1、Lucas Bondan,Ph.D.RNPThe OpenRANBrasil ProgramThe OpenRANBrasil ProgramLucas Bondan,Ph.D.OCP SPECIAL FOCUS:OPENRANLucas Bondan,Ph.D.R&D Coordinator at RNP-BrazilInvited Researcher at University of Braslia-BAbout MeWhat Is Open RAN?Traditional Operator NetworksProprietary,pre-defined radio,hardware a
2、nd softwareClosed and embedded interfacesSingle vendorMakes the network operator a hostage of a single vendorPerformance reduction when matching cells from different vendorsBarrier for innovationRAN Characteristics(the bad ones)Three main elements:Radio Unit(RU)Distributed Unit(DU)Centralized Unit(C
3、U)Programmable,software-defined operationDU and CU run as virtualized software functions on vendor-neutral hardwareOpen interfacesOpening and standardizing interfaces can make networks deployment more modularMultivendorWhat is Open RAN?Source:https:/ vendor lock-inAdoption of COTS hardwareNetwork ag
4、ility and flexibilityIncreased opportunity for innovationCosts reductionWhat is Open RAN?The OpenRANBrasil ProgramPhasesTimelineBudget:Phase 1:32M BRL(5.5M USD)Phase 2:30M BRL(5,2M USD)Phase 3:48M BRL(8,3M USD)Total:110M BRL(19M USD)PartnersInstitutions part of the programPhase 1UFF,UFPA,UFRGS,UNICA
5、MP,UFRJ,UnB,UNISINOS,UFPE,UFPB+startupsPhase 2UFPA,UFCG,UNISINOS e UFGPhase 3UnB,UFG+institutions to be selectedPartnersOpenRANBrasil Phase 1ObjectivesR&D to build an open,programmable infrastructure(testbed)Disaggregated equipmentOffered to different communities(academia,industry,and service provid
6、ers)Foster RD&I in open RANWorking groupsStartupTrain specialized workforce in different open networking technologiesPhase 1Testbed offers5G Open RANOptical access via PONPacket transport networksOptical networksCould/edge computing to support control and orchestration softwareData processing for 5G