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CPRI Compression Introduction

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 Contents

1 Overview and Benefits

2 Concepts and Principles

3 Deployment, Configuration, and Maintenance

4 Key Configuration Items and Traffic Statistics Parameters

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Overview

 Definition
Complying with CPRI protocols, CPRI ports transmit control-plane and user-plane data between a BBU and an RRU/AAU. The user-
plane data consumes a large amount of CPRI bandwidth resources in each cell.
This feature compresses the I/Q bit width and lowers the sampling rate to reduce the CPRI bandwidth resources required by CPRI
data transmission.
 Benefits
CPRI compression reduces the investment on gNodeBs, fiber optic cables, and optical modules. This reduces the deployment and
maintenance costs of network operators.

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 Contents

1 Overview and Benefits

2 Concepts and Principles

3 Deployment, Configuration, and Maintenance

4 Key Configuration Items and Traffic Statistics Parameters

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Concepts and Principles (1)
 Principles
CPRI compression is implemented separately for the uplink and downlink.
In the downlink, a BBU uses the CPRI compression algorithm to compress I/Q data. The BBU transforms the data into CPRI frames
and transmits these frames to an RRU/AAU through a fiber optic cable. Upon receiving these frames, the RRU/AAU transforms
them into compressed I/Q data, decompresses the data, and then transmits the decompressed I/Q data to the downlink IF/RF
module of the RRU/AAU.
In the uplink, the compression principle is similar. The RRU/AAU performs CPRI compression and framing, and then sends the CPRI
frames to the BBU. The BBU performs CPRI deframing and decompression.
 Huawei 5G RAN1.0 supports 3.2:1 CPRI compression for Massive MIMO and 2:1 CPRI compression for FDD.

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Concepts and Principles (2)
 Bandwidth Calculation
The following two types of bandwidth are involved: CPRI payload bandwidth over an optical port (bandwidth 1) and I/Q data bandwidth
required when CPRI compression is disabled (bandwidth 2). If bandwidth 1 is less than bandwidth 2, CPRI compression is required.
 The CPRI payload bandwidth over an optical port is calculated using the following formula:
CPRI payload bandwidth over an optical port = CPRI bandwidth x (1 – Control data overhead) x Coding efficiency
The CPRI bandwidth equals the negotiated CPRI line rate. The following table lists the mappings between the CPRI bandwidth, control
data overhead, coding efficiency, and CPRI payload bandwidth.
CPRI Bandwidth Control Data Overhead Coding Efficiency CPRI Payload Bandwidth
2.4576 Gbit/s 1/16 8/10 1.8432 Gbit/s
4.9152 Gbit/s 1/16 8/10 3.6864 Gbit/s
6.144 Gbit/s 1/16 8/10 4.608 Gbit/s
9.8304 Gbit/s 1/16 8/10 7.3728 Gbit/s
10.1376 Gbit/s 1/20 64/66 9.3389 Gbit/s
24.33024 Gbit/s (25G for short) 1/48 64/66 23.10144 Gbit/s
4x24.33024 Gbit/s (100G for 1/48 64/66 4x23.10144 Gbit/s
short)
Note: 24.33024 Gbit/s is a CPRI line rate defined in CPRI protocols. If an SFP port uses a 25 Gbit/s optical module, the CPRI port supports
a maximum of 24.33024 Gbit/s bandwidth. If a QSFP port uses a 100 Gbit/s optical module, the CPRI port supports a maximum of
4x24.33024 Gbit/s. In 5G RAN1.0, baseband processing boards support 100 Gbit/s QSFP ports and 25 Gbit/s SFP ports, and 64T64R
AAUs support 100 Gbit/s QSFP ports.

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Concepts and Principles (3)
 I/Q data bandwidth required when CPRI compression is disabled
When CPRI compression is disabled, the I/Q data bandwidth required between a BBU and an RHUB is calculated using the following
formula:
I/Q data bandwidth required when CPRI compression is disabled = Number of antennas x 1T1R I/Q data bandwidth
The number of antennas is determined by the onsite antenna configuration in a cell. For example, the number of antennas is 64 in a
64T64R cell. The 1T1R I/Q data bandwidth required varies with the cell bandwidth.
 The following table lists the I/Q bandwidth required in a 1T1R 5G cell and that required in a 64T64R 5G cell when CPRI compression
is disabled.
40 MHz 60 MHz 80 MHz 100 MHz
1T1R 1.9412 Gbit/s 2.9119 Gbit/s 3.8825 Gbit/s 4.8531 Gbit/s
64T64R 124.2395 Gbit/s 186.3593 Gbit/s 248.479 Gbit/s 310.5988 Gbit/s

 The following table lists the I/Q bandwidth required in a 1T1R 5G cell and that required in a 64T64R 5G cell when 3.2:1 CPRI
compression is enabled.
40 MHz 60 MHz 80 MHz 100 MHz
1T1R 0.605 Gbit/s 0.9075 Gbit/s 1.21Gbit/s 1.5126 Gbit/s
64T64R 38.7213 Gbit/s 58.082 Gbit/s 77.4426 Gbit/s 96.8033 Gbit/s

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Concepts and Principles (4)

 Determine whether to enable CPRI compression as follows:

Calculate the following bandwidths:
Bandwidth 1: CPRI payload bandwidth over an optical port
Bandwidth 2: I/Q data bandwidth required when CPRI compression is disabled
If bandwidth 1 is less than bandwidth 2, CPRI compression needs to be enabled.
If bandwidth 1 is greater than or equal to bandwidth 2, CPRI compression is not required.
 In 5G RAN1.0, 3.2:1 CPRI compression is enabled by default in Massive MIMO 64T64R cells.

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 Contents

1 Overview and Benefits

2 Concepts and Principles

3 Deployment, Configuration, and Maintenance

4 Key Configuration Items and Traffic Statistics Parameters

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Deployment, Configuration, and Maintenance (1)

 When to Use
To determine whether to enable CPRI compression, calculate the following bandwidths: (1) CPRI payload bandwidth over an optical
port (2) I/Q data bandwidth required when CPRI compression is disabled. If bandwidth 2 is less than bandwidth 1, CPRI
compression needs to be enabled. If bandwidth 1 is greater than or equal to bandwidth 2, CPRI compression is not required.
 Enable 3.2:1 CPRI compression in Massive MIMO 64T64R cells.
 Enable 2:1 CPRI compression in FDD 4T4R cells only if the bandwidth is insufficient.

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Deployment, Configuration, and Maintenance (2)

Requirements
 Hardware
Baseband processing boards: UBBPfw1
64T64R AAU: AAU5612
FDD 4T4R RRU: RRU3971 and RRU5901
 Licenses
None

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Deployment, Configuration, and Maintenance (3)

 The following table lists the parameter that must be set in an NRLoCellTrp MO to enable CPRI compression for a
cell.
Parameter Name Parameter ID Setting Notes

To enable 2:1 CPRI compression, set this parameter to 2_COMPRESSION.

NRLoCellTrp.CpriCompressio
CPRI Compression n To enable 3.2:1 CPRI compression, set this parameter to 3DOT2_COMPRESSION.
To disable CPRI compression, set this parameter to NO_COMPRESSION.

 Precautions
After the parameter is set or reconfigured, the cell is reactivated.

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Deployment, Configuration, and Maintenance (4)
Feature activation
 Run the MOD NRLOCELLTRP command to enable cell-level CPRI compression.
 Example of activating cell-level 3.2:1 compression
MOD NRLOCELLTRP: NrLoCellTrpId=0, CPRICOMPRESSION=3.2_COMPRESSION;
Feature deactivation
 Run the MOD NRLOCELLTRP command with CPRI Compression set to NO_COMPRESSION.
 Example of deactivating cell-level compression
NRLOCELLTRP: NrLoCellTrpId =0, CPRICOMPRESSION=NO_COMPRESSION;
Activation observation
 Run the LST NRLOCELLTRP command to verify that the value of CPRI Compression is 3.2:1
Compression.
 Run the DSP NRCELL command to verify that the value of Cell Latest State Change Reason is NR Cell
Setup Success.

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1 Overview and Benefits

2 Concepts and Principles

3 Deployment, Configuration, and Maintenance

4 Key Configuration Items and Traffic Statistics Parameters

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Key Configuration Items and Traffic Statistics Parameters
 Configuration items

Parameter Name Parameter ID Setting Notes

To enable 2:1 CPRI compression, set this parameter to 2_COMPRESSION.

CPRI Compression NRLoCellTrp.CpriCompressio To enable 3.2:1 CPRI compression, set this parameter to 3DOT2_COMPRESSION.
n
To disable CPRI compression, set this parameter to NO_COMPRESSION.

 Traffic statistics parameters: N/A

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