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News and Updates

O-RAN Alliance Group Picture - Face to Face Meeting Paris 2025

CTL Staff Advance O-RAN Standards

CTL staff made several technical contributions to the O-RAN Alliance face-to-face meeting on March February 24-28 in the areas of security, testing and RAN

Projects and Programs

Advanced Security Architectures for Next Generation Wireless

Ongoing
Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) technologies marks a significant step in evolution of next-generation wireless networks and a may be a key enabler for the US IT industry to increase its presence in the supply chain of critical infrastructure components of future wireless networks. The primary

5G/6G Core Networks and Services

Ongoing
The main tasks of this program are: Task 1: 6G Core Network Architecture: I nvestigating AI-native architectures that not just execute AI/ML-based network functions but also support the creation, management, cooperation, measurement, and evolution of these functions. Task 2: Key Technologies Task 2

Publications

USGv6 Test Methods: General Description and Validation

Author(s)
Douglas C. Montgomery, Erica Johnson, Michayla Newcombe, Timothy Winters
This document defines the scope of accreditation for the USGv6 Test program, including test method validation procedures, laboratory accreditation process and

Software

Screen shot from the NIST RPKI Monitor

NIST RPKI Deployment Monitor

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The NIST RPKI Monitor is a test and measurement tool designed to monitor the dynamics of the global Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) and the impact of