Alcatel-Lucent MDR-8000 - Manual (Page 12)

Wayside DS1s
Alcatel-Lucent’s MDR-8000 Packet
Plus provides one DS1 hot-standby
protected wayside signal per DS3
equipped on the radio. Therefore, a
1xDS3 radio also includes one
wayside DS1, and a 3xDS3 or OC-3
radio offers three wayside DS1
circuits. These ancillary DS1
channels can be used for
maintenance circuits (quick, easy
introduction of additional orderwires,
data channels, and LAN/WAN
circuits), or they can be used to carry
critical traffic since they are fully
redundant in hot-standby radio
configurations. Furthermore,
implementing wayside DS1 channels
does not impact radio performance
or detract from the payload
bandwidth.
High Reliability
Maintenance costs are greatly
reduced by the high reliability built
into the MDR-8000 Packet Plus
platform. The robust MDR-8000
Packet Plus has a proven track record
of stellar performance in mission-
critical networks of all types.
Alcatel-Lucent is so confident of its
performance, that we offer a 2 year
warranty on all configurations.
Low Power Consumption
With extremely low power
consumption (as much as 1/3 less
than many competitors), the MDR-
8000 Packet Plus saves you money
up front by reducing the size of the
DC power plant that is required
for operation. Also, if the site uses
batteries for emergency backup
power, fewer of them will need
to be purchased and deployed.
In addition, low power consumption
also means significantly less heat
dissipation. Again, the MDR-8000
Packet Plus saves money by reducing
the size of the air conditioning system
required, and lowers your monthly
cooling costs.
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The MDR-8000 Packet Plus
efficiently dissipates heat via a
passive heat sink on the rear of the
radio. High-thermal-load modules
are directly coupled to the heat sink
with secure mechanical connections
and self-checking thermal sensors to
guarantee optimal heat flow. As a
result, the MDR-8000 Packet Plus
hot-standby shelf does not require
fans, except for radios equipped with
high power transmitters, or when
more than one radio is mounted in
the same rack.
Small Size
When installing a radio in a shelter
at the base of a tower, space is
usually at a premium. Compact
mechanical dimensions and low
power consumption allow operators
to place the MDR-8000 Packet Plus
in cramped spaces without sacrificing
system performance and availability.
As the smallest all-indoor radio
terminal on the market today, a
fully protected configuration can be
deployed in just 7 rack units (7 RU).
By reducing the amount of rack
space needed, the MDR-8000
Packet Plus is adaptable to virtually
all installation environments. For
high-capacity applications, four hot-
standby radios may be equipped in a
single 19-inch rack for up to 12 DS3
capacity.
MDR-8000 Compact Shelf
For applications where hot-standby
operation is not needed or desired,
such as low-density links or radio
ring terminal nodes, the MDR-8000
Packet Plus offers a reduced-size
chassis called the Compact shelf.
This nonstandby configuration is
even smaller (only 4 RU), and is
applicable to the entire product line,
covering all frequency bands and all
capacities of the MDR-8000 Packet
Plus family.
Also, operators are increasingly
seeing the need to locate radio
equipment at sites that lack space
for traditional indoor installations,
yet don’t want the headaches
associated with tower-mounted
electronics. The MDR-8000
Compact offers an ideal solution
for such situations with a pole-
mounted outdoor enclosure. This
configuration allows operators to
set up a microwave terminal simply
by affixing the Compact cabinet
to an available pole or wall, or
simply by setting a 4 ½” steel pipe
in the ground.
MDR-8000 Compact Shelf
MDR-8000 Compact Shelf
in Outdoor Cabinet