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This document discusses network listening modules (NLM) and the functional application programming interface (FAPI) in the context of 5G networks. It provides information on: - The NLM capability to listen to the radio environment and optimize RAN parameters accordingly - FAPI establishing interoperability between small cell hardware, software, and applications through a common API - nFAPI which assumes an IP network between VNF and PNF components and defines procedures like PNF, P5 PHY, P7 slot, and error procedures - The various FAPI interfaces like P4, P5, P7, and P19 and their roles in network monitoring, device configuration, data plane exchange, and

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This document discusses network listening modules (NLM) and the functional application programming interface (FAPI) in the context of 5G networks. It provides information on: - The NLM capability to listen to the radio environment and optimize RAN parameters accordingly - FAPI establishing interoperability between small cell hardware, software, and applications through a common API - nFAPI which assumes an IP network between VNF and PNF components and defines procedures like PNF, P5 PHY, P7 slot, and error procedures - The various FAPI interfaces like P4, P5, P7, and P19 and their roles in network monitoring, device configuration, data plane exchange, and

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5G FAPI FOR

NLM
(Functional Application Platform
Interface)
Network
Listening
Module(NLM)
• In a small cell, one of the cornerstone
capabilities that enables SON is the ability to
listen to the radio environment in the vicinity
of the deployment and optimize the RAN
deployment parameters accordingly. This
capability, known as network monitoring or
network listening
• The NMM specification defines the
procedures, messages and structures to
implement the NMM functions for
2G/3G/4G/5G
FAPI
• The functional application platform interface (FAPI) is an
initiative within the small cell industry released by the Small Cell
Forum, which establishes interoperability and innovation among
suppliers of platform hardware, platform software and
application software by providing a common API around which
suppliers can create a competitive ecosystem.
• FAPI is an interface, which originally meant Femtocell
Application Programming Interface is standard API that links
between software in MAC(L2/L3) layer with physical
device/PHY in L1 layer for small cells
nFAPI
nFAPI assumed that a packet switched IP
network is used to support communication
between VNF and PNF components.
nFAPI Procedures:
• PNF Procedures
• P5 PHY Procedures
• P7 Slot Procedures
• nFAPI Error Procedures
• P19 Procedures
• P19 Slot Procedures
• P4 Procedures
PNF Procedures

• In particular, as shown in Figure,


PHY Instantiation is not
triggered by PNF initialization,
but is rather the outcome of
appropriate FEU and PHY
configuration
Interfaces in FAPI
Fapi consists of:
• P4 API interface configures and operates
network monitoring functions within the
capability of the PHY(s)
• P5 API interface is responsible to
configure physical device
• P7 API interface is responsible for data
plane exchange
• P19 API interface is to facilitate network
virtualization by allowing stack and FEU
solutions from different vendors to bind
together easily
FAPI STATE
MACHINE
To support consistent PHY
behavior, FAPI has defined a state
machine for the PHY as shown
below.
P5 Configuration Procedures
The Control configuration procedures supported by the L1 FAPI over P5
interface are listed below:
• Initialization/Configuration
• Termination
• Restart
• Reset
• Error notification
These procedures will move the PHY layer through the IDLE, CONFIGURED and
RUNNING states
P7 – Data Plane Configuration Procedures
The procedures supported by the L1 FAPI over P7 interface are listed below:
• Transmission of a 1ms Subframe message
• Synchronization of SFN/SF between the L2/L3 software and PHY
• Transmission of the BCH transport channel
• Transmission of the PCH transport channel
• Transmission of the DLSCH transport channel
• Transmission of the downlink control information (DCI)
• Transmission of the MCH transport channel
• Reception of the RACH transport channel
• Reception of the ULSCH transport channel
• Reception of the sounding reference signal
• Reception of scheduling request information
P7 Slot Procedures Difference with FAPI
Slot Signal:
• SLOT.indication message is not used, since the expected jitter on the fronthaul
connection between VNF and PNF prevents this message from being a suitable
mechanism for signalling a slot interval
• Combination of the PHY Synchronization procedure and API Message Timing
procedure ensures the alignment of MAC commands to air-interface slots.
SFN/SL Synchronization:
• Doesn’t apply in nFAPI.
• PHY Synchronization mechanism and Delay Management mechanisms is used to
maintain synchronization between PHY instances and ensure timely messaging between
the VNF and PHY instances.
PHY Synchronization
• Relates to the alignment of antenna transmission times between the PHY
instances.
Delay Management between VNF and PHY
• Ensures that P7 slot procedures to occur in a timely fashion
• PHY instance expects P7 slot-based messages from VNF to reach the instance in
a Receive Time Window interval, that PHY maintains to buffer and process
time-critical P7 messages (DL_TTI.request, UL_TTI.request, UL_DCI.request,
Tx_Data.request), to apply at their targeted slots.
• Receiving Windows Procedure
Transport and Message Format

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