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L-Release

L-Release

Welcome to the L-Release page for the O-RAN Software community.

The L-Release is currently in incubation; initiating the definition of the requirements

Non-Real-time RIC (NONRTRIC)

Non-Real-time RIC (NONRTRIC)

L-Release - Highlights:

L-Release - Tasks:

Relevant Epics:

  • NONRTRIC-571 - NONRTRIC Cross Release Epic: Information Coordinator Service Done

  • NONRTRIC-648 - NONRTRIC Cross Releases Epic: Long-running maintenance of Helm Charts Done

  • NONRTRIC-670 - NONRTRIC Cross Releases Epic: Engage with ONAP CL Done

  • NONRTRIC-725 - NONRTRIC Cross Releases Epic: Common API framework (CAPIF) Done

  • NONRTRIC-753 - NONRTRIC Cross Release Epic: O-RAN A1 Simulator In Progress

  • NONRTRIC-788 - NONRTRIC Cross Releases Epic: R1 Service Exposure & Management In Progress

  • NONRTRIC-799 - NONRTRIC Cross Releases Epic: rApp Management Done

  • NONRTRIC-818 - NONRTRIC Cross Releases Epic: rApp & rApp Management In Progress

  • NONRTRIC-825 - NONRTRIC Cross Releases Epic: 3PP dependency version update In Progress

  • NONRTRIC-846 - NONRTRIC Cross Releases Epic: R1 Data Exposure & Management In Progress

  • NONRTRIC-896 - NONRTRIC Cross Releases Epic: Deployment and Integration In Progress

  • NONRTRIC-1050 - NONRTRIC L-Release Epic: Testing In Progress

  • NONRTRIC-1051 - NONRTRIC L-Release Epic: Deployment and Integration In Progress

  • NONRTRIC-1052 - NONRTRIC L-Release Epic: Housekeeping In Progress

  • NONRTRIC-1072 - NONRTRIC L-Release Epic: Documentation & Release Tasks In Progress

PTL: @John Keeney (Ericsson EST)

Wiki: https://lf-o-ran-sc.atlassian.net/wiki/display/RICNR/

Latest Architecture: NONRTRIC Latest Architecture: Release L

Components: NONRTRIC Components: Release L

Tasks / Backlog / JIRA: https://jira.o-ran-sc.org/projects/NONRTRIC/issues

Gerrit / Source Code:

Sonar / Test Coverage Reports

Docs:

Testing:

Studies

Weekly Meetings:

Release L - Demos

Release L - Container images

Release L - Deployment Instructions



Near-Real-time RIC X-APPs (RICAPP)

 

Near-Real-time RIC X-APPs (RICAPP)

 

Primary Goals: Expand & maintain the community on open source xApps for O-RAN SC. 

 Update and maintain the existing xApps to latest releases (currently L Release).

Enhance the set of open source xApps in support of the RSAC use cases and add new xApps. 

 

L-Release plan: 

  • Maintain existing xApp's to the L Release

  • New ad-cell xApp to detect cell level anomaly. - Moving to next release

  • New ccc xApp to support E2SM CCC. - Moving to next release

 

PTL: @Sunil Singh 

 

wiki: RIC Applications (RICAPP) - RIC Applications - Confluence (o-ran-sc.org)

Latest Architecture: Architecture - RIC Applications - Confluence (o-ran-sc.org)

Components: 

Tasks / Backlog / JIRA: Near Realtime RAN Intelligent Controller Applications - ORAN Jira (o-ran-sc.org)

Gerrit / Source Code:

Jira: Count of Epics, User Stories, Tasks, and Issues:  Total (10)

 

L-Release highlights/accomplishments:
Tag existing xApp to the L release

  • HW-Rust xApp is maintained to support L-Release.

  • AD & QP xApp are maintained to support L-release. 

  • KPIMON-Go & Bouncer xApps are maintained to support L-release.

 

L-Release source code, container images and deployment instructions

The list of container images: Link RICAPP (L Release) - Integration and Testing - Confluence/Wiki

Code Coverage Reports : Projects - O-RAN Software Community (sonarcloud.io)

 



Near-Real-time RAN Intelligent Controller Platform (E2 Interface) (RICPLT)

 

Near-Real-time RAN Intelligent Controller Platform (E2 Interface) (RICPLT)

 

Original primary goals based on contributions from Nokia, Samsung, Capgemini, Alexandre Huff (UTFPR), GS Lab and Abhijit G:

Link to planned Jira work items: link

 

L-Release highlights:

  • No new code changes, only bug fixes.

  • Couple of bugs needs to be fixed at xApp side that was found during the e2 testing while supporting the comparison of different RIC in the open source - Moved to next release.

  • Conflict Manager Phase1 is not yet released. Integration with CI is pending - Moved to Next release.
    Filled in end-of-release checklist:  https://lf-o-ran-sc.atlassian.net/wiki/x/VYPX

 

 

PTL: @abdulwahid.w

 

 

 

L-Release source code, container images and deployment instructions

The list of container images for the release https://lf-o-ran-sc.atlassian.net/wiki/x/E4C9Gw

Code coverage : https://lf-o-ran-sc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/RICP/pages/14124077

 

Mapping of new features to O-RAN Spec
None planned in L release



 



Operation and Maintenance (OAM)

Operation and Maintenance (OAM)

Primary Goals:

  • aligment with findings and suggetions of IOS-MCN project

    • PM-file-transfer from O-DU/O-CU-UP/O-CU-CP/NearRtRic to SMO-OAM

  • update of O-RAN WG10 VES message bodies

  • update of O-RAN WG4 optional VES bodies

  • update of OAM-Controller to OpenDaylight version Scandium-SR2 (https://docs.opendaylight.org/en/stable-scandium/release-notes/release-notes-scandium-sr2.html)

  • update of VES-Collector version to image: nexus3.onap.org:10001/onap/org.onap.dcaegen2.collectors.ves.vescollector:1.12.5

  • support of other O-RAN-SC projects (e.g. SMO, Non-RT-RIC, O-DU, INT, SIM) based on RSAC and other input.

  • support of OAI and nephio integration with O-RAN-SC related to OAM in collaboration with O-RAN OSFG.

L-Release Feature Scope: 

Please see also project wiki for further details: L-Release

PTL: @Martin Skorupski

L-Release highlights/accomplishments (2025-06-09):

Please see release details:

  • Simplification of deployment by removing ONAP DMaaP

  • Integration of fail based PM in docker compose deployment.

  • Integration of grafana into user management solution by keycloak

  • Status information within topology

  • updates of images used in docker-compose deployments to reduce CVEs in deployments

L-Release source code, container images and deployment instructions (and status)

Jira: Count of Epics ( 15 issues ), User Stories, Tasks, and Issues:  166 issues

Source Code:

Integration:



O-RAN Central Unit (OCU)

O-RAN Central Unit (OCU)

Primary Goals:

  • In the absence of O-CU, Radisys commercial CU image is to be used for E2E testing

L-Release Feature Scope: 

L-Release Feature Scope: 

  • NA

PTL: 

NA



O-DU High (ODUHIGH)

O-DU High (ODUHIGH)

Primary Goals:

1. End-to-end integration 

2. OSC-OAI Collaboration

3. Adapting to New ASN.1 encoder decoder

L-Release Feature Scope: 

PTL:  @Ankit Barve 

Status on Jun 25, 2025 

L-Release highlights/accomplishments (Jun 25, 2025):

  • End-to-end integration

    • SIb1 parameter testing on going post Test mac synchronization with TM500 in NTUST lab

  • OSC-OAI Collaboration

    • OAI L1 communication with ODU-High is now active.

    • OAI-CU can also be executed with ODU-High.

    • ODU-High with OAI-L1 works till MSG2. There are few known issues to be resolved after ODU-High sends MSG2 to OAI-L1.

  • Adapting to New ASN.1 encoder decoder

    • New ASN.1 encoder decoder generated codec_utils merged in the main branch

  • L-Release source code, container images, and deployment instructions (and status)

source code: https://gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/gitweb?p=o-du%2Fl2.git;a=shortlog;h=refs%2Fheads%2Fl-release
Release notes: https://docs.o-ran-sc.org/projects/o-ran-sc-o-du-l2/en/latest/release-notes.html#l-release
Document: https://docs.o-ran-sc.org/projects/o-ran-sc-o-du-l2/en/latest/
Code coverage: To be planned as UT framework is not available to provide code coverage.



O-DU Low (ODULOW)

O-DU Low (ODULOW)

Primary Goals:

Improve O2 DMS ETSi profile

L-Release Feature Scope: 



PTL:  @Lvfarias (Deactivated) , Alternate: @Chenxi Yue

L-Release highlights/accomplishments ():



L-Release source code, container images, and deployment instructions (and status)

source code: 
Release notes: 
Document: 
Code coverage: 



Simulators (SIM)

Simulators (SIM)

Primary Goals:

  • Keep alignment with latest O-RAN specifications (O1, E2)

  • Focus on hybrid and hierarchical OAM architecture 

L Feature Scope:

  • Keep alignment with latest O-RAN specifications (O1, E2)

  • Focus on hybrid and hierarchical OAM architecture (O-DU O1 interface simulator and O-RU OpenFronthaul M-Plane interface simulator)

Sprint Demos: