SIAE MICROELETTRONICA

Company Profile March 2013

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Our history

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60 years 25 locations

1000 employees

In-house technology

10’000 TR/month

1952 today

World footprint

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ITALY UNITED KINGDOM IRELAND GERMANY FRANCE SPAIN RUSSIA >DUBAI EGYPT TURKEY SOUTH AFRICA >USA

ARGENTINA BRASIL COLOMBIA ECUADOR MEXICO >PERU VENEZUELA CHINA INDONESIA MALAYSIA THAILAND VIETNAM INDIA

APAC

EMEA

NAR

LATAM

Company overview

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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

MW market trend SIAE Revenues

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ALS series

Complete portfolio

ALFOplus ALFOplus80HD TL AGS series NMS5

Split mount, Full outdoor Ethernet, Millimetre wave solutions: - Full in-house developments - Best in class power consumption on the market - Field proven with thousands deployed units - Extremely low return from field (<1% per year!)

Long haul, L2 aggregation platforms and common Network management system: - Element management, network supervision and performance monitoring - L2 Aggregation platform, optionally associated to full outdoor system to expand connectivity

Split Mount Overview

SIAE ALS Product Line

Split Mount

Microwave Systems

ALS IP / PDH / SDH

ALS Series provides Native IP, Native and PseudoWire PDH and SDH connections making it the ideal solution for a wide range of applications.

Available in all frequency bands from 4 to 42 GHz in single or duplicated configuration, with Gbps radio capacity.

1+0 1+1 HSBY

Physical Dimensions

Power Consumption ≤ 20 W ≤ 40W

Weight ~ 4,5 kg ~ 13,5 kg (hybrid/splitter included)

Universal Outdoor Unit

ALS – ASN ODU

ASN Series – ODU for PDH/SDH/Ethernet Applications

1024 QAM

512QAM

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32 QAM

16 QAM

4 QAM

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32E1

42E1

53E1

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STM-1

2E1

4E1

5E1

8E1

10E1

16E1

ASN ODU (PDH/SDH/Ethernet)

ALCplus2 Family Product Line Positioning Equipment targeting Mobile networks Transformation

High support for legacy services High Density E1, Hybrid and Full IP Transport STM-1 Embedded Multiplexer STM-1 Bulk Transport Embedded TDM Ring Protection (E1, STM-1)

Advanced Packet Engine MEF Services Implementation Embedded G.8032 Ethernet Ring Protection Multilayer Header Packet Compression E1 Circuit Emulation Service

Non Disruptive Product Evolution Maximize compatibility with installed base Preserve investment on aerial components Non regressive upgrade for NMS info-model

ALCplus2e

ALS Series – ALCplus2 IDU

ALCplus2e

ALS Series – ALCplus2 IDU

16xE1 tributaries Питание TDM EXP Bus

10/100/1000 электрич. ETH

1000 оптический ETH

2xSTM-1 2xE1

Интерфейс ODU (встроенный XPIC)

2xNMS

Сигнализация IN/OUT

Карта SD

USB

IDU ALCplus2e– расширяемая компактная версия • Расположение:

4xFE/GE Sync/Async + (2+16)xE1 + 2xSTM1 (2+0/1+1MSP) + узловая шина

• ACM Adaptive Code Modulation with 10 profiles

• Hitless modulation and code selection from 4 to 1024QAM

• From 7 MHz to 56 MHz with all modulations 4QAM-256 QAM: complete matrix BW/QAM

• MSE based hitless modulation switch (Quality of Signal based)

• Fast ACM switch-over (up to 400changes/sec & 100dB/sec guaranteed)

Optimal Adaptive Modulation and Coding

4QAMs 4QAM

Voice & real time services 16QAMs 16QAM 32QAM

64QAM 128QAM

256QAM

Non-real time services

Standard Ethernet features

Layer 2 Ethernet switch is embedded in each IDU MAC switching, learning, aging Auto negotiation MDI-MDIX Crossover Link Loss Forwarding Flow Control\Back pressure IEEE 802.3x Rapid spanning tree Protocol IEEE802.1w Jumbo frame support up to 10K Ethernet OAM IEEE802.1ag / IEEE802.3ah VLAN VLAN (per port/ IEEE 802.1Q) VLAN Stacking (QinQ)

QoS: Layer 2: TCIEEE 802.1p Traffic class Layer 3 : IPv4 ToS (DSCP) / IPv6 TC (DSCP)

Additional Features

• SW Selectable modulation from 4QAM up to 256QAM

• Fast ACM Adaptive Code and Modulation up to 8 configurable profiles

• Full featured embedded state of the art Ethernet switch

• Synchronous ETH support both Electrical and Optical

• Link aggregation, IEEE 802.3ad, on both radio and physical ports

ALCPlus2 Enhanced Features

Enhanced Available Features • Support of SyncE G.8261/G.8264 SSM

• IEEE 1588v2 Optimized Transport (Fragment., 9th Queue and constant latency)

• Multi Layer Header Compression

• Admission Control & Bandwidth Profile: CIR/EIR: per UNI, EVC, CoS

• Congestion Avoidance/Scheduling: Hard Limiting, RED & WRED / WFQ & Strict Priority.

• G.8032 Ethernet Ring Protection

• QoS based on IPv4/IPv6 and MPLS "EXP" bits

• Advanced Monitoring and statistics :ToS + QinQ + VLAN

• MW Capacity Management (MCM) CISCO-SIAE

• Extended Buffer for LTE Optimization

• PWE3: MEF8, IPv4 and IPv6, MPLS

• STM-1 Bulk Transport

• Security package: SNMPv3, HTTPS, SFTP, optional AES

ALCPlus2 Enhanced Features

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IEEE 1588v2 PTP ALFOplus compliance 1588v2 Optimezed Transport over ACM links:

JUMBO

Additional queue (9th queue) dedicated exclusively to 1588v2 packets Long frame fragmentation

Controlled microwave transmission with constant latency time

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Q7

Q6

Q4

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Q3

Q2

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1588v2 1588v2 4QAM Costant latency

O B M J U 1024QAM 4QAM

Dual Native Radio (designed and developed by SIAE) based on a Dual Engine solution

All the bandwidth capacity not allocated to TDM traffic is automatically used by the Ethernet traffic

Without TDM it is a full IP radio

Dual Engine

Radio frames dynamically divided in

Native ETH traffic

Native TDM traffic

TDM PWE3 TDM

Ethernet Frames

E1

Pseudowire circuit emulation based on MEF8, SAToP and MPLS

Multi-Layer Header compression functionality compress PWE3 tacks achieving the highest E1s transport efficiency

Soft migration from legacy to full IP network

Differential, adaptive or synchronous clock recovery function

PseudoWire solution and

• No more large and recursive headers transport: just 12 bit label streams

• Compression gain: 3% up to 200% depending on protocol stack-frame size

• CRC protected process

• Pure hardware compression: Ultra low latency (<5μs)

• Adaptive header compression (L2, L2.5, L3, L4)

Regular stacks:

Ethernet, VLANs, IP, UDP, RTP

Complex stacks/Tunneling:

Ethernet + MPLS + IP 4/6 + UDP + GTP + [IP + UDP + RTP]

Multi LayerHeader Compression main concepts

RTP

Payload

UDP IPv6

GTP-U UDP IPv4

MPLS Ethernet

58 bytes 176 bytes 176 bytes

LBL1

Payload

RTP

Payload

UDP IPv6

GTP-U UDP IPv4

MPLS Ethernet

Multi Layer Packet Header Compression Process Gain

(176-58)/58 => 203%

Radio Side !Shannon Domain! Ethernet Side

DSP Domain Ethernet Side

DSP Domain

Multi LayerHeader Compression main concepts

ALCplus2 Series for Nodal Application – Pay as you grow

• Multi Rack node & zero space IDU interleaving • 1+0, 1+1 or 2+0 managed by each 1RU IDU module • Single IDU management using nodal configurator option • Up to 8 IDU modules for up to 16x(1+0) / 8x(1+1) • Lowest power consumption • Maximum flexibility with high number of interfaces • Distributed Switch Architecture • Local STM-1, E1 and GE nterfaces

Nodal Application

nxRU

ALFOplus Overview

SIAE ALFOplus

Full Outdoor

ALFOplus IP Ethernet Full Outdoor

ALFOplus is a Full Outdoor, Full IP Next Generation Microwave Radio.

It is a zero footprint solution, fully integral with 3G, 4G and LTE nodes, and ideal for a fast and flexible evolution towards full IP networks with the highest radio capacity and performance.

Microwave Systems

ALFOplus product line

Highlights: Ease of cabling & installation and maintenance Integrated Indoor Unit (if required) Zero footprint Reduced installation material & cost Power over Ethernet (PoE) Low power consumption (<35 W) High capacity and spectral efficiency High MTBF ≈ 55 years Fully compliant with LTE technology (certified MEF9/14)

HW Version 3 Evolution ALFOplus2:

• 2048 Modulation, Dual Carrier + XPIC in single Unit , MIMO

Full Outdoor - ALFOplus

ALFOplus highlights Two interface configurations available:

• 2x 10/100/1000baseT Ethernet ports and POE+

• 1x1000baseX Optical Ethernet port + 1x100/1000baseT with POE+

Additional features

• 4 to 256/512/1024 QAM (+12,5% - +25% payload)

• 7, 14, 28, 56 channel bandwidth support

• Operating Temperature between -33 °C / + 55 °C

• POE+ on electrical Eth port

• Packet Header Compression

• 500Mbps@ 56MHz (no Header Compression) , 1Gbps (with Header Compression)

• IP65

Full Outdoor - ALFOplus

• ACM Adaptive Code Modulation with 10 profiles

• Hitless modulation and code selection from 4 to 1024QAM

• From 7 MHz to 56 MHz with all modulations 4QAM-1024 QAM: complete matrix BW/QAM

• MSE based hitless modulation switch (Quality of Signal based)

• Fast ACM switch-over (up to 400changes/sec & 100dB/sec guaranteed)

ALFOplus: Optimal Adaptive Modulation and Coding

4QAMs 4QAM

Voice & real time

services 16QAMs 16QAM 32QAM

64QAM 128QAM

256QAM 512QAM

1024QAM

Non-real time services

E-Band Overview

SIAE ALFOplus80 (E-Band)

Full Outdoor

ALFOplus80 2.5 Gbps E-Band Full Outdoor

ALFOplus80 is a Full-Outdoor, full IP Next Generation Microwave radio operating in the E-Band. With 2.5 Gbps net throughput and its zero-footprint characteristic, ALFOplus80 is the ideal solution for ultra high capacity wireless links in urban environments for fronthaul and backhaul applications.

Microwave Systems

ALFOplus80

ALFOplus80 is a Full-Outdoor, full IP Next Generation Microwave radio operating in the E-Band.

SIAE MICROELETTRONICA millimetric wave solution 100% In-House design is our commitment to this product segment

In house RF Design

Full SMT technology

In house Multi Gigabit wideband modem

High performance FDD solution

Microwave Systems

ALFOplus80 Product Line

Positioning

Very high capacity wireless link in urban environments for mobile backhaul, enterprise, ISP market

Common features

• Reliable solution with high capacity

• 1 Gbps capacity with fixed 4QAM

• 750/1000 MHz bandwidth

• PoE capable

• Low power consumption (<20W)

• Long distance covering

Data Plane

• Ethernet Layer 2 pipe

• Selective QinQ based on VLAN and 802.1p priority

• Jumbo frame support

• SynchE

Main points

• Single board integrated solution, high MTBF level

• Expansion unit available for additional ports and for legacy services (E1, STM-1)

• Compact and light equipment, faster installation

• High power for longer distances

E-Band - ALFOplus80

ALFOplus80 – Radio Net Ethernet Throughput

750 / 1.000MHz

Fixed Modulation

4QAM 1.000Mbps

ALFOplus80 – Threshold, BER 10-6

Fixed Modulation

4QAM -64 dBm

Single board integrated solution, high MTBF level

Low power consumption, less than 20W

IP65 class

PoE or separated power feeding

1Gbps transport guaranteed and totally transparent

ALFOplus80 - Performance

ALFOplus80HD Product Line

Positioning

Carrier Ethernet equipment for ultra high capacity wireless link in urban environments for backhaul and fronthaul applications, enterprise, ISP market

Common features

• Fiber like speed up to 2.5 Gbps capacity

• 250/500 MHz bandwidth

• Modulation from BPSK to 64QAM

• ACM and ASR for higher availability

• PoE capable

• Long distance covering

Data Plane

• Enhanced Layer 2 Ethernet Switch

• Control Plane Protocols (RSTP, G.8032, LACP,…) managed through dedicated embedded processor

• Ethernet ports SynchE capable and 1588v2

• HW management of Ethernet OAM and Y.1731 PM

• Jumbo frame support

• Extensive QoS parameterizations (802.1p, IPv4/6, MPLS)

Main points

• Ultra high capacity

• Carrier ethernet solution

• Single board integrated solution, high MTBF level

• Expansion unit available for additional ports and legacy services (E1, STM-1)

• Compact and light equipment, faster installation

• High power for longer distances

E-Band - ALFOplus80HD

ALFOplus80HD – Radio Net Ethernet Throughput

250 MHz 500 MHz

ACM Mode

BPSK / 4QAMst / 4QAM 125/250/336 Mbps 251/503/678 Mbps

16QAM 656 Mbps 1.318 Mbps

64QAM 1.0 Gbps 2.0 Gbps

ALFOplus80HD - Performance

ALFOplus80HD – Threshold, BER 10-6

250 MHz 500 MHz

ACM Mode

BPSK / 4QAMst / 4QAM - 76 / -73 / -70 dBm - 73 / -70 / -67 dBm

16QAM -64 dBm -61 dBm

64QAM -58 dBm -55 dBm

SIAE MICROELETTRONICA AGS-HYBRID BASEBAND SOLUTION Full set of baseband features, providing additional flexibility to ALFOplus80 Series radio equipment:

Wide set of interfaces: – 4xGE (electrical) – 2xGE (optical) – 2xSTM-1 – 16xE1 – 1xGE(electrical with POE+) – 1xGb optical (Hybrid interface, toward ALFOplus80)

Complete set of baseband features:

– Scheduling (8queues, Frame Fragmentation, etc…) – Policing (VLAN, IPv4/IPv6, MPLS) – Synchronism management (1588v2, SyncEthernet, G.8264 SSM)

Single NE if connected with ALFOplus80/80HD

AGS-H Indoor Unit

SIAE MICROELETTRONICA – ALFOplus80/80HD + AGS-H SOLUTION Combined with AGS-H, we can provide a full “split mount like” solution in the E-Band domain, also available with TDM native transport:

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2xSTM

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Gbps FRAME or PROPRIETARY HYBRID FRAME

(BASEBAND)

80 GHz Mixed configuration

On air hybrid frame

16xE1

SIAE NMS5

Network Management System

NMS5 – SIAE Network Management System

• NMS5 is the Multi-Platform Network Management System designed to manages and supervises the SIAE Microelettronica products (Radio Equipments, Multiplexers, …) and third party equipments

• NMS5 has a multi-layers architecture with full

E2E Service provisioning (TDM and Packet)

• Flexible NorthBound Interfaces to support

heterogeneous and multi-vendors networks

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Element Managment System

OS + Database

NMS5 (Common SW)

Manager Legacy

Manager Full Indoor

Manager Split Mount

Manager Full Outdoor

Manager 3rd Party

NMS EMS NBI

Full FCAPS support (Fault, Configuration, Administration, Performance, Security) • Performance Monitoring: G.828/G.784, RMON RFC2819, and Radio Link Counters

Multi-Map management (access according to the user profile) Manual and Automatic NEs creation HW and SW Inventory SW download with scheduling

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Network Managment System NMS EMS NBI

Ring Manager: E2E TDM path provisioning

VLAN Manager: E2E Ethernet Services provisioning

E-Line, E-LAN Ethernet OAM G. 8032

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Membership & Certifications

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Chairman of the ETSI WG ATTM/TM4

Active member small cell working group