Ericsson MINI-LINK E - User Manual

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Ericsson MINI-LINK E Specifications

General

Brand	Ericsson
Model	MINI-LINK E
Category	Transmitter
Language	English

Summary

1 Introduction

1.1 General

General overview of MINI-LINK E and E Micro product families.

1.2 Applications

1.3 Main Features

Technical features

Key technical characteristics of MINI-LINK products.

Reliability

Features contributing to the reliability of MINI-LINK systems.

2 Product Program

2.2 MINI-LINK E

2.2.1 System Components

Describes the outdoor and indoor parts of a MINI-LINK E terminal.

2.2.2 Outdoor Installation

Details on how MINI-LINK E radio units and antennas are installed outdoors.

2.2.3 Indoor Installation

Explains the installation of indoor parts like AMMs and plug-in units.

2.2.4 Configurations

2.2.4.1 Unprotected Terminal (1+0)

Configuration for a basic, unprotected MINI-LINK E terminal.

2.2.4.2 Protected Terminal (1+1)

Configuration for protected MINI-LINK E terminals with 1+1 redundancy.

2.2.4.3 Configurations at Multi-terminal Sites

Describes configurations for sites with multiple MINI-LINK E terminals.

2.2.4.4 Repeater Site (1+0 or 1+1)

Configuration details for repeater sites using MINI-LINK E.

2.2.4.6 Ethernet Traffic

Using ETU for Ethernet traffic transmission with MINI-LINK E.

2.3 MINI-LINK E Micro

2.3.1 Configurations

Configuration options for MINI-LINK E Micro terminals.

2.4 Network Management

3 MINI-LINK E

3.2 Radio Units

Information on RAU1 and RAU2 radio units for MINI-LINK E.

3.3 RAU1 (7-E and 8-E)

3.3.1 Block Diagram

Block diagram of the RAU1 7-E and 8-E radio unit.

3.3.2 Microwave Sub-unit

Functional description of the microwave sub-unit in RAU1.

3.3.2.5 Transmitter Block

3.3.2.9 Receiver Block

3.4 RAU1 (15-E, 18-E, 23-E, 26-E and 38-E)

3.4.1 Block Diagram

Block diagram of RAU1 (15-E to 38-E) units.

3.4.2 Radio Interface Sub-unit

Functions of the radio interface sub-unit in RAU1.

3.4.3 Microwave Sub-unit

3.4.3.2 Transmitter Block

Components of the transmitter block in RAU1's microwave sub-unit.

3.4.3.5 Receiver Block

3.5 RAU2

3.5.1 Block Diagram

Block diagram of the RAU2 radio unit.

3.5.2 Microwave Unit

Description of the microwave unit in RAU2.

3.5.2.5 Transmitter Block

3.5.2.7 Receiver Block

3.6 Access Module

3.7 AMM - Access Module Magazine

Information about Access Module Magazines (AMM) types.

3.8 MMU - Modem Unit

3.8.1 Functional Blocks

Functional blocks included in the MMU.

3.8.2 Functional Description

Detailed functional description of the MMU.

3.8.2.1 Traffic Interface and Traffic Router

3.8.2.3 Radio Frame Multiplexer and Forward Error Correction (FEC)

3.8.2.5 Radio Frame Demultiplexer and Forward Error Correction (FEC)

3.8.2.8 Control and Supervision

3.9 SMU - Switch Multiplexer Unit

3.9.1 Functional Blocks

3.9.1.1 SMU Switch

3.9.1.2 SMU 8 x2

3.9.1.3 SMU 16 x2

3.9.2 Functional Description

3.9.2.1 Traffic Interface and Traffic Routers

3.9.2.4 Control and Supervision

3.9.2.6 1+1 Protection Switching

3.10 SAU - Service Access Unit

3.10.1 Functional Blocks

3.10.2 Functional Description

3.10.2.3 Control and Supervision

3.11 ETU - Ethernet Interface Unit

3.11.1 Functional Description

3.11.1.6 Control and Supervision

3.11.2 Functional Blocks

3.12 Traffic Routing

Example 1: Traffic routing at a repeater site

Example 2: Traffic routing at a repeater site with drop;insert

Example 3: Traffic routing at a multi-terminal site

3.13 Upgrading

3.13.1 Change of transmission capacity

4 MINI-LINK E Micro

4.2 RTU - Radio Unit

4.3 Block Diagram

4.4 Modem Board

4.4.1 Traffic Interface

4.4.2 Radio Frame Multiplexer and Forward Error Correction (FEC)

4.4.4 Radio Frame Demultiplexer and Forward Error Correction (FEC)

4.5 Microwave Unit

4.5.2 Control and Supervision Processor

4.5.3 Transmitter Block

4.5.5 Receiver Block

5 Antennas

5.1 Antenna Description

5.2 Antenna Installation

6 Management System

6.1 Operation and Maintenance Facilities

Features of the integrated Control and Supervision System (CSS).

6.1.2 Communication Channels

6.1.3 Setup of Terminals

6.1.4 Fault Detection

6.1.4.1 Alarms for MINI-LINK E

List and description of transmitter and receiver alarms for MINI-LINK E.

6.1.4.2 Alarms for MINI-LINK E Micro

6.1.5 Loop Tests

6.1.5.1 Loops for MINI-LINK E

6.1.5.2 Loops for MINI-LINK E Micro

6.1.8 Performance Monitoring

6.1.13 Repair

6.1.14 Local Supervision Interface

6.1.15 Software Upgrading

6.2 MSM - MINI-LINK Service Manager

6.3 MINI-LINK Netman

7 Accessories

7.1 RCB - Radio Connection Box

7.2 MXU - MINI-LINK Cross-connect Unit

7.2.3 Ring-configured Networks for Protection

7.2.3.1 Configuration of a Site in a Ring

7.2.3.2 MXU Management

7.3 DDU - DC Distribution Unit

7.4 PSU - AC;DC Power Supply Unit

7.5 Terminal Server

8 Technical Data

8.1 System Parameters

8.1.1 Transmitter Performance

8.1.2 Receiver Performance

8.1.3 1+1 Protection Switching

8.1.3.1 Switching due to Hardware Failure

8.1.3.2 Switching due to Fading

8.2 Antenna Data

8.2.1 Antenna Electrical Data

8.4 Power Supply

8.4.1 MINI-LINK E

Power Consumption for MINI-LINK E with RAU1

Power Dissipation for MINI-LINK E with RAU1

Power Consumption for MINI-LINK E with RAU2

Power Dissipation for MINI-LINK E with RAU2

8.4.2 MINI-LINK E Micro

MINI-LINK E Micro with DC and Traffic Cables

MINI-LINK E Micro with RCB

8.5 Cables

8.5.1 MINI-LINK E

8.5.1.1 Radio Cable

Restrictions for 1+1 Configurations

8.5.2 MINI-LINK E Micro

8.5.2.1 MINI-LINK E Micro with DC and Traffic Cables

8.5.2.2 MINI-LINK E Micro with RCB

8.6 Interfaces

8.6.1 MINI-LINK E

Traffic Interfaces

Operation and Maintenance Interface

8.6.2 MINI-LINK E Micro

8.6.2.1 MINI-LINK E Micro with DC and Traffic Cables

8.6.2.2 MINI-LINK E Micro with RCB

Traffic Interface