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Ceragon (News - Alert) Networks, a provider of wireless backhaul solutions, announced that its FibeAir IP-10 platform microwave radio solution features fully integrated, end-to-end Ethernet link and service operation, administration and maintenance (OA&M) capabilities.

 

Ceragon will be presenting its FibeAir IP-10 platform, which is a next-generation carrier-grade Wireless Ethernet backhaul solution for service providers, at the Carrier Ethernet World Congress in Berlin, Germany from September 22-26, 2008. The company claims that its FibeAir IP-10 platform is the first microwave radio solution to demonstrate integrated, end-to-end Ethernet link and service OA&M capabilities.

 

FibeAir IP-10 solutions facilitate risk-free mobile backhaul migration to IP by combining IP (Internet Protocol) and TDM (time division multiplexing) networking, with high capacity and reduced overall cost, says the company.

 

According to Ceragon, its FibeAir IP-10 solutions feature fully integrated Ethernet switch, optional stackable radios with TDM cross-connect for nodal site applications, advanced service management and Operation Administration and Maintenance (OAM) tools. The solution facilitates mobile operators as well to migrate from legacy backhaul networks to IP.

 

The FibeAir IP-10 that features integrated Ethernet networking and service demarcation functionalities can eliminate the need for external devices. This is achieved by integrating OAM functionality into the platform, thereby eliminating the integration of external OAM components. This feature simplifies management of radio Ethernet networks.

 

According to Ceragon, the OAM functionality in the FibeAir IP-10 simplifies the distribution of Ethernet services and as well facilitates the shift to volume markets. The end-to-end OAM operators can now maintain their SLAs (service level agreements) regardless of how many different networks stand between two service end-points.

 

Other key features of FibeAir IP-10 include: modular nodal architecture; support for all licensed frequencies (6GHz - 38GHz); flexible channel bandwidth - 7-56MHz; high capacity per radio carrier - 10-500 Mbps; adaptive coding and modulation (ACM); high spectral efficiency; MEF-9 & MEF-14 certified; and complaint with Ethernet OAM standards 802.1ag and 802.3ah.

 

"Ceragon continues to devote its efforts to maintain our lead in the Ethernet Microwave market," said Ira Palti, president and CEO of Ceragon Networks (News - Alert). "By continuously pushing the functionality envelope we enable the evolution of backhaul networks to all-IP. End-to-end OA&M will make service providers' migration to next-generation packet radios simpler, allowing them to control their revenue generating services across entire networks in a mixed media, mixed transport technology environment."

 

Ceragon FibeAir IP-10 was tested and proven interoperable with wide-array of solutions from various telecommunication equipment manufacturers.

 

Ceragon claims that its wireless backhaul solutions leverage microwave technology to transfer large amounts of network traffic between base stations and the infrastructure at the core of the mobile network. The company also claims that its solutions have been deployed by over 150 service providers of all sizes, as well as in hundreds of private networks, in nearly 100 countries.

 

 

 

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