Option to run UE without stopping

when signal quality drops. when cmd line option used ue goes back to sync mode

executables/nr-ue.c

@@ -395,31 +395,11 @@ void processSlotRX(void *arg) {
   res = pullTpool(UE->txFifo,&(get_nrUE_params()->Tpool));
   processingData_t *curMsg=(processingData_t *)NotifiedFifoData(res);
   *curMsg = *rxtxD;
-  res->key = proc->nr_slot_rx;
+  res->key = 1;
   pushTpool(&(get_nrUE_params()->Tpool), res);
 
 }
 
-/*!
- * \brief This is the UE thread for RX subframe n and TX subframe n+4.
- * This thread performs the phy_procedures_UE_RX() on every received slot.
- * then, if TX is enabled it performs TX for n+4.
- * \param arg is a pointer to a \ref PHY_VARS_NR_UE structure.
- * \returns a pointer to an int. The storage is not on the heap and must not be freed.
- */
-
-//void UE_processing(void *arg) {
-//  processingData_t *rxtxD = (processingData_t *) arg;
-//  UE_nr_rxtx_proc_t *proc = &rxtxD->proc;
-//  PHY_VARS_NR_UE    *UE   = rxtxD->UE;
-//  int slot_tx = proc->nr_slot_tx;
-//  int frame_tx = proc->frame_tx;
-//
-//  processSlotRX(UE, proc);
-//  processSlotTX(UE, proc);
-//
-//}
-
 void dummyWrite(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *UE,openair0_timestamp timestamp, int writeBlockSize) {
   void *dummy_tx[UE->frame_parms.nb_antennas_tx];
 
@@ -534,6 +514,8 @@ void *UE_thread(void *arg) {
   int start_rx_stream = 0;
   AssertFatal(0== openair0_device_load(&(UE->rfdevice), &openair0_cfg[0]), "");
   UE->rfdevice.host_type = RAU_HOST;
+  UE->lost_sync = 0;
+  UE->is_synchronized = 0;
   AssertFatal(UE->rfdevice.trx_start_func(&UE->rfdevice) == 0, "Could not start the device\n");
 
   notifiedFIFO_t nf;
@@ -542,12 +524,12 @@ void *UE_thread(void *arg) {
   notifiedFIFO_t rxFifo;
   UE->rxFifo = &rxFifo;
   initNotifiedFIFO(&rxFifo);
-  pushNotifiedFIFO_nothreadSafe(&rxFifo, newNotifiedFIFO_elt(sizeof(processingData_t), 0,&rxFifo,processSlotRX));
+  pushNotifiedFIFO_nothreadSafe(&rxFifo, newNotifiedFIFO_elt(sizeof(processingData_t), 1,&rxFifo,processSlotRX));
 
   notifiedFIFO_t txFifo;
   UE->txFifo = &txFifo;
   initNotifiedFIFO(&txFifo);
-  pushNotifiedFIFO_nothreadSafe(&txFifo, newNotifiedFIFO_elt(sizeof(processingData_t), 0,&txFifo,processSlotTX));
+  pushNotifiedFIFO_nothreadSafe(&txFifo, newNotifiedFIFO_elt(sizeof(processingData_t), 1,&txFifo,processSlotTX));
 
   int nbSlotProcessing=0;
   int thread_idx=0;
@@ -559,6 +541,12 @@ void *UE_thread(void *arg) {
   int absolute_slot=0, decoded_frame_rx=INT_MAX, trashed_frames=0;
 
   while (!oai_exit) {
+    if (UE->lost_sync) {
+      abortTpool(&(get_nrUE_params()->Tpool),0);
+      UE->is_synchronized = 0;
+      UE->lost_sync = 0;
+    }
+
     if (syncRunning) {
       notifiedFIFO_elt_t *res=tryPullTpool(&nf,&(get_nrUE_params()->Tpool));
 
@@ -571,6 +559,7 @@ void *UE_thread(void *arg) {
           decoded_frame_rx=(decoded_frame_rx + (!UE->init_sync_frame) + trashed_frames) % MAX_FRAME_NUMBER;
         }
         delNotifiedFIFO_elt(res);
+        start_rx_stream=0;
       } else {
         readFrame(UE, &timestamp, true);
         trashed_frames+=2;
@@ -734,7 +723,7 @@ void *UE_thread(void *arg) {
       memset(txp[i], 0, writeBlockSize);
 
     nbSlotProcessing++;
-    msgToPush->key=slot_nr;
+    msgToPush->key=1;
     pushTpool(&(get_nrUE_params()->Tpool), msgToPush);
 
   } // while !oai_exit

executables/softmodem-common.h

@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ extern "C"
 #define CONFIG_HLP_STMON         "Enable processing timing measurement of lte softmodem on per subframe basis \n"
 #define CONFIG_HLP_256QAM        "Use the 256 QAM mcs table for PDSCH\n"
 
+#define CONFIG_HLP_NONSTOP       "Go back to frame sync mode after 100 consecutive PBCH failures\n"
 //#define CONFIG_HLP_NUMUES        "Set the number of UEs for the emulation"
 #define CONFIG_HLP_MSLOTS        "Skip the missed slots/subframes \n"
 #define CONFIG_HLP_ULMCS         "Set the maximum uplink MCS\n"
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ extern "C"
 #define USIM_TEST           softmodem_params.usim_test
 #define USE_256QAM_TABLE    softmodem_params.use_256qam_table
 #define NFAPI               softmodem_params.nfapi
+#define NON_STOP            softmodem_params.non_stop
 
 #define DEFAULT_RFCONFIG_FILE    "/usr/local/etc/syriq/ue.band7.tm1.PRB100.NR40.dat";
 
@@ -145,6 +147,7 @@ extern "C"
     {"nbiot-disable",        CONFIG_HLP_DISABLNBIOT,  PARAMFLAG_BOOL, uptr:&nonbiot,                      defuintval:0,          TYPE_INT,    0},                     \
     {"use-256qam-table",     CONFIG_HLP_256QAM,       PARAMFLAG_BOOL, iptr:&USE_256QAM_TABLE,             defintval:0,           TYPE_INT,    0},                     \
     {"nfapi",                CONFIG_HLP_NFAPI,        0,              u8ptr:&nfapi_mode,                       defintval:0,           TYPE_UINT8,  0},                     \
+    {"non-stop",            CONFIG_HLP_NONSTOP,      PARAMFLAG_BOOL, iptr:&NON_STOP,                       defintval:0,           TYPE_INT,  0},                     \
   }
 
   
@@ -233,6 +236,7 @@ typedef struct {
   uint32_t       send_dmrs_sync;
   int            use_256qam_table;
   uint8_t        nfapi;
+  int            non_stop;
 } softmodem_params_t;
 
 extern uint64_t get_softmodem_optmask(void);

openair1/PHY/defs_nr_UE.h

@@ -764,6 +764,8 @@ typedef struct {
   int is_synchronized;
   /// \brief Indicates on which frame is synchronized in a two frame synchronization
   int is_synchronized_on_frame;
+  /// \brief Indicator that UE lost frame synchronization
+  int lost_sync;
   /// Data structure for UE process scheduling
   UE_nr_proc_t proc;
   /// Flag to indicate the UE shouldn't do timing correction at all

openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c

@@ -459,10 +459,15 @@ void nr_ue_pbch_procedures(uint8_t gNB_id,
     ue->pbch_vars[gNB_id]->pdu_errors++;
 
     if (ue->pbch_vars[gNB_id]->pdu_errors_conseq>=100) {
+      if (get_softmodem_params()->non_stop) {
+        LOG_E(PHY,"More that 100 consecutive PBCH errors! Going back to Sync mode!\n");
+        ue->lost_sync = 1;
+      } else {
         LOG_E(PHY,"More that 100 consecutive PBCH errors! Exiting!\n");
         exit_fun("More that 100 consecutive PBCH errors! Exiting!\n");
       }
     }
+  }
 
   if (frame_rx % 100 == 0) {
     ue->pbch_vars[gNB_id]->pdu_fer = ue->pbch_vars[gNB_id]->pdu_errors - ue->pbch_vars[gNB_id]->pdu_errors_last;