RFSoC implementation of runtime reconfigurable numerologies for 5G New Radio

Brown, Lewis and Crockett, Louise H. and Stewart, Robert W. (2023) RFSoC implementation of runtime reconfigurable numerologies for 5G New Radio. In: 21st IEEE Interregional New Circuit and Systems (NEWCAS) Conference, 2023-06-26 - 2023-06-28, John McIntyre Conference Centre.

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Abstract

The 5G New Radio (5G NR) mobile standard provides considerable bandwidth and latency advantages compared to its predecessor, 4th Generation Long Term Evolution (4G LTE). The 5G NR standard defines flexible numerologies, giving variable Cyclic Prefix Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (CP-OFDM) subcarrier spacing and cyclic prefix options. This work proposes a Radio Frequency System on Chip (RFSoC) single chip transmitter solution with runtime reconfigurable numerology, simulating a deployable Radio Unit (RU) which could support both sub-6 GHz and mmWave 5G NR transmission.