Overview of O RAN Fronthaul Specifications
Standard specifications for fronthaul interfaces with a view to the next generation radio access network were released by the xRAN Forum in April 2018. Then, with the integration of the xRAN Forum into the O RAN Alliance in March 2019, these specifications continued on as O RAN fronthaul specifications. This article describes the O RAN fronthaul specifications that are expected to be the first standard to enable interoperability between different vendors.