CTR 8380 all outdoor microwave router

All-outdoor microwave router

CTR 8380 microwave router converges microwave and IP/MPLS functionalities into a single compact device for all-outdoor deployments and is the only outdoor router on the market with integrated microwave capability.

Applications

  • Access/network edge
  • Small cell backhaul

 

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What is IP/MPLS-Based Wireless Transport?

IP/MPLS microwave integrates routing capability into microwave devices. With integrated IP/MPLS wireless transport solutions from Aviat Networks, operators can save costs, improve network performance, simply operations, and enable new services.

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Lowers total cost of ownership

CTR 8380’s zero footprint design lowers site costs by eliminating need for shelter or cabinet, reducing air conditioning requirements, and lowering power and fuel consumption.

As a router, CTR 8380 extends IP/MPLS to the small cell network, improving network scalability, lowering cost, and enabling new IP-based VPN services.

Bottom line is

Because both the router and microwave are integrated into a single box, the network performs better and there are fewer devices to buy, deploy and maintain which is critical for all-outdoor deployments.

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Ideal for small cell and enterprise connections

CTR 8380 is ideal for rooftop locations for delivery of enterprise services, and is ideally suited for all-outdoor macrocell and small cell backhaul.

With its all-outdoor design and multiple mounting options, the CTR 8380 can be deployed several different ways – at the top of the tower, adjacent to the radio unit or on a rooftop support bar – to allow access to traffic and management ports, or maintain/replace the unit, without the need to climb the tower or rooftop.

CTR 8380 is over-the-air compatible with CTR 8300 and CTR 8540 of microwave routers.

CTR 8380 is over-the-air compatible with CTR 8300 microwave routers.

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CTR 8380 is over-the-air compatible with CTR 8300 and CTR 8540 of microwave routers.

CTR 8380 is over-the-air compatible with CTR 8540 microwave routers.

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Did you know

The CTR 8380 can be deployed as an edge node, connecting to a split-mount terminal or as a node using the CTR 8300 or CTR 8540, all with full compatibility at L1, L2 and L3.

  • Compact, all-outdoor hardened design
  • 1 or 2x IF ports for connecting one or two Aviat ODU 600 outdoor units
  • QPSK to 1024QAM Adaptive Modulation for maximum channel efficiency
  • Co-channel operation with XPIC for up to 1 Gbit/s capacity links
  • Up to 4x GigE user traffic ports, with electrical or optical interface options
  • Layer 2 Ethernet services, including: 802.1ad (QinQ), L2 VPN, STP/MSTP, L2LA (802.1AX), LACP, ERP (G.8032)
  • Advanced traffic management, including L2/L3 QoS, ingress policing, shaping, buffering, multiple class scheduling
  • Advanced Ethernet OAM, including IEEE 802.1ag, 802.3ah and ITU-T Y.1731
  • Packet synchronization options including IEEE 1588v2 and Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE)
  • Microwave configurations: 1+0, 1+0 repeater, 1+1 hot standby, diversity and 2+0 with optional XPIC
  • Layer 3 IP/MPLS features including: dynamic and static routing protocols, L2VPN and L3VPN services, dynamic signalling protocols, MPLS OA&M and network resiliency
  • -48 VDC powered
  • End-to-end network management via Aviat ProVision™.

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What customers and analysts are saying

Juan Andrés Guzmán Barrios

Chief of Area Connectivity and Transmission Engineering, Entel Chile

As a router, CTR 8540 will enable a range of new IP and VPN services for our mobile backhaul and enterprise applications. Unlike other microwave radios that require adding an expensive, separate IP/MPLS router, CTR 8540 is the only product we found that integrates the microwave radio and IP routing features we need.

Emmy Johnson

Founder, Sky Light Research

As a mainstay in the microwave market, Aviat understands the market and has developed a platform that will help operators scale their networks as new applications continue to push network performance.

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