Cellular Backhaul
Cellular Backhaul Over IP / Ethernet
IP data service providers are strategically focused on the cellular backhaul business as they have a cost basis that is a fraction of a leased E1 circuit. Cell site access to aggressively priced IP services delivered via xDSL, Optical Ethernet, HFC Cable Modem, Wireless Ethernet, and PLC Power Line Ethernet is becoming ubiquitous.
The Engage IP•Tube products enable Cellular providers to leverage ubiquitous, economical, and reliable IP/Ethernet services as an alternative to E1 circuits. The IP•Tube E1 encapsulates the Base Station's E1 traffic into IP/Ethernet packets for interconnection to the Base Station Controller. Full and Fractional E1 connections are supported. The size and frequency of the IP packets are user configurable. Data rates from 64 Kpbs to 2.048 Mbps are supported.
Engage Communication, Inc. - Cellular Backhaul Solutions
Cellular Backhaul Over IP Utilizing The IP•Tube E1 is an Economical Solution That Uses Ubiquitous, Flexible, and Reliable IP/Ethernet Services.
Cellular Backhaul over IP / Ethernet Networks
The Engage Communication IP•Tube is used to provide transparent interconnection of the base stations (BTSs), base station controllers (BSCs) and mobile switching centers (MSCs) over IP Ethernet packet-switched networks. The IP•Tube E1 maintains all the features of the cellular network BSC to BTS interconnections. Cellular phone service providers are able to save substantially by converting to a packet switch network from circuit TDM lease lines.
The IP•Tube has duplicate packet transmission and reception features that provide for resilient performance even through a lossy interconnect. The existing deployed investments in mobile switching technologies are retained while less expensive access technologies maximize the Return on Investment for the cellular provider.
The IP•Tube's transparent operation maintains the proprietary signaling required to support cellular voice communications. Voice quality is not compromised. The IP•Tube E1 is available with one to four E1 interfaces and with one to two 10/100 BaseT Ethernet interface(s). The E1 interfaces have configurations that provide independent protocol, compression, packet sizing, buffering, clocking, framing, coding and channel settings. The protocols supported are IPTube and CESoIP.
The IP•Tube•C adds the power of lossless data compression. This optional functionality continuously detects idle/redundant data within each DS0 resulting in as much as a 56 to 1 bandwidth savings. TDM over IP bandwidth is not consumed by silent or redundant circuits. The IP•Tube•C lossless data compression option is ideal for environments where network bandwidth is limited such as point-to-point and point-to-multi point wireless, HFC cable modems, xDSL, Power Line Ethernet or the Internet.
| Additional IP•Tube E1 Applications | IP•Tube E1 Features |
• PBX/Voice over IP/Ethernet |
• 1 and 60 port E1 models available |
| • E1 Leased Lines over IP/Ethernet | • 1 and 2 port 10/100T models available |
| • SS7 Signaling/Monitoring over IP/Ethernet | • Optional Lossless Data Compression |
| • Serial Data (RS530, V.35, RS232, X.21) over IP/Ethernet | • Optional Load Sharing and Redundant Ethernet port capabilities |
| • Toll Bypass over IP/Ethernet | • AC and DC Power Options |
| • Encrypted Data over IP/Ethernet | • Supports Full and Fractional and Multiplexed E1 |
| • Straightforward Configuration |