Several options for splitting RAN functions have been proposed by 3GPP. There are 8 splits proposed going from option 1 (higher layer split) to option 8 (lower layer split).  A fully centralized architecture (Option 8) has the benefit of cost reduction due to a fewer number of sites hosting RAN functions but requires high fronthaul … More Why most of the telecom companies are interested in RAN 7.2x functional split?