Femtocell pioneer ip.access aims to be the first to market a high-capacity device for enterprise use that integrates picoChip's picoXcell PC312 SoC, which will support eight users with simultaneous voice and data services using offering 64QAM modulation and boasting 3GPP Release 7 features.
The PC302, the first product in the picoXcell range from picoChip (Bath, England) that targets residential femtocells, is already shipping in volume. The new device builds on picoChip's field-proven modems, including the PC8219 eight-user solution launched earlier this year with the backing of two major players in the femtocell market.
The latest device integrates added features, such as security and timing, and satisfies the new functionality requirements of 3GPP Release 8 for a Home NodeB. The PC312 supports the Femto Forum standard FRMI interface and includes a glueless interface to many radios, including devices from Maxim, ADI, Lime Microsystems and Bitwave, among others.
The device can support up to 21 Mbit/s HSDPA together with 5.7 Mbps HSUPA on a single chip that integrates PHY, RNC stack, synchronization, network listen and radio resource management functions. It includes a 3GPP NodeB modem, ARM11 processor, cryptographic engine, high-speed accelerators, and peripherals to support HSPA+ FAP requirements.
The SoC integrates all of the baseband processing requirements from digital samples to and from RF to network interfacing, enabling a very low system bill of materials cost and component count.
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