Ethernet backhaul is becoming more widely used as a cost-effective alternative to legacy T1/E1 transport for wireless 3G and 4G services as data traffic increases. ADVA Optical Networking's Fiber Service Platform (FSP) 150 product line provides Ethernet demarcation and extension devices for wireless backhaul, featuring OAM monitoring for SLA compliance and fault detection. The FSP 150 supports technologies like Synchronous Ethernet and timing distribution to meet the needs of IP-based wireless networks while maintaining compatibility with older network infrastructures.

1. WIRELESS BACKHAUL
THE FIBER SERVICE PLATFORM We have now seen the initial success of 3G, HSPA and WiMAX network
deployments and the first wave of worldwide mobile broadband adoption.
The FSP product family provides
comprehensive Optical+Ethernet
Not only is network capacity increasing rapidly, but there has been an
networking solutions for access, encouraging rapid rise in data traffic due to new innovative handsets such
metro core and regional networks. as Apple’s iPhone and BlackBerry’s Storm. Getting the combined offer
ADVA Optical Networking is right, with attractive flat rates for end users plus high-impact marketing,
focused on the needs of enterprise
and service provider customers good service coverage and high throughput has resulted in a tremendous
deploying data, storage, voice and uptake of services with an associated increase in data traffic.
video applications.
As wireless applications demand greater bandwidth, many mobile
operators are looking at Ethernet as a backhaul technology for 3G and 4G
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services. Traditionally, T1/E1 transport has been used for wireless
PhyFlex and ADVA Optical backhaul, but as the services have scaled, the cost of backhauling traffic
Networking team to extend from cell towers to controllers and switching centers has grown to
Carrier-Ethernet services become a large percentage of wireless operations expenses. Ethernet as a
ADVA Optical Networking’s FSP 150 transport technology is appealing because it supports both higher data
to be deployed in Thus’ national rates as well as a more attractive cost-per-bit of transported traffic. It is
network also backwards compatible with 2G and 3G services requiring T1/E1
handoffs through technology such as pseudo-wire emulation.
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Business challenges
The ADVA Fiber Service Platform is
qualified by the following partner: The continued success of mobile broadband services calls for an efficient
evolution path for the mobile backhaul network architecture addressing
the cost, convergence and flexibility challenge. While Ethernet backhaul
services in general are seen as a cost-effective alternative to legacy
T1/E1 backhaul, more detailed considerations are required to understand
how Ethernet can help address the topics of convergence and flexibility.
CERTIFICATIONS
Wireless services are very delay-sensitive, so the ability to provide low
The ADVA FSP is compliant with the
following industry standards:
latency in the single digit milliseconds range is critical to the application.
In addition, the service intelligence of the latest OAM standards, such as
IEEE 802.1ag and ITU Y.1731, is critical to guaranteeing that service
levels essential for wireless backhaul are met.
Once base stations are updated to IP, they often expect highly accurate
frequency synchronization via the Ethernet uplink. Synchronous Ethernet
(SynchE) allows in-band distribution of timing information from the
network or alternative sources. It is seen as a key enabling technology for
cost-effectively deploying large-scale converged Ethernet backhaul and to
simultaneously carry the traffic of 2G, 3G and beyond.
Solution
With the FSP 150 product line of Ethernet demarcation and extension
devices, ADVA Optical Networking features Etherjack® technology
targeted at carrier-class Ethernet service applications such as wireless
backhaul. Etherjack® provides the capability to monitor service
availability, delay, jitter and dropped packets. These four parameters are
critical for verifying SLA conformance and provide advance indication of
performance degradation before a service outage occurs. Combined with
its RFC 2544 test suite, the FSP 150 offers an industry-leading solution
for stress testing and end-to-end in-service SLA monitoring.

2. The flexible timing configurations of ADVA Optical Networking’s ABOUT
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SynchE implementation allow in-band distribution of timing from the
synchronization network or various alternative sources. In legacy ADVA Optical Networking (FSE:
access infrastructures not supporting SyncE, the T1/E1 input of the ADV) is a global provider of
FSP 150 helps to migrate and to protect the mobile operator’s telecommunications equipment.
With innovative Optical+Ethernet
investment in SyncE-compliant base stations. transport solutions, we build the
foundation for high-speed, next-
10/100BT
generation networks. Our FSP
product family adds scalability and
intelligence to our customers’
10/100BT
networks while removing complexity
and cost. Thanks to reliable per-
formance for more than 15 years,
GbE Metro we have become a trusted partner
network 10/100BT for more than 200 carriers and
10,000 enterprises across the globe.
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functionally identical over a variety of access technologies is an
additional key advantage of the FSP 150 product family. Ubiquitous ADVA Optical Networking
intelligent Ethernet backhaul can be delivered over fiber as well as (Shenzhen) Ltd.
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The FSP 150 product family offers a market-leading portfolio of
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definition, monitoring and ease of operation on an unparalleled
scale. Key elements are:
:: MEF-certified UNI enabling flexible definition of intelligent FSP 150
Our Ethernet access solution is a
Ethernet services family of products that provide
:: Rich Etherjack® OAM suite for performance monitoring and Ethernet demarcation, extension and
aggregation. Service providers
quick remote fault isolation, including IEEE 802.3ah, IEEE deploy the FSP 150 to deliver
802.1ag and ITU Y.1731 intelligent differentiated Ethernet
services to customer premises both
:: Synchronous Ethernet and Precision Time Protocol support for in-region and out-of-region.
wholesale local loop bandwidth in wireless backhaul The FSP 150 enables ubiquitous
applications Ethernet service delivery across
any media, including fiber, copper,
:: Low-touch provisioning features to speed up service delivery SONET/SDH and legacy TDM lines.
timelines in remote areas Incorporating the latest OAM and
advanced Etherjack® demarcation
:: Redundant uplinks and temperature-hardened design for high capabilities, the FSP 150 products
availability applications such as wireless backhaul enable carriers to deliver SLA-based
Ethernet services with full end-to-
:: Simple integration into secure and scalable management end service assurance.
domains by supporting SNMPv3, SSH, HTTPS, ACL, etc.
:: Integration into a variety of leading OSS systems on the
market for cost-effective deployment and performace reporting
March 2009