O-RAN Fronthaul Bandwidth: Split 7.2x vs Split 8 (eCPRI vs CPRI)

Why the functional split you choose decides whether 100 MHz 4T4R needs 7 Gbps or 17 Gbps of fibre. Compares Split 8 CPRI against O-RAN Split 7.2x eCPRI with BFP compression, including the arithmetic.

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