Prabhu Narayanan

Accomplished engineering architect with extensive experience in RU platform bring-up, FPGA integration, and RF system validation. Proven expertise in leading teams through the design, development, and deployment of advanced radio platforms. Strong background in:

• FPGA Bring-up & BSP: Hands-on bring-up of Xilinx and Altera FPGA platforms using Yocto/PetaLinux, enabling DPLL and NIC drivers, and supporting FPGA configuration via UIO drivers.
• Radio Configuration and Management: Designed and developed the configuration and management of the CUSM plane, RF transceivers, and executed ORAN conformance validation.
• RF Signal Processing & Optimization: Supported management of RF characteristics, including DPD (Digital Predistortion), CFR (Crest Factor Reduction), CLGC (Closed Loop Gain Control), and AGC (Automatic Gain Control).
• Time Synchronization & Standards Compliance: Enabled synchronization using PTP, GNSS, and SyncE, with comprehensive conformance validation across both RU and DU platforms.
• Leadership and Collaboration: Experienced in guiding cross-functional teams, driving board bring-up, debugging complex system issues, and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality solutions.

• Offloading DCB features in the network processor.
• NVMe consolidation firmware stack for PCIe switch.
• NVMe device software implementation on a network processor.
• HDD Encryption and Decryption using Device Mapper in Linux (Partition-based and Full Disk Encryption)
• Developments on sensor drivers, like touch, rear touch, ambient light, proximity, and accelerometer sensors, in the Linux kernel.
• Developments on LED and backlight drivers in the Linux Kernel.