LTE Small Cell Baseband Core Technologies
Technology Overview
ASTRI’s LTE Small Cell baseband core technologies include all the physical layer reference design on prototype hardware, which contains programmable devices optimized for small cell.
High-Level Technology Specifications
- Compliant to LTE 3GPP Release 8 standard
- Supports TD-LTE and LTE FDD
- Multiple bandwidth: 10 MHz and 5 MHz
- MIMO technologies: Tx-div, downlink 2x2 MIMO, and uplink multi-user MIMO
- Peak data rates: 50 Mbps on downlink and 25 Mbps on uplink
Reference Design Scope
- Algorithms and architecture design
- Physical layer implementation on prototype hardware for small cell
- Validated through IOT test terminals when integrated with third party RF solution and protocol stacks
Commercialization Examples
- Successfully licensed both TDD and FDD reference design to picoChip, a global leader in providing small cell solutions
- Product prototype based on ASTRI’s technology, eNodeB-in-Box, was displayed at 2010 Mobile World Congress by picoChip
Benefits of ASTRI’s Reference Design
- Fully compliant with 3GPP specifications and verified through IOT
- Common design and common code base for FDD and TDD
- Advanced algorithms and hardware efficient architectures that fit small cell optimized devices
- MIMO technologies built-in