3GPP LTE Solution - Physical Layer

Long Term Evolution (LTE) details the evolution of mobile technology that will deliver the benefits of
higher data rates and low latency to users. It provides new services by creating a new radio access
technology, which is optimized for IP-based traffic and offers operators a simple upgrade path from
3G networks.
LTE system architecture comprises of evolved packet core, eNB and User Equipment (UE). Figure 1 depicts
the interfaces of these modules. Our professionals at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have developed LTE
PHY of eNB and UE conforming to 3GPP standard, using Matlab model and fixed point embedded
implementation with multi-core DSP (Freescale MSC8144). LTE PHY features are verified using industrial
standard MicroTCA platform with TCS developed protocol stack ported on Freescale MPC8548
PowerQUICCIII processor. Hardware accelerator is used to implement FFT/ IFFT, Viterbi decoder algorithm
to reduce the latency.

FO Link
RRH eNB S1
MME/
X2 S-GW
Air S1
Interface FO Link
RRH eNB

X2
MME/
FO Link S-GW
RRH eNB
User E-UTRAN Evolved
Equipments Packet Core
MME
n – Mobility Management Entity
TCS Focus S-GW – Serving Gateway
n
eNB - E-UTRAN Node B
n

Figure 1: High Level LTE Architecture

Features Applications
Supports data rates ranging from 150 Mbps DL
n Video Conferencing/ Telephony
n
to 75 Mbps UL Mobile TV
n
Facilitates duplexing scheme FDD
n Video on demand
n
Supports scalable channel bandwidth up
n Social networking
n
to 20 MHz M-commerce
n
Supports up to 2x2 MIMO layering and pre-coding
n Broadband applications
n
options
Provides mobility up to 250km/hr
n
Supports OFDMA in DL and SC-FDMA in UL
n
Includes AWGN and MPF simulation channels
n
Key differentiators Deliverables
Availability of Matlab reference module for
n eNB and UE PHY
n
LTE PHY. Matlab IP source code
n
Standard Micro TCA platform used to validate the
n Matlab model exe
n
LTE PHY and protocol stack solution Matlab test vector
n
Faster LTE PHY embedded code verification
n C/ DSP IP source code
n
through comparison with Matlab Model PHY software reference design document
n
Proprietary Automated Test Framework (ATF) tool
n Source code of Matlab ATF
n
used to verify the complex signal processing Source code of VHDL ATF
n
blocks implemented in multi-core DSP platform Protocol test tool code
n
and FPGA User manual
n
FFT/ IFFT architecture with optimized latency,
n
speed and performance

LTE PHY Focus OAM

Control

Backplane (sRIO, GbE)

L1 PHY To IP
Network
RRH Symbol Level S1-NW
HW Processing Bit Level L2, L3
Interface
Accelerator (OFDMA Processing Stack
Controller
SC-FDMA)

Figure 2: High Level Block Diagram of LTE eNB System along with TCS focus areas on LTE PHY

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