Designing X-Haul Systems
5G technology provides exponential increase in bandwidth and the number of connections and services offered, so carriers need an innovative network architecture to manage the cost of deployment and operations while delivering on the promise of 5G performance.
Designers of new 5G networks, which include Centralized Radio Access Network (C-RAN) and virtualized Radio Access Network (v-RAN), will need to leverage Ethernet transport technologies with different capacity transport equipment that is distributed through the network. In addition to classic backhaul equipment, 5G networks will also require mid-haul equipment to aggregate multiple Distributed Units (DUs). These units, which form the lower layer of baseband, link to a Centralized Unit (CU), which forms the upper layer of baseband. Some carriers plan to aggregate multiple Radio Units (RUs) to link up to a DU.
As a result, X-haul equipment designers will need to deliver more variations of their equipment with more challenging specifications.
Interactive Block Diagrams for X-Haul
Front-Haul Block Diagram
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Mid-Haul Block Diagram
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Back-Haul Block Diagram
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We understand the distinct design and deployment challenges of your transport equipment. Our innovative technologies enable:
- Efficient and highly accurate end-to-end network synchronization
- Easy deployment of network equipment
- Power- and space-efficient network equipment designs
- Network equipment security
Our product portfolio includes:
- Well-established SyncE and IEEE® 1588 timing solutions and software
- The industry’s only Ethernet PHYs with simultaneous support for IEEE 1588 time stamping and 128-bit MACsec (IEEE 802.1AE-2006) or 256-bit MACsec (IEEE 802.1AEbn-2011) with no loss of accuracy
- RF Power Amplifiers (PAs), Low-Noise Amplifiers (LNAs) and varactor diodes for frequencies of more than 6 GHz
- Power over Ethernet (PoE) solutions that combine with our low-power FPGAs to deliver power savings of 2W–4W
- Highly secure FPGAs to create tamper-resistant and clone-resistant designs
- Industry-leading portfolio of security solutions including root of trust and Trusted Platform Module (TPM) devices
- Extensive selection of power components such as Power Management ICs (PMICs), microcontrollers (MCUs) and Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) with innovative on-chip peripherals for power conversion and Power over Ethernet (PoE) silicon and system products