5G • RAN
SMO
Service Management and Orchestration
Centralized management platform responsible for overall orchestration, slicing, and FCAPS in O-RAN networks.
Technical Explanation
The SMO delivers unified end-to-end management for open RAN deployments. It manages physical and virtual cloud infrastructure (O-Cloud), orchestrates software lifecycle management, collects telemetry via O1, executes slicing orchestration, and hosts the Non-RT RIC.
Key Functions
- Provides unified centralized orchestration and FCAPS management for O-RAN
- Manages automated provisioning and scaling across cloud infrastructure (O-Cloud)
- Houses the Non-RT RIC and coordinates network slicing lifecycles
Specifications
O-RAN Operations and Maintenance Architecture
Interfaces
O1O2A1
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