D&R Industry Articles (April 2018)

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Packet-based fronthaul - a critical enabler of 5G

This paper will outline the benefits of a packet-based fronthaul technology to the business case for 5G NR virtualized RANs, and describe Comcores’ demonstrator. This provides detailed measurements based on four important enablers of the new RAN architecture - 5G NR; 100 MHz channels; IEEE 1914.3 RoE encapsulation and mapping; and functional splits which offload some of the baseband processing to the radio unit in order to boost fronthaul efficiency still further. There is also a coexistence path with installed CPRI links, and the eCPRI roadmap.

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Low Voltage SRAM - The Missing Link

Near threshold design is delivering improved battery life for demanding battery powered applications. One key challenge remains - what about the SRAM?

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Aircraft Jet Engine Failure Analytics Using Google Cloud Platform Based Deep Learning

This white paper presents an aircraft jet engine sensor fault diagnostics and prediction implementation using Google cloud platform. The use cases covered are effectively implemented to demonstrate the GCP capability to implement such a prognostic system.

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Killer Apps Driving Adoption of USB 3.1 Gen 2

Design-in of USB 3.1 Gen 2 has become much more common in semiconductor devices. This adoption is being driven by a broad range of applications, most involving large file sizes or high-resolution video streams, that demand high bandwidth. Neither earlier generations of USB nor other connectivity solutions such as wireless Ethernet or Bluetooth can meet these requirements. The 10 Gbit/second bandwidth of USB 3.1 Gen 2 satisfies all current needs, with room for future growth. This white paper discusses the alignment of applications and Gen 2, showing how alternatives fail to make the grade.