Part 1. Procure the Hardware
Procure all the hardware listed in the following BOM.
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 | ||
| GPU | GH200 | ||||
| Memory | 480GB LPDDR5X with ECC | ||||
| Network | BF3 NIC (x2) | ||||
| Dell PowerEdge R750 Server + A100X | GPU | A100X | |||
| Gigabyte Edge E251-U70 Server | CPU | Intel Xeon Gold 6240R, 2.4GHz, 24C48T | |||
| GPU | GA100 | ||||
| Memory | 96GB DDR4 | ||||
| Network | MLX CX6-DX MCX623106AE-CDAT | ||||
| CN 1 | Dell PowerEdge R750 Server | ||||
| FrountHaul(FH) Switch only pick one | Dell PowerSwitch S5248F-ON | ||||
| Fibrolan Falcon RX | |||||
| GrandMaster(GM) | QULSAR Qg 2 Multi-Sync Gateway | ||||
| O-RUs supported | ORU | Freq Band | |||
| Foxconn RPQN-7801E (4T4R) | (indoors) 3.7GHz - 3.8GHz | ||||
| Foxconn RPQN 4800E (4T4R) | (indoors) 3.55GHz - 3.77GHz | ||||
| UEs supported | UE | Configuration | |||
| Sierra Wireless EM9191 NR 5G Modem | SU-MIMO 2DL, 1UL | ||||
| Quectel RM500Q-GL UE | SU-MIMO 2DL, 1UL (Reference 1, Reference 2) | ||||
| 5G USB Dongle | SU-MIMO 2DL, 1UL | ||||
| iPhone 14 Pro; iOS version 16.6.1; model number MPXV3HX/A | SU-MIMO 4DL, 1UL | ||||
| Samsung S22 SM-S9010 | SU-MIMO 4DL, 1UL | ||||
| Cables | Dell C2G 1m LC-LC 50/125 Duplex Multimode OM4 Fiber Cable Aqua 3ft Optical patch cable | ||||
| NVIDIA MCP1600-C001E30N DAC Cable Ethernet 100GbE QSFP28 1m | |||||
| Beyondtech 5m (16ft) LC UPC to LC UPC Duplex OM3 Multimode PVC (OFNR) 2.0mm Fiber Optic Patch Cable | |||||
| CableCreation 3ft Cat5/Cat6 Ethernet Cables | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Transceivers | Finisar SFP-to-RJ45 Transceiver | ||||
| Intel Ethernet SFP+SR Optics | |||||
| Dell SFP28-25G-SR Transceiver | |||||
| Ethernet Switch | Netgear ProSafe Plus JGS524E Rackmount | ||||
| iPerf Laptop | Connected to the switch (10G ethernet) | ||||
[1]
The same SMC-GH server can be used to host both gNB and ARC-OTA 5GC.
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)