Pdf the rapid increase of mobile data subscribers and deployment of. Their comprehensive portfolio and solid reputation in the market, position them well to support the fastestgrowing communications services and applications based services, wholesale ethernet access and mobile backhaul applications. There are many fiber access options including gpon, carrier ethernet. Optimized for mobile backhaul applications, our fsp 150ccge206 enables you to deliver intelligent carrier ethernet services, as well as highly accurate synchronization over fiberbased access networks. Microwave backhaul enables mobile network evolution ansi base stations that can connect devices at up to 50 mbits or more will be operational within the next few years. Focusing on backhaul from a radio network viewpoint, mobile backhaul combines perspectives on mobile networks and transport network technologies, focusing on mobile backhaul specific functionalities, which are essential in building modern cost efficient packet networks for mobile systems, ip, mpls and carrier ethernet. This proposed upgrade extends the carrier ethernet footprint to the heavily loaded, wirelessly backhauled aggregation sites. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. The course ipbackhaul for mobile networks describes the architecture, network topology, components, performance and solutions necessary to provide a modern, resilient and secure. The goal of this document is to provide telecommunication networking. While t1 backhaul brought only channelization, ethernet backhaul brings challenges such as the management of vlans for traffic separation, classes of service for traffic prioritization, pseudowires, ethernet virtual lines, ethernet virtual lans for broadcast. Ethernet mobile backhauling in men concepts and services. Carrier ethernet is also a service delivery technology used to deliver.
An entire organization connects to a carrier ethernet port at a given subscriber location. Ieee 1588 precision time protocol or ptp is rapidly gaining traction. Optimising the backhaul for mobile carriers, the largest network expense is backhaul. Carrier ethernet for lte mobile backhaul guidebook this guide is a handy reference to mobile technology generations and adoption rates, as well as key topics in mobile backhaul technologies, including sla measurement, service management, mefbased mobile backhaul architecture, and packet networking synchronization options. Microwave technologies for carrier ethernet services vertel. The mobile bearer requires a carrier class metro ethernet, which can. Carrier ethernet network ran bs uni uni ran nc prc owned by the service provider synce network limits mef 22. Microwave backhaul enables mobile network evolution ansi. For mobile carriers, the largest network expense is backhaul. Three fundamental aspects differentiate carrier ethernet networks from ethernet lans. For delivering ethernet services, aggregating ip services from your accessaggregation networks or backhauling 3g or 4g ip wireless data services from ethernet. Small cells and the evolution of backhaul assurance.
Today, mobile operators are modifying their backhaul to support these complex heterogeneous networks with latencysensitive applications, which require realtime, qoebased optimization if operators are to make more. Corporate data sheetquick reference sheet mobile backhaul the exploding number of wireless customers using data. Today, the backhaul landscape is actively changing to keep up with user demand for data. The figure below shows a simple reference model where the mobile backhaul is a single carrier ethernet network cen that connects the mobile network nodes, referred herein as ran customer edge. Our solutions for wholesale providers include 10gb, 100gb and spectrum dwdm wavelength services. Edd ethernet demarcation point rc551, rc552ge, rc602ge, rc602gef switches l2 iscom28xx, 29xx y l3 iscom30xx agregador iscom2924gf intelligent transportation network device itn201 incluye synce1588v2 y ces circuit emulation services pseudowire aplicable en mobile backhaul. Use allsilicon backhaul to ease the capacity crunch in. The compact, 1 u, environmentally hardened acx1100 universal metro router is an ethernet only access router with a fixed configuration of eight copper gbe 10100 mbps interfaces, and four gbe copperfiber combination ports.
Oam interworking between fixed and mobile side can be a big challenge. Legacy network tdm backhaul tdm ran bs ran nc ran bs uni ran nc packet offload using carrier ethernet carrier ethernet network ran bs uni ran nc full migration to ip ethernet back voice data voice data voice data legacy network carrier ethernet network legacy phase 1. An adtran white paper 4glte mobile backhaul reference. The applications of wireless ethernet is no t limited by any boundaries and enables 100% reachability and 100% mobility. Carrier ethernet services provide the connectivity in the mobile backhaul network, possibly in a converged network, together with traditional. White paper realtime backhaul assurance to enhance qoe. Improving mobile backhaul network reliability with carrier. Metro ethernet, however, should gradually adapt to mobile backhaul, as the mobile bearer is greatly different from the fixed broadband bearer. Positron develop a portfolio of telecommunication for mobile backhaul, metro ethernet networks, access and edge aggregation, wireless and tripleplay backhaul. This mobile backhaul reference architecture uniquely provides mobile backhaul operators with a solution that offers nextgeneration carrier ethernet services and allows for the migration of incumbent sonetsdh service and transport architectures. Our mobile backhaul transport service provides wireless service providers wsp with highly reliable, low latency bandwidth between their cell sites and mobile telephone switching offices mtso located in the midwest. Key metrics such as throughput, latency, and jitter are obviously important. Access network systems for future mobile backhaul networks.
For the backhaul network the extra capacity needed and the mix of services will require changes in the technology used ipethernet will become the transport technology of. Cran epc rrh enodeb bbu pool psn carrier ethernet, etc. This carrier ethernet interoperability test event is hosted by the ethernet alliance. The mobile bearer requires a carrierclass metro ethernet, which can. Positron access solutions allows carriers to use their existing copper infrastructure to virtually instantly provide high speed internet connectivity to the residential population including underserved, unserved and rural areas and to businesses, schools and institutions at less than one fifth the cost of fiber deployment. The mef, carrier ethernet and mobile backhaul ethernet adoption has been accepted by the vast majority. Key metrics such as throughput, latency, and jitter are. Traditional t1e1 or gpsbased synchronization can now be replaced with g. Today the primary application for microwave technology is the backhaul of cellular traffic from mobile base stations. We are, hands down, the goto carrier partner network in the pacific northwest. Mefdefined carrier ethernet service definitions and service attributes are introduced and examined with emphasis on their application and use cases for mobile backhaul.
Carrier ethernet for lte mobile backhaul guidebook ciena. Ftp application model with tcp transport and file size 100 mega bytes for data service. Any reproduction of this document, or any portion thereof, shall contain the following statement. Merging metro ethernet, mobile backhaul, and optical pays dividends.
Wp indispensable considerations for ethernet mobile backhaul. Carrierclass wireless ethernet bridges for voice and data. Mobile operators and backhaul transport providers are adopting ipethernet backhaul as the technology choice to upgrade their existing transport networks. Colocated mobile and fixed broadband sites multicos carrier ethernet ip backhaul with service management and oambased diagnostics 1588 ptp gm, bc, tc with integrated gnss receiver, synce for timing synchronization l2, l3based fronthaulbackhaul performance monitoring for multiple network slices. Mobile backhaul networks operators have already realized the benefits of a heterogeneous carrier ethernet network delivering both data and tdm. Ethernet also supports easy convergence of mobile backhaul with other ip network applications on inhouse or thirdparty networks.
Simplified planning, optimization and deployment of mobile backhaul networks 10. Ericsson estimates there will be a 10x increase in mobile traffic between 20 and 2018, fueling demand for bigger and bigger pipes closer to end users. Lte will soon become the mobile industry technology standard for mobile devices and mobile broadband connectivity, adopted by most service providers worldwide over the next 5 to 10 years. Mobile networks that were originally built for voice communications are now. Get up to speed with this infographic that covers everything from adoption rates to terms and definitions.
Multiple classes of service in ethernet mobile backhaul network. Today, in the vast majority of cases, these evcs are running a single class of service. Ethernet backhaul deployment is in full swing mobile operators throughout the world are turning up ethernet backhaul to now live commercial service in large volume. With operations in 21 states, we can assure you competitive prices and dedicated resources on a national basis. Carrier ethernet and ip vpns performance monitoring for business vpns tdm migration multiservice operational wan ruggedized substation lan industrial iot and smart meter backhaul distance and differential protection communications fixed and mobile wireless broadband for offshore communications. In recent years, carrier ethernet becomes a more popular scheme for the mobile backhaul, because it is packet based transport network and allow flexible ethernet circuit provisioning with. Ethernet readily lends itself to servicing many 100,000s of individual services over local, metro, national and international connections. Mobile backhaul, overbooking, carrier ethernet, uni handoff, cir, sla. Now, more than ever, operators are looking for ways to reduce transport costs in the backhaul network by more efficiently utilising bandwidth and optimising their network for support of multiple technologies. In order to increase network utilization and decrease operating expenses, carrier ethernet transport infrastructure mpls and carrier grade ethernet will be deployed and maintained at a lower total cost of ownership than. Carrier ethernet addresses the limitations of legacy technology by. Mobile backhaul is transforming into metro ethernet based ip ran. Visit the ethernet alliance ieee 1588 and ieee p802. The metro ethernet forum specifications for these parameters are a bit.
For delivering ethernet services, aggregating ip services from your access aggregation networks or backhauling 3g or 4g ip wireless data services from ethernet. Mobile backhaul ue ap epc digital rof signal act as proxy in place of aps against epc bbu dark fiber access network for small cell base stations requirements for future mobile fronthaul will be different for different types of base station. Increasingly, carrier ethernet is the target solution for mobile backhaul with the mobile operator leasing ethernet virtual connections from the access provider. Ciena unveils new carrier ethernet solutions to drive 4g. Register to receive a free mobile backhaul poster and mef certification guide. Synchronous ethernet based mobile backhaul integrated. Carrier network solutions mobile backhaul transport. Technology choices for packetbased networks and backhaul transport technologies are covered in depth before examining the role of carrier ethernet in the mobile backhaul. The benefits of multiple classes of service for ethernet mobile. Mobile operators and backhaul transport providers are adopting ip ethernet backhaul as the technology choice to upgrade their existing transport networks.
Mef service for mobile backhaul from a carrier ethernet network cen. Reproduced with permission of the metro ethernet forum. Qinq tunneling 2, in which the ethernet carrier configures and delivers p2p mobile backhaul traffic between two pe s based on outer vlan service tag stag in ca rrier ethernet frames. Wireless operators can answer the bandwidth demands of growing mobile traffic with our robust cell tower backhaul solutions. Followon mef best practice documents and technical. Infonetics research, mobile backhaul equipment and services market size. Questions about carrier ethernet lte mobile backhaul. Cienas wavelogic 5 extreme motr wl5e motr is a singlecarrier, coherent transceiver and service. Mobile backhaul refers to the transport network that connects the core. After many years of trials, leading the operators are mastering ethernet backhaul. Any reproduction of this document, or any portion thereof, shall contain the following. We are, hands down, the goto carrierpartner network in the pacific northwest. Ethernet access to managed ip vpns ethernet dedicated internet access ethernet access to cloud services ethernet backhaul of ip video from dslam, gepon or cmts aggregator figure 7.
Mobile broadband backhaul network migration from tdm to. Pdf ethernet mobile backhauling in men concepts and services. Lte 3gpp r8 and r9 standards is able to use a range of carrier bandwidths 1. Additionally, our network features carrier ethernet layer 2 services and low latency express routes. Carrier ethernet augments the original set of ethernet lan technologies with support for the new capabilities required to deliver services. Microwave technology is increasingly used to provide carrier ethernet. Carrier ethernet data plane capacity tests, verify qos handling algorithms, and characterize maintenance and fault handling recovery of the carrier network. Classes of service for ethernet mobile backhaul january 2012. The compact, 1 u, environmentally hardened acx1100 universal metro router is an ethernetonly access router with a fixed configuration of eight copper gbe 10100 mbps interfaces, and four gbe copperfiber combination ports. Mobile sp fixed sp the backhaul service is provided by wireline department or leased from wireline carrier. A key dependency in the evolution to ethernet backhaul in telecom networks is the ability to deliver carrier grade synchronization over ethernet to remote wireless base stations and access platforms. Wireless ethernet provides a natural extension for carrier ethernet services, a singular homogeneous network for 2g and 3g transport and enable. Gx carrierclass ip thernet bridge for voice and data backhaul for service providers and enterprise applications quickbridge complete hopinabox ethernet bridge for campus and small business networks proxim wireless is a global provider in scalable broadband wireless networking.