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LT E BAC KH AU L AN D IP M IC R O WAVE' S
C R IT IC AL R O L E
Agenda:
• LTE's impact on backhaul requirements
• LTE backhaul options analysis (copper,
fiber, microwave)
• Leasing vs. owning backhaul
• Can IP-based microwave meet LTE
requirements?
• Next generation IP microwave capacity
features
• Network evolution and the important
role of hybrid microwave
LTE (10MHz)
• Average Moving to ~ WiMAX (10MHz)
150Mbps per site in the HSPA+ R7
EV-DO Rev. B
congested areas.
EV-DO Rev. A
Initial deployments for LTE are being supported by cell-site backhaul capacity in the
range of 10–150Mbps – high areas will grow up to 300 Mbps
• Copper has low cost but has capacity and reach limitations
• Fiber is preferred due to its reliability and nearly limited scalability however
deployment costs are high and sometime prohibitive
• Microwave provides low cost option quickly deployable option that meets
future LTE capacity requirements
($000)
delivered
Cost ($000)
$120
Leased
• Ethernet (100 Mbps - 1 Gbps) $100 Ethernet
Leased Ethernet
Cost
100Mb – 1G
will be the preferred backhaul $80 100Mb – 1G
technology $60
Companies that own and operate their own microwave backhaul networks benefit
significantly from reduced backhaul expenses.
18 GHz
additional licensed spectrum below 13 GHz, along
13 GHz
with relaxation of restrictions on minimum antenna 11 GHz
10 GHz
size and capacity efficiency 6 GHz
5.8 GHz
2.4 GHz
Availability up to 99.999%
• Hybrid or dual-
network TDM +
Ethernet architecture
optimal
• Lowest migration risk
• Preserve revenue
bearing voice traffic
Transform
Transition
Maintain
• Preserve trusted TDM
sync
• Operators can migrate
their networks at their
own pace
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