Project description
A step towards a more flexible and competitive 5G future
In the race towards a blazing 5G future, there is a hurdle that needs to be overcome: existing virtualised software modules are hitched to specific hardware. This is called a ‘vendor lock-in’ trap, and it’s throttling aspirations for a flexible and diverse 5G landscape. In this context, the EIC-funded DYRA project is developing a hardware-independent, standard-compliant Open RAN software. With this game-changer in hand, 5G networks can soar, unleashing unparalleled performance and energy efficiency. The 5G revolution is poised for liberation, and DYRA is leading the charge. The project fosters upgradeability, adaptability and vendor diversity. It also addresses the current lack of established European suppliers in the Open RAN ecosystem.
Objective
Future 5G Radio Access Networks (RANs) are built of virtualised software modules and COTS server hardware. To meet the stringent data throughput and latency requirements of 5G, the software must be highly optimized for performance and energy efficiency. But here a new problem arises: Existing vRAN software is tied to a specific hardware, usually by the same vendor, which re-introduces hardware lock-in. Open RAN specifies hardware-agnostic software standards to foster upgradeability, adaptability and vendor diversity, but implementations of this standard for fully hardware-independent Open RAN software do not exist today. As an industry first, Xelera DYRA provides a hardware-independent, standard-compliant Open RAN software. Xelera DYRA will be a high-performance, energy-efficient Distributed Unit (DU) software, which is a critical component of an Open RAN system. This product is important for the European Open RAN ecosystem because of the lack of established European suppliers.
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Programme(s)
- HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC) Main Programme
Funding Scheme
HORIZON-EIC-ACC-BF - HORIZON EIC Accelerator Blended FinanceCoordinator
64283 Darmstadt
Germany
The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.