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Blueprint for Deploying 5G O-RAN Testbeds: A Guide to Using Diverse O-RAN Software Stacks

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Author(s)

Peng Liu, Kyehwan Lee, Fernando Cintron, Simeon Wuthier, Bhadresh Savaliya, Douglas Montgomery, Richard Rouil

Abstract

This documentation serves as a blueprint for new researchers, offering a comprehensive guide on establishing an Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) testbed from scratch. It details the O-RAN architecture and the supporting software stacks required for each component, and provides both aggregated and disaggregated deployment scenarios tested on our testbeds. The guide provides thorough installation instructions for each software stack we tested. In addition, a testbed example of a disaggregated scenario is used to demonstrate proper configurations and practical operations to test the connection and interoperation between the deployed O-RAN components. This publication aims to equip researchers with the foundational knowledge and practical steps needed to initiate and manage their own O-RAN testbeds effectively.
Citation
Technical Note (NIST TN) - 2311
Report Number
2311
NIST Pub Series
Technical Note (NIST TN)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2311
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Keywords

5G New Radio, FlexRIC, O-RAN SC Near-RT RIC, Open RAN, Open5GS, srsRAN 4G, srsRAN Project, Testbed, USRP
Open Radio Access Network (Open-RAN) and Advanced communications

Citation

Liu, P. , Lee, K. , Cintron, F. , Wuthier, S. , Savaliya, B. , Montgomery, D. and Rouil, R. (2024), Blueprint for Deploying 5G O-RAN Testbeds: A Guide to Using Diverse O-RAN Software Stacks, Technical Note (NIST TN), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2311, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=958753 (Accessed October 14, 2025)

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Created October 23, 2024
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