A vRAN replaces BBUs with Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) hardware, but the RAN is still dependent on proprietary interfaces and purpose-built hardware for radio transmissions. Open RAN is an effort to open the RAN altogether . “Current RAN technology is provided as a hardware and software integrated platform.
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Open RAN is about disaggregated RAN functionality built using open interface specifications between elements . It can be implemented in vendor-neutral hardware and software-defined technology based on open interfaces and community-developed standards.
Read moreWhy open RAN is required?
The main purpose of open RAN is to have an interoperability standard for RAN elements including non-proprietary white box hardware and software from different vendors . Network operators that opt for RAN elements with standard interfaces can avoid being stuck with one vendor’s proprietary hardware and software.
Read moreWhat is RAN architecture?
Today, RAN architecture divides the user plane and the control plane into separate elements . The RAN controller can exchange one set of user data messages through a software-defined networking switch and a second set through a control-based interface.
Read moreWhat is COTS server in open RAN?
Open RAN Is the disaggregation of hardware and software: the RRU / RRH hardware becomes a GPP-based or COTS hardware that can be purchased from any ODM, OEM or RAN hardware vendor. The BBU is the same as in the case of vRAN: COTS server + vendor’s proprietary software with virtualized functions .
Read moreWhat Open RAN means?
Open RAN is a push for industry standards in the design of gear that’s used in the radio-access segment of telecom cellular networks and is particularly relevant to the buildout of 5G infrastructure.
Read moreWhat is RAN open RAN?
Open RAN is a hot topic in mobile telecoms. … At its simplest, the concept is for a more open radio access network architecture than provided today. Many different claims have been made as to the potential of Open RAN to improve competition, network flexibility and cost.
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