Creating cloud base stations with TI’s KeyStone multicore architecture

The Cloud RAN (Radio Access Network) is a hot topic in the wireless community. Cloud RAN takes its place along with small cells, distributed antenna systems (DAS), ac¬tive antenna arrays (AAA) and remote radio heads (RRH) that are being considered, or in some cases deployed, to address wire¬less issues ranging from site acquisition, to coverage and capacity enhancement, to environmental stewardship (green base sta¬tions). This paper explores how TI is scaling its KeyStone multicore architecture for the emerging paradigm of C-RAN base stations, enabling the creation of device pools with immense capacity for manufacturers to develop extremely high performance and power efficient C-RAN base station clusters.