Introduction#
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.
Latest Product Updates#
Product Area |
Updates |
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Software Release Manifest |
ARC-OTA 1.5.1 is based on Aerial CUDA-Accelerated RAN 24-1 + OAI 2024.w21 tag |
Platform |
This release supports the following platforms:
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New |
First release for ARC-OTA on SMC-GH platform |
DL Peak Performance Improvements |
First release for ARC-OTA with 1 Gbps (DL) peak performance |
Key Release KPIs |
4 layers DL –> peak performance improvement (previously 460 Mbps) |
SMC-GH DL 1.03 Gbps / UL 130 Mbps, 4DL/1UL + CBRS RU soak testing 10+ hours |
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Dell R750 / Gigabyte DL 900 Mbps / UL 110Mbps 4DL/1UL (4 hours) |
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SDK Manager Network-as-a-service tooling |
SDK Manager support for SMC-GH server |
Other features |
Multi-UE qualified OTA (6 UEs) |
Sub-6 n48 CBRS O-RU integrated |
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Multi-UE CSI dataset recipe (w/ pyAerial and Aerial Data Lake integrated) |
Software Release Manifest#
The following table outlines the software versions used for ARC-OTA 1.5.1.