ZXMW NR8120A NR8120D Product Description

ZXMW NR8120A & NR8120D
Product Description
Digital Microwave Transmission System
R4.2B
ZXMW NR8120A & NR8120D Product Description

Version Date Author Reviewer Notes
Xu Youling Geng Jichuang

V1.00 2015/12/20 NR8120 enhanced hardware version.
Zhang Feiteng Guo Jinghui
Radio capacity: The maximum number of E1s in

V1.01 2016/03/30 Geng Jichuang Guo Jinghui
radio link is reduced to 48 from 75.
Update to R4.2B. Modify feature description,
V1.10 2016/08/07 Geng Jichuang Guo Jinghui radio interface capacity, RSL, boards and
interface (RCMUC2/RCMUD2/RCMUE/RTEC).
Update the radio interface capacity in chapter
V1.11 2016/09/01 Geng Jichuang Chen Wei
6.4.1.
Verify the characteristics of GbE optical interface
– supports 1000Mbps only: NR8120A/D GbE
Chen Wei, optical interface cannot support 100Mbps mode.
V1.12 2016/09/29 Geng Jichuang Li Dong, Verify figures of Wi-Fi access, max. RSL
Song Yuedong threshold and some text errors. Modify the
length limitation of different IF cables. Delete
NR8960B.
Revise the hardware power consumption,
Zhang
hardware interface description, RF parameters,
Jiaqiang,
V1.13 2016/12/13 Geng Jichuang security features, carrier Ethernet features and
Li Dong
clock description; Modify the figures in chapter
Peng Ming
2.21, and chapter 5.2.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Overview ............................................................................................................ 8
1.1 NR8000 Product Introduction ............................................................................... 8
1.2 Cost Efficient and Future Oriented Product .......................................................... 9
1.3 System Introduction ........................................................................................... 10
1.3.1 IDU .................................................................................................................... 10
1.3.2 ODU................................................................................................................... 11
1.3.3 Flexible ODU Mounting Methods ....................................................................... 12
1.4 Network Application ........................................................................................... 14
2 Functions and Features .................................................................................. 15

2.1 Unified Platform for Hybrid and Packet Microwave ............................................. 15
2.2 Circuit Emulation Service over Ethernet (CESoETH) ......................................... 16
2.3 High Performance Switching Capacity ............................................................... 17
2.4 Intelligent Cooling System.................................................................................. 17
2.5 Automatic Transmit Power Control (ATPC) ........................................................ 18
2.6 Adaptive Coding & Modulation (ACM) ................................................................ 19
2.6.1 Enhanced ACM .................................................................................................. 19
2.6.2 ACM with QoS ................................................................................................... 20
2.7 Modem Baseband Signal Processing Performance ........................................... 20
2.8 Flexible Radio Configuration .............................................................................. 21
2.9 Carrier Grade Ethernet Functionality .................................................................. 21
2.10 Load Balance ..................................................................................................... 24
2.10.1 LAG/Enhanced LAG for Ethernet Line Protection .............................................. 25
2.11 Double Spectrum Efficiency: XPIC (CCDP)........................................................ 25
2.12 Header Compression ......................................................................................... 26
2.13 Ethernet QoS ..................................................................................................... 27
2.14 Ethernet OAM .................................................................................................... 28
2.14.1 Ethernet Link OAM............................................................................................. 28
2.14.2 Ethernet Service OAM ....................................................................................... 29
2.15 Microwave Security ............................................................................................ 30
2.15.1 Radio Link Security Identification (Link Security ID) ........................................... 30
2.15.2 Access Control List (ACL) .................................................................................. 31
2.15.3 Broadcast Storm Control .................................................................................... 31
2.15.4 LMT Authority .................................................................................................... 31
2.15.5 Other Security Features ..................................................................................... 31
2.16 High Accuracy Clock Supply and Synchronization ............................................. 32
2.17 Protection and Resilience .................................................................................. 33
2.18 Frequency Auto-scanning .................................................................................. 33
2.19 Intelligent License Control .................................................................................. 34
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2.20 Link Capacity Pass-Through (LCPT) .................................................................. 35

2.21 Management and Maintenance .......................................................................... 36
2.21.1 Full Scale Management Solution........................................................................ 36
2.21.2 Wi-Fi Access for Local Management .................................................................. 37
3 Hardware Description ..................................................................................... 39

3.1 IDU Structure ..................................................................................................... 39
3.2 ODU Structure ................................................................................................... 41
3.3 Boards and Interface.......................................................................................... 42
3.3.1 RCMUC/RCMUC2 ............................................................................................. 42
3.3.2 RCMUD/RCMUD2 ............................................................................................. 44
3.3.3 RCMUE ............................................................................................................. 47
3.3.4 RTEA (Native 16×E1) ........................................................................................ 47
3.3.5 RTEB (CES/Native 16×E1) ................................................................................ 48
3.3.6 RTEC (Native 2×STM-1+16×E1)........................................................................ 48
3.3.7 RFAE ................................................................................................................. 49
4 Element Management System (EMS) ............................................................. 50

4.1 Unified EMS, Powerful Management.................................................................. 50
4.2 Web-based LMT, Easy Maintenance ................................................................. 51
5 Configuration and Application ....................................................................... 53

5.1 NR8120A&D Typical Configurations .................................................................. 53
5.1.1 NR8120A 1+0 Configuration .............................................................................. 53
5.1.2 NR8120D 1+1 HSB Configuration ...................................................................... 54
5.1.3 NR8120D 1+1 SD Configuration ........................................................................ 55
5.1.4 NR8120D 2+0 XPIC Configuration ..................................................................... 56
5.2 Application Scenarios ........................................................................................ 56
5.2.1 Tree Network ..................................................................................................... 57
5.2.2 Ring Network ..................................................................................................... 58
5.2.3 All-Packet Switching Application ........................................................................ 60
6 Performance and Parameters ......................................................................... 61

6.1 System Integrity ................................................................................................. 61
6.1.1 Mechanical Characteristics ................................................................................ 61
6.1.2 Operation Parameters ........................................................................................ 61
6.1.3 Standards Compliance ....................................................................................... 63
6.1.4 Fault Tolerance MTBF/MTTR............................................................................. 64
6.1.5 General Safety Requirements ............................................................................ 64
6.2 Physical Interfaces Performance........................................................................ 65
6.2.1 Service Interface ................................................................................................ 65
6.2.2 Management and Auxiliary Interface .................................................................. 66

6.3 Radio Performance ............................................................................................ 67

6.3.1 Transmitter Characteristics ................................................................................ 67
6.3.2 Receiver Characteristics .................................................................................... 74
6.4 System Capability .............................................................................................. 78
6.4.1 System Transmission Capacity .......................................................................... 78
6.4.2 Channel Spacing................................................................................................ 82
6.5 Clock and Synchronization ................................................................................. 82
7 Abbreviations .................................................................................................. 83

FIGURES
Figure 1-1 NR8000 system general chart............................................................................ 9

Figure 1-2 NR8120A/NR8120D IDU Overview ...................................................................10
Figure 1-3 NR8120A IDU front panel appearance ..............................................................10
Figure 1-4 NR8120D IDU front panel appearance .............................................................11
Figure 1-5 SRU appearance and interfaces .......................................................................12
Figure 1-6 HRU appearance and interfaces .......................................................................12
Figure 1-7 Direct mounting.................................................................................................13
Figure 1-8 Remote mounting .............................................................................................14
Figure 1-9 NR8000 series products typical application .......................................................14
Figure 2-1 Unified switching platform .................................................................................15
Figure 2-2 CESoETH application .......................................................................................16
Figure 2-3 Intelligent cooling system ..................................................................................18
Figure 2-4 ACM working scheme (take QPSK to 2048QAM for instance) ..........................19
Figure 2-5 Ethernet line protection .....................................................................................25
Figure 2-6 XPIC description ...............................................................................................26
Figure 2-7 E2E and hierarchical Ethernet OAM .................................................................28
Figure 2-8 Intelligent license control schematic ..................................................................34
Figure 2-9 LCPT working scheme (MW radio with 2G/3G RAN) ........................................36
Figure 2-10 Wi-Fi combo and smart phone ........................................................................38
Figure 2-11 USB Wi-Fi module ..........................................................................................38
Figure 3-1 Hardware layout................................................................................................39
Figure 3-2 IDU block diagram ............................................................................................41
Figure 3-3 ODU block diagram ..........................................................................................42
Figure 3-4 RCMUC/RCMUC2 board front panel ................................................................42
Figure 3-5 RCMUD/RCMUD2 board front panel ................................................................44
Figure 3-6 RCMUE board front panel .................................................................................47
Figure 3-7 RTEA card front panel ......................................................................................47
Figure 3-8 RTEB card front panel ......................................................................................48

Figure 3-9 RTEC card front panel ......................................................................................48

Figure 3-10 RFAE board ....................................................................................................49
Figure 4-1 Network management solution..........................................................................50
Figure 5-1 1+0 configuration diagram ................................................................................53
Figure 5-2 NR8120D 1+1 HSB configuration diagram ........................................................54
Figure 5-3 NR8120D 1+1 SD configuration diagram ..........................................................55
Figure 5-4 NR8120D 2+0 XPIC configuration diagram .......................................................56
Figure 5-5 Tree network solution (hybrid)...........................................................................57
Figure 5-6 Single ring network solution ..............................................................................58
Figure 5-7 Multiple ring network solution ............................................................................59
Figure 5-8 All-Packet switching network scenario ..............................................................60
Figure 6-1 Relation between RSL and output voltage @ RSSI interface ............................78
TABLES
Table 2-1 Switching capacity .............................................................................................17

Table 2-2 Radio configuration list .......................................................................................21
Table 2-3 Carrier grade Ethernet features..........................................................................22
Table 2-4 QoS features......................................................................................................27
Table 2-5 Ethernet service OAM ........................................................................................29
Table 2-6 Protection scheme .............................................................................................33
Table 2-7 Network management features ..........................................................................36
Table 3-1 Hardware layout .................................................................................................40
Table 3-2 RCMUC/RCMUC2 interface description .............................................................42
Table 3-3 RCMUD/RCMUD2 interface description .............................................................45
Table 3-4 RTEA interface description ................................................................................47
Table 3-5 RTEB interface description ................................................................................48
Table 3-6 RTEC interface description ................................................................................48

Table 5-1 NR8120A&D typical configurations ....................................................................53

Table 5-2 1+0 configuration requirements per site .............................................................54
Table 5-3 NR8120D 1+1 HSB configuration requirements per site ....................................54
Table 5-4 NR8120D 1+1 SD configuration requirements per site .......................................55
Table 5-5 NR8120D 2+0 XPIC configuration requirements per site ...................................56
Table 6-1 Dimension and weight ........................................................................................61
Table 6-2 Power supply .....................................................................................................61
Table 6-3 Temperature and humidity .................................................................................61
Table 6-4 Module power consumption (reference value) ....................................................62
Table 6-5 System power consumption (reference value) ...................................................63
Table 6-6 Complied standards ...........................................................................................63
Table 6-7 Predicted reliability .............................................................................................64
Table 6-8 Service interface characteristics .........................................................................65
Table 6-9 Management and auxiliary interface characteristics ...........................................66
Table 6-10 Frequency step size and stability .....................................................................67
Table 6-11 Tx/Rx spacing (SRU) .......................................................................................68
Table 6-12 Tx/Rx spacing (HRU) .......................................................................................69
Table 6-13 IF interface standard ........................................................................................70
Table 6-14 Transmit power & ATPC range - Part 1: SRU (6 GHz ~15 GHz) ......................71
Table 6-15 Transmit power & ATPC range - Part 2: SRU (18 GHz ~42 GHz) ....................72
Table 6-16 Transmit power & ATPC range: HRU ...............................................................73
Table 6-17 RSL threshold @ BER=10-6: SRU ....................................................................74
Table 6-18 RSL threshold @ BER=10-6: HRU ....................................................................77
Table 6-19 Typical system transmission capacity per channel ...........................................79
Table 6-20 Synchronization features..................................................................................82

1 Overview
ZTE NR8000 digital microwave transmission system is introduced in this document. The
access equipment, NR8120A and NR8120D, are described in detail.
NR8120A is mainly used for 1+0 configuration and NR8120D is widely used for 2+0/1+1
configuration. Both NR8120A and NR8120D handle hybrid transmission for native TDM
& Ethernet; with same platform, which also can handle Ethernet packet transmission that
means it is perfect for migration from hybrid to all packets. Furthermore,
NR8120A/NR8120D (NR8120A/D) employs a range of techniques to offer the high
throughput, Ethernet QoS and E2E OAM to serve as you need. (Note: IP
MPLS/MPLS-TP is hardware prepared in this version; software will be release in future.)
1.1 NR8000 Product Introduction
ZTE’s radio system NR8000 is a packet-based solution to offer carrier grade Ethernet
transmission where the packet based traffic is predominant, giving consideration to
support the still present TDM traffic. NR8000 represents the capability to allow smooth
migration from the hybrid platform to the packet platform in the Mobile Backhauling
networks.
NR8000 portfolio has released 7 models - NR8120, NR8120A, NR8120D, NR8150,

NR8250, NR8950 and NR8000TR:
 NR8120 system includes 3 types of IDU (Indoor Unit): NR8120, NR8120A and
NR8120D. NR8120 is a 1U height box with maximum 2 modem units, which is
usually used at terminal and repeater. The highest modulation scheme of NR8120
is 256 QAM. Comparing with NR8120, hardware is enhanced and features are
improved in NR8120A and NR8120D: HQoS, XPIC, 512 to 2048 QAM, hardware
architecture is prepared for STM-1 interface, 4096QAM and IP MPLS/MPLS-TP.
NR8120A provides 1 radio direction while NR8120D provides 2 radio directions.
When NR8120A and NR8120D IDU combining with all outdoor equipments, which
can provide up to 6 radio directions.

 NR8150 is a 1U height box which can support maximum 3 modem cards, which is
usually used at terminal, repeater or hub site. When NR8150 IDU combining with all
outdoor equipments, which can provide up to 12 radio directions.
 NR8250 is a 2U height box that supports maximum 6 modem cards or 7 traffic cards
to provide nodal solution. When NR8250 IDU combining with all outdoor
equipments, which can provide up to 20 radio directions.
 NR8950 is an all outdoor microwave radio to provide all-IP transmission solution for
mobile backhaul and private network.
 NR8000 TR consists of three basic units, IDU, ODU and OCU (Outdoor Coupling
Unit). It supports multiple configurations, such as 6+0, 7+1, 8+0 XPIC to fulfill trunk
or backbone transmission and so on.
 NR8120, NR8120A, NR8120D, NR8150 and NR8250 share the universal outdoor
parts, including ODU, waveguide and antenna. Furthermore, NR8250 and NR8150
share some of the traffic interface boards and core control units.
Figure 1-1 NR8000 system general chart
NR8120 ODU NR8950
NR8120A
NR8120D
NR8150
NR8250 NR8000 TR
1.2 Cost Efficient and Future Oriented Product
NR8120A/D, the 1U height equipment, with 1 extension slot besides 1 main board, which
offers maximum two radio directions, six Gigabit Ethernet (one of the GbE optical

interfaces is GbE/10GbE combo), two STM-1 and sixteen E1 interfaces. (STM-1 will be
released in future version.)
NR8120A/D provides a cost efficient high capacity access microwave transmission

solution with unified hybrid & packet platform, which can transmit single or mixed native
TDM, emulated TDM (CESoETH) and native Ethernet service at the same time.
Therefore, one NR8120A/D IDU can be used as both hybrid radio for TDM&IP network
and packet radio for all-IP network with suitable service boards and software
configuration. It’s perfect for a hybrid to all-packet migration.
1.3 System Introduction
The NR8120A/D microwave system includes indoor unit (IDU) and outdoor unit (ODU).
The ODU is a waterproof unit and can be mounted on antenna in direct or remote way.
1.3.1 IDU
Figure 1-2 NR8120A/NR8120D IDU Overview
Indoor unit (IDU) provides core control, baseband processing, switching/cross

connection and service access function. As an entire system, the indoor unit is
connected with a radio unit (ODU) via an Intermediate Frequency (IF) cable.
Figure 1-3 NR8120A IDU front panel appearance

Figure 1-4 NR8120D IDU front panel appearance
1.3.2 ODU
ODU is the outdoor unit of the NR8000 split-type system, it delivers power amplification
and radio frequency (RF) conversion functions
There are two types of ODU – SRU and HRU:
 SRU: Normal transmit power ODU, operates in the frequency range of 6 to 42 GHz
(6/7/8/10/11/13/15/18/23/26/28/32/38/42 GHz), support QPSK to 2048 QAM @
[Note]
7/14/28/40/56 MHz channel bandwidth .
 HRU: High transmit power ODU, operates in 6/7/8/11 GHz, support QPSK to 1024
QAM @ 7/14/28/40/56 MHz channel bandwidth.
There are three important interfaces on the ODU:
 RF in/out interface (waveguide type) for connecting to antenna
 IF in/out interface (N type) for connecting to modem board
 RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indication) interface (BNC type) for RF receiver
signal monitoring

Figure 1-5 SRU appearance and interfaces
RF in/out
RSSI IF
Figure 1-6 HRU appearance and interfaces
RF in/out
RSSI IF
Notes: SRU includes two firmware versions and old version SRU should be swapped by new
version one if new features are required:
1. SRU V1.3: QPSK ~ 1024 QAM @ 7/14/28/40/56 MHz.
2. SRU V1.4: QPSK ~ 2048 QAM @ 7/14/28/40/56 MHz.
1.3.3 Flexible ODU Mounting Methods
The ODU has two mounting methods: direct mounting and remote mounting. All the
frequency sub-bands support these two mounting methods.
Mounting suggestions are described as following:

 Direct mounting is suggested for single-polarized antenna:
 For 1+0 configuration, the ODU is directly connected on antenna.
 For 1+1 configuration, a combiner is used to connect the 2 ODUs together and
then connected on the antenna.
 For 2+0 configuration, if the 2 ODUs’ frequencies are covered by the same
combiner, they might adopt direct mounting; otherwise, they should adopt
remote mounting.
 Remote mounting is usually used for dual-polarized antenna or big-size antenna. In

this situation, waveguides are used to connect ODUs to antenna.
Figure 1-7 Direct mounting
1+0 configuration 1+1/2+0 configuration
Combiner
Single-polarized Single-polarized
Antenna Antenna
ODU ODUs
2+0 XPIC configuration
OMT
Circle-polarized
Antenna
ODUs

Figure 1-8 Remote mounting
1+0 configuration 1+1/2+0 configuration
Single-polarized waveguide
Single-polarized waveguide Antenna
Antenna
ODUs
ODU
Combiner
2+0 XPIC configuration
Dual-polarized
Antenna
ODUs
Waveguide
1.4 Network Application
NR8120/NR8120A/NR8120D is widely applied at terminal access and repeater station.

NR8120 is proposed for low-to-medium capacity access and repeater sites, NR8120A is
mainly used at medium-high capacity access site and NR8120D fit for high capacity
access and repeater scenario. ZTE can provide a cost efficient and flexible transmission
solution for our customer with NR8000 portfolio.
Figure 1-9 NR8000 series products typical application
Microwave Backhaul
FE GbE/10GbE
GbE aGW
eNodeB
NR8950 FE/GE
E1
RNC
FE STM-1
NodeB
E1
E1 NR8250/ BSC
NR8120/ NR8120D/
NR8000 TR
BTS NR8120A NR8150
TR

2 Functions and Features

The main functions and features of NR8120A/D are described in this chapter. Functions
of NR8120 are inherited by NR8120A/D and some of them are improved, such as HQoS,
enhanced LAG and higher level modulation.
2.1 Unified Platform for Hybrid and Packet Microwave
One NR8120A/D unit can be used as hybrid and packet radio (enhanced ETH or MPLS),
which can transmit pure or mixed native TDM, emulated TDM, native Ethernet and MPLS
service at the same time. With the MPLS based hardware & software, NR8120A/D will
process IP MPLS or MPLS-TP service.
Recently, both hardware & software are released for enhanced ETH; MPLS is hardware
ready. In this version, NR8120A/D can transmit native TDM, emulated TDM and native
Ethernet service over the same radio link.
It is always possible to migrate from the hybrid radio to the packet radio by applying the
proper software, hardware and upgrading the license accordingly. Both hybrid and
packet radio can be supported by the same unit.
Figure 2-1 Unified switching platform
Radio Link
Native ETH Dynamic Allocation
ETH
Switch
CES E1 CES
Modem Ethernet (native)
TDM Ethernet (CES E1 )

Native TDM
DXC
TDM
The advantages of unified switching platform include:
 Smooth migration from TDM to packet, saving CAPEX
 Flexible network for different requirements, easy deployment

2.2 Circuit Emulation Service over Ethernet (CESoETH)
CESoETH (Circuit Emulation Service over Ethernet), is a kind of circuit emulation

technique to carry TDM service over packet switching network (PSN). It is defined by
MEF3 & MEF8 for implementing interoperable CES equipment that reliably transport
TDM circuits across Metro Ethernet Networks while meeting the required performance of
circuit emulated TDM services as defined in ITU-T and ANSI TDM standards. Some
standards adopt a kind of similar technique - PWE (Pseudo Wire Emulation) to achieve
TDM over PSN. From the perspective of the target, CES and PWE are the same.
As shown in Figure 2-2, CES processing unit emulate the TDM circuit at local end and
re-creating the TDM circuit at far end.
Figure 2-2 CESoETH application
NR8120 (A/D) NR8120 (A/D)/NR8250

TDM TDM
Equipment CES CES Equipment/Network
IWF IWF
Ethernet Ethernet
E1 Ethernet Ethernet E1/STM-1
Carrier Ethernet
switching switching
NNI NNI
E2E CES
E2E EVC
CES: Circuit Emulation Service
IWF: Inter-Working Function
Bearing channel （QinQ Link）
NR8120A/D allows the access equipment to smoothly evolve in line with the new
technology and related protocols (TDM/Ethernet) without site swapping, which keeps the
value of the contributed investments.
NR8120A/D supports Structure-Agnostic Emulation (be equal to SAToP (RFC4553)) and

Structure-Aware Emulation (be equal to CESoPSN (RFC5086)) for G.704 defined E1
service, totally 16 circuit emulation services are supported by one IDU recently:
 Structure-Aware Emulation (structured CES)
Structured CES strips off the TDM overhead and just passes the payloads. It allows
for more efficient use of MEN bandwidth, fewer circuits, and better network
aggregation. Furthermore, structured CES realizes N*64kbit/s timeslot compression

for E1 traffic. This implementation agreement defines the structure-aware emulation

of the E1 services using “structure-locked”，as described in [Y.1413]:
 N×64kbit/s “basic service”
 N×64kbit/s service with Channel Associated Signaling (CAS)
 Structure-Agnostic Emulation (Unstructured CES)
Compared with structured CES, unstructured CES passes all traffic received. It's
simpler in TDM overhead, including signaling, timing and fault detection (Alarms)
which are preserved and passed through end to end. This implementation
agreement defines the structure-agnostic emulation of G.704 defined E1. The
payload format is described in [Y.1413].
2.3 High Performance Switching Capacity
NR8120A/D supports L2 switching and TDM circuit emulation functions.
The processing capacity of NR8120A/D is shown in Table 2-1 and the available service
switching capacity depends on the hardware and software configuration.
Table 2-1 Switching capacity
Function Name Capacity Comments

Ethernet switching 52 Gbit/s Full duplex
8000×8000 E1s VC-12 level

TDM Cross-connect
128×128 STM-1s VC-4 level
Service Circuit Emulation

16 circuit emulation service E1 service
Capacity (Line side)
2.4 Intelligent Cooling System
An intelligent fan unit is adopted by NR8120A/D to reduce the OPEX and noise.

The running speed of fan is automatically adjusted according to the equipment’s

temperature, which could reduce the power consumption in real time. The lower
temperature the equipment is the less power it cost. And meanwhile, the noise caused by
the running fan is reduced obviously.
The relationship between board temperature and fan power consumption is shown in
Figure 2-3.
Figure 2-3 Intelligent cooling system
Power Consumption (W)
20
15
10
0
-20 0 20 55 70 75
Temperature ( ℃ )
The benefits of intelligent cooling system include:
 Lower power consumption in low temperature condition.
 Lower noise, comfortable working environment
 Low running speed tendency, longer service life
2.5 Automatic Transmit Power Control (ATPC)
ATPC is used to lower the RF transmit power when environmental conditions are good in
order to reduce wireless interference. Under fading conditions, the transmit power is
automatically increased to compensate for far end signal loss and to guarantee the link
performance. The 40 dB/s (whole system) and 90 dB/s (ODU) reaction speeds can
counteract the wireless link fading.

2.6 Adaptive Coding & Modulation (ACM)
The NR8120A/D supports both fixed modulation and Adaptive Coding and Modulation
(ACM) mode in all frequencies and Channel Spacing (CS).
In fixed modulation condition, the radio working status and capacity will not change
unless manual configuration. Once the signal quality is degrading lower than receiver
threshold, the link will break down and all the services are affected.
ACM enables the radio capacity to change according to the link quality, which is a perfect
way to supply additional best effort traffic under normal weather conditions. When
extreme weather conditions, such as a storm, affect the transmission and receipt of data
and voice over the wireless network, an ACM-enabled radio system automatically
changes modulation according to MSE (Mean Square Error, that indicates the signal
quality), which allows the high priority data (e.g. real time data) to continue to run
uninterrupted. With ZTE’s solution, no bit errors are generated during the modulation
change; it is designed for Carrier Grade networks.
Figure 2-4 ACM working scheme (take QPSK to 2048QAM for instance)
2048QAM
1024QAM
512QAM
256QAM
128QAM
Low Priority 64QAM
Payload 32QAM
16QAM 16QAM 32QAM
QPSK
High Priority
Payload
2.6.1 Enhanced ACM
When planning ACM-based radio links, enhanced ACM allows the radio maintains the
highest level modulation with the lowest transmit power (Tx power ). Once fading
accrued, NR8120A/D will increase the Tx power quickly in order to keep the high
modulation. Once the Tx power achieves the maximal value of the current modulation,
the modulation will degrade to lower level, meanwhile the allowed maximum transmit

power will be increased to the maximal Tx power of current low modulation (the lower
modulation is the higher max. Tx power it has). When fading disappeared, NR8120 will
regain the highest modulation firstly and then decrease the TX power if the signal quality
can meet the requirement of the highest modulation.
2.6.2 ACM with QoS
Once ACM mechanism is activated, the QoS mechanism will schedule the services
according to the priority policies. For further information about Ethernet QoS functionality,
please refer to chapter 2.13 Ethernet QoS.
The advantages of ZTE’s ACM include:
 Maximized spectrum usage
 Hitless and errorless modulation/coding changes based on signal quality. Carried

grade modulation changing rate is 10ms per level
 Adaptive maximum Tx power per modulation for maximal system gain per working
point
 An integrated QoS mechanism that enables intelligent congestion management to

ensure that high priority traffic is not affected during link fading:
 Native E1 has higher priority than Ethernet traffic. E1 channels can be

assigned with different priorities to enable differentiated E1 dropping during
severe link degradation
 The priorities of emulated E1s are defined by the Ethernet priorities of the
emulated E1.
2.7 Modem Baseband Signal Processing Performance
1. The Adaptive Equalizer is used to reduce or cancel ISI (inter-symbol interference)

caused by multi-path fading, which consists of two parts: 24-tap feed-forward filter (FFF)
and a 3-tap decision feedback filter (DFE).

2. LDPC (Low-Density Parity-Checkand) and RS (Reed-solomon) codes based FEC

(Forward Error Correction) scheme is used to achieve good performance, high reliability
and high efficiency.
2.8 Flexible Radio Configuration
Table 2-2 Radio configuration list
Max. Number of
Item Configuration Type
Configurations
1+0 2
Non-protection
NR8120 2+0 east-to-west 1
Protection 1+1 HSB/SD/FD 1
NR8120A Non-protection 1+0 Non-protection 1
Non-protection 1+0 Non-protection 2
NR8120D Protection 1+1 HSB/SD/FD 1
XPIC 2+0 XPIC 1
 NR8120A is mainly used for 1+0 configuration and NR8120D is widely used for
2+0/2+0 XPIC/1+1 HSB/SD/FD configuration.
 2+0, 2+0 XPIC or 1+1 HSB/FD/SD can be also realized by cascading two NR8120A
IDUs together (Two IDUs Cascading will be released in future).
 2+2 XPIC HSD/SD/FD or 4+0 XPIC can be realized by cascading two NR8120D
IDUs together (Two IDUs Cascading will be released in future).
2.9 Carrier Grade Ethernet Functionality
NR8120A/D’s carrier Ethernet services are MEF referenced design, which provides the
following Ethernet features

Table 2-3 Carrier grade Ethernet features
Item Feature Description
E-LINE, E-LAN, Comply with MEF6.1, MEF10.2, MEF17, MEF22,

E-TREE and MEF33;
E-Access MEF CE2.0 or MEF 9 & MEF14 certificated
Standardized
Comply with MEF 3, MEF8, ITU-T Y.1413,
Services CESoETH
SAToP and CESoPSN.
IEEE 802.1p/ 802.1q/802.1ad;

Bridge
Support peer/tunnel/discard L2 control protocol.
Maximum MTU: 68 to 9312 bytes configurable

Transmit Unit Jumbo frame: up to 9600 bytes.
Max number of supported MAC address: 32K;

MAC Address MAC address learning enable/disable;
Learning Capacity MAC address learning mode: IVL/SVL;
MAC address aging time: 1 to 1,048,575 s.
Support IEEE 802.1p/ 802.1q/802.1ad;

Integrated non-blocking switch;
4K×4K VLAN IDs by QinQ;
Scalability
VLAN Selective QinQ (Add, delete and rewrite VLAN
tags based on port /protocol/MAC);
Support copy/remap inner VLAN tag priority to
outer VLAN.
Supports port-based mirror function: the

messages from input, output or both directions of
observed interface are copied intact to the
Port Mirroring
observing interface. It’s used for testing or
maintenance the traffic without traffic
interrupting.
QoS Please refer to “chapter 2.13 Ethernet QoS”.
Adjust the traffic rate according to the radio

Flow Control
throughput capacity, comply with IEEE 802.3 x.
Quality of Priority-based
Priority-based Flow Control, comply with
Service Flow Control
802.1Qbb.
(PFC)
Packet Intelligent The PIS technology is going to classify the

Segment (PIS) services into 2 ranks. The one with lower priority


will be cut into fragments while the other high
priority services will be transmitted directly.
With PIS function, long time delay and jitter of
high priority services could be avoided.
802.3ad/802.1ax ;
Widely used for Ethernet port protection and air
interface load balance;
Static (with LACP) and manual (without LACP)
aggregation;
LAG/Enhanced Load balance is realized by XOR and hash
LAG algorithm:
LAG - based on MAC address, IP address
(IPv4/IPv6);
Enhanced LAG - based on MAC address, IP
address (IPv4/IPv6), MAC/MPLS/IP V4/IP V6
packet identification.
Physical layer aggregation (PLA) is specially

used for air interface aggregation and load
balance;
PLA
PLA can divide the services into several
Reliability channels but need no protocols, it is better than
LACP under unbalanced streams..
ITU G.8032v1 Ethernet single ring protection

switching;
ERPS
ITU G.8032v2 Ethernet multiple ring protection
switching.
Comply with ITU G.8031 Ethernet Linear

ELPS
Protection Switching.
STP comply with IEEE 802.3d;

STP/RSTP/MSTP RSTP comply with IEEE 802.3W;
MSTP comply with IEEE 802.1s.
Port blocking feature is possible to prevent

forwarding of frames from a given ingress port to
Port Blocking one or more egress ports. With port blocking,
flows of leaves can be isolated to each other in a
tree topology.
Service ETH OAM IEEE 802.3ah EFM;


Management IEEE 802.1ag CFM, ITU-T Y.1731 ETH OAM.
E2E TDM trail provisioning and management;

E2E Ethernet service provisioning and
End-to-End (E2E)
management;
Management
E2E CES configuration;
E2E QoS configuration.
2.10 Load Balance
The NR8120A/D supports Ethernet traffic load balance at line and radio side. Three kinds
of techniques are used: Physical Layer Aggregation (PLA), Link Aggregation Group (LAG)
and Enhanced LAG.
 PLA can send one Ethernet stream to far end through several radio channels, which
is very useful for delivering large streams. It’s an intelligent way of increasing
bandwidth utilization by adjusting the radio channels’ throughputs dynamically
according to their forwarding efficiency.
 LAG can realize multi-channel load balance by XOR and hash algorithm based on
MAC address, IP address (IPv4/IPv6);
 Enhanced LAG can deliver different streams into different radio channels according
to XOR/hash algorithm based on MAC/IP address (IPv4/IPv6), port ID, VLAN ID,
Ethernet type, MPLS label.
Notes:
1. LAG/Enhanced LAG will send the same stream through the same radio
channel except the channel is failed.
2. Only one of the above techniques should be applied for the same aggregation
group.
3. The 802.3ad or 802.1ax standard specifies that all ports in a LAG must have
the same data rate and must be configured as full duplex.

2.10.1 LAG/Enhanced LAG for Ethernet Line Protection
LAG/Enhanced LAG can be also used for link redundancy/protection.
Multiple LAN connections between two nodes can be grouped in a logical bundle. When
a link of the group fails the traffic will be switched to other operational links. For a link
failure the switch from failed path to operational path takes less than 50 ms and does not
impact the service. As shown in Figure 2-5, path 1 and path 2 belongs to one LAG.
Normally, the streams between the Microwave and the third party equipment are
transferred through the two paths. Once path 1 is broken; the streams of path 1 will be
switched to path 2.
LAG function is usually used at important connection site for line protection between
microwave IDU and other equipment.
Figure 2-5 Ethernet line protection
3rd party switch
2
LAG
2.11 Double Spectrum Efficiency: XPIC (CCDP)
Co-Channel Dual Polarization (CCDP) with Cross Polarization Interference Canceller

(XPIC) technology is one of the best ways to enhance spectral efficiency. With this
function, one frequency source could be used as two carriers to double the throughput.
A high performance dual-polarized antenna should be used to minimize the

cross-polarization interference.

Figure 2-6 XPIC description
Vertical Freq 1
660Mbps
½ * Frequency source
660Mbps
Horizontal 2 * Capacity
56MHz@2048QAM
Common scenarios:
 ZTE’s XPIC could work alongside with ACM function and 1+1 protection scheme,
which can deliver a wireless backhaul solution with enhanced availability, high
reliability and high throughput.
 PLA or LAG/enhanced LAG is usually used in XPIC radio link to achieve load
balance and high throughput
2.12 Header Compression
In order to improve the transmission efficiency and the throughput under the limited radio
source, an encapsulation efficiency technology called Frame Header Compression is
adopted by NR8120A/D.
ZTE industry leading Header Compression technology increases the effective capacity
over the radio link. It supports compression of Layer 2 (MAC address/VLAN tag), Layer
2.5 (MPLS labels) and Layer 3-4 (IPv4/IPv6 address/UDP) header fields. Header
Compression is accomplished by identifying packets with a recurring pattern of their
header fields. Such fields with recurring values are omitted and replaced with a much
shorter compression tag. Original headers are stored in Compression Table together with
their compression tag on both sides of the link. A handshake mechanism between the
transmitter and the receiver ensures that the Compression tables are synchronized on
both sides of the link. With the Header Compression, Ethernet throughput could be
enhanced by 3% to 220%.
Notes:
1. The actual increased throughput depends on the packet size and compression scheme.
2. Header compression and PLA cannot be enabled simultaneously.

2.13 Ethernet QoS
The Quality of Service (QoS) indicates the performance of data stream over a network. It
promises to provide end-to-end services of high quality for users by resolving network
delay and congestion problems. In case of network overload or congestion, QoS ensures
high priority traffics. The following features are supported:
Table 2-4 QoS features
Feature Description
Flow classification based on: ingress port, IPv4 ToS/DSCP,

IPv6 TC, 802.1p C-VLAN Pbit/S-VLAN Pbit, 802.1q C-VLAN
ID/S-VLAN ID, TCP/UDP source/destination port number,
Flow Classification source/destination MAC address, source/destination IP
address, Ethernet type and MPLS TC (EXP).
Mark DSCP (according to ACL classification) / Outer VLAN

tag priority (according to queue mapping)
CAR supports: single-rate three-color marker (RFC2697) and

two-rate three-color marker (RFC2698), both of them can
Ingress Policy
work at color-blind and color-aware mode.
CIR, PIR, CBS and PBS with Nx64kbit/s step size.
8 CoS (class of service) via 8 priority queues: BE, AF1, AF2,

AF3, AF4, EF, CS6, and CS7.
Queue Schedule
Schedule scheme: SP, WRR, DWRR, WFQ, SP+WRR,
SP+DWRR. SP+WFQ.
Egress Shaping Queue or egress port based shaping at Nx64Kbit/s step size.
Congestion Tail drop, RED (Random Early Detection) and WRED

Management (Weighted Random Early Detection).
Priority sequence:
Native STM-1s > native E1s > Ethernet. E1 or STM-1
channels can be also assigned with different priorities to
Priorities of Different enable differentiated E1 or STM-1 dropping during severe link
Services degradation (when ACM is enabled).
The priorities of CES E1s or VC-12s of ch.STM-1 are
assigned by the Ethernet priorities codes of the emulated
TDM service.
HQoS HQoS is dedicated to offer user level services of

Feature Description
sophistication. It supports four layers of scheduling with 1K
queues, including business layer, user layer, user group layer
and port layer, and it also supports export speed limit for each
layer. Through different layers of scheduling mechanism,
HQoS can realize delicacy service quality control.
2.14 Ethernet OAM
IEEE 802.3ah complied Ethernet link OAM, IEEE 802.1ag and ITU-T Y.1731 complied
Ethernet service OAM is supported by NR8120A/D. As shown in Figure 2-7, they provide
E2E and hierarchical Ethernet OAM for our customer’s network.
Figure 2-7 E2E and hierarchical Ethernet OAM
Access Aggregation Metro
Router
2+0 XPIC CS
Ring
Base Station
RNC
P2P OAM P2P OAM

802.3ah ETH Line OAM
E2E OAM (Aggregation) E2E OAM (Metro)

802.1ag/Y.1731 ETH Service OAM
E2E OAM (Whole Microwave Network)

802.1ag/Y.1731 ETH Service OAM
P2P: Point-to-Point
Maintenance association End Point Maintenance Association Intermediate Point
E2E: End-to End
2.14.1 Ethernet Link OAM
Ethernet Link OAM supports fault management on Ethernet links according to IEEE
802.3ah (also called “EFM”) and provides fault management and performance
monitoring in the Metro Ethernet Network (MEN) access link. It is used in physical line
connection scenario (Note: Ethernet Link OAM is only supported for LAN interfaces ).
The three main Ethernet Link OAM areas are supported:
1. Link Performance Monitoring

Link performance monitoring is used for event notification on error frames at both near
and far end and is used on NEs in operation. The notifications are based on a threshold
crossing within a specific time window.
2. Failure Notification
Notices the Ethernet link failure to the far end that in OAM operation.
3. Remote Loopback
Link OAM remote loopback can be used for fault localization and link performance testing
on LAN interfaces.
2.14.2 Ethernet Service OAM
IEEE 802.1ag (also called “CFM") is a standard defined by IEEE. It defines protocols and
practices for OAM for paths through 802.1 bridges and local area networks (LANs).
IEEE 802.1ag is largely identical with ITU-T Recommendation Y.1731, which additionally
addresses performance management.
The main Ethernet service OAM areas are described below.
Table 2-5 Ethernet service OAM
Function Description Standard

Continuity check (CC) in MEN is used for the Ethernet fault 802.1ag
checking, which indicates the link status between two
CC
MEPs. CC period: 3.33 ms, 10 ms, 100 ms,1 s, 10 s, 1 min,
10 min.
Loopback (LB) is used for fault confirmation and fault

LB location. The loopback defined in IEEE 802.1ag is a kind of
unicast loopback that brings no user service interruption.
Link Trace (LT) is used for fault location and route

LT discovery. When this function is enabled, the service route
and failure point of the demand link is list.
Frame Loss Measurement (LM) is used to measure Y.1731

LM Ethernet end-to-end frame lost ratio, which is lunched by the
network manager. Both single side and double side LM is

Function Description Standard

supported.
Frame Delay Measurement (DM) is used for on-demand

OAM to measure Ethernet end-to-end frame delay and
DM frame delay variation. Both one-way and two-way DM is
supported (Note: One-way DM requires time synchronization of
the NEs. Two-way DM is used for time delay test).
Remote Defect Indication (RDI) informs the remote MEP

RDI
there is a fault occurred at local MEP.
Alarm Indication Signal (AIS) suppresses alarms at the

AIS client-layer MEPs after detecting a fault or an AIS condition
at the server-layer MEP.
Locked Signal (LCK) suppresses the alarms generated by

out-of-service management or testing. The MEPs which
LCK
received LCK information will ignore the link failure caused
by the test.
Testing signal (TST) is used for Ethernet throughput and

TST packet loss rate testing, including in-service or
out-of-service testing.
Ring-Automatic Protection Switching (R-APS) provides

R-APS
switching signal for G.8032 ring protection.
2.15 Microwave Security
NR8120A/D can prevent unauthorized logins and operations, ensuring network, radio
link and equipment management security.
2.15.1 Radio Link Security Identification (Link Security ID)
Link Security Identification (link security ID) is used to avoid mismatch between two radio
links. Two ends of a radio link with different radio link IDs will not communicate each
other even if they have other proper configurations. It’s a good way of preventing
undesired link connection to improve network security, such as the third party malicious
data interception. Alarms will be reported and the traffic will be interrupted once link ID
differences between local and remote sites are detected.

2.15.2 Access Control List (ACL)
Access Control List (ACL) can classify the ingress packets and implements black list
management to enhance the network security.
Black list can be created via setting ACL parameters to specify which kind of traffic will be
rejected per port. When a black list is enabled, the frames in the black list will be
discarded.
2.15.3 Broadcast Storm Control
Filters can be created per port to prevent broadcast and multicast storms. Individual
filters are used for broadcast and multicast traffic. The limit is specified as fixed rate
(frames per second). When the limit is reached, additional frames will be discarded until
the frame rate is below the specified threshold. The storm control filters are list as below.
 Broadcast packet.
 Multicast packet (IP multicast/MAC multicast).
 Unknown single cast packet.
2.15.4 LMT Authority
Local Maintenance Terminal (LMT) authority is grading to 3 levels:
1. Administrator
2. Operator
3. Browse User
Administrator has the highest authority and browse user is the lowest. The OMC could
set different authorization for each kind user to ensure the management security.
NR8120A/D will record and send the log and configure action to the EMS server.
2.15.5 Other Security Features
More security features are supported shown as following:

 Secure communication channels: SNMP V2/V3, SSH, HTTPS and SFTP.
 LMT account locking.
 User account disable/enable.
 RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) authentication (RADIUS

server is required).
2.16 High Accuracy Clock Supply and Synchronization
NR8120A/D supports diversified clock in/out options and provides the mainstream
synchronization methods.
The microwave system could synchronize from local crystal oscillator, radio frame and
the external clock input. NR8120A/D can also distribute clock signal to other equipments
(base station for instance).
The main features include:
 The clock accuracy complies with the ITU-T G.813, ITU-T G.823, ITU-T G.8261,
ITU-T G.8262, ITU-T G.8263, ITU-T G.8264 and ITU-TG.8271.1 standard,
supporting three working modes: locking, maintaining, and free oscillation.
 Extract clock from TDM interface, air interface, Ethernet interface, clock interface.
 Provides physical interfaces for BITS (2 Mbit/s / 2 MHz) and 1PPS+ToD clock input
or output
 Sync. E with SSM/expanded SSM protocol.
 Supports priority-based multi clock source protection and 1588v2 BMC algotithm.
 Network synchronization methods: Frequency synchronization (Sync over TDM,

Sync. E, 1588v2 TC, BITS); Phase synchronization (1588v2 TC, Sync. E + 1588v2
OC/BC).
 Clock holdover time is 24 hours at least

2.17 Protection and Resilience
As shown in Table 2-6, NR8120A/D provides both hardware and service protection
schemes:
Table 2-6 Protection scheme
Item Description
Power Supply The power supply units support input ports protection.
1+1 HSB/SD/FD.
Ethnernet service L1 (Physical layer) link aggregation (PLA) in

Radio Link multi-radio link.
Ethnernet service L2 link aggregation group (LAG/LACP) in

multi- radio link.
STP/RSTP/MSTP for ordinary Ethernet ring protection.
ERPS complied with G.8032v1 and G.8032v2 for carrier

Ethernet ring protection.
ELPS complied with G.8031 for carrier Ethernet linear

Ethernet Service protection (available both for ports in one board or in different
boards).
LAG/enhanced LAG offers redundancy connection for Ethernet

port protection (available both for ports in one board or in
different boards).
Provides PDH (VC-12 level) wireless SNCP (Max. 48×E1s per

TDM Service
channel).
2.18 Frequency Auto-scanning
Frequency scanning is a detection technique to help us to find out the interference by

scanning the receiver radio signal within the range of frequency sub-band, and found a
high quality microwave transmission link. The higher the receiver signal level is, the
severer the interference will be. (Notes: When supporting frequency auto-scanning, the ODU
model of NR8000 split-type equipments should be SRU/HRU.)
One can benefit from three aspects as follows:

 During site building, we can confirm whether there is adjacent station or overreach
station interference in short time.
 If the decline of transmission quality caused by poor signals during operation,

maintainers can detect the interference frequency source accurately, and avoid
interference by rearranging the frequency plan
 This function is realized by microwave equipment without any expensive frequency

scanning instrument such as spectrum analyzer to save the operating cost.
2.19 Intelligent License Control
All the functions of NR8000 are prepared once the hardware is deployed. Considering a
step-by-step and low risk investment, some enhanced functions are controlled by
software license. Thus, capital shortage and over investing are avoided.
In order to manage the license, standing on customer site, ZTE creates an industrial
leading intelligent license management system, which is a kind of centralized and flexible
license control solution with 3 typical features:
 Centralized license pool (License center).
 Bulk import license.
 Transferable license.
Figure 2-8 Intelligent license control schematic

License file can be bulk imported to the license center (separated server or share EMS
server) and act as license pool. After that, the on-line network elements (NEs) will
request license from license pool (or release license to license pool) automatically
according to link requirement. Manual setting is also supported.
Intelligent license control brings:
 Importing the license in bulk, save time.
 License can be enabled automatically, easy maintenance.
 License reusing, reduce CAPEX.
 License transfer, easy site relocation.
 Function adjustment, optimize network performance.
2.20 Link Capacity Pass-Through (LCPT)
When microwave transmission capacity changes (such as ACM regulation or PLA/LAG

switchover trigger capacity changes), traditional microwave will handle transmission
services based on its own configuration, usually some low-priority services will be
discarded. However NR8000 provide LCPT function, which Improve network utilization
and network availability.
LCPT is a new E2E technique, which can be used for ZTE microwave and wireless
network interaction. NR8000 equipments will send LCPT messages (customized IEEE
802.3ah OAM packets) to downstream base stations when microwave radio capacity
changes. Then the base station controller will send orders to the affected base stations to
adjust the traffic rate. ZTE unique LCPT function enables the base station to sense the
microwave radio capacity change timely:
 Microwave radio capacity reduction: the BSC will schedule the services flexibly and
the downstream base station will reduce access services accordingly;
 Microwave radio capacity increase: the downstream base station will be

synchronized to improve access services based on users’ requirements.

Therefore, the services will be adjusted actively by the base station instead of being
discarded by the microwave equipment passively.
Figure 2-9 LCPT working scheme (MW radio with 2G/3G RAN)
1 MW link capacity changes
Microwave
2 Send LCPT message
3 Receive & reported LCPT message
BS Controller
Base Station
4 Notice the effected BS to adjust the service access rate
TIPS: Please refer to “LCPT technical white paper” for more information.
2.21 Management and Maintenance
2.21.1 Full Scale Management Solution
ZTE offers powerful management system of NE (Networks element) level and Network
level. The following features are used in network management
Table 2-7 Network management features
Feature Description Benefits

64 Kbps to 5 Mbps
Provide one NMS interface;
configurable DCN
Management (DCN) - Any GbE interface can be
bandwidth fits for different
Data Communication configured as NMS interface
network size.
Network) for DCN cascading; DCN and
Management and traffic
traffic are isolated by VLAN tag
share the radio link

Feature Description Benefits

(VLAN ID). bandwidth.
NE and Link The EMS can discover

Network construction and
Auto-discovery equipments and change
management becomes
(LLDP)- Link Layer network topology
intelligent and easily.
Discovery Protocol automatically.
Static route configuration and Improve the flexibility of

Route Management OSPFv2 based automatic network deployment and
route management. reduce the TCO.
Monitoring the system

System Log System log reporting. performance and locating
the fault
 Web-based Local Maintenance Terminal (LMT) offers a convenient and simply

configuration method. It's an indispensable part when lack of EMS/NMS.
 NetNumen™ U31, ZTE’s network management solution, provides simplified

network provisioning, configuration error prevention, monitoring and troubleshooting
tools that ensure better user experience, minimal network downtime and reduced
expenditures on network level maintenance.
TIPS:
For further information, please refer to “chapter 4 NMS: Network management system” and
“NetNumen™ U31 Production Description”.
2.21.2 Wi-Fi Access for Local Management
Wi-Fi solution is widely used in wireless interconnection thanks to its cost saving
deployment of local area networks (LANs). Specifically, spaces where cables cannot be
run, such as outdoor areas, can host wireless LANs as a cost effective solution.
ZTE Wi-Fi access solution is self-designed for easier and friendly system set-up and
OAM of NR8000 series products.
 Wi-Fi AP Combo & Smart Phone

Wi-Fi Combo and Smart Phone are standard devices. Users can download and install
the Android app - ETP-Genius for fast commissioning, software upgrading and site
information collection.
Figure 2-10 Wi-Fi combo and smart phone
Wi-Fi AP & Mobile Smart Terminal or PC:

Battery Combo Phone, Pad, Laptop
ETH Cable
Wi-Fi
NR8120A/NR8120D IDU
 USB Wi-Fi Module
A USB Wi-Fi module can be inserted into the USB interface on main board directly.
Users can download and install the Android app - ETP-Genius for fast commissioning,
software upgrading and site information collection.
Figure 2-11 USB Wi-Fi module
USB Wi-Fi Module

Smart Terminal or PC:
Phone, Pad, Laptop
Wi-Fi
NR8120A/NR8120D IDU

3 Hardware Description
The NR8120A/D adopts split-mount architecture, which includes indoor unit (IDU) and
outdoor unit (ODU).
3.1 IDU Structure
The IDU comprises of a subrack and series of boards. The subrack is 19 inches in width
and 1U in height. The hardware layout is showed in Figure 3-1.
Figure 3-1 Hardware layout
Main Board Extension Card Fan
NR8120A/D can meet different transmission requirements via configuring different

function boards. All the function boards should be installed together before power on
because NR8120A/D doesn’t support hot-swapping
The IDU comprises three parts:
 Main board: Radio Core and Modem Unit (RCMUx), power supply unit is integrated.
 Common extension card: Radio Traffic Extension Card (RTEx).
 Common fan unit: Radio Fan Unit (RFAx).
The relationship of the board and IDU’s slot is declared in Table 3-1.

Table 3-1 Hardware layout
Board Mounting
Board Name Description
Type Position
Radio core and modem unit C: 1×modem

unit+ 4×GbE(E) + 1×GbE/10GbE(O)+
RCMUC/RCMUC2 1×GbE(O) + 4×EDI in + 1×EDI out/SC +
(NR8120A main 1×NMS + 1×LMT + 1×CLK/MON +
board) 1×USB + 1×PROT + 1×PLA + 1×X_IN +
1×X_OUT+2×PS (PS: power supply, -48
V DC input, 400 W output).
Radio core and modem unit D: 2×modem

unit + 4×GbE(E) + 1×GbE/10GbE(O) +
RCMUD/RCMUD2 1×GbE(O) + 4×EDI in + 1×EDI out/SC +
Main
RCMU (NR8120D main 1×NMS + 1×LMT + 1×CLK/MON +
board
board) 1×USB + 1×PROT + 1×PLA + 2×PS (PS:
power supply, -48 V DC input, 400 W
output).
Radio core and modem unit D: 2×modem

unit + 2×GbE(E)/PoE + 2×GbE(E) +
1×GbE/10GbE(O) + 1×GbE(O) + 4×EDI
RCMUE (NR8120D
in + 1×EDI out/SC + 1×NMS + 1×LMT +
main board)
1×CLK/MON + 1×USB + 1×PROT +
1×PLA + 2×PS (PS: power supply, -48 V
DC input, 400 W output).
Radio Traffic Extension Card A:

RTEA Extension
native16×E1. Supports E1 SNCP.
Radio Traffic Extension Card B:

RTEB Extension
native or CES 16×E1 configurable.
RTE
Radio Traffic Extension Card C:
native 2×STM-1+16×E1. Supports
RTEC Extension
E1/VC-12 SNCP. (Notes: RTEC will be
released in future version.)
RFA RFAE Radio Fan Unit E. Fan
As shown in Figure 3-2, the relationship of the mentioned units is mainly described in the
block diagram.

Figure 3-2 IDU block diagram
-48V
POWER Clock Process FAN
-48V
LMT
CPU System
USB
CLK
MON (RS485) AUX
EDI
SC
NMS
GbE(E/O) ETH OAM

Ethernet Switch
GbE(O) /10GE(O) 1588v2
PLA
E1
MUX
STM-1
PROT
IF IF Process Modem Process
3.2 ODU Structure
ODU’s function units consist of IF signal input/output interface, RSSI interface, frequency
converter, signal amplifier and low-noise amplifier. Only IF input and output interface,
RSSI interface and RF interface are visible
The block diagram of the ODU is described in Figure 3-3.

Figure 3-3 ODU block diagram
3.3 Boards and Interface
3.3.1 RCMUC/RCMUC2
Figure 3-4 RCMUC/RCMUC2 board front panel
GbE1 GbE2 GbE3 GbE4 CLK/MON GbE5/10GE GbE6 X.OUT X.IN
GbE1 GbE2 GbE3 GbE4

A ZTE中兴
ZXMW NR8120
IF
OFF ON
GbE5/10GbE GbE6 PROT PLA X.OUT X.IN
PULL
-48V -48VRTN -48V -48VRTN GbE5 LINK
ALM GbE6
PS1 PROT OPWR
PS2 RUN USB PLA
PS1 PS2
EDI in EDI out/SC NMS LMT CLK/MON USB TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX OPWR
PS1 PS2 EDI in EDI out/SC NMS LMT USB PROT PLA IF OPWR
Table 3-2 RCMUC/RCMUC2 interface description

Interface Description
IF IF signals input/output interface (modem IF interface).
Input and output interface of the Cross Polarization Interference

X_IN, X_OUT
Cancellation signals (used for XPIC link) between two IDUs.
Interactive signal for HSB/SD/FD protection between two IDUs,

PROT
10GbE optical interface.

Interactive signal for PLA configuration between two IDUs, 10GbE

PLA
optical interface.
Main board provides 6 ETH interfaces : 4*GbE electricall interface

GbE/10GbE (GbE1 to GbE4), 1*GbE/10GbE multiplex optical interface
(GbE5/10GbE) and 1*GbE optical interface (GbE6).
USB USB-A interface for USB storage or USB Wi-Fi AP connection.
Clock and monitoring multiplex interface (software switchable).

CLK: 2 MHz / 2 Mbps BITS or 1PPS+ToD input/output;
CLK/MON
MON: Receive RS485 data coming from cabinet’s monitor
interface.
NMS NMS service interface (1000 Base T)。
LMT Local maintenance and debugging interface
EDI in External alarm interface provides 4 alarms input.
External alarm and service channel multiplex interface, offers 1

EDI out/SC
alarms output or 1 channel V.28 asynchronous signal.
PS -48 V DC power input interface.
OPWR Turn on / off ODU’s power supply.
RCMUC/RCMUC2 board is used for NR8120A system control, clock procession, service
switching, and modulation/demodulation, auxiliary service processing and power supply.
Its specific functions are described as following:
 Performs system main control, Ethernet L2 switching and system clock

synchronization function, hardware ready for SDN evolution.
 RCMUC adopts enhanced ETH hardware design while RCMUC2 provides IP

MPLS/MPLS-TP hardware ready besides enhanced ETH.
 Applied for 1+0 configuration; 2+0 XPIC and 1+1 HSB/SD/FD configuration can be
done with two NR8120A IDUs (The release of two IDUs cascading depends on
marketing requirement).
 Provides QPSK/16 QAM/32 QAM/64 QAM/128 QAM/256 QAM/512 QAM/1024

QAM/1024 QAM light/2048 QAM modulation/demodulation function; hardware is
prepared for 4096 QAM. (Notes: 1024 QAM light is supported at 28/40/56 MHz.)

 Modulation: codes and modulates the baseband signals to IF signals and

sends them to ODU through the IF interface.
 Demodulation: demodulates and decodes the IF signals coming from ODU.
 Supports ACM, ATPC, PIS.
 Supports under/over-voltage protection and over-current protection at IF interface.
 The maximum IF cable (5D-FB types) length between IDU and ODU is 100 meters
under QPSK~ 2048 QAM modulation scheme (RG-8U IF cable is 200 meters;
10D-FB IF cable is 300 meters).
 Provides NMS and LMT interfaces for management. NMS interface can be used as
service port (NOT suggested by ZTE) when Sync.E is not needed.
 Offers CLK and Monitor multi-use interface (software configurable).
 Input or distribute clock via CLK interface.
 MON interface is used for cabinet’s environment monitoring, which complies

with RS485 protocol.
 Provides auxiliary interfaces: EDI (External Data Interface) and SC (Service

Channel).
3.3.2 RCMUD/RCMUD2
Figure 3-5 RCMUD/RCMUD2 board front panel
GbE1 GbE2 GbE3 GbE4 CLK/MON GbE5/10GE GbE6 OPWR2 IF2
GbE1 GbE2 GbE3 GbE4

D ZTE中兴
ZXMW NR8120
IF1 IF2
OFF ON OFF ON
GbE5/10GbE GbE6 PROT PLA PULL PULL
-48V -48VRTN -48V -48VRTN GbE5 LINK1
ALM GbE6 LINK2
PS1 PROT OPWR1
PS2 RUN USB PLA OPWR2
PS1 PS2
EDI in EDI out/SC NMS LMT CLK/MON USB TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX OPWR1 OPWR2
PS1 PS2 EDI in EDI out/SC NMS LMT USB PROT PLA IF1 OPWR1

Table 3-3 RCMUD/RCMUD2 interface description
IF IF signals input/output interface (modem IF interface).
Interactive signal for HSB/SD/FD protection between two IDUs,

PROT
10GbE optical interface.
Interactive signal for PLA configuration between two IDUs, 10GbE

PLA
optical interface.
Main board provides 6 ETH interfaces : 4*GbE electricall interface,

GbE/10GbE 1*GbE/10GbE multiplex optical interface and 1*GbE optical
interface.
USB USB-A interface for USB storage or USB Wi-Fi AP connection.
Clock and monitoring multiplex interface (software switchable). CLK:

CLK/MON 2 MHz / 2 Mbps BITS or 1PPS+ToD input/output;
MON: Receive RS485 data coming from cabinet’s monitor interface.
NMS NMS service interface.
LMT Local maintenance and debugging interface
EDI in External alarm interface, offers 4 alarms input.
External alarm and service channel multiplex interface, offers 1

EDI out/SC
alarms output or 1 channel V.28 asynchronous signal.
PS -48 V DC power input interface.
OPWR Turn on / off ODU’s power supply.
RCMUD board is used for NR8120D system main control, clock procession, service
switching, modulation/demodulation, auxiliary service processing and power supply. Its
specific functions are described as following:
 Performs system main control, Ethernet L2 switching and system clock

synchronization function.
 RCMUD adopts enhanced ETH hardware design while RCMUD2 provides IP

MPLS/MPLS-TP hardware ready besides enhanced ETH.
 Supports XPIC, 1+1 HSB/SD/FD configuration in one IDU.

 4+0 XPIC and 2+2 XPIC HSB/SD/FD configurations can be realized with two
NR8120D IDUs (The release of two IDUs cascading depends on marketing
requirement).
 Provides QPSK/16 QAM/32 QAM/64 QAM/128 QAM/256 QAM/512 QAM/1024

QAM/1024 QAM light/2048 QAM modulation/demodulation function; hardware is
prepared for 4096 QAM. (Notes: 1024 QAM light is supported at 28/40/56 MHz.)
 Modulation: codes and modulates the baseband signals to IF signals and

sends them to ODU through the IF interface.
 Demodulation: demodulates and decodes the IF signals coming from ODU.
 Supports ACM, ATPC, PIS.
 Supports under/over-voltage protection and over-current protection at IF interface.
 The maximum IF cable (5D-FB types) length between IDU and ODU is 100 meters
under QPSK~ 2048 QAM modulation scheme (RG-8U IF cable is 200 meters;
10D-FB IF cable is 300 meters).
 Provides NMS and LMT interfaces for management. NMS interface can be used as
service port (NOT suggested by ZTE) when Sync.E is not needed.
 Offers CLK and Monitor multi-use interface (software configurable).
 Input or distribute clock via CLK interface.
 MON interface is used for cabinet’s environment monitoring, which complies

with RS485 protocol.
 Provides auxiliary interfaces: EDI (External Data Interface) and SC (Service

Channel).

3.3.3 RCMUE
Figure 3-6 RCMUE board front panel
GbE1 GbE2
(PoE1) (PoE2) GbE3 GbE4 CLK/MON GbE5/10GE GbE6 OPWR2 IF2
GbE1(POE1) GbE2(POE2) GbE3 GbE4

D ZTE中兴
ZXMW NR8120
IF1 IF2
OFF ON OFF ON
GbE5/10GbE GbE6 PROT PLA PULL PULL
-48V -48VRTN -48V -48VRTN POE1 GbE5 LINK1
POE2 ALM GbE6 LINK2
PS1 PROT OPWR1
PS2 RUN USB PLA OPWR2
PS1 PS2
EDI in EDI out/SC NMS LMT CLK/MON USB TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX OPWR1 OPWR2
PS1 PS2 EDI in EDI out/SC NMS LMT USB PROT PLA IF1 OPWR1
RCMUE board is used for NR8120D system main control, clock procession, service
switching, modulation/demodulation, auxiliary service processing and power supply. It
has the same function and same interfaces with RCMUD2 except the GbE1 and GbE2
interface: GbE1 and GbE2 interfaces of RCMUE are GbE and PoE multiplex interfaces.
When PoE is required we can choose RCMUE as main board for NR8120D.
3.3.4 RTEA (Native 16×E1)
Figure 3-7 RTEA card front panel
E1 CH1 – CH16 RTEA

E1
Table 3-4 RTEA interface description
E1 (CH1-CH16) Access capacity: 16×E1.
The RTEA extension card should be installed in extension slot if E1 interface is needed,
which provides native 16×E1 service drop/access.

3.3.5 RTEB (CES/Native 16×E1)
Figure 3-8 RTEB card front panel
E1 CH1 – CH16 RTEB

E1
Table 3-5 RTEB interface description
E1 (CH1-CH16) Access capacity: 16×E1.
RTEB provides both native and circuit emulation function, which is prepared for migrating
TDM to all packet. When enable CES license, RTEB unit can emulate the native 16×E1
service that accessed at UNI side into sixteen Ethernet streams (emulated service), or
re-create the emulated service from NNI side into native E1. The RTEB extension card
should be installed in extension slot if CES E1 interface is needed.
3.3.6 RTEC (Native 2×STM-1+16×E1)
Figure 3-9 RTEC card front panel
STM-1 STM-1 E1 CH1 – CH16 RTEC

S1
S2
E1
TX1 RX1 TX2 RX2
Table 3-6 RTEC interface description
STM-1 Tx1 / Rx1 SDH access capacity: 1×STM-1.
STM-1 Tx2 / Rx2 SDH access capacity: 1×STM-1.
E1 (CH1-CH16) PDH access capacity: 16×E1.
The RTEC extension card should be installed in extension slot when both E1 and STM-1
interfaces are necessary, which provides native 16×E1 and native 2×STM-1 service

drop/access. RTEC supports both channelized and un-channelized STM-1. (Notes:

RTEC will be released in future version.)
3.3.7 RFAE
Figure 3-10 RFAE board
The RFAE board is the system fan control board for both NR8120A and NR8120D. Its
specific functions are shown below:
 Driving three fans.
 Supports temperature detection and fan speed monitoring.
 Supports intelligent speed adaptation.

4 Element Management System (EMS)

ZTE provides a unified and simplified network management system for different
management requirement. One of the following solutions can be chosen as a
management method:
 Simplified LMT for local Maintenance.
 Scalable NetNumen™ U31 for unified Maintenance.
 LMT combine with U31 is suggested for full-scale management solution.
Figure 4-1 Network management solution
Database
Firewall
Server B NMS/OSS
Server A
ZTE MW EMS
LMT
ZTE MW Network
4.1 Unified EMS, Powerful Management
NetNumen™ U31 is a unified element management product under ZTE's product

brand--NetNumen™. As a major component of ZTE’s network management products,
U31 is capable to provide consolidated network operation and maintenance for all ZTE
equipments and networks.
ZTE NetNumen™ U31 microwave EMS has a leading and mature management system
architecture that perfectly conforms to all ITU-T TMN and 3GPP specifications. The high

scalability of NetNumen™ U31 ensures a smooth upgrade having a minimum impact on

the existing system. It qualifies the following properties
 Based on the J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition) platform.
 Uniform management of microwave NEs.
 Rich northbound interfaces such as: CORBA, SNMP, FILE and DB are available,
easily to be integrated to various OSSs.
 High-level UNIX servers to enable high integration, high performance and good
security.
 Multiple access methods such as: GUI and Web.
U31 provides powerful functions such as fault management, topology management,

performance management, configuration management, E2E management, security
management, log management, inventory management and various statistics reports.
TIPS: Please refer to Microwave NetNumen™ U31 Product Description for detail information.
4.2 Web-based LMT, Easy Maintenance
LMT is a Web-based local maintenance terminal for configuring and maintaining IDU as
well as the connected ODUs at local. It is embedded in NR8120 IDU and no additional
software installation is required. Users can manage the IDU via the IE browser in the PC
through the LMT or NMS interface.
LMT provides alarm management, configuration management, performance

management, maintenance management, security management, and language
management.
For illegal access prevention, LMT user authority is graded to 3 levels:
1. Administrator
2. Operator

3. Browse User
Administrator has the highest authority and browse user is the lowest. The OMC could
set different password for each kind of user to ensure the management security.
Furthermore, IDU will record and send the log and configure action to the EMS serve

5 Configuration and Application
5.1 NR8120A&D Typical Configurations
NR8120A&D supports point-to-point, link, tree, and ring networking configurations, as

shown in Table 5-1.
Table 5-1 NR8120A&D typical configurations
Link Type Radio Configuration

Unprotected Link 1+0
NR8120A Protected Link *1+1 HSB/SD/FD(2 IDUs)
XPIC Link *2+0 XPIC (2 IDUs)
Unprotected Link 1+0,2+0
Protected Link 1+1 HSB/SD/FD

NR8120D
2+0 XPIC
XPIC Link
*4+0XPIC/2+2XPIC HSD/SD (2 IDUs)
Notes:”*” means that kind of configuration will be released in future versions.
5.1.1 NR8120A 1+0 Configuration
NR8120A supports 1+0 networking configurations. The basic configuration 1+0 is shown
in Figure 5-1.
Figure 5-1 1+0 configuration diagram
1+0

In 1+0 network configuration, the material requirement of a single site is shown in Table
5-2.
Table 5-2 1+0 configuration requirements per site
Configuration Requirements (PCS)

Components
1+0
RCMUC 1
ODU 1
Antenna 1
IF Cable 1
5.1.2 NR8120D 1+1 HSB Configuration
1+1 HSB is 1+1 hardware hot standby protection. In 1+1 HSB configuration, main ODU
and standby ODU are installed on the same antenna to provide hardware level
protection.
Figure 5-2 NR8120D 1+1 HSB configuration diagram
1+1 HSB
In 1+1 HSB configuration mode, the required material of single site is shown in Table 5-3.
Table 5-3 NR8120D 1+1 HSB configuration requirements per site
Components Configuration Requirements (PCS)
RCMUD 1
ODU 2

Antenna 1
IF Cable 2
Combiner 1
Notes: The quantity and type of service interface and license depends on the actual requirement.
5.1.3 NR8120D 1+1 SD Configuration
1+1 SD provides hardware backup and is especially effective at mitigating multipath

situations. In the 1+1 SD protection mode, the active ODU and standby ODU are
installed on different antennas. This enables the system to receive signals from different
radio links at the same time, which provides full-time hardware and wireless link
protection. The diagram of 1+1 SD is shown in Figure 5-3
Figure 5-3 NR8120D 1+1 SD configuration diagram
1+1 SD
In 1+1 SD configuration, the required material of a single site is shown in Table 5-4
Table 5-4 NR8120D 1+1 SD configuration requirements per site

RCMUD 1
ODU 2
Antenna 2
IF Cable 2

5.1.4 NR8120D 2+0 XPIC Configuration
NR8120D provide one group 2+0 XPIC configuration to double the link capacity.
The diagram of 2+0 XPIC configuration is shown in Figure 5-4.
Figure 5-4 NR8120D 2+0 XPIC configuration diagram
2+0 XPIC
V
The required material for 2+0 XPIC configuration in single site is shown in Table 5-5
Table 5-5 NR8120D 2+0 XPIC configuration requirements per site
RCMUD 1
ODU 2
Antenna 1
IF Cable 2
5.2 Application Scenarios
As versatile equipment, NR8120A&D can be used at terminal site in chain and ring
network topology.

In order to enhance the reliability and resilience, 1+1 protection configuration is usually
adopted in chain network.
With Ethernet STP/RSTP/MSTP,G.8032v1,G.8032v2 and wireless SNCP ring protection

schemes, the service availability and management data are guaranteed. In ring network,
1+0 non-protection configuration is adopted to reduce the cost (equipment, room space
and project cost).
5.2.1 Tree Network
Tree topology is wildly used in backhaul network, which is a kind of simple and easy
deployment transmission solution.
Figure 5-5 shows a simply tree network: 1+0 configuration is widely adopted in access
layer and 2+0 east-to-west is adopted for aggregation layer
Figure 5-5 Tree network solution (hybrid)
GbE 1+0 1+1 1+1

STM-1/4
Carrier
eNobeB
Network
10GbE
1+0 2+0 XPIC

FE 1+0
Node B
E1 Microwave
1+0
BTS Network BSC RNC/
aGW
FE
Node B NR8950/NR8120 NR8120D/

/NR8120A NR8150 NR8250/NR8000 TR
In the network, access, aggregation and metro sites might have different configurations,
the ZTE’s suggestion is:
 1+0 non-protection is widely adopted in access layer. For important link, 1+1
protection configuration is a better choice.

 1+1 protection configuration is usual adopted in aggregation layer, which enhance

the reliability of the service. Sometimes, 2+0 FD or 2+0 XPIC function is used for
high throughput link.
 For minority metro sites, 1+1 protection configuration is adopted for medium
capacity link and 2+2 XPIC configuration is deployed for high throughput link.
 At the joint site of microwave and carrier network, link aggregation (LAG) or SNCP
could offer link protection for Ethernet or TDM service.
5.2.2 Ring Network
Ring topology is mainly used in aggregation layer, which offers a resilient backhaul
network. This kind of network is favored by the operators who dislike 1+1 protection
configuration and also the ones planning to deploy LTE/4G network.
Figure 5-6 shows a simple network with ring topology, here, 1+0 configuration is widely
adopt in access layer and 2+0 east-to-west is adopt for aggregation layer (ring topology
part).
Figure 5-6 Single ring network solution
1+0 1+1
E1
BTS BSC
GbE
1+0 STM-1/4
Carrier
eNode B Ring
Network
10GbE
E1
1+0
BTS
FE
RNC
NR8120/NR8950/ NR8120D/ /aGW
NR8120A NR8150 NR8250/NR8000 TR
Node B

Figure 5-7 Multiple ring network solution
1+0 1+1
E1
BTS BSC
GbE
1+0 STM-1/4
Carrier
eNode B Ring
Network
10GbE
E1
BTS Ring
FE
RNC
/aGW
Node B
NR8120/NR8950/ NR8120D/
NR8120A NR8150 NR8250/NR8000 TR
In the ring network, SNCP might be used to protect E1 and STM-1 services, ERPS1.0 is
used to provide carrier grade single ring Ethernet protection, which solves the issue of
single ring topology, while ERPS2.0 not only can be used to provide carrier grade single
ring but also multiple ring Ethernet protection, as shown in Figure 5-7, which deals with
the topology issue about polycyclic intersecting and polycyclic tangent.
In the network, access, aggregation and metro sites might have different configurations,
the ZTE’s suggestion is:
 1+0 non-protection is widely adopted at access sites. For important link, 1+1
protection configuration is used.
 2+0 XPIC configuration could be used at access layer at LTE/4G times.
 2+0 east-to-west configuration is widely adopted in the ring, which could reduce the
CAPEX (equipment, room space and project). Sometimes, XPIC function is used for
high throughput link.
 For minority metro sites, 1+1 protection configuration is adopted for medium
capacity link and 2+2 XPIC configuration is deployed for high throughput link.
 The NR8250 of aggregation site or metro site can be connected to the BSC/RNC
directly or through the carrier network.

 Link aggregation (LAG) or STM-1 MSP 1+1 can offer Ethernet link protection or
STM-1 line protection at the joint node between microwave and carrier network.
5.2.3 All-Packet Switching Application
NR8000 is widely used for offering carrier grade Ethernet transmission where the packet
based traffic is predominant, giving consideration to support the legacy TDM traffic. As
shown in figure 5-8, there are only a few legacy of E1 services in the network, all packet
switching network is a perfect choice for this kind of network:
 NR8120/NR8120A/NR8120D/NR8150 is deployed at terminal or repeater site to

emulate TDM circuit into Ethernet.
 NR8250 is deployed at BSC/RNC site to re-create TDM circuit.
Figure 5-8 All-Packet switching network scenario
E1 Microwave
RNC
Fiber
FE/GbE 10GbE 10GbE EPC
Base station Ethernet IP/MPLS
BSC
GbE E1
FE/GbE /STM-1
Government
CESoETH IP/MPLS CESoETH
All Packet

6 Performance and Parameters

Detail parameters of the above features and hardware are specified in this chapter.
6.1 System Integrity
These parameters are the basic physical description of the NR8120A/D.
6.1.1 Mechanical Characteristics
Table 6-1 shows the dimensions and weights of IDU and ODU.
Table 6-1 Dimension and weight
Item Dimension (mm) Weight (±0.5 kg)

IDU 482.6 (W) × 44.2 (H) × 240 (D) 3.5 (Fully equipped)
SRU 245.5 (W) × 261.7 (H) × 87.0 (D) 4.0

ODU
HRU 248 (W) × 275 (H) × 123 (D) 5
6.1.2 Operation Parameters
The operation parameters include power supply, temperature & humidity and power
consumption.
Table 6-2 Power supply
Input Voltage Description
-48 (-60 ~ -40) V DC Supply power for IDU & ODU
Table 6-3 Temperature and humidity
Item IDU ODU

Workable Temperature -30°C ~ 65°C -40°C ~ 55°C
Operation Temperature -25°C ~ 55°C -40°C ~ 55°C
Transportation/Storage Temperature -40°C ~ 70°C -40°C ~ 70°C

Item IDU ODU
Humidity < 95% (35°C) < 100%
Alarm: It is prohibited to touch the equipment when the operation environment

temperature is higher than +55℃.
Table 6-4 Module power consumption (reference value)
Board Power Consumption (Max.) Remarks

Operation Environment: 25℃, -48V DC power supply.
@ Maximum
RCMUC/RCMUC2 60 W
throughput
@ Maximum
RCMUD/RCMUD2 80 W
throughput
@ Maximum
RCMUE 80 W
throughput
RTEA 3W @ Fully loaded
RTEB 7W @ Fully loaded
RTEC 11 W @ Fully loaded
4.5 W @ Normal speed

RFAE 4.5 W 10 W @ Fast speed
16 W @ Full speed
25 W (32/38/42 GHz)
@ Maximum transmit
SRU 27 W (6/7/8/10/11/13/15/23/26 GHz)
power
ODU 29 W (18/28 GHz)
55 W (6/7/8 GHz) @ Maximum transmit

HRU
50 W (11 GHz) power
Tolerance ±2 W
Notes:
1. The power consumption of RFAE relates to the environment temperature.
2. The actual power consumption varies with the working temperature: there will be a power
consumption increase at elevated temperatures.

Table 6-5 System power consumption (reference value)
Power
Item Configuration (Radio and interface) Consumption
(reference value)
Operation Environment: 25℃, -48V DC power supply.
1+0 non-protection, 16×E1+6×GbE:

1 92 W
NR8120A IDU+1×SRU (15 GHz)
1+1 HSB, 16×E1+6×GbE:

2 138 W
NR8120D+2×SRU (15 GHz)
2+0 east-to-west, 6×GbE:

3 146 W
NR8120D+2×SRU (15 GHz)
6.1.3 Standards Compliance
Table 6-6 Complied standards
Specifications IDU ODU
EN 301 489-1 EN 301 489-1

IEC 61000-4-2 IEC 61000-4-2
IEC 61000-4-3 IEC 61000-4-3
EMC IEC 61000-4-4 IEC 61000-4-4
IEC 61000-4-5 IEC 61000-4-5
IEC 61000-4-6 IEC 61000-4-6
EN 55022/CISPR22 EN 55022/CISPR22
Health N/A EN 50385
Safety IEC 60950 IEC 60950
Shell Protection IEC 60529 IP20 IEC 60529 IP65
ETSI EN 300 019-1-4 ETSI EN 300 019-1-4

Operation ZTE Enterprise Standards: Q/ZX ZTE Enterprise Standards:
01397.01 Q/ZX 01397.01
ETSI EN 300 019-1-1 ETSI EN 300 019-1-1

Storage ZTE Enterprise Standards: Q/ZX ZTE Enterprise Standards:
01397.01 Q/ZX 01397.01

Specifications IDU ODU
Transport ETSI EN 300 019-1-1 ETSI EN 300 019-1-1
Earthquake and ETSI EN 300 019-1-4

ETSI EN 300 019-1-4 Clause 5.6
Vibration Clause 5.6
GR-63-CORE-1995, ETSI EN 300

Noise N/A
753 5.5
6.1.4 Fault Tolerance MTBF/MTTR
Fault tolerance parameters include Residual Bit Error Ratio (RBER), Mean Time To
Repair (MTTR) and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF).
-12
 RBER<10 @ RSL= -30 to -47.5 dBm.
 MTBF ≥ 200,000 hours
 MTTR≤1 hour.
Table 6-7 Predicted reliability
System
Item IDU (1+0) ODU
1+0 1+1
MTBF (hours) ≥ 430,000 ≥ 690,000 580,000 1,700,000
MTBF (years) ≥ 49.1 ≥ 78.8 66.2 194.1
Availability ≥ 99.9997% ≥ 99.9998% 99.9998% 99.9999%
6.1.5 General Safety Requirements
All the power supply units have the following safety design:
1. Electrical safety:
 Overvoltage protection: the equipment will not be damaged within the power range
-38.4 V DC to -60 V DC.
 Power reverse connection protection and IF cable short-circuit protection is

supported by NR8120A/D.

 Over current protection for power supply unit: max. 5 A.
2. Structural safety: error-connection prevention and loose proof design are adopted.
6.2 Physical Interfaces Performance
6.2.1 Service Interface
The service interface characteristics are showing in Table 6-8
Table 6-8 Service interface characteristics
Interface Capacity/Signal Interface Type

Impedance and Others
Name Rate & Standards
DB 68 75 ohms/120 ohms
ITU-T G.703: (software switchable).
16×E1 16×2.048 Mbps chapter 9; E1 service full
ITU-T G.704: transparency, HDB3
chapter 5 coding.
EC 169-29 (1.0/2.3)
STM-1 Realized via an electrical
155.52 Mbps ITU-T G.703
(electrical) SFP module.
ITU-T G.707
S-1.1/L-1.1/S-1.2/L-1.2
SFP, LC
STM-1 (ITU-T G.957).
155.52 Mbps ITU-T G.703
(optical) Wave length: 1310/1550nm
ITU-T G.707
(single mode fiber).
TIA/EIA-568-B.1-2001.
RJ-45
GbE 10/100/1000 Rate: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
1000 Base T
(electrical) Mbps Frame format: Ethernet V2
IEEE 802.3-2008
(RFC894) and IEEE802.3
Wave length:
SFP, LC 1310/1550 nm (single
GbE 1000 Base-LX, mode);
1000 Mbps
(optical) 1000 Base-SX 850 nm (multi-mode).
IEEE 802.3z Rate: 1000 Mbps.
Frame format: Ethernet V2

Interface Capacity/Signal Interface Type

Impedance and Others
Name Rate & Standards
(RFC894) and IEEE 802.3
Wave length:
SFP+, LC
1310/1550 nm(single mode)
10GbE 10GBASE-LR/ER,
10Gbps Rate: 10Gbps.
(optical) SFF-8431,
Frame format: Ethernet V2
SFF-8432
(RFC894) and IEEE 802.3
350 MHz/ TNC female

IF Internal private signal
140 MHz connector
X_IN, SMA female

N/A Internal private signal
X_OUT connector
HDMI
9.6 kbps ToD rate: 9.6 kbps
QB-B-016-2010
CLK
HDMI
2 Mbps/2 MHz BITS rate: 2 Mbps or 2 MHz
ITU-T G.703
Notes: 10/100 BaseT and 1000 BaseT use super CAT5 twisted pair cables
6.2.2 Management and Auxiliary Interface
Table 6-9 Management and auxiliary interface characteristics
Interface Capacity
Interface Type Remarks
Name /Signal Rate
Frame format: Ethernet V2 (RFC894)

and IEEE 802.3.
10/100/1000 RJ-45
NMS Rate: 100 Mbps in default.
Mbps 1000 Base-T
Configurable in-band NMS bandwidth
is 64 Kbps to 5 Mbps.
RJ-45 Local maintenance and debugging

LMT 10/100 Mbps
100 Base-TX interface.
Configuration, maintenance and

USB 480 Mbps USB2.0-A
management.
HDMI External alarm interface, which is

MON 9600 bps
RS-485 connected to the RS-485 interface of

Interface Capacity
Interface Type Remarks
Name /Signal Rate
outdoor cabinet for environment
monitoring.
9.6/19.2 RJ-45 Asynchronous (9.6/19.2 Kbps) data

SC
Kbps ITU-T V.28 channel.
RJ-45
EDI in N/A Provides 4 alarm signal input.
Level trigger
RJ-45
EDI out N/A Provides 1 alarm signal output.
Level trigger
6.3 Radio Performance
6.3.1 Transmitter Characteristics
6.3.1.1 Frequency Parameters
Table 6-10 Frequency step size and stability
Frequency Band ODU Type Step size Frequency Stability
SRU & 59 kHz (T/R 252.04 MHz); ±5 ppm

6 GHz
HRU 250 kHz (others) (guaranteed: ±5 ppm)
464 kHz (T/R 311.32 MHz

±5 ppm
7/8 GHz HRU of 8 GHz HRU);
(guaranteed: ±5 ppm)
250 kHz (others)
±5 ppm
7/8 GHz SRU 50 kHz
(guaranteed: ±5 ppm)
10/11/13/15/18/23/26 SRU & ±5 ppm

250 kHz
/28/32/38/42 GHz HRU (guaranteed: ±5 ppm)

Table 6-11 Tx/Rx spacing (SRU)
Frequency Range (GHz) Tx/Rx Frequency Plan

Frequency
Spacing Standards
Band
(MHz)
252.04 ITU-R F.383

6 GHz 5.925-7.105
340 ITU-R F.384
154 ITU-R F.385

161 Annex 1,3,4
7 GHz 7.11-7.9 168
196
245
119 ITU-R F. 386

126 Annex 1,3,4
151.614
154
208
8 GHz 7.725-8.5 266
294.44,
305.56
300
310
311.32
ITU-R F. 1568 Annex

10 GHz 10.15-10.65 350 1
ITU-R F. 747 Annex 1
490 ITU-R F. 387

11 GHz 10.675-11.745 500
530
ITU-R F. 497
13 GHz 12.75-13.25 266 CEPT/ERC
REC T/R 12
315 ITU-R F. 636

420 ECC T/R 12-07E
15 GHz 14.4-15.35 490 CEPT/ERC
644 REC T/R 12
728

Frequency Range (GHz) Tx/Rx Frequency Plan

Frequency
Spacing Standards
Band
(MHz)
1010 ITU-R F. 595

1008 ECC 12-03
18 GHz 17.7-19.7 1092.5 CEPT/ERC
1120 REC T/R 12
1560
ITU-R F. 637 Annex

1008
1,3,4
23 GHz 21.2-23.6 1200
CEPT/ERC
1232
REC T/R 13 Annex A
ITU-R F. 748
26 GHz 24.549-26.453 1008 CEPT/ERC
REC T/R 13 Annex B
ITU-R F. 748
28 GHz 27.52-29.481 1008 CEPT/ERC
REC T/R 13 Annex C
ITU-R F. 1520
32 GHz 31.815-33.383 812 CEPT/ERC
REC T/R (01)
ITU-R F. 749 Annex 1

38 GHz 37.016-39.480 1260 CEPT/ERC
REC T/R 12
42 GHz 40.522-43.464 1500 ITU-R F.2005
Table 6-12 Tx/Rx spacing (HRU)
Frequency Tx/Rx Spacing Frequency Plan

Frequency Band
Range (GHz) (MHz) Standards
ITU-R F.383
252.04 ITU-R F.497
6 GHz 5.925-7.105
340 CEPT/ERC/REC 14
CFR47 101.147
154 ITU-R F.385

7 GHz 7.107-7.897
161 Annex 1,4

Frequency Tx/Rx Spacing Frequency Plan

Frequency Band
Range (GHz) (MHz) Standards
168 ERC/REC (02)06
196
245
119 ITU-R F. 386

126 Annex 1,3,4
151.614 ERC/REC (02)06
8 GHz 7.71-8.496 208
266
300
311.32
490 ITU-R F. 387

11 GHz 10.675-11.745 500 CEPT/ERC/REC12-06E
530
6.3.1.2 IF Interface Standard
Table 6-13 IF interface standard
Item Central Frequency Power Level

+3 dBm to+5 dBm @ IDU
IF signal TX (IDU TX, ODU RX) 350 MHz
-23 dBm to+ 5 dBm @ ODU
-15 dBm to -8 dBm @ ODU

IF signal RX (ODU TX, IDU RX) 140 MHz
-30 dBm to -8 dBm @ IDU
250 mV @ IDU
Telemetry TX(IDU TX, ODU RX) 5.5 MHz
120 mV to 250 mV @ ODU
Telemetry RX (ODU TX, IDU 200 mV @ ODU

10 MHz
RX) 70 mV to 200 mV @ IDU
Connector: N type (ODU), TNC type (IDU)

IF interface parameters Impedance: 50 Ω
Return loss: < -18 dB (ODU), < -18 dB (IDU)

6.3.1.3 RF Transmitter Output Power & ATPC Range
RF transmitter output power (Tx. power) and ATPC range depend on the ODU type. The
Tx. power at 1024QAM and 1024QAM light are the same. The ATPC range can reach
from the maximum Tx. power to the minimum Tx power.
Table 6-14 Transmit power & ATPC range - Part 1: SRU (6 GHz ~15 GHz)
Frequency Band
6 7 8 10 11 13 15
(GHz)
Rated Maximum RF Transmitter Power (dBm)
QPSK 30 28 28 26.5 28 26 26
16 QAM 28 24 24 22.5 25 24 24
32 QAM 26.5 24 24 22 24 24 24
64 QAM 25 *24/23 *24/22 20.5 22 23 23
128 QAM 25 *24/23 *24/22 20.5 22 23 23
256 QAM 23 *24/23 *24/22 18.5 20 22 22
512 QAM 22 *23/22 *23/21 17 19 21 21
1024 QAM 21 *22/21 *22/20 16 18 20 20
2048 QAM 21 *22/21 *22/20 16 18 20 20
Guaranteed ±2.0 dB
Rated Minimum RF Transmitter Power (dBm)
QPSK 9 -2 -2 2 6 -4 -4
16 ~ 2048 QAM 9 -6 -6 2 6 -6 -6
ATPC Range (dB)
QPSK 21 30 30 24.5 22 30 30
16 QAM 19 30 30 20.5 19 30 30
32 QAM 17.5 30 30 20 18 30 30
64 QAM 16 *30/29 *30/28 18.5 16 29 29
128 QAM 16 *30/29 *30/28 18.5 16 29 29
256 QAM 14 *30/29 *30/28 16.5 14 28 28
512 QAM 13 *29/28 *29/27 15 13 27 27
1024 QAM 12 *28/27 *28/26 14 12 26 26

Frequency Band
6 7 8 10 11 13 15
(GHz)
2048 QAM 12 *28/27 *28/26 14 12 26 26
Minimum ATPC Adjustment Step Size: 1 dB
Minimum Manual Adjustment Step Size: 0.1 dB
Muted RF Transmitter Power: < -50 dBm
Note: * Data @ 7/14/28 MHz / Data @ 40/56 MHz
Table 6-15 Transmit power & ATPC range - Part 2: SRU (18 GHz ~42 GHz)
Frequency Band
18 23 26 28 32 38 42
(GHz)
QPSK 24 24 25 25 23 23 21
16 QAM *22/21 22 22 22 21 20 19.5
32 QAM *21/20 22 21 21 20 19 17.5
64 QAM *21/20 21 19 19 17 17 16
128 QAM *21/20 *21/20 19 19 17 17 16
256 QAM *20/19 20 17 17 15 15 14
512 QAM *19/18 19 16 16 14 14 12
1024 QAM *18/17 18 15 15 13 13 11
2048 QAM *18/17 18 15 15 13 13 11
Guaranteed ±2.0 dB
QPSK~ 2048 QAM -6 -6 -1 -3 -3 -3 -3
ATPC Range (dB)
QPSK 30 30 26 28 26 26 24
16 QAM *28/27 28 23 25 24 23 22.5
32 QAM *27/26 28 22 24 23 22 20.5
64 QAM *27/26 27 20 22 20 20 19
128 QAM *27/26 *27/26 20 22 20 20 19
256 QAM *26/25 26 18 20 18 18 17

Frequency Band
18 23 26 28 32 38 42
(GHz)
512 QAM *25/24 25 17 19 17 17 15
1024 QAM *24/23 24 16 18 16 16 14
2048 QAM *24/23 24 16 18 16 16 14
Note: * Data @ 7/14/28 MHz / Data @ 40/56 MHz
Table 6-16 Transmit power & ATPC range: HRU
Frequency Band (GHz) 6 7 8 11
QPSK 33 33 33 31
16 QAM 31 31 31 30
32 QAM 30 30 30 29
64 QAM 30 30 30 27
128 QAM 30 30 30 27
256 QAM 29 29 29 26
512 QAM 27 27 27 24
1024 QAM 26 26 26 23
Guaranteed ±2.0 dB
QPSK~ 1024 QAM 5
ATPC Range (dB)
QPSK 28 28 28 26
16 QAM 26 26 26 25
32 QAM 25 25 25 24
64 QAM 25 25 25 22
128 QAM 25 25 25 22
256 QAM 24 24 24 21

Frequency Band (GHz) 6 7 8 11
512 QAM 22 22 22 19
1024 QAM 21 21 21 18
Notes: * Data @ 7/14/28 MHz / Data @ 40/56 MHz
6.3.1.4 RF spectrum Mask and Spurious Emission
NR8120A/D complies with ETSI EN 302 217-2-2 standard for RF spectrum mask and
spurious emission.
6.3.2 Receiver Characteristics
6.3.2.1 Receiver Signal Level Threshold
The receiver signal level (RSL) threshold or receiver sensitive is not only associated with
frequency, modulation scheme and channel spacing, but also related to hardware.
-6
Table 6-17 RSL threshold @ BER=10 : SRU
14 28
Modulation 7 40 56 (55)
Frequency (13.75) (27.5)
Scheme MHz MHz MHz
MHz MHz
Typical RSL threshold (dBm)
QPSK -94.5 -92.5 -89.5 -87.5 -86
16 QAM -88.5 -87 -83 -81.5 -79.5
32 QAM -86 -83 -79.5 -78 -76.5

6/7/8 GHz
64 QAM -83 -80 -75.5 -74.5 -72.5
128 QAM -79 -76.5 -72 -71 -69
256 QAM -75 -72.5 -68.5 -67.5 -65.5

14 28
Frequency (13.75) (27.5)
Scheme MHz MHz MHz
MHz MHz
512 QAM -71.5 -69 -65 -64.5 -63
1024 QAM -68 -66 -62.5 -61.5 -60.5
1024 QAM Light N/A N/A -61.5 -60.5 -59.5
2048 QAM -64.5 -62.5 -58 -57 -55.5
QPSK -94.5 -92 -88.5 -87.5 -85.5
16 QAM -88.5 -85.5 -82.5 -80.5 -79
32 QAM -86 -83 -79.5 -78.5 -76
64 QAM -82 -79 -75 -74 -71.5
10/11/13/15 128 QAM -78 -75.5 -71.5 -71 -68.5

GHz 256 QAM -74.5 -71 -67.5 -68 -65
512 QAM -71 -68.5 -64.5 -64 -62.5
1024 QAM -67.5 -65 -62 -61.5 -59.5
1024 QAM Light N/A N/A -61 -60.5 -58.5
2048 QAM -63.5 -61 -56.5 -56 -55
QPSK -93.5 -91.5 -88 -86 -85
16 QAM -87 -84.5 -81 -79 -78
32 QAM -84.5 -81.5 -78 -76.5 -74
64 QAM -80.5 -78 -74 -72.5 -70
128 QAM -77 -74.5 -70.5 -69 -67

18/23 GHz
256 QAM -72 -70.5 -66.5 -66 -64
512 QAM -69.5 -67.5 -63 -63 -61.5
1024 QAM -65.5 -63.5 -60.5 -60 -58.5
1024 QAM Light N/A N/A -59.5 -59 -57.5
2048 QAM -62 -60 -56.5 -56 -54
QPSK -93.5 -90.5 -87.5 -85.5 -84
16 QAM -87 -84.5 -80.5 -78.5 -77
26 GHz 32 QAM -84.5 -81.5 -77.5 -75.5 -73.5
64 QAM -80.5 -78 -73.5 -72.5 -69.5
128 QAM -77 -74 -70 -68.5 -66.5

14 28
Frequency (13.75) (27.5)
Scheme MHz MHz MHz
MHz MHz
256 QAM -72 -69.5 -66.5 -65.5 -63
512 QAM -68.5 -66.5 -63 -62.5 -60.5
1024 QAM -65.5 -63.5 -60.5 -59.5 -57.5
1024 QAM Light N/A N/A -59.5 -58.5 -56.5
2048 QAM -61.5 -59.5 -56 -55.5 -53.5
QPSK -93.5 -90.5 -87.5 -85.5 -84
16 QAM -87 -84.5 -80.5 -78.5 -77
32 QAM -84.5 -81.5 -77.5 -75.5 -73.5
64 QAM -80.5 -78 -73.5 -72.5 -69.5
28/32/38 128 QAM -77 -74 -70 -68.5 -66.5

GHz 256 QAM -72 -69 -66.5 -65.5 -63
512 QAM -68.5 -66.5 -62.5 -61.5 -60.5
1024 QAM -64.5 -63.5 -60 -59.5 -57.5
1024 QAM Light N/A N/A -59 -58.5 -56.5
2048 QAM -60.5 -59.5 -56 -55.5 -53.5
QPSK -91.5 -88.5 -85.5 -83.5 -82
16 QAM -85 -82.5 -78.5 -76.5 -75
32 QAM -82.5 -79.5 -75.5 -73.5 -71.5
64 QAM -78.5 -76 -71.5 -70.5 -67.5
128 QAM -75 -72 -68 -66.5 -64.5

42 GHz
256 QAM -70 -67.5 -64.5 -63.5 -61
512 QAM -66.5 -64.5 -61 -60.5 -58.5
1024 QAM -63.5 -61.5 -58.5 -57.5 -55.5
1024 QAM Light N/A N/A -57.5 -56.5 -54.5
2048 QAM -59.5 -57.5 -54 -53.5 -51.5
Guaranteed RSL threshold (dBm) Remove +2 dB from the typical value.
QPSK ~ 256 QAM: -20; 512 QAM ~ 2048 QAM:

-6
-22 @ BER <10 (7/8/13/15/18/23/38 GHz).
Maximum RSL (dBm)
QPSK ~ 128 QAM: -20; 256 QAM ~ 2048 QAM:
-6
-24 @ BER <10 (6/10/11/26/28/32/42 GHz).

Note: 13.75, 27.5 or 55 MHz is applied for 18 GHz
-6
Table 6-18 RSL threshold @ BER=10 : HRU
Modulation 7 14 28 40 56
Frequency
Scheme MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz
Typical RSL threshold (dBm)
QPSK -94.5 -92.5 -89.5 -87.5 -86
16 QAM -88.5 -87 -83 -81.5 -79.5
32 QAM -86 -83 -79.5 -78 -76.5
64 QAM -83 -80 -75.5 -74.5 -72.5
6/7/8 GHz 128 QAM -79 -76.5 -72 -71 -69
256 QAM -75 -72.5 -68.5 -67.5 -65.5
512 QAM -71.5 -69 -65 -64.5 -63
1024 QAM -68 -66 -62.5 -61.5 -60.5
1024 QAM Light N/A N/A -61.5 -60.5 -59.5
QPSK -94.5 -92 -88.5 -87.5 -85.5
16 QAM -88.5 -85.5 -82.5 -80.5 -79
32 QAM -86 -83 -79.5 -78.5 -76
64 QAM -82 -79 -75 -74 -71.5
11 GHz 128 QAM -78 -75.5 -71.5 -71 -68.5
256 QAM -74.5 -71 -67.5 -68 -65
512 QAM -71 -68.5 -64.5 -64 -62.5
1024 QAM -67.5 -65 -62 -61.5 -59.5
1024 QAM Light N/A N/A -61 -60.5 -58.5
Guaranteed RSL threshold (dBm) Remove +2 dB from the typical value.

-6
QPSK ~ 128 QAM: -20 @ BER <10 .
Maximum RSL (dBm) -6
256 QAM ~ 1024 QAM: -24 @ BER <10 .
6.3.2.2 RSSI and RSL
The RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indication) interface allows measuring the RSL with
a standard volt-meter through a female BNC connector. The numerical relation between
RSL and output voltage @ RSSI interface is shown in Figure 6-1.

Figure 6-1 Relation between RSL and output voltage @ RSSI interface
2.1
2
1.9
1.8
1.7
RSSI (V)
1.6
1.5
1.4 RSSI (V)
1.3
1.2
1.1
1
-100 -90 -80 -70 -60 -50 -40 -30 -20
RSL (dBm)
The tolerance of displayed received signal level (RSL) in LMT/NMS is:
 -70 dBm≤RSL≤-30 dBm: ±2 dB (SRU), ±4 dB (HRU).
 -90 dBm<RSL<-70 dBm, -30 dBm<RSL<-20 dBm: ±3 dB (SRU), ±5 dB (HRU).
6.3.2.3 Frequency Interference Sensitive
NR8120A/D complies with ETSI EN 302 217-2-2 standard for the following 3 kinds of
frequency interference: co-channel interference, adjacent channel interference and
continuous-wave spurious interference.
6.4 System Capability
6.4.1 System Transmission Capacity
NR8120A/D supports mixture of TDM and Ethernet traffic. The actual transmission
capacity depends on the modulation scheme, channel spacing and frame size.
The system transmission capacity is frequency independency.

Table 6-19 Typical system transmission capacity per channel
Channel Radio Interface Maximum Number L1 Ethernet

Spacing Modulation Capacity of Supported E1s / Throughput
(MHz) (Mbps) STM-1s (Mbps)
QPSK 9.7 3×E1 9~11.5
16 QAM 19.8 8×E1 19~24.5
32 QAM 24.1 10×E1 23.5~30
64 QAM 31.6 13×E1 30.5~39
7 128 QAM 37.4 16×E1 36.5~46
256 QAM 42.3 19×E1 42~54
512 QAM 48.4 21×E1 47.5~60
1024 QAM 54.0 24×E1 53~68
2048 QAM 59.9 27×E1 59~75
QPSK 19.9 8×E1 19~24.5
16 QAM 40.2 18×E1 39.5~50
32 QAM 48.8 22×E1 47~61
64 QAM 63.7 28×E1 62~80

14
128 QAM 75.4 34×E1 74~94
(13.75)
256 QAM 86.7 39×E1 85~109
512 QAM 97.3 44×E1 96~122
1024 QAM 107 48×E1 107~137
2048QAM 120.3 48×E1 119~150
QPSK 42.9 19×E1 42~54
16 QAM 86.7 39×E1 86~110
32 QAM 108.5 48×E1 108~138
64 QAM 137.6 48×E1 137~175
48×E1
28 (27.5) 128 QAM 161.6 161~206
Or 1×STM-1+1×E1
48×E1
256 QAM 185.7 186~237
Or 1×STM-1+12×E1
48×E1
512 QAM 209.7 210~268
Or 1×STM-1+23×E1


48×E1
1024 QAM 227.3 227~290
Or 1×STM-1+31×E1
1024 QAM 48×E1

233.6 234~298
light Or 1×STM-1+34×E1
48×E1
2048 QAM 257.7 258~329
Or 1×STM-1+46×E1
QPSK 58.4 27×E1 58~74
16 QAM 121.6 48×E1 121~155
32 QAM 147.3 48×E1 147~188
48×E1
64 QAM 188.5 188~241
Or 1×STM-1+13×E1
48×E1
128 QAM 222.0 222~283
Or 1×STM-1+29×E1
48×E1
256 QAM 255.6 256~327
Or 1×STM-1+45×E1
48×E1
40 512 QAM 289.0 289~369
Or 1×STM-1+48×E1
48×E1
1024 QAM 318.3 Or 1×STM-1+48×E1 318~407
Or 2×STM-1
48×E1
1024 QAM
322.7 Or 1×STM-1+48×E1 323~413
light
Or 2×STM-1+2×E1
48×E1
2048 QAM 356.3 Or 1×STM-1+48×E1 357~ 456
2×STM-1+18×E1
QPSK 87.1 39×E1 87~111
48×E1
56 (55) 16 QAM 175.4 175~224
Or 1×STM-1+7×E1
32 QAM 219.3 48×E1 219~280


Or 1×STM-1+28×E1
48×E1
64 QAM 277.9 278~355
Or 1×STM-1+48×E1
48×E1
128 QAM 326.3 Or 1×STM-1+48×E1 326~417
Or 2×STM-1+5×E1
48×E1
256 QAM 374.9 Or 1×STM-1+48×E1 375~479
Or 2×STM-1+27×E1
48×E1
512 QAM 423.3 Or 1×STM-1+48×E1 424~541
Or 2×STM-1+48×E1
48×E1
1024 QAM 458.8 Or 1×STM-1+48×E1 460~587
Or 2×STM-1+48×E1
48×E1
1024 QAM
471.5 Or 1×STM-1+48×E1 472~603
light
Or 2×STM-1+48×E1
48×E1
2048 QAM 520.0 Or 1×STM-1+48×E1 521 ~ 665
Or 2×STM-1+48×E1
Notes:
1. Ethernet throughput is tested according to RFC2544 (frame length: 1518 byte ~ 64 byte) and
header compression function is disabled while testing.
2. The actual throughput of each channel spacing and modulation relates to the average packet
size.
3. E1, STM-1 and Ethernet traffic share the air interface capacity. STM-1 service will be
supported in future version.

4. 13.75, 27.5 or 55 MHz is applied for 18 GHz.
6.4.2 Channel Spacing
NR8120A/D supports the ACAP, ACCP and CCDP channel allocation of 7 / 14 (13.5) / 28
(27.5) / 40 / 56 (55) MHz channel spacing suggested by the ETSI EN 302 217-2-2
standard.
Notes: The actual occupied bandwidth of radio channel is less than the defined channel spacing.
6.5 Clock and Synchronization
NR8120A/D supports clock in/out and network synchronization functions, which meets
the clock synchronization requirements of the communication network.
Table 6-20 Synchronization features
Item Description
1588v2, Sync. E, BITS (2 MHz / 2 Mbps), Sync from/over

Clock Types
TDM, 1PPS+ToD.
G.813 (SEC), G.823 (PDH), G.8261, G.8262/Y.1362,

Standard Reference
G.8263, G.8264, G.8265, 1588v2-2008, G.8271.1.
Time Source Selection SSM/expanded SSM, BMC algorithm and priority-based

and Protection multi clock source selection.
Working Mode Lock, trace, free run, holdover and heat.

7 Abbreviations
Abbreviation Full Name
ACAP Adjacent Channel Alternate-Polarized
ACCP Adjacent Channel Co-Polarized
ACM Adaptive Coding and Modulation
ADM Add-Drop MUX
BER Bit Error Rate
BITS Building Integrated Timing (Supply) System
BTS 2G base station
CAR Committed Access Rate
CBS Committed Burst Size
CCDP Co-Channel Dual-Polarization
CES Circuit Emulation Service
CESoETH Circuit Emulation Service over Ethernet
Ch.STM-1 Channelized STM-1
CIR Committed Information Rate
CS Channel Spacing
DEM Demodulator
DEMUX Demultiplexer
DSCP Differentiated Services Code Point
DWRR Deficit Weighted Round-Robin
DXC Digital Cross Connect
EDI External Data Interface
ELPS Ethernet Linear Protection Switching
EMC Electro Magnetic Compatibility
EMS Element Management System
EOW Engineering Order Wire

ERPS Ethernet Ring Protection Switching
ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute
EVC Ethernet Virtual Connection
FD Frequency Diversity
FE Fast Ethernet
FTP File Transfer Protocol
GbE / GE Gigabit Ethernet
HQoS Hierarchical Quality of Service
HSB Hot Standby
IEC International Electro technical Commission
IDU Indoor Unit
IF Intermediate Frequency
ITU International Telecommunication Union
ITU-R Radio standardization sector of ITU
ITU-T Telecommunication standardization sector of ITU
IVL Independent VLAN Learning
IWF Inter-working Function of TDM to Ethernet frames
LAG Link aggregation
LACP Link aggregation control protocol
LCPT Link Capacity Pass Through
Media Dependent Interface/ Medium Dependent Interface

MDI/MDI-X
Cross-over
MEF Metro Ethernet Forum
MEN Metro Ethernet Network
MPLS Multi Protocol Label Switching

MSP Multiplex Section Protection
MTBF Mean Time Between Failure
MUX Multiplexing
NE Network Element
NMS Network Management System
NNI Network Node Interface
Node B 3G base station
OAM Operation Administration and Maintenance
ODU Outdoor Unit
OMT Orthogonal Mode Transducer
PBS Peak Burst Size
PIR Peak Information Rate
PIS Packet Intelligent Segment
PSN Packet Switch Network
QAM Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
QoS Quality of Service
QPSK Quadrature Phase Shift Keying
RBER Residual Bit Error Ratio
RCMU Radio Core and Modem Unit
RED Random Early Detection
RF Radio Frequency
RFA Radio Fan Asset
RSL Receiver threshold
RSTP Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
RSSI Received Signal Strength Indication
RTU Radio Traffic Unit

Rx Receiver
SD Space Diversity
SFP Small Form-factor Pluggable transceiver
SNCP Sub Network Connection Protection
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
SSM Synchronization Status Message
SVL Shared VLAN Learning
Sync Synchronization
Sync. E Synchronization Ethernet
TDM Time-Division Multiplexing
ToD Time of Day
Tx Transmitter
UNI User Network Interface
USB Universal Serial Bus
VLAN Virtual Local Area Network
WFQ Weighted Fair Queuing
WRR Weighted Round Robin
WRED Weighted Random Early Detection
XPIC Cross-Polarization Interference Counter actor

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ZXMW NR8120A & NR8120D

ZXMW NR8120A & NR8120D Product Description

Xu Youling Geng Jichuang

Radio capacity: The maximum number of E1s in

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2 Functions and Features .................................................................................. 15

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2.20 Link Capacity Pass-Through (LCPT) .................................................................. 35

3 Hardware Description ..................................................................................... 39

4 Element Management System (EMS) ............................................................. 50

5 Configuration and Application ....................................................................... 53

6 Performance and Parameters ......................................................................... 61

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6.3 Radio Performance ............................................................................................ 67

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Figure 1-1 NR8000 system general chart............................................................................ 9

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Figure 3-9 RTEC card front panel ......................................................................................48

Table 2-1 Switching capacity .............................................................................................17

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Table 5-1 NR8120A&D typical configurations ....................................................................53

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1.1 NR8000 Product Introduction

NR8000 portfolio has released 7 models - NR8120, NR8120A, NR8120D, NR8150,

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Figure 1-1 NR8000 system general chart

NR8120 ODU NR8950

1.2 Cost Efficient and Future Oriented Product

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NR8120A/D provides a cost efficient high capacity access microwave transmission

1.3 System Introduction

Figure 1-2 NR8120A/NR8120D IDU Overview

Indoor unit (IDU) provides core control, baseband processing, switching/cross

Figure 1-3 NR8120A IDU front panel appearance

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Figure 1-4 NR8120D IDU front panel appearance

There are two types of ODU – SRU and HRU:

There are three important interfaces on the ODU:

 RF in/out interface (waveguide type) for connecting to antenna

 IF in/out interface (N type) for connecting to modem board

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Figure 1-5 SRU appearance and interfaces

Figure 1-6 HRU appearance and interfaces

version one if new features are required:

1. SRU V1.3: QPSK ~ 1024 QAM @ 7/14/28/40/56 MHz.

2. SRU V1.4: QPSK ~ 2048 QAM @ 7/14/28/40/56 MHz.

1.3.3 Flexible ODU Mounting Methods

Mounting suggestions are described as following:

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 Direct mounting is suggested for single-polarized antenna:

 For 1+0 configuration, the ODU is directly connected on antenna.

 Remote mounting is usually used for dual-polarized antenna or big-size antenna. In

Figure 1-7 Direct mounting

1+0 configuration 1+1/2+0 configuration

2+0 XPIC configuration

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Figure 1-8 Remote mounting

1+0 configuration 1+1/2+0 configuration

2+0 XPIC configuration