Implementation of a 4G/5G Base Station Using the srsRAN Software and the USRP Software Radio Module

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https://doi.org/10.26636/jtit.2023.3.1298

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Base station, Radio Access Network, Radio channel power measurements, Radio link throughput measurements, Software Defined Radio, User Equipment

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This article presents the potential applications and scenarios for the implementation of a software-defined radio (SDR) module operating as a base station in 4G/5G networks. The paper presents test configurations of the srsRAN software environment in conjunction with various types of programmable radio modules. Then, the key performance metrics of the mobile telephony system and potential problems that may be encountered while implementing hardware and software layers are presented.

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2023-09-01

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No. 3 (2023)

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W. Flakowski, M. Krasicki, and R. Krenz, “Implementation of a 4G/5G Base Station Using the srsRAN Software and the USRP Software Radio Module”, JTIT, vol. 93, no. 3, pp. 30–40, Sep. 2023, doi: 10.26636/jtit.2023.3.1298.