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Introduction#

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Meet NVIDIA Aerial RAN CoLab Over-the-Air (ARC-OTA): The Ultimate AI-Enhanced Wireless Development Platform

NVIDIA ARC-OTA is a groundbreaking platform that revolutionizes advanced wireless development, now featuring powerful AI-RAN capabilities. This versatile sandbox environment offers developers unprecedented access and flexibility for experimentation and innovation in wireless technologies.

Key Features

  • Complete Source Code Access: Developers can dive deep into the platform’s inner workings, enabling thorough customization and experimentation

  • Rapid Validation: Quick turnaround for testing and benchmarking results, accelerating the development process

  • O-RAN Compliance: Built on principles of virtualization, disaggregation, and full software programmability, ensuring compatibility with Open RAN standards

  • AI-RAN Integration: Leveraging NVIDIA’s AI Aerial hardware and software solution for enhanced capabilities

Advanced Capabilities

  • GPU-Accelerated PHY: Full inline acceleration of all PHY functions in addition to AI/ML integration in the RAN

  • Commercial-Grade Foundation: Built upon NVIDIA Aerial CUDA-Accelerated RAN, providing a robust and reliable base for development

  • Cloud-Native Architecture: Designed for seamless integration with modern cloud infrastructure, supporting 5G and 6G network stacks.

Developer Benefits

  • Unified Workload Handling: ARC-OTA efficiently manages both RAN and AI workloads, streamlining the development process

  • Continuous Innovation: The platform’s roadmap includes NVIDIA-qualified tools, blueprints, and emerging developer extensions to foster community-driven innovation

  • Empowering Creativity: With its AI-RAN capabilities, ARC-OTA enables developers to push the boundaries of advanced wireless technologies, encouraging exploration and breakthrough innovations.

By combining cutting-edge AI capabilities with a flexible, open development environment, the ARC-OTA platform stands at the forefront of wireless technology innovation, empowering developers to shape the future of 5G, 6G, and beyond.

Software Release Manifest#

The following table outlines the software versions used for ARC-OTA 1.7.

Component

Version

Aerial CUDA-Accelerated RAN

25-3

OAI (gNB, CN)

2025.w46

NVIDIA SDK Manager

v2.4

WNC 1220 O-RU (CBRS n48)

v3.1.18q.551

For additional context, review the artifacts in the ARC1.7_integration branch.

The Grace Hopper platform requires OAI CN version develop.