Comba 5G vBBU
A Helm chart for Comba 5G vBBU for Smart Edge Open 22.01
Overview of COMBA
Established in 1997 and listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2003, Comba Telecom is a global leading wireless solutions provider with its own R&D facilities, manufacturing base, and sales and service teams. Leading through innovative technology, the Company offers a comprehensive suite of products and services including Antenna and subsystems, Network System Services, and Wireless Transmission to its global customers.
Application Description
Comba 5G vBBU supports 5G base band processing by software-defined radio function, providing layer 1/2/3 signal processing. It is deployed through the container and can be managed through the network management or EFK/Prometheus/Grafana. Through resource isolation, Comba 5G vBBU can achieve the performance of bare metal deployment.It connects different power level radio head under integrated or distributed architecture through CPRI/eCPRI interface to connecting, satisfying all-day coverage scenario.
Prerequisites
| Hardware | Resources Required (4C) | Resources Required (1C) |
|---|---|---|
| vCPU | 42 | 18 |
| Memory | 37G | 26G |
| NIC | 1x1Gbps (for 1588);8x10Gbps (4 for FH,4 for BH) | 1x1Gbps (for 1588);5x10Gbps (1 for FH,4 for BH) |
| QAT Card | Intel® QuickAssist Adapter 8970 | |
| FEC Card | ACC100 | |
| OS | Cent OS 7.9 with Realtime kernel | |
| Hard disk | 128Gb | |
Usage
Repository
The Comba 5G vBBU is available in the smart-edge-open/edgeapps repository. To obtain it, just clone the repo.
$ git clone https://github.com/smart-edge-open/edgeapps
Then, into applications /Comba folder there is helm chart folder for installing it.
Install the Chart
Run the following commands in Comba folder to deploy through helm:
helm install 5g-au ./5g-au
Test Output
Sample Output would look like:
NAME: 5g-au
LAST DEPLOYED: Mon Sep 26 14:35:03 2022
NAMESPACE: default
STATUS: deployed
REVISION: 1
TEST SUITE: None
$ helm status 5g-au
Uninstall Chart
helm uninstall 5g-au
Test Output
Sample Output would look like:
release "5g-au" uninstalled
Where to Purchase
Contact Page Link: https://comba-ctnsl.com/contact-us/
Optimized for Intel® Smart Edge
Install
Comba 5G vBBU
Retrieve Container Images and Helm Charts
Containers: (Contact Comba Sales Support)
Helm Charts: TBD
Pre-load Docker Images on Nodes
docker load -I <image provided by Comba Sales Support. Contact Comba Sales Support >
Deploy Service
Run the following commands in Comba-5G-vBBU folder to deploy through helm:
helm install 5g-au ./5g-au