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Implementation of LTE Transport Channel on Multicore DSP Software Defined Radio Platform

멀티코어 DSP 기반 소프트웨어 정의 라디오 플랫폼을 활용한 LTE 전송 채널의 구현

  • Lee, Jin (Department of Information and Communication, Pyeongtaek University)
  • Received : 2020.02.21
  • Accepted : 2020.02.24
  • Published : 2020.04.30
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Abstract

To implement the continuously evolving mobile communication standards such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) and 5G, the Software Defined Radio (SDR) concept provides great flexibility and efficiency. For many years, a high-end Digital Signal Processor (DSP) System on Chip (SoC) has been developed to support multicore and various hardware coprocessors. This paper introduces the implementation of the SDR platform hardware using TI's TCI663x chip. Using the platform, LTE transport channel is implemented by interworking multicore DSP with Bit rate Coprocessor (BCP) and Turbo Decoder Coprocessor (TCP) and the performance is evaluated according to various implementation options. In order to evaluate the performance of the implemented LTE transport channel, LTE base station system was constructed by combining FPGA main board for physical channels, SDR platform board, and RF & Antenna board.

LTE (Long Term Evolution) 및 5G와 같이 지속적으로 발전하는 이동 통신 표준을 구현하기 위해 소프트웨어 정의 라디오 (SDR, Software Defined Radio) 개념은 뛰어난 유연성과 효율성을 제공한다. 수년 동안, 최고급 디지털 시그널 프로세서 (DSP, Digital Signal Processor) 시스템 온 칩 (SoC, System on Chip)은 멀티 코어 및 다양한 하드웨어 보조 프로세서를 지원하는 방향으로 개발되어왔다. 이 논문에서는 TI의 TCI663x 칩을 사용해 구현한 SDR 플랫폼 하드웨어에 대해 소개하고, 이 플랫폼 상에서 멀티 코어 DSP를 BCP (Bit Rate Coprocessor) 및 TPC (Turbo Decoder Coprocessor)와 연동하여 구현한 LTE 전송 채널 (Transport Channel)의 성능을 다양한 구현 옵션에 따라 평가한다.

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