The product adds a Protocol Plane (P-Plane) subsystem to the L1PHY Compute Engine to complete the modem system hardware and includes Cognovo’s Protocol Framework software to reduce time, cost and risk in development and ongoing maintenance.
The P-Plane is an ARM processor based subsystem designed to support integration of multiple protocol stacks and efficient  inter-RAT operation, coupled with intelligent Layer 2 MAC data processing and movement at 100’s of Mb/s.

The P-Plane subsystem supports Cognovo’s modular Protocol Framework software to provide flexible hosting of multiple protocols capable of seamless parallel operation. However, the Protocol Framework is not a pre-requisite, and is also available as a standalone solution.