vRAN with PCIe fronthaul
AssigneeParallel Wireless, Inc.
InventorsOfir Ben Ari Katzav, David Johnston, Steven Paul Papa
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Abstract
Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed for fronthaul. In one embodiment a method is disclosed, comprising: providing a virtual Radio Access Network (vRAN) having a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU); and interconnecting the CU and DU over an Input/Output (I/O) bus using Peripheral Component Interconnect-Express (PCIe); wherein the CU and the DU include a PCI to optical converter and an optical to PCI converter.
Claims20
A method for communicating using a fronthaul, comprising:
- providing a virtual Radio Access Network (vRAN) having a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU);
- interconnecting the CU and DU over an Input/Output (I/O) bus using Peripheral Component Interconnect-Express (PCIe) communication protocol;
- and
- communicating, without communication protocol conversion, with a processor of the CU over the I/O bus using the PCIe communication protocol;
- wherein the CU and the DU include a PCI to optical converter and an optical to PCI converter.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions for communication using a fronthaul which, when executed, cause a system to perform steps comprising:
- providing a virtual Radio Access Network (vRAN) having a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU);
- interconnecting the CU and DU over an Input/Output (I/O) bus using Peripheral Component Interconnect-Express (PCIe) communication protocol;
- and
- communicating, without communication protocol conversion, with a processor of the CU over the I/O bus using the PCIe communication protocol;
- wherein the CU and the DU include a PCI to optical converter and an optical to PCI converter.
A system for communicating using a fronthaul, comprising:
- a virtual Radio Access Network (vRAN) having a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU);
- and
- an Input/Output (I/O) bus using Peripheral Component Interconnect-Express (PCIe) communication protocol coupled to the CU and DU;
- wherein a processor of the CU communicates, without communication protocol conversion, over the I/O bus using the PCIe communication protocol;
- and
- wherein the CU and the DU include a PCI to optical converter and an optical to PCI converter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.