Release Notes

• Uplink and Downlink Chains

  • Provides high-level and low level modules for all the uplink downlink chains.

  • Support shared channels, control channels, broadcast channels and random access channels.

  • Modular design to support plug and play.

• Artificial Intelligence/Machine learning (AI/ML) for air interface

  • AI/ML for Positioning.

  • AI/ML for Beam-management.

  • AI/ML for CSI feedback (compression and reconstruction)

• 5G Physical Layer Procedures

  • Network Synchronization: DL synchronization using SSB and UL synchronization using PRACH.

  • HARQ: Based on both chase combining and incremental redundancy via rate matching.

  • Positioning: Estimate the position of a device using 5G reference signals in UL/DL.

  • Beam management: P1-Procedure based on SSB, P2 procedure based on CSI-RS.

  • CSI Reporting based CSI-RS:

    • Link Adaptation: based on estimated and reported CQI.

    • Rank Adaptation: based on estimated and reported RI.

    • Precoding: based on estimated and reported Type-I/II Codebook PMI.

    • Beam refinement: based on reported CSI-RSRP/RSRQ.

    • Mobility management.

    • Radio Resource Management.

• Reference Signals:

  • All the reference sequences used in 5G till release are supported.

  • Downlink Synchronization: PSS, SSS, DMRS for PBCH.

  • Uplink Synchronization: PRACH.

  • Data Channels: DMRS for PDSCH, PUSCH and, PSSCH.

  • Control Channels: DMRS for PDCCH, PUCCH and, PSCCH.

  • Channel sounding: CSI-RS, SRS.

  • Remote interference management and cross link interference: RIM-RS

  • Positioning: PRS.

  • Sidelink reference signals: S-PSS, S-SSS, DMRSs and S-SSB.

• Symbol Mapping and Demapping

  • Supports all the symbol mapping schemes defined by 3GPP.

  • \frac{\pi}{2} -BPSK, BPSK, all the QAMs.

• Forward Error Correction

  • LDPC codes, Polar codes, Reed-Muller Codes and Hamming Codes.

  • Compliant with 3GPP-standards.

  • Repetition codes will be provided in upcoming versions.

  • All the rate matching implementations are supported.

• Other standards compliant Modules

  • Scramblers for all the chains.

  • Interleavers for all the chains.

  • Layer Mappers for Shared Chains.

• OFDM and Resource mapping

  • Standards complaint OFDM implementation.

  • Resource Mapping for all the Physical channels.

  • Resource Mapping for all the Reference Signals.

• 3GPP Channel Models

  • Multi-cell Massive MIMO Simulations

  • Supports 3D-MIMO with single and dual polarized Antennas

  • Antenna with Custom Radiation Patterns

  • 3D Mobility Support

  • Multi-frequency Simulations

  • OFDM Channel

  • Spatial Consistency and spatial correlations

  • Support for:

    • HAPS/Drone Channels

    • D2D and V2X channels

    • Non-terrestrial (NTN) Channels

    • Sub-band full Duplex (SBFD)

• Sidelink Channels

  • Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH)

  • Physical Sidelink Control Channel (PSCCH)

  • Physical Sidelink Broadcast Channel (PSBCH)

• Positioning in 5G Networks:

  • Time measurements based Positioning

  • DL-TDoA, UL-TDoA, m-RTT, ToA based Positioning

  • Angle measurements based Positioning

  • DL-AoD, UL-AoA.

  • Hybrid Positioning

  • AI based End to End or Direct Positioning.

  • AI assisted Positioning

• Integration Support with Software Defined Radios (SDRs)

  • SDR which supports Python based API can be easily integrated.

  • Few of the SDRs which have been integrated and well tested with the toolkit are listed.

    • Analog Devices: Pluto and Phaser,

    • NI/Ettus Research: USRP-B-210/205 mini/200.

    • Others: Lime SDR, RF-NM.

  • Integration with Signal vector/waveform generator and signal waveform analyzers.

• 5G Configurations

  • Ease of generating parameters based on 3GPP 5G-NR specifications.

  • Time Frequency Configuration

  • PDSCH Configurations

  • PBCH/SSB Configurations.

  • CSI-RS/SRS Configuration