Designed for integration of relay node backhaul functionality with existing eNodeB solution, ALPS 521 provides interfaces to eNB network protocols via NextG-Com IPC framework, and is pre-integrated with eNB RN interfaces to scheduler and eNB controller entities. Release 11-compliant UE protocol stack is future-proof to support RN Layer 1 interfaces through adaptation layer, which supports both in-band without isolation and out-band/in-band with isolation RF architecture.
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