5G/NR Conformance Testing of Analog Radio-overfiber Fronthaul Links

2022 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP 2022) 2022
Rafael Puerta, Oskars Ozoliņš, Anders Djupsjöbacka, Vjačeslavs Bobrovs, Sergei Popov, Xiaodan Pang

Foreseen requirements and use cases of future beyond fifth-generation (B5G) and sixth-generation (6G) mobile networks have shown that current mobile networks implementations must be reconsidered. Analog radio-over-fiber (ARoF) is a prospective solution for future mobile fronthaul of certain applications where current solutions fall short to fulfill future demands on bandwidth and power consumption. This paper provides a complete New-Radio (NR) conformance testing of ARoF fronthaul links in full accordance with the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) technical specifications. We experimentally verified that the adjacent channel leakage power ratio (ACLR) and the error vector magnitude (EVM) transmitter requirements are fulfilled validating ARoF links as a suitable solution for next-generation mobile fronthaul. Wireless transmissions results are also provided.

Atslēgas vārdi
New Radio, Beyond 5G, 6G, 3GPP, Mobile networks, Analog radio-over-fiber, Fronthaul links
DOI
10.1109/MWP54208.2022.9997749
Hipersaite
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9997749

Puerta, R., Ozoliņš, O., Djupsjöbacka, A., Bobrovs, V., Popov, S., Pang, X. 5G/NR Conformance Testing of Analog Radio-overfiber Fronthaul Links. No: 2022 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP 2022), Amerikas savienotās valstis, Orlando, 3.-7. oktobris, 2022. Piscataway: IEEE, 2022, 1.-4.lpp. ISBN 978-1-6654-2122-5. e-ISBN 978-1-6654-2121-8. Pieejams: doi:10.1109/MWP54208.2022.9997749

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