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+osmo-v5 - Osmocom implementation of ETSI/ITU V5 interface
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+
+This is a repository containing *very early work-in-progress* code implementing
+the ETSI/ITU V5 interface as specified in ITU-T G.964 + G.965.
+
+V5 is an interface spoken between digital telephone exchange and its [remote]
+access network (multiplexers + concentrators of subscriber access lines).
+
+For some general intro into V5, you might find the following OsmoDevCall
+recording interesting: https://media.ccc.de/v/osmodevcall-20211228-laforge-retro-isdn-v5
+
+Initial development was done just using the spec as reference; from 09/2022 onwards
+a Nokia EKSOS N20 became the primary target.
+
+Homepage
+--------
+
+None yet.
+
+GIT Repository
+--------------
+
+You can clone from the official libosmocore.git repository using
+
+        git clone https://gitea.osmocom.org/laforge/osmo-v5
+
+There is a web interface at <https://gitea.osmocom.org/laforge/osmo-v5>
+
+Mailing List
+------------
+
+Discussions related to osmo-v5 are happening on the
+discussion@lists.retronetworking.org mailing list, please see
+<https://lists.retronetworking.org/postorius/lists/discussion.lists.retronetworking.org/> for subscription
+options and the list archive.
+
+Please observe the [Osmocom Mailing List
+Rules](https://osmocom.org/projects/cellular-infrastructure/wiki/Mailing_List_Rules)
+when posting.