Data and Control Word Forwarding Using ORI Interface

摘要

A data or control word block received at an Open Radio equipment Interface (ORI) input port of a Radio Equipment (RE) can be forwarded. A transmission frame is configured for communication through an ORI output port of the RE, the transmission frame comprising the received block. The received block is identified within the transmission frame by: a size of the received block; and a start position of the received block within the transmission frame.

主权项

1. A method of forwarding a data or control word block received at an Open Radio equipment Interface, ORI, input port of a Radio Equipment, RE, the method comprising:
identifying a location reference for the received data or control word block as part of a reception frame communicated through the ORI input port of the RE, the location reference comprising: a size of the received block; and a start position of the received block within the reception frame; and configuring a transmission frame for communication through an ORI output port of the RE, the received block being mapped onto the transmission frame as a transmitted block that is identified within the transmission frame by a location reference comprising: a size of the transmitted block; and a start position of the transmitted block within the transmission frame.