LTE - Long Term Evolution
What is LTE?
The goal of LTE, Release 8 of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), is to bring significant broadband capabilities to mobile users over an all-IP infrastructure.
Interphase LTE Base Station Solutions |
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Interphase LTE Base Station Solutions
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Interphase LTE-capable products suitable for use in an eNodeB (Baseband, Control, and Network), EPC Offload Engines (Serving Gateway, Packet Data Network Gateway, Mobility Management Entity), and LTE Signaling Node include: |
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- iSPAN 36701 - Wireless Base Station AMC for LTE and WiMAX
A powerful, application-ready, small form factor base station module that is ready to combine with a radio head. Based on the innovative Mindspeed Transcede™ 4020 System on a Chip (SoC) processor with an industry-leading level of integration. The Transcede 4020 integrates the base station control, baseband PHY, and the radio interface into a single package enabling a highly scalable, cost-effective solution. iSPAN 36701 press release
- iSPAN 36702 - Wireless Base Station AMC for LTE and WiMAX
A powerful, application-ready, small form factor base station module that is ready to combine with a radio head. Based on the new Wintegra WinPath™3, a next generation chip that is highly optimized for wireless-specific protocols, from a vendor established in the wireless market. The iSPAN 36702 also incorporates the Xilinx® Virtex®-6, which integrates the baseband PHY and the radio interface into a single component. The WinPath3 L2 software is highly integrated with the Xilinx PHY layer for the highest possible performance. iSPAN 36702 press release
- iSPAN 36CA - Quad SFP GE with Cavium OCTEON 58xx AMC
Can be used for augmenting the processing capacity of the wireless base station.
- iSPAN 36MC2 – Single/Dual SFP+ 10 GE with Cavium OCTEON 56xx AMC
Can be used for augmenting the processing capacity of the wireless base station.
Highlights of the Interphase eNodeB application-ready solutions for LTE:
- Integrated hardware and software addressing Layer 1-3 above
- Integrated management tools (iWARE)
- Common application interfaces
- Common hardware solutions for LTE and WiMAX
- Support for emerging standards
- Synchronous Ethernet and Energy Efficient Ethernet
- Partnerships with third-party LTE software providers
Interphase EPC offload engines planned features:
- Packet processor hardware, AMC / ATCA blade
- Integrated EPC protocols
- iWARE Management software tools
- Partnerships with third-party LTE software providers
Interphase also offers a number of products that can be used to build interworking gateways to bridge between LTE and the existing mobile networks:
- iSPAN 3639 & iSPAN 3640 Quad / Octal T1/E1/J1 Communications and Signaling controllers
- iSPAN 3650 – Quad OC-3/STM-1 ATM – GE Interworking Card
Webinar - LTE Technologies and Components from Light Reading
Interphase participated in a Light Reading live webinar in which recognized industry experts from Interphase and Continuous Computing joined with Light Reading presented on LTE marketing trends and requirements, LTE objectives and network architectures, LTE devices and modules, and implementation examples.
Download the complete webinar presentation now to gain insights into LTE, with information geared to help you plan how to accommodate LTE in your network or network equipment.
Download LTE Webinar Presentation
The LTE Network
While LTE aims for an all-IP simplified infrastructure, in reality LTE must interwork with the 3G network, Internet Multimedia Subsystems (IMS), and other pre-existing elements. It most affects the radio access network and packet core network. The LTE Network consists of updates or replacements for many components already in the wireless network. For example:
- eNodeB replaces the 3G base-station NodeB, to accommodate the change to E-UTRAN (Evolved UTRAN/RAN) from the older standard in the 2G and 3G Radio Access Networks
- EPC (Evolved Packet Core, known also as SAE, System Architecture Evolution) replaces the General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) core network
- The SAE Gateway is a new element that acts as a Serving Gateway and a Packet Data Network Gateway to handle traffic and data-plane aspects
- Diameter signaling replaces SS7 signaling in the Home Subscriber Server (HSS), an existing element which is used by the new MME (Mobility Management Entity) node
Diagram: The 3G and LTE Network
How Interphase Fits in an LTE Solution
The Interphase approach to LTE is to provide application-ready solutions for LTE that leverage our recognized expertise in developing ATCA / AMC products, our custom design experience with LTE and WiMAX solutions, and our extensive array of partnerships.
Diagram: Interphase LTE solutions in an LTE network
These Interphase solutions span many elements across the LTE network, from eNodeB wireless base station baseband/control/transport module to a Packet Data Network Gateway GPW Offload Engine.
Next Steps
Contact Interphase now to discover additional LTE solutions, whether you are considering “custom off-the-shelf,” new custom design, software or system integration, or a complete turnkey solution. Interphase - your best solution partner for LTE success.
