Complete solution for IEEE 802.11ad silicon IP with firmware and optimized driver software for for mmWave wireless infrastructure applications. This carrier class solution includes interference mitigation, high IMIX packet rates, strong encryption, IEEE 1588v2 and fast association.
Advanced MAC design provides optimized Quality of Service and scheduling algorithms.
Advanced PHY design based on Blu Wireless’s multi gigabit wireless HYDRA
Flexible Digital Front End (DFE) designed to support wide range of mmWave radios - including phased array radios with active beam forming.
IEEE 802.11ad IP Baseband modem and Software for infrastructure applications
Overview
Key Features
- IEEE 802.11ad compliant
- MCS SC modes 0 to 12
- 64QAM support
- Nine channel filter bandwidths (1760 – 110 MHz) from 3xAFE sample rates and 3x digital filter width
- CBAP, dynamic TDMA for P2P and P2MP
- IQ offset, CFO, SFO and phase noise compensation
- Flexible radio interface
- IEEE 1588v2 support
- Interference mitigation
- Fast association
- Configuration
- 64QAM: Yes
- Packet Rate (Pkt/s): 1M
- Bit Rate (Gb/s): 4.6
- MAC: Software Programmable
- Application: FWA, Networking, Industrial, Specialist
Benefits
- Networking optimized with features: high packet rate
- Programmable features include channelization, adaptive modulation, equalization, adaptive beam forming management and SON support
- Dynamic MAC QoS and Queue management algorithm support
- Integrated connectivity options to enable systems vendors to build optimized back haul or multi-gigabit fixed wireless access solutions over extended range
Block Diagram

Applications
- Fixed Wireless Access
- Small cell backhaul
- Residential broadband backhaul
- Mesh networking
Deliverables
- Hardware: RTL; test benches
- Software: Driver; firmware
- Documentation
Technical Specifications
Foundry, Node
Any
Maturity
Silicon Proven
Availability
Now
TSMC
Silicon Proven:
28nm
HPC
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