Transport with minimum # of channels (4096QAM / 112MHz) • All In One Model (with High Capacity, High Flexibility) • 10G Optical Transport

2) Intelligent Automatic Operation • Usability Enhancement • Bandwidth Notification • Dynamic Network Optimization

3) Service Enablement • Hierarchical QoS (H-QoS) for Multi-service support • Switch Bypass feature for Ultra Low Latency required service

Usability enhancement ▐ Contributes reduced OPEX and increased revenue l GUI / CLI interface support • Various and flexible setting tools

l ISSU (In-service software upgrade) • QoE enhancement by non service interruption upgrade

l E2E management • Simple & easy operation • E2E path visibility • Re-routing and network load balancing

NMS E2E path creation E2E path management

GUI setting or CLI setting

Non service interruption upgrade

F/W

E2E management

Various user interface for setting tools ▐ Various and flexible setting tools selectable according to the user’s preference l Supply user friendly Web browser based GUI environment (WebLCT) as the installation and maintenance tool l In addition, support CLI (Command Line Interface) environment for operability enhancement of continuous operation

▐ Enable operability enhancement of bulk operations with combination with Web-LCT and CLI

Web-LCT

• • • •

GUI setting CLI setting Export / import file Bulk setting

ISSU (In Service Software Upgrade) ▐ Primary and secondary Flash memories for storing old and new software ▐ No service interruption when switching between primary and secondary Flash memories ▐ Enable incremental version up Software download ROM switching Control Plane

Primary FRAM

Secondary FRAM

Data Plane

TDM / Packet Data Traffic No interruption

E2E Path Management with optimization tool ▐ Dynamic path management using combined NMS ▐ Easy & simple path creation and management ▐ Automatic configuration for intermediate nodes using two end-point setting ▐ Re-routing capability resulting from link failure and/or degradation Dynamic re-routing and network load balancing

Automatically path creation A NMS Z Path1 Path2

Path3

Link degradation

Resource Optimization with Bandwidth Notification ▐ Achieve automatic re-routing capability resulting from link degradation by exchanging the radio bandwidth information between iPASOLINK VR and external other devices ▐ Prevent excess traffic transmission by controlling the Radio external device transmission traffic rate on the bandwidth Shaping rate control

Link Radio bandwidth degradation information

Path1 Path2

Reroute

Radio bandwidth information

Dynamic Network Optimization ▌ Backhaul Resource Manager (BRM) / SDN enables simple service provisioning and rapid network deployment by automatic operation with optimized path computing and path creation ▌ Provide dynamic routing and network load balancing based on traffic demands, QoS Policies etc. with BRM/SDN architecture Management NMS

Dynamically adjust Network paths

PCE

SDN Controller

Bandwidth degradation by AMR

• Path Computing (Self Optimization) • Network resources • Utilization • Availability

EPC Metro Core

QoS aware Load balance

Transport

Multi-Ring Topology

Improve utilization Deliver better QoE

Hierarchical & Programmable Rerouting (Rapid

Switching)

▐ Hierarchical Networking with Software Rerouting & Hardware Rerouting ▐ Minimize switching time (for communication between controller/NE, for calculation to find out optimum path, E2E Path Configuration and etc) Reroute at detecting link condition change

Ring

E2E Path Configuration and Reroute (BRM)

Ring

Ring

Hardware Switching (< 50msec)

Hardware Reroute

Hardware Switching (< 50msec) Hardware Switching (< 50msec)

Service Enablement (for business creation) 1) High Capacity Transport • High Capacity Transport with minimum # of channels (4096QAM / 112MHz) • All In One Model (with High Capacity, High Flexibility) • 10G Optical Transport

2) Intelligent Automatic Operation • Usability Enhancement • Bandwidth Notification • Dynamic Network Optimization

3) Service Enablement • Hierarchical QoS (H-QoS) for Multi-service support • Switch Bypass feature for Ultra Low Latency required service

Hierarchical QoS (H-QoS) for Multi-service support ▐ One of the advanced requirements for shared network providing multi-service à H-QoS is the solution MBH service ▐ H-QoS can achieve the followings CTL l Bandwidth limitation and dynamic bandwidth allocation for each service l Priority control per each service

Voice

Data OAM

OAM

Synch CTL

Data (BE)

Data (High)

Non-MBH service (VPN, fixed broadband, public Wi-Fi, etc.)

QoS (without H-QoS)

Hierarchical QoS (H-QoS)

MBH Operator A

Voice H Data 1 M Data 2 L

MBH Operator B

MBH Operator A

Class 7 Class 3

Voice H Data 1 M Data 2 L

Class 0

SP/ DWRR

A+B A+B A+B

Different requirements for same priority works as only one priority

Voice H Data 1 M Data 2 L

MBH Operator B

Voice H Data 1 M Data 2 L

Class 7

VLAN A

Class 3

SP/ DWRR

Class 0 SP/ DWRR

Class 7 Class 3

VLAN B

A B A B A B

SP/ DWRR

Class 0

Different requirements for same priority works accordingly individual

L2 pass-through for ultra low latency required service ▐ L2 pass-through technical helps to support ultra low latency requirements in future such as followings l 1588v2 PTP l Fronthaul network l Various delay sensitive traffic in 5G era

MODEM MODEM

MODEM ETH

ETH

Low latency data

MODEM

▐ Achieve further ultra-low latency transmission between configured 2 ports ▐ L2 pass-through and L2 Switching are available on any ports Switch Bypass

L2SW

Low latency data

Radio aggregation with dedicated link for low latency ▐ Achieve physical level (L1) path aggregation for Multiservice traffic ▐ Enable to aggregate the dedicated radio link for ultra low latency service and other radio links by XPIC

XPIC

MODEM MODEM

No Switch / Ultra low latency

For aggregation

V H

Dedicated pipe

XPIC MODEM

Dedicated pipe for ultra low latency

MODEM

MODEM

(ultra low latency & mobile service)

For Low latency

Contents Telecom Issues / challenges and our proposal General Trends for future network Concept of Next Generation Platform Overview of iPASOLINK VR

NEC’s Mobile Backhaul portfolio enhancement NEW ACCESS

iPASOLINK SX (V-band)

AGGREGATION

PRE-AGGREGATION

iPASOLINK iX (6-42GHz)

iPASOLINK EX (CPRI) (E-band)

METRO

iPASOLINK EX (ETH) (E-band)

iPASOLINK GX (Outdoor Router)

iPASOLINK BR (multi-channel combiner)

Compact ODU/ High Power ODU

iPASOLINK 100E

iPASOLINK VR Series

iPASOLINK 100A / 200A

iPASOLINK VR2

iPASOLINK 400/400A

iPASOLINK 1000

iPASOLINK VR4

5000iP Series (Long Haul)

iPASOLINK VR10

iPASOLINK VR

- Next Generation Converged Radio for LTE & beyond -

▌ Full range of frequency from 6GHz to 42GHz ▌ Ultra high capacity l 2048+QAM modulation, MIMO, 112MHz BW, n x RTA (Radio Traffic Aggregation) for Radio l 10GbE, CWDM, DWDM (Plan) for Optical fibre

▌ Intelligent converged node with flexibility l Migration from TDM legacy to full IP Backhaul l Radio and Optical convergence iPASOLINK VR2

l PoE support for all-outdoor-radio (AOR)

▌ Enhanced usability l E2E management (Consolidated FM/PM/CM) iPASOLINK VR4

l Various user interface (Web browser, CLI)

▌ Carrier-grade IP functionalities l SDN (BRM, OpenFlow) ready, H-QoS, MPLS-TP l Full range of synchronization (SyncE, 1588v2)

▌ Migration path from current product

IAG/IAP ODU

l IDU: Common chassis (VR10) and common INTFC cards (VR4/VR10) l ODU: Compatible with IAG/IAP/IHG models* *restrictions

iPASOLINK VR10

Sample front view of iPASOLINK VR Features

Interface

l l l l

l Max. 5 modem l 10G x 2 l GbE x 8 (SFPx4, RJ45x4) (2port: 10G or GbE) l PoE x 2 l TDM (E1 x 16, STM-1)

Modem

Others

CLK

E1 16ch

LCT NMS

l Compatibility (w/iPASOLINK) l Universal slot (3 slot) l Standard protocols (for management / control)

GbEx4 (RJ45 x4)

PWE ERPS ETH OAM CWDM

GbEx2, 10Gx2 (SFP x4)

l l l l

H-QoS L2 pass-through SyncE, 1588v2 MPLS-TP, SDN

Power

iPASOLINK VR2 features overview ▌Compact and low power consumption model for Access and Preaggregation l 1U single board and all-in-one l FAN less (Natural cooling) l 1 or 2 AMR Modems are equipped on main board l Configurable as 1+0, 1+1, 2+0 and 1+0 XPIC l 16xE1, 4xGbE/RJ45 and 2xGbE/SFP ports l ETH OAM l H-QoS l SyncE, 1588v2 (TC) / Software upgradable Product Overview Main Board

Power Radio CLK LCT NMS GbE port x 6 E1 16ch (RJ45=4, SFP=2)

Number of interface Interface

Max

comments

Radio

2

1 or 2 ch on Main board

GbE port

6

On Main board

E1

16

On Main board

iPASOLINK VR4 features overview ▌ Flexible Converged Node for Accesses and Aggregation with up to 5way Nodal l 1U with main card and 3 universal card slots model. l 0, 1 or 2 AMR Modems are equipped on main board. l Configurable as 1+0, 2 to 5+0, 2x(1+1), 2x(1+0XPIC) and non MODEM l 16xE1, 4xGbE/RJ45 and 4xGbE/SFP ports, 2x10GbE, STM-1 (with optional card) l Various Interface Card type (applicable with iPASOLINK and iPASOLINK

VR)

• 16E1 card, 4xGE card, MSE card (for TDM PWE), STM-1 card

l ETH OAM l MPLS-TP l H-QoS l SyncE, 1588v2 (TC, BC) / Software upgradable Product Overview

Number of interface Interface

Main Board

Universal Card

Universal Card

Universal Card F A N

CLK LCT NMS GbE portx8(/10Gx2) Power Radio E1 16ch (RJ45=4, SFP=4)

Max

Comments

Radio

5

1 or 2ch on Main board + MODEM card x3

10GbE port

2

On Main board

GbE port

20

8port on Main board + 3x4port on GbE-A card

E1

64

16E1 on Main board + 3x16E1 card

STM-1

6

STM1-A (2ch) x3 (RST mode)

PoE

2

GbE-2 (PoE 1ch) x2

iPASOLINK VR10 features overview ▌ Flexible Converged Node for Aggregation and Metro with up to 12 way nodal l 3U with main card and 14 universal card slots model. l Redundant Main card (TDM&Packet: less than 50msec) l Configurable as 12+0, 6x(1+1), 6x(1+0XPIC), 3x(1+1XPIC) and non MODEM l Various Interface Card type (applicable with iPASOLINK and iPASOLINK VR) • 16E1 card, 4xGE card, MSE card (for TDM PWE), STM-1 card,

l 2x10GbE, CWDM and DWDM (Plan) Metro Network interface l ETH OAM l MPLS-TP l H-QoS l SyncE, 1588v2 (TC, BC) / Software upgradable Number of interface

Product Overview

Interface

Main card 0 Main card 1 TERM

Power 0

Power 1

F A N F A N

Upgradable from iPASOLINK1000 with its Chassis

Max

Comments

10GbE port

2

XGbE (1port) x2

GbE port

35

GbE-A (4(3)port) x4 + GbE-2 (2port) x10

E1

224

16E1-A (16ch) x14

STM-1

28

STM1-A (2ch) x14 (RST mode)

Radio

12

MODEM card x12

PoE

6

GbE-2 (PoE 1port) x6

iPASOLINK VR10 Radio Configurations iPASOLINK VR10 Slot No.

1

Redundancy Group

2

3

4

SWGRP1

5

SWGRP2

6

7

SWGRP3

8

9

10

11

SWGRP4

12

13

SWGRP5

14 SWGRP6

(1+1)Hot standby

No1

No2

No1

No2

No1

No2

No1

No2

No1

No2

No1

No2

(1+1)Twin Path

No1

No2

No1

No2

No1

No2

No1

No2

No1

No2

No1

No2

(1+0) XPIC (1+1) XPIC

XPIC GRP1 Master

XPIC GRP2

Slave

Master

XPIC GRP3

Slave

Master

Slave

(1+1) XPIC GRP1 Master1

PRTA 2(1+0)

Master2

PRTA (3 to 4 links)*

Slave2

Master1

Radio GRP2

Master2

Slave1

Radio GRP3

Radio SW Group-1

PRTA N links (N >4)*

Master

Slave2

3

4

Master1

Master2

Slave

Slave1

Radio GRP5

5

Main Board

Main Board No1

No2

SWGRP1

iPASOLINK VR2 3

4

5

No3

No4

No5

SWGRP2

Slot No. 2 x (1+0)

Main Board No.1

Redundancy Group

No2

No1

No2

(1+1)Hot standby

No.1

(1+1)Twin Path

No1

No2

No1

No2

(1+1)Twin Path

No.1

XPIC GRP1 Master

Slave

XPIC GRP2 Master

Slave

(1+1) XPIC

(1+0) XPIC

N0.2 SWGRP1

No1

PRTA 2(1+0)

Master

Slave2

Radio GRP6

SWGP2

(1+1)Hot standby

(1+0) XPIC

Slave

(1+1) XPIC GRP3

Radio GRP 4

iPASOLINK VR4

N x (1+0)

Master

Radio Switch Group-2

SWGP1

1 2

Redundancy Group

Slave

XPIC GRP6

Radio SW Group-1

MIMO*

Slot No.

XPIC GRP5

(1+1) XPIC GRP2

Slave1

Radio GRP1

XPIC GRP4

N0.2 N0.2 XPIC GRP1

Master

Slave

(1+1) XPIC Radio GRP1

Radio GRP2

PRTA 2(1+0)

iPASOLINK VR10 features overview

Radio GRP1

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

MC-MV

10

MC-MV

11 Term

12

13 PS

14 PS

iPASOLINK VR10 Slots Mounting & interfaces iPASOLINK VR 10 Slot No.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Modem EA / A Modem AV*(112MHz/4096 QAM) GbE-A (2RJ45+2SFP)

3 Ports

GbE-AV (4SFP)

3 ports

GbE-2AV (2RJ45+2SFP) 2GbE XGbE-MV STM1-A 16 E1-A MSE-A** CWDM-A/B

1

2

3

4

5

5

6

7

8

MC-M MC-M

iPASOLINK VR4 Slot No.

Main Board

3

4

Modem

In-built modems

EA / A

EA / A

EA / A

9

Modem AV*

In-built modems

AV*

AV*

AV*

10

GbE-A

11

GbE-AV

Term

GbE-2AV XGbE-MV STM1-A 16 E1-A

16E1 Main Board

MSE-A***

* Future Release ** 2X MSE card can be used with SW Key for more than 64E1 PWE. And *** 1x MSE card only iPASOLINK VR10 features overview

12

13 PS

14 PS

iPASOLINK Sync Supports SyncE

1588v2

Time Recovery from E1 (TDM)

Time Recovery from STM-1 (CH) (TDM)**

External Clock***

ACR (PWE)

iPASOLINK VR2

V

V*2

V

-

V

-

iPASOLINK VR4

V

V*1

V

V

V

V

iPASOLINK VR10

V

V*1

V

V

V

V

iPASOLINK 1000>VR10

V

V*1

V

V

V

V

iPASOLINK 100A/200A

V

V*2

V

-

V

-

iPASOLINK 400A

V

*

V

V

V

V

iPASOLINK 400

V

V*3

V

V

V

V

iPASOLINK 1000

V

*

V

V

V

V

iPASOLINK SX

V

*

-

-

-

-

iPASOLINK EX

V

V*2

-

-

-

-

iPASOLINK iX

V

V*2

-

-

-

-

*

All iPASOLINK can transparently forward PTP packets

*1 *2 *3

Support TC and BC Support TC Support BC and OC with PTP-A Card

**

STM-1 Channelized

***

External clock: 2Mbs or 2 MHz , 75 or 120 ohms

iPASOLINK VR10 features overview

IEEE 1588 v2 Applications 1 1588v2 Slave

2G/3G

eNB

(Grand Master)

TDM

ETH

TDM

S

1588v2

▐ ▐ ▐

1588v2

1588v2

(transparent)

(transparent)

M

ETH

MME

M

ETH

S CLK-IN: 1588v2

CLK-IN: -

CLK-IN: -

CLK-IN: -

CLK-IN: 1588v2(OC)

CLK-OUT: -

CLK-OUT: -

CLK-OUT: -

CLK-OUT: -

CLK-OUT: 1588v2(BC)

Frequency, phase and time are required at TDD LTE GPS and 1588v2 as synch technology are used However, it is not necessary to support 1588v2 function into all nodes l The intermediate nodes pass through the 1588v2 PTP packet

2G/3G

1588v2 (transparent)

TDM

1588v2

M Master Slave

S

eNB

PRC

Ordinary Clock

1588v2 packet transparent

Slave

▐

Boundary Clock

BSC/ RNC

1588v2

1588v2

S

PRC

Ordinary Clock

1588v2 packet transparent

ETH

Synch-E

(Grand Master)

1588v2 (transparent) Synch-E

TDM

M

1588v2 ETH

M

BSC/ RNC

Boundary Clock

MME

Synch-E

S CLK-IN: 1588v2

CLK-IN: -

CLK-IN: -

CLK-IN: -

CLK-IN: 1588v2(OC)

CLK-OUT: -

CLK-OUT: -

CLK-OUT: -

CLK-OUT: -

CLK-OUT: 1588v2(BC)

1588v2 with Sync E assisted mode

iPASOLINK VR10 features overview

IEEE 1588 v2 Applications 2 1588v2 packet transparent

1588v2 Slave

2G/3G

Transparent Clock

Transparent Clock

1588v2 eNB

▐

(Grand Master)

Transparent Clock

TDM

ETH

TDM

S

PRC

Ordinary Clock

1588v2

1588v2

(transparent)

(transparent)

M

MME

M

ETH

Boundary Clock

BSC/ RNC

1588v2

ETH

S CLK-IN: 1588v2

CLK-IN: -

CLK-IN: -

CLK-IN: -

CLK-IN: 1588v2(OC)

CLK-OUT: -

CLK-OUT: -

CLK-OUT: -

CLK-OUT: -

CLK-OUT: 1588v2(BC)

Intermediate nodes support 1588v2 Transparent Clock function 1588v2 packet transparent 1588v2 Slave

2G/3G

S

Boundary Clock

▐ ▐

M

Boundary Clock

1588v2 S

(transparent)

M

(Grand Master)

TDM

ETH

TDM

1588v2 eNB

PRC

Ordinary Clock Boundary Clock

S

1588v2

M

S

M

1588v2

(transparent) ETH

M

BSC/ RNC

Boundary Clock

MME

ETH

S CLK-IN: 1588v2

CLK-IN: -

CLK-IN: -

CLK-IN: -

CLK-IN: 1588v2(OC)

CLK-OUT: -

CLK-OUT: -

CLK-OUT: -

CLK-OUT: -

CLK-OUT: 1588v2(BC)

Frequency, phase and time are required at TDD LTE support 1588v2 Boundary Clock function in nodes

iPASOLINK VR Clock Functions Equipment VR2 VR4

VR10

Default*1 Option Default*1 Option Option Default*1 Option

Optional Clock Type Supported Functions CLK-CV type-002 CLK-CV type-001 CLK-MV EXT CLK in/out & OW Sync-E 1588-TC 1588 BC*2 O

O

O O O

iPASOLINK VR2

O O O O

O O O O O O O

O O O O O O O

O O

iPASOLINK VR10

Default

iPASOLINK VR4 Note *1: Sync E function is supported as a default because a clock equivalent to current iPASOLINK (CLK2M-C) is mounted Default

Note *2: Require PTP software key Note *3: In addition to above ACR is supported in VR4 / VR10

Conclusion For mobile backhaul network, Next Generation iPASOLINK platform realize future network evolution with l High Capacity Transport l Intelligent Automatic Operation l Service Enablement

Contributions; l Converged Network with High capacity MW & Optical transport l Operations automation leveraging NEC’s market leading solutions: • SDN, NFV • Operation & Orchestration

[NEC Confidential]

iPASOLINK VR Series (Appendix-1) June, 2016 NEC

Contents High capacity wireless transport Ultra high modulation (4096QAM) Wider channel BW(112MHz) LOS MIMO Radio Link bundling (N x RTA) Bandwidth Maximizer 10G Wireless Transport

High capacity Optical transport High-speed (10G) interface support

Service Enablement Hierarchical QoS Switch Bypass

Usability Enhancement iPASOLINK VR specifications

Contents High capacity wireless transport Ultra high modulation (4096QAM) Wider channel BW(112MHz) LOS MIMO Radio Link bundling (N x RTA) Bandwidth Maximizer 10G Wireless Transport

High capacity Optical transport High-speed (10G) interface support

Service Enablement Hierarchical QoS Switch Bypass

Usability Enhancement iPASOLINK VR specifications

Ultra multi-level modulation (4096QAM) implementation ▐ NEC is the pioneer in ultra high modulation

l Has achieved 1Gbps transmission with 2048QAM in commercial use l Developing 4096QAM to give more flexibility to support large capacity ▐ More than 1Gbps full transmission radio w/o compression more ▐ Reduce Bit Cost: 83 % OFF (QPSK => 4096QAM)

1Gbps

4096QAM

2048QAM 1024QAM 25% up

512QAM 11% up

256QAM

1Gbps

Commercial use

Wider channel BW 112MHz ▐ Double the conventional 56MHz BW capacity ▐ Realize 1Gbps full rate transmission with single channel without special techniques such as XPIC and compression techniques

56MHz

500Mbps

(56MHz/2048QAM)

112MHz

x2

1000M bps

(112MHz/2048QAM)

4 x 4 LOS-MIMO ▐ Achieve x4 capacity on a single spectrum ▐ Realize quadruple capacity with 2 x antennas at each site by combining XPIC ▐ Enhance both spectrum efficiency and transmission capacity

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𝒔𝒊 𝒈𝟐 𝒔𝒊 𝒈𝟑

𝒔𝒊 𝒈𝟒

* Theoretical value

𝑽

𝑯

𝑽

𝑯

𝑽 𝑯

𝑽

𝑯

𝑠 𝑖 𝑔1 sig2

4x4 MIMO

sig3 sig4

Quadruple capacity on a single spectrum

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𝑯

𝑽

𝑯

𝒔𝒊 𝒈𝟏 𝒔𝒊 𝒈𝟐 𝒔𝒊 𝒈𝟑 𝒔𝒊 𝒈𝟒

Radio Traffic Aggregation channel number extension ▐ Achieve more capacity input and resiliency transport radio by bundling up to 8 radio links ▐ Full load-balancing and Full utilization among bundled radio links ▐ Support radio traffic aggregation among the different modulation links to maximizing availability N x Radio Capacity

• • • • Radio Traffic Aggregation (RTA)

8 radio links bundling Full load-balancing Full utilization adaptive modulation support

Full 1Gbps optical fiber compatible radio ▐ Achieve 1Gbps full utilization transfer rate on radio link by the currently prevalent spectrums and double polarization without any compression technique 4 x RTA w/ XPIC

4 x RTA w/XPIC

V

V

H

1Gbps

1Gbps

H

Load-balancing

28MHz

28MHz

Load-balancing

1Gbps

Bandwidth maximizer for more L1 throughput ▐ Maximizing radio capacity utilization by using industryproven multi layer compression technique ▐ Achieve ultra low latency compression

Bandwidth Maximizer

FCS

Payload

Compressed idx Payload

Header IFG

Enable transmit more packets at same capacity

Capacity [Mbps] @ 56MHz

Bandwidth Maximizer

FCS

Payload

Header IFG

l Multi-layer header compression l Highest capacity gain; 30% to 30% @Typical traffic and > 200% @ Shorter packet traffic 200%+ of voice & text intensive packets L3 Compression l Properties are completely preserved L2 Compression IFG/PRE Suppression l In addition, Lempel-Ziv based data compression will be available, if it fits on network SLA.

10G Wireless Transport (sample calculation) • 56MHz/4096QAM x 8ch (4ch x XPIC) x Header Compression (IPv4) = 0.530 x 8 x 2.37 = 10 Gbps 56MHz/4096QAM (530Mbps/ch) V

V

H

V

H

V

XPIC

H

H

56MHz 56MHz56MHz56MHz

8ch w/XPIC

8ch w/XPIC

10Gbps IPv4 comp.

10G

IPv4 comp.

10G

Contents High capacity wireless transport Ultra high modulation (4096QAM) Wider channel BW(112MHz) LOS MIMO Radio Link bundling (N x RTA) Bandwidth Maximizer 10G Wireless Transport

High capacity Optical transport High-speed (10G) interface support

Service Enablement Hierarchical QoS Switch Bypass

Usability Enhancement iPASOLINK VR specifications

10G Optical Transport use cases l Feasible to use in more than 1Gbps metro network and to provide seamless connectivity with 10 optical transport network by supporting 10G interface

10G

10G

>1Gbps Metro Network 10G

Core 10G

l Provide more efficiency and resiliency transport for high capacity aggregation traffic by 10G link aggregation >1Gbps

>1Gbps

Metro >1Gbps

>1Gbps

10G

Contents High capacity wireless transport Ultra high modulation (4096QAM) Wider channel BW(112MHz) LOS MIMO Radio Link bundling (N x RTA) Bandwidth Maximizer 10G Wireless Transport

High capacity Optical transport High-speed (10G) interface support

Service Enablement Hierarchical QoS Switch Bypass

Usability Enhancement iPASOLINK VR specifications

Service Enablement ▐ Enriched features targeting for E2E service enablement with enhanced networking l QoS management per VLAN with Hierarchical QoS l Multi service support l High speed transport with Intelligent management/control ▐ Multi-service support with heterogeneous transport (Fronthaul through Backhaul until Metro) l Combination with all-outdoor radio solution l Switch bypass function for ultra low latency for Fronthaul (C-RAN) VPN

H-QoS High speed INF Low latency etc.

(C-RAN) RRH RRH

BBU

HetNet

Core

Data Center Internet

Access (Small Cell)

VPN

Aggregation

Metro

Hierarchical QoS ▐ Hierarchical QoS helps to ensure QoS control for each services in the network providing multi-service ▐ Supporting hierarchical Ingress policing and Egress shaping / scheduling l Per Port l Per Port + QoS Class l Per Port + QoS Class + VLAN

QoS (without H-QoS) MBH Operator A

H M L

MBH Operator B (MVNO)

H M L

VPN

H M L

Physical Port

Hierarchical QoS (H-QoS) MBH Operator A

H M L

MBH Operator B (MVNO)

H M L

Voice Data (high) Data (low)

Class queues per port

When using same priority between each operators, class queue will be shared with each operators. è impossible to manage QoS control per each operators

VPN

H M L

VLAN10

Data (high)

Physical Port

VLAN20

VLAN30

Class queues per VLAN

Class queue will be separated between each operators since it has class queues per VLAN even if using same priority between each operators.

Aggregation Option (L1/L2) and Performance (Latency) X>Y>Z

Z

MODEM

Switch Bypass

IDU

Y MODEM

MODEM MODEM

MODEM MODEM

V

>

PHY

IDU

XPIC

MODEM

MODEM

Includes - Latency - Delay Variation

Y

Latency = Y + Z

CWDM

X

Y

lambda aggregation (CWDM)

PHY

Y

Latency = 2 x Y MODEM

>

Latency = (2 x Y) + X Y

V/H aggregation (XPIC)

H

L2 aggregation

CWDM Single fiber

Switch Bypass

IDU

XPIC CWDM

L2 aggregation (statistical aggregation)

l P2P and P2MP connection l High efficiency transport (radio/ optical) with QoS control

V/H aggregation (XPIC)

l P2P connection l High capacity transport (radio) with ultra low latency

Lambda aggregation (xWDM)

l P2P connection l High capacity transport (optical) with ultra low latency

Contents High capacity wireless transport Ultra high modulation (4096QAM) Wider channel BW(112MHz) LOS MIMO Radio Link bundling (N x RTA) Bandwidth Maximizer 10G Wireless Transport

High capacity Optical transport High-speed (10G) interface support

Service Enablement Hierarchical QoS Switch Bypass

Usability Enhancement iPASOLINK VR specifications

Network performance analysis ▐ Enable efficient network upgrade with Software Key Allocator (SKA) system for software key management

l Current key extraction and store extracted key information l Software key upgrade and relocation according to the demand and environment, etc. ▐ Provide the following for network performance analysis

l ETH usage report l Upgrade recommendation l Trouble analysis NMS synch SKA • Software key management • ETH usage report • Upgrade recommendation • Trouble analysis

Usage report

SKSS (software key creation) synch

• License key extraction • Data collection for analysis (Inventory, Alarm log, PMON, RMON, etc.)

Network performance analysis image (1) Data collection

(2) Network performance analysis

Path management with Backhaul Resource Manager ▐ Path Configuration l Calculates according to the path parameter and creates optimum path, then sets configuration of each NE by setting two end points.

▐ Re-routing and network load-balancing l Detects the modulation change and then finds out optimum alternative path, and reroutes before data rate degradation of affected VLAN. BRM Controller

BRM Controller

BRM Controller Re-routing

Automatically path creation

Path Configuration

Link degradation

Re-routing & load-balancing

Next Generation NMS ▐ Simplify complicated network configurations with advanced tools ▐ Optimize network path according to traffic demand with optimization tool è Reduced OPEX by simple & easy operation Intuitive unified network map NMS

Comprehensi ve Reporting Function Real-time monitoring

End-to-end Provisioning Fault Management

Configuration Management

Path Management

Performance Management

Contents High capacity wireless transport Ultra high modulation (4096QAM) Wider channel BW(112MHz) LOS MIMO Radio Link bundling (N x RTA) Bandwidth Maximizer 10G Wireless Transport

High capacity Optical transport High-speed (10G) interface support

Service Enablement Hierarchical QoS Switch Bypass

Usability Enhancement iPASOLINK VR specifications

Image for Backhaul and Fronthaul Convergence For Fronthaul 80GHz (CPRI) RRH

RRH

CPRI

IDU CPRI CPRI

80GHz

10G

60GHz

60GHz/80GHz

• CPRI • 1G • 10G Single fiber

80GHz (CPRI)

1G

RRH

CWDM No Switch / Ultra low latency

For Small Cell

CPRI

Physical connection CWDM

1G 10G 1G

1G

1G

60GHz/80GHz 60GHz 80GHz

CPRI

• 2 x CPRI • 1G • 10G

Supported Features iPASOLINK VR 2 Radio

Transport Network Architecture

QoS

OAM Packet Protection Synchronization

2048QAM

ü

4096QAM

iPASOLINK VR 4

iPASOLINK VR 10

ü

ü

ü

ü

TDM

ü

ü

ü

ETH / Layer-2 Switch

ü

ü

ü

TDM PWE

ü

ü

MPLS-TP

ü

ü

H-QoS

ü

ü

ü

Prioritization

ü

ü

ü

Bandwidth Management (Policy)

ü

ü

ü

Connectivity, Fault Management Performance Monitoring

ü ü

ü ü

ü ü

Link Aggregation

ü

ü

ü

Ring

ü

ü

ü

SyncE

ü

ü

ü

1588v2

üTC

üTC,BC

üTC,BC

Specifications are subjected to be changed without notice

Physical Interface Interface No. of universal card slots Radio port E1 port STM-1 port (RST) STM-1 port (channelized) GbE port (RJ45) (w/ PoE) GbE port (RJ45) (w/o PoE)

iPASOLINK VR2

iPASOLINK VR4

iPASOLINK VR10

-

3

14

2

5

12

64 (16p+3x16p) 6 (3x2p) 3 (3x1p) 2 (2x1p) 10 (4p+3x2p)

224 (14x16p) 28 (14x2p) 14 (14x1p) 6 (6x1p) 28* (14x2p)

2

10 (4p+3x2p)

27* (14x2p)

-

2*

2 (2x1p)

-

3

14

16 4

GbE port (SFP)

10GbE port (SFP+) CWDM card

• Maximum port number • MSE card is needed for PWE function • Specifications are subjected to be changed without notice

Note

Supported at Rel.2 *Rel.1: 4x2p / Rel.2: 14x2p *Rel.1: 3x2p+1x1p / Rel.2: 13x2p+1x1p (Port 4 is not available on Slot12) *Port7/8: SFP or SFP+

Specifications Radio Nodal capability(max) Main Board

iPASOLINK VR2

iPASOLINK VR4

iPASOLINK VR10

2 way

5 Way

12 Way

16xE1 + 2xFE (or 4xGbE) + 2xGbE(SFP Slots)

16xE1 + 4xFE (or 4xGbE) + 4xGbE(SFP Slots) or 2x10GbE+2xGbE(SFP)

16xE1 card chSTM-1 with APS option card 4xGbE card (RJ-45x2 + SFPx2) MSE card (64xE1 TDM PWE) CWDM Filter card

Interfaces Optional

-

-

10GbE card

Ethernet Functionality

Synchronization

up to 64MB Packet Buffer Port based & Tag based VLAN CoS/ ToS/ Diffserv/ MPLS EXP based Priority Control Strict priority, D-WRR with Bandwidth Management Policing with CIR/EIR

Synchronous Ethernet IEEE1588v2 TC

Synchronous Ethernet IEEE 1588v2 TC, BC

TDM Cross-Connect TDM SW Capacity Radio Protection Packet Resiliency TDM Ethernet OAM

E1 Cross-Connect with ADM for Radio and chSTM-1 168x168 E1 ch 388x388 E1 ch 975x975 E1 ch HS,HS/SD,FD RSTP, ITU-T G.8032v2 E1 SNCP with Radio Ring IEEE 802.1ag Service OAM and ITU-T Y.1731 PM

Other Functions

XPIC, Traffic Aggregation

Specifications are subjected to be changed without notice

Universal Card Compatibility • • • • • •

MODEM-EA 4xGbE card 16xE1 card STM-1 card MSE card (for PWE) CWDMFA/B card

• • • •

New MODEM card 10G card New 4xGbE(SFP) card New 2xGbE card (w/ PoE) NEW Universal Card

Universal Card

400/400A 1000

VR4 VR10

Appendix Existing iPASOLINK

Next Generation iPASOLINK

ODU Compatibility ▌ MODEM / ODU Compatibility MODEM type

ODU type

Remark

MODEM-A*1

IHG*2, IAG, IAP

Not support NHG/NHG2 on iPASOLINK VR

MDOEM-EA

IHG*2, IAG, IAP

New MODEM

IHG*2, IAG, IAP

Up to 2048QAM*3

MIMO MODEM

IHG*2, IAG, IAP

Up to 2048QAM*3

iPASOLINK series

IHG

IHG

IAG

IAG

iPASOLINK series

MODEM-EA Equivalent to 2048QAM MODEM-A Equivalent to 512QAM

MODEM-EA Equivalent to 2048QAM MODEM-A Equivalent to 512QAM

*1 ;Support Plan *2 : Manufacturing date after Sep. 2012 *3:Hardware specifications to support 4096QAM and 112M CS will be finalaized after evaluations

IAP

IAP

MODEM Air Compatibility ▌ MODEM air Compatibility MODEM type

MODEM-A

MODEM-EA

New MODEM

MIMO MODEM

MODEM-A

OK

-

-

-

MDOEM-EA

-

OK

OK

-

New MODEM

-

OK

OK

-

MIMO MODEM

-

-

-

OK

Air Compatibility with iPASOLINK Family Air Compatibility with iPASOLINK Family is summarized below.

A

MODEM-EA type ( Equivalent to 2048QAM) Site-B Site-A

iPASOLINK VR4 / VR10

iPASOLINK 100A /200A

MODEM-EA

VR2 VR4/VR10

iPASOLINK VR2

MODEM-EA

100A/200A

iPASOLINK 400A

iPASOLINK 400/1000

MODEM-EA

MODEM-EA

B iPASOLINK iX

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

400A

MODEM-EA

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

400/1000

MODEM-EA

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

iX

MODEM-A type ( Equivalent to 512QAM) Site-B Site-A

iPASOLINK-A VR10

iPASOLINK 400A

iPASOLINK 400/1000

MODEM-A

MODEM-A

MODEM-A

iPASOLINK 100E/100/20 0

VR10

MODEM-A

OK

OK

OK

OK

400A

MODEM-A

OK

OK

OK

OK

400/1000

MODEM-A

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

100E/100/200

Note: Air compatibility does NOT support between MODEM-A type and MODEM-EA type