A curated list of awesome 5G frameworks, libraries, software and resources.

Consult awesome-telco for more general telco resources including EPS, UMTS, and GSM's system or project.

• SIM
• UE/CPE
• RAN
• Core Network
• Platforms
• NFs
• Edge/Applications
• Protocols
• Tools
• Research
• Documents

• pysim - A python tool to program SIMs.
• sysmo-usim-tool - Tool to (re)configure the sysmoUSIM-SJS1 cards.

• my5G-non3GPP-access - Implement a UE for untrusted non3GPP access to 5GCN.

• free5GRAN - free5GRAN is an open-source 5G RAN stack.
• gNBSim = Open source simulation software for 5G Core testing
• gnbsim - gnbsim is a 5G SA gNB/UE simulator for testing 5GC system. (The origin repo has been deleted. You can find backup here. Refer to issue#9.)
• OAI-RAN - The project implements 4G LTE and 5G Radio Access Network. Both NodeB and User Equipment (UE) are implemented.
• pfm - DPDK implementation of a prototype on gNB-CU-UP.
• srsRAN - Open source SDR 4G/5G software suite from Software Radio Systems (SRS).
• UERANSIM - Open source 5G UE and RAN (gNodeB) implementation.

• 5GCore - 5G system written in python.
• free5GC - Open source 5G core network base on 3GPP R15.
• Internship-5GCN - Implementation of RESTful Web Services between 5G Control Plane Nodes(AMF,NRF,SMF,UDM).
• OAI-CN - This project implements a 4G LTE Evolved Packet Core (EPC) and 5G Core Network.
• open5gs - Open5GS is a C-language Open Source implementation of 5GC and EPC, i.e. the core network of NR/LTE network (Release-16).

• 5G-EmPOWER - 5G-EmPOWER is a mobile network operating system designed for heterogeneous wireless/mobile networks.
• CNF Testbed - Cloud-native Network Function (CNF) Testbed.
• DANM - TelCo grade network management in a Kubernetes cluster.
• docker_open5gs with IMS - Docker files to run open5gs in a docker.
• free5gc-k8s - Dockerized Free5gc and Kubernetes Manifests.
• free5gc-cli - An interactive CLI for free5gc.
• free5gmano - This is a 5G MANO (Management and Network Orchestration) project developed that refer to 3GPP TS 28.531, TS 28.532 Release 15 (R15).
• my5G-core - Currently, my5G-core is a fork of the free5GC project, with some extensions to facilitate the deployment.
• Magma - Platform for building access networks and modular network services.
• Magma Orchestrator - Ansible Deployment for Magma Orchestrator.
• ONAP - Open Network Automation Platform.
• Open Source MANO - OSM is delivering an open source Management and Orchestration (MANO) stack aligned with ETSI NFV Information Models.
• openNetVM - A high performance container-based NFV platform from GW and UCR.
• opnfv - Open Platform for NFV (OPNFV) facilitates the development and evolution of NFV components across various open source ecosystems.
• Polycube - eBPF/XDP-based software framework for fast network services running in the Linux kernel.
• towards5GS-helm - Provide helm charts in order deploy on one click a 5G system on top of Kubernetes.
• x-k8s - ITRI's Kubernetes platform for 5G Edge VNF.
• Zato - Python-based, open-source platform for orchestration, automation and integrations of APIs or hardware assets.

• NextMN-UPF - An experimental 5G UPF implementation
• omec-project/upf - This UPF implementation is actively used as part of the Aether platform in conjunction with the SD-Core mobile core control plane.
• OpenUPF - A 3GPP R16 compliant open source 5G core UPF (User Plane Function).
• SD-Core - Open Source 5G Network Functions orchestrated through Kubernetes
• UPF-EPC - 4G/5G Mobile core user plane.
• up4 - ONOS app and P4 program abstracting a network of switches as one big 4G/5G UPF.
• upg-vpp - User Plane Gateway (UPG) based on VPP.
• upf-xdp - It is just a toy, but it shows the possibility of using xdp to implement 5g upf.
• upf_p4_poc - This project is a proof of concept for 5g upf based on p4.
• vpp - 5G User Plane Function (UPF) based on VPP.
• upf-bpf - An in-kernel solution based on XDP for 5G UPF.

• OpenNESS - This repository includes the literature related to OpenNESS solution.

• katana-slice_manager - 5G Network E2E Slice Manager.

• Open MTC - OpenMTC is a reference implementation of the oneM2M standard, for conducting applied research and developing innovative M2M and IoT applications.
• YoMo - Build your own IoT & Edge Realtime Computing system easily, engaging 5G technology.

• Kamailio - The Open Source SIP Server for large VoIP and real-time communication platforms.

• strongswan-eap-5g-plugin - EAP-5g plugin for strongswan.

• dpdk_gtp_gateway - DPDK based GTPv1 gateway.
• gtp5g - Linux kernel module 5G GTP-U.
• gtplib - Erlang GTPv1/GTPv2 library.
• gtpv2 - GPRS Tunneling Protocol Library for golang.
• go-gtp - GTP(GPRS Tunneling Protocol) implemented in pure Golang.

• ishidawataru/sctp - SCTP library for the Go programming language.
• pion/sctp - A Go implementation of SCTP.
• sctp-go - SCTP Library for golang.
• usrsctp - A portable SCTP userland stack.

• ngap - Encode Decode NGAP for 5G.

• NAS-5GS - Routines for Non-Access-Stratum (NAS) protocol for NAS-NR(5GS).

• pion/dtls - DTLS 1.2 Server/Client implementation for Go.

• go-pfcp - PFCP (Packet Forwarding Control Protocol) implementation in Golang.
• pfcplib - Erlang library for encoding and decoding Packet Forwarding Control Protocol (PFCP) frames.

• go-diameter - Diameter stack and Base Protocol (RFC 6733) for the Go programming language.

• 3gpp.guru - Look up 3GPP abbreviations.
• 3GPP Bibtex entry generator - Generate .bib-file for 3GPP specifications.
• 5G Trace Visualizer - Tools to generate call flows from pcap.
• 5GC_APIs - RESTful APIs of main Network Functions in the 3GPP 5G Core Network.
• 5G_ciphered_NAS_decipher_tool - A python tool to decipher/decrypt 5G ciphered NAS message and export plain 5G NAS into wireshark pcap file.
• 5GC build - Project to use OpenAPI generators to build code from 5GC_API.
• 5g ldpc codes - 5g ldpc codes.
• MCC_MNC - Providing accurate JSON and Python dicts about the many public information available about MNO.
• MilenageTest - 3G/4G/5G authentication test troubleshooting tool.
• New Radio 5G Physical layer utilities - This repository contains Physical layer utilities based on 3GPP specs for NR 5G.
• nrarfcn - A 5G NR-ARFCN calculator, as a Python package
• pysim5g - Open-source techno-economic assessment framework for 5G deployment.
• speX - A WebService to deliver 3GPP specifications.
• 5GCoreNetSDK - 5GCoreNetSDK is a fully-featured Golang SDK for developing inside 5GC (Release-18).

• 5G-Core-gRPC-SBA - This repository is the proof of concept for Service Based Architecture of 5G using gRPC.
• 5GMdata - Datasets and code for machine learning in 5G mmWave MIMO systems involving mobility (5GMdata).
• Beamformed Fingerprint Learning - ML-based positioning method from mmWave transmissions - with high accuracy and energy efficiency.
• DeepCoMP - Dynamic multi-cell selection for cooperative multipoint (CoMP) using (multi-agent) deep reinforcement learning
• mobile-env - An open, minimalist Gym environment for autonomous coordination in wireless mobile networks
• Network Function Framework for Go (former YANFF) - NFF-Go -Network Function Framework for GO (former YANFF).
• SliceSim - 5G Network Slicing Simulation.
• Sub-6 Predicts mmWave Beam-forming Vectors - Using sub-6 GHz channels to predict mmWave beams and link blockage.

• 3gpp-documentation - 3GPP Documentation.
• 5G Mobile Networks: A Systems Approach - Open source eBook for 5G system.
• nickel0/3GPP-Overall-Architecture - 3GPP Overall Architecture and Specifications including 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G Systems up to Release-17.
• vigp/awesome-5g - Knowledge base for 5G wireless.