mipi-RFFE-Specification-v1-10

MIPI®AllianceSpecificationforRFFront-EndControlInterfaceVersion1.1026-Jul-2011MIPIAllianceSpecificationforRFFEVersion1.10–26July2011MIPIBoardApproved2-Nov-2011Copyright©2009-2011MIPIAlliance,Inc.Allrightsreserved.MIPIAllianceMemberConfidentialFurthertechnicalchangestothisdocumentareexpectedasworkcontinuesintheRFFront-EndControlWorkingGroupCopyright©2009-2011MIPIAlliance,Inc.Allrightsreserved.MIPIAllianceMemberConfidentialiiVersion1.1026-Jul-2011MIPIAllianceSpecificationforRFFENOTICEOFDISCLAIMERThematerialcontainedhereinisnotalicense,eitherexpresslyorimpliedly,toanyIPRownedorcontrolledbyanyoftheauthorsordevelopersofthismaterialorMIPI®.Thematerialcontainedhereinisprovidedonan“ASIS”basisandtothemaximumextentpermittedbyapplicablelaw,thismaterialisprovidedASISANDWITHALLFAULTS,andtheauthorsanddevelopersofthismaterialandMIPIherebydisclaimallotherwarrantiesandconditions,eitherexpress,impliedorstatutory,including,butnotlimitedto,any(ifany)impliedwarranties,dutiesorconditionsofmerchantability,offitnessforaparticularpurpose,ofaccuracyorcompletenessofresponses,ofresults,ofworkmanlikeeffort,oflackofviruses,andoflackofnegligence.Allmaterialscontainedhereinareprotectedbycopyrightlaws,andmaynotbereproduced,republished,distributed,transmitted,displayed,broadcastorotherwiseexploitedinanymannerwithouttheexpresspriorwrittenpermissionofMIPIAlliance.MIPI,MIPIAllianceandthedottedrainbowarchandallrelatedtrademarks,tradenames,andotherintellectualpropertyaretheexclusivepropertyofMIPIAllianceandcannotbeusedwithoutitsexpresspriorwrittenpermission.ALSO,THEREISNOWARRANTYOFCONDITIONOFTITLE,QUIETENJOYMENT,QUIETPOSSESSION,CORRESPONDENCETODESCRIPTIONORNON-INFRINGEMENTWITHREGARDTOTHISMATERIALORTHECONTENTSOFTHISDOCUMENT.INNOEVENTWILLANYAUTHORORDEVELOPEROFTHISMATERIALORTHECONTENTSOFTHISDOCUMENTORMIPIBELIABLETOANYOTHERPARTYFORTHECOSTOFPROCURINGSUBSTITUTEGOODSORSERVICES,LOSTPROFITS,LOSSOFUSE,LOSSOFDATA,ORANYINCIDENTAL,CONSEQUENTIAL,DIRECT,INDIRECT,ORSPECIALDAMAGESWHETHERUNDERCONTRACT,TORT,WARRANTY,OROTHERWISE,ARISINGINANYWAYOUTOFTHISORANYOTHERAGREEMENT,SPECIFICATIONORDOCUMENTRELATINGTOTHISMATERIAL,WHETHERORNOTSUCHPARTYHADADVANCENOTICEOFTHEPOSSIBILITYOFSUCHDAMAGES.WithoutlimitingthegeneralityofthisDisclaimerstatedabove,theuserofthecontentsofthisDocumentisfurthernotifiedthatMIPI:(a)doesnotevaluate,testorverifytheaccuracy,soundnessorcredibilityofthecontentsofthisDocument;(b)doesnotmonitororenforcecompliancewiththecontentsofthisDocument;and(c)doesnotcertify,test,orinanymannerinvestigateproductsorservicesoranyclaimsofcompliancewiththecontentsofthisDocument.TheuseorimplementationofthecontentsofthisDocumentmayinvolveorrequiretheuseofintellectualpropertyrights(“IPR”)including(butnotlimitedto)patents,patentapplications,orcopyrightsownedbyoneormoreparties,whetherornotMembersofMIPI.MIPIdoesnotmakeanysearchorinvestigationforIPR,nordoesMIPIrequireorrequestthedisclosureofanyIPRorclaimsofIPRasrespectsthecontentsofthisDocumentorotherwise.Questionspertainingtothisdocument,orthetermsorconditionsofitsprovision,shouldbeaddressedto:MIPIAlliance,Inc.c/oIEEE-ISTO445HoesLanePiscataway,NJ08854Attn:BoardSecretaryCopyright©2009-2011MIPIAlliance,Inc.Allrightsreserved.MIPIAllianceMemberConfidentialiiiVersion1.1026-Jul-2011MIPIAllianceSpecificationforRFFEContentsContents..............................................................iiiFigures...............................................................viTables...............................................................viiiReleaseHistory........................................................ix1Introduction.......................................................101.1Scope...............................................................101.2Purpose.............................................................112Terminology.......................................................122.1Definitions...........................................................122.2Abbreviations........................................................132.3Acronyms...........................................................133References.........................................................154ArchitectureandOperationsOverview.................................164.1Overview............................................................164.1.1Topology..........................................................174.1.1.1Basic...........................................................174.1.1.2Diversity........................................................184.1.1.3MIMO.........................................................194.1.1.4Dual-BusBasic..................................................204.1.1.5Dual-BusMIMO.................................................214.1.2DeviceIdentification.................................................224.2ReadandWriteTiming.................................................234.2.1RFFEClock(SCLK).................................................234.2.1.1SpecificationsfortheMasterSCLKDriver.............................234.2.1.2Specif