Nokia Boosting Capacity - Why you need 10G interfaces on microwave radios Application Note
Recent developments in packet microwave technology now allow for capacities beyond 1Gb/s on the air interface to satisfy the need of modern ultra-broadband networks. But the focus on radio technology, while certainly necessary, requires a parallel evolution of the Ethernet interfaces, in order for this traffic to be handed off to the next element in the network and avoid bottlenecks. For technical reasons, having multiple 1Gb/s interfaces is not a viable option, as it will inevitably lead to packet loss and service degradation as traffic grows. Having a 10Gb/s interface on the networking unit is becoming a necessity, because this is becoming the new standard interface across the whole telecommunication industry. Operators should be ready to deploy 10Gb/s interfaces in their microwave systems now, since it makes more business sense on the long run.