Date: 03/10/2008

WiMAX SoC supports femto base stations, and can scale to pico and micro

Fujitsu Microelectronics has released new mobile WiMAX base station System on Chip (SoC) for a femto base station architecture, and the device can be scaled to support pico and micro base station architectures.

The new SoC packs PHY, MAC, analog and digital radio control, and analog circuits required for base station products. Device is designed to pass Mobile WiMAX Wave 2 certification requirements. An on-chip processing unit is fully capable of handling all functions of a femto base station. Where as for pico and micro base station applications, larger throughput can be handled by adding an additional processor on PCI host interface.
The SoC provides a full range of commonly used interfaces. The power requirements are approximately 2W, typically enabling a full femto base station to operate on less than 10W.
The Fujitsu femto solution supports up to 10 users with seven simultaneous flows, each with enhanced support for self-organizing networks and on-chip IPSec support for non-secure, back-haul traffic applications.
Femto is for indoor applications; pico is for both indoor and outdoor, while micro is for outdoor use only.