What are 5G different functional split options? And why we need it?

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Hello dears.

Does anyone could explain the different functional split options for 5G? Pros, cons?

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Hello @marcelofb, here you can find good and detailed overview of functional splits between CU, DU and RU:

https://www.hubersuhner.com/en/documents-repository/technologies/pdf/fiber-optics-documents/5g-fundamentals-functional-split-overview

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Hi ,

Is there is any other splits other than CU-CP/CU-UP in the architecture ?
What is the difference between Option 2 & Option 7-2 Splits ?

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Hi, @scot1976, please check discussion here:
It’s all good to do a search in forum first, before creating a new topic; this way we keep from having duplicated conversations :wink:

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Really nice doc. Thanks.