Tata Elxsi and Cavium Networks have come together for a partnership. The companies are planning to integrate Tata Elxsi’s LTE software stacks and Cavium’s OCTEON Plus multi-core processor family.

Tata’s eNodeB solution encompasses components like PDCP, RLC, MAC, RRC, RRM and RoHC developed by Tata Elxsi. It also implements an OAM interface layer for system configuration and monitoring purposes.

The Tata Elxsi LTE eNodeB solution has been integrated with TEL-developed PHY layers based on leading DSPs and well tested against third party UEs. With Tata Elxsi’s WiMAX base station software; this solution presents customers with a powerful option of a common 4G hardware platform to target both LTE and WiMAX. With over two decades of experience in product design and telecom engineering, Tata Elxsi provides unparalleled expertise in the development of LTE products for equipment manufacturers.

“Equipment manufacturers can enable early delivery of LTE products with this solution, as they can focus on productization, while we help in the solution building and integration” said Mr. Nitin Pai, Vice President, Marketing, Tata Elxsi Ltd. “The key differentiator in our solution is our ability to offer flexible architectures scaling from femto to macro with dynamic load-balancing capabilities. The combination of a scalable and proven solution and a well established COTS hardware eco-system will provide customers with the benefits of reduced development costs and time-to-market.

“It is exciting to have a common platform 4G solution that addresses both the LTE and WiMAX markets using the Tata Elxsi software and the Cavium OCTEON processor platforms,” said YJ Kim, Senior Director, Embedded Processor Group, Cavium Networks.  “This will allow our joint customers to deploy 4G wireless in a very time-effective manner.”
For more information please visit: www.tataelxsi.com or, to see a live demonstration of the collaboration, visit the Tata Elxsi booth (Hall 2, Booth C 106) or Cavium Networks (Hall 2, Booth 2C05) at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain from February 15 to 18, 2010.