Title :
An Open and Reconfigurable Platform for 4G Telecommunication: Concepts and Application
Author :
Clermidy, Fabien ; Lemaire, Romain ; POPON, Xavier ; Kténas, Dimitri ; Thonnart, Yvain
Author_Institution :
LETI, CEA, Grenoble, France
Abstract :
Advanced telecommunication applications require more and more flexibility. Static and run-time configuration mechanisms, as well as plug-in computing units are two solutions to solve this issue. In this paper, we propose an open architecture, dedicated to complex data-flow applications, fulfilling these requirements thanks to a distributed configuration scheme and a standard interface for data flow computing units. Based on this architecture, an open platform demonstrator has been designed. Simulation results on a 3GPP/LTE application are presented, showing a reconfiguration time overhead of only 2.6%.
Keywords :
4G mobile communication; telecommunication; 3GPP-LTE application; 4G telecommunication; complex data-flow applications; open platform; plug-in computing units; reconfigurable platform; run-time configuration mechanisms; static configuration mechanisms; Application software; Computer architecture; Design methodology; Digital systems; Downlink; OFDM; Receiving antennas; Telecommunication computing; Throughput; Transmitting antennas; Network-on-Chip; Reconfigurable Platform; Software Defined Radio;
Conference_Titel :
Digital System Design, Architectures, Methods and Tools, 2009. DSD '09. 12th Euromicro Conference on
Conference_Location :
Patras
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3782-5
DOI :
10.1109/DSD.2009.200
