Mcirowave Backhaul for LTE

Wireless Backhaul for LTE and LTE-Advanced

LTE mobile network operators can  chose between microwave and fiber solutions. The benefits of microwave backhaul is more scalability and less costly. Microwave is reliable and it is a viable  backhaul solution.  LTE backhaul capacity needs are being easily addressed by packet microwave today with speed up to 1 Gbit/s.

 Microwave backhaul is not as susceptible to construction accidents.  Millimeter technology allows for high-density deployments, facilitating co-location and facility sharing. For example, 80 GHz systems can achieve multi-gigabit speeds at 5-6 mile ranges with high service availability.
  

 Why Microwave Backhaul for LTE:

• Lower transport costs and no monthly fees 
• Faster deployment time  
• Higher density deployments 
• High reliability 

 

LTE traffic will be dominated by data, and multimedia  applications ranging from non-real time services such as email , web browsing, peer-to-peer, video, location based services, maps,  and file sharing to real-time and delay sensitive services such as video and voice. LTE-ready microwave backhaul systems must deliver high capacity and low latency over an IP network with important features such as:

•  QoS aware Adaptive Coding and Modulation supporting QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM and 256QAM
• Statistical Multiplexing
  Ethernet rings using IP/MPLS, PBT or Carrier Ethernet
• Carrier Grade Ethernet switch as part of the Radio link up to 99.999% availability