5G New Radio Training Part 1 – 5G: An Introduction
- What is 5G
- Why 5G?
- Roadmap to 5G
- End-to-end 5G ecosystem
5G New Radio Training Part 2 – 5G: New Radio (NR) Physical Layer
- NR channel structure
- Relation to LTE
- OFDM principles (basic introduction, signal generation)
- OFDM signal processing (channel coding and FEC)
- Why flexible numerology?
- NR slot structure
- The new concept of bandwidth part (BWP)
- How 5G differs from 4G
- 5G requirements for RAN: Bandwidth, power, spectral efficiency, new technology adaptation, latency, signaling load, capacity, coverage, interference, mobility
- 5G requirements for Core: Network topology, cloud architectures, big data analytics
- 5G service platforms
5G New Radio Training Part 3 – 5G 3GPP Physical Layer Procedures
- 3GPP Physical layer procedures for control signaling
- Synchronization signals and reference signals structure
- Cell search procedure
- SS/PBCH structure
- Random access preamble formats – initial beam establishment
- Downlink control signaling
- Uplink control signaling
- Overview power control
- Overview transmit timing control
- 3GPP physical procedures for user data transmissions
- Reference signals (DMRS, CSI-RS, TRS, PTRS, SRS)
- MAC HARQ codebook principles
- Code Block Group (CBG) based retransmissions
- Scheduler functionality for UL and DL
- Scheduler resource allocation (time-frequency grid)
5G New Radio Training Part 4 – 5G MIMO – Beam forming
- Massive MIMO general introduction
- Beamforming and spatial multiplexing principles
- MIMO/Beamforming modules
- Codebook vs non-codebook transmissions
- The new concept of Grid of Beams (GoB)
- Analog vs. digital beamforming
5G New Radio Training – Course Recap and Discussion
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