Originally published at: https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/building-software-defined-high-performance-and-efficient-vran-requires-programmable-inline-acceleration/
In 3GPP fifth generation (5G) cellular standard, layer 1 (L1) or the physical layer (PHY) is the most compute-intensive part of the radio access network (RAN) workload. It involves some of the most complex mathematical operations with sophisticated algorithms like channel estimation and equalization, modulation/demodulation, and forward error correction (FEC). These functions require high compute…