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.
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