5G Explained: Architecture and Technology Principles

·       Business leaders

·       Managers

·       R&D engineers

·       Management teams

·       Technical managers

·       Technical members

·       Leadership teams

·       A basic understanding of mobile networks, wireless technologies, telecom market and cellular systems.

·       Exposure to Mobile wireless and wired technologies -GSM, UMTS,LTE,CS,EPC,IMS,FTTx

·       Experience as telecom networking professionals working with both carrier and enterprise networks.

Module 01: 5G Introduction 

•       5G Introduction

•       Need of 5G

•       Difference between the hype and real opportunities of 5G technologies

•       Evolution history of 5G Networks

•       4G vs 5G

•       5G Requirements 

•       3GPP 5G Specifications  

•       5G Standards 

•       5G Market 

•       Capabilities

•       5G Features 

•       5G Use cases – eMBB,URLCC,mMTC

•       Pre-5G network announcements and readiness

•       Time-lines for potential development and deployment of 5G

•       Current Industry Status

Module 02 : 4G to 5G transition

•       Architecture Evolution from 4G to 5G

•       4G Architecture function phase upgradation to 5G 

•       Migration Plan from 4G(LTE) to EPC based 5G(NSA)

Module 03: 5G Radio network

•       5G RAN Architecture

•       RAN Protocol and interfaces 

•       Dual connectivity

•       3GPP Deployment models

•       Deployment Scenarios – NSA/SA- SA –Option 2NSA Option 3/3A/3X NSA Option 4/4A ,NSA Option 7/7A/7X

•       5G NR RRC Procedure and Its States

•       NG-RAN Architecture

•       5G NR Protocol structure (PHY, PDCP,RRC,SDAP,MAC,RLC)

•       SDAP protocol

Module 04 : 5G  Air interface and Key technologies  

•       5G Uu Interface

•       5G Frequency

•       5G Spectrum

•       5G waveform

•       5G channels

•       Key Technologies 

•       mmWave

•       Massive MIMO

•       Beamforming

•       Small cells in 5G

Module 5: 5G Core Network

•       CUPS

•       5G Core Network  Architecture and transition models

•       5G core Functions – AMF,AUSF,NEF,PCF,NSSF,SMF,UPF,SMSF,UPF,UDR,UDM,NWDAM,CHF,BSF

•       3GPP and Non 3GPP access reference points

•       5GC networks functions

•       5G Interfaces

•       Service based Architecture

•       5G User Identifiers

•       Collocation of 5G with EPC

•       Interworking with IMS 

•       Voiceover5G (Vo5G)

•       5G Voice Alternatives

•       VoLTE evolution to VoNR

•       VoNR via IMS(IP multimedia Subsystems)

Module 06: Virtualization & Edge computing in 5G 

•       Claudication of elements and benefits in 5G

•       Virtualization Introduction

•       Network Functions Virtualization 

•       MANO

•       NFV in 5G 

•       MEC Introduction(Mobile Edge computing)

•       MEC in 5G

•       Benefits of MEC

•       Cloud RAN (C-RAN)

•       Split of Front haul and backhaul

•       Benefits of C-RAN

Module 07: 5G and IoT 

•       Concepts and Definitions

•       Business 5G and IoT

•       Carrier in IoT- NB-IoT,LTE-M,Lora

•       Existing Products in Market

•       IoT Applications

•       IoT system Architecture 

•       Hardware software Node, Gateway, Clouds

•       IoT standards and communication Protocol

Module 08: Network Slicing in 5G 

•       Network Slicing Introduction

•       Need of Slicing 

•       4G Vs 5G slicing  

•       Slicing identifiers

•       Slicing Call Flows

Module 09 : QoS in 5G 

•       5G QoS Overview 

•       4G vs 5G QoS

•       New QoS Architecture

•       New QoS protocol- SDAP

•       QoS Specs

•       QoS Identifiers

•       5G QoS Standards and parameters

Module 10 : 5G UE and 5G Security 

•       5G UE security Architecture 

•       5G UE identifiers and subscription

•       5G Authentication 

•       New Security network functions

•       5G edge security 

•       5 EAP-AKA Procedure

Module 11: 5G UE operation and Call flows 

•       Access and Connection Set-up Procedure

•       DL and UL Data Transfer

•       Connected Mode Operation

•       5G Registration – SA and NSA

•       Data Transfer 

•       5G PDU Session 

•       Session Establishment and Mobility