7705 Sar Platform Prerequisites - Alcatel-Lucent 9500 User Manual

3.1.4.2 — 7705 SAR platform prerequisites
Any 7705 SAR chassis can be connected to an MPR-e in the same way as any other
Ethernet generic device. In addition, connecting a SAR-8 or SAR-18 chassis with a Packet
Microwave Adapter card (3HE02782AA) provides key additional features depending on
the 7705 SAR software release.
The following levels of integration are available:
• 7705 SAR and MPR-e standalone mode
• 7705 SAR and MPR-e in Single NE mode
• 1+1 HSB in Single NE mode with 7705 SAR only
3.1.4.2.1 — 7705 SAR and MPR-e standalone mode
The standalone option is available with all 7705 SAR versions. In addition, starting from
7705 SAR OS 5.0.R5, with the introduction of the Packet Microwave Adapter card (PMC),
supported on the SAR-8 and SAR-18, was the first step towards microwave integration.
The following key features are supported in this release of the 7705 SAR:
• Proprietary Clock Recovery (PCR)
• up to 4 MPR-e radios in unmanaged mode per PMC
The main radio configurations and topologies available are:
• 1+0 hop, with one MPR-e and one 7705 SAR per site
• 2x(1+0) XPIC hop, with two MPR-e (MPT-HC/HC-HQAM/XP/XP-HQAM) and
one 7705 SAR per site
• N+0 hop, with N MPR-e and one 7705 SAR per site; 7705 SAR IP/MPLS networking
and protection switching apply
• Ring/mesh topologies, with N MPR-e and one 7705 SAR per site; 7705 SAR IP/
MPLS networking and protection switching apply
For detailed information, see the 7705 SAR OS 5.0 or later Software Release Notice
(3HE06942000xTQZZA) and the related user guides.
3.1.4.2.2 — 7705 SAR and MPR-e in Single NE mode
With 7705 SAR OS 6.0.R1 combined with 9500 MPR Release 4.1.0, the MPR-e and the
7705 SAR can operate as a single NE. The following new features are introduced in
addition to those in paragraph
• up to 4 MPR-e per PMC managed as a single NE
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