Orinoco Release Highlights

• GSMA Publication - NG.139 docx created and submitted to GSMA
• Update Kubernetes version - to 1.26
• Add Express Data Path (XDP)
• Fixes: clarify gaps, security requirements

• RA2 is consolidating as the most comprehensive industry wide set of specifications for Kubernetes Telco Cloud - acceptance as a GSMA standard is confirming this status.
• K8s release upgrade keeps RA2 aligned with the upstream communities and provides new features and fixes (e.g. IPv6 Dual Stack and Pod Security Admission Controller)
• Express Data Path is beneficial to data plane users of Anuket as a Linux-native network acceleration technology

RA2 closed PRs:

https://github.com/anuket-project/anuket-specifications/pulls?q=is%3Aclosed+is%3Apr+project%3Aanuket-project%2F1+

• Added section on O-RAN alignment, O-Cloud requirements, Issue #3297
• Added information about Security HW assist, Issue #3296
• Introduced AF_XDP technology commentary, Issue #3314

• Alignment of Anuket and O_RAN can be beneficial. It would enable the operators to have an internal Telco Cloud that supports both Core and RAN Network Functions.
• Server hardware architectures offer various technologies to assist protecting data in use.

• Use of this new socket type for high performance packet processing. 

[RM CH08] Additions of O-RAN alignment - Final by TFredberg · Pull Request #3371 · anuket-project/anuket-specifications (github.com)

[RM Ch7] Security HW Assist for Data in Use by petorre · Pull Request #3319 · anuket-project/anuket-specifications (github.com)

[RM Ch3 Ch4 Ch10] Introduce AF_XDP by petorre · Pull Request #3314 · anuket-project/anuket-specifications (github.com)