Fixed WiMAX MAC IP CORE

Overview
The SeaSolves IEEE 802.16d MAC IP core is designed and implemented in RTOS based C
and is an exceptionally robust solution. Its modular design provides for easy porting to other
hardware platforms, guarantees interoperability with other 802.16d products.
The WiMAX MAC is a high performance solution which supports extensive management
functions to ensure efficient operation.

Technical Specifications
Compliance with the IEEE 802.16d-2004
standard specification
Network Entry Process
Initial Ranging.
Subscriber Station Capabilities.
Subscriber Authentication.
Subscriber Station Registration
Quality of Service (QOS) Provisioning

Scheduling Services
Non Real Time Polling Services (NRtps)
Best Effort Services (BE)
Scheduling Feature
TDM/TDMA Scheduled Uplink/Downlink
Frames
Bandwidth Allocation
Active Service creation/Maintenances

Pre-provisioning Service to Subscriber

Stations.
Packet Features
Connection Oriented service to upper layer
MAC SDU Fragmentation.
of protocol stack.
Burst Concatenation.
The MAC Management Connection and
MAC SDU Packing.
transport Connection
Creation/maintenance.
Security Features
Admission Control for connections.
Service Class support to differentiate service
Data Encryption with AES
quality.
Packet Convergence
Support for IpV4 capabilities.
Packet classification of IpV4 over 802.3/
Ethernet data grams .

CRC Feature
Compute and add Uplink CRC
Check Downlink CRC
Others
Portability to different RTOS
Modularity and scalability for customization
to a specific PHY implementation

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802.16d MAC BLOCK DIAGRAM

Traffic Generator

Downlink Packet
Classifier

Transport Connection details

Queue with Different

QoS like
NRtPS and BE

SS Connection Mgmt
& Service flow
Establishment
Qos parameter
for Transport
connection

Scheduling service
Type data

DL burst
Scheduler
Up Link
Scheduler

Resource availability &

Connection details

Scheduled
Data Frame

DL Burst
Details

Connection
Details

Transport
connection
status & QoS
parameters

Ranging &
Registered
SS Details

Map & control

Frame generator

MAC PDUs generator

Available
resources

BW grant & UL burst Details

MPDU Rsp

Transmission
Block

DL

MPDU Request

MAC Mgmt connection

details

Control Msg

MAC Mgmt To
transmit

Connection
Admission

MAC
Management
Block

Service flow response details

Received MAC Management frame

WiMAX PHY PDU

PHY Layer
RF Front End

Service flow
Msg

Uplink burst
Processing

UL

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Deliverables
RTOS based C source code
Documentation

Reference Design
The reference design is available for evaluation or any R&D purposes. This reference design
includes all the software and hardware required for a cost effective system solution.
SeaSolve MAC software reference design comprises the following components
RTOS based C Core
Comprehensive Documentation

Services and Support

SeaSolve offers a comprehensive and cost-effective solution of ready-for-use intellectual
property (IP) cores for the wireless communication. SeaSolve also offers support services
including Customization, System Integration and Reference Design Development for WLAN
and WiMAX system development.

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