itelcotech
presenting course on
OPEN RAN
Open RAN (ORAN) architecture, evolution &
deployment for 5G
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Training Benefits
Covers rich content related to Open RAN right from
the basics to intermediate level
Eight sections spans across key terms and concepts
related to Open RAN
Live Simulation & Experiential learning Interactive
sessions by Industry experts
Self paced learning
Certificate of completion & Lifetime access
Affordable pricing - Just $21
1. Open RAN Overview
Open RAN (ORAN) is a standard led by the Telcom Infra Project (TIP) and other communities such as O-RAN
alliance community. Its aim is to “accelerate innovation and commercialization in RAN domain with multi-vendor
interoperable products and solutions that are easy to integrate in the operator’s network and are verified for
different deployment scenarios.”
[Link] of Open Radio access network (Open RAN)
[Link] is Open RAN
[Link] RAN Terminologies
[Link] RAN Standards
[Link] RAN design goals
[Link] with Open RAN
2. Open RAN Architecture
Open RAN split key RAN functions among different nodes to manage different services and applications (real time
and non-real time). Open RAN is also known as Disaggregated RAN. Baseband functionality is split between central
unit (CU) and distributed unit (DU).
[Link] Telecom Network
[Link] RAN
[Link] for RAN evolution
[Link] to disaggregation RAN
[Link] deployment scenarios during evolution
[Link] layer overview
[Link] layer functionalities
[Link] RAN Architecture – 3GPP Split 2
[Link] RAN Architecture – O-RAN Alliance
[Link] Management and Orchestration (SMO)
3. Open Distributed Unit (O-DU) functionality
Baseband functionality is split between central unit (CU) and distributed unit (DU). Here, Protocol level details are
covered for O-DU.
[Link] layer overview (DL)
[Link] 1 functional blocks
3.2.1. Physical downlink control channels (PDCCH)
3.2.2. Physical downlink shared channels (PDSCH) and DL reference signals
3.2.3. Physical uplink control channels (PUCCH) and UL reference signals
3.2.4. Physical uplink shared channels (PUSCH)
[Link] 1 (5G NR Physical layer) - Simulation
[Link] 2 functional blocks
3.4.1. RLC protocol module
3.4.2. MAC protocol module and scheduler
4. Open Central Unit (O-CU) functionality
Baseband functionality is split between central unit (CU) and distributed unit (DU). Here, Protocol level details are
covered for O-CU.
[Link] 2 functional blocks
[Link] 2 data flow
[Link] data convergence protocol (PDCP)
[Link] data adaptation protocol (SDAP)
[Link] 3 functional blocks
[Link] protocol architecture – user and control plane
[Link] 3 - Radio resource control (RRC)
[Link] States
5. Machine learning
As RAN is disaggregating and moving away from proprietary system, there is an innovation happening by leveraging
machine learning (ML) to enable more efficiency as compared to conventional RAN. Here, different ML types will
be disucssed and how ML model can be made using Python in Google Colab . End to end project on ML is made
using Pytorch, Tensorflow, Anacnoda, Spyder IDE
[Link] is Machine learning (ML)
[Link] of Machine learning – Supervised
[Link] of Machine learning – Unsupervised and Reinforcement
[Link] is Machine learning model
[Link] functionality – control loops in Open RAN
[Link] Model - Simulation using Python in Google Colab
[Link] use cases in telecom industry
[Link] framework
[Link] project using Pytorch, Tensorflow, Anacnoda, Spyder IDE
6. Radio Intelligent Controllers (RIC)
Radio Intelligent controllers (RIC) introduces intelligence in RAN both for real (xApps) and non-real time (rApps)
services. ML can also help to optimize the features and parameters in the network to make it more efficient. It is a
part of self-organizing network feature (SON).
[Link] functionality – control loops in Open RAN
[Link] deployment in Open RAN
[Link] use cases in telecom industry
[Link] use cases in Open RAN – Traffic steering
[Link] use cases in Open RAN – Quality of experience (QoE) & 3D MIMO
[Link] intelligent controllers (RIC) and ML deployment
[Link] - use case (Near real time RIC)
[Link] - use case (Non real time RIC)
7. Transport Connectivity
Robust transport connectivity is prerequisite to connect disaggregated Open Radio access network.
[Link] connectivity in Open RAN– Fronthaul and Midhaul
[Link] (eCPRI)
[Link] Wireless option
[Link] frequency bands
[Link] to achieve high capacity and availability with low latency
8. Overview- Cloud, Virtualization, SDN, MEC
Cloudification is an integral part of Open RAN. Cloud platform enables convenient, on demand access to shared
pool of configurable resources in the radio access network through virtualization in Open RAN. Cloudification can
be done for CU, DU and near real time RIC nodes. Virtualization decouples infrastructure and extracts required
functions (such as CU and DU) virtually. Software defined network (SDN) helps to enable traffic engineering for
access networks.
8.1.O - Cloud in Open RAN
[Link] & Orchestration
[Link] defined networking
[Link]-access Edge Computing (MEC)
[Link] deployment scenarios
8.6.5G Architecture
[Link] Cloud in 5G
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