Professional wireless audio equipment such as microphones and in-ear-monitoring systems are popular among live musicians and performers due to their beneficial flexibility and mobility. At the same time, artists have very high technical requirements for these devices e.g., regarding transmission delay, reliability, and battery runtime. In addition, cost, efficient use of scarcely available spectrum, and related scaling factors play a major role in professional audio productions. As of today, the entirety of technical requirements under given constraints can only be met with highly optimized custom RF technology. The new generation of mobile technology 5G is targeted to deliver new ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC) use cases similar to forementioned audio scenarios. Within the H2020 project 5G-RECORDS, a consortium of relevant actors from the media and mobile industry are exploring and evaluating 5G technology and related eco systems in the context of professional audio productions. Key element of the consortiums holistic approach of answering the question if requirements can be met and understanding relevant economic trade-offs, is the setup and optimization of a disaggregated 5G testbed. This work describes the testbed in details and presents first technical evaluation results.
A disaggregated 5G testbed for professional live audio production
BMSB 2022, 17th IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting, 15-17 June 2022, Bilbao, Spain
Type:
Conference
City:
Bilbao
Date:
2022-06-15
Department:
Communication systems
Eurecom Ref:
6857
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