Open RAN : the definitive guide /: the definitive guide. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Ian C. Wong, Aditya Chopra, Sridhar Rajagopal, Rittwik Jana.
• Editors: Wong, Ian Chan, 1978-; (Communication systems engineer), Chopra, Aditya; Rajagopal, Sridhar; Jana, Rittwik
• Contents: About the Authors Foreword – Author: Mehmet Toy, Verizon 1. Evolution of RAN Author: Sameh Yamany, VIAVI Solutions ABSTRACT and KEYWORDS 1.1. Introduction 1.2. RAN Architecture 1.2.1. The 2G RAN 1.2.2. The 3G RAN 1.2.3. The 4G/LTE RAN 1.2.4. The 5G RAN 1.3. The Case for Open RAN 1.4. 6G and The Road Ahead 1.5. Conclusion 1.6. Bibliography 2. Open RAN Overview Author: Rittwik Jana, Google ABSTRACT and KEYWORDS 2.1. Introduction 2.2. Open RAN Architecture 2.3. Open RAN cloudification 2.4. RAN Intelligence 2.5. Fronthaul Interface and Open Transport 2.6. Securing Open RAN 2.7. Open source software 2.8. RAN automation and deployment with CI/CD 2.9. Open RAN Testing 2.10. Industry Organizations 2.11. Conclusion 2.12. Bibliography 3. O-RAN Architecture Authors: Rajarajan Sivaraj and Sridhar Rajagopal, Mavenir ABSTRACT and KEYWORDS 3.1. Introduction 3.1.1. General Description of O-RAN functions 3.1.2. RAN Intelligent Controller and Service 3.1.3. Interfaces 3.2. Near-RT RIC architecture 3.3. Non-RT RIC architecture 3.4. SMO architecture 3.5. Other O-RAN functions and open interfaces 3.6. Conclusion 3.7. Bibliography 4. Cloudification and Virtualization Authors: Padma Sudarsan, VMWare; Sridhar Rajagopal, Mavenir ABSTRACT and KEYWORDS 4.1. Introduction 4.2. Openness and disaggregation with vRAN 4.3. Cloud Deployment scenarios 4.3.1. Private, public and hybrid cloud 4.3.2. Telco Features required for “Any Cloud” 4.3.3. On premise, far edge, edge and central deployments 4.3.4. Classical, VMs, Containers and hybrid deployments 4.4. Unwinding the RAN monolith 4.5. Orchestration, management and automation as key to success 4.6. Conclusion 4.7. Bibliography 5. RAN Intelligence Authors: Rajarajan Sivaraj, Mavenir; Dhruv Gupta, AT&T; Rittwik Jana, Google ABSTRACT and KEYWORDS 5.1. Introduction 5.2. Challenges and opportunities in building intelligent networks 5.3. Background on machine learning life cycle management 5.4. ML driven intelligence and analytics for Non-RT RIC 5.5. ML driven intelligence and analytics for Near-RT RIC 5.6. E2 Service Models for Near-RT RIC 5.7. ML algorithms for Near-RT RIC 5.8. Near-RT RIC platform functions for ML/AI training 5.9. RIC use cases 5.10. Conclusion 5.11. Bibliography 6. Fronthaul Interface Author: Aditya Chopra, Amazon Kuiper LLC ABSTRACT and KEYWORDS 6.1. Introduction 6.2. The Lower-Layer Split RAN 6.3. Option 8 Split – CPRI and eCPRI 6.4. Option 6 Split – FAPI and nFAPI 6.5. Option 7 Split – O-RAN ALLIANCE Open Fronthaul 6.6. Conclusion 6.7. Bibliography 7. Open Transport Authors: Reza Vaez-Ghaemi, VIAVI Solutions; Luis Manuel Contreras Murillo, Telefonica ABSTRACT and KEYWORDS 7.1. Introduction 7.2. Requirements 7.2.1. Fronthaul Requirements 7.2.2. Midhaul Requirements 7.2.3. Backhaul Requirements 7.2.4. Synchronization Requirements 7.3. WDM Solutions 7.3.1. Passive WDM 7.3.2. Active WDM 7.3.3. Semi-Active WDM 7.4. Packet-switched Solutions 7.4.1. Technology Overview 7.4.2. Deployment Patterns 7.4.3. Connectivity service and protocols 7.4.4. Quality of Service 7.5. Management and control interface 7.5.1. Control and management architecture 7.5.2. Interaction with O-RAN management 7.6. Synchronization Solutions 7.6.1. Synchronization Baseline 7.6.2. Synchronization Accuracy and Limits 7.7. Testing 7.8. Conclusion 7.9. Bibliography 8. Open RAN Security Author: Amy Zwarico, AT&T ABSTRACT and KEYWORDS 8.1. Introduction 8.2. Zero Trust Principles 8.3. Threats to Open RAN 8.3.1. Stakeholders 8.3.2. Threat Surface and Threat Actors 8.3.3. Overall Threats 8.3.4. Threats against the Lower Layer Split (LLS) architecture and Open Fronthaul interface 8.3.5. Threats against O-RU 8.3.6. Threats against Near and Non Real Time RICs, xApps, and rApps 8.3.7. Threats against Physical Network Functions (PNF) 8.3.8. Threats against SMO 8.3.9. Threats against O-Cloud 8.3.10. Threats to the Supply Chain 8.3.11. Physical Threats 8.3.12. Threats against 5G Radio Networks 8.3.13. Threats to Standards Development 8.4. Protecting Open RAN 8.4.1. Securing the O-RAN Defined Interfaces 8.4.2. Securing the O-Cloud 8.4.3. Container Security 8.4.4. O-RAN Software Security 8.4.5. Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) 8.5. Recommendations for Vendors and MNOs 8.6. Conclusion 8.7. Bibliography 9. Open RAN Software Authors: David Kinsey, AT&T; Padma Sudarsan, VMWare; Rittwik Jana, Google ABSTRACT and KEYWORDS 9.1. Introduction 9.2. O-RAN Software Community (OSC) 9.2.1. SMO 9.2.2. Near-RT RIC 9.2.3. O-CU-CP and O-CU-UP 9.2.4. O-DU 9.2.5. O-RU 9.2.6. O-Cloud 9.2.7. Supporting projects: SIM, DOC, INT 9.3. Open Network and Automation Platform (ONAP) 9.3.1. Netconf/YANG support 9.3.2. Configuration Persistence 9.3.3. VES Support 9.3.4. A1 Support 9.3.5. Optimization Support 9.4. Other Open Source Communities (add Nephio here) 9.5. Conclusion - missing 9.6. Bibliography - missing 10. Open RAN Deployments Author: Sidd Chenumolu, DISH Networks ABSTRACT and KEYWORDS 10.1. Introduction 10.2. Network Architecture 10.3. Network Planning and Design</
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Hoboken : Wiley-IEEE Press
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (240 pages)
• Subjects: 621.3821; Open Radio Access Network
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119886013
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