* make a single call to various function
* make fill_rf_config() static, it is only used in this file
* do not initialize the number of antennas in openair0_cfg in
init_NR_RU(), as it is already done in fill_rf_config()
Harmonize the call to openair0_transport_load(), by putting it in a
single place instead of multiple calls
Further, delay the call to ru_thread, for two reasons:
1) it is somewhat "symmetric" with local RF, which is done there as well
2) for the xran library, we need to read some parameters such as PRACH,
frame format, etc. At the RU, the corresponding FAPI config request
parameter structure is copied from the gNB to RU at the beginning of
the ru_thread, so we have to wait for that to happen.
Reformat code to properly copy memory if we skip precoding.
precoding_stats timing is not part of ru->feptx_ofdm, but
ru->feptx_prec, so always print it.
Previously, in order to speed up processing if precoding is disabled, we
just copy the pointer from txdataF to txdataF_BF, as opposed to do a
full memcpy() to duplicate the data. The same happens if we cannot have
precoding, i.e., in SISO. This has implications such as memory leaks,
which is why this is not being done. However, the code comment is
intentionally placed there.
For 7.2 FH, some RUs do phase compensation, whereas for others, the DU
does it. In fact, this can be "negotiated" using the M plane. Since we
don't have the M plane yet, add a configuration option to set where
phase compensation is performed.
- e2_ran_func library divided into e2_ran_func_cuup (CU-UP only) and e2_ran_func_du_cucp_cuup (DU, CU, CU-CP and gNB-mono)
- GTP SM is not yet implemented in CU-UP -> CU-UP doesn't store PDU session information
- PDCP SM support for gNB-mono, CU and CU-UP
- KPM SM support for all node types (DU, CU, CU-UP, CU-CP and gNB-mono)
remove several unused files
remove mem_block_t that is never used in a different way than a simple heap buffer
move up IP address type and remove duplications of the same struct declaration
This commit introduces an additional (implicit) option that signals if
the E2 agent is to be activated or not. When reading the configuration,
we now check if all fields are set, and activate the E2 agent only if
this is the case. If not, we only print a warning and start the gNB
without the agent.
Note that previously, if not all fields are set correctly, the gNB
stopped.
To implement this behavior, it is necessary to change the defaults of
the RIC IP and the directory for SMs to a (non-NULL) default value.
Otherwise, the configuration system would not consider the field to be
set to the default, and wrongly assumes the field is set, even though it
is not; at least, this change is necessary to make config_isparamset()
return NULL if the configuration is not set.
3GPP has the concept of a gNB-CU-UP ID and a (separate) gNB ID (for gNB,
CU-CP). This commit introduces the gNB-CU-UP as a separate ID that has to be
set in the configuration file when running as a CU-UP. For the
CU/monolithic gNB, it is optional (but needs to be the same as the
gNB-ID if specified).
The CU-UP ID is necessary, as some entities, e.g., the e2 agent, need to
signal both IDs, e.g., to reconcile a CU-CP and (multiple) CU-UP(s)
belonging together.
Introduce a --no-itti-threads command line option to disable threading
in ITTI, and call message handlers in the current thread. This is being
introduced in order to increase repeatability when testing the nrUE with
the IQPlayer. Without this feature, runs with the IQPlayer will end up
differently, depending on the timing of ITTI threads, mostly when
sending messages to RRC and NAS.
Robert Schmidt