OVERVIEW SMaRT-5G PRIVATE 5G & EDGE MOBILE CORE OPEN RAN RRAIL SEBA/VOLTHA Aether is a leading open source private 5G platform. It includes a cloud native 4G/5G Mobile Core (SD-Core) and an O-RAN compliant RAN (SD-RAN) running on a Kubernetes-based edge cloud. Aether can be deployed as a managed cloud service and is highly scalable enabling users to gain hands-on experience and start with small deployments and scale as requirements expand from a single edge deployment to large distributed private networks supporting 4G and 5G connectivity. In February 2024, the Aether project moved to the Linux Foundation and is continuing to evolve. Access the latest information and about Aether and learn how to join our vibrant community on the “Aether Project” website: Aether Project Website Aether Architecture Aether is comprised of multiple elements that simplifying development, testing and deployment: OnRamp – Documentation and playbooks to simplify deployment and customization AMP – Aggregated configuration and management for single or multi-server, distributed networks SD-Core – 4G/5G core network stack RAN Options:◦ SD-RAN – Open RAN with near real-time RIC supporting creation of xApps/rApps ◦ Simulated RAN (GNBSIM) – Integrated RAN simulator in SD-RAN for testing/PoC ◦ Commercial Small Cells (MosoLabs, Sercomm, etc.) ◦ Software Defined Radio for Research (OAI) Aether OnRamp Enables Flexible Deployment From Research to Industry 4.0 Aether Community Meetings Highlight Examples of Aether Use Cases Hydra demonstrates a new approach to verifying the runtime behavior of a network in real time using the data plane and is deployed using Aether Aether has been deployed for a range of customer use cases including MVNOs, Private LTE, infrastructure and application companies Large scale research infrastructure demonstrating real-world 5G use cases using Aether 5G Platform research project to develop open 5G network technologies uses Aether Hydra demonstrates a new approach to verifying the runtime behavior of a network in real time using the data plane and is deployed using Aether Aether has been deployed for a range of customer use cases including MVNOs, Private LTE, infrastructure and application companies Large scale research infrastructure demonstrating real-world 5G use cases using Aether 5G Platform research project to develop open 5G network technologies uses Aether Offering Private 5G Platform cloud-managed Network-as-a-Service based on Aether European consortium creating open platform for experimental research building on Aether Aether Community Technical Steering Team (TST) The TST oversees the Aether project and is responsible for all technical decisions. Larry Peterson (Chair) ONF Gabriel Arrobo Intel Scott Baker Intel Andy Bavier intel Sean Condon Intel Muhammad Shahbaz Purdue University Ajay Thakur Intel Woojoong Kim Intel AETHER Resources DocumentAether DocumentationSystems approachPrivate 5GSystems approachEdge Cloud Operations