AETHER - Open Networking Foundation

Aether is the first open source 5G Connected Edge platform for enabling enterprise digital transformation. It delivers mobile connectivity and edge cloud services for distributed networks with cloud-based management. Aether is optimized for multi-cloud deployments and simultaneous support for wireless connectivity over licensed, unlicensed and lightly-licensed (CBRS) spectrum.

Aether Architecture

Aether utilizes modular building blocks that leverage other established open source ONF projects

ROC Runtime configuration module for all Aether project components
SD-Core 4G, 5G core network stack
SD-RAN near real-time RIC supporting development of xApps
SD-Fabric SDN programmable forwarding plane with UPF functionality

Aether Platform Services

Aether combines the benefits of 5G with unmatched operational flexibility and economics

5G Connectivity Service

5G performance, reliability and security
Predictive end-to-end performance
Leverage CBRS spectrum

Connected Edge Cloud Service

Optimized for multi-edge sites
Centrally managed from a user friendly dashboard
Supports low latency mission critical edge applications
Supports AI/ML driven IoT and OT applications
Optimize deployments with edge processing, filtering, data aggregation, compression and analytics to reduce bandwidth and public cloud costs

End-to-End Slicing

Allocate dedicated slices for mission critical applications
Optimize spectrum for indoor applications
Provision resources for deterministic latency, bandwidth and availability
Interlink connectivity and edge processing for the most robust edge cloud implementations

Aether: An Open Source Platform for Private 5G Connected Edge

Learn how Aether can simplify deployment and operation of a secure, flexible and economical single or multi-edge private 4G/5G network.

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Aether Users

Aether Community Meetings Highlight Examples of Aether Use Cases

Hydra demonstrates a new approach to verifying the runtime behavior of a network in real time using the data plane and is deployed using Aether

Aether has been deployed for a range of customer use cases including MVNOs, Private LTE, infrastructure and application companies

Large scale research infrastructure demonstrating real-world 5G use cases using Aether

5G Platform research project to develop open 5G network technologies uses Aether

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Hydra demonstrates a new approach to verifying the runtime behavior of a network in real time using the data plane and is deployed using Aether

Aether has been deployed for a range of customer use cases including MVNOs, Private LTE, infrastructure and application companies

Large scale research infrastructure demonstrating real-world 5G use cases using Aether

5G Platform research project to develop open 5G network technologies uses Aether

Offering Private 5G Platform cloud-managed Network-as-a-Service based on Aether

European consortium creating open platform for experimental research building on Aether

Aether Deep Dive

Explore what’s inside Aether and the key building blocks that make this open source platform ideal for private 5G connectivity + connected edge cloud services.

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Learn About the Latest Aether Release

Aether v2.1 Techinar – February 2023

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Aether Operationalization Leveraging CI/CD

An in-depth discussion about the challenges in operationalizing disaggregated edge cloud systems and how the Aether platform is architected to address these.

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