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News Release from: Altera Europe | Subject: Stratix GX
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 22 December 2003
FPGAs meet basestation requirements
Altera is the first FPGA vendor to meet the Open Base Station Architecture Initiative's (OBSAI) Reference Point 3 (RP3) interface specification.
Altera is the first FPGA vendor to meet the Open Base Station Architecture Initiative's (OBSAI) Reference Point 3 (RP3) interface specification To meet OBSAI's specification, Altera has developed a reference design demonstrating the integration of the link-layer function, together with the PHY layer, within a single device
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 10 Nov 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Stratix GX FPGA family provides up to 20 bidirectional gigabit per second serial transceivers and gives basestation manufacturers the flexibility to address macro, micro, and pico basestation configurations.
Additionally, with up to 40,000 logic elements (LEs) available, the Stratix GX family allows for the ability to integrate various functions on the radio frequency (RF) card such as DDC, DUC and DPD all within a single device.
"We welcome this announcement from Altera of its support for the OBSAI radio-to-baseband interface specification with an integrated PHY and link-layer solution for RP3", said Jukka Klemettila, Chairperson of the OBSAI.
"OBSAI aims to create an open market for cellular base stations.
An open market will substantially reduce the development effort and costs that have been traditionally associated with creating new radio basestations".
OBSAI has a growing membership of close to 70 industry-leading telecommunications companies working together to define wireless base station specifications.
The RP3 interface specification defines the way in which data and control information is to be exchanged between the baseband and RF sections of the basestation.
"Successfully meeting OBSAI's RP3 specification helps to ensure that Altera provides world-class products for next-generation basestations", said Arun Iyengar, Director of Altera's Wireless Business Unit.
"The Stratix GX family delivers a complete solution for the mobile infrastructure industry, providing both flexibility and integration.
In addition, Altera offers a seamless structured ASIC migration path with HardCopy Stratix GX devices that can reduce costs by over 60%".
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