Last post, we discussed this topic, Optical Transmission vs. Microwave Transmission, and we’ve known Huawei microwave products are popular in the market. In this post, I will share the comparison of Huawei OptiX RTN 300 series microwave products.
Huawei OptiX RTN 300 series are compact full-outdoor microwave transceivers which provide Gbit/s-level backhaul throughput for packet services. The zero-footprint deployment brings easy installation and efficient management. The RTN 300 series are used to provide transmission solutions with low network construction cost for enterprise networks and can be deployed in ISP, Education, Government, and other vertical industry ICT infrastructures for large capacity transmission without optical fiber.
Figure 1. RTN 320F
Figure 2. RTN 380
Figure 3. RTN 380H
Figure 4. RTN 380A
Figure 5. RTN 380AX (P&E option)
Figure 6. RTN 380AX (P&E + DC option)
Table 1 shows the RTN 320F vs. RTN 380 vs. RTN 380H.
| Product name | RTN 320F | RTN 380 | RTN 380H |
| N+1 protection | N | N | N |
| SD and IF combination | N | N | N |
| CA | N | N | N |
| MIMO | N | N | N |
| LH | N | N | N |
| 1+1 | Y | Y | Y |
| XPIC | Y | N | Y |
| PLA | Y | Y | Y |
| EPLA | Y | N | N |
| EPLA+ | N | N | N |
| AM | Y | Y | Y |
| TDM | N | N | N |
| PWE3/MPLS | Y | Y | Y |
| L3VPN | N | N | N |
| SDB | N | Y | Y |
| Microwave type | IP microwave | IP microwave | IP microwave |
| RF configuration mode | N+0 (N ≤ 4) (NE cascading required in the case of N>2) 1+1 HSB/FD/SD XPIC Multi-directional site configuration | N+0 (N ≤ 2) 1+1 HSB CCDP configuration Multi-directional configuration | N+0 (N ≤ 2) 1+1 HSB XPIC CCDP configuration Multi-directional configuration |
| Number of directions | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Frequency band | 6 GHz 7 GHz 8 GHz 10 GHz 10.5 GHz 11 GHz 13 GHz 15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz 26 GHz 28 GHz 32 GHz 38 GHz 42 GHz | 71-76/81-86 GHz | 71-76/81-86 GHz |
| Channel spacing | 7 MHz 14 MHz 28 MHz 30 MHz 40 MHz 50 MHz 56 MHz 112 MHz | 62.5 MHz 125 MHz 250 MHz 500 MHz 750 MHz | 62.5 MHz 125 MHz 250 MHz 500 MHz 750 MHz 1 GHz 1.5 GHz 2 GHz |
| Modulation scheme | QPSK Strong QPSK 16QAM Strong 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM 128QAM 256QAM 512QAM 512QAM Light 1024QAM 1024QAM Light 2048QAM 4096QAM 8192QAM | QPSK Strong QPSK 16QAM Strong 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM | BPSK QPSK 8PSK 16QAM Strong 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM 128QAM 256QAM 512QAM 1024QAM |
| Maximum air interface capacity (Mbit/s) | 5000 | 4000 | 10000 |
| Product positioning | Access layer | Access/Aggregation layer | Access/Aggregation layer |
| Product type | Split | Integrated | Integrated |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | 300 mm x 60 mm x 220 mm | 265 mm x 65 mm x 265 mm | 265 mm x 95 mm x 320 mm |
| Number of service slots | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Service port type | FE optical port GE optical/electrical port 10GE optical port | GE optical/electrical port 2.5GE optical port CPRI optical port | GE optical/electrical port 2.5GE optical port 10GE optical port CPRI/OBSAI optical port |
| Power supply mode | DC power supply | Power over Ethernet | Power over Ethernet DC power supply |
Table 2 shows the RTN 380A vs. RTN 380AX (P&E option) vs. RTN 380AX (P&E + DC option).
| Product name | RTN 380A | RTN 380AX (P&E option) | RTN 380AX (P&E + DC option) |
| N+1 protection | N | N | N |
| SD and IF combination | N | N | N |
| CA | N | N | N |
| MIMO | N | N | N |
| LH | N | N | N |
| 1+1 | Y | Y | Y |
| XPIC | N | Y | Y |
| PLA | Y | Y | Y |
| EPLA | N | N | N |
| EPLA+ | N | N | N |
| AM | Y | Y | Y |
| TDM | N | N | N |
| PWE3/MPLS | Y | Y | Y |
| L3VPN | N | Y | Y |
| SDB | Y | Y | Y |
| Microwave type | IP microwave | IP microwave | IP microwave |
| RF configuration mode | N+0 (N ≤ 2) 1+1 HSB CCDP configuration Multi-directional configuration | N+0 (N ≤ 2) 1+1 HSB XPIC Multi-directional configuration | N+0 (N ≤ 2) 1+1 HSB XPIC Multi-directional configuration |
| Number of directions | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Frequency band | 71-76/81-86 GHz | 71-76/81-86 GHz | 71-76/81-86 GHz |
| Channel spacing | 62.5 MHz 125 MHz 250 MHz 500 MHz 750 MHz 1 GHz | 62.5 MHz 125 MHz 250 MHz 500 MHz 750 MHz 1 GHz 1.5 GHz 2 GHz | 62.5 MHz 125 MHz 250 MHz 500 MHz 750 MHz 1 GHz 1.5 GHz 2 GHz |
| Modulation scheme | BPSK QPSK 8PSK 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM 128QAM 256QAM 512QAM | BPSK QPSK 8PSK 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM 128QAM 256QAM 512QAM 1024QAM | BPSK QPSK 8PSK 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM 128QAM 256QAM 512QAM 1024QAM |
| Maximum air interface capacity (Mbit/s) | 7600 | 10000 | 10000 |
| Product positioning | Access/Aggregation layer | Access/Aggregation layer | Access/Aggregation layer |
| Product type | Integrated | Integrated | Integrated |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | 265 mm x 73 mm x 285 mm | 265 mm x 73 mm x 285 mm | 265 mm x 73.5 mm x 320 mm |
| Number of service slots | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Service port type | FE optical port GE optical/electrical port 2.5GE optical port 10GE optical port | FE optical port GE optical/electrical port 2.5GE optical port 10GE optical port | FE optical port GE optical/electrical port 2.5GE optical port 10GE optical port |
| Power supply mode | Power over Ethernet | Power over Ethernet | Power over Ethernet DC power supply |
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