[E2 agent] E2AP README update and OAI-FlexRIC CI pipeline improvements
- E2AP README - add OSC nearRT-RIC section; update with proper FlexRIC
links, and explanations on prerequisites, as well as for xApps
- OAI-FlexRIC CI - use separate containers for xApps
- add reference files for CU-UP/CU-CP
- add logging for KPM NSSAI condition
Instead of running xApps from oai-flexric container,
create dedicated xApp containers.
In addition, modify the flexric.conf: DB_PATH doesn't exist;
DB_DIR is the correct name.
Following a power cycle of the CI machines in the NSA-B200 setup, the gNB
machine encountered a networking issue. Although packets were observed leaving
and returning to the host of gNB, they failed to reach the container.
Debugging steps taken:
- upgraded the gNB machine
- reinstalled Docker
- reviewed and verified IP rules and routing settings
Setting the container to use host network mode resolved the issue.
Add CI test to force RRC IDLE and new connection setup with 5G-S-TMSI
This MR is a follow up to !2725 (merged)..
The primary goal is to introduce a CI test that enforces the following behavior:
- Forces the UE to enter RRC_IDLE state.
- Validates the UE's re-connection procedure using the 5G-S-TMSI as the UE
identity.
Add physim tests into ctest framework
Convert physim testcases listed in
cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml into ctest. Note: Tests for
dlsim_tm4 are excluded, due to compilation issues.
CTest evaluates success based on return code: '0' = pass, non-zero =
fail. For some simulators, the return code is non-zero even when the
test is successful (as indicated by success messages in the test logs).
For some simulators, the return code is always '0'. This inconsistency
has been address in the first two commits of this MR.
To build and execute these tests:
- using cmake
cd openairinterface5g
mkdir build && cd build # you can also do that in cmake_targets/ran_build/build
cmake .. -GNinja -DENABLE_PHYSIM_TESTS=ON && ninja tests
ctest
- using build_oai: physim-related ctests are activated when PHY
simulators are built (use build_oai with '-P' or '--phy_simulators'
option)
cd openairinterface5g/cmake_targets
./build_oai --ninja --phy_simulators
cd ran_build/build
ctest
Link to newly created 4g and 5g RAN-Physim-Cluster pipelines:
- RAN-Physim-Cluster-4G: https://jenkins-oai.eurecom.fr/job/RAN-Physim-Cluster-4G/
- RAN-Physim-Cluster-5G: https://jenkins-oai.eurecom.fr/job/RAN-Physim-Cluster-5G/
The cls_physim1.py is no longer needed. Function for physim deployment has
been migrated to the Cluster class. Log analysis functionality has been
moved to the Analysis class.
Improvements for LDPC encoding
AVX512 modifications for LDPC encoding: interleaving, ZC384 BG1, output
formatting for encoder, segmentation (memcpy instead of loop). some
improvement in TX for aarch64 in same places where AVX512 support was
added. Also, rate matching and interleaving are done on bytes containing
8 segments and reformatting of the output is done at the end of segment
processing instead of after ldpc encoding.
This improves the overall performance of the NR DL transmitter in gNB
See the merge request description for numbers.
Update CN5G images tags to the latest release in all CI pipelines
This MR is updating the tags of the CN5G docker images to the latest
release v2.1.9, for all CI pipelines.
Improve radio for Metanoia RU (and likely others)
We introduced a regression that lowered the achievable DL throughput
with at least the Metanoia RU (i.e., in the configuration and the UE
that we use). git bisect showed up one commit, which does not seem
necessary. We just revert this commit, as it improves the throughput and
does not seem to have a negative impact on performance.
Further, increase RLC buffers a bit. Limit 7.2 pipeline number of layers
to 2.
With PMI reporting working (see HEAD^^), it seems that four layers put
two much processing strain on the machine (cacofonix), which asserts
immediately. In tests, it was found that the same test throughput
(600Mbps) can be achieved with two layers, while not crashing the
machine.
CI: Replacing Devkit server with a Grace Hopper in Aerial pipeline
Switch servers on the Aerial pipeline from Gigabyte (AMD) to Grace
Hopper (ARM), and make the necessary changes:
- Update XML, YAML, and gnb.conf
- Change the argument passed to the L1 in aerial_l1_entrypoint.sh to be
compatible with the GH
- Update the Aerial setup in TESTBench.md and Aerial_FAPI_Split_Tutorial.md docs
- Decrease the tested throughput due to an issue with the RU. Will open
another MR to increase it once the problem is fixed.
NR UE: add support for continuous frequency offset compensation (in particular NTN LEO Doppler)
- move function add_noise() to file
openair1/SIMULATION/TOOLS/phase_noise.c
- refactor (co)sinus calculation out of phase_noise() into get_sin_cos()
in nr_common.c
- NR UE: continuously estimate the frequency offset using PBCH DMRS
- NR UE: add command line parameter --initial-fo to specify known
initial frequency offset
- NR UE: add support for continuous DL frequency offset compensation
--cont-fo-comp
- NR UE: add support for continuous UL frequency offset
pre-compensation. Depending on the main source of frequency offset,
pre-compensate the UL frequency offset (FO) accordingly. Therefore
modify the flag --cont-fo-comp to accept an integer value, where
* 1 specifies, that the main FO contribution comes from the accuracy of the local oscillator (LO)
* 2 specifies, that the main FO contribution comes from Doppler shift
- NR UE: add PI controller to continuous frequency offset compensation
- rfsimulator: enable and correct NTN LEO doppler simulation
- use SIMD to speed up nr_fo_compensation()
- Extend NTN LEO example in RUNMODEM.md to include continuous Doppler
compensation
- NR UE: in nr_adjust_synch_ue() extend the peak search to +/- cyclic
prefix size, esp. for LEO NTN scenarios the timing drifts during
initial sync, which is mostly compensated with
--ntn-initial-time-drift. But there might be a residual time offset,
and by extending the peak search window we make this more tolerant.
- NR UE: remove unused nr_slot_tx_offset, it is unused since commit
f3e60a14
- NR UE: remove now unnecessary local variable
update_ntn_system_information, directly use
UE->ntn_config_message->update instead
In various places, e.g., during initialization (before deployment), we
use the name of the CN object, previously including the IP address.
However, the IP might not be available (because the CN is not deployed),
so we would get warnings at this stage. Avoid this by not looking up the
IP.
There is now one place where we have to look up the IP address
separately.
Also, the exception in initialization might be misleading if we used
{self}, because we complain about no node being present, but the {self}
would include a non-existing node name => do not use it.
Robert Schmidt