PMC Enables Centralized Radio Access Network Deployment

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PMC - Sierra (PMCS) Announces OTN-Based C-RAN Solution for LTE Systems

March 24, 2015 4:20 PM UTC

PMC - Sierra (NASDAQ: PMCS) announced an OTN-based solution for fronthaul networking in Centralized Baseband RAN (C-RAN) architectures used for LTE and LTE-Advanced systems. Until now, C-RAN deployments have been stalled by complex fronthaul latency and timing requirements. PMCs solution meets the required latency and beats jitter specifications with up to 75 percent margin, enabling OTN to be used to implement carrier-grade fronthaul (see infographic and video). Customers using PMCs widely deployed HyPHY OTN processors can upgrade their existing designs to rapidly bring OTN-based fronthaul equipment to market.

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