Timing error group (teg) reporting in o-ran deployment

An open radio access network (O-RAN) radio unit (O-RU) comprising:

• a transceiver;
• and
• one or more processors communicatively coupled with the transceiver, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
• send capability information via the transceiver to an O-RAN distributed unit (O-DU), the capability information indicating a reporting capability of the O-RU for reporting timing error information;
• measure a timing error of the O-RU, the timing error comprising a residual error in a time delay at the O-RU after calibration;
• and
• send a timing error report via the transceiver to the O-DU in accordance with the reporting capability of the O-RU, wherein the timing error report is indicative of the timing error.

An open radio access network (O-RAN) distributed unit (O-DU) comprising:

• a transceiver;
• a memory;
• and
• one or more processors communicatively coupled with the transceiver and the memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
• receive capability information via the transceiver from an O-RAN radio unit (O-RU), the capability information indicating a reporting capability of the O-RU for reporting timing error information;
• send a command via the transceiver to the O-RU for a timing error report in accordance with the capability information;
• and
• subsequent to sending the command, receive a timing error report via the transceiver from the O-RU in accordance with the command, wherein the timing error report is indicative of a timing error measured by the O-RU.