intel Fronthaul Compression FPGA IP User Guide

Fronthaul Compression FPGA IP
User Guide

Fronthaul Compression FPGA IP

Fronthaul Compression Intel® FPGA IP User Guide
Updated for Intel® Quartus® Prime
Design Suite: 21.4 IP
Version: 1.0.1

About the Fronthaul Compression Intel® FPGA IP

The Fronthaul Compression IP consists of compression and decompression for U-plane IQ data. The compression engine computes µ-law or block floating-point compression based on user data compression header (udCompHdr). This IP uses an Avalon streaming interface for IQ data, conduit signals, and for metadata and sideband signals, and Avalon memory-mapped interface for control and status registers (CSRs).
The IP maps compressed IQs and the user data compression parameter (udCompParam) as per the section payload frame format specified in the O-RAN specification O-RAN Fronthaul Control, User and Synchronization Plane Version 3.0 April 2020 (O-RAN-WG4.CUS.0-v03.00). Avalon streaming sink and source interface data width are 128-bits for the application interface and 64 bits for the transport interface to support maximum compressoin ratio of 2:1.
Related Information
O-RAN website
1.1. Fronthaul Compression Intel® FPGA IP Features

• -law and block floating-point compression and decompression
• IQ width 8-bit to 16-bit
• Static and dynamic configuration of U-plane IQ format and compression header
• Multisections packet (if O-RAN Compliant is on)

1.2. Fronthaul Compression Intel® FPGA IP Device Family Support
Intel offers the following device support levels for Intel FPGA IP:

• Advance support–the IP is available for simulation and compilation for this device family. FPGA programming file (.pof) support is not available for Quartus Prime Pro Stratix 10 Edition Beta software and as such IP timing closure cannot be guaranteed. Timing models include initial engineering estimates of delays based on early post-layout information. The timing models are subject to change as silicon testing improves the correlation between the actual silicon and the timing models. You can use this IP core for system architecture and resource utilization studies, simulation, pinout, system latency assessments, basic timing assessments (pipeline budgeting), and I/O transfer strategy (data-path width, burst depth, I/O standards tradeoffs).
• Preliminary support–Intel verifies the IP core with preliminary timing models for this device family. The IP core meets all functional requirements, but might still be undergoing timing analysis for the device family. You can use it in production designs with caution.
• Final support–Intel verifies the IP with final timing models for this device family. The IP meets all functional and timing requirements for the device family. You can use it in production designs.

Table 1. Fronthaul Compression IP Device Family Support

Table 2. Device Supported Speed Grades

1.3. Release Information for the Fronthaul Compression Intel FPGA IP
Intel FPGA IP versions match the Intel Quartus® Prime Design Suite software versions until v19.1. Starting in Intel Quartus Prime Design Suite software version 19.2, Intel FPGA IP has a new versioning scheme.
The Intel FPGA IP version (X.Y.Z) number can change with each Intel Quartus Prime software version. A change in:

• X indicates a major revision of the IP. If you update the Intel Quartus Prime software, you must regenerate the IP.
• Y indicates the IP includes new features. Regenerate your IP to include these new features.
• Z indicates the IP includes minor changes. Regenerate your IP to include these changes.

Table 3. Fronthaul Compression IP Release Information

1.4. Fronthaul Compression Performance and Resource Usage
The resources of the IP targeting an Intel Agilex device, Intel Arria 10 device, and Intel Stratix 10 device
Table 4. Fronthaul Compression Performance and Resource Usage
All entries are for compression and decompression data direction IP

Getting Started with the Fronthaul Compression Intel FPGA IP

Describes installing, parameterizing, simulating, and initializing the Fronthaul Compression IP.
2.1. Obtaining, Installing, and Licensing the Fronthaul Compression IP
The Fronthaul Compression IP is an extended Intel FPGA IP that is not included with the Intel Quartus Prime release.

1. Create a My Intel account if you do not have one.
2. Log in to access the Self-Service Licensing Center (SSLC).
3. Purchase the Fronthaul Compression IP.
4. On the SSLC page, click Run for the IP. The SSLC provides an installation dialog box to guide your installation of the IP.
5. Install to the same location as Intel Quartus Prime folder.

Table 5. Fronthaul Compression Installation Locations

Figure 1. Fronthaul Compression IP Installation Directory Structure Intel Quartus Prime installation directory

The Fronthaul Compression Intel FPGA IP now appears in the IP Catalog.
Related Information

• Intel FPGA website
  

• Self-Service Licensing Center (SSLC)

2.2. Parameterizing the Fronthaul Compression IP
Quickly configure your custom IP variation in the IP Parameter Editor.

1. Create an Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition project in which to integrate your IP core.
   a. In the Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition, click File New Project Wizard to create a new Intel Quartus Prime project, or File Open Project to open an existing Quartus Prime project. The wizard prompts you to specify a device.
   b. Specify the device family that meets the speed grade requirements for the IP.
   c. Click Finish.

2. In the IP Catalog, select Fronthaul Compression Intel FPGA IP. The New IP Variation window appears.

3. Specify a top-level name for your new custom IP variation. The parameter editor saves the IP variation settings in a file named .ip.

4. Click OK. The parameter editor appears.
   Figure 2. Fronthaul Compression IP Parameter Editor

5. Specify the parameters for your IP variation. Refer to Parameters for information about specific IP parameters.

6. Click the Design Example tab and specify the parameters for your design example.
   Figure 3. Design Example Parameter Editor

7. Click Generate HDL. The Generation dialog box appears.

8. Specify output file generation options, and then click Generate. The IP variation files generate according to your specifications.

9. Click Finish. The parameter editor adds the top-level .ip file to the current project automatically. If you are prompted to manually add the .ip file to the project, click Project Add/Remove Files in Project to add the file.

10. After generating and instantiating your IP variation, make appropriate pin assignments to connect ports and set any appropriate per-instance RTL parameters.

2.2.1. Fronthaul Compression IP Parameters
Table 6. Fronthaul Compression IP Parameters

Name| Valid Values|

Description

---|---|---
Data direction| TX and RX, TX only, RX only| Select TX for compression; RX for decompression.
Compression method| BFP, mu-Law, or BFP and mu-Law| Select block floating-point, µ-law, or both.
Metadata width| 0 (Disable Metadata Ports), 32, 64, 96, 128 (bit)| Specify the bit width of the metadata bus (uncompressed data).
---|---|---
Enable extended IQ width| On or off| Turn on for supported IqWidth of 8-bit to 16-bit.
Turn off for supported IqWidth of 9, 12, 14 and 16-bits.
O-RAN compliant| On or off| Turn on to follow ORAN IP mapping for metadata port and assert metadata valid signal for each section header. The IP supports 128-bit width metadata only. The IP supports single section and multiple sections per packet. Metadata is valid at each section with metadata valid assertion.
Turn off so the IP uses metadata as passthrough conduit signals with no mapping requirement (e.g.: U-plane numPrb is assumed 0). The IP supports metadata widths of 0 (Disable Metadata Ports), 32, 64, 96, 128 bits. The IP supports single section per packet. Metadata is valid only once at the metadata valid assertion for each packet.

2.3. Generated IP File Structure
The Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition software generates the following IP core output file structure.
Table 7. Generated IP Files

File Name|

Description

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Fronthaul Compression IP Functional Description

Figure 4. The Fronthaul Compression IP comprises compression and decompression. Fronthaul Compression IP Block Diagram

Compression and Decompression
A preprocessing block-based bit shift block generates the optimum bit-shifts for a resource block of 12 resource elements (REs). The block reduces the quantization noise, especially for low-amplitude samples. Hence, it reduces the error vector magnitude (EVM) that compression introduces. The compression algorithm is almost independent of the power value. Assuming the complex input samples is x = x1 + jxQ, the maximum absolute value of the real and imaginary components for the resource block is:
Having the maximum absolute value for the resource block, the following equation determines the left shift value assigned to that resource block: Where bitWidth is the input bit width.
The IP supports compression ratios of 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.
Mu-Law Compression and Decompression
The algorithm uses Mu-law companding technique, which speech compression widely uses. This technique passes the input uncompressed signal, x, through a compressor with function, f(x), before rounding and bit-truncation. The technique sends compressed data, y, over the interface. The received data passes through an expanding function (which is the inverse of the compressor, F-1(y). The technique reproduces the uncompressed data with minimal quantization error.
Equation 1. Compressor and decompressor functions
The Mu-law IQ compression algorithm follows the O-RAN specification.
Related Information
O-RAN website
3.1. Fronthaul Compression IP Signals
Connect and control the IP.
Clock and Reset Interface Signals=
Table 8. Clock and Reset Interface Signals

Signal Name| Bitwidth| Direction|

Description

---|---|---|---
tx_clk| 1| Input| Transmitter clock.
Clock frequency is 390.625 MHz for 25 Gbps and 156.25MHz for 10 Gbps. All transmitter interface signals are synchronous to this clock.
rx_clk| 1| Input| Receiver clock.
Clock frequency is 390.625 MHz for 25 Gbps and 156.25MHz for 10 Gbps. All receiver interface signals are synchronous to this clock.
csr_clk| 1| Input| Clock for CSR interface. Clock frequency is 100 MHz.
tx_rst_n| 1| Input| Active low reset for transmitter interface synchronous to tx_clk.
---|---|---|---
rx_rst_n| 1| Input| Active low reset for receiver interface synchronous to rx_clk.
csr_rst_n| 1| Input| Active low reset for CSR interface synchronous to csr_clk.

Transmit Transport Interface Signals
Table 9. Transmit Transport Interface Signals
All signal types are unsigned integer.

Signal Name

| Bitwidth| Direction|

Description

---|---|---|---
tx_avst_source_valid| 1| Output| When asserted, indicates valid data is available on avst_source_data.
tx_avst_source_data| 64| Output| PRB fields including udCompParam, iSample and qSample. Next section PRB fields are concatenated to previous section PRB field.
tx_avst_source_startofpacket| 1| Output| Indicates first byte of a frame.
tx_avst_source_endofpacket| 1| Output| Indicates last byte of a frame.
tx_avst_source_ready| 1| Input| When asserted, indicates the transport layer is ready to accept data. readyLatency = 0 for this interface.
tx_avst_source_empty| 3| Output| Specifies the number of empty bytes on avst_source_data when avst_source_endofpacket is asserted.
tx_udcomphdr_o| 8| Output| User data compression header field. Synchronous with tx_avst_source_valid.
Defines the compression method and IQ bit width
for the user data in a data section.
•    [7:4] : udIqWidth
•    16 for udIqWidth=0, otherwise equals udIqWidth e,g,:
—   0000b means I and Q are each 16 bits wide;
—   0001b means I and Q are each 1 bit wide;
—   1111b means I and Q are each 15 bits wide
•    [3:0] : udCompMeth
—   0000b – no compression
—   0001b – block-floating point
— 0011b – µ-law
—   others – reserved for future methods.
tx_metadata_o| METADATA_WIDTH| Output| Conduit signals passthrough and are not compressed.
Synchronous with tx_avst_source_valid. Configurable bitwidth METADATA_WIDTH.
When you turn on O-RAN compliant , refer to Table 13 on page 17.When you turn off O-RAN compliant , this signal is only valid when tx_avst_source_startofpacket is 1. tx_metadata_o does not have valid signal and uses tx_avst_source_valid to indicate valid cycle.
Not available when you select 0 Disable Metadata Ports for Metadata width.

Receive Transport Interface Signals
Table 10. Receive Transport Interface Signals
No backpressure at this interface. Avalon streaming empty signal is not necessary in this interface because it is always zero.

Signal Name| Bitwidth| Direction|

Description

---|---|---|---
rx_avst_sink_valid| 1| Input| When asserted, indicates valid data is available on avst_sink_data.
No avst_sink_ready signal at this interface.
rx_avst_sink_data| 64| Input| PRB fields including udCompParam, iSample and qSample. Next section PRB fields are concatenated to previous section PRB field.
rx_avst_sink_startofpacket| 1| Input| Indicates first byte of a frame.
rx_avst_sink_endofpacket| 1| Input| Indicates last byte of a frame.
rx_avst_sink_error| 1| Input| When asserted in the same cycle as avst_sink_endofpacket, indicates the current packet is an error packet
rx_udcomphdr_i| 8| Input| User data compression header field. Synchronous with rx_metadata_valid_i.
Defines the compression method and IQ bit width for the user data in a data section.
•    [7:4] : udIqWidth
•    16 for udIqWidth=0, otherwise equals udIqWidth. e.g.
—   0000b means I and Q are each 16 bits wide;
—   0001b means I and Q are each 1 bit wide;
—   1111b means I and Q are each 15 bits wide
•    [3:0] : udCompMeth
—   0000b – no compression
—   0001b – block floating point
— 0011b – µ-law
—   others – reserved for future methods.
rx_metadata_i| METADATA_WIDTH| Input| Uncompressed conduit signals passthrough.
rx_metadata_i signals are valid when rx_metadata_valid_i is asserted, synchronous with rx_avst_sink_valid.
Configurable bitwidth METADATA_WIDTH.
When you turn on O-RAN compliant , refer to Table 15 on page 18.
When you turn off O-RAN compliant , this rx_metadata_i signal is only valid when both rx_metadata_valid_i and rx_avst_sink_startofpacket equal to 1. Not available when you select 0 Disable Metadata Ports for Metadata width.
rx_metadata_valid_i| 1| Input| Indicates that the headers (rx_udcomphdr_i and rx_metadata_i) are valid. Synchronous with rx_avst_sink_valid. Compulsory signal. For O-RAN backward compatibility, assert rx_metadata_valid_i if the IP has valid common header IEs and repeated section IEs. On providing new section physical resource block (PRB) fields in rx_avst_sink_data, provide new section IEs in rx_metadata_i input together with rx_metadata_valid_i.

Transmit Application Interface Signals
Table 11. Transmit Application Interface Signals

Signal Name

| Bitwidth| Direction|

Description

---|---|---|---
tx_avst_sink_valid| 1| Input| When asserted, indicates valid PRB fields are available in this interface.
When operating in streaming mode, ensure no valid signal deassertion between start ofpacket and end of packet The only exception is when the ready signal deasserted.
tx_avst_sink_data| 128| Input| Data from application layer in network byte order.
tx_avst_sink_startofpacket| 1| Input| Indicate the first PRB byte of a packet
tx_avst_sink_endofpacket| 1| Input| Indicate the last PRB byte of a packet
tx_avst_sink_ready| 1| Output| When asserted, indicates the O-RAN IP is ready to accept data from application interface. readyLatency = 0 for this interface
tx_udcomphdr_i| 8| Input| User data compression header field. Synchronous with tx_avst_sink_valid.
Defines the compression method and IQ bit width for the user data in a data section.
•    [7:4] : udIqWidth
•    16 for udIqWidth=0, otherwise equals  udIqWidth. e.g.
—   0000b means I and Q are each 16 bits wide;
—   0001b means I and Q are each 1 bit wide;
—   1111b means I and Q are each 15 bits wide
•    [3:0] : udCompMeth
—   0000b – no compression
—   0001b – block-floating point
— 0011b – µ-law
—   others – reserved for future methods.
tx_metadata_i| METADATA_WIDTH| Input| Conduit signals passthrough and are not compressed. Synchronous with tx_avst_sink_valid.
Configurable bitwidth METADATA_WIDTH.
When you turn on O-RAN compliant , refer to Table 13 on page 17.
When you turn off O-RAN compliant , this signal only valid when tx_avst_sink_startofpacket equals to 1.
tx_metadata_i does not have valid signal and uses
tx_avst_sink_valid to indicate valid cycle.
Not available when you select 0 Disable Metadata Ports for Metadata width.

Receive Application Interface Signals
Table 12. Receive Application Interface Signals

Signal Name

| Bitwidth| Direction|

Description

---|---|---|---
rx_avst_source_valid| 1| Output| When asserted, indicates valid PRB fields are available in this interface.
No avst_source_ready signal at this interface.
rx_avst_source_data| 128| Output| Data to application layer in network byte order.
rx_avst_source_startofpacket| 1| Output| Indicates the first PRB byte of a packet
rx_avst_source_endofpacket| 1| Output| Indicates the last PRB byte of a packet
rx_avst_source_error| 1| Output| Indicates the packets contains error
rx_udcomphdr_o| 8| Output| User data compression header field. Synchronous with rx_avst_source_valid.
Defines the compression method and IQ bit width for the user data in a data section.
•    [7:4] : udIqWidth
•    16 for udIqWidth=0, otherwise equals udIqWidth. e.g.
—   0000b means I and Q are each 16 bits wide;
—   0001b means I and Q are each 1 bit wide;
—   1111b means I and Q are each 15 bits wide
•    [3:0] : udCompMeth
—   0000b – no compression
—   0001b – block floating point (BFP)
— 0011b – µ-law
—   others – reserved for future methods.
rx_metadata_o| METADATA_WIDTH| Output| Uncompressed conduit signals passthrough.
rx_metadata_o signals are valid when rx_metadata_valid_o is asserted, synchronous with rx_avst_source_valid.
Configurable bitwidth METADATA_WIDTH. When you turn on O-RAN compliant , refer to Table 14 on page 18.
When you turn off O-RAN compliant , rx_metadata_o is only valid when rx_metadata_valid_o equals 1.
Not available when you select 0 Disable Metadata Ports for Metadata width.
rx_metadata_valid_o| 1| Output| Indicates that the headers (rx_udcomphdr_o and
rx_metadata_o) are valid.
rx_metadata_valid_o is asserted when rx_metadata_o is valid, synchronous with rx_avst_source_valid.

Metadata Mapping for O-RAN Backward Compatibility
Table 13. tx_metadata_i 128-bit input

Signal Name

| Bitwidth| Direction| Description|

Metadata Mapping

---|---|---|---|---
Reserved| 16| Input| Reserved.| tx_metadata_i[127:112]
tx_u_size| 16| Input| U-plane packet size in bytes for streaming mode.| tx_metadata_i[111:96]
tx_u_seq_id| 16| Input| SeqID of the packet, which is extracted from eCPRI transport header.| tx_metadata_i[95:80]
tx_u_pc_id| 16| Input| PCID for eCPRI transport and RoEflowId
for radio over ethernet (RoE) transport.| tx_metadata_i[79:64]
Reserved| 4| Input| Reserved.| tx_metadata_i[63:60]
tx_u_dataDirection| 1| Input| gNB data direction.
Value range: {0b=Rx (i.e. upload), 1b=Tx (i.e. download)}| tx_metadata_i[59]
tx_u_filterIndex| 4| Input| Defines an index to the channel filter to be used between IQ data and air interface.
Value range: {0000b-1111b}| tx_metadata_i[58:55]
tx_u_frameId| 8| Input| A counter for 10 ms frames (wrapping period 2.56 seconds), specifically frameId= frame number modulo 256.
Value range: {0000 0000b-1111 1111b}| tx_metadata_i[54:47]
tx_u_subframeId| 4| Input| A counter for 1 ms subframes within 10 ms frame. Value range: {0000b-1111b}| tx_metadata_i[46:43]
tx_u_slotID| 6| Input| This parameter is the slot number within a 1 ms subframe. All slots in one subframe are counted by this parameter.
Value range: {00 0000b-00 1111b=slotID, 01 0000b-11 1111b=Reserved}| tx_metadata_i[42:37]
tx_u_symbolid| 6| Input| Identifies a symbol number within a slot. Value range: {00 0000b-11 1111b}| tx_metadata_i[36:31]
tx_u_sectionId| 12| Input| The sectionID maps U-plane data sections to the corresponding C-plane message (and Section Type) associated with the data.
Value range: {0000 0000 0000b-11111111 1111b}| tx_metadata_i[30:19]
tx_u_rb| 1| Input| Resource block indicator.
Indicate if every resource block is used or every other resource block is used.
Value range: {0b=every resource block used; 1b=every other resource block used}| tx_metadata_i[18]
tx_u_startPrb| 10| Input| The starting PRB of a user plane data section.
Value range: {00 0000 0000b-11 1111 1111b}| tx_metadata_i[17:8]
tx_u_numPrb| 8| Input| Define the PRBs where the user plane data section is valid.| tx_metadata_i[7:0]
 |  |  | Value range: {0000 0001b-1111 1111b, 0000 0000b = all PRBs in the specified subcarrier spacing (SCS) and carrier bandwidth }|
---|---|---|---|---
tx_u_udCompHdr| 8| Input| Define the compression method and IQ bit width of the user data in a data section. Value range: {0000 0000b-1111 1111b}| N/A (tx_udcomphdr_i)

Table 14. rx_metadata_valid_i/o

Signal Name

| Bitwidth| Direction| Description|

Metadata Mapping

---|---|---|---|---
rx_sec_hdr_valid| 1| Output| When rx_sec_hdr_valid is 1, the U-plane section data fields are valid.
Common header IEs are valid when rx_sec_hdr_valid is asserted, synchronous with avst_sink_u_startofpacket and avst_sink_u_valid.
Repeated section IEs are valid when rx_sec_hdr_valid is asserted, synchronous with avst_sink_u_valid.
On providing new section PRB fields in avst_sink_u_data, provide new section IEs with rx_sec_hdr_valid asserted.| rx_metadata_valid_o

Table 15. rx_metadata_o 128-bit output

Signal Name| Bitwidth| Direction| Description|

Metadata Mapping

---|---|---|---|---
Reserved| 32| Output| Reserved.| rx_metadata_o[127:96]
rx_u_seq_id| 16| Output| SeqID of the packet, which is extracted from eCPRI transport header.| rx_metadata_o[95:80]
rx_u_pc_id| 16| Output| PCID for eCPRI transport and RoEflowId for RoE transport| rx_metadata_o[79:64]
reserved| 4| Output| Reserved.| rx_metadata_o[63:60]
rx_u_dataDirection| 1| Output| gNB data direction. Value range: {0b=Rx (i.e. upload), 1b=Tx (i.e. download)}| rx_metadata_o[59]
rx_u_filterIndex| 4| Output| Defines an index to the channel filter to use between IQ data and air interface.
Value range: {0000b-1111b}| rx_metadata_o[58:55]
rx_u_frameId| 8| Output| A counter for 10 ms frames (wrapping period 2.56 seconds), specifically frameId= frame number modulo 256. Value range: {0000 0000b-1111 1111b}| rx_metadata_o[54:47]
rx_u_subframeId| 4| Output| A counter for 1ms subframes within 10 ms frame. Value range: {0000b-1111b}| rx_metadata_o[46:43]
rx_u_slotID| 6| Output| The slot number within a 1ms subframe. All slots in one subframe are counted by this parameter. Value range: {00 0000b-00 1111b=slotID, 01 0000b-111111b=Reserved}| rx_metadata_o[42:37]
rx_u_symbolid| 6| Output| Identifies a symbol number within a slot.
Value range: {00 0000b-11 1111b}| rx_metadata_o[36:31]
rx_u_sectionId| 12| Output| The sectionID maps U-plane data sections to the corresponding C-plane message (and Section Type) associated with the data.
Value range: {0000 0000 0000b-1111 1111 1111b}| rx_metadata_o[30:19]
---|---|---|---|---
rx_u_rb| 1| Output| Resource block indicator.
Indicates if every resource block is used or every other resource is used.
Value range: {0b=every resource block used; 1b=every other resource block used}| rx_metadata_o[18]
rx_u_startPrb| 10| Output| The starting PRB of a user plane data section.
Value range: {00 0000 0000b-11 1111 1111b}| rx_metadata_o[17:8]
rx_u_numPrb| 8| Output| Defines the PRBs where the user plane data section is valid.
Value range: {0000 0001b-1111 1111b, 0000 0000b = all PRBs in the specified SCS and carrier bandwidth }| rx_metadata_o[7:0]
rx_u_udCompHdr| 8| Output| Defines the compression method and IQ bit width of the user data in a data section.
Value range: {0000 0000b-1111 1111b}| N/A (rx_udcomphdr_o)

CSR Interface Signals
Table 16. CSR Interface Signals

Signal Name| Bit Width| Direction|

Description

---|---|---|---
csr_address| 16| Input| Configuration register address.
csr_write| 1| Input| Configuration register write enable.
csr_writedata| 32| Input| Configuration register write data.
csr_readdata| 32| Output| Configuration register read data.
csr_read| 1| Input| Configuration register read enable.
csr_readdatavalid| 1| Output| Configuration register read data valid.
csr_waitrequest| 1| Output| Configuration register wait request.

Fronthaul Compression IP Registers

Control and monitor fronthaul compression functionality through the control and status interface.
Table 17. Register Map

Table 18. compression_mode Register

Bit Width| Description| Access|

HW Reset Value

---|---|---|---
31:9| Reserved| RO| 0x0
8:8| Functional mode:
•  1’b0 is static compression mode
•  1’b1 is dynamic compression mode| RW| 0x0
7:0| Static user data compression header:
•    7:4 is udIqWidth
— 4’b0000 is 16 bits
— 4’b1111 is 15 bits
— :
— 4’b0001 is 1 bit
•  3:0 is udCompMeth
—   4’b0000 is no compression
—   4’b0001 is block floating point
—   4’b0011 is µ-law
•  Others are reserved| RW| 0x0

Table 19. tx Error Register

Bit Width| Description| Access|

HW Reset Value

---|---|---|---
31:2| Reserved| RO| 0x0
1:1| Invalid IqWidth. The IP sets Iqwidth to 0 (16-bit Iqwidth) if it detects invalid or unsupported Iqwidth.| RW1C| 0x0
0:0| Invalid compression method. The IP drops the packet.| RW1C| 0x0

Table 20. rx Error Register

Bit Width| Description| Access|

HW Reset Value

---|---|---|---
31:8| Reserved| RO| 0x0
1:1| Invalid IqWidth. The IP drops the packet.| RW1C| 0x0
0:0| Invalid compression method. The IP sets the compression method to the following default supported compression method:
• Enabled block-floating point only: default to block-floating point.
• Enabled μ-law only: default to μ-law.
• Enabled both block-floating point and μ-law: default to block-floating point.| RW1C| 0x0

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Document Revision History for the Fronthaul Compression Intel FPGA IP

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Document Version

| Intel Quartus Prime Version| IP Version|

Changes

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2022.08.08| 21.4| 1.0.1| Corrected metadata width 0 to 0 (Disable Metadata Ports).
2022.03.22| 21.4| 1.0.1| • Swapped signal descriptions:
—   tx_avst_sink_data and tx_avst_source_data
—   rx_avst_sink_data and rx_avst_source_data
• Added Device Supported Speed Grades table
• Added Performance and Resource Usage
2021.12.07| 21.3| 1.0.0| Updated ordering code.
2021.11.23| 21.3| 1.0.0| Initial release.

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Fronthaul Compression FPGA IP, Fronthaul, Compression FPGA IP, FPGA IP
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| intel Fronthaul Compression FPGA IP [pdf] User Guide
UG-20346, 709301, Fronthaul Compression FPGA IP, Fronthaul FPGA IP, Compression FPGA IP, FPGA IP

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