A baseband IC for 3G UMTS communications

Author

Philips, L. ; Lugil, N. ; Vanhoof, J.

Author_Institution

SIRIUS Commun. NV, Rotselaar, Belgium

Volume

3

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

1521

Abstract

In this paper, a software reconfigurable W-CDMA transceiver core called CDMAx^TM for 3G applications is presented. The use of reconfigurable hardware, together with the adoption of a specific parameter-independent clocking strategy allows the combination of multi-standard operation together with a low power consumption. The CDMAx^TM core combines several 3G air interfaces together with satellite navigation reception capabilities, and has the necessary flexibility to be future-proof for possible changes in the air interface standards

Keywords

cellular radio; code division multiple access; microcontrollers; mobile satellite communication; monolithic integrated circuits; satellite navigation; telecommunication standards; transceivers; 3G UMTS communications; 3G air interfaces; CDMAx core; air interface standards; baseband IC; low power consumption; microcontroller; multi-standard operation; parameter-independent clocking strategy; reconfigurable hardware; satellite navigation reception; software reconfigurable W-CDMA transceiver; 3G mobile communication; Baseband; Clocks; Energy consumption; Global Positioning System; Multiaccess communication; Satellite navigation systems; Standardization; Telephone sets; Transceivers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 1999. VTC 1999 - Fall. IEEE VTS 50th

Conference_Location

Amsterdam

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5435-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETECF.1999.801548

Filename

801548