The OAI gNB SA FR2 at 28 GHz Prototype with COTS UEs demo was developed in the context of CONVERGE project and showcases a prototype of OAI 5G SA (standalone) in frequency range 2 (FR2, mmWave). The gNB OAI supports the split into O-RU, O-DU, O-CU-CP, and O-CU-UP. More specifically, the InterDigital RU is connected via a National Instrument USRP NI X410 to the OAI stack, the OAI 5GC is deployed on the RedHat OpenShift Container Platform. Tests were conducted using 100 MHz bandwidth, SCS 120kHz, and a TDD period of 1.25 ms  slot format, and against the user unit of Quectel RM530F. This reference implementation creates the opportunity for research and testing in FR2 with a wide range of commercial FR2 UEs (when they become available in the market) and off the shelf radio units. It is deployed in the context of the SLICES-RI infrastructure in Sophia Antipolis in France and used to demonstrate innovative next-generation use-cases exploiting vision in radio-networks leveraging technologies such integrated communications, sensing and RIS. The CONVERGE project seeks to develop an innovative toolset that combines radio, vision-based communications and sensing technologies to enable new research areas under the motto “view to communicate and communicate to view”.

For more details about the MWC 2024 demo, please contact Raymond Knopp or Imad Al-Samman.