Open RAN (O-RAN) Architecture and RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC)

The architecture of Open RAN allows flexibility in deployment. The RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) developed by the O-RAN Alliance is intended to enable AI/ML-based access to the elements in the radio network. You'll learn about the details of RIC, including the split onto Near-Real-Time RIC (Near-RT RIC) and Non-Real-Time RIC (Non-RT RIC), along with the O-RAN Alliance-defined interfaces related to both, namely E2 and A1.

In this webinar, we cover the following topics:
✔︎ O-RAN definitions and entities
✔︎ O-RAN architecture and deployment options
✔︎ RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC)
✔︎ Near-RT RIC and E2
✔︎ Non-RT RIC and A1

Join dr Marcin Dryjanski of Rimedo Labs on a webinar delivered at the Intelefy platform on "O-RAN Architecture and RIC".

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[joaogustavo]

thank you for the amazing explanation, it really helped.

[georgioskarouzos]

Hello Mr Dryjanski. Please provide me clarifications on the following : i) Are all new radio units self-configured by Non-RT RIC through Open FH M-plane interface ? ii) Are capacity resources assigned to E2 nodes by SMO through O2 interface ? Thank you

[aaditpatil-wv]

That was very well explained Thanks Alot!!. There was one description when if cloud fails and Near RT RIC is collapsed/disconnected, still E2 node should have default setting and network should work. But that would make our whole O-Cloud to collapse. Correct me if I am wrong!

[ahmedelsabbagh]

Thanks a lot for your clarification, it was so helpful

[georgioskarouzos]

Very helpful! Would it be necessary a Conflict Mitigation function in Non-RT RIC to resolve conflicting requests from multiple rApps ?Thank you

[thompsonlewis]

Awesome presentation! Is it possible to get the slide deck in in PDF format. When I view the slides it is quite blurry.

[SharpKnife]

Some vendors are talking about the relationship between Non-RT RIC and NWDAF. I am unsure how NWDAF can benefit Non-RT RIC for policy decisions on the Radio. NWDAF is generating analytics intelligence in the core mostly from the KPIs learned in the core (some KPIs are learned from OAM, but the integration piece is not defined). Will Non-RT RIC ultimately become some type of DAF like RAN-DAF that can offer RAN analytics to consumers in different domains like core?

[yacineatroune]

Nice content but can't see what's being presented video quality very bad