Fronthaul Compression Intel® FPGA IP User Guide

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Date 11/18/2024
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2.2.1. Fronthaul Compression IP Parameters

Table 6.  Fronthaul Compression IP Parameters
Name Valid Values Description
Data direction

TX and RX,

TX only,

RX only

Select TX for compression; RX for decompression.

Compression method BFP, mu-Law, or BFP and mu-Law Select block floating-point, µ-law, or both.
Metadata width 0 (Disable Metadata Ports), 32, 64, 96, 128 (bit) Specify the bit width of the metadata bus (uncompressed data).
Enable extended IQ width On or off

Turn on for supported IqWidth of 8-bit to 16-bit.

Turn off for supported IqWidth of 9, 12, 14 and 16-bits.

O-RAN compliant On or off

Turn on to follow ORAN IP mapping for metadata port and assert metadata valid signal for each section header. The IP supports 128-bit width metadata only. The IP supports single section and multiple sections per packet. Metadata is valid at each section with metadata valid assertion.

Turn off so the IP uses metadata as passthrough conduit signals with no mapping requirement (e.g.: U-plane numPrb is assumed 0). The IP supports metadata widths of 0 (Disable Metadata Ports), 32, 64, 96, 128 bits. The IP supports single section per packet. Metadata is valid only once at the metadata valid assertion for each packet.