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A P P L I C A T I O N N O T E

Alcatel-Lucent 1511 Media Access Cross-Connect

Enabling mission-critical communications solutions for Public Safety,Homeland Security and Defense



Abstract

Public saety, homeland security and deense agencies around the world are challenged to protect people,resources and acilities across difcult topographies and in potentially dangerous situations. Attemptingto communicate and coordinate their eorts across disparate and incompatible communicationsnetworks adds to the risk or all involved.

This application note explains how the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 Media Access Cross-Connect (MAX)orms the cornerstone o a Mission-Critical WAN Inrastructure (MCWI) that helps public saety,homeland security and deense agencies address their challenges. It also provides network illustrationsand detailed descriptions that explain how these agencies can take advantage o the scalable andmultiservice interaces provided by the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX to help meet their specifccommunications requirements.



Table of contents

1 Meetingtheneedsofpublicsafety,homelandsecurityanddefenseagencies

2 Alcatel-Lucent1511MAXforspecializedapplications

4 Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX for Private Mobile Radio applications

4 Alcatel-Lucent1511MAXforpublicsafetyagencies

6 Alcatel-Lucent1511MAXforhomelandsecurityagencies

7 Alcatel-Lucent1511MAXfordefenseagencies

8 Conclusion

9 Abbreviations

10 Resources



Alcatel-Lucent 1511 Media Access Cross-Connect | Application Note 1

Meeting the needs of public safety, homeland security and defense agencies

In an era when saety and security are top priorities around the world, ensuring public saety, homelandsecurity and deense agencies have access to instant, reliable and secure communications is a mission-critical necessity. Today, these agencies are challenged to protect people, resources and acilities whileon the move across a variety o topographies and in potentially dangerous situations. Attemptingto communicate and coordinate their eorts across disparate and incompatible communications

networks adds to the risk or all involved.

Public saety agencies, such as police, fre and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, are otencalled to the same event. To ensure their eorts are coordinated and efcient, these agencies must beable to securely communicate and collaborate over a single mission-critical land-mobile communicationsinrastructure. Anytime, anywhere access to o-site expertise, such as medical specialists, is alsocritical or these teams to make the right decisions quickly when under tremendous pressure.

For deense and homeland security sta, the need or early threat detection and situational awarenessdrives the requirement or rapid, mobile intelligence based on real-time inormation. Prevention,preparedness, response and recovery activities are typically broad in scope. They demand communica-tions speed, agility and exibility across vast territories, even during natural disasters or acts o

terrorism. For maximum saety and security, operational missions must never be limited by thecommunications inrastructure.

In the ace o these challenges, public saety, homeland security and deense agencies know they need aredundant, highly available and efcient communications inrastructure that enables secure, seamless,always-on communications with colleagues, other local and national agencies and dispatch centers.It must support rapid access to the specialized applications these agencies rely on. And it mustincrease their efciency and eectiveness while reducing risk to both humans and acilities.

The Alcatel-Lucent 1511 Media Access Cross-Connect (MAX) is a modular and exible product thathelps these agencies address their unique challenges and meet the perormance requirements o all o their applications. It:

• Combines a PDH time-division multiplexer and Digital Access Cross-connect System (DACS)with STM transmission o SDH trafc, as well as Fast and Gigabit Ethernet unctionality, in asingle system.

• Combines subrate, Nx64 kb/s or 2 Mb/s access, grooming, drop-and-insert, bypass, hubbing and verycompact cross-connect unctions on a single shel or exible and space-efcient deployments.

• Supports a wide range o transport cards and tributary interaces to enable both legacy andEthernet-based applications.

• Supports equipment redundancy at all levels to ensure reliable service delivery across theentire inrastructure.

It also includes SNMP-based element and network management through the Alcatel-Lucent 1511

Element Manager (EM), giving public saety, homeland security and deense agencies the latest XMLand HTTP management capabilities to reduce maintenance, supervision and network planning costs.



Alcatel-Lucent 1511 Media Access Cross-Connect | Application Note2

Table 1 summarizes the key Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX eatures and benefts or public saety,homeland security and deense agencies.

Table 1. The Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX delivers key features for public safety, homeland security and defense agencies

FAT BFT

A single versatile product that provides support for allapplications — voice, data and Ethernet

Reduces capital expenditures (CAPEX)Reduces network complexityIncreases operational efciency

Full carrier- and industry-grade redundancy Increases reliabilityEnsures high availability

Non-blocking 132 E1 matrix Reduces hardware costs

Backplane capacity scales to 6 Gb/s Protects the investment over the long term

With these eatures and this exibility, the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX helps public saety, homelandsecurity and deense agencies meet their specifc communications requirements. For example:

• Public saety agencies can securely and reliably interconnect police, fre and ambulance services

with regional and national coordination centers.

• Homeland security agencies can deploy the wide range o applications — including radio, voice anddata communications and data acquisition — required to execute on their varied responsibilities.

• Deense agencies can ensure their personnel are ready to participate in missions that requireinstant access to the right inormation at the right time in the right location.

In the ollowing sections, we take a more detailed look at how the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX helpspublic saety, homeland security and deense agencies deliver specialized, mission-critical applications.

Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX for specialized applications

Public saety, homeland security and deense agencies require specialized communications applicationsthat are crucial to their operations. The architectural options and wide variety o interaces providedby the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX help these agencies increase the efciency o their mission-criticalcommunications inrastructures while meeting their specifc application requirements.

The Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX can be deployed in two network architectures:

• An SDH/WDM network

• An IP/MPLS network

In either network architecture, the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX grooms and aggregates multiple legacymedia and services, including analog, Ethernet and low and high bit rate TDM trafc, toward thenetwork inrastructure. Its interaces support numerous applications, including Private Mobile Radio(PMR), used across public saety, homeland security and deense agencies.

Table 2 provides an overview o the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX client interaces used in publicsaety-related applications.




Table 2. The Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX provides a wide range of tributary interfaces

ALAT TFA

Voice FXS

FXO

LAN

2-wire E&M

4-wire E&M

MRD/LB

Data RS-232/V.24/V.28

RS-422/V.11

RS-449/V.36

RS-485

RS-530

64 kb/s co-directional G.703

64 kb/s contra-directional G.703

High-speed data Nx64 kb/s V.35 or X.21

Ethernet 10/100 Base electrical/optical

Teleprotection IEEE C37.94

Alarm I/O Dry contacts

E1 or fractional E1 G.703/G.704

Figure 1 illustrates the range o capabilities enabled by the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX interaces.

Figure 1. Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX supports a wide range of tributary interfaces

PABX

PSTN/hotline/ payphone

Ethernet

64 kb/s-LL andV.110 subrate

Co- and contra 64 kb/s

n x 64 kb/s-LL

FE1 (G.703)

132 x E1

ab (2 wire)

ab (2 wire)

V.28/X.21

10/100 Ethernet

10/100 Mb/s

V.35/V.36/V.28/X.21

64 kb/s-G.703

V.35/V.36/X.21

2/4 wire

SCADA RTU

Analog LL-modem

Alarms scan/drive

Magneto/local battery

Teleprotection switchIEEE C37.94

1511MAXSTM-1GigE

eSCADA RTU/IEC

LAN

SHDSL




The ollowing sections provide more detail about the role o the product in some o the mostimportant applications used by public saety, homeland security and deense agencies.

Alcatel-Lucent1511MAXforPrivateMobileRadioapplications

PMR communications (also known as Proessional Mobile Radio and Land Mobile Radio communica-tions) provide closed-group access to point-to-multipoint communications and push-to-talk commu-nications across large areas. With the expansive areas covered by public saety, homeland security

and deense agencies, PMR and Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) communications are essential.

Agencies that operate analog or digital PMR systems or digital TETRA systems or voice and datacommunications can use the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX to backhaul trafc rom PMR, Digital MobileRadio (DMR1), MPT-1327, TETRA or TETRAPOL radio base stations through its Optical TransportCard (OTC), its Copper Transport Card (CTC) or through a microwave link to secure their emergencycommunications over larger areas.

Because the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX provides Gigabit Ethernet (GET) support, it delivers mission-critical TETRA communications services over SDH/WDM networks, IP/MPLS networks and hybridnetworks that take advantage o both SDH/WDM and IP/MPLS technology. For example, a singleAlcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX can transport time-critical data over an SDH/WDM network and unction

as an IP multiplexer to move massive amounts o data across an IP/MPLS network.

This exibility ensures public saety, homeland security and deense agencies protect their investment.And it allows them to seamlessly and gradually migrate to an all-IP/MPLS network at the pace thatis best or their operations.

Additionally, trafc rom PMR base stations can be groomed or aggregation onto aggregate E1 or STM-1links to reduce bandwidth requirements on the backbone network.

Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX for public safety agencies

For frst responders, such as police, fre and EMS agencies, seconds can mean the dierence between lieand death. Fast and highly available communications between agencies and with regional and nationalcoordination centers is critical to ensure all involved have instant access to the inormation they needto make the right decisions at the right time. This requires a high-speed, always-on, land-mobilecommunications inrastructure that crosses vast and sometimes remote territories.

An Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX-based MCWI provides a highly available distribution network thatinterconnects TETRA, TETRAPOL and MPT 1327 radio stations to a central switch. It providesa number o protection mechanisms at both the network and network element layers to deliver thevery highly available communications public saety agencies need.

Figure 2 depicts a public saety network that securely and reliably interconnects police, fre and

ambulance services with regional and national coordination centers.

1 DMR Tier 3 — or networked multi-site systems — can be backhauled over an Alcatel- Lucent 1511 MAX-based MCWI, but aretypically used only by local or regional agencies overseeing a city or harbor.




Figure 2. Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX enables mission-critical public safety applications

As illustrated in Figure 2, the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX delivers a range o capabilities:

• At the central coordination center, the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX unctions as a cross-connect,concentrating data between TETRA switching exchanges, Short Data Service (SDS) systems,paging systems, conventional or IP PBXs and the public switched telephone network (PSTN).Dispatching consoles can also be interconnected through a variety o interaces available onthe Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX.

• At coordination centers with TETRA switching exchanges, the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAXunctions as a cross-connect, collecting signals rom all o the public saety agencies. It alsodistributes these signals over copper (CTC), optical fber (OTC or GET) or microwave relay

systems to broadcast sites where the base stations are connected through E1, ractional E1(n x 64 kb/s channels) or Fast or Gigabit Ethernet.

• Inversely, at broadcast sites, where the TETRA base stations are located, the Alcatel-Lucent1511 MAX collects and transmits network management and alarm data, including system andenvironmental alarms, to the central ofce.

• At microwave sites, the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX delivers both grooming and transport unctions.Base station repeaters are connected over an Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX-based MCWI.

• Across the inrastructure, the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX interconnects conventional PMR orpaging systems through its 2- and 4-wire E&M, V.35 and E1 interaces.

National safety coordination center (central site)

Regional coordination center dispatchRegional coordinationcenter dispatch

PBX TETRA

exchange

TETRA

1511 EM

Ambulance services

1511 MAX

1511 MAX

1511 MAX

1511 MAX TETRAexchange

Fire brigades

TETRA

TETRA

base station

TETRA

base station

Police

TETRA

base station




Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX for homeland security agencies

Homeland security agencies are involved in all aspects o security — prevention, detection, alerts,response and recovery — and all types o events, rom terrorism, smuggling and border protection toland, sea and air surveillance, chemical and nuclear disasters and natural disasters, such as stormsor earthquakes.

The security- and saety-critical applications required to execute on these varied responsibilities demanda robust backbone and access network. For example, VHF, UHF, TETRA, PMR and push-to-talk (PTT)radio, voice and data communications and data acquisition or radar, border control and sensingapplications, all call or a reliable, secure and cost eective multiservice network.

This multiservice network must also interconnect diverse types o monitoring equipment, includingsensors, closed-circuit TV (CCTV) and inrared (IR) cameras, intrusion detection ences, opticalperimeter and intrusion detection devices, nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) detectors, radartowers, air, coastal and harbor surveillance devices and airborne observation equipment to the backbonenetwork.

Figure 3 depicts an Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX-based mission-critical network that enables all o the

key applications required by homeland security agencies.

Figure 3. Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX enables mission-critical homeland security applications

National safety coordination center (central site)

Border controlCustoms, police, civilprotection and others

PBX Radio

switch

1511 EM

Detectors and sensorsCoastal and harbor surveillance

1511 MAX

1511 MAX

1511 MAX

1511 MAX

1511 MAX

IR barrier

NBC detector

IR camera

1511 MAX

Air space surveillance

1511 MAX

1511 MAX

IR camera

Fence disturbance sensor




As illustrated in Figure 3, the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX plays a vital role in delivering mission-critical homeland security applications:

• It interconnects the ull range o radio, voice, data and video systems, including PBXs, publicaddress (PA) and general alarm (GA) systems, as well as CCTV and IR surveillance andmonitoring systems.

• It also interconnects the wide variety o detectors and sensors deployed at acilities and acrosstopographies to prevent and detect unauthorized access and security breaches.

• In the central coordination center, the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX acts as a cross-connect,concentrating data between radio switching exchanges, conventional or IP PBXs and the PSTN.It demultiplexes the concentrated data rom the sensors and detectors or its respective applications.

• To ensure communications no matter where agency personnel are located, the Alcatel-Lucent1511 MAX enables FM, UHF, VHF marine and aeronautical radio communications.

Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX for defense agencies

To support the key tenets o network-centric warare, a military communications network must have theexibility to adapt to dierent devices while ensuring complete reliability, manageability and security.

With a multiservice MCWI, all Ministry o Deense personnel — rom the armed orces to military airtrafc control — will be ready to participate in missions that require instant access to inormation atdesignated locations. In these missions, the communications network becomes a crucial componentin the military arsenal, supporting the team’s objectives and contributing to the success o the mission.The MCWI must encompass optical, wireline and wireless transmissions, support voice, data andvideo and provide eective connectivity to both new and established devices and protocols.

The Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX orms the basis o an MCWI that gives deense organizations thecommunications network they need or truly mission-critical communications. This efcient and robustproduct delivers both TDM and Ethernet technologies across challenging topographies, connecting tomicrowave or WiMAX equipment or non-direct line-o-sight situations. And it oers ull redundancyat the link, processor and power level with a ully non-blocking matrix, providing higher than

99.999 percent availability. Its robust design also means the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX can beinstalled in a variety o mobile locations, including shelters, radio trucks and feld headquarters.

Figure 4 illustrates a mission-critical deense network based on the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX.




Figure 4. Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX enables mission-critical defense applications

As illustrated in Figure 4, the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX enables the applications required acrosscentral and remote military sites:

• At microwave sites, the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX delivers both grooming and transportunctions. It also transports data over copper (CTC) or optical fber (OTC or GET).

• At air or coastal surveillance radar sites, data is collected and transported to centralizedcontrol centers.

• Remote workstations can be connected across the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX-based MCWIto command control center servers that supply vital intelligence.

• The Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX also interconnects the wide variety o detectors, sensors,encryption devices, HF and VHF tactical radio repeaters, TETRA base stations and voiceswitches needed or network-centric warare.

Command control center

PBX Server farm 1511 EM

Theatre

1511 MAX

1511 MAX

1511 MAX

1511 MAX

SATCOM

1511 MAX

SATCOM

Air space surveillance

1511 MAX




Conclusion

With Alcatel-Lucent, public saety, homeland security and deense agencies gain all o the advantageso working with a vendor that understands the challenges they ace, the applications they rely on andthe importance o seamlessly integrating new and legacy technologies. And they gain a partner that hasled the delivery o some o the world’s largest and most advanced communications inrastructures andknows how to work in increasingly complex communications environments where zero downtime

is a basic requirement.

Alcatel-Lucent brings its reputation, reliability and experience in vertical markets, along with expertadvice, network consultancy and end-to-end integration services. With the versatile Alcatel-Lucent1511 MAX, Alcatel-Lucent meets the stringent requirements o public saety, homeland security anddeense agencies, providing a carrier-grade network oering that is ready or the migration to packetnetworks and includes all o the Alcatel-Lucent building blocks:

• A digital transport network (optical, microwave or copper) with the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAXas the access layer

• Redundancy o all core unctions

• Compliance with industry-specifc and telecom standards

• Tailoring to specifc customer requirements

Mission-critical communications based on the Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX help public saety, homelandsecurity and deense agencies take ull advantage o the specialized applications that address theircomplex environment and needs. They beneft rom reliable, redundant and secure connectivity thatwill help them increase operational efciency, ensure business continuity and improve saety andsecurity. And they can seamlessly integrate new and legacy applications to protect their investments,reduce risk and evolve their operations at the right pace or their mandate.

T ALATL-LT AATA

Industry knowledge + technology-driven outcomes = Targeted solutions

• Global market leadership with breadth and depth of expertise• Product and technology foundation based on carrier-class scale, security and reliability• Rapid delivery of turnkey solutions by a committed partner• End-to-end solutions built on global experience

Abbreviations

CTC Copper Transport Card

DMR Digital Mobile Radio

EM Element Manager

EMS Emergency Medical Services

FET Fast Ethernet

FXO Foreign Exchange Subscriber

FXS Foreign Exchange Ofce

GET Gigabit Ethernet

HF high frequency

IP Internet Protocol

IR infrared

LAN Local Area Network




LMR Land Mobile Radio

MAX Media Access Cross-Connect

MCWI Mission-Critical WAN Infrastructure

MPLS Multi-Protocol Label Switching

MPT 1327 Ministry of Post and Telegraph 1327 (analog signaling for trunked radio communications networks)

NCB Nuclear, chemical, biological

OTC Optical Transport Card

PDH Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy

PMR Private (or Professional) Mobile Radio

SDH Synchronous Digital Hierarchy

SDS Short Data Service

STM Synchronous Transfer Mode

TDM Time Division Multiplexing

TETRA Terrestrial Trunked Radio

TETRAPOL Terrestrial Trunked Radio (alternate standard)

UHF ultra-high frequency

VHF very-high frequency

WAN Wide Area Network

WDM Wave Division Multiplexing

Resources

• Alcatel-Lucent 1511 MAX product page

• Enriching Communications Volume 1, Issue 2, Article

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