SmartDV’s CPRI Controller IP is a silicon-proven, fully featured Common Public Radio Interface solution purpose-built for SoC designs requiring reliable, high-bandwidth fronthaul connectivity between Radio Equipment Controllers and Radio Equipment in wireless base station, small cell, and 5G NR infrastructure applications. Fully compliant with CPRI v7.1 and backward compatible with v7.0, v6.1, v6.0, v5.0, and v4.2, it delivers complete CPRI TX/RX controller functionality across all standard line bit rates from 614.4 Mbps through 24,330.24 Mbps, providing a proven, production-ready CPRI controller for the most demanding wireless fronthaul designs.
Designed to address the full breadth of CPRI controller requirements, the IP supports 8B/10B line coding for bit rates up to 9830.4 Mbps, 64B/66B line coding without RS-FEC for 8110.08, 10137.6, 12165.12, and 24330.24 Mbps, and 64B/66B with RS-FEC in all three alignment marker and scrambler combinations for 24330.24 Mbps. Its CPRI Hyperframe framing with IQ data, sync, C&M, and vendor-specific information interleaving, slow C&M HDLC channel at all standard bit rates from 240 kbps through 7680 kbps, fast C&M Ethernet channel, L1 Inband Protocol, hardware start-up state machine for both REC and RE nodes, and complete Link Maintenance including LOS, LOF, RAI, and SDI give wireless infrastructure SoC teams a production-tested, spec-complete CPRI controller.
Built for design flexibility and silicon efficiency, the IP core is highly configurable for both ASIC and FPGA implementations, with a strong focus on area optimization, power management, and peak performance. Its parameterized line rate architecture and clean host interface enable fast integration across a wide range of wireless infrastructure process nodes.
