The following is expected from a microwave radio link when it is deployed (7) in a 4G network:
Carry multiservice traffic over microwave links cost-effectively
Increase the transport bandwidth capacity for data services
Maximize the spectral efficiency
Provide carrier grade manageability and survivability of multi-service transport
In order to meet afore mentioned expectations, with an eye on 3Cs, is the biggest hurdle. The migration to all IP network is going to be a tedious transition (8).
8.1 Transformation to 4G/LTE
The different scenarios of 4G deployment are
Revolutionary Operators – where direct microwave deployment for 4G occurs. These operators are new to the telecom market and start off with provision of 4G services directly. This is Greenfield deployment scenario.
Evolutionary Operators – where existing 2G/3G networks are upgraded to IP – based 4G network. These operators install 4G in such way that it is backward compatible with legacy technologies – 2G/3G. The customer can freely switch to alternate technologies under critical circumstances or if desired.
8.1.1 Existing Microwave Network The existing microwave network support TDM/ATM and provides a peak downlink of 28 Mbps. Most of the radios existing are PDH and SDH for supporting the legacy 2G and 3G networks. The modulation schemes used are lower in order reaching to a maximum of 128 QAM in smaller channel widths i.e., 7 MHz or 28 MHz. Presently, in India, allotment of carriers for microwave
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Less than a decade ago, the telecom operators in the U.S., Western Europe, and Japan were upgrading their existing networks to high-speed 3G technologies. Now the world telecommunications industry is about the switching to the next-generation super-fast 4G technologies.
In terms of architecture, it has been very challenging to provide platform, and ability to render service with high availability from the providers of the first generation (1G) networks to 4G
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Assistance with the current macro cell is required to power the small cells and coordinate with internet and radio backhaul and maintaining the Quality of Service (QOS) in the process [1].
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The classic RF structure has a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter creates electrical signals that are called a carrier signal. The carrier signal frequency is determined by the wave length. The carrier signal is modulated to carry voice by adding a contrast signal to the wave form. The receiver gets the pair of sidebands and transforms them into speech or other sounds. RF in a wireless environment can have dead spots due to line of sight issues.
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Wireless market is marked by strong competition. There are different operators constantly contending for new customer and looking to steal competitors customers. The demanding of consumer are continued to increase, so the operators must be careful to maintain the balance between capital spending for network and upgrades, technological choices, and evolving competitive data plans in order to navigate to the top as a market leader.
EDGE: Bharti has also deployed a 2.5 GSM compatible technology that will allow it to upgrade to 3G quickly
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Modern age is the age of technology and in this era data communication has become pervasive in every field of life. It has changed the way we live. Advancements in technology made the communication more efficient, by carrying more and faster signals. The transmission media plays an important role in efficient communication and the technologies used for transmission advanced from wired to wireless.
Reliance Communications has established a pan-India, Next-Generation, integrated (wireless and wireline), convergent (voice, data and video) digital network capable of supporting best-in-class services, spanning the entire communications value chain, covering over 21,000 cities and towns and over 400,000 villages. Reliance Communications owns and operates the world’s largest Next-Generation IP-enabled connectivity infrastructure, comprising over 280,000 kilometers of fiber optic cable systems in India, the United States, Europe, the Middle-East and the Asia-Pacific region.
The good news for Telecom operators is that they have the most important thing. The fundamental piece of the digital economy. The link that makes everything possible. They own the network. But they have to adapt to a new reality and they have to do it fast.