Ericsson

Microwave
Updates
8th November 2021

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 Agenda

● Ericsson Microwave Outlook Report 2021

● Microwave Portfolio Overview
● LTB and Roadmap
● AMI
● Q&A

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 Agenda

● Ericsson Microwave Outlook Report 2021

● Microwave Portfolio Overview
● LTB and Roadmap
● AMI
● Q&A

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 Ericsson Microwave Outlook 2021

Regional use of E-band progress Wind impact on

microwave backhaul around the world E-band
Ericsson
Microwave
Outlook

Telefonica Germany´s Supporting Microwave, perfect for Frequency reuse and

perspective on usage network slicing in Fixed Wireless Access wide channels –
of E-band in 5G microwave networks backhaul a perfect match

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 Transport Webinar series

● Ericsson Webinar Events

– Registry Free
– On-demand catch up of previous webinars

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 Agenda

● Ericsson Microwave Outlook Report 2021

● Microwave Portfolio Overview
● LTB and Roadmap
● ENM / AMI
● Q&A

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 Microwave backhaul capacity – options to increase

Microwave backhaul offers

a scalable solution for
both new and existing sites

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 MINI-LINK 6000 - Portfolio Overview

Split mount shorthaul All outdoor shorthaul Long haul Antennas

5-42 & 80GHz 4-13GHz

MINI-LINK 665x – MINI-LINK 6251 Integrated

Fixed and semi-modular nodes Super compact
MINI-LINK 6371
MINI-LINK 6291
5-42 & 80GHz
Split
Dual-band
MINI-LINK 669x –
Modular nodes using plug-in cards

Sub-band free Carrier aggregation

Flat panel
High power radio Carrier aggregation High Power radio MINI-LINK 6366
5-42 & 80 GHz High power radio 6-42 GHz
13, 15 & 18 GHz 80 GHz

MINI-LINK 6252 MINI-LINK 6262 Large

MINI-LINK 6363 MINI-LINK 6364 MINI-LINK 6365 MINI-LINK 6352 Compact Rack Mounted

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MINI-LINK 6600/6200

From 1 up to 16 radio
links in 15 directions
Up to 90Gbps switch
capacity

Up to 8k QAM

10, 2.5 & 1GE

interfaces

World’s smallest
high-power radio
 MINI-LINK 6651/4 New
High-capacity compact node

Sync
Output
Dual 2 x RJ 45 4 x SFP/SFP+ 8xE1 2x Radio i/f (XPIC capable)
Power 100/1000 Base-T 1G/10G

Performance Layer 2 switch Layer 3 router Multiband booster

•47 Gbps switch •Customer bridge •L3VPN •Hierarchical radio link
capacity •Provider bridge •Seamless MPLS bonding (hRLB)
•112 MHz CS •QoS, H-QOS •Routed DCN •Up to 10 Gbps
•1588v2 Time/Phase
sync

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 MINI-LINK 6371 New
M20.Q3
High-capacity all-outdoor node

Power
1 x RJ 45
3 x SFP/SFP+
100/1000 Base-T Radio i/f
1G/10G

Performance Interfaces Radio Link Multiband booster

• 1+0/1+1/2+0/XPIC
•34 Gbps switch capacity • 1x1G RJ45
/2x(1+0)
•Hierarchical radio link
•Support for up to 128 L3 • 3x1G/10G SFP+ • Support for up to 7-224MHz bonding (hRLB)
VPNs • Local management channel bandwidth •Up to 10 Gbps
•Carrier Aggregation • -48V • Up to 8k QAM •17 Gbps shared
• IP 66 • 2.5Gbps over 2 carriers
capacity

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 MINI-LINK 6364/6365 New

MINI-LINK 6364/6365
Tx/Rx low ● World’s smallest high-power radio
● Common antennas and accessories
Tx/Rx high ● Superior output power and system gain
● 8k QAM modulation
● Carrier aggregation 2x 112 MHz
● 2.5 Gbps capacity in traditional frequency
MINI-LINK 6365: Multiple sub-band pairs per frequency band

MINI-LINK 6364
● Sub-band free: One single sub-band pair
per frequency band - low and high
● Automatic diplexer tuning
● Frequency bands: 13, 15 and 18 GHz
MINI-LINK 6364: One single sub-band pair per frequency band

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 Carrier Aggregation 4+0
— 10 Gbps on traditional bands
— when hRLB and Carrier Aggregation is enabled
together

— Compact multicarrier outdoor installation

— Less equipment and cabling
— Less tower space and weight

— Flexible expansion
— Upgradable 2+0 XPIC to 4+0 by adding an additional
channel by SW

— Outdoor power savings

— 45% reduction on radio power consumption
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 MMU1005 in MINI-LINK 669x New

9 Gbps
7.5 Gbps One fat pipe
10 Gbps Radio link bonding
Single QoS handling point

hRLB RLB Up to
10 Gbps

1005
MMU 1005

• True L1 bonding technique with up to 10 Gbps total • Very scalable

capacity • Up to 1 direction 10Gbps
• supports maximum peak traffic and hitless switching • Up to 2 x MINI-LINK 6352 in one direction
• Up to 2+0 in traditional frequencies in one direction
• Very flexible
• Very efficient
• for Multi-band Booster bonding • Typically, 99% utilization in aggregation nodes

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 MINI-LINK 6352/3 New

Based on existing MINI-LINK 6352/2 Hardware

● Hop compatible with MINI-LINK 6352 and
6352/2 using V6, V11 or V12 Frame-formats

BPSK 4 QAM 16 QAM 32 QAM 64 QAM 128 QAM 256 QAM 512 QAM 1024 QAM
Improved features M-L 6352/2 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 NA
M-L 6352/3 21 21 20 17 16 16 15 15 14
● +3 dB TX_out for BPSK to 16 QAM
● Support for 62.5 MHz CS
● Support for 1024 QAM @ 125-500 MHz CS

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 Synchronization support in MINI-LINK

G.8275.1 Stable frequency delivery

Precise timing delivery Full Timing Network with SyncE support through the microwave
through the microwave network
network
(G.8262, G.8264)
GNSS

T-BC PTP
T-BC
Base station G.8275.1 T-GM

High accuracy timing R6000 PTP support for frequency

MINI-LINK
distribution 6000 (edge T-GM) over packet
(G.8273.2 Class B) (G.8265.1 master / slave)

Base station T-BC = Telecom Boundary PTP (G.8275.1 )

Clock SyncE /
PTP Full Timing Support T-GM= Telecom Grandmaster Sync-over-uW
Proven solution on
with standard PTP PM
interoperability tests
counters
(G.8275.1) Verified sync solution (EANTC interop events)
with Ericsson 5G RAN

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 Agenda

● Ericsson Microwave Outlook Report 2021

● Microwave Portfolio Overview
● LTB and Roadmap
● AMI
● Q&A

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 LTB Review
●Mini-Link TN (Mini-Link 6600) ● SO-EM (ENM)
●Release 5 LTB date: 2019-06-30 – LTB New Sales 30/12/2019
●Release 6 LTB date: 2020-06-30 – LTB Expansion 30/09/2020
●NPU/Modems/ETU3: 2021-06-30 – EoM 30/09/2020
●MMU4A : 2022-06-30 – EoS 31/12/2021

●RAU2X (ML636x)
●LTB dates: • Exemption request for HW passed LTB
●2018-12-31
●2019-06-30

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 Backward Compatibility

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 Transport MINI-LINK 6600 HW

MINI-LINK 6363 MINI-LINK 6363

7 GHz 32 GHz
8k QAM (New R-State) 8k QAM (New R-State)
MINI-LINK 6352/3
Enhanced E-band
MINI-LINK 6363 MINI-LINK 6363 MINI-LINK 6364 MINI-LINK 6363 radio
8 GHz 6L GHz 13 GHz 28 GHz
Higher Tx-Out
8k QAM (New R-State) 8k QAM (New R-State) Sub-band free and CA 8k QAM (New R-State)
Max mod: 1024 QAM
MINI-LINK 6365 MINI-LINK 6363 MINI-LINK 6364 MINI-LINK 6363 New CS: 62.5 MHz MINI-LINK 6365 MINI-LINK 6365
10/11 GHz 6U GHz 15 GHz 42 GHz 28 GHz 42 GHz
MINI-LINK 6371
HW prep CA and 8k QAM 8k QAM (New R-State) Sub-band free and CA 8k QAM (New R-State) Modular All outdoor CA and 8k QAM CA and 8k QAM
MINI-LINK 6365 MINI-LINK 6365 MINI-LINK 6364 MINI-LINK 6365 6 - 42 GHz MINI-LINK 6365 MINI-LINK 6365 New modem unit for Multi-
band Booster
10GE i/f & hRLB
23 GHz 32 GHz 18 GHz 6 GHz 38 GHz 24/26 GHz Dual-carrier, hRLB, 10GE i/f,
HW prep: CA & 224
HW prep CA and 8k QAM CA and HW prep 8k QAM Sub-band free and CA CA and 8k QAM MHz CA and 8k QAM CA and 8k QAM CA and 8kQAM

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2021 2022
Released Ready for Contract
| 2021-11-08 GA Dates Shown
Indicative Candidate
 Ericsson HW - MINI-LINK Antennas
Dual-band => Multi-band
ANT2/2 A 0.6 23/80 ANT0= Separate mounting
HP/HP & HPX/HPX ANT2= E-band interface/ RAU2 X
Multi-band ANT3= MINI-LINK 636x

ANT2/2 C 0.6 13/80 Antennas:

HP/HP & HPX/HPX
A= Commscope
Multi-band B= RFS
ANT3/2 C 0.6 13/80 ANT0/0 B 6/11 ANT2/2 C 0.3 28/80 C= Ericsson
HPX/HPX
HPX/HPX 1.8m, 2.4m, 3.0m & 3.7 m HP/HP & HPX/HPX
Multi-band Multi-band Multi-band
ANT3/2 C 0.6 15/80 ANT2/2 C 0.3 18/80 ANT2/2 C 0.3 32/80 ANT2/2 B 0.6 15/80 ANT3/3 C 1.2 7/8/23
HPX/HPX HP/HP & HPX/HPX HP/HP & HPX/HPX HPX/HPX HPX/HPX
Multi-band Multi-band Multi-band Multi-band Multi-band
ANT3/2 C 0.6 18/80 ANT2/2 C 0.3 23/80 ANT2/2 A 0.6 18/80 ANT2/2 C 0.6 32/80 ANT3/2 C 0.6 28/80 ANT2/2 B 0.6 18/80 ANT2/2 A 0.3 18/80
HPX/HPX HP/HP & HPX/HPX HP/HP & HPX/HPX HP/HP & HPX/HPX HPX/HPX HPX/HPX HP/HP & HPX/HPX
Multi-band Multi-band Multi-band Multi-band Multi-band Multi-band Multi-band
ANT3/2 C 0.6 23/80 ANT3 B SHPX ANT2/2 C 0.6 28/80 ANT2/2 A 0.6 15/80 ANT3/2 C 0.6 32/80 ANT2/2 B 0.6 23/80 ANT2/2 A 0.3 23/80 ANT3/3 C 1.2 6/18
HPX/HPX 6-38 GHz HP/HP & HPX/HPX HP/HP & HPX/HPX HPX/HPX HPX/HPX HP/HP & HPX/HPX HPX/HPX
Multi-band 0.3-0.9 m Multi-band Multi-band Multi-band Multi-band Multi-band Multi-band

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2021 2022
Released Ready for Contract
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Indicative Candidate
 MINI-LINK SW Roadmap overview
M20.Q4 M21.Q1 M21.Q2 M21.Q3 M21.Q4 M22.Q1 M22.Q2 M22.Q3
MINI-LINK Split Mount Shorthaul
1.15.1 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1..20 1.21
MINI-LINK 6600
6.1.8
MINI-LINK TN
6.1.9
6.1.10
MINI-LINK Long haul
1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21
MINI-LINK 6200 1.15.1 1.16 1.17

MINI-LINK LH 2.1.8 2.1.9 2.1.10

MINI-LINK All Outdoor Shorthaul

1.18 1.19 1..20 1.21
MINI-LINK 6366 1.15.1 1.16 1.17
2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24
MINI-LINK 6352

Aggregation Units
Switch 6391 2.9

Microwave Fronthaul Units

Fronthaul 6392 2.9

Microwave analytics
Advanced Microwave Insights 1.0** 1.1 1.2

NMS Support *
ServiceOn Element Manager/
IP Transport NMS
Ericsson Network Manager 20.4 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 22.1 22.2 22.3

Released Ready for Contract Indicative Candidate Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3

2020 2021 2022 All dates are GA dates (**Limited)
* For the full list of supported nodes in NMS
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- existing releases see CPI
Transport MINI-LINK 6600/6200 SW - Roadmap
M20.Q4 MINI-LINK 6600 1.15 M21.Q1 MINI-LINK 6600 1.16 M21.Q1 MINI-LINK 6600 1.16 M21.Q2 MINI-LINK 6600 1.17

Base Package Base Package VP Basic IP/MPLS Base Package

8k QAM support in MINI-LINK 8k QAM support in MINI-LINK IPv6 L3VPN phase 2 Enforced replacement of pre-
6365, 7/8, 13 and 15 GHz 6365, 10/11 GHz, 18GHz and allocated password
23 GHz VP CAP Booster
ATPC fallback TRX2 support for MINI-LINK
Multi-band booster hRLB Single 6200
SFP hot swap 5-minute Ethernet PM Counters
cable solution, Routed DCN
80 MHz CS for MINI-LINK 6200 28, 56 & 112 MHz CS for ANSI MINI-LINK 6364 support
numbered interfaces
Power measurement PM Data
Basic IP/MPLS HW Capacity License MINI-LINK 6690, 15min /24h
IPv6 L3VPN phase 1 Carrier Aggregation 2+0 in PM counters
IS-IS enhancement, LDP inter- same polarization using
area MMU1002/1004, 2x28, 2x56 HW Capacity License
MHz ETSI, 2x30 & 2x40 MHz Fast NPU board protection
VP 1588 Sync ANSI switch (excluding hRLB)
Performance Monitoring IEEE
224 MHz channel support using
1588v2.1 Annex M Other MMU 1004 and MINI-LINK
Radio SW Carrier Aggregation 6365 (one polarization)
support, 15 GHz
VP Advanced Ethernet
VLAN tagging with both C-tag
and S-tag
Q4 Q1 Q2
2020 2021
Candidate Future Ready for Contract
Releases
Released Indicative
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Transport MINI-LINK 6600/6200 SW - Roadmap
M21.Q2 MINI-LINK 6600 1.17 M21.Q3 M21.Q4 MINI-LINK 6600 1.18 M21.Q4 MINI-LINK 6600 1.18

Other Other Base Package Other

Radio SW Carrier Aggregation Radio SW Carrier Aggregation Support for Netconf/YANG, Radio SW Carrier Aggregation
support 2x112 MHz CA support support, 13 GHz Radio Link Read/Write IETF support, 6, 7/8 & 10/11 GHz
for 15 GHz Yang data model for mw radio
link, RFC8561 VP Basic IP/MPLS
Radio SW Carrier Aggregation
support 18, 23 and 32 GHz incl BGP APR enhancement
Improved authentication
2x112 MHz CA support OSPFv2 & OSPFv3 VP CAP Booster
8k QAM support in MINI-LINK Multi-band booster PBF Single
VP CAP Booster 6365, 32 GHz cable solution, Routed DCN
hRLB MINI-LINK 6651/4 in two
VRRP in VRF
directions, up to 10Gbps (1+0 E-
Password aging
band plus 1+0 traditional band)
Improved authentication IS-IS
hRLB MINI-LINK 6690: in two HW Capacity License
directions, up to 5Gbps (2.5Gbps Carrier Aggregation using
1+0 E-band plus 2.5 Gbps 4+0 MMU1002/1004, 4+0 RLB XPIC
traditional band) for 2x28 & 2x56 MHz
(ETSI/ANSI), 4+0 RLB XPIC for
2x30 & 2x40 MHz (ANSI)

Q2 Q3 Q4
2021
Candidate Future Ready for Contract
Releases
Released Indicative
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Transport MINI-LINK 6600/6200 SW - Roadmap
M22.Q1 MINI-LINK 6600 1.19 M22.Q2 MINI-LINK 6600 1.20 M22.Q3 MINI-LINK 6600 1.21 Future MINI-LINK Roadmap

Base Package Base Package VP Advanced Ethernet Feature candidates

Support for Netconf/YANG, L2 Compatibility between MINI- QoS - per queue shaper 2x(1+1) RLP EQP using 2xMMU
services (IEEE based models) LINK 6363/RAU2 X and MINI- 1002
LINK 6365; TRX3 and TRX3B; VP Freq opt.
Routed DCN wizard Multi-session CLI – View users
TRX and TRX2 MIMO recovery future
Anti-Theft
Improved MAC filtering in Node Ultra low latency frame
HW Capacity License GUI formats
Carrier Aggregation using MMU
Segment Routing
1004, 4+0 RLB XPIC for 2x112 HW Capacity License
Power shutdown of MINI-LINK
MHz channels (ETSI) Carrier Aggregation on MINI- 6363/6365
224 MHz channel support with LINK 6651/4 - 2+0 RLB CA in
Remote IF-Cable Monitoring
XPIC using MMU 1004 and one polarization
SDN & Network Automation,
MINI-LINK 6365 (ETSI)
VP Basic IP/MPLS Support for Netconf/YANG –
Carrier Aggregation on PNM L3 service creation, Dynamic
1002 - 2+0 RLB CA in one RSVP-TE over OSFP - path
protection Transport Resource
polarization Optimization, Microwave
VP CAP Booster interference reduction
Other
Multi-band booster hRLB, automation
ENM License handling
Single cable solution, Routed
improvements
DCN, unnumbered IP
Q1 Q2 Q3 Future
2022
Candidate Future Ready for Contract
Releases
Released Indicative
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Transport MINI-LINK All Outdoor - Roadmap
M21.Q1 MINI-LINK 6352 2.20 M21.Q2 MINI-LINK 6352 2.21 M21.Q2 MINI-LINK 6366 1.17

Base Package Base Package Note

Fast EQP (DCN via separate Fast EQP (Inband DCN) SW feature alignment with
cable) Routed DCN: Un-numbered IP MINI-LINK 6600 1.17
PM Counters: Adding MAX, interfaces
MIN, AVG values Security enhancements
VP O&M Usability VP O&M Usability
Node GUI: Fast EQP Node GUI: Fast EQP (step 2)
Node GUI: TACACS Node GUI: Routed DCN - Un-
configuration numbered IP Interfaces
Node GUI: Show RSL history Node GUI: Configure Multiple
Node GUI: Enable/Disable Line VLANS
Loopback Node GUI: Enable/disable
Automatic Rollback
M21.Q1 MINI-LINK 6366 1.16 Node GUI: Show Electrical
ports in hop view
Note
SW feature alignment with
MINI-LINK 6600 1.16

Q1 Q2 Q3
2021
Candidate Future Ready for Contract
Releases
Released Indicative
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Transport MINI-LINK All Outdoor - Roadmap
M21.Q4 MINI-LINK 6352 2.22 M21.Q4 MINI-LINK 6352 2.22 M22.Q1 MINI-LINK 6352 2.23 M22.Q2 MINI-LINK 6352 2.24

Base Package VP O&M Usability Base Package Base Package

MBB with 6600 (PBF): In-band Node GUI: Enable/disable Support for SFP+ DWDM Improved License handling in
DCN support Local access Support for long haul SFP+ (40 Virtual Node (VN)
LAG: Hashing choices aligned Node GUI: Resettable G.826 & 80 km) Routed DCN: Un-numbered IP
with MINI-LINK 6600 counters on Far End SW support for MINI-LINK interfaces in MBB (hRLB)
New alarm: User account Node GUI: Align automatic 6352/3
expiration restart process with CLI VP Adv Ethernet M22.Q2 MINI-LINK 6366/6371
1.20
Routed DCN: Set Router ID Node GUI: Config of LAG H-QoS support
manually hashing choices VP O&M Usability Note
Usability: PM and CDB file Node GUI: H-QoS SW feature alignment with
name - increased length MINI-LINK 6600 1.20
Other
M21.Q4 MINI-LINK 6366 1.18
ENM License handling
improvements
Note
SW feature alignment with M22.Q1 MINI-LINK 6366/6371
MINI-LINK 6600 1.18 1.19

Other
SW feature alignment with
MINI-LINK 6600 1.19
Q4 Q1 Q2
2021 2022
Candidate Future Ready for Contract
Releases
Released Indicative
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Transport MINI-LINK All Outdoor - Roadmap
M22.Q3 MINI-LINK 6366/6371
1.21 Future Roadmap
Other E-band
SW feature alignment with OTH Encryption
MINI-LINK 6600 1.21 Increased Tx output power
TWAMP Reflector
IGMP Snooping
Storm Protection
Support for Netconf/Yang
Radio Link read & write
Steerable antennas/Auto
alignment
Remote Syslog Server
Power saving mode

Q3 Future
2022
Candidate Future Ready for Contract
Releases
Released Indicative
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 Agenda

● Ericsson Microwave Outlook Report 2021

● Microwave Portfolio Overview
● LTB and Roadmap
● AMI
● Q&A

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 What is Advanced Microwave Insights?

Advanced Microwave Insights is a cloud-based

AI product that :

• Collects data from your network and analyzes it

• Identifies fading & interference events to enabling
preventative maintenance
• Provides descriptive and advanced diagnostic
analysis
• Enables a visual overview of your network status
• Is accessible via a web interface

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 Map & dashboard view examples
Map view - a visual overview of your Dashboard view – capacity & network
network status utilization score

Enables customized view of data

according to different requirements

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 Transport Advanced Microwave Insights - Roadmap
M21.Q1 AMI 1.0 (LA) M21.Q2 AMI 1.1 (LA) M21.Q4 AMI 1.2 (LA) M22.Q2 AMI 1.3
Capacity analysis Capacity score Customized reports Feature candidates
Identification of MW links with Identifies links that have Export data in Excel format Recommendations based on
instable capacity in large NW deviated most from planned Possible to create reports of microwave analyzes
capacity different operation conditions Preventive maintenance
Interferer analysis
Identification of Microwave Dashboard View Network availability analysis
links impacted by interference Shows a dashboard of chosen Detects links that impact NW
as well as identify area of operating conditions. Links are availability
Future
interferer’s location ordered according to severity Fading classifications will
support root cause analyse Feature candidates
Map View Data file export Energy efficiency optimization
Shows MW links on a map and Export data in a CSV file Additional fault analyzes
displays selected information Tighter integration with ENM
Network Utilization
Local server support
Signal fade classification Capacity bottlenecks
Automatically recognition of automatically identified to
operating conditions that impact enable network upgrade
MW link performance in large proactively
NW

Candidate Future Indicative

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Released Ready for contract
 Q&A
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