## Installation and deployment of 5G Core (5GC) of Open Air Interface (OAI)
## Objectives
- Install and configure the 5GC of OAI in a virtual machine Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)
- Deploy 5GC Core
- Inspec 5G Core Docker containers by means of command line instructions 
- Install and configure Portainer tool
- Inspec 5G Core Docker containers by means of Portainer browser

**Minimum hardware requirements for OAI UE, according to doc/NR_SA_Tutorial_COTS_UE.md · develop · oai / openairinterface5G · GitLab (eurecom.fr):**
- Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS;
- CPU: 4 cores x86_64;
- 8 GB RAM.

**Minimum hardware requirements for OAI 5GC and OAI gNB, according to doc/NR_SA_Tutorial_COTS_UE.md · develop · oai / openairinterface5G · GitLab (eurecom.fr):**
- Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS;
- CPU: 8 cores x86_64 3.5 GHz;
- 32 GB RAM.

**However, if you do not have such hardware specifications, you may use the one below for both devices (tested for us, you may face some lags, but it works):**
- Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS;
- CPU: 4 cores x86_64;
- 4 GB RAM.