Systems and methods for identifying and configuring a radiohead for a network simulation test platform

1. A device, comprising:

one or more radios configured to receive radio frequency (“RF”) signals, encoded on a time and frequency domain, that have been broadcast by a particular radiohead;

a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of processor-executable instructions; and

one or more processors configured to execute the set of processor-executable instructions, wherein executing the set of processor-executable instructions causes the one or more processors to:

identify one or more synchronization signals, in the received RF signals, on the time and frequency domain;

identify a plurality of candidate radioheads that are associated with pilot signals that correspond to the identified one or more synchronization signals, in the RF signals;

determine one or more decoding techniques associated with at least one of the plurality of candidate radioheads, wherein the determining of the one or more decoding techniques associated with at least one of the plurality of candidate radioheads is performed iteratively and includes:

attempting to decode a Master Information Block (“MIB”) using a first set of decoding techniques;

determining that the MIB was not decoded using the first set of decoding techniques;

attempting to decode the MIB using a second set of decoding techniques; and

determining that the MIB was decoded using the second set of decoding techniques, wherein the determined one or more decoding techniques include the second set of decoding techniques;

identify the MIB encoded in the RF signals based on the identified one or more synchronization signals and the determined one or more decoding techniques associated with at least one of the plurality of candidate radioheads;

identify one or more configurable parameters associated with the particular radiohead based on the identified MIB; and

output a configuration of the one or more configurable parameters to the particular radiohead, wherein the configuration of the one or more configurable parameters allows the particular radiohead to wirelessly communicate with a User Equipment (“UE”).

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein executing the set of processor-executable instructions further causes the one or more processors to:

communicate with the UE via the configured particular radiohead.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein executing the set of processor-executable instructions further causes the one or more processors to store information correlating:

the identified synchronization signals, and

the determined one or more decoding techniques used to identify the MIB.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein executing the set of processor-executable instructions, to identify the synchronization signals, further causes the one or more processors to:

identify a Primary Synchronization Signal (“PSS”); and

identify a Secondary Synchronization Signal (“SSS”).

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the PSS is located, in the time and frequency domain, closer to the MIB than the SSS.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device and the particular radiohead are communicatively coupled via:

a wireless interface via the one or more radios of the device, and

another interface, distinct from the wireless interface, via which the configuration is outputted to the particular radiohead.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein identifying the MIB includes identifying a frequency or timing offset, relative to the identified one or more synchronization signals,

wherein identifying the one or more configurable parameters associated with the particular radiohead is further based on the identified frequency or timing offset.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, storing a set of processor-executable instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the one or more processors to:

identify one or more synchronization signals, in a set of radio frequency (“RF”) signals that are encoded on a time and frequency domain and have been broadcast by a particular radiohead;

identify a plurality of candidate radioheads that are associated with the identified one or more synchronization signals, in the set of RF signals;

determine one or more decoding techniques associated with at least one of the plurality of candidate radioheads, the determining including:

attempting to decode a Master Information Block (“MIB”) using a first set of decoding techniques;

determining that the MIB was not decoded using the first set of decoding techniques;

attempting, based on determining that the MIB was not decoded using the first set of decoding techniques, to decode the MIB using a second set of decoding techniques; and

determining that the MIB was decoded using the second set of decoding techniques, wherein the determined one or more decoding techniques include the second set of decoding techniques;

identify the MIB encoded in the set of RF signals based on the identified one or more synchronization signals and using the determined one or more decoding techniques associated with at least one of the plurality of candidate radioheads;

identify one or more configurable parameters associated with the particular radiohead based on the identified MIB; and

output a configuration of the one or more configurable parameters to the particular radiohead, wherein the configuration of the one or more configurable parameters allows the particular radiohead to wirelessly communicate with a User Equipment (“UE”).

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein execution of the set of processor-executable instructions further causes the one or more processors to:

communicate with the UE via the configured particular radiohead.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein execution of the set of processor-executable instructions further causes the one or more processors to store information correlating:

the identified synchronization signals, and

the determined one or more decoding techniques used to identify the MIB.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein execution of the set of processor-executable instructions, to identify the synchronization signals, further causes the one or more processors to:

identify a Primary Synchronization Signal (“PSS”); and

identify a Secondary Synchronization Signal (“SSS”).

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the PSS is located, in the time and frequency domain, closer to the MIB than the SSS.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the device and the particular radiohead are communicatively coupled via:

a wireless interface via the one or more radios of the device, and

another interface, distinct from the wireless interface, via which the configuration is outputted to the particular radiohead.

14. A method, comprising:

identifying, by a device, one or more synchronization signals, in a set of radio frequency (“RF”) signals that are encoded on a time and frequency domain and have been broadcast by a particular radiohead;

identifying, by the device, a plurality of candidate radioheads that are associated with the one or more synchronization signals, in the set of RF signals;

determining, by the device, one or more decoding techniques associated with at least one of the plurality of candidate radioheads, the determining including:

attempting to decode a Master Information Block (“MIB”) using a first set of decoding techniques;

determining that the MIB was not decoded using the first set of decoding techniques;

attempting, based on determining that the MIB was not decoded using the first set of decoding techniques, to decode the MIB using a second set of decoding techniques; and

determining that the MIB was decoded using the second set of decoding techniques, wherein the determined one or more decoding techniques include the second set of decoding techniques;

identifying, by the device, the MIB encoded in the RF signals based on the identified one or more synchronization signals and the determined one or more decoding techniques associated with at least one of the plurality of candidate radioheads;

identifying, by the device, one or more configurable parameters associated with the particular radiohead based on the identified MIB; and

outputting, by the device, a configuration of the one or more configurable parameters to the particular radiohead, wherein the configuration of the one or more configurable parameters allows the particular radiohead to wirelessly communicate with a User Equipment (“UE”).

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

communicating with the UE via the configured particular radiohead.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising storing information correlating:

the identified synchronization signals, and

the determined one or more decoding techniques used to identify the MIB.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein identifying the synchronization signals further includes:

identifying a Primary Synchronization Signal (“PSS”); and

identifying a Secondary Synchronization Signal (“SSS”).

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the PSS is located, in the time and frequency domain, closer to the MIB signal than the SSS.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the device and the particular radiohead are communicatively coupled via:

a wireless interface via the one or more radios of the device, and

another interface, distinct from the wireless interface, via which the configuration is outputted to the particular radiohead.

20. The method of claim 14 , wherein identifying the MIB includes identifying a frequency or timing offset, relative to the identified one or more synchronization signals,

wherein identifying the one or more configurable parameters associated with the particular radiohead is further based on the identified frequency or timing offset.