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SmartAX MA5606T Multi-service Access Module V800R005 Product Description Issue Date 2006-12-08 Part Number 31400927 Huawei Technologies Proprietary...
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Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. provides customers with comprehensive technical support and service. For any assistance, please contact our local office or company headquarters. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Address: Huawei Industrial Base Bantian, Longgang Shenzhen 518129 People's Republic of China Website: http://www.huawei.com...
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SmartAX MA5606T Product Description Figures Figures Figure 1-1 Typical network of the MA5606T...................... 3 Figure 2-1 Appearance of the MA5606T......................10 Figure 2-2 Chassis layout of the MA5606T ...................... 11 Figure 2-3 Software architecture of the MA5606T ................... 14 Figure 2-4 Logical structure of the MA5606T ....................15 Figure 3-1 xDSL access application ........................
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SmartAX MA5606T Product Description Tables Tables Table 1-1 Ports provided by the MA5606T ......................4 Table 2-1 Dimensions of the MA5606T chassis ....................10 Table 2-2 Mandatory hardware components of the MA5606T................11 Table 4-1 Configuration functions of MA5606T NE manager ................30 Table 5-1 Physical parameters of the MA5606T ....................
SmartAX MA5606T Product Description About This Document About This Document Purpose This section describes the related versions, intended audience, organization, convention, and update history of this document. Related Versions The following table lists the product version related to this document.
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SmartAX MA5606T About This Document Product Description Chapter Description 3 Network Applications Describes the typical network applications of the MA5606T. 4 Equipment Provides information on the system management and Management maintenance. 5 Technical Covers the technical specifications of the MA5606T as well Specifications as the standards the MA5606T complies with.
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SmartAX MA5606T Product Description About This Document Command Conventions Convention Description Boldface The keywords of a command line are in boldface. Italic Command arguments are in italic. Items (keywords or arguments) in square brackets [ ] are optional. { x | y | ... } Alternative items are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars.
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SmartAX MA5606T About This Document Product Description Description Action Double-click Press the primary mouse button twice continuously and quickly without moving the pointer. Drag Press and hold the primary mouse button and move the pointer to a certain position. Update History Updates in Issue 01 (2006-12-08) This is the first release of MA5606T V800R005.
SmartAX MA5606T Product Description 1 Overview Overview About This Chapter The following table lists the contents of this chapter. Section… Describes… 1.1 Product Orientation The position of the MA5606T in a telecom network 1.2 Product Features The major features and benefits of the MA5606T...
1.1 Product Orientation The SmartAX MA5606T Multi-service Access Module (hereinafter referred to as the MA5606T) is a multi-service access product launched by Huawei. It has the following orientations: As a mini–digital subscriber line access multiplexer (mini-DSLAM), it provides a small number of users with access to the Internet independently or by subtending with the MA5600T.
SmartAX MA5606T Product Description 1 Overview Figure 1-1 shows a typical network of the MA5606T. Figure 1-1 Typical network of the MA5606T IP network BRAS FE/GE MA5606T Splitter MA5606T VDSL2/ADSL2+/ SHDSL VDSL2/ADSL2+/ VDSL2/ADSL2+/ SHDSL SHDSL Common user Common user Common user IP phone 1.2 Product Features...
SmartAX MA5606T 1 Overview Product Description 1.2.1 Abundant Port Types The MA5606T offers various network ports, service ports and maintenance ports. Table 1-1 lists the ports provided by the MA5606T. Table 1-1 Ports provided by the MA5606T Port Type Port Name...
SmartAX MA5606T Product Description 1 Overview Port Type Port Name Remarks Environment Through this serial port, various environment monitoring serial port parameters collected by monitoring devices are reported to the MA5606T. NOTE SFP = Small Form-factor Pluggable P2P = Point to Point 1.2.2 Flexible Networking...
Rich authentication modes to suit different multicast operators Controllable multicast to control users' access to multicast groups Transaction language 1 (TL1) interface on the Huawei N2000 element management system (hereinafter referred to as the N2000) that enables the operation support system...
SmartAX MA5606T Product Description 1 Overview 1.2.5 Strict Security In line with security requirements for carrier-class telecom services, the MA5606T provides the following features to ensure the security of the system and the users. System Security Prevention of denial of service (DoS) attacks...
SmartAX MA5606T 1 Overview Product Description Software Design The software improves the system reliability in the following aspects: The software adopts modular design. − Any change in a function module does not affect other modules. − The software provides guaranteed QoS through the following based on traffic rules: Packet filtering −...
SmartAX MA5606T Product Description 2 System Architecture System Architecture About This Chapter The following table lists the contents of this chapter. Section… Describes… 2.1 Hardware Architecture The logical structure of the MA5606T and the functions of each module 2.2 Software Architecture The software structure of the MA5606T 2.3 Function Modules...
SmartAX MA5606T 2 System Architecture Product Description 2.1 Hardware Architecture 2.1.1 Hardware Specifications Appearance Figure 2-1 shows the appearance of the MA5606T. Figure 2-1 Appearance of the MA5606T Specifications The dimensions of the MA5606T chassis vary with the mounting brackets used.
SmartAX MA5606T Product Description 2 System Architecture Chassis Layout Figure 2-2 shows the chassis layout of the MA5606T. Figure 2-2 Chassis layout of the MA5606T Power supply board 0 Main control & uplink board Service board/SPL board Service board The fans are installed on the left side of the chassis for heat dissipation.
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SmartAX MA5606T 2 System Architecture Product Description Type Name Description Main control & MCUA It is the main control function and the uplink function. It uplink board also provides one serial port for environment monitoring. It supports hot swapping. When attached with the O2FN subboard, the MCUA provides two FE optical ports, with the transmission distance of 15 km (single-mode) or 2 km (multi-mode).
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SmartAX MA5606T Product Description 2 System Architecture Type Name Description VDSF 24-port VDSL2 over POTS interface board. It supports: External splitter Surge protection Hot swapping VDSA 24-port VDSL2 over POTS interface board. It supports: External splitter VDSL2 8b profile Hot swapping OPFA 16-port FE optical interface board.
SmartAX MA5606T 2 System Architecture Product Description 2.2 Software Architecture Figure 2-3 shows the software architecture of the MA5606T, which consists of the board software and the host software. Figure 2-3 Software architecture of the MA5606T Serial port Telnet terminal...
SmartAX MA5606T Product Description 2 System Architecture System management plane: It provides equipment and service management functions. Service control plane: It consists of voice control and IP control sub-planes. The service control plane is the core module that provides the service functions such as: Resolving and processing the service configuration commands −...
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SmartAX MA5606T 2 System Architecture Product Description xDSL Access Module This module consists of various xDSL boards and optical interface boards to provide ADSL2/ADSL2+, SHDSL, VDSL2, and P2P FE optical access services. Power Module This module provides dual inputs of –48 V DC power supply for powering the service board, main control board, and fan.
SmartAX MA5606T Product Description 3 Network Applications Network Applications About This Chapter The following table lists the contents of this chapter. Section… Describes… 3.1 xDSL Application The xDSL application 3.2 Subtending Application The subtending application 3.3 FTTN Application The FTTN application 3.4 QinQ Application...
SmartAX MA5606T 3 Network Applications Product Description 3.1 xDSL Application The MA5606T provides the broadband access service. In the downstream direction, the MA5606T provides a high speed Internet access for subscribers in remote areas. In the upstream direction, it connects to a BRAS on the convergence layer through its GE or FE optical port.
SmartAX MA5606T Product Description 3 Network Applications 3.2 Subtending Application The MA5606T supports Ethernet subtending. It allows multiple tiers of DSLAMs in a subtending topology through the GE/FE ports. This helps to greatly expand the network coverage. Subtending application suits scenarios where there are a large number of users.
SmartAX MA5606T 3 Network Applications Product Description In the QinQ application, the packet transmitted in the backbone network has two layers of 802.1Q tags: a public VLAN tag and a private VLAN tag. Figure 3-3 illustrates the implementation of QinQ, as introduced below: At the user side The enterprise user traffic adopts xDSL access and is delivered in the VLAN mode.
SmartAX MA5606T Product Description 3 Network Applications Figure 3-4 illustrates the VLAN stacking application. The BRAS needs to be able to authenticate the two layers of VLAN tags. Figure 3-4 VLAN Stacking application BRAS Internet ISP2 ISP1 FE/GE FE/GE ISP2 enterprise...
SmartAX MA5606T 3 Network Applications Product Description Figure 3-5 shows the triple play application. Figure 3-5 Triple play application OSS & RADIUS server/RADIUS proxy Home network Softswitch DHCP BRAS PSTN IP phone GE/FE PPPoE Internet Home Router MA5606T gateway DHCP...
SmartAX MA5606T Product Description 3 Network Applications 3.7 P2P FE Optical Access The application scenario of P2P FE optical access is similar to that of a passive optical network (PON). It provides a simple and low cost network mode (P2P mode). It is suitable for residential communities that have been deployed with fibers to the home.
SmartAX MA5606T Product Description 4 Equipment Management Equipment Management About This Chapter The following table lists the contents of this chapter. Section… Describes… 4.1 Overview The maintenance modes and related functions of the MA5606T 4.2 Management Through the The management of the MA5606T through the CLI 4.3 Management Through the...
SmartAX MA5606T 4 Equipment Management Product Description 4.1 Overview The MA5606T provides two means for management, maintenance and monitoring of the equipment: Management through the CLI, where two modes are available: Local or remote maintenance through a serial port connection −...
The EMS communicates with the MA5606T through a network management port on the MA5606T based on SNMP. The N2000 of Huawei provides different network management solutions for Huawei broadband access devices and integrated access devices. The major functions of the N2000 include:...
SmartAX MA5606T 4 Equipment Management Product Description Server Software Configuration Windows operating system: Windows 2000 Server + SQL Server 2000 UNIX operating system: Solaris 8.0 + Sybase 12 N2000 software: The N2000 server software package Client Hardware Configuration A PC or a UNIX workstation is used.
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SmartAX MA5606T Product Description 4 Equipment Management Batch Service Provisioning The N2000 supports batch service processing to shorten the time in deploying the service and responding to end users' demands. Backup and Uploading of NE Data The N2000 supports manual or timed backup or uploading of data of all NEs or a specified NE in the network.
SmartAX MA5606T 4 Equipment Management Product Description Multicast service Triple play service Private line service QoS/ACL See Table 4-1. Table 4-1 Configuration functions of MA5606T NE manager Feature Description Device management Managing the hardware of the device, including shelves, boards and ports...
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SmartAX MA5606T Product Description 4 Equipment Management Feature Description DHCP relay DHCP Relay configuration, including configuration and management maintenance of: Server mode Standard mode MAC address segment mode DHCP Option60 domain mode L2 forwarding mode Terminal management Querying the details of an ADSL transceiver unit, remote end...
SmartAX MA5606T 4 Equipment Management Product Description 4.3.3 Application of the N2000 The N2000 can network with the MA5606T through: Inband channels Outband channels Hybrid inband/outband channels Since both inband and outband modes have their respective advantages and disadvantages, these two modes are usually combined in actual applications.
SmartAX MA5606T Product Description 4 Equipment Management Outband Mode Definition Outband mode refers to a network mode for network device management implemented through a communication channel provided by a special device rather than by the managed device. Network topology See Figure 4-3.
SmartAX MA5606T Product Description 5 Technical Specifications Technical Specifications About This Chapter The following table lists the contents of this chapter. Section… Describes… 5.1 Technical Specifications The physical parameters and the environmental parameters of the MA5606T 5.2 Performance Indexes The system performance of the MA5606T 5.3 Port Indexes...
SmartAX MA5606T 5 Technical Specifications Product Description 5.1 Technical Specifications This section provides technical specifications of the MA5606T. 5.1.1 Physical Parameters Table 5-1 lists the physical parameters for the MA5606T. Table 5-1 Physical parameters of the MA5606T Parameter Description Chassis dimensions 436 mm x 232 mm x 86.1 mm (W x D x H)
SmartAX MA5606T 5 Technical Specifications Product Description 5.2.3 Service Characteristics Table 5-5 lists the IP service characteristics of the MA5606T. Table 5-5 IP service characteristics Item Supports… Wire speed L2/L3 24 GE wire speed switching capacity switching Wire speed forwarding on all ports...
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SmartAX MA5606T Product Description 5 Technical Specifications Item Supports… MAC address table Address learning in compliance with IEEE 802.1D Up to 16k MAC addresses The following QoS strategies based on traffic rules: Packet filtering Packet redirection Flow mirroring Traffic statistics...
SmartAX MA5606T 5 Technical Specifications Product Description Table 5-6 lists the major management and maintenance features of the MA5606T. Table 5-6 System management and maintenance Item Description Management Console configuration Telnet configuration CLI configuration SNMP management N2000 network management system...
SmartAX MA5606T Product Description 5 Technical Specifications 5.2.4 System Ports Table 5-7 lists the port parameters in the system. Table 5-7 Port parameters Port Speed Port Reach Max. Board Type Specification Distance Number of Ports per Board ADSL2+ Adaptive ADSL2+ 6.5 km...
SmartAX MA5606T 5 Technical Specifications Product Description Parameter Description Function The maintenance serial port can: Serve as a command line interface Be connected with a character terminal Be connected with a local PC through a serial port, where the terminal emulation program can be run.
SmartAX MA5606T Product Description 5 Technical Specifications Parameter Description Port rate Upstream rate: Up to 1.2 Mbit/s Downstream rate: Up to 24 Mbit/s Maximum reach distance 4500 m Cable type Twisted pair Band occupied Upstream band: 120 kHz to 274 kHz Downstream band: 274 kHz to 2.208 MHz...
SmartAX MA5606T 5 Technical Specifications Product Description 5.3.5 VDSL2 over POTS Port Table 5-12 lists the parameters of the VDSL2 over POTS port. Table 5-12 Parameters of the VDSL2 over POTS port Parameter Description Port type VDSL2 Number of ports on an SHDSL...
SmartAX MA5606T Product Description 5 Technical Specifications 5.3.7 FE Single-mode Optical Port Table 5-14 lists the parameters of the FE single-mode optical port. Table 5-14 Parameters of the FE single-mode optical port Parameter Specification Interface type Transmission rate Full duplex 100 Mbit/s Transmission distance 15 km (over a 9/125 µm single-mode fiber)
SmartAX MA5606T 5 Technical Specifications Product Description 5.3.9 GE Single-mode Optical Port Table 5-16 lists the parameters of the GE single-mode optical port. Table 5-16 Parameters of the GE single-mode optical port Parameter Specification Connector type Transmission rate 1.25 Gbit/s Transmission distance 10 km (over a 9/125 µm single-mode fiber)
SmartAX MA5606T Product Description 5 Technical Specifications 5.3.11 P2P FE Optical Port Table 5-18 lists the parameters of the P2P FE optical port. Table 5-18 P2P FE optical port Parameter Specification Encapsulation type Transmission rate 100 Mbit/s Transmission distance 15 km Standard compliance G.957...
SmartAX MA5606T 5 Technical Specifications Product Description 5.4 Standards Compliance Service-Related Standards Table 5-20 lists the standards and protocols that the MA5606T complies with. Table 5-20 Standards and protocols compliance Standard Name ANSI Network and Customer installation interfaces –Asymmetric Digital T1.413-1998...
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SmartAX MA5606T Product Description 5 Technical Specifications Standard Name ITU-T G.984.2 Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Networks (GPON): Physical Media Dependent (PMD) Layer Specification ITU-T G.984.3 Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Networks (GPON): Transmission Convergence Layer Specification ITU-T G.984.4 Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Networks(GPON): ONU Management and Control Interface Specification ITU-T G.994.1...
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SmartAX MA5606T 5 Technical Specifications Product Description Standard Name RFC1112 IGMP v1 RFC1155 Structure and identifier of the Internet management information based on TCP/IP RFC1157 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) RFC1213 Internet Network Management Information Base based on TCP/IP: MIB-II...
SmartAX MA5606T Product Description 5 Technical Specifications Safety and Environment Standards Table 5-21 lists the safety and environment standards that the MA5606T complies with. Table 5-21 Safety and environment standards compliance Item Standard Level Compliance Security ITU-T K.20 Resistibility of telecommunication...
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SmartAX MA5606T 5 Technical Specifications Product Description Item Standard Level Compliance IEC 721-3-3 Classification of environmental conditions Part3 NEBS GR-63-CORE Network Equipment-Building System Requirements: Physical Protection ETSI 300 019-1-3 Environmental conditions and environmental tests for telecommunications equipment; Part 1-3: Classification of environmental conditions;...
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SmartAX MA5606T Product Description 5 Technical Specifications Item Standard Level Compliance Structure ETSI 300 119-1 European telecommunication standard for equipment practice Part1:Introduction and terminology ETSI 300 119-2 European telecommunication standard for equipment practice Part2:Engineer requirement for rack and cabinet ETSI 300 119-3...
SmartAX MA5606T Product Description A Acronyms and Abbreviations Acronyms and Abbreviations Access Control List Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line ADSL Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line 2 ADSL2 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line 2 Plus ADSL2+ Address Resolution Protocol Asynchronous Transfer Mode ADSL Transmitting Unit-Remote end...
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SmartAX MA5606T A Acronyms and Abbreviations Product Description European Telecommunications Standards Institute ESTI Fast Ethernet File Transfer Protocol Fiber to the neighborhood FTTN Gigabit Ethernet Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Network GPON Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers...
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SmartAX MA5606T Product Description A Acronyms and Abbreviations Operating System Operation Support System Point-to-Point Personal Computer Plain Old Telephone Service POTS Policy Information Transfer Protocol PITP Point-to-Point Protocol Point-to-Point Protocol Over Ethernet PPPoE Packet Transfer Mode Permanent Virtual Connection 802.1q in 802.1q...
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SmartAX MA5606T A Acronyms and Abbreviations Product Description Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol TCP/IP Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP Television User Datagram Protocol Very High Speed DSL VDSL Very High Speed DSL 2 VDSL2 Virtual LAN VLAN Voice over IP...