3G Evolution Lab – LTE Toolbox and LTE Blockset for The MathWorks MATLAB® and Simulink® is a comprehensive physical layer simulation Toolbox for Release 8 (v8.8.0/v8.9.0) of the 3GPP Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) standard. The library will accelerate your algorithm and PHY development, support golden reference verification and enable custom test & measurement waveform generation.

Customer Success

Our customers range from fab and fabless semiconductor companies to national defence organisations around the globe. Here are some comments from just two of them:

Xilinx

“We used the Steepest Ascent LTE Toolbox to validate our LTE baseband IP cores and example design C models. This meant we could trust our own C models matched the 3GPP specification and allowed us to verify our RTL designs against the C models with confidence. Catching issues early in simulation saved a lot of time later when it came to hardware testing. The MATLAB environment allowed us to rapidly assemble and run test cases.” Bill Wilkie, Director of Communications Signal Processing (Europe), Xilinx.

Sigmatix

Another example of customer success is Sigmatix Inc. “Steepest Ascent’s LTE Toolbox gave us much valued confidence in assessing our LTE physical layer performance.” said Phil Moorby, creator of Verilog and CTO of Sigmatix, Inc. Moorby continues, “My team’s decision to use the capabilities of the LTE Toolbox as reference to validate our LTE designs proved beneficial for risk reduction and accelerating project milestones, a choice I would support again.”

LTE Toolbox: The MathWorks MATLAB® (R2006b or later; Windows 32 & 64 Bit, Linux[] 64 Bit)

LTE Blockset: The MathWorks Simulink®

LTE Toolbox User Guide

The extensive Toolbox Help and LTE background documentation is available online here.

Purchasing

For sales queries, licensing options and quotes contact sales@steepestascent.com .

Trial Downloads and Product Literature

What’s new in v.3.5.0 LTE_Toolbox_whats_new_in_v3.5.0.pdf 0.05 MB

LTE Toolbox Blockset Leaflet LTE_Toolbox_Blockset_Leaflet_v2.0.pdf 0.9 MB

LTE Toolbox v3.5 Datasheet LTE_Toolbox_datasheet_v3.5.pdf 0.05 MB

LTE Toolbox Trial v3.5.1 – Win 32 bit* LTE_Toolbox_trial_installer_v3.5.1.1222.exe 20.2 MB

LTE Toolbox Trial v3.5.1 – Win 64 bit*

LTE_Toolbox_trial_installer_x64_v3.5.1.1222.exe

23.6 MB

LTE Toolbox v3.5.1 – Linux 64 bit Available; please enquire.

*Trialware support: upon installation this download will offer you a 14 day evaluation license which will be sent to you by email. In the Trial version all LTE Toolbox functions are supplied as P-code and there are a number of parameter limitations, most notably, only a fixed number of non-standard bandwidths are enabled. These Trial versions are not intended for existing customers. Requires MATLAB R2006b or later. The architecture (32/64 bit) of the Toolbox must match that of the MATLAB installation.

LTE Toolbox Demos

Download the Toolbox trial to see the demo m-code.

* Downlink conformance test bench demo: This example demonstrates how to use the Downlink Conformance Test Bench to analyse the LTE Toolbox performance under LTE standard defined Fading Channel Models for a range of signal to nose ratios (SNRs).

* Transmit diversity conformance test demo: Demonstrates how a MIMO transmit diversity case conformance test can be modeled using functions from LTE toolbox.

* PUSCH conformance test demo: Demonstrates how a PUSCH performance conformance test can be modeled using functions from the LTE toolbox.

* SIB1 recovery: Demonstrates recovery of System Information (SIB1 and MIB) from an eNodeB transmission using the LTE Toolbox.

* PDSCH BER demo: Demonstrates how to draw Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) bit error rate curves under Additive White Gaussian Noise (AWGN) using the PDSCH BER tool.

* MIMO channel estimation demo: Demonstrates how a MIMO transmit/receive chain can be modelled using the LTE toolbox.

* PRACH false alarm demo: Demonstrates how to perform the PRACH false alarm rate conformance test.

* PRACH detection demo: Demonstrates how to perform the PRACH detection conformance test.

* Downlink EVM demo: Performs a TS36.104 Annex E EVM measurement on a downlink signal.

* Uplink EVM demo: Performs a TS36.101 Annex F EVM and in-band emissions measurement on an uplink signal.

* UE-specific beamforming demo: Shows how the LTE Toolbox can be configured to support Release 8 UE-specific beamforming.

* HARQ-ACK on PUSCH demo: Demonstrates how a HARQ-ACK on PUSCH conformance test can be modeled using from the LTE toolbox.

* Equalization demo: Shows how a simple transmitter-channel-receiver simulation may be created using functions from the LTE toolbox.

* DL-SCH HARQ demo: Demonstrates the H-ARQ process for DL-SCH transmission.

* PDCCH decoding demo: Demonstrates the transmission and reception of PDCCH using LTE toolbox functions.

* Mixed PUCCH demo: Shows how to transmit and receive a mixture of PUCCH Format 1 and PUCCH Format 2 in the same resource block.

* Multi-user PUCCH demo: Demonstrates how a multi-user PUCCH conformance test can be modeled using functions from the LTE toolbox.

* Single-user PUCCH 1a demo: Demonstrates how a single-user PUCCH Format 1a conformance test can be modeled using from the LTE toolbox.

* Single-user PUCCH 2 demo: Single-user PUCCH 2 demo: Demonstrates how a single-user PUCCH Format 2 conformance test can be modeled using from the LTE toolbox.

* SRS configuration demo: Demonstrates how to configure UE and cell-specific SRS aspects.

* DL-SCH demo: Shows DL-SCH, DCI and CFI coding and mapping to physical channels (PDSCH, PDCCH and PCFICH).

Papers and Articles

LTE Portal The LTE/ LTE-Advanced Guide May 2010

Improving throughput performance in LTE by channel estimation noise averaging

LTE_Portal_Article_May_2010.pdf (1.21 MB)

DSP Valley Newsletter 5 October-November 2009

Steepest Ascent gets Physical with LTE on your Desktop

DSP_Valley_Article_October_2009.pdf (0.07MB)

Steepest Ascent September 2010

LTE System Information Acquisition Using the LTE Toolbox Article

SA_ LTE_System_Information_Acquisition_using _LTE_Toolbox.pdf (0.09MB)

Presentations

DCKTN LTE Wireless Event

13th May 2010 Bristol

SA_Introduction_to_LTE.pdf (1.04 MB)

DCKTN/ UKTI Spectral Efficiency Workshop

10th September 2010 Reading

SA_LTE_and_LTE_Advanced.pdf (0.30MB)

Demo Videos

LTE Overview LTE overview and Steepest Ascent’s LTE capabilities

LTE Blockset LTE receiver performance analysis using 3G Evolution Lab- LTE Blockset

LTE Toolbox LTE Channel Estimation using 3G Evolution Lab- LTE Toolbox

Product Overview

The toolbox features functions to perform channel coding/decoding and modulation/demodulation operations implementing the full physical layer transmit/receive processing chain, from transport channels and control information to OFDM and SC-FDMA modulated waveforms. Receive models are offered to recover the transmitted signals. Channel coding for transport channels and control information is available for uplink and downlink. Test Models and Reference Measurement Channel (RMCs) waveform generators are available to easily generate reference waveforms.

The current version supports v8.8.0/v8.9.0 of the 3GPP TS36.21x standard series. Our development roadmap includes tracking compliance from Release 8 through Release 10 and beyond.

Features

3GPP Release 8 E-UTRA physical layer implementation conforming to TS36.211, TS36.212 and TS36.213

FDD and TDD duplexing mode

Downlink and uplink support

Complete support for 1, 2 and 4 antenna transmissions including all MIMO layering and precoding options

Full control of all parameters via MATLAB

All physical layer steps available as individual functions/blocks:

Transport channel coding/ decoding

Scrambling/ descrambling

Symbol Modulation/ demapping

Resource element mapping

OFDM and SC-FDMA

Loughborough, UK – February 15th, 2012

CommAgility announced today that WizYa Technologies has demonstrated a complete LTE eNodeB system for advanced wireless networks, running on its AMC-2C6670 and AMC-RF2×2 AdvancedMC modules. By integrating the proven system or its components into their LTE designs, wireless equipment manufacturers will be able to cut time to market and development effort.

The LTE eNodeB system is comprised of WizYa’s high-performance Layer-1 implementation, which supports CPRI connectivity between CommAgility’s AMC-2C6670 and AMC-RF2×2 modules. The implementation is integrated with a third party Layer-2/3 protocol stack. Interoperability was verified with commercial LTE user equipment (UE), as well as with industry standard tools and test equipment.

WizYa’s Layer-1 implementation is optimised from the ground up for Texas Instruments’ KeyStone-based TMS320C66x generation of high-performance multicore[] DSPs, extensively utilising on-chip accelerators, Navigator hardware queues, and high-speed interfaces such as Serial RapidIO.

The implementation is designed with modularity in mind, and supports all LTE bandwidth configurations up to 20MHz, including FDD and TDD, with up to 4×4 MIMO and multiple carriers. It can be customised in response to customer requirements for various applications including macro/micro, pico, and femto eNodeBs.

Ran Yaniv, CTO and co-founder at WizYa Technologies, said: “CommAgility’s no-compromise product quality and feature richness is the perfect match for our software, enabling us to develop and prove a tested, pre-integrated solution.”

Edward Young, managing director at CommAgility, said: “We are extremely impressed with what WizYa has achieved using our AMC products in a very short space of time. This combination of hardware and software in this partnership offers a proven solution which will reduce time to market for our LTE customers.”

The AMC-2C6670 is a high performance signal processing AMC card for 4G wireless baseband and test equipment solutions, including LTE and LTE Advanced. It includes two Texas Instruments TMS320C6670 DSPs with an option for SFP+ connections direct to the AIF2 interface of one DSP[] to support CPRI. The module provides a Xilinx Virtex-6 LX240T FPGA[], and an IDT CPS-1848 Gen2 SRIO switch provides a 20Gbps per port Serial RapidIO (SRIO) infrastructure. An integrated GPS receiver for timing synchronisation is also available.

The AMC-RF2×2 is a wideband, highly flexible dual channel RF card in AMC form for LTE and LTE Advanced applications, which provides 2×2 MIMO on a single card. The standard hardware provides two matched RF ports supporting both FDD and TDD modes across all the LTE and LTE Advanced bands, with bandwidths from 1.4MHz through to 40MHz. A CPRI interface for RF data allows connection to a wide range of baseband implementations, with module control via Ethernet or CPRI.

Edward Young, managing director of CommAgility, will be at Mobile World Congress – please email sales@commagility.com if you would like to arrange a meeting with him.

About CommAgility

CommAgility is a leading manufacturer of signal processing AMC modules for wireless baseband applications, combining flexible CPRI/OBSAI antenna interfaces, the latest TI DSPs and Xilinx FPGAs, and high bandwidth on and off-card communications using Serial RapidIO and Ethernet. Customers around the world use CommAgility products to develop high performance applications in both wireless and non-wireless spaces, and recent designs include test equipment, trial systems and base stations for a wide range of wireless standards especially WiMAX, LTE and LTE Advanced.

Website: www.commagility.com

Contact: sales@commagility.com

Tel: +44 1509 228866

About WizYa Technologies

WizYa Technologies, Ltd. (www.wizyatech.com), a privately held company located in Ra’anana, Israel, develops innovative solutions for the 4th generation cellular market. WizYa Technologies’ optimized LTE Layer-1 and system technology is suitable for integration in a wide range of products such as eNodeBs and test equipment.

Hampshire, UK – 14th February 2012: A new report from Juniper Research has found that 1 in 8 (13%) of North American and Western European mobile users will use their NFC-enabled mobile phone as a metro rail or bus ticket by 2016, compared with less than 1% today. Worldwide, mobile users are now beginning to adopt mobile tickets as an integrated part of their mobile lifestyle, whether for airline, road or rail transport, sporting or entertainment event access.

Key Advantages of NFC and Mobile Tickets

The report found that, while mobile tickets of all types are growing in popularity, the ability to “tap” an NFC phone containing a mobile ticket against an entrance gate has tremendous user appeal. For operators, a mobile phone ticket also provides new marketing and sales opportunities previously not available using paper or contactless smartcard tickets.

Thorough User Trials Vital

The report warns, however, that NFC Ticketing must be thoroughly tested before being launched to the public. For metro and bus tickets in particular, speed of passenger processing is of the essence and queues must not be allowed to build up as a result of ticket processing delays either in mobile phones, gating or back office systems.

According to report author David Snow, “NFC mobile ticketing is still in its early stages, but it holds great promise across the entire mobile ticketing market. Metro ticketing is leading the way as an NFC ticket is a natural evolution from a contactless transport card and can leverage the existing infrastructure. Add to this the option of simultaneous payment and you have created a compelling user experience.”

Other findings from the report include:

Worldwide mobile ticketing transactions are set to quadruple to 23 billion by 2016

By 2016, NFC mobile tickets will represent more than 50% of all mobile ticketing revenue

The Mobile Ticketing whitepaper is available to download from the Juniper website together with further details of the study ‘Mobile Ticketing Evolution: NFC, Forecasts & Markets 2012-2016’.

Juniper Research provides research and analytical services to the global hi-tech communications sector, providing consultancy, analyst reports and industry commentary.

Jess Hanslip

Juniper Research

T: +44(0)1256 830 001

E: jess.hanslip@juniperresearch.com

Juniper Research was founded in 2001 by the Wireless Industry Consultant Tony Crabtree, in the midst of the telecoms and dot-com crash. The business was fully incorporated in February of 2002 and has since grown to become one of the leading analyst firms in the wireless sector.

Juniper specialises in identifying and appraising new high growth market sectors within the mobile ecosystem. Market sizing and forecasting are the cornerstones of our offering, together with competitive analysis, strategic assessment and business modelling.

We endeavour to provide independent and impartial analysis of both current and emerging opportunities via a team of dedicated specialists – very knowledgeable, experienced and experts in their field.

In terms of structure, Juniper is organised along five main streams:

Mobile Content & Applications

Mobile Commerce

Handsets & Devices

Mobile Markets & Strategies

Networks & Technologies

Each stream offers a blend of blogs, free whitepapers and paid-for research – normally in the form of research reports, strategic briefings and databases. Clients range from mobile operators and service providers through to content providers, vendors and financial institutions. Juniper’s client base spans the globe, with the majority of its clients in North America, the Far East and Europe.