The O-RAN Alliance is a relatively new standards association that’s focusing on creating open connections between various networking elements within 5G.
The alliance just announced its new “Release 002” batch of specification that includes 40 O–RAN specifications published since November 2021 including:
• O–RAN R1 interface: General Aspects and Principles v1.0
• O–RAN A1 interface: Test Specification v1.0
• O–RAN Acceleration Abstraction Layer High–PHY Profiles v1.0
• O–RAN Security Tests Specifications v1.0
and another 36 technical documents that have been updated with extensions and new features.
The alliance published a lengthy post outlining all new improvements https://www.o-ran.org/blog/2022/04/06/o-ran-alliance-introduces-40-new-specifications-released-since-november-2021
