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- Interface simplicity: Transfer of user plane data is based on Resource Elements / Physical Resource Blocks, which
simplifies the data mapping and limits the required associated control messages
- Transport Bandwidth Scalability: Lower split options (e.g., splits 7-1 and 8) scale based on number of antennas. In
contrast, 7-2x interface scales based on “streams”, which allows using high number of antennas without higher
transport bandwidth. Further, user data transfer can be optimized to send only PRBs that contain user data for
purpose of reducing transport bandwidth
- Beamforming Support: The same interface design can support different beamforming techniques (digital, analog,
hybrid) as well as different beamforming algorithms. Likewise, deployments using only analog beamforming are
also possible with the same interface design.
- Interoperability: Less user specific parameters are used at split 7-2x (when compared to higher split options),
which can simplify specification.
- Advanced receivers and inter-cell coordination: this option allows implementation of advanced receivers and
coordination features, which are also easier to implement and less restricted when most functions are placed at
the O-DU. For example, UL CoMP is not possible when the UL upper-PHY processing is in the O-RU.
- Lower O-RU complexity: Less functions at O-RU (when compared to higher split options) allow limiting the
number of required real time calculations as well as required memory requirement, especially for Category A O-
- Future proof-ness: Placing most functions at O-DU will allow introduction of new features via software upgrades
without inflicting HW changes at O-RU (e.g., specification changes due to URLLC or new modulation
- Interface and functions symmetry: If the same interface and split point is used for DL and UL, specification effort
2.1.2 Selected Split 7-2x (UL)
UL functional split for various physical layer channels and transmission modes are illustrated in Figure 2-7. Likewise,
digital beamforming in this context, is the function of antenna port selection or antenna port combining.
Digital
Beamforming
Equalization, iDFT
Channel Estimation
Detection
Demodulation
FFT and CP removal Filtering*
RE demapping
PRACH
RE demapping
Descrambling
PUxCH
Analog to Digital
Analog
Beamforming
Digital
Beamforming
IQ Decompression
IQ Compression
IQ
Decompression
Channel
Estimation
SRS
RE demapping
Digital
Beamforming
Analog
Beamforming
IQ
Decompression
IQ Compression
IQ
Compression
Analog
Beamforming
O-DU
(PHY part)
O-RU
O-RAN FH
Dotted-line blocks
are optional
*for PRACH, Filtering
block includes CP
removal, decimation
filtering, and a
smaller FFT or a
larger FFT and
PRACH subcarrier
selection
Figure 2-7 : Lower layer UL split description for LTE and NR
Note: the above figure illustrates some of the highlevel functionalities inside the O-RU and O-DU, and do not bind the
internal design of each of the O-RU and O-DU.
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