Picocom licenses 3GPP compliant 5G NR and LTE carrier grade PHY software and support for both the PC802 and PC805 devices. The software also meets the relevant Open RAN O-RAN Alliance and SCF FAPI specifications. Depending on business needs, different versions such as Full PHY, High PHY, and Low PHY are available.
Both binary and source code licence options are available.
5G NR PHY Software
Picocom’s 5G NR PHY Software includes builds for both full PHY and high PHY running on the PC802 for the following integrated and disaggregated RAN use cases:
- Full PHY supporting full gNB, split 2 small cell and split 6, including dual mode NR/LTE
- High PHY supporting split 7.2x O-RAN Distributed Units (O-DU)
It includes Open RAN SCF FAPI, O-RAN Open Fronthaul and JESD204B interface support.
LTE PHY Software
Picocom’s LTE PHY software supports a full LTE PHY, with a SCF FAPI interface for communication with the L2 software and a JESD204B interface to the RF transceivers.
Versions that support the high PHY, low PHY and Open Fronthaul are also available.
Dual Mode Software
Picocom’s dual mode software combines a full 5G NR and full LTE PHY with the ability to run concurrently on a single PC802 device. It includes SCF FAPI interfaces for communication with the L2 software, and JESD204B interface to the RF transceivers.
O-RU Software
Picocom’s O-RU software provides NR and LTE Low PHY functionality and supports O-RU use cases on both PC802 and PC805. The software complies with 3GPP standards and relevant O-RAN Alliance specifications. It includes a comprehensive GNSS, PTP, and Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE) timing solution.
The PC805 can optionally support both DPD and CFR. A Linux image is supplied for use with the PC805, which enables the operation of its integrated processor, used to load the PHY image and can be used to terminate the Open Fronthaul M and S-planes.
