Technautics LLC

LMDS Buildout Equipment Allocation
Description Wilmington NC Erie, PA  Columbia, MO 
Part Number Unit Price Quantity Price
Hub Terminal Components (BTA 478 ‐ Call Sign WPOK249) (BTA 131 ‐Call Sign WPOK247)  (BTA 090 ‐ Call Sign WPOK246)
AIReach 9800 HT IDU 2xLAN DC 1500312‐1001 $4,200 2 2 2 6 $  25,200.00
AIReach 9800 HT ODU 28GHz B‐Band 1500645‐0006 $2,500 2 2 2 6 $  15,000.00
AIReach HT Antenna 28GHz 180deg Hor 1500553‐0004  $2,385 2 2 2 6 $  14,310.00
AIReach HT Antenna 28GHz 180deg Ver 1500553‐0003  $2,385
Remote Terminal Components
AIReach 9800 RT IDU 2xLAN DC 1500312‐0001 $1,680 1 1 1 3 $    5,040.00
AIReach 9800 RT ODU 28GHz B‐Band 1500645‐0002 $1,200 1 1 1 3 $    3,600.00
AIReach RT Antenna 28GHz 60cm* 1500550‐0010 $650 1 1 1 3 $    1,950.00
AIReach RT Antenna 28GHz 30cm* 1500550‐0008 $220
External PS Converter  1502153‐0002 $125 3 3 3 9 $    1,125.00
PMP 9800 IDU Mounting bracket for HT or RT 19in** 1500701‐0002 $35 2 2 2 6 $       210.00
Installation KIT for 100 Ft INSTALLKIT $900 3 3 3 9 $    8,100.00
TOTAL $  74,535.00
 
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LMDS Buildout Timeline for Columbia-MO, Erie-PA and Wilmington-NC BTAs
ID Task Name Duration Start Finish Resource Names May 2012 June 2012 July 2012 August 2012 September 2012 October 2012 November 2012 December 2012 January 2013 February 2013
Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 Month 10
1 Notice to Proceed 0 days Thu 5/17/12 Thu 5/17/12 Technautics 5/17
2 Preliminary Design 15 days Fri 5/18/12 Thu 6/7/12 AdGen AdGen
3 Order Equipment 1 day Mon 5/21/12 Mon 5/21/12 AdGen & Hughes AdGen & Hughes
4 Site Acquisition 90 days Tue 5/22/12 Mon 9/24/12 AdGen AdGen
5 Zoning Approval 60 days Tue 9/25/12 Mon 12/17/12 AdGen AdGen
6 Schedule Equipment Delivery 5 days Tue 12/18/12 Mon 12/24/12 AdGen & Hughes AdGen & Hughes
7 Installation 15 days Tue 12/25/12 Mon 1/14/13 3rd Part 3rd Part
8 Testing 10 days Tue 1/15/13 Mon 1/28/13 AdGen AdGen
9 Online 0 days Mon 1/28/13 Mon 1/28/13 AdGen 1/28

Project: Technautics LMDS Task Progress Summary External Tasks Deadline

Date: Mon 5/21/12 Split Milestone Project Summary External Milestone

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 EXPORTER/SUPPLIER:

HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC.

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Item
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No Unit Value ($)
Material Quantity Description

1 1500312-1001 6 EA ASSY, AB9800 HT 3LAN+ALARM 4,200.00 25,200.00

2 1500645-0006 6 EA AB9800 ODU 28 GHz Sub B Band 2,500.00 15,000.00
3 1500553-0004 6 EA Antenna,Sector Horn Hub 28GHz Horiz 2,385.00 14,310.00
4 1500312-0001 3 EA AB9800 RT 3LAN+ALARM 1,680.00 5,040.00
5 1500645-0002 3 EA AB9800 ODU 28 GHz Hub B Band 1,200.00 3,600.00
6 1500550-0010 3 EA ANTENNA,SUB,28GHZ 2FT 650.00 1,950.00
7 1502153-0002 9 EA ADAPTER,EXT,AC/DC,120W,90-264VAC,10FT 125.00 1,125.00
8 1500701-0002 6 EA KIT,RACK MOUNT,EIA 19 INCH,AB 9800 35.00 210.00
INSTALLKIT 9 EA Installation KIT for 100ft 900.00 8,100.00

Total FCA Seller's Facility 74,535.00

MD State Tax 6% 4,472.10
Total Amount 79,007.10
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February 2008

AIReach® Broadband
Point-to-Multipoint
Microwave Radio Solution
 AB9800 PMP Technical Summary

1.0 Introduction
Point to Multipoint (PMP) technology offers operators cost advantages over alternatives
such as leased lines, needing less equipment and giving more options for managing
capacity and expansion.

With a PMP system, operators get a flexible and efficient transmission solution that will
help them cope with growing demand for high capacity and the ability to support a mix of
ATM, TDM, and Ethernet traffic. It will also give them the flexibility to expand the network
cost-effectively.

To increase transport efficiency, the PMP system offers features such as statistical
multiplexing gain, dynamic adaptive modulation and dynamic bandwidth allocation,
allowing operators to generate additional revenue with minor software updates to their
PMP network. Additional features for Ethernet applications include 4 types of QoS, VLAN
support, VLAN tagging / untagging, and the ability to terminate Ethernet traffic into the
core network as ATM, TDM, or keeping it in Ethernet frame format.

In summary, the Hughes AB9800 Point to Multipoint system is a scalable and effective
solution that allows operators to cut costs and expand their network cost-effectively.

2.0 Mobile Cellular Backhaul With Point to Multipoint

Microwave Radio

2.1 AB9800 PMP Technology

Now that WCDMA 3G and HSDPA/HSUPA networks are becoming more common,
operators are looking for a cost-effective, flexible way to carry large volumes of backhaul
data traffic. Point-to-Multipoint is the answer to that quest, offering the ability to anticipate
future demand for high capacity, without heavy investment in new equipment and
installation. Using statistical multiplexing, dynamic bandwidth allocation and dynamic
adaptive modulation, PMP offers operators the chance to cut the capital costs associated
with an expanding network, allowing them to service the needs of a growing number of
data hungry subscribers.

In urban and dense urban area networks where the distance between BTS/Node-B is
relatively short (between 0.4 – 3 km), the high density of 2G/3G Hub Stations pose a
tremendous challenge for the transport network. PMP is well suited to meet the demand
for high capacity backhaul in urban areas and represents a more cost-effective solution
than leased lines and more economical than Point to Point radio link solutions.

The AB9800 PMP solution brings a high level of scalability, integration and interoperability
to 2G/3G cellular Hub Station access, giving lower operational costs and a more reliable
network. In addition, one of the key advantages of the AB9800 system is that it can be

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managed under a common network management system through a north-bound OSS

interface. The AB9800 EMS is already in use with the Nokia NetAct as well as NetCool
OSSs.

The AB9800 System supports ATM, TDM, and Ethernet transport. Transporting ATM,
TDM and Ethernet traffic over the same backhaul network, using the same radio
equipment, cuts network complexity, allowing the operator to carry GSM traffic over TDM,
and UMTS traffic over either ATM or as TDM directly over SDH. For corporate
applications, metro Ethernet services or leased line E1 services can also be carried on the
same AB9800 platform (see Figure 2-1).

92 Mbps/ Corp.
carrier Clients
Node-B

BTS

BTS and
Node-B

ATM TDM IP

Figure 2-1. AB9800 PMP System

2.2 AB9800 PMP System Elements and Terms

A typical deployment of PMP would encompass a number of PMP Hub Stations that
provide a broadband wireless footprint for the planned service area. Each PMP Hub
Station would have one or more sectors with AB9800 radios called Hub Terminals and an
optional built in ATM concentrator unit to consolidate ATM traffic from individual sectors.

The Hub Station may have several sectors, and each sector consists of an AB9800 Hub
Terminal (HT). Each HT operates on its own RF channel and provides service to one or
more RTs on that channel. In the case of a multi-sector Hub Station, a combination ATM
concentration unit Hub Terminal (ACU-HT) can be used to concentrate the traffic from the
individual HTs to the transmission network. Using this built in ATM concentration
functionality means there is no need for an extra ATM switch. For a TDM backbone
network, an existing SDH Add-Drop-Multiplexer (ADM) can be connected directly to the
HTs with NxE1 interfaces. Figure 2-2 shows the system overview for the AB9800 PMP
system.

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Figure 2-2. AB9800 PMP System Overview

Each PMP Hub Station connects several RTs to the transport network through the PMP
wireless links. The RTs provide the user interfaces of the PMP system, including E1-CES,
E1-TDM, E1-ATM, E1-IMA, E3-ATM, STM-1 ATM, and Ethernet interfaces, all of which
are supported with a full set of QoS levels. Customer traffic may include 2G, 3G, WiMax,
WiFi, metro Ethernet, leased line ATM or TDM, etc. The Hub Station supports three
modes, TDM, ATM and IP and can migrate from one mode to another without requiring an
equipment upgrade to the HTs. In fact, the HTs can support several modes at the same
time.

The RTs are connected to the Hub Station through the air interface. The AB9800 system
supports an air interface with three modulation options, QPSK, 16-QAM, and 64-QAM on
the same carrier on a burst-by-burst basis. The Hub Stations are connected to the central
office by a transport network that can be TDM, ATM, or Ethernet based, with an
EMS/NMS residing at the central office to manage the entire network.

2.3 Hub Terminal (HT)

Each PMP Hub Station consists of several HTs. Each HT consists of one Indoor Unit IDU,
one Outdoor Unit ODU and a sectorized antenna (see Figure 2-3). One HT is required for
each 28 MHz RF carrier and supports triple modulation with a capacity of 92 Mbps. The
sectors can be 90° or 180°, giving flexibility of deployment. Additional options are
available to share two ODUs on a single antenna or to split the output of an ODU to

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multiple antennas. The AB9800 PMP system supports 1:1 and 1:N redundancy at the
Hub Station (see chapter 3 for more detailed discussion of hub station configurations).

Figure 2-3. AB9800 Hub Terminal

Figure 2-4 shows the different IDU variants available for use as an HT.

Figure 2-4. AB9800 HT IDU Variant

2.4 ATM Concentrator Unit (ACU-HT)

The ATM Concentrator Unit – Hub Terminal (ACU-HT) provides standard HT radio
functionality (28 MHz RF channel with up to 92 Mbps capacity) as well as ATM
concentration. The ACU-HT is used to consolidate traffic from different sectors to the ATM
backbone network, removing the need for an ATM Switch or ATM cross connect. Traffic
from one up to eight HTs (7 other HTs + traffic from the ACU-HT itself) is concentrated by
the ACU-HT and placed onto a single STM-1 interface going to the core network. An
alternate configuration can be used whereby traffic from six sectors is terminated on up to

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two STM-1 network interfaces. See Figure 2-5 below for a photo of the HT-ACU IDU (the
eight blue connectors are all STM-1o ports).

Figure 2-5. AB9800 ACU – Hub Terminal

2.5 Remote Terminal (RT)

The Remote Terminal consists of an IDU, ODU, antenna, and interfacility cable (IFL). The
antenna and transceiver can be separated easily to eliminate the need for repointing if an
ODU needs to be replaced (See Figure 2-6).

Figure 2-6. AB9800 Remote Terminal

Figure 2-7 shows various configurations of the IDU available for use at the RT.

Figure 2-7. AB9800 RT IDU Options

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2.6 AB9800 System Services

The AB9800 is a flexible platform for providing TDM, ATM, and Ethernet services for
different applications. The system supports all three services simultaneously on the Hub
Station as well as the Remote Terminal. Figure 2-8 below show all three starting with
ATM, TDM, and then the Ethernet services.
• ATM: native ATM services as well as native ATM with IMA are supported at the RT
and terminated on either the E3 or STM-1 interface at the HT
• TDM: CES (TDM converted to ATM) services are terminate on either the E3 or
STM-1 interface at the HT. A special mode called ‘transparent’ TDM service offers
extremely useful capability because in this service any type of data (ATM, TDM,
Ethernet, etc.) are taken end to end on the PMP system. E1 interfaces are used at
the HT and RT for this service
• Ethernet: three options are available for carrying Ethernet traffic. All the traffic
originates on the LAN interface at the RT and terminates on either the ATM
interface (E3 or STM-1), TDM interface (E1), or on the LAN interface

Figure 2-8. AB9800 System Services

2.7 Element Management System (EMS)

The EMS is a centralized database EMS that manages the AB9800 HTs and RTs. The
EMS platform runs on a Sun Workstation™ with the Sun SOLARIS™ operating system
and can interface to a higher level OSS or NMS using the northbound SNMP interface. A
Graphical User Interface is available to the operator to simplify network management. The
EMS supports full FCAPS functions (see Figure 2-9):
• Fault Management: alarm and control of the network
• Configuration Management: services provisioning
• Accounting Management: reports
• Performance Management: measurement of system performance
• Security Management: operator accounts and logging

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Figure 2-9. AB9800 EMS Functionality

The AB9800 EMS also features an integrated SNMP agent which allows the EMS to
connect to a higher level OSS as shown in Figure 2-10. At present the north-bound agent
has been implemented and available for use.

Figure 2-10. AIReach EMS OSS Capabilities

The EMS has truly advanced connectivity options to the PMP Hub Stations. Either in-
band (on the ATM interface) or out of band (Ethernet, ATM, or TDM) connectivity can be
implemented as shown in Figure 2-11.

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Figure 2-11. AIReach EMS Connectivity to PMP Hub Stations

3.0 AB9800 Hub Station Configurations

The AB98000 Hub Station architecture is unique compared to typical PMP systems in that
it is distributed. Each RF channel is supported by a separate radio called an HT, a
self-contained unit consisting of an IDU, ODU and antenna. Each HT IDU has its own
enclosure, power supply, and network interfaces, allowing for a scalable system where a
one-sector hub can be deployed in a 1u chassis! An AB9800 start-up sector can be
deployed very economically without taking up huge amounts of rack space. See
Figure 2-3 for a complete one sector PMP Hub Station. As more capacity is required over
the air, additional HTs are added linearly. Another advantage of the system is that the
AB9800 supports simultaneous ATM, TDM, and Ethernet transport both at the Hub Station
as well as the customer site (remote terminal). The following sections describe these
capabilities in more detail.

3.1 AB9800 PMP Hub Station With ATM Connectivity to the Core Network
When the core network is ATM based, the AB9800 simplifies connectivity with the use of
the ACU-HT. As an example, consider a PMP Hub Station with four sectors and 1:1
redundancy. Three sectors will be served by a normal HT while the fourth sector uses an
ACU-HT. The ACU-HT will concentrate the ATM traffic from the three primary sectors as
well as its own sector and output the total traffic on up to 2 STM-1 interfaces to the core
network. The same configuration is duplicated for the backup sectors (3 normal HTs and
one ACU-HT). A block diagram example of a 4-sector redundant Hub Station is shown in
Figure 3-1.

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10 BaseT LAN for

HT- 4 network
Backup management
HT- 4
Primary
HT- 3 STM-1
Backup connections
between IDU’s
HT- 3
Primary
HT- 2
Backup Integrated
HT- 2 ACU-HT with 8
STM-1 ports
Primary
ACU-HT- 1
Backup Network interface
ACU-HT- 1 STM-1
Primary
Lan Hub
(in-band network mgt)

Figure 3-1. Example of a 4-Sector Redundant Hub Station in ATM Application

The key to the carrier-class HT redundancy is the ability of the backup HT to monitor and
test the entire transmit and receive path of the backup radio with the RTs of each of the
primary HTs in its redundancy group, while the backup HT is offline. The backup HT
transmitter is tested by transmitting a test burst in a special timeslot that is left idle by the
primary HT. The RTs listen for this test burst and compare its signal strength and signal
quality to the primary HT’s transmissions. The backup must send the test burst in the
correct timeslot and alignment to the primary HT. The timing alignment is achieved
through a redundancy bus between the Primary and backup HTs.

This testing of the backup equipment provides a high level of confidence that a successful
switchover will occur. It also minimizes the disruption to services caused by switchover as
it eliminates the need for the RTs to perform re-acquisition and time synchronization with
the backup HT. Failure of the background test done by the backup HT sends an alarm to
the EMS so that the operator can take action.

3.2 AB9800 PMP Hub Station With TDM Connectivity to the Core Network
Figure 3-2 shows a 4-sector AB9800 Hub Station with 1+1 redundancy that connects to a
TDM core network. The E1s from the HTs are aggregated by the SDH add / drop
multiplexer for transport onto the core network. One of the E1 lines from the Primary HT
#1 is used for the network management connectivity.

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E1
10 BaseT LAN

NxE1
HT- 4
Backup
HT- 4
Primary
NxE1
HT- 3
Backup
Network interface
HT- 3
Primary
Existing SDH ADM
HT- 2
Backup
HT- 2 E1
Primary
HT- 1
Backup
HT- 1
Primary E1
NM interface
Lan Hub

Figure 3-2. Example of a 4-Sector Redundant Hub Station in TDM Application

3.3 AB9800 PMP Hub Station With Ethernet Connectivity to the Core Network
Figure 3-3 shows a 4-sector AB9800 Hub Station with 1+1 redundancy which connects to
an Ethernet core network. The Ethernet traffic from the HTs is connected to the core
network using a LAN Hub, Ethernet switch, or a router. The network management data is
also carried in Ethernet format.

E1
10 BaseT LAN

10/100BaseT
HT- 4
Backup
HT- 4
Primary
HT- 3
Backup
HT- 3
Primary 10/100BaseT
LAN Hub, Ethernet switch,
HT- 2 Router, etc.
Backup
HT- 2
Primary
HT- 1
Backup
HT- 1
Primary
Lan Hub NM interface

Figure 3-3. Example of a 4-Sector Redundant Hub Station With Ethernet Connectivity

3.4 AB9800 in Multi-Service Application

The AB9800 PMP system is truly future proof. The RT and the Hub Station each have
ATM, TDM, Ethernet interfaces, allowing simultaneous carriage of each type of traffic, no
matter what the origin. See Figure 3-4 for a diagram showing this multi-service capability.
In addition to managing all the different traffic, the system has advanced features such as:
• Dynamic bandwidth allocation for even more efficient sharing of the physical air
bandwidth

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• Dynamic adaptive modulation so that the maximum capacity can be realized for
most of the time
• Four level customizable QoS for ATM and TDM traffic
• VLAN support as well as VLAN and type of service based QoS for Ethernet traffic

Figure 3-4. AB9800 PMP is a Multi-Service Broadband Wireless Platform

3.5 RF Capacity and Reuse

The AB9800 PMP system can operate on three modulations (QPSK, 16-QAM, and
64-QAM) on a single radio carrier. The three modulations are supported on the same RF
channel on a burst-by-burst basis. The advantage is that the sector can support the range
of QPSK and the capacity of 64-QAM, allowing the RF plan to be optimized for any given
sector. An example of RF reuse patterns supported by the AB9800 system is shown in
Figure 3-5.

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AC BD
A B

D C B'D' A'C'

4x28 MHz channels 4x28 MHz c hannels

No reuse With 2x reus e

Figure 3-5. Frequency Re-Use With the AB9800 PMP System

4.0 Capacity Requirements and PMP Transport Efficiency

The transport network must accommodate high peak rates (HSPA challenges of mobile
operators) of more than 10.7 Mbit/s for each BTS. To increase transport efficiency, the
PMP system offers features such as statistical multiplexing gain, dynamic adaptive
modulation and dynamic bandwidth allocation, allowing operators to get more capacity
from the transport network and thereby generate additional revenue with only minor
software updates to the PMP network.

4.1 Statistical Multiplexing Gain

A standard ATM UNI interface at the hub site brings the advantages of statistical
multiplexing gain or oversubscription of VBR connections. Oversubscription of a VBR
connection can be advantageous in a star network topology (which is what Point to
multipoint is). As illustrated in Figure 4-1 below, there could be wasted capacity on
individual connections, but when there is a shared downlink the wasted capacity is
available for other users.

Fixed resource allocation: Statistical multiplexing – more

No statistical multiplexing traffic in same bandwidth

Wasted capacity Time Free capacity to carry

more traffic
Figure 4-1. Statistical Multiplexing of the Air Bandwidth

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4.2 Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation

Traffic requirements for RTs within a PMP sector can vary with time. Unlike Point to point
systems, which are designed to accommodate peak capacity rate per link, in PMP
systems, network planning principles should be based on peak capacity rate per sector.
So, each service on an RT would be guaranteed a certain minimum bandwidth and a DBA
pool would be set aside for allocation to users as needed. By doing so, the air channel is
utilized more efficiently since peaks can occur randomly and capacity would be given only
when needed.

Dynamic bandwidth allocation allows the sharing of air bandwidth resources across a PMP
sector so that capacity can be assigned to RTs as they request additional bandwidth. The
DBA capability is especially important for mobile operators as they start deploying HSDPA
and HSUPA in their 3G networks. DBA can allocate additional capacity in each direction
as needed by the 3G base station. As implemented in the AB9800 PMP system, DBA
ensures that there is a minimum capacity available for each service and when peak
demands occur, the DBA feature will allocate additional unused capacity to RTs in real
time (see Figure 4-2).

Bandwidth for dynamic allocation

across remote terminals for peak capacity

Time
Excess provisioned bandwidth per link

Figure 4-2. Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation

4.3 Dynamic Adaptive Modulation

Dynamic Adaptive Modulation (DAM) allows air capacity to be increased by taking
advantage of favorable atmospheric conditions. This feature enables the use of higher
order modulation (64-QAM) on links which may previously have been dimensioned for
16-QAM modulation. The criteria for triggering a change in modulation are configured
using received signal strength information, BER and indications of signal quality. In
essence, DAM strives to offer the highest capacity for most of the time.

Based on deployed PMP network cases, it could be assumed that 25 percent of all PMP
links in a dense urban network will be planned with a link budget using 16-QAM

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modulation. Applying adaptive modulation on these links will result in an immediate

capacity gain. In addition, since data traffic may have less stringent availability targets
than voice, further capacity gains can be expected by using DAM on data only sites which
may have previously used QPSK modulation.

During downshifting of modulation, the capacity delivered at an RT will be reduced. To

ensure availability of service for critical applications, DAM will only drop the capacity to
those services which have been marked as low priority within the EMS. Those services
marked as high priority will maintain their capacity even in case of modulation downshift.
DAM as implemented in the AB9800 system takes care to make modulation adjustments
only on those links where the links require it, leaving other links operating in higher
modulation.

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