jim johnston cto , communications convergence processing mindspeed technologies, inc

Jim JohnstonCTO, Communications Convergence ProcessingMindspeed Technologies, Inc.

Synergies in Silicon

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Communications Convergence is Driving Device Processing Requirements in Many Segments

Broadband HomeFTTH Home Routers

WiMAX Access RoutersVoice Appliances

Wireless BroadbandSmartphones, Tablets, Modems,Macrocells, Femtocells, Picocells

Wireline InfrastructureCore Gateways

Session Border ControllersFTTB Systems

Access Gateways

+

New Networked Applications

Explosive demand for Mobile Broadband=

Innovative New Platforms

Mobility + Content

Terabytes Per Month

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

1,800,000

3,600,000

Source: 2010 Cisco VNI Mobile pictured: Samsung Seek (courtesy of Samsung Mobile)

A Fundamental Inflection Point in Mobile Networks

An Explosion in Mobile Data Traffic

Impact on Service Providers

… Overloaded NetworksSource: Infonetics Q4’2009

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Wireline broadband Cellular mobile broadband

Terabytes Per Month

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

1,800,000

3,600,000

109% CAGR 2009-2014

0.09 EBper mo

0.2 EBper mo

0.6 EBper mo

1.2 EBper mo

2.2 EBper mo

3.6 EBper mo

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Source: 2010 Cisco VNI Mobile

The Service Provider Revenue Gap

Source: 3G Americas/Light Reading 2009

Forcing a forklift CapEx upgrade cycle to 3G+/4G/LTE

Voice Dominated

DataDominated

Traffic VolumeNetwork Cost(existing technologies)

Network Cost(LTE/SAE)

RevenueProfitability

Time

Years After Commercial Availability

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4G (Planned)

HSDPA (Deployed)

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3G

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Source: Booz & Company/Mindspeed Technologies, Inc.

Compelling Consumer DevicesWill Drive Network Usage

Subscriber Level

• Smartphones • Tablets• Netbooks• Broadband CPE (modems)• Digital Picture Frames • eBooks • MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices) • Mobile Gaming Consoles • Navigation Systems

(photos courtesy of Samsung and Lenovo) Epic 4G smartphone ,Galaxy Tab (Samsung), Skylight Smartbook (Lenovo)

• High performance graphics processing• Low power, longer battery life• Speedy interactions between core

processor and device RAM• HD video capture and playback• 1080p, 30 frames-per-second video• Dual displays (for video chat)• Vibrant touchscreens• External display drivers (HMDI output)

pictured: Samsung Renoir (courtesy of Samsung Mobile)

More Processing Horsepower is Required

More Processing Horsepower is also needed at the Basestation level

Network Level Market Drivers

• Capable of delivering all standards-based services (at full throughput)• Low end-to-end latency• Cost-effective implementation• Power efficiency• Multi-RAT (Radio Access Technology) support,

including 2G and 3G• Future-proofed support of evolving requirements• Movement towards ‘small cells’ architecture

(macro-micro-pico-femto)

2010 Processor Milestone: 1GHz

pictured: Samsung Vibrant and Fascinate (courtesy of Samsung Mobile)

Samsung Fascinate™ Android Smartphone

Samsung Vibrant™ Android Smartphone

ARM Claims a 4x Performance Increase in One Year …

… With Greater Performance Ahead (Cortex-A15)

What’s next? Dual Core

High-end smartphone devices are expected to have dual core processors by the endof 2010.

By 2012, most smartphones will have dual core processors.

With a dual core processor different applications can be split between the processors -- saving on battery life and improving processing speed.

Source: “Vendors Vie for Smartphone Market Position” (Juniper Research, July 2010)

Flexible 4G Networks: Macrocells + Small Cells

Network Level

• Macrocell Basestations • Microcell Basestations • Picocells• Metro (Outdoor) Femtocells• Enterprise Femtocells• Residential Femtocells• In-Building Coverage Systems

Supported Subscribers

1200 400 200 50 10

BusinessPico Femto

Residential

EnterpriseFemto

BusinessMetroBusinessBusiness

Micro

Urban

Macro

Metro High-Density Subs

Network designers will deploy heterogeneous networks featuring ‘small cells’

The Network: Migration to a Distributed Architecture

Time– Quicker to deploy; limited zoning/permissions– Low site engineering and construction requirements

Cost– Cheaper to deploy and maintain– Lower CapEx– Lower OpEx (primarily due to reduction in lease costs)

Efficiency– Capacity (lots of it) --- exactly where it is needed– Flexibility in site location– Significant capacity gains are possible for lower TCO

Increased Capacity and Coverage

Pico

Femto

Micro

Small Cells:

eNodeBSystem on Chip (SoC)

Silicon ArchitectureEvolution

System ArchitectureEvolution

Component ArchitectureSolution

2G/3GLegacy Approach

Application Specific

Architecture

IQ - CPRI

LTE PHY

LTE MACLTE RLCLTE PDCPLTE RRC

IPEthernet

IQ - Proprietary

FPGAs FPGAs

DSPs DSPs

NetworkProcessors

AbisT1/E1-ATM

IQ - CPRI

CevaXDSP

FFTRAKE

ARM Cortex A9s

ARM Cortex A9sCipher

FEC

IPEthernet

RoHC

eNodeB Protocol Stack

LTE Basestations Will Also Move to SoC Architectures

The Computational Complexities of 4G are Magnified

• Advanced baseband processing techniques

• Adaptive beam forming

• Adaptive modulation

• MIMO antenna systems

• Space Time Coding (STC)

• Digital RF processing

Evolving mobile standards will drive massively higher data rates

4G Will Benefit from System-on-Chip Evolution

DSL VoIP 4GBaseband

< $300

Reducing system costs and boosting performance

App I/O

App HardwareAccelerator

DSP Farm

NPUs

FPGAs

> $3000

Video is the Common Driver for User Equipment and Network Processing Power Upgrades

Smartphones , with 20% market share, are responsible for over 80% of mobile traffic usage.

Almost 66 percent of the world’s mobile data traffic will be Video by 2014.

Source: Informa Telecoms & Media

Source: Cisco Visual Networking Index 2010