5G Wireless Training: Layers 1, 2, 3

 5G Wireless Training: History and Standardization of 4G Communications Systems

• 5G Business Opportunities
• ITU Requirements and Technologies
  • IMT-2000 Requirements and Technologies
  • IMT-Advanced Requirements and Technologies
• 3GPP LTE Standardization Process and Status

5G Wireless Training: Review of Key LTE and LTE-Advanced Concepts

• LTE Network Architecture and Components
  • UE
  • eNB
  • MME, S-GW, P-GW, PCRF, HSS
• LTE and LTE-Advanced Air Interface Basics
  • LTE Physical Layer
  • LTE RRC and RLC Layers
  • LTE Network Entry
• LTE-Advanced Specifications
  • LTE Release 11 Features
  • LTE Release 12 Features
  • LTE Release 13 Features
  • LTE Release 14 Features (LTE Advanced-Pro)

5G Wireless Training: 5G Requirements and Services

• ITU IMT 2020
  • Process and Timeline
  • ITU 5G Use Cases
  • IMT Technologies between 6 and 100 GHz
• 5G NGMN Requirements
  • User Experience
  • System Performance
  • Device Requirements
  • 5G Enhanced Services
  • Network Operation, Deployment, and Management
• METIS 5G Generic Services and Requirements
  • xMBB: Extreme Mobile BroadBand
  • uMTC: Ultrareliable Machine Type Communication
  • mMTC: Massive Machine Type Communication
• 5G Wireless Objectives
  • Capacity Increase
  • Variety of Services and Applications
  • Variety of Device Types
  • Saving Energy

5G Wireless Training: 5G Technology Drivers

• RAN Sharing
• Green Communications
• Network Densification
  • Small Cell Development
  • HetNet Development
• Millimeter Wave (mWave), High Frequencies
• Massive MIMO
• Software Defined Networking (SDN)
• Cloud RAN
• Device to Device Communications
• Internet of Things (IOT)
  • Machine to Machine (M2M)
• Backhaul Development
• Device Centric Architecture
• 3GPP LTE 5G Network Services
  • Massive Internet of Things (IOT)
  • Critical Communications
  • Enhanced Mobile Broadband
  • Network Operation
  • C-V2X Communications
  • Private LTE
  • Context Aware Networks
  • Self Backhaul
  • Energy Efficiency
  • NS-SS (Spectrum Sharing)
  • GigaBit LTE
  • Augmented Reality (AR)
  • Virtual Reality (VR)

5G Wireless Training: Overall Architecture

• Architecture
  • gNB and ng-eNB Functionalities
  • AMF Functionalities
  • AMF Functionalities
  • UPF Functionalities
  • SMF Functionalities
• 5G Network Interfaces
  • NG Interface
  • Xn Interface
• 5G Radio Protocol Architecture
  • Control Plane
  • User Plane
• Multi-RAT Dual Connectivity
• 5G: Channel Model
  • 5G Channel Models outside 3GPP
  • Coordinated Systems
  • Antenna Modeling
  • Path Loss
  • Penetration Loss
  • Fast Fading Models
  • Link Level Channel Model Evaluation
    • CDL Model (Clustered Delay Line)
    • TPL Model (Tapped Delay Line)
  • Map-Based Hybrid Channel Models

5G Wireless Training: 5G NR Radio Requirements

• 5G Spectrum
  • 5G Frequency Bands
    • Sub-6GHz
    • cmW
    • mmW
  • Spectrum Management
    • Spectrum Sharing
    • Dynamic Spectrum Access
    • Cognitive Radio
• UE 5G NR Radio Requirements
• Base Station 5G NR Radio Requirements
• Common UE and BS Radio Requirements

5G Wireless Training: 5G New Radio (NR) Layer 1

• 5G NR Waveform
  • Cyclic Prefix OFDM (CP-OFDM)
  • Cyclic Prefix OFDM (CP-OFDM) with DFT Spreading
• 5G NR Frame Structure
• 5G NR Numerology
• 5G NR DownLink
  • DL Transmission Scheme
  • DL PHY Shared Channels
  • DL PHY Control Channels
  • DL PHY Signals
  • DL PHY Synchronization Signals
  • 5G NR DL Procedures
    • Power Control
    • HARQ
    • Cell Search
    • Link Adaptation
  • 5G NR Modulation Techniques
    • π/2-BPSK
    • BPSK
    • QPSK
    • 16QAM
    • 64QAM
    • 256QAM
  • 5G NR Channel Coding
    • Coding Techniques
      • LDPC
      • Polar Coding
    • Small Block Channel Coding
    • CRC Calculation
    • Rate Matching
    • Control channel Coding
    • Broadcast Channel Coding
• 5G NR UpLink
  • UL Transmission Scheme
  • UL PHY Shared Channels
  • UL PHY Control Channels
  • UL Random Access
  • UL PHY Signals
  • UL Procedures
    • Link Adaptation
    • Power Control
    • HARQ
    • UL Timing Control
  • 5G NR Modulation Techniques
    • π/2-BPSK
    • BPSK
    • QPSK
    • 16QAM
    • 64QAM
    • 256QAM
  • 5G NR Channel Coding
    • Coding Techniques
      • LDPC
      • Polar Coding
    • Small Block Channel Coding
    • CRC Calculation
    • Rate Matching
    • Control channel Coding
    • Random Access Channel Coding
• 5G NR Carrier Aggregation
  • Supplemental Channels
• 5G NR Transport Channels
• PHY Layer Measurement
• Duplexing in 5G NR
• LTE-5G NR Coexistence
• Dual Connectivity

5G Wireless Training: 5G NR Layer 2

• Layer 2 Overall Overview
• 5G NR MAC Sublayer
  • Services and Functions
  • Logical Channels
  • HARQ
  • Transport Channels
• 5G MAC Procedures
  • Random Access Procedure
  • DL Data Transfer
  • UL Data Transfer
  • Discontinuous Reception (DRX)
  • Semi Persistent Scheduling (SPS)
• MAC PDU Formats
• 5G NR Radio Link Control (RLC) Architecture
  • RLC ARQ Procedure
  • RLC PDU Format and Structure
• 5G NR Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) Architecture
• Service Data Protocol (SDAP) Sublayer
• New AS Sublayer
• Carrier Aggregation
• Dual Connectivity
• Bandwidth Adaptation
• Supplementary Uplink
• 5G NR Radio Resource Control
  • RRC States
    • RRC Idle State
    • RRC Inactive State
    • RRC Active State
• NG Identities
• NR Mobility
  • Intra-NR
  • Inter-RAT
  • Roaming
• Scheduling
  • Basic Scheduling in 5G NR
  • DL Scheduling
  • UL Scheduling
• UE Power Saving
• 5G NR QoS Architecture
• 5G NR Security
• Self-Optimization (SoN) and Self-Configuration

5G Wireless Training: 5G NR Layer 3

• RAN-CN Interfaces
• 5G: The New Core
  • Standalone and Non-Standalone 5G Networks
    • Tight Interworking with LTE
  • Cloud RAN (C-RAN)
  • Collaborative Communications Protocols
  • Virtualization and Software Defined Networking (SDN)
    • The SDN Concept
    • OpenFlow Protocol
    • Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)
    • NFV MANO: Management and Orchestration
    • vRAN /C-RAN
    • RRH (BBU) – Remote Radio Head (Baseband Unit)
  • Internet of Things (IoT)
    • Alternative Technology Solutions
    • NB-IoT, Sigfox
    • Data Analytics
    • IoT Security Challenges and Solutions
  • Management and Orchestration for 5G Networks
    • Distributed Vs. Centralized Network Architecture Management
    • SON: Self Organized Network
    • Cloud Orchestration Platform (e.g., OpenStack and Ryu Controller)
  • ICN: Information Centric Networking
    • The ICN Concept
    • Novel Topologies to Support Edge-based Storage and Computing
    • NDN: Named Data Networking
    • CCN: Content Centric Network
    • Security Aspects
  • 5G Connectivity Concepts
    • D2D
    • V2X
    • Multi-connectivity
  • Tight Interworking with LTE
• NR Vertical Support
  • IMS Voice
  • Network Slicing
  • Resource Isolation and Management
  • PWS
  • URLLC

5G Wireless Training: 5G NR Advanced Features

• Advanced MIMO and Beamforming
  • 3D Beamforming and Diversity
  • Beam Management
  • CSI Management
  • MIMO Schemes
  • Reference Signals
  • Quasi Co-location (QCL)
• Network Coordination and Advanced Receiver
• Interference Management
• Millimeter-Wave Beamforming
• Cognitive Radio Small-Cells
• IOT Support
• eMTC Cat-M1
• NB-IOT Cat-B1

5G Wireless Training: 5G Advancement beyond NR (Release 16)

• 5G Waveform Candidates
  • Generalized Frequency Division Multiplex (GFDM)
  • Cyclic Prefix OFDM (CP-OFDM)
  • Filter Bank Multicarrier (FBMC)
  • Filtered OFDM (f-OFDM)
  • Windowed OFDM (W-OFDM)
  • Universal Filtered Multicarrier (UFMC)
  • Sparse Code Multiple Access (SCMA)
  • Non-orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA)
  • Resource Spread Multiple Access (RSMA)
• NS-SS (Spectrum Sharing)
• LAA / eLAA / MuLTEFire
• IOT Advancements
  • LTE-based Evolution
    • FeMTC
    • eFeMTC
  • NB-IOT evolution
    • eNB-IOT
    • FeNB-IOT

Wrap-up: Course Recap and Discussion