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With the growing demand for data services and mobile multimedia such as digital images, movies, and video conferencing, there is a corresponding need for higher data transmission rates to support such services. The Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), a collaborative project for global standardization of third-generation mobile communication systems, has specified high-speed data packet access (HSDPA) technology to address this need. HSDPA is a significant enhancement to wideband code-division multiple access (W-CDMA) and can achieve speeds of up to 14.4 Mbps. As the leading 3G vendor in the world, Panasonic has one of the largest market shares in Japan’s 3G/W-CDMA market, and is working hard to bring HSDPA technology to that country.
This BTS will support HSDPA, providing significantly higher data transfer rates than were previously possible, enabling wireless network operators to deliver new and exciting data services to their customers. To support this level of performance, Panasonic required a combination of integrated high-speed transceivers and microprocessor functionality that could only be met with Altera’s Stratix GX device and Nios embedded processor.
"Altera provided us with a solution that addressed our needs from a system-level perspective. First, Stratix GX devices met our performance requirements, due to their powerful digital signal processing (DSP) blocks and memory architecture. Also, the maturity and excellent development tools for the Nios processor convinced us that it was ideal for handling the call control and bus control functions in our BTS baseband system. By enabling us to combine the transceiver and processor capability into a single device, Altera delivered us a solution that met our aggressive cost target, and allowed us to meet a very ambitious product development schedule.”
Masakazu Shobu
General Manager
Node-B Development Group
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