Thanks Thanks:  10
Showing results 1 to 3 of 3

Thread: 5G NR course contents

  1. #1
    Member Reputation: 29
    Join Date
    2019-10-31
    Posts
    13

    Default 5G NR course contents

    Chapter 1: 5G in a Nutshell (1 – 2 h)

    • Timeline of 5G: NSA / SA / Phase 1 and Phase 2
    • General Network Topology for 5G: gNB-CU, gNB-DU, virtualization, network slicing, stand-alone vs. non-stand-alone, mMIMO
    • 5G-services: eMBB, URLLC and mMTC
    • EN-DC: Dual-Connectivity, Multi-Connectivity, EN-DC, NGEN-DC and NE-DC
    • NSA: Option 3x vs Option 3 and 3a, other Options
    • Network Architecture with NS
    • Main Changes in the Radio
    • Voice in 5G: VoNR, Vo5G

    Chapter 2: Digging Deeper into NR (4 - 5 h)

    • Frequency Ranges: FR1 < 1 GHz, 1 GHz – 6 GHz, FR2 > 24.25 GHz Transmission bandwidth, FFT-size, subcarrier spacings, guard bands


    • Paving the way to the 5G NR:
      Reviewing OFDM-Properties with LTE / LTE-A: Radio frame, subframe and slot, TTI, cyclic prefix, achievable performance in LTE


    • Details of the different Numerologies:
      F-OFDM Confguration with Δf = 15 kHz
      From Δf = 15 kHz to Δf = 30 kHz, Δf = 60 kHz, Δf = 120 kHz and Δf = 240 kHz Summarizing the Numerologies


    • Frequency Bands and their Characteristics
      Example 1 < 1 GHz: Bands N5, N28: Channel Raster, GSCN, No of RB’s, max performance, etc.
      Example 2 < 6 GHz: Bands N78: Channel Raster, GSCN, No of RB’s, max performance, etc. Example 3 > 24.25 GHz: Bands N258, N260: Channel Raster, GSCN, No of RB’s, max performance
      Example 3 > 24.25 GHz: Bands N258, N260: Channel Raster, GSCN, No of RB’s, max performance



    • Frequency planning for 4G / 5G EN-DC operation in different parts of the world (APAC, EU, Americas)


    • Sweeping beams: mitigating the high attenuation of 3.X GHz (only introduction with animation, details in chapter 4)


    • 5G TDD-operation in 3.4 – 3.7 GHz (e.g. time sharing UL/DL) / Constraints of TDD-operation (e.g. network layout, receive transmit transition time, ...)


    • Operation in FR2: Propagation Models, typical deployment scenarios in UE and network


    • Concept of BWP


    • EN-DC Band Combinations: Intra-band contiguous, Intra-band non-contiguous, Inter-band EN-DC FR1, Inter-band EN-DC FR2, Inter-band EN-DC FR1+FR2, Inter-band FR1+FR2, each with examples and use cases


    • Slot Format and dynamic TDD: D / U / F-symbols, relationship between cell size, subcarrier spacing and number of F-slots


    • Channels & Signals with 5G NR:
      Logical Channels: BCCH, PCCH, CCCH, DCCH, DTCH
      Transport Channels: RACH, UL-SCH, BCH, PCH, DL-SCH
      Physical Channels: PBCH, PDCCH, PUSCH, PDSCH, PUCCH, PRACH Physical Signals: PSS & SSS, CSI-RS, DM-RS, PT-RS, SRS
      The Concept of Quasi-Collocation


    • The SS-Block (Synchronization Signal and PBCH-block) Time and frequency dimension, content, zoom in


    • New FEC: LDPC and Polar Codes: From Data Bits to Encoded Bits, Performance Comparison (BER vs SNR) for different FEC-technologies



    Chapter 3: Operation (3 – 4 h)

    • Cell Search Procedure in 5G Stand-Alone:
      The Grid: Synchronization Signals and PBCH in LTE vs NR
      SS-Block: How to determine the time and frequency positions, repetitions, PointA, Constraints of the SS-Burst Set: No of SS-blocks, Case A-E, The Synchronization Raster or how to determine on which Frequencies to look for SS-Blocks


    • Differences in cell search between SA and NSA


    • Beamforming of SS-Blocks: Operation and Constraints, Dependency of number of beams with FR1 / FR2
    • Link budget in 5G
    • Reading and interpreting the Contents of the MIB
    • Resource Allocation in 5G
      From BWP to search spaces and CORESETs.
      DCI 0-0 – DCI 2-3: Meaning and tasks
    • Random Access procedure in 5G
      Msg1 – Msg 4
      Differences to 4G
    • Hybrid ARQ in 5G
      Downlink HARQ Uplink HARQ


    Chapter 4: mMIMO (2 h)

    • Reviewing SISO, SIMO, MISO and MIMO





    • What is mMIMO?





    • Beamforming and Beam Sweeping and how they work





    • One-Dimensional Beamforming (horizontal) vs. Two-Dimensional Beamforming (horizontal + vertical)





    • Real-life antenna constructions for mMIMO
      Example 1: Real-Life Antennas with 2, 4 and 8 Antenna Ports Example 2: Real-Life Antennas with 16 Antenna Ports Example 3: Real-Life Antennas with 32 Antenna Ports Example 4: Real-Life Antennas with 64 Antenna Ports





    • Use Cases and Usefulness:
      => of different Antennas
      => of two-dimensional beamforming






    Chapter 5: Architecture & Protocol Stacks (1 h)

    • 5G Network Architecture
    • User Equipment
    • NG-RAN
    • NGC
    • >More Details on the 5G RAN
      gNB-CU and Functional Split
      gNB-DU
      F1-Interface: F1-AP-protocol, SDAP-protocol
    • Functional Split inside gNB-DU through eCPRI eCPRI-Split Options
      ... and their pros and cons
      eCPRI protocol stack
    • Protocol Stacks Control Plane
      User Plane
      Protocol Stacks in Uu-, Xn- and N2/N3-interfaces
    • Details of the NGC
      Various network functions (e.g. AMF, UPF, SMF, NSSF, ...) Virtualization
      Network Slicing


    Chapter 6: Higher Layer Operation (2 – 3 h)

    • Overview: The UE’s way in and out of 5G with NSA
    • Options: When to display 5G icon on the UE-display?
    • Detailed Analysis of Scenario SgNB-Addition
      => Part 1: Attachment to the MeNB
      => Part 2: UE Radio Access Capability Transfer (with 5G and MRDC-specifics) => Logfile Analysis: Extract of Containers: UE-NR-Capability and RF-Parameters => Logfile Analysis: Extract of Container: UE-MRDC-Capability
      => Logfile Analysis: RRC_CONN_RECONF with NSA-assistance information
      => Part 3: Measurement Report from the UE to indicate 5G cell
      => Part 4: SgNB Addition through RRC_CONN_RECONF
      => Logfile Analysis: RRC_CONN_RECONF
      => Part 5: Cell Activation<
    • Detailed Analysis of Scenario SgNB-Modification
    • Detailed Analysis of Scenario SgNB-Release
    Attached Files Attached Files

  2. # ADS
    Circuit advertisement
    Join Date
    Always
    Posts
    Many
     

  3. #2
    Member Reputation: 28
    Join Date
    2013-06-21
    Posts
    46

    Default Re: 5G NR course contents

    Is this course contents available ?

  4. #3
    Member Reputation: 145
    Join Date
    2010-04-18
    Location
    Europe
    Posts
    67

    Default Re: 5G NR course contents

    FYI - to all memebers, post is requesting - whether the above said course content is available in the forum or not? the attached zip file contains only Table Of Contents(TOC).

  5. Thanks william.dg08, liana thanked for this post

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Rules

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •