Hands-On Introduction to Open RAN: Setting Up a 5G Network with Open Source Components by Merim Dzaferagic
This week June 25–27, 2025, students in SLICES-RI / CONVERGE Summer School participated in hands-on workshop where they managed to:
- Set up a basic 5G network using open-source tools like srsRAN, Open5GS, FlexRIC, and O-RAN SC RIC
- Understand key concepts like Open RAN architecture and the CU/DU split
- Deploy a basic xApp
- Collect and analyze real network data from experiments
Goal was to give a practical, end-to-end perspective on Open RAN and 5G systems — not just theory, but actual lab work that mirrors real-world deployments.
Big thanks to Merim Džaferagić and Serge Fdida as well as wider SLICES-RI and CONVERGE teams for empowering the next generation of network innovators!
See LinkedIn Post.