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Alcatel-Lucent Mobile BackhaulTransport and Routing Infrastructure

Glen Hunt, Current Analysis Principal Analyst, Transport and Routing Infrastructure

May 1, 2014

J Summary

Competitive StrengthsAlcatel-Lucenthasover250packetbackhauldeployments

Multiplecellsiteaggregationplatformsaddresstransportoveranymedia

Includesalllevelsofaccessandaggregationsupportwithacompleterangeofscalableplatforms

Includeshigh-scalemetroandmobilecoresites,thesolutionleveragesthelargerversionsofthecommonIP,optical,broadbandandmicrowaveportfolios

5620SAMmanagerprovidesmanagementviaacommonsystemtodeliverend-to-endQoS

OSSConnectedPartnersprogram,whichcertifiesinteroperabilitywithmarket-leadingOSSapplicationstoreduceoperatortimetomarket

Competitive WeaknessesCertainbackhauldeploymentimplementationsmayrequiretheuseofmultiplemanagementsystems

Glen Hunt Current Analysis Principal Analyst

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Product Class AverageAlcatel-Lucent Mobile Backhaul

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Portfolio DescriptionAlcatel-Lucenthasevolveditsmobilebackhaulsolutiontoaddressthesmall-cellerawithoptimizedcellsiteroutersolutions,newwirelessbackhaulaccesssolutionsandcost-reducedbroadbandaccesssolutionsaswellasenhancingitsprofessionalservicestohelpoperatorsaddresstheintricaciesofsmallcellsandcontinuedadoptionofLTEandLTE-Advancedservices.Mobileoperatorsarefacedwithkeepingpacewithemergingserviceandcapacitydemandwhiledeliveringthebestmobileconsumerexperiencepossible.Sincemobileoperatorsalltakeuniquepathstomeetingcustomerexpectations,mobilebackhaulsolutionsmustbeflexible,leverageallavailabletechnologiestoprovidethecapacityattherightcostpointsandsupportoperatorsastheymigratetheirnetworkstowardanall-IPLTEmodel.

Alcatel-Lucentsmobilebackhaulsupportsallrelevanttransporttechnologies:IP/MPLS,packetoptical,MPLS-TP,packetmicrowaveandbroadbandaccess.The7705SARfamilyofproductssupportsavarietyofcellsiteaccessop-tionsincludingGigabitEthernet,CWDM/OADM,microwave,GPON,EPON,xDSLandnxDS1/E1.Inaddition,higher-capacitylinecardsandtightermicrowaveintegrationdeliveradditionalbackhauldeploymentflexibility.The7705SARseriesincludesoutdoor,small-cellsiteroutersinthe7705SAR-Wandrecentlyintroduced7705SAR-Wxproducts.Theseproductsaddresssmall-celldeploymentincompact,highlyintegratedoutdoorformfactors.Boththe7705SAR-Wandthe7705SAR-WxdeliverfullIPfunctionalityandareright-sizedforsmall-cellapplications.Func-tionsincludePoEsupportwithholdover,comprehensivetimingandsynchronization,enhancedEthernetOAM,L2MPLSservices,L3routingserviceandIPSectunnelingviaahardware-basedencryptionengine.The7705SAR-WxplatformaddsoptionalbondedxDSLuplinksandalsoanintegratedGPSreceiverplusanembeddedPTPgrand-masterforefficientsynchronizationacquisitionanddistribution.The7705SAR-Oisanenvironmentallyprotecteddevicethatminimizesfiberdemandsforcentralizedbasebandunit(BBU)poolingdeploymentsandCommonPublicRadioInterface(CPRI)fronthaulapplications.The7705SAR-Hsupportsabuilt-instatefulfirewallforindoorsmall-celldeploymentsoverbusinessInternetservices.Wirelessbackhaulsupportincludesthe9500MPR-s,whichsupportssolutionsbasedon60GHz,line-of-sightandpoint-to-point(P2P)applications;furtherexpansionincludesasub-6GHzradiotoprovideP2P,P2MPandNLOScapabilitiesforsmall-cellbackhaul.An80GHz(E-Band)radiodeliverstheaddedcapacityneededformacrositebackhaul.GPONandEPONSFP-ONTsleveragethebroadbandnetworkmetrocellbackhaulatlowincrementalcost,withplug-insimplicity.

TheprimaryproductportfolioswhichareusedinAlcatel-Lucentsmobilebackhaulsolutioninclude:the7750ServiceRouter(SR),the7450EthernetServicesSwitch(ESS),the7705ServiceAggregationRouter(SAR),the7210ServiceAccessSwitch(SAS),the1850TransportServicesSwitch(TSS)andthe9500MicrowavePacketRadio(MPR).Ad-ditionalplatforms,suchastheISAM7302/7330/7342DSLandGPONaccessplatformsand1830PSS,canalsobesupportedaspartoftheend-to-endsolution.Alcatel-Lucentsbackhaulsolutionismanagedbyoneofseveralman-agementsuites:the5620ServiceAwareManager(SAM),the1350OpticalManagementSystem(OMS)orthe5520AccessManagementSystem(AMS),dependingonthespecificproductsdeployedinthenetwork.Alcatel-Lucentsunifiedmanagementplatform,the5620SAM,nativelysupportsthe1830PSSand9500MPRinadditiontothefullIP/MPLSportfolio.The5620SAM,theprimaryplatform,providesend-to-endmanagementofanext-generationwirelessnetworkincludingsupportfortheLTERAN,2G/3GGGSNandLTEpacketcore.Thesemanagementsystemsprovideacompletesetofstandards-basedEthernetOAMfunctionstoensurequalityofservice(QoS)foralldevicesdefinedaspartoftheoverallbackhaulframework.Themobilebackhaulsolutionportfolioaboveprovidesanend-to-endpacket-basednetworkthatofferstheserviceintelligence,flexibility,simplicityandcost-effectivenessnecessarytosatisfygrowthindemandformobilebroadbandserviceswhileoptimizing2G,3Gandevolvingmobileservicemodels.

Portfolio PositioningAlcatel-Lucentsbackhaulportfolioispositionedasaconvergedinfrastructuresolutionsupportingcurrent2Gand3GrequirementsandtheevolutiontoLTEandLTE-Advanced.Itissuitedtobothmobileoperatorsandbackhaultrans-

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Alcatel-Lucent Mobile Backhaul (Continued)portproviderswhichmaybelookingtoevolvetheirnetworkarchitecturestoembracetheattributesandbenefitsofIPnetworking.Thisevolutionenablesoperatorstomanageandscaletheirnetworkmorecost-effectively.

Alcatel-Lucentpositionsitsglobalprofessionalservicesorganization,whichcanhandlealllevelsofsupportrangingfromdesignandimplementationtonetworkbuild,operateandtransfer,asanintegralpartofitssolutionoffer.Alcatel-LucentalsopositionsitssolutionasawayforcompetitivecarrierstoprovidemobilebackhaulformultiplemobileoperatorsbyleveragingthestrongQoSandtrafficmanagementcapabilitiesbuiltintoitsplatformstosup-portSLAandtrafficseparation.

Portfolio TractionAlcatel-Lucentsbackhaulportfolioispositionedasaconvergedinfrastructuresolutionsupportingcurrent2Gand3GrequirementsandtheevolutiontoLTEandLTE-Advanced.ItissuitedtobothmobileoperatorsandbackhaultransportproviderswhichmaybelookingtoevolvetheirnetworkarchitecturestoembracetheattributesandbenefitsofIPnetworking.Thisevolutionenablesoperatorstomanageandscaletheirnetworkmorecost-effectively.

Alcatel-Lucentpositionsitsglobalprofessionalservicesorganization,whichcanhandlealllevelsofsupportrangingfromdesignandimplementationtonetworkbuild,operateandtransfer,asanintegralpartofitssolutionoffer.Alcatel-LucentalsopositionsitssolutionasawayforcompetitivecarrierstoprovidemobilebackhaulformultiplemobileoperatorsbyleveragingthestrongQoSandtrafficmanagementcapabilitiesbuiltintoitsplatformstosup-portSLAandtrafficseparation.

Current Perspective: Leader WeviewAlcatel-Lucentsmobilebackhaulsolutionasaleader,becauseitoffersastrongsolutionformobileopera-torsandbackhaultransportproviderswhichareseekingtosourceanend-to-endsolutionorindustry-leadingsub-componentmixesfromonevendor.Alcatel-LucentoffersvariousoptionsthatcanbeleveragedforgreenfieldaswellasexistingnetworksthatcontinuetosupportTDMnativelyastheyevolvetopacket.ThecompanysmobilebackhaulsolutionisfurtherenrichedbyAlcatel-Lucentsglobalprofessionalservicesorganization,whichcanhandlealllevelsofsupportrangingfromdesignandimplementationtonetworkbuild,operateandtransfer.

Asmobileoperatorsevolvefromamixoflegacytonext-generationEthernetinsupportof3Gandemerging4G/LTEservices,thesolutioncanbescaledtoprovidetheinfrastructureneededtosupporttherequiredcapacityandservicedeliverysophistication.Althoughthereareabroadrangeofmobilebackhaulsolutionsavailablefromven-dors,Alcatel-Lucentisoneofjustafewvendorsthathastheportfoliodepthandorganizationalpresencetodeliveracompleteend-to-endsolution.Alcatel-Lucentsbroad,scalableIP/MPLS,packetoptical,packetmicrowave,broad-bandaccessandunifiedmanagementportfoliosseparateitfrommanycompetitorswhichlackoneormoreofthetechnologiesneededtodeliveracompletesolutionthatsupportsalltransporttechnologiesandscalestomeettheneedsofthemostdemandingmobilenetworks.

J Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths Overall Solution (Branding), Completeness, Traction:SincethelaunchofthebackhaulsolutioninOctober2007,Alcatel-Lucenthasover250packetbackhauldeployments.ThesolutionoffersamigrationpathfromTDM/PDHbackhaultoall-IP,supportedbyEthernetandMPLS,andanevolutiontosmall-cellbackhaul(bothindoorandoutdoor),cloudRAN(fronthaul)andLTE-Advanced.Thecompanysmarketinginitiativespositionthemobilebackhaulportfolioasakeycomponenttoitsend-to-end,LTE-readynetworkarchitectureofferingtheserviceintel-ligence,flexibilityandsimplicitytoservethemassivegrowthindemandformobilebroadbandservices.

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Cell Site Solution:ThesolutionincludesmultiplecellsiteaggregationplatformswhichaddresstransportoveranymediaandoffermigrationstrategiestotransformTDMtopacketnetworks.The7705SARoffersservice-awareIP/MPLScapabilitiesincludingTDM,ATMandEthernetservicesaswellasnativeIProuting.The7705SAR-MproductsaddintegratedsupportforxDSL,GPON,CWDMandmanagementofthe9500MPR-emicrowave.The7705SAR-Wprovidesacompact,highlyintegratedcellsiterouterwithPoEcapabilitiesandfullL2/L3,timingandOAMsupport.Twonewsmallcellwirelessbackhaulsolutionsareavailable;the9500MPR-sisavailablein60GHZandinsub-6GHzvariantstosupportLOSandNLOS(neededforaflexiblesmall-cellsolution).The1850TSSfamilyprovidesT-MPLS/MPLS-TPpacketopticaltransportservicesaswellasnativeTDM.The9500MPRdeliv-ersmaximumspectralefficiencyandincreasedmicrowavelinkcapacitywhilesupportingstringentSLAsforTDMandIPpacketservices;supportformoreefficientandreliablenetworktopologiestoprovidemorescaleaswellasreducedcomplexityandcost;andincreasedoperationalefficiencyandreducedTCOthroughend-to-endnetworkmanagement,useofcommonoutdoorunitsacrossallapplications(fullindoor,fulloutdoorandsplit-mount),energy-efficientindoorunitsoptimizedtodifferentsiterequirements,andacommonoperatingsystemacrossallconfigurations.Directintegrationofthefulloutdoor9500MPR-ewiththe1850TSSor7705SARfurtherre-ducesthenumberofnetworkelementsandsimplifiesmanagement.Thenew7705SAR-McanbeusedtoleverageexistingcopperorfiberbroadbandaccessinfrastructuretodeliveraconvergedTDM/packetbackhaulsolution.The7705SAR-OcanbeusedtominimizethefiberrequirementstosupportcentralizedBBUdeploymentsandCPRIfronthaul.

Access/Aggregation: Alcatel-Lucentsmobilebackhaulsolutionincludesfirstandsecond-levelaccessandaggrega-tionsupportwithacompleterangeofscalableplatformsthatarenotofferedbymanybackhaulvendors.Includedarethe9500MPR,7705SAR-M,7705SAR-8/18,7210SAS,7450ESSandthe7750SRforhigh-density/high-reliabilityGE,10GEand100GEaggregationsupport.The7705SARfamilycanalsoprovideeightCWDMchan-nelOADMcapabilities.The7705SAR-8has60Gcapacityandsupportformodular10Ginterfaces.Formicrowavepackettransport,the9500MPRcanaggregateTDM/ATMpseudowireandIPstreamsoveracommonITU-TG.8032v2,50-msprotectedcarrierEthernetnetwork;the1850TSSofferssub-50msopticalringprotection;andthe1830PhotonicServiceSwitchprovideszero-touchphotonicsandflexibleandautomatedmetroWDMnetworking.The73xxISAMplatforms,engineeredforlastmilebackhaul,enableoperatorstousetheirbroadbandaccessnetworksforbackhaul.

Metro/Controller Site Aggregation: Forhigh-scalemetroandmobilecoresites,thesolutionleveragesthelargerversionsofthecommonIP,optical,broadbandandmicrowaveportfolios.Forexample,the7750SRcanbeusedtoprovideupto2Tbpsofswitchingcapacity;high-densityGE,10GEand100GEsupport;anddifferentiatingresiliencyfeatures,whichsupportitsroleatthehighestaggregationpointsinthenetwork.The7705SAR-18canoffermultiservicesupportthatissuitedforsmalleraggregationsites(upto140Gbpsofcapacity)andleveragethenew10xGEand1x10GEinterfacesforgreaterinterfacedensitysupport.The1830PSSproductsprovidehigher-scalepacketopticaltransportservices.Inaddition,atthislevelinthearchitecture,theopticalcross-connectsandzero-touchphotonicsofthe1830PSSprovidehigh-capacitytransportatthelowestlayerforthebestcostperbit.

Management Solution: ThebackhaulsolutionsleverageAlcatel-Lucentskeymanagementsystems.The5620SAMmanagerhasbeenextendedtosupportthe9500MPRandthe1830PSS,whichtogetherwithitscapabilitytomanagetheLTERANandpacketcore,enableend-to-endpacketperformancemonitoringfromacommonsystemtodeliverend-to-endQoS.The1350OMSmanagesthepackettransportportfolio,includingthe1850TSS,9500MPRand1830PSS.The5520AMSmanagestheDSL/GPONbroadbandaccessportfolio.Professionalservicesarealsoavailabletoassistwithcost,planning,designandQoSanalysis.

Strategic Partnerships:SinceAlcatel-Lucentsourcesproductsthataddressalltechnologiesneededtoprovideacompletebackhaulsolution,theneedtoOEMorintegratethird-partyhardwareplatformsisminimized.Strategic

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partnershipswithOSS/BSSsystemsarestillarequirement,sincethesesystemsvaryconsiderablyfromoperatortooperatorandarenotnormallysourcedbyequipmentvendors.Tosupportintegration,thecompanyformedtheOSSConnectedPartnersprogram,whichcertifiesinteroperabilitywithmarket-leadingOSSapplicationstoreduceoperatortimetomarketandtoensureproperoperationfromreleasetorelease.

Weaknesses Management Solution:Althoughthecompanystressesend-to-endmanagement,inrarecases,aspecificimple-mentationmayrequiretheuseofmultiplemanagementsystemsifitdrawsonallthetransportandaccesstechnolo-giesthatcanbeincorporatedintoasolution.The5620SAMfortheIPportfolio,the1350OMSfortheopticalportfolio,andthe5520AMSforthebroadbandportfoliocouldbeneededforfullmanagementofanend-to-endbackhaulnetwork.Thecompanynotedthatwiththeincreasingscopeofthe5620SAM,asevidencedbynativesupportforkeyoptical,microwaveandaccessproducts,thevastmajorityofreal-worlddeploymentsaremanagedbyasinglemanagementsystem.

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Cell Site Router/Switch Solutions: Leader Router/Switch:Cellsitesupportisprovidedbytheenvironmentallyhardenedmulti-service7705SAR-Mvariants,7705SAR-W,7705SAR-Wx,7705-SAR-Aand7705SAR-F,andforlargersites,the7705SAR-8withcompletecontrolplaneredundancy.TheseplatformssupportcarriersmovingfromTDM/PDHtransporttoanall-Ethernetswitchedorroutedinfrastructurein2G,3Gand4G/LTEenvironments,withsupportforgrowingbandwidth,scalabilityandgranularQoSatloweroperationalcosts.The7210SASsupportsmobiletraffic,insomecaseswheretheBTS/NodeBtrafficisallnativeEthernet,orasanEthernetbackhaulserviceproviderdemarcationdevice(e.g.,7210SAS-D).

Microwave:The9500MPRfamilyprovidesscalablemicrowavetransportformultipleaccesstechnologies,suchasnativeIP,CDMA/EVDO,UMTS/HSPDA,2G/EDGE,LTE,LTE-Advancedandutilityandgovernmentinfra-structure.The9500MPRprovidesmultiserviceaggregationovernativepacket-basedtransportandsupportsanymobileaccesstechnologycarryinganyserviceoverEthernetusingstandardizedprotocolssuchasCESandPWE3forTDMandATM,respectively.ItcanalsooperateinhybridmodetosupportTDM-basedarchitecturesandfull-packetmodetoservicethenewgenerationsofpacket-basedEvolvedHigh-SpeedPacketAccess(HSPA+)andLTEservices,withouthardwarechanges.Newvariantsofthesolutionareavailabletoaddresssmall-cellbackhaulrequirements;thisincludesthe60GHzandsub-6GHzversionsforLOS,NLOS,P2PandP2MPcapabilities.Integratedsolutionswiththe7705SARor1850TSSproductsenableIP/MPLSandMPLS-TPmicrowavedeploy-mentoptions.

Broadband: TherearemultiplecellsitesolutionsprovidedthatcoverthexDSL,GPONandEPONspaces.The,environmentallyhardened7705SAR-MfamilyincludessupportforVDSL2,ADSL2/ADSL2+andSHDSL.AllxDSLmodulessupportbonding,andtheVDSL2moduleisvectoring-ready.Thevenerable7342FTTUONTfamilysupportsEthernetandE1/T1backhaulwithsynchronizationandtemperaturehardeningforGPONback-haul.GPONandEPONSFPONTsareavailable,providingplug-insimplicitytoenablethe7705SARfamilyofproductstoleveragethebroadbandaccessnetworkforbackhaul.Thecompact,outdoor7705SAR-WxoptionallysupportsuptofourbondedxDSLports.

MS WAN: The7705SAR-Mand7705SAR-8/18canprovidebothbroadbandandnarrowbandserviceswherevertheyareneeded.FornetworkscurrentlyusingmultiserviceWANgatewaysandswitches,the7705SARand7750

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SRCESandATMcapabilitiesprovideawell-provensolutionforbackhaul.

Optical:The1850TSS-3/TSS-5productssupportanymixofTDM,pseudowireand/ornativepackettransport,providingtheflexibilitytoexpandTDMnetworkswithIP/Ethernetservicesandfullyleveragingtheexistinginfra-structure.The1850TSS-3/TSS-5alsohaveT-MPLS/MPLS-TPsupporttoprovideacommonmanagementplane.TheOMSNMSPPscanalsobeleveragedtoprovideservicessuchasIPtransportandEthernetswitchingontopoftraditionalSDH/SONETsupport.

Mobile Backhaul Access and Aggregation Routers/Switches: Leader Switch/Router:Firstorsecond-levelaccessandaggregationsupportisprovidedbythe7705SAR-W,7705SAR-M,7705SAR-8,thelarger7705SAR-18and/or7210SAS.The7705SAR-8providesgreatercapacity,10Gaggregationandportdensitythanthecellsite-optimized,fixedform7705SAR-Mand7705SARFmodels,whilethe7705SAR-18providesupto140Gbpscapacityandgreaterportdiversityanddensityforhigher-levelaggrega-tionsites.Forhigher-scalerequirements,thelarger7450ESSand7750SRproductscanbeusedtoscaleupto2TbpsofswitchingcapacityperchassistomeetgrowingbackhaulaggregationrequirementswithEthernetinterfacesupportrangingfrom1GEto100GE.

Microwave: Supportfortheaccessandaggregationlayersisofferedbythescalable9500MPR,whichsupportsthetransformationofbackhaulnetworksfromTDM/ATMtoIPandprovidesefficientandscalabletransportofmultimediatrafficbyofferingpacketaggregation,increasedbandwidthandoptimizedEthernetconnectivity.The9500MPR-eisalsoavailabletosupportfulloutdoordeploymentsandisalsopartoftheintegratedsolutionswiththe7705SARor1850TSSproductstoenableIP/MPLSandMPLS-TPmicrowavedeploymentoptions.Tosupporttheaggregationneedsofsmallcells,aswellashigher-capacityLTEcellsites,the9500MPRsupportsupto24microwaveconnectionsatdensemicrowavehubsites,includingtheabilitytobonduptofourradiochannelsineachofthesedirections.

Broadband: Supportforaccessandaggregationofbroadbandtrafficisprovidedbythe7302ISAM,7330FTTNISAM,7342FTTUISAMand7360ISAM.TheISAMsolutionsetalsoincludesthe7330FTTNand7342fiber-to-the-user(FTTU)/passiveopticalnetworking(PON)andmultiple735xseriesFTTxplatforms,whichdeliveradditionaloptionstotheoperator.AnewGPONSFPONTisavailablewhichprovidesplug-insimplicitytoenablethe7705SAR-Wtoleveragethebroadbandaccessnetworkforbackhaul.

MS WAN: Supportforhubsitescanbeprovidedbythe7705SAR,whichdeliversstrongsupportforATM-based3Gmobiletransportnetworksaswellasforconverged2G/3Gmobiletransportnetworks.ItsabilitytosupportATM,IPandMPLSoffersversatilityandscalabilitytohandleprojectedmobilenetworktrafficgrowth.

Optical: Versionsofthe1850TSS,suchasthe1850TSS-5R,1850TSS-40and1850TSS-100,deliverT-MPLS/MPLS-TPpacketopticalserviceswithfullQoScapabilitiesandhighreliability,suchassub-50msringprotec-tion.TheOMSmulti-serviceprovisioningplatforms(MSPPs)provideservicessuchasIPtransportandEthernetswitchingontopoftraditionalSDH/SONETopticalbackhaul.OperatorswithWDMassetscanleveragethe1830PSS-1/PSS-4WDMedgedevicetotransportbackhaultrafficatthelowerlayersofthenetwork.

Mobile Backhaul Metro/Controller Site Routers/Switches: Leader Switch/Router:IP/MPLSsupportformetroorcontrollersites,whichrequiremuchhigherscaleandperformancethantheaccess/aggregationlayers,canbeprovidedbythe7750SR.The7750SRfullysupportshigh-scaleedgeroutingandswitchingfunctionsanddeliversrouter-basedsupport.Itsupportsscalable100GEthernetinterfacesandcurrentlyhastheabilitytoscaleupto2Tbpsofswitchingcapacitytomeetexpectedgrowthrequirements.The7750SRsindependentlyvalidatedhighscalabilityanddifferentiatingresiliencyfeaturessupportitsroleatthe

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highestservicesedgeaggregationpointsandinnetworkandcentraloffices.Therecentlyannounced7950XRScanalsoaddressmobilebackboneapplicationsandsupportscommonIP/MPLSnetworkingandsoftwarewiththerestoftheIP/MPLSbackhaulportfolio.The7750SRalsosupportsotherwirelessfunctionssuchasLTEIPSecsecuritygateway,2G/3GGGSNgateway,Wi-FiGatewayandLTEEvolvedPacketCoreP-GW/S-GW.The7705SAR-18isalsosuitableforsmallermetrositeswhereupto140Gbpsofcapacityand10GEEthernetinterfacesarerequired.

Microwave:Supportforhigh-densitymobiletrafficcanbesupportedbythe9500MPRconfiguredformulti-channeloperations.Thesystemisofferedinall-indoorandsplit-mountconfigurations.

Broadband: Supportforhubsiteandmetroscaleaggregationisdeliveredbythe7750SR.Theflagship7750SRisavailableinmultiplechassissizes,canscaleupto2TbpsandsupportGE,10GEand100GE,aswellastradi-tionalATMandTDMinterfaces.

MS WAN:Supportformultiserviceaccessandaggregationisprovidedbythe7705SARand7750SRproductfamilies.ThesystemsdeliverIP,Ethernet,framerelay,ATMandcircuitemulationservices.

Optical:Higher-levelaggregationsupportisprovidedbythe1850TSSand1830PSSproducts.The1850TSS-100/160/320featurehighSONET/SDHandEthernetportdensities.Densechassisconfigurationsscalenetworkcapacitywithoutdedicatingadditionalphysicalresources,therebyhelpingreducethetotalcostofownership.T-MPLS/MPLS-TPenablesahighlyreliableandscalableend-to-endpackettransportsolution.WDMandwave-lengthroutingisprovidedbythe1830PSS,withend-to-endoptical/IP100Gconnectivitysupportedacrossthe7750SRroutersand1830PSStransportnetwork.

Mobile Backhaul Management Solutions: Leader Management for Router/Switch:The5620ServiceAwareManager(SAM)canbecustomizedtofitspecificoperationalenvironmentsandprovideaunifiedend-to-endmanagementsolutionforthedevicescontainedintheportfolio.SAMconsistsoffourmodulesthatprovide:1)elementmanagement-FCAPSfunctionality;2)networkinfrastructureconfiguration,serviceprovisioning,scriptingandcustomermanagement;3)serviceassurance;and4)OAMservice-diagnosticsandOSSintegrationtools.InadditiontotheIPproductportfolio(7750SR,7705SAR,7450ESSand7210SAS),thesystemalsomanagesoptical,microwaveandbroadbanddevices,asnotedinthisreport.Withsupportformobilebackhaul,packetcoreandRAN,the5620SAMprovidescompletemanagementforwirelessnetworks.

Management for Optical:The1350OpticalManagementSystem(OMS)managesmanytechnologies,includ-ingconnectivityservicesbasedonEthernet,transportmulti-protocollabelswitching(T-MPLS),MPLS-TP,SDH/SONET,wavelengthdivisionmultiplexing(WDM)technologiesandmicrowavesolutions.The1350OMSsup-portsmultiplenetworkmanagementfunctionstosimplifySDH,SONETandopticalEthernettransportnetworkoperations.The1350OMSmanagesnext-generationproductsincludingthe9500MPR,SONET/SDHMSPP,WDMandcross-connecttransportsystems.Inaddition,the5620SAMcanbeusedtomanagethe9500MPR(microwave)and1830PSS(WDM)systems.

Management (Broadband): The5520AccessManagementSystem(AMS)provideselementmanagementsup-portfortheISAMbroadbandaccessproductfamily(DSLandfiber-basedaccess).CapabilitiesincludeJava-basedconfiguration,maintenanceandtroubleshooting.OSSintegrationisachievedbymeansoftheTL1gatewayproductorthroughthesimplifiedintegrationcapabilityofferedbystate-of-the-artWebservicesproduct(XML/SOAP).Cur-rently,the5620SAMand1350OMSdonotoffermanagementsupportforAlcatel-LucentsISAMaccessdevices.

OSS/BSS Integration Services: The5620SAM,5520AMSandthe1350OMSprovideopeninterfacesforvariousOSS/BSSintegrationschemes.Inaddition,multiplevendorintegrationswithOSS/BSSsystemscanbesup-

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Alcatel-Lucent Mobile Backhaul (Continued)portedthroughAlcatel-LucentsOSSConnectedPartnersprogram,whichcertifiesinteroperabilityinconcertwithnewsoftwarereleases.

Professional Services Focus: SupportformobilebackhaulsolutionsisprovidedbyAlcatel-Lucentsglobalprofessionalservicesorganization.TheWirelessNetworkOptimizationserviceaddressesemergingoperatorissuesandaddstoolsetssuchasRFdesignaudits,remotenetworkmonitoringandaLTE-TIAservicessuitetoimprovenetworkcapacity/utilizationandtoincreaseQoE.Alcatel-Lucentnotesthatithasconducted200+wirelessnetworkassessments/optimizations,helpingtoachievesavingsandexceedsubscriberQoEexpectations.ThecompanysOSS/BSSandapplicationintegrationservicesareahasgrowntomorethan1,400expertsandover1,000certifiedprojectmanagers.

Other Management Solutions: Alcatel-Lucentoffersadditionalmanagementsystemssuchasthe1340IntegratedNetworkController(1340INC,onlyavailableinNorthAmerica),whichmaybeincludedaspartofitsoverallsolutionsettomanageandcontrolopticaltransportplatforms.

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Access/Aggregation

Broadband Access 7705 SAR-M (GPON, EPON, xDSL, CWDM), 73xx ISAM, 7705 SAR-W and 7705 SAR-Wx (GPON, EPON, xDSL)

IP/Ethernet 7705 SAR-W, 7705 SAR-M, 7705 SAR-F, 7705 SAR-A, 7705 SAR-8/18, 7210 SAS, 7450 ESS, 7750 SR

Microwave: Packet 9500 MPR, 7705 SAR, 1850 TSSMicrowave: PDH/SDH 9500 MPROptical: Packet 1850 TSS, 1830 PSS, 7705 SAROptical: SDH MSPP 1850 TSS, 1830 PSSOptical: SONET MSPP 1850 TSS, 1830 PSSWAN Switching 7705 SAR, 7750 SR via pseudowire servicesCell Site SolutionsBroadband Access 7705 SAR-M (GPON, xDSL), 73xx ISAM and GPON & EPON SFP ONTIP/Ethernet Fronthaul: 7705 SAR-O, 7705 SAR-8, 1830 PSS 7705 SAR-W and 7705 SAR-Wx (integrated

cell site routers for outdoor small cell backhaul), 7705 SAR-M, 7705 SAR-A, 7705 SAR-F, 7705 SAR-8, 7210 SAS 7210 SAS

Microwave: Packet 9500 MPR-s (LOS/NLOS), 9500 MPR, 7705 SAR, 1850 TSSMicrowave: PDH/SDH 9500 MPRMS Wan 7705 SAROptical: Packet 1850 TSS-3, 1850 TSS-5C, 1850 TSS-5R, 7705 SAR-M (CWDM), 7705 SAR-8 (CWDM)Optical: SDH MSPP 1850 TSS, 1830 PSSOptical: SONET MSPP 1850 TSS, 1830 PSSManagementBroadband 5520 AMS*IP Ethernet 5620 SAMMicrowave 1350 OMS*MS WANOptical 1350 OMS, 1340 INC (ANSI)*, 5620 SAM (PSS)OSS/BSS OSS Connected Partner ProgramsProfessional Services Global, all phasesService Management 5620 SAM, as a Unified Network and Service Manager for certain devices in the portfolio as

marked with *

MetroBroadband Access 7705 SAR, 7750 SR, 7450 ESSCross Connect, Optical Switching 1850 TSS, 1830 PSSIP/Ethernet 7705 SAR, 7750 SR, 7450 ESS, 7950 XRSMicrowave: Packet 9500 MPR, 9500 MPR 10G ETSI and ANSIMicrowave: PDH/SDH 9500 MPRMultiService WAN Switching 7705 SAR, 7750 SRPacket Optical 1850 TSS, 1830 PSSSolutionSolution Mobile BackhaulSolution Name Alcatel-Lucent Mobile Backhaul

Alcatel-Lucent Mobile Backhaul (Continued)