All Picocom software is available in both binary and source code forms. Several instances of the PHY software can be run on a single PC802, including dual-mode, mixing LTE and 5G NR. For full PHY or lower PHY variants, the PC802’s powerful Digital Front End can be used to flexible aggregate channels, connecting to one or more RF transceivers.
It includes SCF FAPI, O-RAN Open Fronthaul and JESD204B interface support.
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
- High PHY supporting split 7.2x O-RAN Distributed Units (O-DU)
It includes SCF FAPI, O-RAN Open Fronthaul and JESD204B interface support.
5G NR RU Software
Picocom’s 5G NR RU Software provides the low PHY and supports O-RU use cases on the PC802R. It conforms to relevant 3GPP and O-RAN Alliance specifications. It includes complete GNSS, PTP and SyncE timing solutions.
LTE PHY Software
Picocom’s LTE PHY software is currently a full LTE PHY, with a Small Cell Forum FAPI interface for communication with L2 software and a JESD204B interface to RF transceivers. A version supporting the High PHY and Open Fronthaul is planned.
