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ASN18
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

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INDEX

1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................... 3
2 FREQUENCY BAND ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
3 EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS ............................................................................................................................. 5
3.1 TRANSMITTER CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................................................................................ 5
3.2 RECEIVER CHARACTERISTICS ....................................................................................................................................... 7
3.4 RADIO FLANGE............................................................................................................................................................. 9
3.5 POWER SUPPLY AND CONSUMPTION ............................................................................................................................ 9
3.6 MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS ............................................................................................................................... 10
3.7 IDU/ODU CABLE INTERFACE .................................................................................................................................... 11
3.8 SURGE AND LIGHTNING PROTECTION ......................................................................................................................... 12
3.9 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS .................................................................................................................................. 12

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1 INTRODUCTION

Scope of the document is to provide technical specification for ODU ASN 18 GHz for PDH/SDH/ETH application.

ASN ODU will be part of ALS product family and it will be interoperable with SDH series (ALS), Plus series (ALplus and
ALCplus ) Plus 2 series IDU (AL plus 2 and ALC plus 2) capable to transmit radio frame in 56MHz and 256QAM modulation
scheme.

ODU ASN 18 GHz belongs to ASN ODU family providing following characteristics;

• ASN ODU, that supports capacities up to 400 Mbps, with 4/16/32/64/128/256 QAM modulation schemes

ASN ODU 18 GHz

• Channel spacing: 7 /14 / 28 / 56 MHz

• Modulations: 4 /16 / 32 / 64 / 128 /256 QAM
• IDU supported: ALS, ALC plus, ALCplus2/e IDU

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2 FREQUENCY BAND

Frequency band: 17.7 to 19.7 GHz according to ITU-R F.595 and CEPT Recommendation T/R 12-03

Modulation scheme: 4QAM/8PSK/16QAM/32QAM/64QAM/128QAM/256QAM

Emitted spectrum: according to ETSI EN 302 217

Channel spacing: 7, 14, 28 and 56 MHz

FREQUENCY RANGE: 17700 ÷ 19700 MHz - GO-RETURN: 1010 MHz

ITU-R F.595 - CEPT REC T/R 12-03 - f0=18700 MHz
Sub Band Lower Half Limits [MHz] Upper Half Limits [MHz] RF Filter Range [MHz]
1 17699 ÷ 18058 18709 ÷ 19068 359
2 18016 ÷ 18375 19026 ÷ 19385 359
3 18332 ÷ 18691 19342 ÷ 19701 359
4 ( 1) 17919 ÷ 18278 18929 ÷ 19288 359
FREQUENCY RANGE: 17.7 ÷ 18.14 GHz paired with 19.26 ÷ 19.7 GHz -
GO-RETURN: 1560 MHz - ITU-R F.595 – Annex 7
Sub Band Lower Half Limits [MHz] Upper Half Limits [MHz] RF Filter Range [MHz]
1 17700 ÷ 18140 19260 ÷ 19700 440
RF filter sub-bands for and ASN18

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( ) Sub Band 4 is available only for AS ODU

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EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS
3.1 Transmitter Characteristics

Maximum transmit power: Nominal values at C-C’ point for 1+0 configuration:

ASN ODU STABILITY(2)

MODULATION
[dBm]
4QAMs 23 ±2 dB
4QAM 23 ±2 dB
8PSK 23 ±2 dB
16QAM 21 ±2 dB
32QAM 21 ±2 dB
64QAM 19 ±2 dB
128QAM 19 ±2 dB
256QAM 18 ±2 dB

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( ) With ACM, the power stability for the reference modulation will be +2 dB. With ACM, for the modulation schemes different than the
reference one, the power stability will be +3/-2 dB

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Built-in transmit power attenuation range: 20( )

Attenuation Step: 1 dB step software adjustable

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RTPC attenuation range: 20( ) dB

Accuracy of built-in transmit power attenuation:

±1 dB accuracy over attenuation range 0 ÷ 3 dB,

±2 dB accuracy over attenuation range 4 ÷ 30 dB

±3 dB accuracy over attenuation range 31 ÷ 40 dB.

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Automatic Transmit Power Control (ATPC) range: 20( ) dB

ATPC Attenuation Step: 1 dB

Spurious emissions: According to ETSI EN 301 390

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( ) (20+15) = 35 dB extended dynamic for automatic fade margin estimation
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( ) The RTPC attenuation is included into the ATPC range.

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3.2 Receiver Characteristics

ALCplus2 IDU
Guaranteed receiver sensitivities (dBm) at point C - C’ (1+0)

CHANNEL
4QAMs 4QAM 8PSK 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM 128QAM 256QAM
SPACING [MHz]
BER=10-6 -92 -88 -85,5 -82,5 -80 -77,5 -76 -73
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BER=10-10 -90 -86 -83,5 -80,5 -78 -75,5 -74 -71
BER=10-6 -89,5 -87,5 -83,5 -81 -77,5 -75,5 -73 -70
13.75
BER=10-10 -87,5 -85,5 -81,5 -79 -75,5 -73,5 -71 -68
BER=10-6 -86,5 -85 -79,5 -78 -74,5 -72,5 -70,5 -67,5
27.5
BER=10-10 -84,5 -83 -77,5 -76 -72,5 -70,5 -68,5 -65,5
BER=10-6 -84 -82,5 -77 -76 -72,5 -71 -68 -64,5
55
BER=10-10 -82 -80,5 -75 -74 -70,5 -69 -66 -62,5

ALCplus IDU:
-6
Guaranteed receiver sensitivities (dBm) @10 at point C - C’ (1+0)

Mbit/s 2x2 4x2 5x2/10 8x2 10x2 16x2/34 21x2 2x34/32x2 42x2 100 53x2

4QAM -90 -87 -86 -84 -83 -81 -80 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

16QAM n.a. -83 -82 -80 -79 -77 -76 -74 -73 n.a. n.a.

32QAM n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. -71 -71

ALS IDU:
-6
Guaranteed receiver sensitivities (dBm) @10 at point C - C’ (1+0)

32 QAM 128 QAM

STM-1/2xSTM-1 () STM-1/2xSTM-1 ( 5) 2xSTM-1/4xSTM-1 ()

-72 -68.5 -65.5

(5) With frequency reuse or with two co-polar/cross-polar RF channels

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Rx Spurious emissions: According to ETSI EN 301 390

-6
AGC dynamic range: From -22 dBm to Threshold @ BER=10

Accuracy of Rx level indication @ 25 C° (PC reading): ±2dB in the range -22dBm ÷ Thresholds

Accuracy of Rx level indication over the whole

temperature range (PC reading): ±3dB in the range -50dBm ÷ Thresholds

±4dB in the range -49dBm ÷ -20dBm

Maximum input level for BER 10-6 : -22 dBm

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Residual BER (RBER): 1x10

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3.3 Radio Flange

Radio WG flange type: UBR 220

3.4 Power Supply and Consumption

Operating voltage range: -40.8 ÷ -57.6 Vdc
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Power consumption( ):

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ODU Type IDU Type Config. Typical Power Consumption( ) Guaranteed Power Consumption (W)
1+0 51 ≤ 59.5
Compact - 1 RU
1+1 75 ≤ 87
ASN 1+0 59 ≤ 68.5
Modular – 1 RU 1+1 83 ≤ 96
2x(1+0) 83 ≤ 96

Power consumption (IDU):

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IDU Type Config. Typical Power Consumption( ) Guaranteed Power Consumption (W)
1+0 34 ≤ 39.5
Compact - 1 RU
1+1 41 ≤ 47
1+0 42 ≤ 48.5
Modular – 1 RU 1+1 49 ≤ 56
2x(1+0) 49 ≤ 56

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( ) Fully equipped configuration with 300 m ¼” IDU-ODU cable
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( ) The typical values are achieved with 48 Vdc of input power voltage. For ALplus2 IDU the power consumption refers to the equipment
loaded with traffic on Ethernet and 16xE1 interfaces. For ALCplus2 the power consumption refers to the IDU with Ethernet and 16xE1
interfaces fully loaded.

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3.5 Mechanical Characteristics

Physical size of system components:

Width (mm) Height (mm) Depth (mm)

ODU 1+0 254 254 114

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ODU 1+1 ( ) 278 254 296

Weight of system components:

ODU 1+0 4.5 kg

ODU 1+1 13.3 kg

ODU system 1+0/1+1: 4.4 kg

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( ) Including Passive Hybrid

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3.6 IDU/ODU Cable Interface

The “Cable” interface is associated to the interconnection cable between IDU and ODU of ALS equipment. It is an internal
interface of the equipment.

The IDU-ODU interconnection cable carries:

- DC power supply from the IDU

- Base-Band data stream to/from IDU (bi-directional, full-duplex data transmission is used on IDU-ODU cable)

Main characteristics of “ODU-CABLE” interface are given in the following.

Type of connection between system components:

1 coaxial cable for unprotected systems

2 coaxial cables for protected systems

Cable Impedance: 50 Ω

Maximum distance between IDU-ODU with ¼” cable: 300 m

Insertion Loss: 24 dB @ 330 MHz

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Required Cable Return Loss ( ): Better than 22 dB from 100 MHz to 400 MHz

Maximum Total DC Resistance: 4Ω

Tx nominal frequency: 330 MHz

Rx nominal frequency: 140 MHz

IDU-ODU metering signals: 5.2 MHz (ODU towards IDU) 17.5 MHz (IDU towards ODU)

Shielding Effectiveness: Better than 90 dB

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( ) Including connectors

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3.7 Surge and Lightning Protection

Protection Method: Gas dischargers

Gas dischargers Technical Characteristics

DC spark-over voltage: 150 V +/- 20%

Nominal impulse discharge current (wave 8/20 µs): 20 kA

Single impulse discharge current (wave 8/20 µs): 25 kA

Operation and storage temperature: -40°C ÷ +90°C.

Performances: In accordance to EN 301 489

3.8 Environmental Conditions

Operational range for outdoor section ODU: -33°C ÷ +55°C

Survival temperature range for outdoor equipment: -40°C ÷ +60°C

Operational humidity for ODU: Weather proof according to IP65 environmental class.

ODU Thermal Resistance: Thermal resistance 0.5°C/W.

Solar heat gain: Not exceeding 5°C.

Wind load: < 200 Km/h.

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