5G RAN Planning & Dimensioning Training
5G RAN Planning & Dimensioning Training: 5G Radio Technology Review
- 5G New Radio (NR) Technology Review
- LTE Air interface overview
- Scalable numerology
- NR frame structure
- FDD – TDD modes
- NR signals and channels review
- Non-Stand-Alone (NSA) vs. Stand-Alone (SA) architecture
- 5G Services: eMBB, massive IoT, URLLC
- LTE to 5G MIMO review
- 3GPP Massive MIMO standardization
- Beam-forming principles
- Massive MIMO beamforming gain: Practical approach
- Active Antenna Systems; Active Antenna Units
- 5G Channel Modeling
- Mobile channel model: General principles
- Non-Line of Sight and Rayleigh modeling
- LoS and Rice modeling
- Shadow modeling
- Site modeling: Macro, micro, pico
- Doppler effects and channel models
- Pathloss models (3.6-3.8 GHz, 5-6 GHz, mmW 30 GHz, 60 GHz)
- Example: Link budget analysis overview; various cases (rural, urban, dense urban, O2I)
- Exercise: Link Budget calculations using Excel
5G RAN Planning & Dimensioning Training: Basic on Standalone Planning
- Uplink Planning
- Network quality requirements
- Vendor (equipment) requirements
- RACH and RACH success probability
- Power control factor
- Uplink Interference factor: Optional features for Interference mitigation
- Coverage planning for PUSCH channel
- Coverage planning for control channels (PUCCH, RACH)
- Coverage planning for signals (SRS, DMRS)
- Capacity calculations – single service
- Capacity calculation – combined services
- UL throughput calculation (average, cell edge) vs SINR
- Downlink Planning
- Network quality requirements
- Equipment requirements
- Power gain calculation
- Interference factor: Optional features for Interference mitigation
- Coverage planning for PDSCH channel
- Coverage planning for control channel PDCCH
- Coverage planning for signals (PSS, SSS, PBCH, DMRS)
- Capacity calculations – single service
- Capacity calculation – combined services
- DL throughput calculation (average, cell edge) vs SINR.
5G RAN Planning & Dimensioning Training: SA Scenarios
- MBB service planning
- Massive IoT service planning
- URLLC service planning
- Mixed Service planning
- Mobility scenarios and capacity planning
- Notification area capacity planning
- PUCCH/PDCCH capacity planning
5G RAN Planning & Dimensioning Training: NSA Scenarios
- NSA deployment
- NSA capacity and coverage
- NSA mobility planning
5G RAN Planning & Dimensioning Training: 5G Special Deployment Planning
- Small cell approach (available optional features)
- Planning LTE-A for 5G coverage: NSA Link budget analysis up to 5GHz spectrum
- Planning Li-Fi parameters and channel modeling
- NB-IoT technology air interface description (MAC and physical layer)
- NSA LTE-A planning for IoT coexistence: Capacity and coverage
- Improving RACH accessibility for LTE-A and IoT
- Optional discussion:
- Li-Fi small cells indoor planning: Coverage and capacity considerations
- 5G NB-IoT over satellite: Technical requirements and ITU recommendations
- 5G NB-IoT over satellite: Recommended parameter and planning configurations
5G RAN Planning & Dimensioning Training: Wrap-up: Recap and Discussion
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