AGS20 Series

Universal Aggregation Platform

Dual Native TDM/IP Microwave Radio

 GENERAL INDEX
ABBREVIATIONS........................................................................................................................................................... 4

MICROWAVE NETWORK EVOLUTION.......................................................................................................................... 5

Universal Product line architecture and Single SM-OS ............................................................................................... 6

GENERAL INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 7

Aggregation for All Outdoor Radio .......................................................................................................................... 8
Gateway handling Small Cell Radio Cluster ............................................................................................................. 8
New Generation In-door Unit for split mount radio ............................................................................................... 9

AGS20 SERIES............................................................................................................................................................. 10
Main Platform Features......................................................................................................................................... 10
AGS20 Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 11
AGS20 Architecture ............................................................................................................................................... 11
AGS20 M Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 14
AGS20 M Architecture ........................................................................................................................................... 14
AGS20 L & AGS20 X Overview ............................................................................................................................... 15
AGS20 L Architecture............................................................................................................................................. 16
AGS20 X Architecture ............................................................................................................................................ 19
SYSTEM CAPACITY ................................................................................................................................................. 20
Traffic classification ............................................................................................................................................... 21
Link Quality measurement .................................................................................................................................... 21
TDM capabilities .................................................................................................................................................... 22

ETHERNET CHARACTERISTICS .................................................................................................................................... 22

SYNCRONIZATION...................................................................................................................................................... 26

SECURITY FEATURES SET ........................................................................................................................................... 26

OUTSTANDING FEATURES ......................................................................................................................................... 27

Multiband & Hybrid LAG ....................................................................................................................................... 27
10G interface ......................................................................................................................................................... 28
Microwave Layer 3 solution .................................................................................................................................. 28

ODU SYSTEM OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................................... 29

ASN ODU Characteristics ....................................................................................................................................... 29

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ............................................................................................................................................ 31

TMN Connection.................................................................................................................................................... 31
Management Functionalities................................................................................................................................. 31

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 Unit Management ................................................................................................................................................. 31
Management Software.......................................................................................................................................... 32

Frequently requested standards compliances .......................................................................................................... 33

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ABBREVIATIONS

 ACM Adaptive Code Modulation

 ATPC Automatic Transmission Power Control
 BW Bandwidth
 CAPEX Capital Expenditure
 DCN Data Communication Network
 DSCP Different Service Code Point
 ETH` Ethernet
 FEC Forward Error Corrector
 IPV4 – IPV6 Internet Protocol Version 4 and Version 6
 LCT Local Craft Terminal
 MAC Media Access Control
 MDI Medium Dependent Interface
 MDIX Medium Dependent Interface Crossover
 MSE Mean Square Error
 NE Network Element
 NMS Network Management System
 NMS5UX/LX SIAE MICROELETTRONICA Network Management System
 ODU Outdoor Unit
 PDH Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy
 QAM Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
 QoS Quality of Service
 SDH Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
 SNMP Simple Network Protocol Management
 SW Software
 TMN Telecommunication Management Network
 ToS Type of Service
 VLAN Virtual Local Area Network
 XPIC Cross Polar Interference Canceller

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MICROWAVE NETWORK EVOLUTION
Mobile networks are evolving at light speed driven by the impressive growth in users’ data usage. Depending on
market, for the next 5 years, 40% to 60% year-over-year increase in data demand is commonly recognized as a
valid assumption when thinking about backhaul evolution.

Although fiber capillarity is expanding and it is, obviously, the first choice for backhaul, it is estimated that
(excluding China) in 2020 Microwave will account for 60% of worldwide mobile base station connections. This
continuous adoption of Microwave vs. Fiber is due to fast pace in eNodeB deployment not matched by fiber
deployment.

Another key market trend impacting the mobile transport is a strong integration need that is driving:

 Increasing adoption of full-outdoor solutions including both standard frequency as well as millimeter
wave e.g. E-band going toward 10Gbps transmission
 Introduction of IDU/aggregators for full outdoor deployments
 Dual-carrier solutions (2 RF chain in a single ODU) operating at standard frequencies for 2+Gbps transport
capacity.
 A drive toward always more compact solution either for traditional split mount, where single IDU are now
capable to handle 4xIF connectivity (x2 compared to previous generation), and ODU are less than 2L in
size (30% less than previous generation), as well as small form factor (SFF) solutions.

The above trends (more capacity, more density, more fiber PoP, less volume) is going to move microwave
backhaul from “chains” of microwave radio to “star” topology, where multiple multi-gigabit radio links connect
several eNodeBs to a common Fiber PoP.

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A new requirement issue of these future Microwave Aggregation nodes is their capability to handle tens of
gigabit per second from connected Microwave/Millimeter radios towards the metro aggregation network
efficiently. The migration from homogeneous link type (all IF radio) toward a new model, handle heterogeneous
link types (IF, PoE, 1G, 2,5, 10Gbps single connection to F.O. radios) consistently, without privileging a connection
type over another for maximum scalability.

Considering that Microwave links operating in traditional frequency bands can reach 2+ Gbs and millimeter wave
10 Gbs, consequently the node depicted in the above figure shall be capable of handling tens of Gbs that will also
take advantage of a high level of integration resulting in similar footprint of current IDU.

In conclusion, capacity and topology trends in wireless backhauling will make the conventional bulky microwave
nodal solutions could result obsolete in a few year driving towards the need for a more capable, modern and
future-proof Microwave Node capable to:

 Connect multiple multi-Gigabit Radio (Microwave and Millimeter) supporting different Ethernet
connectivity types
 Switch tens of gigabit per second
 Small in size and cost efficient when scaling radio directions
 Provide Hardware resiliency against failure
 Offer both Black&White or Colored interface towards Aggregation network

Universal Product line architecture and Single SM-OS

The increased number of application segments demands for a spread of microwave technologies in order to
address each of the segments in an effective and efficient way.

This scenario brings to a higher complexity in microwave portfolio challenging for the consistency of the overall
network solution and streamlined roadmap.

SIAE MICROELETTRONICA answer is based on the adoption of Unified Product Architecture, a common Ethernet
hardware and software platform through all new generation products based on two main building blocks:

- Ethernet Core unit based on powerful switching gear featuring 46/100Gbps switch fabric capacity, high
performance dual-core CPU and embedded IEEE1588v2 processor for advanced synchronizations.

- SM-OS software, based on carrier-grade field proven highly interoperable protocol stack provides
compliancy to CE2.0 and readiness to complete MPLS services set and SDN Architectures (Netconf/Yang).

AGS20 series, as ALFOPLUS80 and ALFOplus2, belonging to SM-OS product family have been developed with this
concept in mind: Unified Hardware and common software platform.

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GENERAL INTRODUCTION
Evolutions of the RAN are the main driver for changes in microwave
products, like LTE requiring increased throughput and densification
of the network, Small Cell and Cloud-RAN.

These changes lead to new technologies in the microwave industry to

improve capacity by using complex modulation formats, dual carrier
solutions, using new spectrum (60 and 80 GHz) and to improve
network density at street level with NLOS sub-6 GHz.

AGS20 is the unique universal aggregation platform, with IP/MPLS

networking capabilities, to address all these new application
segments in a coherent solution; addressing the need for carries –

class multi technologies traffic aggregation. Figure 1 – AGS MW Radio

Based on high performance Carrier Ethernet 2.0 engine, MPLS capable, the
platform enables convergence of the major microwave application segments:

 Aggregation for All Outdoor Radio including E-Band

 Gateway handling Small Cell Radio Cluster
 Next Generation indoor Unit for split Mount Radio

Further to address any specific existing Microwave segments and applications (microcell and macrocells) is also
suitable for pre-aggregation site for supporting forthcoming evolution driven by 5G of X-Haul architectures .

Looking at the evolution of Mobile networks towards 5G technology, the access/edge X-Haul infrastructure will
likely be upgraded to cope with latency and capacity requirements needed by 5G. In this context, the AGS20 can
be positioned as a pre-aggregation node, with or without microwave connectivity, serving as packet aggregation
node for N*10Gbs pre-aggregation rings. In such context, the AGS20 series would collapse in one equipment all
the foreseeable needs of a 5G pre-aggregation node including:

 Microwave connectivity (IF or All-Outdoor) in any MW configuration including Hybrid-Link

 IP/MPLS networking supporting legacy 4G IP backhaul
 Multiple 10GBE client ports for backhauling and front hauling
 Ultra high-availability services through full equipment redundancy
 SDN based node management
 Evolution from hub-spoke access topology to mesh

As pre-aggregation node, it will be a key element the option to offer WDM capabilities. To address this need, the
AGS20 will be capable to support the SM-Optics WDM shelves with integrated management (single NE).
Furthermore, where OTN is deployed in pre-aggregation ring, AGS20 together with LM-xx product shall be
positioned under a common and consistent value proposition including a common management system platform.

AGS20 series include the AGS20, AGS20 M, AGS20 L and AGS20 X product.

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Aggregation for All Outdoor Radio
Radio Access migration towards full packet technology is boosting demand for Full Outdoor microwave
equipment. AGS20 enables this move by providing:

 Connectivity towards ALFOplus and ALFOplus80 series

 1/2.5/10 Gbps optical interface

 Single Network Element concept towards NMS

 Power over Ethernet and integrated lighting protection to direct feed Full Outdoor equipment

Gateway handling Small Cell Radio Cluster

Small cell layer is expected to increase number of transport connections of x10 factor compared to Macrocell
backhaul layer. Such network evolution demands for data traffic aggregation capability and some management
intelligence in the network nodes to avoid flood of management traffic and prevent overwhelming complexity
towards central NMS.

AGS20 (EasyCell Gateway) acts as small-cell cluster aggregator and manager providing the following features:

 Connectivity towards EasyCell small form factor radios

 Power over Ethernet and integrated lighting protection
 Gateway functionality between small cell backhauling radios and NMS: configuration, monitoring and
management
 Distributor of frequency and phase synchronization by supporting SyncE and IEEE 1588v2 Telecom-
Boundary Clock.

Four electrical Giga Ethernet (with PoE and lighting protection) are down-link interfaces for aggregation of small
cell clusters, while Optical interface (or Electrical) is for up-link towards macro-cell backhauling layer. The Optical
interface can be both operated at industry standard 1 Gbps and 2.5 Gbps rate in conjunction with AGS-20 product
family.

Available interfaces in outdoor version:

 Power supply 48 VDC

 4x 1000/100/10BaseT with Power over Ethernet and lighting protection

 2x Optical interface (1 Gbps or 2.5 Gbps)

 1x Local management

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New Generation In-door Unit for split mount radio
AGS20 can be configured as an Indoor Unit for split mount radio: AGS20 brings superior packet capabilities,
certified to comply with LTE transport requirements. Still it supports TDM traffic, both native and pseudowire, to
allow easy network evolution from pure TDM to pure IP.
A complete range of interfaces (Radio, 1/2.5/10Gigabit Ethernet, E1, STM-1) and a high degree of versatility allow
very easy network planning and management.

AGS20 set a new industry benchmark in split mount microwave by featuring the following capabilities:

 Carrier Ethernet 2.0 data plane

 Modulation up to 4096 QAM

 Radio bandwidth channel from 7MHz to 112Mhz

 Compatibility with existing ALS ODUs and support of legacy TDM traffic (native or through PWE)
 Radio link aggregation up to 4 Gbps in a 1RU indoor unit
 Enhanced QoS feature set (ex. four level hierarchical scheduling)
 Time and phase synchronization according to ITU-T G.8275.1 (Telecom –Boundary Clock)
 Multi band hybrid aggregation
 IP-MPLS and MPLS TP

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AGS20 SERIES
AGS20 series is the state of art of the microwave radio industry providing rich Ethernet features set and
outstanding capacities.

AGS20 series include the AGS20, AGS20 M, AGS20 L and AGS20 X product.

Main Platform Features

Scalable capacity, integrated XPIC functionality, high performance and reliability, ease of installation, common
NMS platform and cost effectiveness make the AGS20 Series the proper network solution for a wide set of
network applications.

Several 1G, both electrical and optical, 2.5G interfaces and 10G interfaces are available on the same terminal
radio equipment.

The modulation scheme is software programmable from 4QAM to 4096QAM for Universal AGS20 IDU, with full
featured hitless ACM. AGS20 exploits an innovative dual native radio engine capable of transmitting both native
TDM (16xE1 / 2xSTM-1) and native ETH (up to 4Gbps aggregates).

Adaptive Code and Modulation allows the automatic selection of the optimum modulation scheme according to
current radio link propagation conditions and on received signal’s quality can be software enabled; on the basis of
received signal quality calculations, the AGS20 Series can increase the system gain when needed, thus forwarding
the high priority traffic in bad propagation conditions too. In addition, the introduction of heavily coded
modulation schemes allows the system to perform in challenging environmental conditions.

With ACM and traffic classification, each traffic class is assigned with its minimum required QoS, allowing easy
overbooking of existing radio link, without any impact on antenna sizes and infrastructure hardware.

AGS20 IDU with its state-of-art high speed ACM can compensate fading speed up to 100dB/s; this allows easy
network planning in very bad environment condition characterized of deep fading conditions and with fast fading
phenomena (e.g multiple path interference for lower frequency bands)

In addition, user configurable ACM profiles allow per-link optimization with the possibility to full customize
adaptive modulation behavior.

Delay compensation allows jitter free modulation switchover

It is strongly engineered as data centric platform with full native support of CLI language and scripting. The
Platform has been conceived to support latest Carrier Ethernet protocols MPLS/VPLS, MPLS-TP, PBB, PBB-TE.

AGS20 bridges cost effectively the transitioning from “Split-Mount” Radio to Full-Outdoor and offers a great
backwards compatibility with existing Outdoor Units (ASN). It supports any Full Outdoor Radio in traditional
bands (4 to 42 GHz) and millimeter-wave band (70/80 GHz). It will support an embedded L1 Radio Lag Bonding up
to 4 Instances in a 1RU.

When connected to Microwave Radio, AGS20 offers a single DCN IP elements for any Management related
operations (Alarms, Performance, Inventory, SW Upgrade, Service Provisioning, etc) greatly simplifying network
deployment. Being a fully featured device for Mobile Backhaul, AGS20 can also be used as a L2 networking
Element not necessarily connected to Microwave Radio.
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AGS20 Overview
AGS20 is a split-mount edge node, suitable for macrocells and microcells backhaul, that delivers up to 4Gbps
radio capacity to your transport network.

AGS20 is positioned as a cost effective L2/L2.5 Networking device conceived for Mobile Backhaul.

Several IDU models are available hosting a variety of interfaces (a mix of GE and Radio IF interfaces), for
maximum flexibility when interconnecting heterogeneous technologies. Up to ten interfaces can be equipped in
single 1RU equipment allowing reaching up to ten different directions. Higher level of connectivity is provided by
supporting IDU stack ability for nodal configuration, addressing demand for higher number of radio directions, GE
and TDM interfaces.

AGS20 is the first compact MW equipment on the market providing 10Gbs interfaces.

Full SW licensing approach allows very smooth migration from pure TDM to IP networks, with very low initial
CAPEX.

AGS20 Architecture
AGS20 is compound of 3 main units in addition to redundant power supply unit:

1. Core Unit – two types are expected, it’s based on new SIAE platform

2. Core Expansion Unit - at the time being Four different types are expected

3. TDM Expansion Unit - at the time being Two different types are expected

Here below the panel frontal view with the sub-unit positions.

Core expansion Sub-unit Common Core Sub-unit

TDM expansion Sub-unit Common DC/DC Sub-unit

The Core Unit contains the equipment controller and is responsible for Ethernet management and
synchronization (Sync-E and native 1588v2 BC). This common part provides the following interfaces, as also
depicted in the next pictures:

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 Standard Core Unit XG Core unit

2x Optical (1Gbps or 2.5Gbps optical Ports @ SFP connector) 2x Optical XG (10Gbps optical Ports @ SFP+ connector)

2x GE (1Gbps electrical Ports @ RJ-45 connector)

2x COMBO (1Gbps electrical @ RJ-45 or 1Gbps optical @ SFP)

1x LAN Local Access (@ RJ-45 connector)

1x Console (@ RJ-45 connector)

1x SYNK-E1 (@ RJ-45 connector)

1x ToD (@ RJ-45 connector)

1x PPS (@ 1.0/2.3 microSIEMENS connector)

Housekeeping alarm Interface (@ RJ-45 connector)

SD card memory

Any Ethernet interface can be dedicated for management, both in- band or out-of-band

The Core Expansion sub-units are HW configuration dependent. They provide the radio interfaces and modem
sections, but also a full Ethernet connectivity in case the IDU has to be connected to a SIAE Full Outdoor
equipment (ALFOPlus80, ALFOPlus80 HD, ALFOplus, …).

The different sub-units are:

 Type 1: 1xIF (Compatible with current SIAE ODU) plus 2xOptical GE (1Gbps or 2.5Gbps optical @ SFP)
 Type 2: 2xIF (Compatible with current SIAE ODU) plus 2xOptical GE (1Gbps or 2.5Gbps optical @ SFP)
 Type 3: 4xIF (Compatible with current SIAE ODU)
 Type 4: 2xCOMBO interfaces (1Gbps electrical @ RJ-45 or 1Gbps optical @ SFP) plus 2x Optical GE (1Gbps
or 2.5Gbps optical @ SFP)

L1 aggregation is available on IF interfaces (up to 4xIF) or on the GE/COMBO Ethernet interfaces.

The TDM Expansion sub-units are also HW configuration dependent. They provide the bulk of the E1/STM-1 and
the TDM Cross connect matrix.
The different sub-units foreseen are:
 Type A: card with 16xE1 interfaces (@ 2 x SCSI connectors)
 Type B: card with 16xE1 interfaces (@ 2 x SCSI connectors), 2x STM-1 (@ 2 x SFP) plus 2x Nodal Bus

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AGS20 IDU options (1RU)

Thanks to the flexibility of the equipment architecture, the here below AGS20 HW versions are available.

1. Switch HW Configuration: Standard or XG core w/o any additional expansion unit

2. Single IF HW Configuration: Standard or XG core composed with additional 1xIF, 2xGE (L1 LAG). TDM
variant w/o E1 or with 16xE1 interfaces or with16xE1 + 2xSTM-1 + 2xNodal are available.

3. Dual IF HW Configuration: Standard or XG core composed with additional 2xIF (L1 LAG), 2xGE (L1 LAG).
TDM variant w/o E1 or with 16xE1 interfaces or with16xE1 + 2xSTM-1 + 2xNodal are available.

4. Quad IF HW Configuration: Standard or XG core composed with additional 4xIF (L1 LAG). TDM variant
w/o E1 or with 16xE1 interfaces or with16xE1 + 2xSTM-1 + 2xNodal are available.

5. Quad ETH HW Configuration: Standard or XG core composed with 2xETH (combo), 2xETH (optical) (L1
LAG). TDM variant w/o E1 or with 16xE1 interfaces or with16xE1 + 2xSTM-1 + 2xNodal are available.

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AGS20 M Overview
AGS20 M is an expandable split-mount edge node that provides up to 10Gbps radio aggregated capacity to the
transport network. Its innovative structure provides you both simplicity and flexibility matching the requirement
to maintain low the total cost of ownership (TCO) and giving you the possibility to expand the node with more
interfaces (radio or line) to meet the growing demands of your network.

AGS20 M Architecture
AGS20 M IDU consists of:

1. Main Board Core Unit – with 2xIF, 8E1, 4x10Gb(SFP+), 6GbE (electrical or optical), HK, ToD, Synch and LCT

2. Fan Unit - redundant module

3. Power supply unit – redundant module

4. Universal slot – housing expansion module: two Core Expansion sub-units are forseen:

a. Radio expansion module – with additional 2xIF

b. MBL module – with additional Ethernet interfaces

Here below the panel frontal view with the sub-unit positions.

AGS20 M IDU – 1RU version

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AGS20 L & AGS20 X Overview
Although the AGS20 and AGS20 M are able to support mostly of the demands and requirements coming from
network architectures, the concept of modular approach has been introduced to address dense scenario
applications in which multi directions (more than 4) have to be aggregated in a single node and in which optical
and microwave are converging.

AGS20 L and X realize convergence of SIAE platforms through a modular HW design which best fits for very
complex nodal solutions where several IF based ODU (ASNK) or ETH based ODU with multiple Gbit/s capacity
(ALFOplus80HD and ALFOplus2 Families) are merging in a single node or where bridging the packet and optical
layers is the problem solver or the key point.

This new design brings a new experience of:

 100Gbit/s non blocking switch fabric (2x in stacking mode)
 Powerful 60Gbps radio capacity
 Embedded Carrier ETH MEF2.0 switch ready to evolve to L3 and IP/MPLS protocol stack
 Native SDN equipment
 Extended connectivity by modular units with with Nx 1Gbit/s, Nx2.5Gbit/s, Nx10Gbit/s
 WDM option
 Full redundancy

Regardless radio configuration, these IDUs are characterized by not having any “Single Point Of Failure”. Full
redundancy of all cards is supported (two cards to manage protection) meaning that following functionalities are
therefore redundant:
 CPU
 Core switch
 Modem
 Power supply
 Fan

Its robust design with latest Ethernet, security and radio features (XPIC, L1/L2 LAG, ELAN, etc..) adds easy
deployment, efficiency, high performances and robustness to the whole architecture; solution that is completed
by extended number of radio ports (up to 8) with L1 aggregation.

As part of AGS20 MW platform, this modular approach is already oriented for the next generation networks
supporting SDN concepts and virtualization and also L3 protocol stack.

As result, this system package grants an innovative capability ready for any future demand (“pay as you grow”
concept) thanks also to modular architecture and its best in class HW and SW building blocks.

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AGS20 L Architecture
AGS20 L is a 2RU modular IDU providing:

 IF connectivity up to 8 modems
 Mixed ETH (1/2.5/10GBps) interfaces
 Native and PWE3 TDM and SDH interfaces
 Synch in / out interfaces
 WDM/OTN interfaces (future application)

The 2RU shelf can be composed to satisfy different network configuration combining modules within its 12 slots
(4 slots dedicated for power and FAN).

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AGS20 L IDU – Units allocation

AGS20 L IDU – 2RU version – Configuration Example

AGS20 L IDU is composed by following units:

 Power supply cards: Nominal 48Vdc, Hot swappable and redundant. One PSU can power one fully
loaded system
 Fan cards: Hot Swappable dual FAN module. Each Unit hosts 3 Fans for maximum redundancy

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  Core cards: contain the equipment controller (CPU, switch), responsible for Ethernet management and
synchronization (Sync-E and native 1588v2). Provide also 1/2.5/10G connectivity plus LCT, Housekeeping
and ToD ports. Up to 2 Core cards per IDU.

 RIM cards: Up to 8 Modems per shelf. Single unit provides:

 up 2x 112MHz – 4KQAM
 Hot-Swappable, Redundant
 1+0 / 2+0 / X-PIC / MIMO
 Compatible with ASN/ASNK Outdoor Unit

 LIM card: different flavor of LIMS are foreseen as per customer need
 DRI-8 LIM – 8x Gigabit Ethernet
 NNI – UNI Modes
 Hot-Swappable, Redundant
 1 / 2.5 Gbs Full-Outdoor Connectivity

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  TDM LIM – E1 & STM-1 Module
 8xE1 +2x STM-1
 Hot-Swappable
 E1s transported as Native of PWE3 by SW
 STM-1 Ports bulk transport or STM-1 Mux

 DRX-2 LIM – 2x 10 Gb Ethernet

 NNI – UNI Modes
 Hot-Swappable, Redundant
 10 Gbs Full-Outdoor Connectivity

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AGS20 X Architecture
AGS20 X is a 5RU modular IDU provides:

 IF connectivity up to 20 modems
 Mixed ETH (1/2.5/10GBps) interfaces
 Native and PWE3 TDM and SDH interfaces
 Synch in / out interfaces
 WDM/OTN interfaces (future application)

The 5RU shelf can be composed to satisfy different network configuration combining modules within its 14 slots
(4 slots dedicated for power and FAN).

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AGS20 X IDU – 5RU version

 CPU and Core cards: contain the equipment controller (CPU, switch), responsible for Ethernet
management and synchronization (Sync-E and native 1588v2). Provide also 1/2.5/10G connectivity plus
LCT, Housekeeping and ToD ports
 RIM cards: up to 20 modems, PoE injection card supported
 LIM card : up to 8xEth, 4xEth+TDM (E1 and/or STM1).
 Power supply cards: common in all shelf (up to 2 for protection)
 Fan cards: common in all shelf (up to 2 for protection)

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SYSTEM CAPACITY
AGS20, as already introduced, is a new universal Hardware Platform conceived to support latest Carrier Ethernet
protocols MPLS/VPLS, MPLS-TP, PBB, PBB-TE. It provides complete backward compatibility with any ASN ODU
type and supports any Full Outdoor Radio in traditional bands (4 to 42 GHz) and millimeter-wave band (70/80
GHz).

The AGS20 series has been designed with an IDU swicthing capacity up to 100Gbit/s in order to satisfy the
continuous request of more capacity and to ensure sufficient scalability of AGS20 IDU towards the latest
evolution of mobile backhauling requiring increasingly switching performance.

The widest channel bandwidth up to 112MHz and new complex modulation formats up to 4096QAM sets the
new state of the art in split mount microwave technology.

AGS20 implements MSE based Adaptive Coding and Modulation in all channel bandwidths. Multiple ACM profiles
are available for automatic changes in accordance with the link conditions and selected parameters (highest
modulation, lowest modulation, masks, power mode etc.). ACM includes all the possible modulation schemes
starting from 4QAM to 4096QAM. Additional sets of ACM profile are included differentiating between two
different FEC rate codes. Those new additional ACM profiles maximize throughput, system gain and link
availability while maintaining same constellation type, just changing on-fly the ratio between payload bits and
protection bits in the FEC ratios. Note that ACM works independently for uplink and downlink and it is able to
protect against fading up to 100dB per second. An additional adaptive tool helps to optimize besides the adaptive
modulation and adaptive code: the ATPC adjust on fly the power output to optimize link power-
consumption/system gain/availability.

Maximum Ethernet Ethernet Throughput (Mbps) without Header Compression

Channel 64 bytes of packet size [Mbit/s]
Spacing Modulation QAM
4S 4 16S 16 32 64 128 256 512S 512 1024S 1024 2048 4096
7 MHz 9.1 11.2 19.2 22.8 27.4 33.5 40.2 46.9 51.2 52.4 57.3 57.9 -/- -/-

14 MHz 19.2 23.3 39.6 47.6 57.0 71.7 85.2 98.7 104.6 110.0 115.8 121.2 125.5 -/-

28 MHz 40.3 48.1 81.7 94.4 118.3 148.5 176.8 203.5 214.5 226.6 241.1 253.2 264.7 274.5

40 MHz 57.0 68.0 115.0 131.9 165.1 209.1 247.7 286.3 301.6 318.7 339.0 356.2 376.4 391.2

56 MHz 81.0 96.9 163.1 187.5 234.5 296.9 351.6 406.4 428.1 452.5 481.2 505.5 534.2 556.3

112MHz 162.0 193.8 326.2 375.0 469.0 593.8 703.2 812.8 856.2 905.0 962.4 1011.0 1068.4 1112.8

AGS20 series supports L1 aggregation capability (LAG) up to 8 instances, thus making possible to realize a 8+0
“Single Pipe” link with load sharing using a single indoor unit.

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The physical link aggregation is available if ASN ODU is used in combination with a full outdoor ALFOplus
equipment: in this case the L1 load sharing is realized on the switch interfaces (of the expansion board) that will
be connected to one or more outdoor radio.

A hybrid link aggregation is also possible when either ASN ODU or ALFOplus is combined with ALFOplus80HD
EBand equipment to extend the hop length of an existing E-Band link or to increase the radio microwave capacity
of an existing microwave link operating in traditional bands.

Traffic classification
The adaptive modulation entails a change in the available bandwidth with regard to the modulation scheme that
is used and as a consequence, moving from higher modulation downward, the decreasing of the traffic capacity.
The possibility to classify the traffic allows deciding what traffic to transport according to the available
bandwidth. For example, if the modulation is reduced from 4096QAM to 4QAM all traffic exceeding 4QAM
capacity cannot be carried anymore.

AGS20 solution has 8 output queues per port – through which 8 priority classes can be managed– with user
configurable quality management.

SIAE MICROELETTRONICA implementation manages the ETH traffic in different ways:

 ETH packets thanks to flexible QoS and H-QOS classification based on VLAN, IPv4, IPv6, MPLS exp bits and
DSCP in IP over MPLS

This allows each type of services to be transmitted with the agreed performances.

Link Quality measurement

In order to trigger a modulation change some switching criteria must be implemented. SIAE MICROELETTRONICA
solutions are based on MSE measurements that allow the system to react to any source of degradation, well
before errors are detected by the FEC. It involves one direction at a time and the process is completely jitter and
error free for surviving traffic.

SIAE MICROELETTRONICA implements MSE (Mean Squared Error) based Adaptive Modulation in all channel
bandwidths. The ACM profiles can be selected by SW in order to build a user configured Adaptive Modulation
Profile.

A continuous monitoring on the MSE parameter is performed by the system, thus when MSE goes below a pre-
defined threshold, a modulation switch request is transmitted backward.

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TDM capabilities
Even if the trend is a reduction of usage of TDM, the AGS20 depending on HW version is able to provide an
exhaustive TDM connectivity. Up to 16xE1 + 2xSTM-1 + 2xNodal are available for the AGS20 1RU version

The following table summarizes the TDM capacity that can be transported in 1RU version.

IDU type TDM traffic

AGS20 1+0 max. 126
AGS20 2+0 XPIC max. 2x126
AGS20 2x(1+0) max. 2x126
AGS20 4+0 max. 4x126
Maximum managed E1 by 1RU HW Versions.

The “TDM traffic” is always routed through the radio-link (it obviously limits the minimum usable modulation).

ETHERNET CHARACTERISTICS
Ingress port rate limiting (Storm Control)
This feature allows limiting the maximum amount of traffic that can be accepted at the input of the switch LAN
ports. In other words, referring to the image shown below, it’s possible to apply, for each LAN port, a rate limiter
(PIRL set as active for each relevant LAN interface) to the incoming Ethernet data traffic relevant to a combination
of the traffic types (independently from the VLAN ID and priority level), that are:

 BROADCAST Frames
 MULTICAST
 FLOODED Frames (unknown unicast frames)

Ingress VLAN manipulation

Once the mapping has been performed, all the incoming traffic has been associated to a specific EVC. This means
that the VLAN tag associated to the Carrier Ethernet service is appended to each frame and it is used across the
entire Carrier Ethernet network for delivering the frame towards the destination. This tag is called S-tag. This
service tag is removed before the frame is delivered across the UNI to the external equipment on the other end
of the connection.

Before appending the VLAN tag associated to the service, the VLAN manipulation function allows modifying the
format of the incoming frames.

The VID can be rewritten on the basis of the following criteria:

 S-tag remapping
 C-tag remapping

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Service Instance Mapping
Mapping functionality allows associating to all incoming traffic a specific VLAN ID identifying the Ethernet Virtual
Connection (EVC).
The mapping is based on configurable mapping rules:
 Ingress User Port: all traffic from the port is mapped on the same unique EVC;
 User VLAN ID: all traffic associated to one or more CE VLAN ID is mapped on the same EVC;

The EVC connects two or more subscribers sites (UNI’s) and can be bundled or multiplexed on the same UNI to
satisfy the following scenarios:

Service multiplexing
In this scenario, each CE-VLAN ID is mapped to one EVC at the UNI (also known as one-to-one mapping). This UNI
only has the service multiplexing attribute

Service multiplexing Bundling

In this example, (UNI with bundling and service multiplexing attributes), the first CE-VLAN ID is mapped to one
EVC and the remaining four (4) to a second EVC. As seen, this UNI contains only two (2) EVCs.

All-to-one Bundling
Lastly, the last UNI highlights the case where all CE-VLAN IDs are mapped to just one EVC. In this case, the UNI
has the all-to-one bundling attribute.

Classification Criteria
QoS refers to the ability of a network device to provide improved services to selected network traffic over various
underlying technologies, including Ethernet and wireless LANs. In particular, QoS feature providesan improved
and more predictable network services, as follows:

 Improving loss characteristics

 Avoiding and managing network congestion
 Prioritizing services to different kinds of network traffic
 Setting traffic priorities across the network
QoS is implemented in SIAE MICROELETTRONICA products in a multilevel approach (H-QoS):

 Ingress port
 Level 2 VLAN identifiers (802.1Q)

 Level 2 priority bits (802.1P QoS)

 Level 3 priorities IPv4 (ToS or DSCP) or IPv6 (TC)
 Level 2 VLAN identifiers + Priority bits

 EXP bits MPLS

 DSCP in IP over MPLS

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Ingress Filter Policing (CIR/EIR - MEF 10.2)
AGS20 allows limiting the ingress traffic rate on the basis of:

 UNI Port Based(Bandwidth profile per UNI port): a different profile is defined for each LAN port (VLAN ID
and priority are not considered in this case by the rate limiting algorithm)
 EVC Based(Bandwidth Profile per C_VID): a different profile is defined for different VLANs (priority is not
considered in this case by the rate limiting algorithm).
 COS Based (Bandwidth Profile per CoS): a different profile is defined for each priority queue from 0 to 7
(i.e. internal switch priority). In this case, the Customer and Service VLAN IDs are not considered by the
rate limiting algorithm and independently from the enabled QoS management
 C-TAG + C-PCP Based (Bandwidth Profile per C_VID + CoS): a different profile is defined for different
couples VLAN+priority queue

 S-TAG + S-PCP based: (Bandwidth Profile per S_VID+S-PCP): a different profile is defined for different
couples Service VLANs – S.

 S-TAG + C-TAG (Bandwidth Profiles per S_VID+CoS): a different profile is defined for different couples
S_VID+priority queue (up to 64 different cases can be managed).
Different criteria can be defined for each port/VLAN/priority. Up to 64 Ingress Filtering Policy resources can be
defined and each bandwidth profile defined on the basis either of LAN port, VLAN or VLAN+priority consumes 1
of such resources.

To define the bandwidth profile, the following parameters must be configured:

 CIR (Committed Information Rate): it is the admitted ingress rate (“green” colored), with values between
0 Kbit/s and 1 Gbit/s.
 CBS (Committed Burst Rate): it is the maximum size of the token bucket of the green packets, with values
between 0 byte and 256 Kbyte.
 EIR (Excess Information Rate): it is maximum ingress rate eventually admitted (“yellow” colored), with
values between 0Kbit/s and 1Gbit/s.

 EBS (Excess Burst Rate): it is the maximum size of the token bucket of the yellow packets, with values
between 0 byte and 256 Kbyte.

Queue and Congestion Avoidance methods

The Congestion Avoidance is a protocol that permits to discard some frames before congestion occurs. When the
queue is full there is a congestion situation, this means that the resources are not enough to serve all the packets
and there is not enough room in the queue for more storage. In this case some packet must be dropped. The
choice of the dropping policy has different effects on the network. In case of congestion, the TCP/IP protocol
reduces the transmitting windows and therefore the amount of traffic transmitted. The TCP/IP protocol increases
the transmitting window very slowly to allow the network to solve the congestion issues.

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AGS20 implements congestion avoidance mechanisms preventing from congestions inside the network. Appliang
Random Early Detection (RED), Weighted Random Early Detection (WRED) or Tail Drop

Scheduling
Once the priority is assigned, the traffic in the queues is then emptied by means of either Strict Priority or Weight
Round Robin algorithms. With the Strict Priority the highest priority takes always precedence. With WRR the
available bandwidth is shared between the different priorities with configurable weights. It is in addition possible
to configure at the same time some queues as Strict Priority and the remaining as WRR.

AGS20 switch support 8 queues per port with configurable depth.

Egress Shaping
Egress Shaping is used to control rate of traffic sent on network interface. Traffic that is less than or equal to the
specified rate is sent, whereas traffic that exceeds the rate is dropped or delayed. Rate limiting is performed by
policing (discarding excess packets), queuing (delaying packets in transit) or congestion control (manipulating the
protocol’s congestion mechanism).

The rate limiting which allows shaping traffic inserted inside the network is also implemented per egress port or
per queue

Egress Manipulation
The egress manipulation function allows modifying the format of the out coming frames.

The egress VLAN can be removed on the basis of the following criteria:

 Port Based

 Port and C-tag based

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SYNCRONIZATION
In telecommunications applications, synchronization is essential to ensuring optimal network performance for
preventing packet loss, dropped frames, and general degradation of end user “quality of experience”. Especially
in modern mobile LTE networks the process as hand-off/over or orchestration between E-nodes stations are
highly dependent on the quality of the synchronizations. In live networks, typical case base stations require an
accurate timing alignments shared across all the network elements. If any node is affected by drift in a specified
ppb threshold, an high disconnection ratio and poor service quality will affect the end users experience.

According with required performance phase and frequencies synchronization are necessary.

Frequency synchronization keep locked all the network devices that will operates at the same rate.

Phase synchronization (or time synchronization) adjust the fine tune clock of each devices aligning to mate the
standard time (reference clock).

AGS20 series is equipped with sync Ethernet and higher quality selection of the synchronizations source for
frequency synchronization and support Phase Sync distribution through 1588v2 PTP boundary clock with Telecom
profile (T-BC), according to ITU standards:

• G.8271.1 Network requirements for time/phase

• G.8275.1 PTP profile for time and phase synchronization
• G.8273.2 T-BC timing characteristics

SECURITY FEATURES SET

Management Traffic
Following security protocols are implemented in AGS20 as a security suit:
 SNMP V3

 Security management (SSH, SFTP)

 Secure HTTP access (HTTPS)

Payload Encryption: AES128/256

The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is defined in Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 197
(FIPS 197) for symmetric encryption. It is broadly accepted as the standard for government and industry
applications. In particular, AES-256/128 is recognized as secure and efficient protocol. In the AGS20
implementation is hardware-based encryption. Using hardware based approach; any payload delivered over the
encrypted link unaffects any performances (latency or throughput).

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The algorithm described by AES is a block symmetric-key encryption algorithm, meaning the same key is used for
both encrypting and decrypting the data stream. AES encrypts and decrypts data using 128 or 256-bit keys locally
provisioned.

OUTSTANDING FEATURES
Multiband & Hybrid LAG
The evolution towards 5G networks will introduce new constraints on transport networks.

In the past decade, microwave transport technology has evolved to address the increasingly demanding
requirements of wireless networks. 5G standards introduce new architectures and new interfaces and enable
new services with different requirements. This is creating capacity and latency constraints on the transport
network.

MultiBand link is a cost effective solution to satisfy this constant requirement of

more capacity.

Multi band configuration consists in bundling two RF bands:

• Lower RF band to guarantee high link availability

• Higher RF band to deliver higher throughput on best effort traffic

Multi-Band links deliver over long distance high throughput (typical of high
frequency links) with high availability (typical of low frequency links).

AGS is able to provide Hybrid Radio LAG between E-band and standard frequency
or between two standard frequencies to address different network requirements.

The combination of Ultra high capacity of E-Band Radio with the Higher
Availability of a standard licensed frequency band is useful to:

• Extends E-band hop length to several kilometers

• Upgrade capacity of existing Microwave hops without impacting
availability

While the combination of two standard frequencies exploit available spectrum at

higher licensed frequency bands and liaising on extra reach of lower standard
licensed frequency bands satisfying:

• Relief bandwidth of congested spectrum of lower frequency bands

• Upgrade capacity of existing Microwave hops without impacting availability

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10G interface
Microwave radios addressed growing demand of capacity with a variety of techniques, such as higher modulation
schemes, multicarrier aggregation (LAG L1 N+0), dual-carrier radios and usage of new spectrum.

When all these techniques are combined, capacity grows to several gigabits per second.

This tremendous effort spent to increase radio transport capacity could be partially nullified by the bottleneck
caused by indoor unit interfaces. The solution adopted nowadays, lagging multiple 1G interfaces, is an inefficient
solution.

It will reach its limit as soon as an individual user interface goes beyond 1Gb/s and gives significant drawbacks for
the operator due operational complexity

AGS20 Series provides 10Gbs interfaces to overcome definitely this problem.

Microwave Layer 3 solution

The mobile network are evolving from voice services objectives to mission-critical business objectives.

High resiliency and service availability is being a key design factor for new enterprise, Internet Of Things,
government, real time application and vertical market. Whitout to forget that, matching data demand with
financial sustainability remains one of the main challenge we have to address.

The nowadays standard L3 approach at cell sites consist in a dedicated IP/MPLS router connected to one or more
microwave radio links.

The AGS Layer3 microwave platform with integrated IP/MPLS networking capabilities permits to remove entirely
the router reducing the CAPEX and all the associated OPEX.

The SIAE Layer 3 microwave solution enables seamless deployment of IP/MPLS over access network.

The major advantages of this innovative solution are:

 Integration of multiple mw IDU and an IP/MPLS router on one platform

 Simplification of DCN reducing the NE involved in the network
 Elimination of dual NMS
 Integration in single box simplify and speed up the network configuration
 Simplification of QOS and synchronization policy

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ODU SYSTEM OVERVIEW

ASN ODU Characteristics

The ODU has been designed with the target of being at the same time compact, light and easy to install/maintain
and characterized by high performances.

The new ASNK ODU covers all the frequency from 4GHz to 42GHz.

In particular, the ODU in the frequency from 4GHz to 15GHz have the same form and factor of previous editions
of ASN ODU, while the ODUs in the frequency from 18GHz to 42GHz, commonly called Small Form Factor, have
smaller dimension.

ASNK ODU supports all modulation schemes up to 4096QAM and radio bandwidth from 7 to 112Mhz granted
capacities from 8 Mbit/s to 1000 Mbit/s. ASNK ODU doesn’t require any hardware change if configured for
frequency reuse (independence from XPIC functionality).

Figure 2 - ASN Universal ODU

These modulation independent ODUs allow the “install-and-forget” approach for simple station upgrading.

ATPC Feature
Automatic Transmit Power Control (ATPC) is available as a standard feature in all configurations.

Power Control has two operational modes:

 Fixed output power attenuation mode (ATPC disabled); the output power can be reduced up to 30dB in
1dB steps.

 ATPC mode: the ATPC algorithm adjusts the output power attenuation in order to reach a predefined Rx
level at the remote terminal.

ATPC actives the innovative power mode function that reduce of 15% the power consumption

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Mechanical Layout
The same mounting kit type fits all the ODUs for an easy management of buffer stock.

ASN ODU

Integrated antenna solutions

Figure 3 – ASN ODU with integral antenna in 1+0 and 1+1 configuration

Not integrated antenna solutions

Figure 4 - ASN ODU with not integrated antenna solution in 1+0 and 1+1 configurations

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MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
TMN Connection
AGS20 can be reached from network management system perspective either by establishing a DCN data channel
over the Ethernet traffic interface (InBand management) or by provisioning a dedicated Ethernet port for
management purpose (Out of band management).
InBand management can uses a logical separation between payload traffic and DCN traffic using specific VLAN tag
dedicated to supervision traffic.

The AGS20 Series provides several communication ports for TMN connections. These ports can be used for:

 connection to other equipment

 connection to TMN’s DCN
 direct connection to SIAE MICROELETTRONICA’s Element Manager
Depending on equipment configuration, the following TMN ports are available:

 Nx Ethernet 10/100/1000 BASE-T / BASE-X (@ RJ-45 or SFP connector)

 1x LAN Local Access (@ RJ-45 connector)
 1x Console (@ RJ-45 connector)

Management Functionalities
The management functionalities implemented at NE level are:

 Fault management (alarms, events, date, time, severity, etc.)

 Configuration and test Management (i.e. configuration of ALS parameters, set-up of loop-backs, manual
forcing of 1+1 switches, mapping of relay alarms and user inputs, etc.)
 Software management (i.e. software release management and software download)
 Performance management and monitoring relevant to G.828 parameters.
 Security Management (i.e. Network Element multi-level access according to Operator’s rights)

Unit Management
Unit management level is in line with all the other SIAE MICROELETTRONICA products:

 Configurations via SNMP v.1/v.2/v.3 datagram

 Generation of “SNMP v.1/v.2/v.3 trap” for alarms
 Access control to the unit by the network manager
 WebLCT via HTTP/HTTPS
 Equipment integration in NMS5UX

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Management Software
As for any SIAE MICROELETTRONICA network element, AGS20 Series is provided with an embedded SNMP agent
fully compatible with existing SIAE’s Network Management Systems (NMS5-LX/UX) and relevant management
tools.

In order to satisfy the requirements of local and centralized management, SIAE MICROELETTRONICA has
developed the following software/platforms/systems:

 NMS5-LX (Element Manager) for centralized management of medium networks with up to 1000 Network
Elements per server (Linux OS)
 NMS5-UX (Element Manager) for centralized management of large networks with up to 10000 Network
Elements per server (HP Unix OS)
 Web LCT for maintenance and line-up activities (MS Windows® OS & Adobe flash) accessible via Browser
 CLI (Command Line Interface) for equipment configuration via telnet client

For a more detailed description of SIAE MICROELETTRONICA supervision software platforms, please refer to the
specific product literature.

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Frequently requested standards compliances
EN 300 132-2 Power supply interface at the input to telecommunications equipment
EN 300 019 Environmental conditions and environmental tests for telecommunications equipment
(Operation: class 3.2 for IDU and class 4.1 for ODU; storage: class 1.2; transport: class
2.3)
EN 301 390 Fixed Radio Systems; Point-to-point and Point-to-Multipoint Systems; Spurious
emissions and receiver immunity at equipment/antenna port of Digital Fixed Radio
System
EN 302 217 Characteristics and requirements for point-to-point equipment and antenna
EN 301 489 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services
EN 60950 Information Technology Equipment – Safety
ITU-R ITU Recommendations for all frequency bands
ITU-R F.1191 Bandwidths and unwanted emissions of digital fixed service systems
CEPT CEPT Recommendations for all frequency bands
IEEE 802 802.1ag (Connectivity Fault Management), 802.1p (QoS), 802.1Q (VLAN), 802.1W
(RSTP), 802.3ad-2008 (link aggregation), 802.3i (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASE-TX/FX),
802.3x (Flow control), 802.3ab (1000 BASE-T), 802.3z (1000BASE LX/SX)
IEEE 1588-2008 Standard for a Precision Clock Synchronization Protocol for Networked Measurement
and Control Systems
ITU-T 1731 Ethernet OAM fault management
ITU-T G.703 Physical/electrical characteristics of hierarchical levels
ITU-T G704 Characteristics of 1544 and 2048 Kbit/s hierarchical levels
ITU-T G.742 Second order digital multiplex equipment operating at 8449 Kbit/s and using positive
justification
ITU-T G.783 Characteristics of synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH) equipment digital block
ITU-T G.823 The control of jitter and wander within digital networks which are based on the 2048
Kbit/s hierarchy
ITU-T G.825 The control of jitter and wander within digital networks which are based on the
synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH)
ITU-T G.957 Optical Interfaces for equipment and system relating to the synchronous digital
hierarchy
ITU-T G.8261 Timing and Synchronization Aspects in Packet Networks
ITU-T G.8262 Characteristics of synchronous Ethernet Equipment slave Clock
ITU-T G.8264 Distribution of timing through packet networks

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