Open RAN O-RU Enablement on Intel Agilex® 7 FPGA F-Tile

What is Open RAN (O-RAN)?

Connectivity, along with the number of connected devices, continues to experience exponential growth. This drives the demand for a flexible Radio Access Network (RAN) architecture. An Open RAN (O-RAN) is a non-proprietary implementation of a RAN that allows interoperability between cellular network equipment provided by different vendors. The O-RAN Alliance, a worldwide community of mobile network operators, vendors, and research and academic institutions operating in the RAN industry, supports and defines the O-RAN concept.

Intel FPGAs Meet the Challenges of Open RAN

What is the Open RAN O-RU Enablement Package?

• Designed for Accelerated O-RU Development

• Fulfill the Promise of Open RAN 

• Integrated IEEE1588v2 Solution Takes the Guesswork out of System Timing and Synchronization

• Optimized 4T4R Solution on a Single Intel Agilex® 7 FPGA F-Tile

• Transceiver-Agnostic JESD Interfaces

Why Does an Enablement Package Deliver on the Promise of Open RAN?

The Intel Open RAN O-RU Enablement Package adheres to O-RAN and 3GPP standards and provides a 100% functional proof-of-concept O-RU implementation that illustrates how users can develop differentiated 4T4R O-RU macrocell solutions.

The transceiver-agnostic JESD interfaces allow customers to leverage third-party converter solutions from traditional ADC and DAC vendors, thereby offering more options to optimize system design and high-power amplifier (HPA) efficiency leading to reduced system cost and power consumption.

In summary, the Intel Open RAN O-RU Enablement Package provides a comprehensive solution consisting of all the necessary IPs and tools, coupled with an extensive knowledge base and supported by a baseline example design to jumpstart your own O-RU development projects.

O-RU Enablement Ecosystem

Comprehensive package consisting of all the necessary tools, IP, extensive knowledge base, and baseline example design to jump-start your O-RU development.