Radio access network event tracing system

Abstract

Systems and methods are described for implementing an event tracing system for an open radio access network ('RAN'). A RAN implementation may be distributed across multiple components, including both special-purpose components such as radio units and general purpose components such as local or cloud-based servers. A RAN event tracing system may thus be used to troubleshoot issues with the RAN implementation by collecting information from distributed components regarding events that occur on these components during the translation of data into radio signals and vice versa. The RAN event tracing system may be used to search for events associated with a particular identifier, such as a radio network temporary identifier, and to display representations of radio frames that were generated by the components and display information regarding the events that led to the placement of particular resource elements onto the radio frames.