MWC 5G Future Summit: The Catalyst for 6G: Announcing the OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation (17:30-17:45)
OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation
A collaborative program hosted by the Linux Foundation dedicated to accelerating open, secure, and interoperable Open RAN CU/DU implementations.
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Key Objectives of the OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation
Create a public-private commercial and research ecosystem and an open source stack for open source CU and DU (part of Open RAN)
House the OCUDU Technical project and other associated open source projects over time
Foster global collaboration across all areas in the RAN along with end-to-end solutions based on super blueprints across other open source foundations (including documentation, testing, integration and the creation of other artifacts) that aid the development, deployment, operation or adoption of the open source project.
The Task at hand: Create “Linux Kernel of RAN” and Define 6G in Code
Linux of Servers = Linux
Linux of Cloud = Kubernetes
Linux of RAN = OCUDU
The ambitions here are lofty. Just as open-source LINUX software made possible the modern internet, and open-source Kubernetes software opened up cloud computing, OCUDU is meant to open up telecommunications, Rondeau said. What’s more, he explained, it’s meant to be a “dual-use” technology that’s suitable for both a wide range of civilian applications and the military’s “very unique, very niche needs.”
