Aerial RAN CoLab Over-the-Air - ARC-OTA 1.3

Meet ARC-OTA, the most versatile platform available to all advanced wireless developers.

ARC-OTA is the first, - The FIRST network as an innovation sandbox with complete access to source code to onboard any and all experiments, with quick turnaround validation and benchmarking results. Built on principles of disaggregation, virtualization, software defined, adaptability, ORAN specifications and intelligence - a true advanced wireless developer launchpad.

A radio network built on principles above is non-trivial. Analogous to a puzzle board the need to qualify exact fit amid options is important to you as a developer. To ensure a delightful developer experience the product is built on strong foundations of reliable, stable, performant and scalable experimental radio networks. ARC-OTA roadmap will continue to deliver NVIDIA qualified tools and blueprints many of which will be emerging developer extensions to help accelerate the pace of innovation as a community.

Simply put as an ARC-OTA developer community lets – leverage, extend and innovate!

Latest Product Updates

• Sterling Kubernetes service management extension

• Northeastern OSC RIC onboarding tutorial

• ARC-OTA leverages public OAI software repository (all private software branches deprecated)

• NVIDIA SDK Manager tooling for network deployment

Please refer to the Getting Started page as you embark on your ARC-OTA journey.

• Getting Started
  
  • ARC-OTA 1.3 Software Release Manifest
  • ARC-OTA Developer Content Map
  • Glossary
• Product Brief
  
  • Product Highlights
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Product Features
    
    • 5G Fronthaul Features
    • 5G NR gNB Features
    • 5G Core Features
• Installation Guide
  
  • Part 1. Procure the Hardware
    
    • ORAN 7.2 Reference Hardware Blueprint
  • Part 2. Configure the Network Hardware
    
    • Chapter 2.1 Setup the Qulsar GrandMaster
    • Chapter 2.2 Switch Setup
    • Chapter 2.3 PTP Setup
    • Chapter 2.4 Set up the Foxconn ORU
  • Part 3. Configure the gNB Server
    
    • Configure the gNB Server - Gigabyte Edge E251-U70
    • Configure gNB Server - Dell R750
  • Part 4. Install ARC-OTA Using SDK Manager
    
    • Prerequisites for Installing gNB with SDK Manager
    • Post-Installation Steps
  • Part 5. Set up Aerial CUDA-Accelerated RAN Layer 1 with OAI gNB and CN5G (For Debug Only)
    
    • ARC-OTA Software Release Manifest
    • Setup Aerial CUDA-Accelerated RAN Layer 1
    • Running the cuBB Docker Container
    • Setup OAI gNB
    • Setup OAI CN5G
    • Configuring OAI gNB and CN5G
    • Running CN5G
    • Example Screenshot of Starting CN5G
  • Part 6. Validate the Setup
    
    • Step 1: Add the SIM User Profile
    • Step 2: Setup the UE and SIM Card
    • Step 3. Running End-to-End OTA
• Tutorials
• Technical Talks
  
  • Radar Tech Talks
  • ARC-OTA Demos
• On-Boarding Help
  
  • FAQs
  • Recommended Reading Material
  • Hands-on CUDA-C
• Developer Use Cases
  
  • ETH Zurich
  • HHI Fraunhofer
  • Northeastern University
  • Open Air Alliance
  • Rice University
• Release Notes
  
  • New Features and Fixes for ARC-OTA 1.3 (May, 2024)
  • New Features and Fixes for ARC-OTA 1.2 (March, 2024)
  • New Features and Fixes for A1.1 (January, 2024)
  • New Features and Fixes for A1.0 (December, 2023)
  • Known Issues and Limitations
  • Developer Documentation
• Developer Extensions
  
  • RIC Platform
    
    • Near Realtime RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) - RIC Platform
  • Kubernetes Service Management
• Licensing
  
  • Sterling License
• News and Noteworthy Publications
• Support
• Background
  
  • NVIDIA in Telecommunications
  • 6G RAN Development
  • Emerging Use Cases
  • About the OpenAirInterface