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• Complete O-RAN RC service model integration with xApps
• Complete Aether On-Ramp integration
• Complete scalable RAN Simulator design

Q2 (SD-RAN 1.4 release)

• Throughly check SD-RAN CI/CD pipeline and image/chart publication process
• Complete initial version of scalable RAN Simulator
• Fix SD-RAN observability stack
• Release SD-RAN 1.4
• Documentation
  • RIC
  • RAN Simulator
  • OAI with NUC/USRP
• Complete designing a new AI/LLM related use-case/research topic related
• Brainstorming how SD-RAN can work with SMART-5G
• Start brainstorming new SD-RAN research topic with community members

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• Fix E2 SM to work with other O-RAN stack
• Integrate O1/NetConf
• Complete A1 integration
• 1st phase done for SMO integration

Q4 (SD-RAN 1.5 release)

• Complete new AI/LLM related use-case
• Complete OAI 5G RAN Slicing
• Complete SMO integration
• Release SD-RAN 1.5
• 1-2 publications/deliverables for new research topics