Enabling physical random-access channel repetition combining in a radio unit for an o-ran-based radio access network
AssigneeMavenir Systems, Inc.
InventorsWessam Afifi AHMED, Lei ZHANG, Fan YANG, Johan ZHANG
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Abstract
There is provided a method of operating an Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN). The method includes (a) communicating from an O-RAN radio unit (O-RU) to an O-RU controller, data informing that the O-RU supports physical random-access channel (PRACH) combining, (b) communicating from the O-RU controller to the O-RU, a parameter to facilitate the PRACH combining, and (c) configuring the O-RU in accordance with the parameter. There is also provided an O-RU and an O-RU controller that perform the method.
Claims24
A method of operating an Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN), comprising the steps of:
- communicating from an O-RAN radio unit (O-RU) to an O-RU controller, data informing that the O-RU supports physical random-access channel (PRACH) combining;
- communicating from the O-RU controller to the O-RU, a parameter to facilitate the PRACH combining;
- and
- configuring the O-RU in accordance with the parameter.
An Open Radio Access Network Radio Unit (O-RU) comprising electronic circuitry adapted to perform operations including:
- sending to an O-RU controller, data informing that the O-RU supports physical random-access channel (PRACH) combining;
- receiving a parameter to facilitate the PRACH combining;
- and
- configuring the O-RU in accordance with the parameter.
An Open Radio Access Network Radio Unit controller (O-RU controller) comprising electronic circuitry adapted to perform operations including:
- receiving from an Open Radio Access Network Radio Unit (O-RU), data informing that the O-RU supports physical random-access channel (PRACH) combining;
- and
- communicating to the O-RU, a parameter to facilitate the PRACH combining,
- wherein the O-RU is configured in accordance with the parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.