5G New Radio and NGRAN

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Course description

The course 5G New Radio and Next Generation RAN provides a technical description of the emerging standard for 5G radio access New Radio (NR) and Next-Generation Radio Access Network (NGRAN) developed by 3GPP as part of Release-15 and Release-16. The NR part of the course covers physical layer aspects as well as layer 2 and layer 3 aspects, with focus on the physical layer. The NGRAN part covers the RAN-internal interfaces (Xn, F1 and E1) as well as the NG-interfaces towards the 5G core network (5G NAS protocols are mentioned but covered in less detail). Rel-15 is scheduled for completion in September 2018, with some features moved to March-2019. Rel-16 is expected to be completed in March 2020. This course will continuously be updated according to these new releases.

Target audience

The course is aimed at radio-, development- and system engineers who need to understand the 5G Air Interface.

2 days

1.850 €

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Content

5G OVERVIEW
  • Summary of LTE layer-1 concepts, protocol stacks and RAN features
  • Timeline for 5G standardization (3GPP and ITU)
  • Expected use cases (eMBB, mMTC, URLCC)
  • Formal ITU performance requirements on 5G
  • NR connectivity options and radio techniques
 
5G RADIO ACCESS NETWORK
  • NGRAN nodes and interfaces
  • NR deployment scenarios (option 2, option 3 etc)
  • 5G NAS protocols (overview)
  • NG-interface and NGAP protocol
  • Xn-interface and XnAP protocol
  • Architectural split options (CU/DU and CP/UP split)
  • E1 and F1-interfaces and protocols
 
NON STAND-ALONE NR DEPLOYMENT (NSA NR)
  • Dual Connectivity between eNB and gNB (EN-DC)
  • EN-DC control plane
  • EN-DC user plane (MCG, SCG and split bearers)
  • X2-interface and EPC functions needed for NSA-NR
 
5G RADIO INTERFACE
  • Channel and protocol architecture
  • Logical, transport and physical channels
  • Layer 2 protocols (SDAP, PDCP, RLC, MAC)
  • Radio Resource Control protocol (RRC)
  • RRC states and state transitions
 
NR PHYSICAL LAYERS
  • NR frequency ranges and carrier bandwidth options
  • Dynamic bandwidth adaptation (in UE and RAN)
  • Spectrum sharing with LTE
  • Supplemental uplink (SUL)
  • OFDM numerologies for NR
  • NR radio frame structure
  • Channel coding and multiplexing
  • Physical channels and modulation
  • Cell search procedure (synch and system info)
  • Random access procedure
  • Procedures for control (PDCCH assignment)
  • Procedures for data (PDSCH and PUSCH scheduling)
  • Feedback signalling (HARQ, CSI and sounding)
  • Expected Rel-16 features (5G Phase 2)

2 days

1.850 €

WM0270

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