Liu, P.
, Lee, K.
, Cintron, F.
, Wuthier, S.
, Savaliya, B.
, Montgomery, D.
and Rouil, R.
(2024),
Blueprint for Deploying 5G O-RAN Testbeds: A Guide to Using Diverse O-RAN Software Stacks, Technical Note (NIST TN), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2311, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=958753
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Blueprint for Deploying 5G O-RAN Testbeds: A Guide to Using Diverse O-RAN Software Stacks
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This documentation serves as a blueprint for new researchers, offering a comprehensive guide on establishing an Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) testbed from scratch. It details the O-RAN architecture and the supporting software stacks required for each component, and provides both aggregated and disaggregated deployment scenarios tested on our testbeds. The guide provides thorough installation instructions for each software stack we tested. In addition, a testbed example of a disaggregated scenario is used to demonstrate proper configurations and practical operations to test the connection and interoperation between the deployed O-RAN components. This publication aims to equip researchers with the foundational knowledge and practical steps needed to initiate and manage their own O-RAN testbeds effectively.Citation
Technical Note (NIST TN) - 2311
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5G New Radio, FlexRIC, O-RAN SC Near-RT RIC, Open RAN, Open5GS, srsRAN 4G, srsRAN Project, Testbed, USRP
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