B4860: QorIQ® B4860 Baseband Processor

The QorIQ® Qonverge B4860 system-on-chip is designed for next-generation, multi-standard wireless base stations. Based on 28 nm process technology, the B4860 offers unequaled throughput and capacity and integrates a compelling blend of efficient and high-performance programmable cores, as well as application-specific accelerators to deliver optimal power and cost. It targets macro cell base station designs for broadband wireless infrastructure and builds upon the proven success of our multicore CPUs and DSPs in wireless infrastructure markets.

The B4860 combines four 64-bit, dual-threaded e6500 cores built on Power Architecture® technology, six StarCore® SC3900FP Fixed/Floating-Point DSP cores and MAPLE-B baseband acceleration processing engines. It is designed to adapt to the rapidly changing and expanding standards of LTE (FDD and TDD), LTE-Advanced including 3GPP LTE Rel.10/11 and WCDMA, and supports different standards simultaneously.

QorIQ® Qonverge B4860
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Recommended Documentation (4)
Name/DescriptionTypeModified Date
QorIQ® Qonverge® B4860 Baseband Processor - Fact Sheet (REV 3) PDF (207.0 kB) B4860FSFact Sheets07 Apr 2015
BRSC3900DSPCORE, StarCore® SC3900 - Brochure (REV 2) PDF (1.1 MB) BRSC3900DSPCOREBrochures21 May 2013
QorIQ® Qonverge® B4860 Baseband SoC - Brochure (REV 1) PDF (1.2 MB) BRQIQB4860Brochures17 May 2013
Next-Generation Wireless Network Bandwidth and Capacity Enabled by Heterogeneous and Distributed Networks White Paper (REV 3) PDF (961.0 kB) QORIQQONVERGEWPWhite Papers04 Sep 2013
Application Notes (7)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
AN5295, QorIQ® Serial RapidIO Debug Tips - Application Note (REV 0) PDF (401.8 kB) AN529524 May 2016
AN4531, Achieving Persistent DRAM on PowerQUICC® III and QorIQ® Processors - Application... (REV 2) PDF (240.2 kB) AN453116 Dec 2013
AN4785, Modifying DPAA Offloading Applications-Application Note (REV Rev 0) PDF (629.7 kB) AN478523 Aug 2013
AN4786, MEPL Quick Start Guide - Application Note (REV 0) PDF (194.5 kB) AN478615 Aug 2013
AN4749, Configuring CoreNet® Platform Cache (CPC) as SRAM - Application Note (REV Rev 0) PDF (226.3 kB) AN474930 Jul 2013
Verification of the IEEE 1588 Interface (REV 0) PDF (743.2 kB) AN432606 Jul 2011
Fact Sheets (2)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
QorIQ® Qonverge® B4860 Baseband Processor - Fact Sheet (REV 3) PDF (207.0 kB) B4860FS07 Apr 2015
QorIQ® Qonverge® B4860QDS Application Development System - Fact Sheet (REV 2) PDF (224.4 kB) B4860QDSFS22 Jan 2015
Brochures (2)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
BRSC3900DSPCORE, StarCore® SC3900 - Brochure (REV 2) PDF (1.1 MB) BRSC3900DSPCORE21 May 2013
QorIQ® Qonverge® B4860 Baseband SoC - Brochure (REV 1) PDF (1.2 MB) BRQIQB486017 May 2013
White Papers (3)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
QORIQPMWP, QorIQ® Power Management - White Paper (REV 0) PDF (1.7 MB) QORIQPMWP30 Dec 2014
Next-Generation Wireless Network Bandwidth and Capacity Enabled by Heterogeneous and Distributed Networks White Paper (REV 3) PDF (961.0 kB) QORIQQONVERGEWP04 Sep 2013
QorIQ® DPAA Primer for Software Architecture (REV 0) PDF (896.6 kB) QORIQDPAAWP01 Jun 2012
Ordering Information
ProductStatusStatusBudgetary Price excluding tax(US$)Package Type and Termination CountCore TypeCore: Number of cores (Spec)Operating Frequency (Max) (MHz)Cache (KB)L2 Cache (Max) (KB)External Memory SupportedEthernet TypeUSB featuresCommunication ProtocolAdditional FeaturesAmbient Operating Temperature (Min-Max) (°C)
B4860NXN7QUMDActive1K @ US$264.85FCPBGA 1020SC3900, e6500101600328192DDR3, DDR3L1 x USB 2.0CPRI, SRIO-40 to 105
G4860NXN7QUMDActive1K @ US$225.13FCPBGA 1020SC3900, e6500101600328192DDR3, DDR3L1 x USB 2.0CPRI, SRIO-40 to 105
G4860NXE7QUMDActive1K @ US$225.13FCPBGA 1020SC3900, e6500101600328192DDR3, DDR3L1 x USB 2.0CPRI, SRIO-40 to 105
B4860NXE7QUMDActive1K @ US$264.85FCPBGA 1020SC3900, e6500101600328192DDR3, DDR3L1 x USB 2.0CPRI, SRIO-40 to 105
G4860NSN7QUMDActive1K @ US$202.81FCPBGA 1020SC3900, e6500101600328192DDR3, DDR3L1 x USB 2.0CPRI, SRIO0 to 105
B4860NSN7QUMDActive1K @ US$238.60FCPBGA 1020SC3900, e6500101600328192DDR3, DDR3L1 x USB 2.0CPRI, SRIO0 to 105
G4860NSE7QUMDActive1K @ US$202.81FCPBGA 1020SC3900, e6500101600328192DDR3, DDR3L1 x USB 2.0CPRI, SRIO0 to 105
B4860NSE7QUMDActive1K @ US$238.60FCPBGA 1020SC3900, e6500101600328192DDR3, DDR3L1 x USB 2.0CPRI, SRIO0 to 105
Package Information
Package DescriptionOutline VersionPackingProduct StatusPart NumberChemical ContentRoHS / Pb FreeChina RoHS LookupMSLPPT (°C)
FCPBGA 1020 33*33*2 P198ASA00332DMPQ - 24 TRAYPOQ - 120 BRICKActiveB4860NXN7QUMDB4860NXN7QUMD.pdf3250
MPQ - 24 TRAYPOQ - 120 BRICKActiveB4860NSN7QUMDB4860NSN7QUMD.pdf3250
MPQ - 24 TRAYPOQ - 120 BRICKActiveB4860NSE7QUMDB4860NSE7QUMD.pdf3250
MPQ - 24 TRAYPOQ - 120 BRICKActiveB4860NXE7QUMDB4860NXE7QUMD.pdf3250
MPQ - 24 TRAYPOQ - 120 BRICKActiveG4860NSN7QUMDG4860NSN7QUMD.pdf3250
MPQ - 24 TRAYPOQ - 120 BRICKActiveG4860NXN7QUMDG4860NXN7QUMD.pdf3250
MPQ - 24 TRAYPOQ - 120 BRICKActiveG4860NSE7QUMDG4860NSE7QUMD.pdf3250
MPQ - 24 TRAYPOQ - 120 BRICKActiveG4860NXE7QUMDG4860NXE7QUMD.pdf3250
AN5295, QorIQ® Serial RapidIO Debug Tips - Application Note B4860
AN4531, Achieving Persistent DRAM on PowerQUICC® III and QorIQ® Processors - Application... BSC9132
AN4785, Modifying DPAA Offloading Applications-Application Note B4860
AN4786, MEPL Quick Start Guide - Application Note B4860
AN4749, Configuring CoreNet® Platform Cache (CPC) as SRAM - Application Note B4860
Verification of the IEEE 1588 Interface B4860
QorIQ® Qonverge® B4860 Baseband Processor - Fact Sheet B4860
QorIQ® Qonverge® B4860QDS Application Development System - Fact Sheet B4860
BRSC3900DSPCORE, StarCore® SC3900 - Brochure B4860
QorIQ® Qonverge® B4860 Baseband SoC - Brochure B4860
QORIQPMWP, QorIQ® Power Management - White Paper BSC9132
Next-Generation Wireless Network Bandwidth and Capacity Enabled by Heterogeneous and Distributed Networks White Paper BSC9132
QorIQ® DPAA Primer for Software Architecture B4860
98ASA00332D B4860
B4860NXN7QUMD.pdf B4860
B4860NSN7QUMD.pdf B4860
B4860NSE7QUMD.pdf B4860
B4860NXE7QUMD.pdf B4860
G4860NSN7QUMD.pdf B4860
G4860NXN7QUMD.pdf B4860
G4860NSE7QUMD.pdf B4860
G4860NXE7QUMD.pdf B4860