Fixed WiMAX PHY IP CORE

Overview
SeaSolves Fixed WiMAX PHY IP core is a synthesizable high performance IP core that
implements IEEE 802.16d-2004 PHY functionality. This low latency baseband transceiver core
is developed in VHDL for Basestations and Subscriber Stations. The core offers Fixed WiMAX
Chipset designers, OEMs and ODMs a standard compliant platform to accelerate development
process and reduce time to market.

Features
Standard : IEEE 802.16d-2004
PHY Layer : OFDM - 256 FFT
Modulation : BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM
Channel Bandwidth : 1.75, 3.5, 5.5 and 7.0 MHz (Upcoming support for 5 & 10 MHz)
Uplink sub-channelization for 16 sub channels
Frame Lengths: [2.5, 4, 5,8,10 & 20] ms
Cyclic Prefix : 1/4, 18, 116, 132
Supports Time Division Duplexing
Independent frequency bands at 2.5,3.5, 3.6 or 5.8GHz
Forward Error Correction: Convolution coding 1/2, 2/3, 3/4

Deliverables
RTL Source Code/Netlist
Test bench for functional Validation
Design flow documentation
Verification report

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802.16d Transmitter Block Diagram

FIFO
RS
Encoder
FIFO

MUX
S/
P

Randomiser

P
/S

Convolution
Encoder

Interleaver

DL
M
AP

FIFO

Puncturing

Mapping

FIFO

Pilot
Insertion

IFFT

FIFO

PREAMBLE
STORED
IN ROM

MUX

8
0
2
.
1
6
d
M
A
C

Header
Generation

Burst Parameter
Generation

CYCLIC
PREFIX

V
DAC

RF
Board

Control Logic

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802.16d Receiver Block Diagram

V
ADC

Packet
Detection

I&Q

Frequency
Q
Offset
Estimation Theta

Frequency
Correction

Channel
Estimation

I&Q

I&Q
FIFO
I&Q
CYCLIC
REMOVAL
I&Q
I&Q

I&Q

FFT

MUX

CHANNEL
I&Q
CORRECTION

PILOT I&Q
REMOVAL

Pilot Offset
Estimation

Channel response coefficients

FIFO
BITS

P\S

Integral
Demapping

MUX

De
interleaver

Depuncturing &Viterbi
Decoder

BITS

BITS

Rate

P\S

BITS

RS
DECODER

FIFO BYTE

FIFO BYTE

S\P

RF
Module

Data Out

BITS

Rate

DERANDOMISER

BITS

HEADER
DECODER
Rate Length No of
Burst

Control Logic
Select Signal

I&Q

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Services and Support

SeaSolve offers a comprehensive and cost-effective solution of ready-for-use intellectual property (IP) cores for the wireless communication. SeaSolve also offers support services including
Customization, System Integration and Reference Design Development for WLAN and WiMAX system development.

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