Improvements in handling UE context in gNB DU
The goal of this MR is to improve the handling of UE context in gNB DU.
To achieve this goal, the UE structure is created as soon as the gNB
receive a PRACH indication. At that stage the UE is placed in a new
structure containing UEs performing RA, untill RA is complete where it
is moved to the list of connected UEs. To simplify the code and to
improve the handling of initial procedures (see #751), DCI 10 and DCI 00
is used at every stage until the DU receives from CU the indication of
UE RRC reconfiguration being completed.
Remove assert for SRI-PUSCH-PowerControl
SRI-PUSCH-PowerControl is not implemented at this point but its enough
to warn about incorrect power control behavior rather than assert on the
configuration.
Closes#953
Add functionality to trigger the addition of a new RRC UE context (in
the CU) for NSA modes, using F1. This commit makes do-ra and phy-test
modes work. "True" NSA will work in the next commit, which also sends
the X2 addition request answer message.
- rewrite add_UE_to_list() and rewrite remove_UE_from_list() to simplify
list handling
- return pointer from get_new_nr_ue_inst(); it's completely freed by
delete_nr_ue_data()
- have add_new_UE_RA() add UE context to access list; remove with
nr_release_ra_UE()
- have add_connected_nr_ue() only add UE to connected list; to move from
access to connected use transition_ra_connected_nr_ue(); remove with
mac_remove_nr_ue() as previously
- free memory on problems during RA
- add some documentation
- in NSA/HO: check for pre-configured RA process
- there are asserts in all functions to clarify when a UE has RA
SRI-PUSCH-PowerControl is not implemented at this point but its enough
to warn about incorrect power control behavior rather than assert on the
configuration.
Fix for NR UE DLSCH decoding barrier in case of no feedback
In !3291 NTN CI RFsim test fails with the UE being stuck. After some
investigation, this seems to be caused by the scenario where there is no
feedback for DLSCH. In that case there is no need to wait for DLSCH
being completed before generating feedback (there is no feedback).
Fix ASN1 struct double free
When paging, RA and other SI have same PDCCH search space, we should
free the struct once and reset the other pointers to NULL.
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.
The UE stores PDCCH search spaces from the network in NR_BWP_PDCCH_t
struct within NR_UE_MAC_INST_t. After storing, the pointers otherSI_SS,
ra_SS and paging_SS are updated to point to the stored SS. Multiple
pointers could point to the same stored SS struct depending on
configuration. Then when the UE wants to release the SS, the pointers
are used to free the stored SS using ASN_STRUCT_RESET(). If multiple
pointers point to the same SS, calling ASN_STRUCT_RESET() on all
pointers would lead to double free. So one needs to check for dangling
pointer before freeing.
Instead of using pointers and assigning them during configuration, we
use SS id for otherSI_SS, ra_SS and paging_SS to retrieve the pointers
whenever needed. When the UE wants to release the SS, we make them -1
indicating an invalid SS id.
Issue 947 and compilation improvements
This MR started with a small commit (03c7f151) to close#947. Little did
I know that I would be taken in a long journey through OAI compilation
hell.
Pass a "type" of RLC operational mode, from which split-type/gNB/UE
decision is derived.
Co-authored-by: Robert Schmidt <robert.schmidt@openairinterface.org>
Add Delay Mechanism for Initial MIB/SIB Transmission in gNB Scheduler
- Delay MIB/SIB in gNB until PRACH noise converges
- Remove the first PRACH random access attempt delay in NR UE
Bugfix for number of PRBs in PUCCH format 2
[TS 38.213 - Section 9.2.1 PUCCH Resource Sets] If the format indicates
PUCCH-format2 or PUCCH-format3, the PUCCH format configured for a PUCCH resource
is PUCCH format 2 or PUCCH format 3, respectively, where the PUCCH resource also
includes a number of PRBs provided by nrofPRBs, a number of symbols for a PUCCH
transmission provided by nrofSymbols, and a first symbol for the PUCCH
transmission provided by startingSymbolIndex.
[TS 38.213 - Section 9.2.3 UE procedure for reporting HARQ-ACK] If a UE transmits
a PUCCH with O_ACK HARQ-ACK information bits and O_CRC bits using PUCCH format 2
or PUCCH format 3 in a PUCCH resource that includes M_PUCCH_RB PRBs, the UE
determines a number of PRBs M_PUCCH_RB_min for the PUCCH transmission to be the
minimum number of PRBs (...)
[TS 38.213 - Section 9.2.5.1 UE procedure for multiplexing HARQ-ACK or CSI and
SR in a PUCCH] If a UE transmits a PUCCH with O_ACK HARQ-ACK information bits,
O_SR = ⌈log2(K+1)⌉ SR bits, and O_CRC CRC bits using PUCCH format 2 or PUCCH
format 3 in a PUCCH resource that includes M_PUCCH_RB PRBs, the UE determines
a number of PRBs M_PUCCH_RB_min for the PUCCH transmission to be the minimum
number of PRBs (...)
[TS 38.213 - Section 9.2.5.2 UE procedure for multiplexing HARQ-ACK/SR/CSI in
a PUCCH] If a UE has HARQ-ACK, SR and wideband or sub-band CSI reports to
transmit and the UE determines a PUCCH resource with PUCCH format 2, or the UE
has HARQ-ACK, SR and wideband CSI reports to transmit and the UE determines a
PUCCH resource with PUCCH format 3 or PUCCH format 4, where (...) the UE
transmits the HARQ-ACK, SR, and CSI reports bits by selecting the minimum number
PUCCH M_PUCCH_RB_min of the M_PUCCH_RB PRBs satisfying (...)
[TS 38.213 - Section 9.2.5.2 UE procedure for multiplexing HARQ-ACK/SR/CSI in a
PUCCH] If a UE has one or more CSI reports and zero or more HARQ-ACK/SR
information bits to transmit in a PUCCH where the HARQ-ACK, if any, is in
response to a PDSCH reception without a corresponding PDCCH; if any of the CSI
reports are overlapping (...); else, the UE transmits the
O_ACK + O_SR + O_CSI + O_CRC bits in a PUCCH resource provided by
pucch-CSI-ResourceList and determined as described in clause 9.2.5
Therefore, the number of PRBs to be used by PUCCH-format2 is M_PUCCH_RB_min,
except if we have zero HARQ-ACK bits, or if we have any HARQ-ACK, is in response
to a PDSCH reception without a corresponding PDCCH. In this case, we must use
the resources indicated in the pucch-CSI-ResourceList and determined as described
in clause 9.2.5.
In OAI, we have:
asn1cSeqAdd(&csirep->reportConfigType.choice.periodic->pucch_CSI_ResourceList.list, pucchcsires);
Where the resource added to the list corresponds to:
pucchres2->pucch_ResourceId = *pucchressetid;
pucchres2->startingPRB = 0;
pucchres2->intraSlotFrequencyHopping = NULL;
pucchres2->secondHopPRB = NULL;
pucchres2->format.present = NR_PUCCH_Resource__format_PR_format2;
pucchres2->format.choice.format2 = calloc(1,sizeof(*pucchres2->format.choice.format2));
pucchres2->format.choice.format2->nrofPRBs = 8;
pucchres2->format.choice.format2->nrofSymbols = 1;
pucchres2->format.choice.format2->startingSymbolIndex = 13;
Currently, in develop branch, we get these prb_size for PUCCH-format2:
[NR_RRC] NGAP_PDUSESSION_SETUP_RESP: sending the message
[NGAP] pdusession_setup_resp_p: pdusession ID 1, gnb_addr 172.31.0.1, SIZE 4, TEID 1579669408
[NR_MAC] (596.3) pucch_pdu->prb_size = 4
[NR_MAC] (596.4) pucch_pdu->prb_size = 3
[NR_MAC] (600.3) pucch_pdu->prb_size = 4
[NR_MAC] (600.4) pucch_pdu->prb_size = 3
[NR_MAC] (604.3) pucch_pdu->prb_size = 4
[NR_MAC] (604.4) pucch_pdu->prb_size = 3
[NR_MAC] (608.3) pucch_pdu->prb_size = 4
While in QXDM we have Num RB = 8, whenever we have zero HARQ-ACK bits:
UCI Request BMask = ACK_NACK_RPT | CSI_RPT
Start symbol = 13
Num Symbols = 1
Starting RB = 0
REL16 DMRS EN = 0
Dual Pol Status = 0
Num RB = 2
Freq Hopping Flag = HOP_MOD_NEITHER
Second Hop RB = NA
Num HARQ ACK Bits = 1
Num SR Bits = 0
Num UCI P1 Bits = 8
UCI Request BMask = ACK_NACK_RPT | CSI_RPT
Start symbol = 13
Num Symbols = 1
Starting RB = 0
REL16 DMRS EN = 0
Dual Pol Status = 0
Num RB = 3
Freq Hopping Flag = HOP_MOD_NEITHER
Second Hop RB = NA
Num HARQ ACK Bits = 3
Num SR Bits = 0
Num UCI P1 Bits = 13
UCI Request BMask = CSI_RPT
Start symbol = 13
Num Symbols = 1
Starting RB = 0
REL16 DMRS EN = 0
Dual Pol Status = 0
Num RB = 8
Freq Hopping Flag = HOP_MOD_NEITHER
Second Hop RB = NA
Num HARQ ACK Bits = 0
Num SR Bits = 0
Num UCI P1 Bits = 10
UCI Request BMask = CSI_RPT | SR_RPT
Start symbol = 13
Num Symbols = 1
Starting RB = 0
REL16 DMRS EN = 0
Dual Pol Status = 0
Num RB = 8
Freq Hopping Flag = HOP_MOD_NEITHER
Second Hop RB = NA
Num HARQ ACK Bits = 0
Num SR Bits = 1
Num UCI P1 Bits = 11
Therefore, this MR fixes the prb_size, so that the number of PUCCH-format2 PRBs matches correctly.
This commit introduces a delay mechanism for the first MIB/SIB transmission
in the gNB scheduler to allow PRACH noise estimate to converge stabilize
before first PRACH preamble reception.
Key changes:
- Added the `num_scheduled_prach_rx` variable to gNB_MAC_INST to keep track
of total number scheduled of PRACH receptions. Using uint64_t type to avoid
overflow.
- Updated the `gNB_dlsch_ulsch_scheduler` function to conditionally schedule
MIB/SIB transmissions if `num_scheduled_prach_rx` is at least 100.
The value comes from OAIs implementation of PRACH noise estimate.
Enable SSB-SINR based CSI reporting
3GPP 38.331 release 16 specifies that If the field reportQuantity-r16 is present,
UE shall ignore reportQuantity (without suffix). reportQuantity-r16 configures
SSB based SINR as the reporting quantity.
set do_SINR = 1; in gNB params part of the config file to enable SSB based SINR
reporting.
Cleanup and refactor initial gNB configuration
This is follow-up on !3048 (merged). Major changes in this MR:
- Add config functions to reduce redundant code repeated in multiple places in the file
- Add macros to reduce redundant code in gNB configuration
- Refactor RCconfig_NR_NG
- Cleanup obsolete and commented out code
- Refactor includes in executables/nr-gnb.c
- Introduce platform type plmn_id_t for consistency across the stack: F1AP, NGAP can now use the same struct type
- And other minor formatting
This commit refactors the TUN interface management by moving its creation
and configuration from the PDCP layer to the SDAP layer for UE.
Key changes include:
- Introduced `tun_generate_ue_ifname` and `tun_destroy` functions for better
TUN interface lifecycle management.
- Added support for creating and destroying UE-specific TUN interfaces in SDAP.
- Refactored `nr_pdcp_module_init` to remove TUN-related logic and moved it
to SDAP.
- Updated NAS and SDAP layers to handle PDU session-specific TUN interface
creation and configuration.
- Enhanced SDAP entity management to include TUN socket handling and thread
lifecycle.
- Updated NAS message handling to initialize default PDU session TUN
interfaces in NOS1 mode.
- Use a single SDAP thread function for gNB and UE
- Allow noS1 mode also in SA on gNB
These changes improve modularity by isolating TUN interface management within
the SDAP layer, aligning with the 3GPP architecture, and simplifying the PDCP
layer.
Co-Authored-By: Robert Schmidt <robert.schmidt@openairinterface.org>
Robert Schmidt