Methods and apparatus for distributing baseband signal processing of fifth generation (5G) new radio uplink signals

A method for transmitting data packets via a network communication, comprising:

• receiving, by a remote site, uplink transmissions carrying user data from a user equipment via a wireless network;
• removing direct current (“DC”) bias from the uplink transmissions to generate DC adjusted signals;
• generating a time domain (“TD”) measurement in response to a measurement of TD power levels associated to the DC adjusted signals;
• and
• compressing the DC adjusted signals in accordance with configuration parameters and the TD measurement to generate compressed packets.

A method of network data processing, comprising:

• receiving, by a remote site, uplink transmissions carrying user data;
• removing at least one direct current (“DC”) bias from the uplink transmissions to generate DC removed signals;
• shifting the DC removed signals to generate frequency shifted signals;
• generating compressed packets by a first baseband processor based on the frequency shifted signals and configuration parameters;
• and
• transmitting the compressed packets from the remote site to a central office via transmission lines.

An apparatus for transmitting data packets via a network communication, comprising:

• means for receiving uplink transmissions carrying user data from a user equipment via a wireless network;
• means for removing direct current (“DC”) bias from the uplink transmissions to generate DC adjusted signals;
• means for generating a time domain (“TD”) measurement in response to a measurement of TD power levels associated to the DC adjusted signals;
• and
• means for compressing the DC adjusted signals in accordance with configuration parameters and the TD measurement to generate compressed packets.