Tenders Are Invited For Regenerative 5G New Radio Physical Layer Ip

Tenders are invited for Regenerative 5g New Radio Physical Layer Ip (Artes 4.0 Spl 5g/6g 5c.532) - Expro+ The objective of the activity is to design a 5G NR Physical Layer IP which supports 5G New Radio (NR) for deployment on a Next Generation Node B (gNB) in space. The IP shall be compliant to 5G standards and designed for use on FPGA or ASICs for future modems in regenerative digital processors. The activity shall test and verify the developed programmable logic Ips and upper L1 software according to space quality standards compatible to a use in satellite on-board firmware and software.Targeted Improvements:Improvement in link budget by 3dB with respect to existing transparent 5G solutions. Enable implementation ofregenerative5G modems in FPGA programmable logic.Description: While terrestrial 5G Modem IPs exist, currently no 5G NR IP is available for implementation on radiation tolerant FPGAs or ASICs. The quickly developing 5G NR standardsmake it complicated to maintain such IP, therefore validation techniques based on auto coding tools shall be investigated to allow for quick updates to the IP.Current 5G NR payload concepts are mostly based on transparent payloads, as the 3GPP 5G-NR standard is not fully defined at this stage. The activity addresses this technicalproblem by developing complete 5G NR High PHY IPs for radiation tolerant system on chips used in digital processor modems. Thisinvolves the integration of Physical UplinkShared Channel (PUSCH) decoder and Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) encoder channels. Compatibility with 3GPP standards, Open Radio Access Network (ORAN)and Small Cell Forum (SCF) specifications should be evaluated. This activity shall facilitate the deployment of efficient and high-performing wireless networks. Theinteroperability of different 5G NR Splits should be investigated (in particular, 3GPP Split 6, Split 7 and Split 2). Support to both FR1 and FR2 should be investigated, to ensuremaximum bandwidth. Different devices that could host such modem IP should be evaluated and used as referencefor the implementation. Currently, the fundamental conceptshave been validated in ground technologies, providing a solid foundation for this activity. The output of this activity is a fully functional and validated 5G NR High PHYimplementation using generic andmaintainable hardware design language (HDL) and software (SW). Porting of the IP to European FPGAs or ASICs should be evaluated.Tailoring of SW and HDL development standards and compliance to 3GPP standards should be demonstrated to ensure an easy adoption in future modems. Procurement Policy: Open Competitive Tender Type: C2Procurement Policy: C(2) = A relevant participation (in terms of quality and quantity) of non-primes (incl. SMEs) is required. For additional information please go to:http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Business_with_ESA/Small_and_Medium_Sized_Enterprises/Opportunities_for_SMEs/Procurement_policy_on_fair_access_for_SMEs_-_the_C1-C4_ClausesRead more Tender Link : https://esastar-publication-ext.sso.esa.int/ESATenderActions/filter/open

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