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3GPP RAN and Core Platforms

Reference platform tools for deploying 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) and Core network components in a lab or testbed environment.

The project provides configurations, scripts, and integration guides for standing up 3GPP-compliant RAN and Core (5G Core, 5GC) stacks, forming the network infrastructure layer on which the other 5G-MAG reference tools run. It is useful for developers who need a complete 5G system to validate end-to-end media delivery pipelines. 5G-MAG builds these platforms on established open-source projects (Open5GS for the core, srsRAN for the radio) so members can reproduce a working network without commercial equipment.

Specifications referenced: 3GPP TS 38.300 (NR overall description), TS 23.501 (5G System architecture), TS 38.401 (NG-RAN architecture and interfaces).

Where to start
  • Scope for which RAN and Core components 5G-MAG builds, and how the srsRAN and Open5GS forks split into MBS and 5G Broadcast branches — see Scope.
  • Resources for the source code, repositories and latest releases — see Resources.
  • Tutorials for the walkthrough to stand up a working 5G network with Open5GS and srsRAN, plus the SDR hardware reference and Developer Exchange — see Tutorials.

Project Overview

The slide deck below introduces the 3GPP RAN and Core Platforms project, its components, and how they fit together. In short: it packages an Open5GS-based 5G core and an srsRAN-based radio access network into a lab-ready 5G system that the other reference tools can run against.

Download the slide deck of this Project
  • Scope: what is in scope and the upstream software the platforms build on
  • Resources: the forks and branches, mapped to their use cases
  • Tutorials: step-by-step setup guides

Community Stats

Last Synced: 2026-07-28 01:13 UTC

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