CHANDLER, Ariz., March 28,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viavi Solutions
Inc. (VIAVI) (NASDAQ: VIAV) today announced it has
participated in the 2024 RIC Forum, March
26-28, in Dallas, Texas.
The company contributed its TeraVM RIC Test and TM500 Network
Tester to multiple demonstrations, building on collaborations at
MWC 2024, where the company partnered with industry leaders to
showcase RIC test and app training.
VIAVI products were used to validate RIC performance and train
xApps and rApps in the following sessions:
- Live app demonstration by Telecom Infra Project –
Telecom Infra Project (TIP) presented an mMIMO Synchronization
Signal Block (SSB) configuration xApp by Amdocs, showing predicted
traffic and user locations and configuring SSB beams to provide
coverage of these areas.
- Live app demonstration by Capgemini – Capgemini
Engineering presented energy-saving xApps and rApps for networks of
different types, such as backpack RAN, mobile RAN, pole-mounted RAN
and others using the TM500 for UE emulation.
- Lightning Talk / recorded demonstration by ONF – ONF
demonstrated a unified implementation of an energy-saving rApp and
a traffic steering xApp and how they can be well coordinated under
the O-RAN architecture to conserve energy while maintaining quality
of service in a closed control loop setup. The demo also compared
various AI/ML model based approaches, with models trained on actual
network data from a major mobile operator.
- Live app demonstration by Accelleran – Accelleran
demonstrated use of the dRAX RIC and x/rApp SDK to implement an
energy-saving algorithm. RAN data is gathered to create an insight
into the network. The energy-saving algorithm decided when a 5G
cell can be turned off or turned back on to save energy, while at
the same time conserving the QoS of the UEs.
At MWC Barcelona, TeraVM RIC Test supported demonstrations by
Aira Technologies, VMware by Broadcom, Rakuten Symphony, Samsung
and Singapore University of Technology
and Design (SUTD).
"As a proud recipient of NTIA funding for our VALOR lab, VIAVI
is pleased to see the U.S. government continue to sponsor
opportunities for innovation in Open RAN," said Dr. Ian Wong, Director of RF and Wireless
Architecture at VIAVI, and Co-Chair of the Test and Integration
Focus Group at O-RAN ALLIANCE. "The RIC is a game changer in
intelligent network optimization and automation, and it is
essential to develop robust and comprehensive AI training to
maximize effectiveness of xApps and rApps."
The RIC Forum, hosted by the U.S. National Telecommunications
and Information Administration Institute for Telecommunications
Sciences, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense
FutureG Office, brought together vendors of RAN Intelligent
Controllers (RIC) and applications to demonstrate progress and
innovation in the ecosystem.
About VIAVI
VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global provider
of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions for
telecommunications, cloud, enterprises, first responders, military,
aerospace and railway. VIAVI is also a leader in light management
technologies for 3D sensing, anti-counterfeiting, consumer
electronics, industrial, automotive, government and aerospace
applications. Learn more about VIAVI at www.viavisolutions.com.
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