Project Leader
Andreas NEUBACHER (Lead), Deutsche Telekom
Contact: Franck EMMERICH, NGMN Office (office(at)ngmn.org)
ETSI ISG ORI (Open Radio equipment Interface)
Chairman: Tim FROST, Vodafone
The objective of this project was to develop the implementation recommendations for open internal interface of radio base stations between BaseBandUnit (BBU) and the RadioRemoteHead (RRH).
By connecting with RRH via optical fibers, operators can reduce the cost of RF cabling.
This project has reached TG2 (Closure).
In 2010, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) launched the Industry Specification Group Open Radio Equipment Interface (ISG ORI) with the objective to develop and to maintain the specifications based on the implementation requirements developed within the NGMN Alliance.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the NGMN Alliance and ETSI echoing the strong support from NGMN in launching the ISG ORI.
See NGMN Alliance - ETSI MoU