Dialogic® I-Gate® 4000 Session Bandwidth Optimizer Mobile Backhaul

I-Gate 4000 SBO Backhaul

The Dialogic® I-Gate® 4000 Session Bandwidth Optimizer Mobile Backhaul (I-Gate 4000 SBO MB) is a standalone system that can optimize bandwidth and increase bandwidth capacity significantly in the backhaul segments of both 2G and 3G mobile networks. Because it optimizes Abis and Iub data streams, including both ATM and IP-based Iub streams, the I-Gate 4000 SBO MB can provide a cost-effective and efficient strategy for increasing backhaul capacity, resulting in significantly reduced capital and operation expenses.

The I-Gate 4000 SBO MB can also accept native IP and PCM streams and transmit the combined optimized stream over TDM and/or IP.

Along with Abis and Iub optimization, the I-Gate 4000 SBO MB leverages statistical multiplexing and grooming techniques developed by Dialogic that have been shown in field trials to typically double the capacity of backhaul links while preserving the quality and integrity of the original data traffic through Quality of Service (QoS) protection techniques.

 

Features  Benefits
Leverages special bandwidth and IP packet rate optimization technologies developed by Dialogic, while preserving the quality and integrity of the original data traffic Enables cost-effective optimization and increased capacity for mobile backhaul segments in 2G and 3G mobile networks
Combines high-quality payload optimization and QoS protection techniquesReduces backhaul bandwidth usage by up to 50% without degrading original data sessions as shown in field trials
Combines high-quality VoIP payload optimization and QoS protection techniques Can deliver substantial CAPEX and OPEX savings in 2G and 3G mobile backhaul segments
Supports multiple topologies, such as point to point, point to multi-point, drop and continue, data offload, and ring Works with a wide range of mobile backhaul designs and topologies for effective optimization
99.99995% (six 9s) availability Provides high reliability at both the terminal and network level
Supports wide range of transmission infrastructure Can be used in terrestrial, radiolink, and satellite installations
GUI-based management system with runtime reports showing traffic mix, comparative bandwidth, and QoS behavior
Enables ease of operation and supplies a snapshot of important statistics on demand
 99.9995% (five-nines) availability through a fully redundant 1 RU platformProvides high reliability in a small footprint at the hardware, software, and network levels
 Supports a wide range of transmission infrastructures Supports a wide range of transmission infrastructures

 




 

Technical Specifications

 
Traffic Handling  
Abis Interface Optimization
  • Special VAD-enhancing optimization
  • Patented technology for Smart Payload Priority Selection (PPS)
  • Silence and Idle patterns removalAll GSM voice codec and data types (HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE)
  • Up to 12 E1 lines supported
ATM-Based Iub Interface Optimization
  • ATM header optimization
  • Idle cell removal
  • AAL header optimization
IP-Based Iub Interface Optimization
  • Header optimization and aggregation for all layers up to the RLC
Native IP and VoIP Optimization
  • Header optimization and packet aggregation
  • Statistical multiplexing

PSTN and PBX Optimization
  • Special VAD-enhancing optimization
  • Patented technology for Smart Payload Priority Selection (PPS)
  • Silence and Idle pattern removal
Bearer
  • Over IP network or PSTN (using Gigabit/Fast Ethernet ports) — IP-GRE
  • Over TDM network using PPP/MLPPP/HDLC
  • Combined IP and TDM networks
Auto Detection
  • Automatic TRX allocation detection for Abis traffic and AAL for ATM-based Iub traffic
Payload Aggregation
  • Static RTP multiplexing
  • Statistical multiplexing among all types of traffic
Traffic Congestion Control
  • Payload Priority Selection (PPS) mechanism for PBX and Abis
  • Tail Drop
Embedded Cross-Connect
  • Any-to-any trunk DS0 channel for all configured DS0s
Pseudo-Wire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3)
  • SAToP (Structure-Agnostic TDM over Packet ) — RFC 4553
  • CESoPSN (Circuit Emulation Service over Packet-Switched Network) — RFC5086
QoS Management
  • Multiple queues management
  • IP packet classification and marking
  • Multiple congestion avoidance
  • Scheduling and Shaping
  • Policing
  • H-Qos
QoS Protection Control
  • Operator-configurable threshold
Jitter Buffer
  • Adaptive
  • Up to 60 msec network jitter for Abis traffic
Silence Suppression for Abis
  • SM-AMR, GSM 06.94
Voice Codecs
  • G.711 PCM @64kbit/sec (A-law and μ-law)
  • G.729, CS-ACELP @ 8 kbit/sec
  • G.723.1, ACELP / MPMLQ @ 5.3, 6.3 kbit/sec
  • GSM-AMR (all rates)
Traffic Links
  • Terrestrial, microwave, and satellite
Mobile Network Interface Protocols  
Abis Interface
  • GSM R99, 3GPP 08 Series specifications
  • Codec: FR, EFR, HR, AMR (all rates)
  • Data services: EDGE, GPRS, HSCSD
Iub Interface (ATM and IP Based)
  • 3GPP specifications
  • Data services: HSPA, DCH-R99
TDM Network Interfaces
E1 Interfaces

 
Electrical Characteristics
  • Complies with ITU-T Recommendation G.703
Impedance
  • 120Ω balanced
Frame Structure
  • Complies with ITU-T Recommendation G.704
Line Code
  • HDB3
CRC-4 and E Bit Use
  • Configurable
Return Loss
  • Complies with ITU-T Recommendation G.703 paragraph 6.3.3 and with ETSI ETS 300166
T1 Interfaces

 
Electrical Characteristics
  • Complies with ITU-T Recommendation G.703, ANSI T1.102
Impedance
  • 100Ω balanced
Frame Structure
  • Complies with ITU-T Recommendation G.704, ANSI T1.107
Multi-Frame
  • SF (12 frames)/ESF (24 frames) — configurable
Line Code
  • AMI/B8ZS — configurable
TDM Network Connectivity  
E1 or T1
  • Up to 16 E1/T1 links
TDM Bearer Characteristics

 
WAN Protocol
  • Standard MLPPP (RFC 1990)
  • HDLC
TDM Interfaces
  • E1/T1
TDM Bearer Capacity
  • Physical links: Up to 16 E1s/T1s
  • IP over TDM links (logical links): Up to 8 of all types (MLPPP or HDLC)
Channel Groups
  • Up to 8 Channel Groups per system
  • Up to 8 Channel Groups per MLPPP link
  • TDM Channels per Channel Group – Minimum 4
Delay
  • Maximum supported delay between Channel Groups of an MLPPP link: 10 msec
  • Maximum trunk to trunk delay (for Abis): 20 msec. (end-to-end)
Packet Network Interfaces
Ethernet Ports

 
Interface
  • Gigabit Ethernet (1000 BaseT for INTE)
  • IEEE 802.3-2005
  • Auto-negotiation
  • Full Duplex
Capacity
  • 5 Gigabit Ethernet ports (on ELET module)
Redundancy
  • 5 Ethernet link with no link redundancy
  • 2 Ethernet link sets (1-2 Ethernet links per set) with link redundancy and one Ethernet link without link redundancy
  • 1 Ethernet link set (1-2 Ethernet ports) and 3 Ethernet links without link redundancy
Connector
  • RJ-45
VLAN Tag
  • IEEE 802.1q
  • Up to 32 VLANs (range 0-4096)
IP Protocols

 
Management
  • SNMP V2 (RFC 1907) (for runtime configuration, status, alarm notifications and operator actions)
  • FTP (RFC 959) (for SW and map download/upload)
IP version
  • IPv4
Quality of Service
  • TOS marking (operator configurable)
  • 802.1p (for IP-based Iub traffic)
Time Protocol
  • SNTP (RFC 2030 V.4)
Routing
  • Static
  • MAC learning (for IP-based Iub)
  • Supports Virtual Loopback Interface
Packetized Traffic
  • All media traffic: RTP/UDP/IP
  • RTP (RFC 3550)
  • RTCP (RFC 3551)
Other
  • IP (RFC 791)
  • UDP (RFC 768)
  • IP over Ethernet (RFC 1042)
  • ICMP (RFC 792)
  • ARP (RFC 826)
  • PMTUD (RFC 1191)
Redundancy and High Availability

 
Main Module (Includes Switch, DSP, and CPU Elements)
  • 1:1 MPTM, MPTH, or MPTI redundancy
Power Supply
  • 1:1 DCPS redundancy
  • Load sharing
Power Feed
  • 2 independent power feed connections through main and redundant DCPS
Fan Tray
  • 6 fans
  • Fan Turbo mode support
TDM Link Protection
  • 1:1 mode (redundant/alternative bearer) and multilink mode using MLPPP
Gigabit Ethernet Link Protection
  • 1:1 (based on ELET ports redundancy modes)
Availability
  • 99.9995 % (five-nines) using redundant MPTM module
Additional High Availability Features
  • Hitless Hot module swapping — Hot extraction/insertion of modules
  • Hitless Hot Software upgrade — No effect on traffic
  • Runtime configuration
  • Maintenance loopback for Ethernet links:
    • Up to 4 loopback interfaces supported.
    • Operator-configurable IP address per loopback interface
  • Maintenance loopback for TDM links
Temperature Control
  • Built-in temperature sensors
  • Fan Turbo mode
  • Alarms: High & Extreme High Temperature
System Synchronization

 
Clock Standards
  • IEEE1588v2
  • SyncE
Clock Source
  • 2 clock sources can be standard E1 or T1 input bit streams for any configured TDM interface
  • 2 clock sources can be SyncE input for any configured Ethernet port
  • If all clock sources fail, Hold-Over on the last synchronized external clock source is performed (with an accuracy of ±1 PPB per 24 hours)
  • Internal clock with accuracy of Stratum 3E
Internal Timing Module
  • Operation modes: Complies with ITU-T recommendations G.812 and G.813
  • Jitter/Wander tolerance/transfer complies with AT&T TR-62411 and Telcordia GR-1244 Stratum 3 specifications
  • Jitter specifications comply with ITU-T G.823, G.824, and ANSI T1.101
Power

 
DC Power Input
  • -48 VDC / -60 VDC (nominal)
  • -36 VDC / -75 VDC
Power Consumption
  • 175 Watts
Operation and Maintenance

 
Maintenance Loopback for TDM links
  • Local (Inward)
  • Remote (Line)
Maintenance Loopback for Ethernet Links
  • Up to 4 loopback interfaces supported
  • Operator-configurable IP address per loopback interface
Status Monitoring
  • Comprehensive built-in test
  • Runs continuously
Alarms
  • E1/T1 links/interfaces
  • Gigabit Ethernet links/interfaces
  • Hardware failures
  • CPU utilization above threshold
  • Fan failures
Alarm Severity Levels
  • Critical
  • Major
  • Minor
  • Warning
Status LEDs
  • Green (OK)
  • Amber (Standby/Not Faulty)
  • Red (Faulty)
  • Off (Out of Configuration)
Alarm LEDs
  • Topmost alarm indication
  • Red (Critical/Major)
  • Amber (Minor)
E1 Alarms
  • LOS
  • AIS
  • LOF
  • HBER
  • CRC-MFR
  • LBER
  • MFR
  • RMFR
  • RAI
  • HSLIP
  • LSLIP
T1 Alarms
  • LOS
  • AIS
  • LOF
  • HBER
  • RAI
  • HSLIP
  • LSLIP
IP Network Alarms
  • Ethernet link LOS
  • Auto-negotiation failure
  • PPP/MLPPP link failure
  • Rate failure
  • VLAN failure
  • BVI failure
  • GRE Tunnel failure
Other Alarms
  • Primary Clock failure
  • Secondary Clock failure
  • All Clocks failure
  • Temperature: High, Extremely High
Reports and Statistics
  • E1/T1 Ethernet Performance
  • IP Traffic
  • IP Link Utilization
  • TDM/IP Traffic
  • Bearer Links
  • CPU Usage
Management System
  • High-availability performance (dual hardware, database, networking, application)
  • Operation of multi-manager per terminal
  • Client-server architecture
  • Local Element Manager (LEM)
Lamp Test
  • All LEDs activated within 30 seconds
  • Activated through Dialogic® xMS Management System
Alarm Monitor CLI
  • ALMon Command Line Interface
  • Accessed from any standard PC/laptop (RS-232 port)

Environmental Conditions

  
Electro-Magnetic Compatibility
  • Europe
    • EN 300 386 V1.4.1 (2008-04)
    • FTZ 1TR9:04-2008
    • Emission: EN55022
    • Immunity: EN61000-4-2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11
  • North America
    • FCC rules CFR 47 part 15 ClassA
  • Canada
    • ICES-003 ClassA
  • Japan
    • VCCI V-3/2001.04
  • Australia/NZ
    • CISPR 22:2006
Product Safety
  • UL 60950-1:2007 (2nd Edition) for US (*)
  • CAN/CSA -C22.2 No. 60950-1-07 (2nd Edition) for Canada (*)
  • CE EN60950-1:2006+A11:2009
  • CB IEC60950-1:2005 2nd Ed (*)
Environmental standards
  • ETSI:
    • EN 300 019-2-1 Storage (Class 1.2)
    • EN 300 019-2-2 Transportation (Class 2.3)
    • EN 300 019-2-3 Operation (Class 3.2)
  • Note: Stationary use at weather protected locations - temperature controlled locations [selected sections]
  • Bellcore — GR‑63 (selected sections)
    Note: NEBS Requirements: Physical Protection - Environmental criteria for equipment used in Central Offices (COs) and other environmentally controlled telecommunications equipment spaces. [selected sections]
  • EU RoHS
  • China RoHS
Operating Temperature Range
Operating Humidity Range
  • -5°C to 50°C
  • Altitude 4000 meter according to GR-63
  • 10% RH to 95% RH
Storage Temperature Range
Storage Humidity Range
  • -40°C to 70°C
  • 10% RH to 95% RH
Power Supply
  • ETSI EN 300 132-2 for DC
(*) Selected models  
Physical Characteristics

 
Dimensions
  • Width: 435 mm (17.1 in) — mounting brackets not included
  • Height: 44.45 mm (1.75 in — 1U)
  • Depth: 448 mm (17.6 in)
Weight
  • 5.7 Kg (full redundant protected system)
Cabinet
  • Can be installed in 19-inch or 23-inch cabinets and with wall mount
Approvals, Compliance, and Warranty

 
Hazardous substances
Country-specific approvals
  • Call your local Dialogic sales representative
Warranty
  • Call your local Dialogic sales representative

Application Notes

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