Utilization of sea container in 5G cloud RAN customer specific verification
Shahid, Hammad (2023)
2023
Master's Programme in Information Technology
Informaatioteknologian ja viestinnän tiedekunta - Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
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Hyväksymispäivämäärä
2023-05-22
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202305145748
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202305145748
Tiivistelmä
The research is related to the utilization of sea container in 5G Cloud RAN in customer-specific verification which is being carried out in the Nokia Espoo lab. The work includes the design, implementation & testing of the 5G Cloud RAN environment in a sea container which has the novel feature of over-the-air testing and is known as an RF chamber. The research also considers maximizing the capabilities of a sea container in cloud RAN and comparing the results with a traditional RAN environment. In addition, due to the novelty of the cloud RAN concept, we investigate how the results could be improved in the cloud environment.
The RF chambers include a transmitting network-side radio, and receiving UE with 4 Vivaldi antennas. A cloud environment needs to be established and it needs to be connected to the sea container to perform the testing. Moreover, for the establishment of the environment FHGW, VDU, and VCU need to be studied as well.
As we know the industry is evolving now and there is a chance for improvement in every aspect. So, the study is all about how we can maximize the sea container capabilities in Cloud RAN. The major KPIs in the research would be Throughput, QAM, and Rank. The expectation at the end of the research is to at least get the environment in working condition and get the same throughput in a Cloud environment as we are getting in the traditional RAN environment. However, one considerable factor here is to look for the distance as well as there is some roam to shift the antenna as well to find an optimal antenna location for maximizing the throughput.
The RF chambers include a transmitting network-side radio, and receiving UE with 4 Vivaldi antennas. A cloud environment needs to be established and it needs to be connected to the sea container to perform the testing. Moreover, for the establishment of the environment FHGW, VDU, and VCU need to be studied as well.
As we know the industry is evolving now and there is a chance for improvement in every aspect. So, the study is all about how we can maximize the sea container capabilities in Cloud RAN. The major KPIs in the research would be Throughput, QAM, and Rank. The expectation at the end of the research is to at least get the environment in working condition and get the same throughput in a Cloud environment as we are getting in the traditional RAN environment. However, one considerable factor here is to look for the distance as well as there is some roam to shift the antenna as well to find an optimal antenna location for maximizing the throughput.