Commit 9b317eac authored by Robert Schmidt's avatar Robert Schmidt

Add instructions on how to tune Ethernet connection

parent bdc4a664
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3. [OAI gNB](#3-oai-gnb)
1. [OAI gNB pre-requisites](#31-oai-gnb-pre-requisites)
2. [Build OAI gNB](#32-build-oai-gnb)
3. [N300 Ethernet Tuning](#33-n300-ethernet-tuning)
4. [Run OAI CN5G and OAI gNB with USRP N300](#4-run-oai-cn5g-and-oai-gnb-with-usrp-n300)
1. [Run OAI CN5G](#41-run-oai-cn5g)
2. [Run OAI gNB](#42-run-oai-gnb)
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- CPU: 4 cores x86_64
- RAM: 8 GB
- Windows driver for Quectel MUST be equal or higher than version **2.2.4**
- [USRP N300](https://www.ettus.com/all-products/USRP-N300/)
- [USRP N300](https://www.ettus.com/all-products/USRP-N300/): Please identify the network interface(s) on which the N300 is connected.
- Quectel RM500Q
- Module, M.2 to USB adapter, antennas and SIM card
- Firmware version of Quectel MUST be equal or higher than **RM500QGLABR11A06M4G**
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./build_oai -w USRP --nrUE --gNB --build-lib all -c
```
## 3.3 N300 Ethernet Tuning
Please also refer to the official [USRP Host Performance Tuning Tips and Tricks](https://kb.ettus.com/USRP_Host_Performance_Tuning_Tips_and_Tricks) tuning guide.
The following steps are recommended. Please change the network interface(s) as required. Also, you should have 10Gbps interface(s): if you use two cables, you should have the XG interface. Refer to the [N300 Getting Started Guide](https://kb.ettus.com/USRP_N300/N310/N320/N321_Getting_Started_Guide) for more information.
* Use an MTU of 9000: how to change this depends on the network management tool. In the case of Network Manager, this can be done from the GUI.
* Increase the kernel socket buffer (also done by the USRP driver in OAI):
```
sysctl -w net.core.rmem_max=8388608
sysctl -w net.core.wmem_max=8388608
sysctl -w net.core.rmem_default=65536
sysctl -w net.core.wmem_default=65536
```
* Increase Ethernet Ring Buffers: `sudo ethtool -G <ifname> rx 4096 tx 4096`
* Disable hyper-threading in the BIOS
* Disable KPTI Protections for Spectre/Meltdown for more performance. **This is a security risk.** Add `mitigations=off nosmt` in your grub config and update grub.
# 4. Run OAI CN5G and OAI gNB with USRP N300
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