Part 1. Procure the Hardware#
Procure all the hardware listed in the following BOM.
ORAN 7.2x Reference Hardware Components#
ARC-OTA covers a wide range of use cases for developers in advanced wireless. Upon integration and qualification, these ORAN 7.2x split-aligned BOM hardware components are shared via the reference below.
Note
Unless a specific solution architecture differs based on use case, all components are required in a unit of 1.
5G Infra Component |
Hardware Manifest |
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ARC-OTA gNB |
SMC-GH: Supermicro Server ARS-11GL-NHR (Config 2) |
CPU |
72-core NVIDIA Grace |
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GPU |
GH200 |
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Memory |
480GB LPDDR5X with ECC |
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Network |
BF3 NIC (x2) |
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Dell PowerEdge R750 Server + A100X |
GPU |
A100X |
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Gigabyte Edge E251-U70 Server |
CPU |
Intel Xeon Gold 6240R, 2.4GHz, 24C48T |
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GPU |
A100 |
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Memory |
96GB DDR4 |
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Network |
MLX CX6-DX MCX623106AE-CDAT |
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CN [1] |
x86-based or ARM-based server |
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Fronthaul (FH) Switch (only one required) |
Dell PowerSwitch S5248F-ON |
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Adva XG480 |
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Ciena 5164 |
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Cisco Nexus 9300 |
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Spectrum SN3750/SN5400 |
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FibroLAN Falcon RX |
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GrandMaster (GM) |
VIAVI Qg 2 Multi-Sync Gateway and PTP GrandMaster (formerly Qulsar) |
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O-RUs supported |
ORU |
Freq Band |
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Foxconn RPQN-7801E (4T4R) |
(indoors) 3.7GHz - 3.8GHz |
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Foxconn RPQN-4800E (4T4R) |
(indoors) 3.55GHz - 3.77GHz |
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UEs supported |
Samsung Galaxy S22, 23 |
SU-MIMO 4DL, 1UL |
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Cables |
Dell C2G 1m LC-LC 50/125 Duplex Multimode OM4 Fiber Cable Aqua 3ft Optical patch cable |
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NVIDIA MCP1600-C001E30N DAC Cable Ethernet 100GbE QSFP28 1m |
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Beyondtech 5m (16ft) LC UPC to LC UPC Duplex OM3 Multimode PVC (OFNR) 2.0mm Fiber Optic Patch Cable |
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CableCreation 3ft Cat5/Cat6 Ethernet Cables |
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PDUs |
Tripp Lite 1.4kW Single-Phase Monitored PDU with LX Platform Interface, 120V Outlets (8 5-15R), 5-15P, 12ft Cord, 1U Rack-Mount, TAA |
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Transceivers |
Finisar SFP-to-RJ45 Transceiver |
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Intel Ethernet SFP+SR Optics |
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Dell SFP28-25G-SR Transceiver |
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Ethernet Switch |
Netgear ProSafe Plus JGS524E Rackmount Switch |
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Important
The following components have reached end-of-life (EOL).
Gigabyte Edge E251-U70 Server
A100X (will no longer be available from distributor for ARC-OTA)