Implementation of a 4G/5G Base Station Using the srsRAN Software and the USRP Software Radio Module

• Autorzy: Flakowski Wojciech , Krasicki Maciej , Krenz Rafał

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.26636/jtit.2023.3.129

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This article presents the potential applications and scenarios for the implementation of a software-defined radio (SDR) module operating as a base station in 4G/5G networks. The paper presents test configurations of the srsRAN software environment in conjunction with various types of programmable radio modules. Then, the key performance metrics of the mobile telephony system and potential problems that may be encountered while implementing hardware and software layers are presented.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

base station; radio access network; radio channel power; radio link throughput; software-defined radio; user equipment

• Wydawca: Instytut Łączności - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
• Czasopismo: Journal of Telecommunications and Information Technology
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: nr 3
• Strony: 30--40
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 11 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Flakowski Wojciech

• Institute of Radiocommunications, Faculty of Computing and Telecommunications Poznan University of Technology, Poznań, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6915-3687

autor

Krasicki Maciej

• Institute of Radiocommunications, Faculty of Computing and Telecommunications Poznan University of Technology, Poznań, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7726-3114

autor

Krenz Rafał

• Institute of Radiocommunications, Faculty of Computing and Telecommunications Poznan University of Technology, Poznań, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5354-9812

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