Motorola WiMAX Brief WAP 400 Series Access Point

WAP 400 Series Access Point for WiMAX

� PRODUCTBRIEF:WAP400SeriesAccessPoint

ContentsBroadbandWirelessAccess........................................................3

MOTOwi4™..................................................................................3

IntroducingtheWAP400SeriesAccessPoint...........................4

WAP400AccessPoint.................................................................4

SystemDesignBenefits..............................................................4

RFModules..................................................................................5

BaseControlUnit........................................................................6

WAP400Redundancy.................................................................7

WAP400AccessPointSystemSpecifications..........................7

Throughput&Coverage..............................................................8

DistributedNetworkArchitecture.............................................8

CarrierAccessPointController...................................................8

QoS...............................................................................................9

Security........................................................................................9

Devices.........................................................................................9

Backhaul.....................................................................................10

PortalElementManagementSystem......................................10

WAP400FeatureSet.................................................................11

IMSBasedFeatures&Services................................................11

Summary....................................................................................1�

3 PRODUCTBRIEF:WAP400SeriesAccessPoint

BroadbandWirelessAccessBroadbandWirelessAccesspromisestoenhancethelivesofpeoplearoundtheglobeinbothmatureanddevelopingmarkets.Whetherend-usersaredemandingaccesstoincreasinglyrich,interactiveandpersonalizedcontentanytimeandanywhere,orsimplybasicvoiceconnectionsandtheabilitytoaccessandshareinformationwiththeircommunitiesandtheworld,BroadbandWirelessAccesswillprovidedynamicsolutions.

WiMAXenablesoperatorstoofferversatilesolutionsthatarehighperforming,cost-effective,andquick-to-deploy.WithWiMAX,operatorswillbeabletoextendthecoverageandcapabilitiesoftheirnetworkstoservetoday’slargemetroareasaswellasnewmarketspreviouslynotreached.

WiMAXisdesignedtosupportlast-milebroadbandconnectivitytohomesandbusinesses.Connectionsthatwereoncedependentonwirelinenetworks,canbecomewirelessandmobilewithWiMAX.Whilevendorshavebeenprovidingproprietarysolutionsformanyyearsnow,WiMAXpromisestostandardizetheequipment,makingitinteroperableandmoreaffordable.

WiMAXprovidesenhancedbroadbandwirelessaccessinfixed,nomadicandmobileenvironments.WiMAXsolutionscanbedeployedascomplementarytoexistingnetworksorasaprimaryaccesstechnologywherealternativesdonotexist.WithnewfixedandmobileservicesbasedonWiMAX,usersinruralmarketsanddevelopingcountrieswillfinallyhavebroadbandservicesthattheycanafford,whilemobileuserswillbenefitfromaccesstonewmobilemultimediaservicesandinstantaccesstothewholeoftheInternet,whereverandwhenevertheywantit.

Motorolaiscommittedtoleadingtheindustrywithend-to-endWiMAXsolutionsaddressingthefullscopeoftheoperator’sdeploymentneedsincludingaccess,core,devices,networkmanagementandservices.

Motorolaiscommittedtoleadingtheindustrywithend-to-endWiMAXsolutions

MOTOwi4™MOTOwi4isacomprehensiveplatformofwirelessbroadbandsolutionsandservices.Designedtocomplementandcompleteoperatornetworks,MOTOwi4includeswi4WiMAX,wi4Fixed,wi4Mesh,andwi4BroadbandoverPowerLinesolutions.TheMOTOwi4portfolioalsoincludesbackhaulsolutionsthatprovidelow-costalternativestoleasedwirelineconnectionsformanagingaggregatedatademandsforbothbackhaulandbridgingapplications.MOTOwi4solutionsareversatileandaddressabroadrangeofapplicationsacrossoperatorsegments.

TheMotorolavisionprovidesseamlessavailabilityofpersonalwirelessbroadbandservicesinanytypeofenvironment.Asanindividualtravelsfromofficetohometotheoutdoornetworkandintohotspotlocations,wirelessbroadbandcoveragewillfollow.MOTOwi4solutionscoexistgracefullywithanumberofnetworksandstandards,sothattheenduser’sexperienceisrichandcompelling.

MOTOwi4isextendingthereachandcapabilitiesofoperatornetworks,frombasicconnectionsinunservedregionstohigh-speed,mobileaccessindensemetromarkets.Motorola’swi4WiMAX,wi4Fixed,wi4Mesh,andwi4BroadbandoverPowerLinesolutionshelppeopleaccessinformationandsharecontentwherevertheymightbe.


IntroducingtheWAP400SeriesAccessPoint

TheBCUcanresideatthebottomoftheantennatowerormoreopportunelocationsbasedonoperatorselection.TheBCUcontainshot-pluggableslotsforuptotwositecontrollersanduptofourmodemboardstosupportafoursectorsiteconfiguration.Additionally,theBCUcontainsanAlarmI/Oboard,fansandheating,andthepowerdistributionsystemfortheentiresite.

TheWAP400AccessPointsolutionisdesignedforfoursectorconfigurationwithfourRFModulessupportedbyasingleBaseControlUnit.TheWAP400AccessPointsystemsupportsfrequencyreuseforeffectivespectrumandchannelmanagementwithanN=2frequencyplan.

SystemDesignBenefitsHighPerforming

TheWAP400SeriesAccessPointsarebasedontheIEEE802.16e-2005technologystandard,andwillbenefitfromsuchfeaturesasthespectrallyefficientS-OFDMAinterface,lowlatencyperformance,andIPbasedarchitecture.EnhancedsystemgainsupportedbydiversityMIMOantennacapabilitiesallowsstrongindoorpenetrationaswellassupportforcellular-likemobilityapplications.Additionally,QoScapabilities,securityfeatures,andredundancyoptionsmaketheWAP400AccessPointplatformatruecarrier-classsolution.

Fixed&MobileApplication

TheWAP400AccessPointprovidesNon-Line-of-Sight,fixedandmobilewirelessbroadbandconnections.PairedwithacommonIPcore,theWAP400AccessPointwillsupportseamlessinter-technologyhandovers.

EaseofInstallation&Management

Motorola’sdesignphilosophyfortheWiMAXproductportfoliofocusesoneaseofinstallation,management,andoperation.TheWAP400AccessPointfeaturessmall,“zero-footprint”basesiteswithanall-outdoorsdesignandflexiblemountingoptionsforboththeRFModulesandtheBaseControlUnit.SimpleOperations&Managementsoftwareallowforconfiguration,authentication,andover-the-airsystemupdates.

Figure1:WAP400AccessPoint

RFModule

Simplefiberandpowerconnection

BaseControlUnit

Motorola’sWAP400AccessPointwithdiversityantennatechniquesdeliversontheperformanceandcostadvantagesofWiMAX,standards-basedwirelessbroadband.FeaturinghighlyintegratedandflexibledesignaswellasenhancedRFcapabilities,theWAP400AccessPointisanidealsolutionforanoperator’sfixedandmobileserviceapplications.

Compliantto802.16estandards,theWAP400SeriesAccessPointsprovidehigh-performancebroadbandwirelessaccessin2.3,2.5and3.5GHzspectrum.Thesystemaddressestheoperator’sneedforcarrierclasssecurity,redundancy,andQoSfeaturesforrobustvoice,data,andmobilitydeployments.

DiversityantennatechniquesallowtherealizationofMultiple-Input,Multiple-Output(MIMO)capabilityenhancingthecoverageandcapacityoftheseWiMAXsystems,offeringdeepindoorpenetration,andsupportingfullmobilityapplications.

TheWiMAXsystemwiththeWAPAccessPointincludesthefollowingelements:

• DiversityRFModules

• BaseControlUnit

• GPSAntennaSiteSynchronization

• All-IPBroadbandBackhaulInterface

• PortalOperations&ManagementSoftwareTools

• CarrierAccessPointController

WAP400AccessPointTheWAP400AccessPointconsistsoftwomajorsubsystems:theRFModulesandtheBaseControlUnit(BCU)asshowninFigure1.

TheRFModules,featuringdiversity,containadualantennaRFsectionthatperformsallradiotransmitandreceiveprocessingtodeliverbasebandsignalingtotheBCU.ByintegratingtheRFprocessingatthetower-top,theneedforheavyRFcoaxialcableiseliminated.Instead,theRFmoduleutilizesasimplefiberconnectionandapowercableforconnectivitytotheBCU.ThetwoantennaRFsectionisasingle,self-containedfieldreplaceableunit(FRU).


ReducedCAPEX

TheWAP400AccessPointsystembenefitsfromanintegrateddesignthatreducesrealestaterequirementsandallowsforsimpleconnectionsbetweencomponents.Flexiblehardwareandsoftwareprogrammableradiosprovidethebenefitofno-touchsoftwareupdates.IntegratedRFantennadesigneliminatestheneedforcostlyandheavycoaxialcablesbetweenantennasandbasebandmodulesandavoidspowerlossesassociatedwithheavyRFcoaxialcables

ReducedOPEX

TheWAP400AccessPointhasbeendesignedasIPend-to-end.Thenetworkarchitectureeliminateshigh-costcentralizedboxes,simplifiesmanagement,andreducescoretransportcosts.ConnectivitytostandardIPequipmentallowsoperatorstorealizesignificantcostadvantages.

RFModulesTheRFModuleisaself-containedunitandconsistsoftwotransmitterlineups,tworeceiverlineups,twoduplexerfilters,twoantennaelements,redundantfiberopticinterfacesandDCpowerconversion.TheRFModuleshaveabuiltinsurgesuppressortoprotecttheincomingpowerfeedfromtheBCUPowerDistributionUnit.TheRFModuleoutputsonewattpowerpereachofthetwoantennaelements.

Forsevereinterferenceenvironments,optionalfilterscanbeintroducedtotheRFModuletoimproveinterferencemitigation.

TheintegratedRFarchitectureeliminatestheneedforheavyRFcoaxialcablestoberunbetweentheBCUandtheRFModule.AsimplefiberopticcablewithredundancyoptionandastandardpowerfeedaretheonlyconnectionsrequiredfromtheBCUtotheRFModuleatthetowertop.

TraditionalRFcoaxcablesexperiencesignificantpathlossandincreasethesystempowerrequirementstoaccountforsignaldegradation.ByremovingtheneedforheavyRFcoaxialcabling,thepowerrequirementsfortheWAP400AccessPointarereducedbyovertwo-fold.Thereducedpowerrequirementinturnreducesthenumberofactivepowerelementsrequiredbythesystemandofferstheaddedadvantageofimprovedequipmentreliability.

Further,positioningtheactiveRFelementsandheatsinkswithintheintegratedRFModulemoreeffectivelysupportsheatdissipationandeasesthecoolingrequirementsoftheBaseControlUnit.BettermanagementofheatdissipationeliminatestheneedfordedicatedrealestateandairconditioningfortheBCUresultingineaseofinstallationandcostadvantages.

TheWAP400isdesignedtosupportupto256activeuserspersector(example:256x4=1024activeusersforfoursectorconfiguration).Additionally,upto3000userscanbesupportedacrossthesiteasacombinationofactive,idle,andsleepingusers.

Figure�:RFModule

Figure3:WAP400AccessPointLogicalSchematic

Ascoverageorcapacityneedsgrow,additionalbasesitescanbereadilydeployedandseamlessly“dropped”intothedistributedarchitecture.


BaseControlUnitTheBaseControlUnit(BCU)performsbasebandprocessing,sitesynchronization,powerdistribution,andnetworkinterfacing.Additionally,theunithostssitelevelsoftwareandprovidesinterfacesforsitebackhaul.

TheBaseControlUnitincludesthefollowingcomponentsasrepresentedinFigure4:

SiteControllerCard

TheSiteControllerCardisadigitalprocessingcardcontainingamicroprocessorplatformforthesitelevelsoftware,afrequency/timingreferencecircuit,anEthernetswitch,andinterfacesforbackhaulandsitealarms.TheBCUcabinetcontainsslotsfortwoSiteControllerCardsinaredundant(1+1)model.

ModemCard

TheModemCardisadigitalbasebandcardcontaininghostmicroprocessors,DSPs,andanFPGAforperforming802.16eMACandPHYprocessing.TheModemCardallowsforsoftwareonlyupgradesforPHYandMAClayermodifications.TheBCUincludesfourModemCardslotswithtypicalconfigurationrequiringoneModemCardpersector.Alternatively,oneModemCardcanbeconfiguredtosupporttwosectorsusingatrunkedconfiguration.

AlarmCard

TheAlarmCardprovidescustomeralarminputsandrelaycontroloutputs,cabinetalarminputs,powersupplyIDinformation,Layer1switchingforEthernetbackhaul,powerandinterfacesignalstoaGPSreceiver,andpowerandinterfacesignalstoanoptionalHighStabilityOscillator(HSO)reference.

PowerSupply

TheBCUcontainsslotsforthreemainpowersupplyunits.Twopowersuppliesarerequiredtosupportafullypopulatedsite,withanoptionalthirdunittoallowforN+1redundancy.

Fan

TheBCUiscooledbyforcedairviatheairplenum.TheBCUutilizesafanenclosedwithinafantray.TheBCUfanhasatachometeroutputthatwillprovidealarmtriggeringapproximatelyoneweekpriortofanfailure.

Backplane

TheBackplaneallowsforinterconnectivityoftheSiteControllerCards,ModemCard,andtheAlarmCard.TheBackplaneprovides+27VDCpowertoeachofthecards.

HighStabilityOscillator(HSO)

TheHSOisanoptionalmoduleresidingwithintheBCUcabinetandwillbeintroducedinafuturesystemrelease.TheHSOplugsdirectlyintotheBCUBackplaneandprovidesahighlystable1pulsepersecondsignalwhichtheAlarmCarddistributestotheSiteControllerCardsforuseasafrequencyreferenceintheeventofGPSfailure.TheHSOcanprovideupto24hoursofholdover.

SurgeProtection

TheBCUhastwosurgeelements.Onesurgecardprotectsthemainpowerinputandasecondsurgecardprotectsthebackhaul,GPS,customerI/O,andpowerfeedstotheRFheads.

DirectAirCooling(DAC)Filter

TheDACfilterisanelementthatrestrictsmovementofmoistureandsmallandlargeparticulatematteracrossitsmembrane.Itisacostandsizeeffectivemethodforcabinetcoolingcomparedtoatraditionalheatexchanger.TheDACfilterprovidestheaddedbenefitofamuchlowerinternalairtemperaturerisethanatraditionalheatexchanger.TheDACfilterwillrequireperiodicreplacementduetoparticulatecloggingorfilteraging.Thelifeofthefilterelementisdependentuponlocalsiteconditions.

Heater

AheatermoduleisincludedwithintheBCUcabinetforoperationsincoldenvironments.Atwo-stageheateriscontrolledbyathermistorandcontrolcircuitrywithintheheatermodule.Duringcoldstartupbothelementsoperatetoquicklyraisetheinternaltemperaturesto0°C.During“coldday”operationonlyoneheaterelementisused.TheheatfromthatelementplusheatdissipationwithintheBCUcanmaintaintheinternaltemperaturesabove0°C.

Figure4:BaseControlUnitInternalComponentsView


WAP400RedundancyTheWAP400AccessPointhasbeendesignedtoachievehighavailabilityforcarrierclassdeploymentsandcanbeconfiguredtosupportvariousredundancyoptions.

RedundantEthernetbackhaulinterfacesmaintainintegrityofsitethroughputaggregationanddistributiontothenetworkcore.

Thetwotransceiversline-upscontainedwithineachRFModuleareimplementedina“soft-fail”fashion.Intheeventthatoneofthetransceiversshouldfail,theRFModulewillcontinuetooperateutilizingasingletransceiverchain.Eachuserwilleffectivelyoperateatalowermodulationandcodingratetocompensateforthereductionindiversitygain.

WAP400AccessPointSystemSpecificationsApplication FixedandMobile(optional)

BaseSiteArchitecture ActiveRFheadswithintegratedantennasandhigh-speeddigitalconnectionstoBaseControlUnitoverfiber

FrequencyBands 2.3GHz(2.300–2.400GHz);2.5GHz(2.495–2.690GHz);3.5GHz(3.400–3.600GHz)

ChannelBandwidth 2.3GHz:5or10MHz;2.5GHz:5or10MHz;3.5GHz:5or7MHz

AirInterface IEEE802.16e-2005(S-OFDMA)

DuplexMode TDD

SubscriberDevicesSupported 256activesubscriberdevicespersector;3000subscriberdevicesacrossbasesite

FrequencyReuse 4sector:N=2recommended;Otherconfigurationssupported

PhysicalDimensions-

DiversityRFModule (HxWxD):712x178x229mm(28”x7”x9”);Weight:16kg(35lbs)

ControlUnit (HxWxD):788x508x483mm(31”x20”x19”);Weight:68kg(150lbs)

OperatingTemperature -40ºCto55ºCOutdoorandIndoor

ModulationandCoding QPSK(codingratesof1/2and3/4);16QAM(codingratesof1/2and3/4);64QAM(codingratesof1/2,2/3,3/4,and5/6)

MaximumTransmitOutputPower 2000mW(2x1000mWtransmitoutputpowerperantennaelement)

EIRP* 49.5dBmEIRP=33dBm+16.5dBi(SingleSector)

PowerInputs -48VDC,+27VDC,88-240VAC

PowerConsumption 1.3KWtypical(4-sectorbasesitewithfullredundancyconfiguration)

TrafficPrioritizationFeatures IEEE802.1QLayer2IEEE802.1p,IPv4Diffserv(DSCP)

QoS UnsolicitedGrantService(UGS),Real-timePollingService(rtPS),ExtendedReal-timePollingservice(ertPS),Non-real-timePollingService(nrtPS)andBestEffort(BE)

Security EAPauthentication;CCM-AES128bitdataencyptionandauthentication;PKMv2keymanagementprotocol

BasebandControlUnittoRFAccessPointCablingConnection OpticalFiber,DCPower

WirelineInterface IEEE802.3(10/100/1000BaseTEthernet)

Availability Upto99.995%

RegulatoryCompliance Mandatoryapplicablerequirements.ETSIEN302021,753,FCC,CALEA(47USC.1001-1010),E911(§9.47),RoHS/WEEE,ETSIEN302326-2

AntennaElements 2

Transmit/ReceiveChains 2/2*ActualEIRPmayvaryasafunctionofgovernmentregulationandspectralmaskrequirements(countryspecific)

Futurereleaseswillsupportadditionalhigh-availabilityconfigurationoptionswithintheBaseControllerUnit(BCU)subsystemusingeither1+1orN+1redundancyincluding:

• SiteControllerCards(1+1)

• ModemCards

oForfoursectorconfiguration,twomodemcardscanbesetupinatrunkedconfigurationwitheachsupportingtwoRFheads

• OptionalHighStabilityOscillator(HSO)-Providingupto24hoursofoperationincaseofGPSsignalfailure

• Powersupplymodules(N+1)

TheRFModulehasalsobeendesignedwithredundancyfeatures.RedundantfiberlinksaresupportedbetweentheRFModuleandtheBCUtomaintainthedatalinkintheeventofdamagetoagivenfiberconnection.


Throughput&CoverageInBroadbandwirelessnetworkdeployments,capacityorcoveragerequirementswilltypicallydeterminehowtodimensionthenetworkfornecessaryperformance.Forcapacity-focuseddeployments,theoperator’sprimaryobjectivemaybetodeliveraspecifiedaveragethroughputtoadiscretesubscriberbasewithinafocusedregion.Forcoverage-focuseddeployments,theoperator’sprimaryobjectivemaybetoprovideabasiclevelofservicetoabroadgeographicarea,extendingthereachofthenetworktoaddressasmanysubscribersaspossible.

TheWAP400AccessPointcanbeeffectivelydeployedtoaddressboththroughputandcoverage.Throughputandcoveragecapabilitiesofbroadbandwirelessnetworksarehighlyinfluencedbytheradioenvironment,theprofileofdataandvoicetrafficonthenetwork,fixedversusmobileapplication,throughputrequirementsofsubscribers,andthelevelofinterferencepresentatthesystem.

TheWAP400AccessPointisexpectedtodeliverover12Mbpsthroughputpersectorandupwardsof5kmmaximumcellradiuswhenconsideringIndoorSubscriberUnits(operatingat2.5GHzwith10MHzchannelbandwidth).Thecoveragecanextendtoover20kmwhenOutdoorSubscriberUnits(CPE0areutilized.

DistributedNetworkArchitectureAWAP400systemisdeployedbasedonadistributednetworkarchitecture.Capacityandcoveragerequirementswillfactorintonetworkdimensioningtodeterminetheinitialscaleofthedeployment.Ascoverageorcapacityneedsgrow,additionalbasesitescanbereadilydeployedandseamlessly“dropped”intothedistributedarchitecture.

Conventionalcellularsystemshavereliedonhierarchicalarchitectureswithmultiplelayersofcontrolandinterconnectplatforms.Motorola’sWiMAXsystemsleverageasimplified,peer-to-peernetworkarchitecturethatisaflat,IP-baseddesigninamannersimilartothatofcurrent802.11Wi-FiAccessPoints.

Initiallyproposedforcellularsystems,thisdistributedarchitecturewasadoptedbyMotorola’sWiMAXsystemsandoffersfullsupportofmobilityapplications.

TheWiMAXdistributednetworkarchitectureapproachoffersthefollowingbenefits:

• SeamlesslyintegrateswirelesstechnologyspecificfunctionalitywithIPnetworkingequipment

• Allowsfortheuseofacommonnetworkformultiplewirelessaccesstechnologies

• Enablescost-effectiveimplementationfordeploymentsrangingfromsmalltolargescale

• Enablestheuseofmobiledevices

• Eliminateshigh-costcentralizedboxes

• EnablesnewtypesoftransportnetworkssuchasmetroEthernetforbackhaul

• Reduceslatenciesduetoeliminationofmultipleboxes

• Enablesdistributionof“applicationlevel”functionalitysuchascontentdeliverynetworks

CarrierAccessPointControllerWhilepreservingthebenefitsofadistributednetworkarchitecture,theWAP400AccessPointsystemalsomaintainsacentralizedplatformforthosefunctionsbestservedbylocalizedmanagement.TheMotorolaCarrierAccessPointController(CAP-C)providesmanagementofkeysecurityandmobilityrelatedfunctionsinaWAP400networkdeployment.

TheCAP-Csupportsthefollowingfeatures:

• Authenticationliaisonbetweentheuser/deviceandtheAAAserver

• SecurityfunctionssuchasLocalKeyDistributionFunction(LKDF)fordeliveringAuthenticationKeys

• PagingController(PC)

• QoSPolicyDecisionPoint

• Flowadmissioncontrolrelatedtohandovers

• AccessControl

• HandoverDecisionPoint

• ProxyMobileIPClientValidation

• ContextRepository(CR)function

TheCAP-Cisdesignedtosupportupto1millionusersonasinglechassisandup1000AccessPoints.TheCAP-CisbasedontheATCAplatformarchitectureanddesignedtobehighlyscalable.TheCAP-CisbuiltupontheMotorolaEmbeddedCommunicationsComputingAvantellis3406serverandoperatesMontaVistaCGL(CarrierGradeLinux)OS.TheAvantellisproductlineencompassesthehardwareplatform,hardwarecontrolsoftware,middleware,andoperatingsystemenvironment.

AdeploymentofWAP400AccessPointsinconjunctionwithaCAPControllerformstheAccessServiceNetworkasdefinedintheWiMAXForumReferenceArchitecture.


QoSTheWAP400systemutilizesfiveclassesofQoSasdefinedbytheIEEE802.16especification.ThebroadsupportofthevariedschedulingclassesattheMAClevelenablearangeofservicesincludingrobustvoiceanddatamanagementandservicelevelassurance.

ThefiveQoSclassessupportedbyMotorolaareUnsolicitedGrantService(UGS),Real-timePollingService(rtPS),ExtendedReal-timePollingservice(ertPS),Non-real-timePollingService(nrtPS)andBestEffort(BE)

FurtherenhancingtheQoScapabilitiesoftheWAP400system,MotorolaextendstheQoScapabilitywithanend-to-endQoSframeworktomeettheneedsoftruecarrier-classdeployments.

Eachend-userisprovisionedwithasetofserviceflowsmappingtothevariousservicesofferedbytheoperator.Forexample,VoIPanddataservicesmaybedefinedastwodistinctserviceflowsforanend-user.BothserviceflowscouldbeassociatedwithappropriateQoSrelatedparametersincludingthe802.16edefinedschedulingclass,DiffServCodePoint(DSCP),aswellasminimumandmaximumdatarates.Theseparametersareutilizedatmultiplepointsacrossthenetworktoprovidingproperhandlingoftheend-to-endservice.

SecurityTheWAP400systemimplements802.16ebasedsecurityarchitecturetoensureinter-networkanddevicecompatibilityandinteroperability.

Forover-the-airtraffic,PKMv2protocolisimplementedbetweenthedeviceandtheAccessPointtocarrytheEAPmessages.CCM-modeAESisimplementedfordataencryptionandauthentication.EAPiscarriedusingAAAprotocols(RADIUS)betweentheAAAproxyintheCAPControllerandtheAAAserver.Bothdeviceanduserauthenticationissupported.

AAAserversareanintegralpartofthesecurityinfrastructurefortheDiversityAccessPoint.TheAAAframeworkcallsforaSupplicant,Authenticator,andanAuthenticationServerrole.TheuserdeviceistheSupplicant,theCAPControllerprovidestheAuthenticatorfunctionandtheAAAserverplaystheAuthenticationServerrole.

TheWAP400solutionsupportsstandard,off-the-shelfAAAserversforeaseinnetworkdesign.

TheWAP400solutionisbeingdesignedtoachieveahighdegreeofsecuritytopreventattackssuchasDenialofService.Afuturereleasewillintroduceahost-basedIntrusionDetectionSystem(IDS)andahost-basedfirewallareintothesystemdesign.Whenimplementedinindividualnetworkelements,theIDS

monitorssystemlogs,criticalsystemresources,andsensitivefiles,andprovidedimmediatevisibilityintounauthorizedaccess.

DevicesMotorola’swi4WiMAXportfoliowillofferafullsuiteofWiMAX802.16e-2005compliantend-userdevices.BecauseWiMAXstandards-basedtechnologyisbackedbymajorchipsetmanufacturers,WiMAXoperatorswillbenefitfromsignificantcostreductionsasdeploymentsexpandandtheyareabletodeliverconnectionstoalargeecosystemofWiMAXcompliantdevices.

Motorola’swi4WiMAXportfolioisconformanttothe802.16e-2005specificationandwillfollowthecertificationrequirementsdefinedbytheWiMAXForumindustrygroup.ThiswillensurethatMotorola’sWiMAXequipmentanddevicesarecapableofinteroperatingwithequipmentanddevicesfromabroadspectrumofcompliantvendors.

Motorola’ssuiteofWiMAXdeviceswillinclude:

OutdoorSubscriberUnit(CPEo)

Intendedforfixedbroadbandapplication,theOutdoorSubscriberUnit(CPEo)canbeunobtrusivelymountedoutsidearesidenceorbusinesstodeliverWiMAXconnectionsviaEthernettotheindoors.TheCPEoprovidessignificantadvantageinextendedcoverageandcapacity.

DesktopSubscriberUnits(CPEi)

Simple,self-installdevicesthatoperateindoorstoreceiveWiMAXsignalsthroughthebuildingwalls.AvarietyofCPEiunitswillbeincludedintheportfoliotoaddressvaryingfeaturesetsincludingbasicdataconnection,VoIP,andWi-Fi.

PCCard

WiMAXPCcardscanbeutilizedtobringtheWiMAXconnectiondirectlytothelaptopforatrulynomadicexperience

Handsets

Asuiteofmultimodemobilehandsetsfeaturingfashionabledesignwilldelivercellular-likemobileperformancewithbroadband-likedatathroughput.


BackhaulDiversityAccessPointdeploymentswillusebackhaulsolutionstomanagetheaggregatedatathroughputsservicedbyeachbasesite.

TheWAP400systemwillsupportahostofwirelineandwirelessbackhauloptions.Motorola’sWAP400AccessPointsitesandtheCarrierAccessPointControllercanbeconnectedtoanoperator’sexistingnetworkthroughsimpleL2,Ethernetconnections.TypicalimplementationsbenefitbyusingMotorola’sWirelessBackhaulSolutionsconfiguredinaPoint-to-Pointmanner.

MultipleWAP400basesitescanbepairedwithMotorolaWirelessBackhaulModulestodirecttrafficfromeachindividualbasesitetoasingleWAP400basesitelocation.There,thetrafficcanbeaggregatedanddeliveredtotheoperator’scorenetwork.

PortalElementManagementSystemMotorolaoffersthePortalElementManagementSystem(EMS)toaddresstheoperationsandmanagementrequirementsofWiMAXdeployments.MotorolaPortalEMSleveragesMotorola’sextensiveexperienceinmanagingwirelessbroadbandnetworks.PortalEMSwasdevelopedtoaddressMotorola’sWiMAXportfolioofinfrastructureanddevices.

PortalEMSisdesignedonahighlyflexibleandscalableplatformtomeetanoperator’sprovisioningandmanagementrequirementstodayaswellasgrowtomeettheneedsofanexpandednetworktomorrow.

PortalEMScanbeintegratedwithotherOSSsystemsusing3GPP/3GPP2definednorth-boundinterfaces(NBI).ThePortalEMSfunctionalelementscanbedistributedacrossmultipleservers.Table3highlightskeyplatformspecificationsforPortalEMSandtable4highlightskeyfeatures&benefits.

PortalEMSprovidesfunctionalandoperationalfeaturesdesignedtoincreasesystemavailability,improveservicelevels,andsimplifyprovisioningandmanagementofnetworkoperations.

SomeofthekeyinnovationsofthePortalEMSinclude

• Actionablealarmsandincidents

• Dashboards

• Wizardsandwizardtemplates

• Incidentandconsolidatedinformationreports

PortalEMSPlatformSpecifications

Environment

Hardwareplatform:IntelbasedPC

OS:Windows2003ServerorWindowsXPProfessional

Software:JavaTMRuntimeEnvironmentCapacity

Upto500WiMAXbasesites

Upto100,000subscriberdevices

2CarrierAccessPointControllersInterfacetoNetworkElements

XMLflatfiles

SNMPv3

SecureFTP

HTTP/HTTPSNBI

SNMPv1UserInterfaces

WebaccesstoEMS(localandremote)

LocalEMSapplicationsforsecuritymanagement

PortalEMSFeatures&Benefits

Features Benefits

FaultManagement

• Real-timealarmviewerandalarmmanagement

• Eventlogging• E-maileventnotifications• NetworkElement

availabilityreporting• NetworkElement

diagnostics

• Reducesthenumberofmaintenancedispatches

• Providestargetedissueidentificationloweringresolutiontime

ConfigurationManagement

• Softwareandconfigurationdistribution

• Configurationreports• Inventorydata• Autodiscoveryand

configuration

• Simplifiedprovisioningofnewnetworkelementsanddevices

• Improvedservicereliabilitybymanagingeffectiveinstallationsandautomatedproductupdates

PerformanceManagement

• Historicalstatisticsretrieveandprocessing

• Real-timeandhistoricalstatisticsdisplay

• Statisticsstorage

• Improvedserviceavailabilitythroughmonitoringofnetworkperformanceandtrendstoidentifyissuesearly

SecurityManagement

• EMSaccesscontrol• Securitylogging

• Safeguardsthenetworkandensuresappropriatelevelsofsecurity


WAP400FeatureSetThefollowingisalistofhigh-levelfeaturessupportedbytheWAP400AccessPointarchitecture:

• Fixedandnomadicapplication

• Fullmobilitysupport(upto120km/hr)tobeintroducedviasoftwareupdateinfuturesystemrelease

• ComplianttoIEEE802.16especifications

• Multi-bandandmulti-frequencysupport

o2.3GHzbandwith5MHzand10MHzchannelbandwidth



oOtherbandclassunderconsideration

• WAP400designfeatures

oTrunkedmodems

o4-sectorsupport

oMIMOreadysystem

oDiversityantennaschemes

• Physicallayer

oPartiallyUsedSub-Channeling(PUSC)

oAdaptivemodulationup64QAMdownlink&16QAMuplink

• MAClayer

oCompressedMAP

oHARQ

oChannelsounding

oQoSsupport

oEncryption

o IPv4CS(IPv6planned)

oPHS,RoHC

• EAPsupport

• Securitykeydistribution

• AAAauthentication

• MobileIPproxyMIPfunction(futuresystemrelease)

• SNMPv3

• IPSec

• Firewall,IDS(futuresystemrelease)

• Sleep&idlemodes(futuresystemrelease)

• L2andL3handoverswithroamingsupport(futuresystemrelease)

• Highavailability

• IMSintegration

• Networkmanagementoptions

IMSBasedFeatures&ServicesTheIPMultimediaSubsystem(IMS)representsanevolvedvisionofthecarrierclassall-IPcorenetworkandisasignificantcomponentofMotorola’snetworkevolutionstrategy.MotorolaIMSunleashesthetruepotentialofpacket-basedbroadbandnetworks.

TheWAP400systemcombinedwiththeMotorolaIMSsolutioncanprovideacompellingarrayoffeaturesandapplicationsfurtherenhancingtheservicetotheenduser.

Theseservicesmayinclude,butarenotlimitedtothefollowing:

• VoIP

• SeamlessMobility(WiFi/Cellular)

• SeamlessMobility(CommonServiceProfile)

• Presence

• CommonAddressBook

• Location

• VideoCall

• VideoStreaming(e.g.Advertising,TV,VOD)

• AudioStreaming(e.g.Advertising,Radio,MOD)

• Audio/VideoFileDownload

• MachinetoMachineSolutions(e.g.VendingMachines)

• PrepaidPushToX(Talk,View,Video)

• InstantMessaging(PictureorVideoComponent)

• InstantVoiceMessage

• UnifiedMessaging

• TextMessaging(Alerts,Notifications)

• Conferencing(Audio/Video)

• FindMe/FollowMe

• Multi-PlayerGaming

• IVR

• RingBackTones

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SummaryTheWAP400AccessPointsolutionfeaturingdiversityantennatechniquesaddressesthemarketneedforcost-effective,high-performing,broadbandwirelessaccesssolutions.Basedon802.16e-2005technology,theWAP400solutionwillallowoperatorstoservicetheirfixedandmobilebroadbandwirelessrequirements.

MotorolaisuniquelypositionedtoaddressthewirelessbroadbandmarketthroughtheMOTOwi4™vision.Motorolahasaligneditsbusinessunitsandroadmapstoprovideacomprehensive,end-to-endsolutioncoveringallaspectsofthebroadbandwirelessaccessdeployment.Withourdeepandextensivepatentportfolio,overadecadeofR&Dinvestment,andourexperienceasaglobalsupplierofbroadbandwirelessaccesssolutions,Motorolaisprimedtodeliveritsbest-of-breedWiMAXsolutions.

Withtheadvancementofwirelessbroadband,wehavetheopportunitytofurtheradvanceourservicetotheend-user–frombasicconnectionsinunservedregionstohigh-speed,mobileaccessindensemetromarkets.Motorolaoffersoperatorsameanstotrulytransformtheend-userexperience.

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