Ericsson’s cost efficient compact nodes

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MINI-LINK CN is a compact and easy to install micro- Ericsson has over 40 years of microwave experience
wave transmission node built with simplicity in mind. with more than 2 million radio units delivered to over
MINI-LINK CN is optimized for end sites, single hops, 160 countries. MINI-LINK is produced in the world’s
and enterprise networks. There are a number of largest microwave production facility and has a mar-
MINI-LINK CN products, MINI-LINK CN 210, ket leading reliability. Ericsson is the market leader in
MINI-LINK CN 500 and MINI-LINK CN 510, each of microwave transmission.
them specifically optimized for a certain type of site.
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perfect fit at the access site with MINI-LINK TN on MINI-LINK CN is a complete solution for the evolution
the other side of the hop, at the aggregation site, of your network. The H ybrid Radio Link transports
supporting the packet network end to end. both Native Ethernet and Native PDH simultaneously
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MINI-LINK CN supports Native Ethernet as well tive TDM to packet migration. Start with all E1s or a
as Native TDM and a mix of them. This enables our mix with Ethernet. A dd more Ethernet as data traffic
customers to start with TDM traffic, add Ether- increases and complete the migration by moving to
net when data traffic increases, and move to all all-Ethernet.
Ethernet when required. MINI-LINK CN can be a
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hops, and complete backhaul networks. optimized MINI-LINK CN, without replacing the actual
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MINI-LINK CN supports any network scenario; both
new packet-only networks as well as evolutions from
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works with Native Ethernet and carrier-grade QoS for
Ethernet, IP as well as MPLS and sync distribution in
packet networks.
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Cost efficient: Small aggregation Cost efficient: Single hops / A ccess Cost efficient: Small aggregation
sites / Single hops / A ccess sites sites sites / Single hops / A ccess sites
H op compatible with MINI-LINK TN H op compatible with MINI-LINK TN H op compatible with MINI-LINK TN
& MINI-LINK PT 2010 & MINI-LINK PT 2010 & MINI-LINK PT 2010
CA PA CITY Up to 430 Mbps over the hop in Up to 500 Mbps over the hop in one Up to 1 G bps over the hop in one
one frequency channel frequency channel frequency channel w. XPIC and 2
IDU’s
CONFIG URATIONS 1+0 and 1+1 working and hot 1+0 and 1+1 hot standby 1+0 and 1+1 working and hot
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2+0 with XPIC supporting Radio
Link B onding*
FREQUENCIES A ND C-QPSK in 7 – 28 MH z channels C-QPSK in 7 – 28 MH z channels C-QPSK in 7 – 28MH z channels
MODULATIONS 4-256 QA M in 7 – 56 MH z 4-512 QA M in 7 – 56 MH z 4-512 QA M in 7 – 56 MH z
A daptive Modulation A daptive Modulation A daptive Modulation
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INTERFA CES Ethernet: Up to 4x 10/100/1000 Ethernet: 1 x 10/100/1000 B A SE-T Ethernet: 4 x 10/100/1000 B A SE-T
B A SE-T and up to 2 x SFP PDH : 16x E1, 120 or 75 Ohm (Sofix) + 2 x SFP
(max 4 Eth ports) PDH : 16 x E1, 120 or 75 Ohm***
Q& M / Site LA N: 100B A SE-T
PDH : 16 x E1, 120 or 75 Ohm** (2 x E1 per RJ-45)
(2 x E1 per RJ-45) User I/O: 4 input + 2 output
PDH : 16 x DS1*
O& M / Site LA N: 100B A SE-T O& M / Site LA N: 100B A SE-T
User I/O: 4 Input + 2 Output User I/O: 4 input + 2 output
POWER CONSUMPTION 35W 1+0 configuration 18 W 1+0 configuration 35 W 1+0 configuration
(RA U WITH DUA L VOLT- 18 W 1+1, active configuration

A G E CA PA B ILITY) 15 W 1+1, stand-by configuration

ETH ERNET SWITCH ING Q bridge – 5 G bps non-blocking Q bridge – 7 G bps non-blocking
switch capacity, full-duplex switch capacity, full-duplex
Provider B ridge* Provider bridge*
QOS Ethernet, IP and MPLS priority Ethernet, IP and MPLS priority Ethernet, IP and MPLS priority
aware QoS aware QoS aware QoS
- 8 priority levels - 8 priority levels - 8 priority levels
- Policing, SP, WFQ and WRED - SP - Policing, SP, WFQ and WRED
NETWORK SYNCH RONI- Support for sync transport: Support for sync transport: Support for sync transport:
ZATION - 2 MH z acc G .703§13 - 2 MH z acc G .703§13 - 2 MH z acc G .703§13
- 2 Mbps G .703§9 - 2 Mbps G .703§9 - 2 Mbps G .703§9
1 RJ-45 dedicated port for 1 input The input/output interface is an E1 1 RJ-45 dedicated port for 1 input
and up to 3 output synchronization (2 Mbps)Sofix port among the 16 and up to 3 output synchronization
interfaces inputs on the front pane interfaces
Sync Ethernet support according to Sync Ethernet support according to
ITU-T G .8261, 8262, 8264 ITU-T G .8261, 8262, 8264
ETH ERNET FUNCTIONS VLA N, LA G (Link A ggregation Continuous Ethernet PM counters VLA N, LA G (Link A ggregation
G roup), STP/RSTP/MSTP, G roup), STP/RSTP/MSTP,
9k Jumbo frames 9k Jumbo frames
Ethernet PM counters Radio Link B onding*
- Continuous Ethernet PM counters
- During intervals* - Continuous
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POWER SUPPLY -48 V DC and +24 V** DC, with -48 V DC and + 24 V DC, with -48 V DC and +24 V** DC, with
redundant power supply redundant power supply redundant power supply
WEIG H TS A ND DIMEN- 3,1 kg, 240 x 440 x 45 mm 3 kg, 215 x 445 x 44 mm 3,1 kg, 240 x 440 x 45 mm
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