v1.0.0 - Initial Release

🎉 Initial Release: v1.0.0

Overview

E2 Node Simulator for O-RAN RIC Platform - Production-ready HTTP-based E2 interface traffic generator.

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✨ Features

Multi-xApp Support

• ✅ KPIMON (port 8081)
• ✅ Traffic Steering (port 8081)
• ✅ QoE Predictor (port 8090)
• ✅ RAN Control (port 8100)
• ✅ Federated Learning (port 8110)

Realistic KPI Data Generation

• PRB utilization (DL/UL)
• Active UE count
• Throughput metrics (Mbps)
• Latency measurements (ms)
• RSRP/RSRQ values (dBm)
• CQI/MCS values

Kubernetes-Native Deployment

• Containerized deployment
• Resource limits configured
• Health check endpoints
• Service discovery via DNS

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📦 Components

simulator/
├── src/
│   └── e2_simulator.py      # Main simulator logic
├── deploy/
│   └── deployment.yaml      # Kubernetes deployment
├── Dockerfile               # Container build
├── requirements.txt         # Python dependencies
└── README.md               # Documentation

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🚀 Quick Start

Deploy to Kubernetes:

kubectl apply -f deploy/deployment.yaml

Verify Deployment:

kubectl get pods -n ricxapp | grep e2-simulator
kubectl logs -n ricxapp -l app=e2-simulator -f

Build Custom Image:

docker build -t localhost:5000/e2-simulator:1.0.0 .
docker push localhost:5000/e2-simulator:1.0.0

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🔧 Configuration

Simulation Parameters:

• Iteration interval: 30 seconds (configurable)
• Cell ID: 1234567 (configurable)
• xApp targets: 5 xApps (extensible)

Resource Requirements:

resources:
  requests:
    memory: 64Mi
    cpu: 50m
  limits:
    memory: 128Mi
    cpu: 100m

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📊 Generated Metrics

Sample KPI Data:

{
  "cell_id": 1234567,
  "prb_usage_dl": 45.2,
  "prb_usage_ul": 32.8,
  "active_ue_count": 25,
  "throughput_dl_mbps": 120.5,
  "throughput_ul_mbps": 45.3,
  "latency_ms": 12.5,
  "rsrp_dbm": -85,
  "rsrq_db": -10,
  "cqi": 12,
  "mcs": 18
}

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🔗 Integration

Parent Project:

• oran-ric-platform - Main RIC Platform repository

Usage:
This simulator is designed to be used as a git submodule in the main RIC Platform project:

cd oran-ric-platform
git submodule add https://github.com/thc1006/oran-e2-node.git simulator/e2-simulator

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📚 Documentation

Complete documentation available in README.md:

• Architecture overview
• Configuration guide
• Troubleshooting tips
• Extension guide

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🎯 Use Cases

1. xApp Development - Test xApp logic without real RAN equipment
2. Metrics Validation - Verify Prometheus metrics integration
3. Performance Testing - Simulate various network conditions
4. CI/CD Integration - Automated testing in deployment pipelines

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🐛 Known Limitations

• HTTP-based (not full E2AP protocol)
• Simplified KPI data model
• Single cell simulation
• No RAN state management

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🙏 Credits

Author: 蔡秀吉 (thc1006)

Related Projects:

• oran-ric-platform - Main RIC Platform

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📝 Technical Details

Dependencies:

• Python 3.9+
• requests
• Kubernetes DNS

Base Image:

• python:3.9-slim

Image Size:

• ~150MB

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🔮 Future Enhancements

Planned features for v2.0.0:

• Full E2AP protocol support
• Multi-cell simulation
• Scenario configuration files
• Advanced KPI models
• gNB state machine

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Released: 2025-11-15
Commit: 6ee03a0