pdf_gross.gif5G - On the Way to the next Generation of Mobile Networking

[2-day course, Euro 2,350.- (net) per participant]

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Chapter 1: 5G in a Nutshell (1 – 2 h)

  • Definition: What is 5G?
    • New RAN
    • New Core
    • New Services
    • Better Performance
  • Timeline of 5G
  • Involved Parties & Players
  • Simplified 5G Network Architecture
    • 5G-Core Network: NGC
    • 5G-RAN: 5G-NR
    • Zooming into the 5G RAN
    • Migration to 5G: non-stand-alone Operation (Scenario 3/3a)
  • Main Changes in the Radio
    • Frequency Bands for 5G
    • Extended Bandwidth
    • Massive MIMO / No of antennas
    • 5G NR: Multiple Access
    • Channel Coding

Chapter 2: Requirements, Ideas and Business Aspects (2 - 3 h)

  • Applications and Business Areas
    • eMBB (enhanced Mobile Broad Band)
    • URLLC (Ultra-Reliable and Low Latency Communication)
    • eMTC / IoT (enhanced Machine Type Communication / Internet of Things)
  • URLLC
  • Comparison of Performance and Benchmarks to 4G
    • Peak Data Rate
    • Peak Spectral Efficiency
    • Crl Plane Latency
    • User Plane Latency
    • Mobility
    • QoS Parameters in 5G (eMBB only)
  • Relationship and Interaction with WiFi
    • Channel Coding: LDPC
    • Multiple Access: OFDM and OFDMA
    • Carrier Aggregation
    • Use of Frequencies beyond 6 GHz
    • Reviewing important Properties of WiFi 802.11n, ac and ax
  • Deployment Scenarios & Envisaged System Setup (eMBB)
    • Example 1: Dense Urban
    • Example 2: Indoor Hotspot
    • Example 3: V2X
    • Example 4: Aircraft <=> Ground
    • Summary of all Scenarios

Chapter 3: New Technologies in the PHY (4 – 5 h)

  • Paving the Way to the 5G NR
    • Reviewing OFDM-Properties with LTE / LTE-A
      • Radio Frame
      • Subframe and Slot
      • TTI
      • Cyclic Pre x
  • The Radio with 5G NR: Still OFDM but
    • ...quite some changes
    • Transmission Bandwidth
    • FFT-Size
    • Subcarrier Spacing
    • Uplink and Downlink
    • Closer Look on the different Δf and the Reasoning behind
      • Channel Frequency & Attenuation
      • Relationship among Channel Frequency, Band and Δf
  • Details of the different Numerologies
    • F-OFDM Con guration with Δf = 15 kHz
      • Two Slot Configurations 0 and 1
      • TTI-values
    • F-OFDM Configuration with Δf = 30 kHz
      • Two Slot Configurations 0 and 1
      • TTI-values
    • F-OFDM Configuration with Δf = 60, 120, 240 and 480 kHz
    • Mixing of Configurations
  • Summarizing the Numerologies
    • New Subcarrier Spacings
    • Variable Number of Slots per Subframe
    • Dynamic TTI
    • Mini-slots
    • Reduced Latency
    • Overview of most important Values for all Δf
  • Channels & Signals with 5G NR
    • Logical Channels
      • BCCH – Broadcast Control Channel
      • PCCH – Paging Control Channel
      • CCCH – Common Control Channel
      • DCCH – Dedicated Control Channel
      • DTCH – Dedicated Traffic Channel
    • Transport Channels
      • RACH – Random Access Channel
      • UL-SCH – UL Shared Channel
      • BCH – Broadcast Channel
      • PCH – Paging Channel
      • DL-SCH – DL Shared Channel
    • Physical Channels
      • PBCH – Physical Broadcast Channel
      • PDCCH – Physical Downlink Control Channel
      • PDSCH – Physical Downlink Shared Channel
      • PUSCH – Physical Uplink Shared Channel
      • PUCCH – Physical Uplink Control Channel
      • PRACH – Physical Random Access Channel
    • New FEC: LDPC & Polar Codes
      • From Data Bits to Encoded Bits
        • Rules for multiplication of matrices
      • Performance
        • No FEC / unprotected
        • 1⁄2 Rate Convolutional Coding
        • 1⁄2 Rate Turbo Coding
        • 1⁄2 Rate LDPC


Chapter 4: Architecture (3 – 4 h)

  • 5G Network Architecture
    • User Equipment
    • NG-RAN
    • NG-C
  • More Details on the 5G RAN (5G NR)
    • gNB-CU and Functional Split
    • gNB-DU
    • gNB-CU and Functional Split
    • F1-AP-Protocol
    • SDAP-protocol
  • Functional Split inside gNB-DU through eCPRI
    • ECPRI Split Options
    • Split Options ID, IID and IU inside PHY
    • ...and the Consequences in terms of BW Requirements
  • Identities of gNB and UE
    • UE
      • SUPI
      • DNN
      • 5G-GUTI
    • gNB
      • PCI
      • NCGI
      • TAI
  • The Protocol Stacks on Uu, Xn- and N2/N3- Interfaces
    • Uu-Interface
    • Xn-Interface
    • N2-/NG-C-Interface
    • N3-/NG-U-Interface
  • Non-Standalone Operation (ctd from Chapter 1)
    • Reviewing Dual Connectivity Operation with Rel 12 – 14
      • Network Architecture
      • Operation Options
    • NSA-Operation (Option 3 / 3a) with Rel 15
      • Network Architecture
      • Protocol Stack in the Network
      • Detailed Operation
      • Protocol Stack UE-Side
  • The Ideas of Network Virtualization
    • COTS-Hardware
    • Network Elements as Software
    • Virtualization in-between the two
  • NFV Reference Architecture
    • VNF-Domain
    • MANO-Domain
    • NFVI-Domain
  • Network Virtualization in Context
  • NFV vs SDN
  • Targets, Consequences and Challenges of NFV
    • Commercial Targets
    • Challenges and Consequences
  • The NGC: Next Generation Core Network
  • Mapping Network Elements to Network Functions
  • Network Slicing
    • Introduction
    • NSSF
    • SST

Chapter 5: Other Promising Technologies / Features / Changes (1 – 2 h)

  • Self-contained TDD
    • Reviewing TDD-operation in LTE / LTE-A
      • UL/DL-Configuration
      • Special Subframe (S)
      • Latency Considerations
    • TDD-Operation with 5G (one Option!)
    • Latency with self-contained TDD
  • NOMA
    • Introduction & Overview
    • Superposition Coding
    • SIC Receiver Operation
      • Decoding of strong signal
      • Decoding of weak signal
  • Future Interworking with WiFi
    • Based on LWA
    • Based on LWIP


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