Texas Instruments and AirHop Communications, a leading provider of advanced radio access network (RAN) intelligence solutions for heterogeneous networks (HetNet), announced their collaboration to integrate AirHop’s eSON advanced self-organising network (SON) software on TI’s KeyStone-based small cell system-on-chips (SoCs).
With this integrated solution, developers using TI’s TMS320TCI6612, TMS320TCI6614 and TMS320TCI6636 SoCs will be able to design small cell base stations that will facilitate operators’ ability to deploy heterogeneous networks.
To meet escalating demand for mobile data, network operators are turning to small cell base stations to increase capacity and complement existing macrocell networks. The resulting HetNet requires SON technology specifically designed for small cell networks to actively optimise system capacity and manage inter-cell interference.
The combined TI and AirHop solution helps base station vendors get to market quickly with high-performance small cells that satisfy telecom operators’ requirements for HetNet applications.
TI’s scalable KeyStone architecture includes support for both TMS320C66x digital signal processor (DSP) generation cores and multiple cache coherent quad ARM Cortex-A15 clusters, for a mixture of up to 32 DSP and RISC cores.
In addition, TI’s KeyStone architecture includes fully offloaded, flexible packet and security coprocessors and capacity expansion for SoC structural elements such as TeraNet, Multicore Navigator and Multicore Shared Memory Controller (MSMC).
These structural elements provide a seamless integration between the DSP and ARM RISC cores, allowing base station developers to fully utilise the capability of all processing elements, including the cores and enhanced AccelerationPacs.
AirHop’s eSON software delivers multi-cell coordination and optimisation that can be deployed in fully distributed, centralised or hybrid architectures and, for maximum flexibility, can be located anywhere in the core network cloud and on a variety of network edge devices.
TI’s KeyStone multicore SoC architecture enables more efficient measurements from the lower-level PHY stack, required by the higher-level SON algorithms, resulting in optimised SON solutions for customers.
Adaptive optics’ power solution Altron Arrow
Opto-Electronics
Vicor power-dense adaptive optical modules enable colossal telescopes to look into the past for deep space discoveries.
Read more...Wide input voltage buck-boost converter Altron Arrow
Power Electronics / Power Management
The MAX77859 from Analog Devices is a high-efficiency, high-performance buck-boost converter targeted for systems requiring a wide input voltage range of between 2,5 and 22 V.
Read more...Industrial Ethernet time sensitive networking switch RS South Africa
Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
The ADIN3310 and ADIN6310 are 3-port and 6-port Gigabit Ethernet time sensitive networking (TSN) switches with integrated security primarily designed for industrial Ethernet applications.
Read more...Automotive-grade digital isolators
Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
The NSI83xx series of capacitive-based isolators from NOVOSENSE Microelectronics offer superior EOS resilience and minimal power noise susceptibility.
Read more...High-performance processor for edge-AI Altron Arrow
DSP, Micros & Memory
The STM32MP23 microprocessor from STMicroelectronics is the latest addition to the STM32MP2 series, designed to meet the demands of industrial, IoT, and edge AI applications.
Read more...Why bis means business for LTE Cat 1 IoT connections NuVision Electronics
Editor's Choice Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
Tomaž Petaros, product manager IoT EMEA at Quectel Wireless Solutions explains why the market for Cat 1bis IoT connections is getting busy.
Read more...Wi-Fi in 2025: When is Wi-Fi 7 the answer? iCorp Technologies
Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
Wi-Fi 7 introduces multi-link operation and lower latency, a game-changing feature that allows devices to transmit and receive data across multiple frequency bands simultaneously to significantly reduce network congestion.
Read more...Bluetooth Lite SoCs purpose built for IoT NuVision Electronics
Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
Whether it is enabling predictive maintenance on industrial equipment, tracking assets in dense environments, or running for years on a coin cell battery in ultra-low power sensors, developers need solutions that are lean, reliable, and ready to scale with emerging use cases.
printer friendly version