Qualcomm and Teleepoch
Enter Into a 3G CDMA Subscriber Unit License Agreement, October
6, 2007
MTN chooses Cambridge Broadband
Networks for multi-service wireless network in Rwanda, October 6,
2007
Brazilian government to
publish 3G bidding rules soon, October 6, 2007
KTF 3G service suffers
from technical problems, October 6, 2007
Argentina’s Personal
lunches 3G service in Rosario, October 6, 2007
Russia has it's first 3G
network, October 6, 2007
AT&T could drop Alcatel-Lucent
as 3G mobile network supplier, October 6, 2007
Enea Extends License Agreement
with ZTE for 3G Handsets, October 2, 2007
LG to unveil premium handsets
in Brazil, October 2, 2007
KTF 3G subscribers doubled
in less than 3 months, October 2, 2007
3G policy in India will
be non-uniform, October 2, 2007
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Motorola Releases TD-SCDMA Software Libraries for the MRC6011 RCF Device
November 18, 2003
Motorola has released its first TD-SCDMA module library for the MRC6011
Reconfigurable Compute Fabric (RCF) device. This module enables infrastructure
baseband modem processing for the expanding wireless infrastructure market
in China, which operates according to the TD-SCDMA mobile radio standard.
The MRC6011 provides wireless infrastructure vendors with the flexibility
and processing power needed to deliver base station platforms for next-generation
wireless networks. Motorola’s RCF library code kernels for TD-SCDMA are
designed to tackle the most complex processing step of TD-SDCMA development—the
joint detection uplink processing task.
“Motorola’s RCF technology and the TD-SCDMA standard complement each
other well, as they are both designed to handle highly intensive and asymmetric
functions in a cost effective manner with minor technical risks and smooth
migration paths,” said Kaivan Karimi, senior strategic marketing manager
for Motorola’s RF and DSP Infrastructure Division. “The TD-SCDMA libraries
we’re announcing are designed to enhance RCF by providing a cost-effective,
standards-based solution with low power and ASIC-like deterministic performance.”
The TD-SCDMA libraries are designed to enhance the MRC6011 RCF device’s
ability to perform the heavily matrix-oriented operations that power uplink
and downlink chip rate algorithms in TD-SCDMA. With these libraries, the
same array can be reconfigured to perform the sequence of matrix operations
required for uplink joint detection or downlink beamforming. In addition,
the flexibility and the processing power of the MRC6011 allow future algorithm
enhancements without having to change hardware, enabling speedy time to
market and smooth and low-risk migration for 3G and emerging 4G standards.
Joint detection, the process of canceling interference so that the data
rates can push closer to theoretical radio-signal support limits, is one
of the crucial features of TD-SCDMA that enables the standard to deliver
increased capacity for the mobile Internet. With the addition of Motorola’s
TD-SCDMA libraries for the MRC6011, a developer can use the same piece
of silicon to perform multiple simultaneous algorithmic operations needed
for joint detection. Beyond joint detection, the ability of the TD-SCDMA
libraries to perform high-speed matrix operations complements the processing
array architecture of the MRC6011. Key high-speed matrix operations include
matrix-vector product, matrix multiplication, Hermitian matrix linear
solve, Hermitian matrix inverse, and Fast Fourier Transform/Inverse Fast
Fourier Transform (FFT/IFFT).
About the TD-SCDMA Standard
The TD-SCDMA standard, jointly developed by Siemens AG and the China
Academy of Telecommunications Technology (CATT), provides a mobile radio
standard for migration from 2G to 3G and is one of five IMT-200 standards
accepted by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
About Reconfigurable Compute Fabric (RCF) Technology
Motorola's RCF technology includes advanced RCF and DSP components, along
with the library modules and development tools support required, to develop
scalable and programmable baseband processing systems that accommodate
multiple standards, such as WCDMA, CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA and EDGE. RCF technology
supports system-level flexibility, a consistent design environment for
the entire baseband, and efficient C and assembly programming. In addition,
the technology is based on optimized processor-application mapping to
help increase capacity, deliver high performance and maintain low-power
dissipation per channel.
About the MRC6011 Device
The MRC6011 device is targeted at emerging 3G standards including WCDMA,
CDMA2000-1X, EDGE, and now, TD-SCDMA. It is designed to provide the flexibility
of a programmable DSP solution for baseband processing while approaching
the cost-effectiveness, low power consumption and processing capability
of a traditional application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)-based
solution. The six-core MRC6011 device is designed to deliver a peak performance
of 24 (16 bits) giga multiply-accumulates per second (GMACS). At 4-bit
resolution, the device is capable of performing at 48 giga complex correlations
per second. The MRC6011 combines six RCF cores into a homogeneous compute
node capable of operating at 250 MHz, with a 100 MHz maximum operating
frequency for off-core buses. Initial sampling of the MRC6011 is planned
for the end of 2003.
Comprehensive Ecosystem Support
Motorola’s RCF devices are supported by a comprehensive ecosystem of
development tools from third-party vendors working through Motorola’s
Smart Networks Alliance Program. Metrowerks, a Motorola company, supports
RCF devices with a range of development solutions including the CodeWarrior
Development Studio for StarCore DSP v2.5. This version of CodeWarrior
Development Studio allows designers to build and deploy even the most
sophisticated single-core or multicore DSP systems based on the StarCore
technology quickly and easily whether the application is wireless baseband,
IP telephony or video.
Availability
Motorola’s RCF TD-SCDMA library is planned to be available on December
15, 2003. Motorola plans to deliver software libraries for WCDMA and CDMA-1X
standards in the first half of 2004.
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