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5GPerf: profiling open source 5G RAN components under different architectural deployments

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5G-MeMU '22: Proceedings of the ACM SIGCOMM Workshop on 5G and Beyond Network Measurements, Modeling, and Use Cases

Pages 43 - 49

https://doi.org/10.1145/3538394.3546044

Published: 22 August 2022 Publication History

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The 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) is composed of complicated software components that handle packet processing from the radio layer up. Recently, several open source platforms for 5G RAN development and prototyping have emerged. In this paper we perform performance analyses and CPU profiling to understand the cost breakdown for different 5G RAN components and the impact of different deployment configurations. Our results provide insight into the overheads introduced by each protocol layer and deployment architectures, and can help guide future research on 5G base station design and acceleration.

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DOI:10.1145/3538394

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