Alcatel-Lucent WiMAX

Making Universal Broadband a Reality

Alcatel-Lucents WiMAX offering: A complete, integrated, portfolio of products and services with end-to-end quality of service.

There are five main reasons for choosing Alcatel-Lucent WiMAX: You can turn technology into revenue with a variety of applications for fixed, mobile and Internet service providers. The IEEE 802.16e standard offers full mobility and sophisticated features (i.e., SOFDMA, AAT) for optimal usage of radio resources. A compact and easy to deploy solution, Alcatel-Lucent WiMAX offers significant CAPEX and OPEX savings. Alcatel-Lucent has a broad solutions portfolio paired with vast expertise in end-to-end integration and project management. Alcatel-Lucent is strongly committed to ecosystem openness (i.e., applications and Customer Premises Equipment (CPE)) and this is demonstrated via our open CPE program.

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Offering Broadband Everywhere

WiMAX: Turning Technology into Revenues

Mobile Services

Today, consumers demand ubiquitous, always-on broadband connectivity at low cost, anywhere they are. Leveraging a wealth of experience in broadband and wireless communication, and based on the latest IEEE 802.16e-2005 standards, Alcatel-Lucents WiMAX offerings are the answer. No other offer in the industry so effectively addresses high-end users needing seamless broadband mobility with a single subscription and device, while at the same time serving users in remote villages in emerging economies that are eager to connect to the telephone and the Internet for the first time. From an operator standpoint, Universal WiMAX (802.16e-2005 or Rev-e) is a flexible broadband access technology that opens new market opportunities in: High growth economies, where WiMAX can deliver High-Speed Internet (HSI) access and telephony services via voice over IP (VoIP) in rural and urban environments where copper is not available, and also can meet the needs of high-end users in urban settings. Mature Economies marked by high penetration of telecom services, where WiMAX allows operators to offer their customers advanced broadband services (video, gaming, office access) on the go and help address holes in broadband coverage. WiMAX also offers new entrants an efficient way to penetrate the telecom market and challenge incumbent operators. A wide variety of applications fixed, nomadic or mobile can be run over WiMAX, addressing the requirements of both fixed and mobile operators as well as ISPs or new entrants.

High-Speed Internet browsing on the move Mobile VoIP Mobile office, push mail, mobile e-mail Mobile Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) Mobile video gaming Video services (unicast streams, video on demand, and broadcast TV) Push to talk, push to view Instant messaging On-board automobile entertainment, geo-location and security services.
Fixed Services

High-Speed Internet (wireless DSL) Fixed VoIP Enterprise leased lines Fixed multimedia services Machine-to-machine connectivity and communication Vertical markets can also benefit from WiMAX technology with applications in various environments such as airports, seaports, railway stations, large enterprises, power utilities, oil platforms and more. For example, transportation facilities can use WiMAX to track luggage and goods, law enforcement and security companies for rapid and flexible deployment of surveillance equipment, utility companies for telemetry and data communications.

F IXED
Enterprise Leased Lines Machine to Machine Connectivity and Communication

FIXED and MOBILE

High Speed Internet Access Multimedia Video Services Instant Messaging Push to talk VoIP

M O B IL E
Moble Gaming On Board Entertainment Geo Location Security Services Mobile Ofce

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Deploying WiMAX at the Lowest Cost

According to business cases developed with operators, Alcatel-Lucents WiMAX solution allows typical breakevens of 36 to 60 months.

IEEE 802.16e-2005 is the Right Technology

The Alcatel-Lucent WiMAX solution is a complete, end-to-end system that is fully compliant with the IEEE 802.16e-2005 standard. This standard affords superior performance for all types of usage: fixed, nomadic and fully mobile. Alcatel-Lucents natively IP solution can be seamlessly integrated with any IP network and efficiently complements any fixed or mobile infrastructure. The complete WiMAX portfolio consists of carrier-grade radio-access equipment that allows operators to deliver voice and broadband services with or without mobility to a large number of users. The WiMAX Base Stations: Alcatel-Lucent 9710 Compact WiMAX Base Station (C-WBS) and Alcatel-Lucent 9715 Light WiMAX Base Station (L-WBS) facilitate site acquisition and installation in a wide variety of environments, while offering cost-effective operation and flexibility for future evolution. The Alcatel-Lucent 9740 WiMAX Access Controller (WAC) is designed to be positioned at the aggregation level and handles subscriber access control and authentication. It is compact and highly scalable. The Alcatel-Lucent 9753 WiMAX Operation and Maintenance Center (OMC) provides easy and cost-effective network management, operation and maintenance as well as powerful network optimization capabilities. Moreover, the standardized Alcatel-Lucent solution is fully interoperable with any terminal compliant with the IEEE 802.16e-2005 standard. Operators can therefore choose from among a wide selection of terminals to find the devices that best fit their subscribers needs.

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Deploying a WiMAX Network at the Lowest Cost

The Alcatel-Lucent WiMAX solution allows operators to cost-effectively deliver wireless voice and broadband services in both dense urban areas and rural, sparsely populated regions.

CAPEX savings are achieved because the Alcatel-Lucent WiMAX solution:

Uses standards-based, fully interoperable technology for easier integration and investment protection Minimizes the number of sites required to cover a given area thanks to Advanced Antenna Technology (AAT) and the Extended Cell feature* Provides enhanced scalability and upgradeability that optimizes and preserves operators initial investments.
*Extended Cell feature allows a longer reach up to 50 km from the base station in topographically flat areas.

OPEX savings are achieved as the Alcatel-Lucent WiMAX solution:

Is a native IP solution, requiring fewer and more cost effective network elements Incorporates radio network optimization tools for easier and more efficient management of radio parameters Is built with plug-and-play equipment, including self-installed CPEs Is designed with using base stations with minimal footprint and power consumption.

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Business Benefits: Advanced Antenna Technology Makes the Difference

WiMAX base stations and antennas

Fewer Radio Sites and Better Capacity thanks to Advanced Antenna Technology

The acquisition and operation of radio sites represents the huge portion of an operators investment. It is also a major source of deployment constraints. With Advanced Antenna Technology, WiMAX performance can be significantly improved thereby helping you offer better service with fewer base stations. Beam forming and MIMO are standardized features of AlcatelLucents Advanced Antenna Technology.

Beam forming

ensures that radio power is concentrated where the terminal devices are located and the beam is automatically adjusted as the terminal moves. This means, as compared to a single antenna system, equipment and site acquisition costs are substantially reduced.

Beam forming also provides significant coverage and capacity gains in macro cellular environments. By helping achieve coverage similar to GSM/UMTS networks, mobile operators can reuse existing radio sites.
Table 1: Beam Forming Capacity and Coverage Gains
BEAM FORMING CAPACITY GAIN (AVERAGE) COVERAGE GAIN (AVERAGE)

Macrocell

+ 50%

+ 50%

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In addition, beam forming strongly reduces interference and improves indoor penetration, hence optimizing spectrum usage ultimately re-using one single frequency and improving quality of service.

Alcatel-Lucents WiMAX Advanced Antenna Technology implements both MIMO and beam forming thus enabling you to benefit from the best combination for your network roll-out.

Figure 1. Beam Forming Concentrates Radio Power where Terminals are Located

MIMO

(Multiple Input, Multiple Output) allows for additional increases in capacity and/or coverage for a given cell versus single antenna systems. For example, MIMO offers additional capacity from 25 percent in macrocell environments, up to 80 percent in microcellular (i.e., indoor or hotspot) environments.

Combined, these capabilities not only

increase coverage, but also help ensure highly efficient data throughput. As a result, AlcatelLucents WiMAX solution offers: Coverage enhancements: up to 40 percent fewer sites required to cover a given area Capacity increases: up to twice the capacity versus single antenna systems Improved indoor penetration Powerful interference reduction The capability to reuse existing 2G/3G radio sites

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A Scalable and Powerful Solution

The innovative Alcatel-Lucent WiMAX solution is highly cost-effective making for substantial CAPEX and OPEX savings.

Scalable in Multiple Dimensions

Fully Scalable Carrier-Grade Management Solution

The Alcatel-Lucent WiMAX solution is designed to be highly scalable in terms of: Number of cells (sectors) Number of users per cell Capacity per cell The same base station equipment easily migrates from omni-directional to sectorized coverage and easily accommodates capacity increases thanks to Advanced Antenna Technology. This modularity allows efficient growth of capacity per area, both in terms of bandwidth and number of supported users. The Alcatel-Lucent 9740 WiMAX Access Controller relies on a powerful modular architecture which efficiently facilitates network growth while minimizing OPEX.

The Alcatel-Lucent 9753 WiMAX Operation and Maintenance Center (OMC) is a cost effective, fully scalable, carrier grade management solution for small to very large access networks counting thousands of cells per region. It offers, in a single product, a broad range of services and optimization tools. Coverage extension or densification is becoming fast and easy thanks to the advanced radio provisioning system and base station plug and play facility. All these different features and tools contribute to a significant OPEX reduction and a faster deployment.
Figure 2. Alcatel-Lucent 9753 WiMAX OMC user interface

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The Multi-Standard Solution with Software Defined Radio (SDR) Technology

To allow you to reuse existing sites, even when no space is available, Alcatel-Lucent plans to integrate multiple technologies into multi-standard cabinets: WiMAX plus GSM or WiMAX plus 3G in the same rack. In addition, a new generation of innovative transceiver modules based on Software Defined Radio (SDR) technology are being developed. The Radio Access Point can then be remotely configured by software from O&M to activate one or several radio technologies (i.e., GSM, CDMA, UMTS, WiMAX).

The benefit of this unique generation of modules will be reduced investment and operating expenses when reusing existing radio sites for WiMAX. In particular, you will be able to: Have WiMAX and GSM or WiMAX and UMTS or WiMAX and CDMA in a single cabinet Minimize maintenance spares Benefit from a better flexibility in terms of frequency resources Minimize power consumption

Figure 3. Multiple technologies in the multi-standard cabinets

GSM

Software Upgrade

GSM/ UMTS/ Multifrequency

or

GSM/ WiMAX/ Multifrequency

or

GSM/ UMTS/ WiMAX/ Multifrequency

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Benefiting from an End-to-End Solution

Easy Integration into an End-to-end IP Network

A native IP technology, Alcatel-Lucent WiMAX can be easily integrated into an existing network, whether that network is based on IMS or NGN (pre-IMS). It gives you the ability to deliver comprehensive, multi-service wireless broadband access and introduce innovative value-added applications and content.

Alcatel-Lucent WiMAX Radio Access Network: Fully Compliant with IMS Standards

All of Alcatel-Lucents WiMAX Radio Access Network components are fully compliant with the 3GPP/IMS and TiSPAN architectures. Main features are: Fully standard interfaces with fixed and mobile core networks Over-the-air QoS, dynamically managed per application type, thanks to Call Acceptance Control (CAC) in the WiMAX access controller and the base station End-to-end QoS management from terminal-to-terminal or from the terminal to the application server

Figure 4. WiMAX end-to-end architecture

OMC Operation and Maintenance Center Call Server IMS Core Media Gateway Border Session Controller Indoor IP Backbone Base Station Packet Aggregation Ethernet Outdoor WAC

IMS Services

PLMN/PSTN

Video Services

AAA

Firewall

Public Internet

End-User Devices

Radio Access Network

Core Network and Services

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Manageable Quality of Service

In order to meet each customers Service Level Agreement (SLA), the Alcatel-Lucent WiMAX solution allows operators to create permanent connections with different QoS levels (SLAs) on terminal entry for High-Speed Internet and VPN services. In addition, Alcatel-Lucent WiMAX dynamically manages the QoS over the air, call per call, for services such as video and VoIP. Because of the low latency, WiMAX enables real-time applications like online gaming. It also enables the optimal use of radio resources.
Alcatel-Lucents Open CPE Program for a fully interoperable solution

Alcatel-Lucent has implemented an Open CPE Program to meet our three main objectives: To drive new feature availability through partnerships and joint development agreements with leading chipset vendors, To facilitate the emergence of a broader variety of devices to stimulate the CPE eco-system To enlarge commercial CPE offerings by turning technical collaborations into commercial agreements In order to achieve these objectives, Alcatel-Lucent established WiMAX interoperability (IOT) centers in several regions and opened a global network of Executive Briefing Centers (EBC) where the end-to-end solution, including terminals, is demonstrated alongside Alcatel-Lucents broad solutions portfolio.

One of the main objectives of service providers is to offer a wide range of CPE with different features and form factors, all of which interoperate predictably with their network infrastructure.
A variety of CPE devices

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