| The Intel NetStructure® WiMAX Baseband Card integrates control plane, MAC and PHY processing in a single standards-based card, enabling equipment manufacturers to speed time to market and reduce development risk in the creation of WiMAX base station solutions. This high-performance intelligent building block is ideal for wireless broadband solutions in commercial, military and government applications, including business and residential access, public safety, and hastily deployed networks. Manufacturers can utilize this standards-based off-the-shelf building block to improve time to market and benefit from economies of scale. |
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| Compliance with the WIMAX Forum's standard profiles for the IEEE 802.16 architecture |
Ensures interoperability with WiMAX client devices, including those based on the Intel® PRO/Wireless 5116 broadband interface. |
| Adheres to Open Base Station Architecture Initiative* (OBSAI*) interfaces |
Solution developers can concentrate efforts on system-level innovations. |
| Allows for Scalable Base Station Configurations |
An encapsulated MAC and PHY solution allows manufacturers to create base stations with a small footprint and have flexibility to expand the solution as requirements grow. The Intel NetStructure® WiMAX Baseband Card can be plugged into a MicroTCA* backplane or used in AdvancedTCA* systems to create micro, macro and pico base stations solutions. |
| Enables CapEx/OpEx savings |
The compact form factor is well suited for space-constrained environments and the low-power profile enables utility cost savings. Optical radio connections facilitate tower-mounted radio heads and/or base station hotelling deployment scenarios. |
| Flexible management system |
Management functions encapsulated in a functional API allow the rapid integration into any network management system. Remote software upgrades and Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) are included. |
| Frequency agnostic |
Employing Digital I/Q sampling between the Intel NetStructure® WiMAX Baseband Card and the radio equipment allows support for any spectral frequency, with modifications to only the radio equipment. |
| SKU - MPMPPB0302WBBQ |
Intel® IXP2350 network processor (900/600 MHz) with QDR memory and 64 MB Flash - Higher processing option for hosting customer add-ons |
| Form factor |
PICMG* AMC.0 R1.0 - 148.5 mm x 180.6 mm x 30 mm (double full-size AdvancedMC*) |
| Capacity |
One sector of WiMAX per baseband card |
| IEEE |
802.16-2004, 802.16-2005 (with software upgrade) |
| OBSAI |
RP1, NFP FAPI over RP1, RP2, RP3-01 |
| WiMAX Forum* |
First and second round profiles |
| PICMG* |
IPMI 2.0, PICMG 3.1, MicroTCA.0, AMC.0, AMC.2 |
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