The O-RAN O2 Interface connects the O-RAN SMO to the O-Cloud.

It lets the SMO inventory, deploy, scale, and manage the cloud infrastructure that hosts O-RAN network functions.

Used for

  • Cloud infrastructure inventory.
  • Deployment and lifecycle management of O-RAN workloads.
  • Resource allocation for compute, networking, and storage.
  • Monitoring infrastructure resources and deployment state.

Scope

O2 is about the cloud platform underneath the RAN functions. O-RAN O1 Interface is about managing the RAN functions themselves.

Anki

id: oran-o2-interface deck: Computer Science::Infrastructure::Telco tags: telco oran interface o2 cloud

Q: What does the O-RAN O2 Interface connect? A: O2 connects the SMO to the O-Cloud so the SMO can manage cloud infrastructure and O-RAN workload lifecycle.