OpenRAN Archives - 5G Technology World https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/category/openran/ Covering 5G technology, systems, infrastructure and wireless design and development. Thu, 06 Jun 2024 21:53:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cropped-favicon-32x32.png OpenRAN Archives - 5G Technology World https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/category/openran/ 32 32 Viavi, R&S combine to test OpenRAN radios https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/viavi-rs-combine-to-test-openran-radios/ https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/viavi-rs-combine-to-test-openran-radios/#respond Thu, 06 Jun 2024 21:51:05 +0000 https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/?p=19729 Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) and VIAVI Solutions Inc. announced an expansion of their partnership delivering state-of-the-art O-RU testing. These solutions are ideally suited to the needs of radio manufacturers planning to bid for the United States Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund (PWSCIF) Second Notice of…

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]]> https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/viavi-rs-combine-to-test-openran-radios/feed/ 0 Our 2024 Communications Handbook is here https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/our-2024-communications-handbook-is-here/ https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/our-2024-communications-handbook-is-here/#respond Thu, 02 May 2024 16:18:09 +0000 https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/?p=19665 EE World announces its 2024 5G, Wireless, & Wireline Communications Handbook in digital form. It’s that time again. EE World’s 2024 5G, Wireless, & Wireline Communications Handbook is here. The 41-page e-book contains ten technical articles plus an editorial. This year, we cover: Network timing, mmWaves (two articles), Power amplifiers (three articles), test & measurement…

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]]> https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/our-2024-communications-handbook-is-here/feed/ 0 Build a 5G Open RAN test lab with open-source software tools https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/build-a-5g-open-ran-test-lab-with-open-source-software-tools/ https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/build-a-5g-open-ran-test-lab-with-open-source-software-tools/#respond Wed, 20 Mar 2024 09:27:38 +0000 https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/?p=19551 Open-source software provides network components that you can use to simulate 5G network functions from the network core to the radio.  Developing and deploying a laboratory infrastructure to support testing 5G and open radio-access network (Open RAN) systems can present a daunting and complex task. Prior to Open RAN, this task was only possible by…

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]]> https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/build-a-5g-open-ran-test-lab-with-open-source-software-tools/feed/ 0 How do you test an Open RAN installation? https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/how-do-you-test-an-open-ran-installation/ https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/how-do-you-test-an-open-ran-installation/#respond Mon, 05 Feb 2024 16:00:23 +0000 https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/?p=19511 Open RAN telecom networks need testing for each disaggregated component, but that’s not enough. End-to-end testing is also necessary. In How do Open RAN interfaces work?, we covered how Open RAN redefines traditional RAN architecture by disaggregating it into three primary components: the radio unit (RU), distributed unit (DU), and centralized unit (CU). This paradigm…

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]]> https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/how-do-you-test-an-open-ran-installation/feed/ 0 How do Open RAN interfaces work? https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/how-do-open-ran-interfaces-work/ https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/how-do-open-ran-interfaces-work/#comments Thu, 16 Nov 2023 10:50:42 +0000 https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/?p=19339 The O-RAN Alliance has developed specifications for communications interfaces between components of an Open RAN. This FAQ explains the functions of each.

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]]> https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/how-do-open-ran-interfaces-work/feed/ 1 6G Symposium: The discussions continue https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/6g-symposium-the-discussions-continue/ https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/6g-symposium-the-discussions-continue/#respond Tue, 24 Oct 2023 21:03:47 +0000 https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/?p=19303 The 6G Symposium took place on October 18 and 19, 2023, in Washington, DC. This year, the talk was more about use cases, with less talk about sustainability than in the past. One week before the symposium, I heard two contrasting views on 5G given at a virtual conference. In the morning, Chris Pearson of…

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]]> https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/6g-symposium-the-discussions-continue/feed/ 0 Why O-RAN sync monitoring needs AI/ML https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/why-o-ran-sync-monitoring-needs-ai-ml/ https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/why-o-ran-sync-monitoring-needs-ai-ml/#comments Tue, 01 Aug 2023 15:45:47 +0000 https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/?p=19192 As Open RAN deployments gather pace and accurate timing, synchronization has emerged as a critical step toward consistent performance. It is a complex task, with devices requiring time synchronization to UTC reference via IEEE PTP/SyncE-based boundary clocks, slave clocks, PRTC clocks with GNSS receivers, as well as accurate, real-time monitoring in support of customer SLAs.…

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]]> https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/why-o-ran-sync-monitoring-needs-ai-ml/feed/ 10 How to improve Open RAN security at the hardware level https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/how-to-improve-open-ran-security-at-the-hardware-level/ https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/how-to-improve-open-ran-security-at-the-hardware-level/#respond Tue, 25 Jul 2023 20:10:51 +0000 https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/?p=19101 Open RAN telecom network security begins in the microprocessors that control telecom network equipment. Configure and use these processors with secure booting and build trust.

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]]> https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/how-to-improve-open-ran-security-at-the-hardware-level/feed/ 0 EE World’s 2023 communications handbook is here https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/ee-worlds-2023-communications-handbook-is-here/ https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/ee-worlds-2023-communications-handbook-is-here/#comments Mon, 22 May 2023 15:29:38 +0000 https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/?p=19050 Our 2023 5G, Wired, & Wireless Handbook is now available in ebook form. Download your copy today. It started on a cold January day with an editorial call. A month later, the abstracts came in. After another month, the manuscripts came in. Then came the editing and some back-and-forth with the authors. Next, it was…

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]]> https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/ee-worlds-2023-communications-handbook-is-here/feed/ 5 How does 5G’s O-RAN E2 interface work? https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/how-does-5gs-o-ran-e2-interface-work/ https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/how-does-5gs-o-ran-e2-interface-work/#comments Tue, 11 Apr 2023 09:48:12 +0000 https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/?p=18927 Open radio-access networks (Open RAN) disaggregate a cell tower’s baseband unit into three units. The 5G Open RAN architecture specified by 3GPP separates functions into a centralized unit (CU) and distributed unit (DU), where these functions were otherwise contained in the baseband unit, which also included the radio. These units provide network operators with the…

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