Wireless solutions for cellular backhaul

Publication Date	February 2008
Publisher	Ovum
Product Type	Report
Pages	25
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	OVM00454

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Summary

Wireless backhaul is the transport and aggregation of mobile communications traffic between wireless cell sites and a mobile switching office. This report is part of a series of pieces investigating the various ways vendors and operators can address the cellular backhaul issue. In this piece, senior analyst Julien Grivolas covers wireless solutions for offering mobile backhaul, with a particular focus on microwave solutions.

Content

Overview
What role can wireless backhaul solutions play?
Microwave solutions for mobile backhaul
Introduction
- Concept of microwave-based backhaul
Main trends in the microwave market
- Main microwave equipment vendors
- Big vendors and microwave specialists share the cake
- The RAN vendors
- The microwave specialists
Satellite-based solutions for cellular backhaul
- Satellite-based backhaul solutions are particularly suited for remote areas or challenging locations
- Concept of satellite-based backhaul solutions
- Technical developments around bandwidth optimisation
- Examples of vendors addressing cellular backhaul needs via satellite
Table of figures
- Figure 1 Various media for cellular backhaul
- Figure 2 Backhaul equipment market by media type
- Figure 3 Overview of PtP microwave network topologies
- Figure 4 PtP versus PMP approaches
- Figure 5 Typical SDH microwave network configuration
- Table 1 Examples of native IP/Ethernet or pseudowire-based packet microwave solutions
- Table 2 Main microwave vendors and respective product portfolios
- Figure 6 TDM transport versus packet aggregation
- Figure 7 NEC Pasolink portfolio
- Figure 8 VectaStar system architecture
- Figure 9 Cellular backhaul via satellite
- Figure 10 SCPC and D-TDMA techniques