5G NR Course Outline :

Course Outline
5G NR (New Radio)
 Foundation of next generation cellular networks
 5G device-types, services, deployments and spectrum
 5G New Radio (NR)
 5G NR specification called 5G Phase 1
 3GPP specifications of 5G New Radio
 Phase One Non Standalone (NSA) mode
 5G radio service “anchored” in the LTE Evolved Packet Core
 Second phase Standalone mode
 5G radio networks anchored by new 5G cores
 User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception
 Non-Standalone 5G NR operation
 Range 1 Standalone
 Range 2 Standalone
 Range 1 and Range 2 Interworking operation with other radios
 5G NR Base Station (BS) radio transmission and reception
 5G NR Requirements for support of radio resource management
 Mobile broadband utilizing millimeter-wave (mmWave) bands above 24 GHz.
 Massive MIMO and advanced antenna technologies
 3D beamforming to enhance coverage and capacity
 Advanced coding
 Grant-free transmissions
 Resource Spread Multiple Access (RSMA)
 Non-orthogonal waveforms (NOMA)
 Non-terrestrial networks
 Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V)
 Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X)
 Integrated Backhaul Access (IAB)
Radio Access Architecture and Interfaces
 Radio access technology Physical layer aspects
 Separation of NR Control Plane (CP) and User Plane (UP) for split option 2
 Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) for NR
 5G NR bands
 Low bands below 1 GHz: longer range for e.g. mobile broadband and massive IoT
 600 MHz, 700 MHz, 850/900 MHz
 Mid bands 1 GHz to 6 GHz: wider bandwidths for e.g., eMBB and mission-critical
 New frequency range for NR (3.3-4.2 GHz)
 New frequency range for NR (4.4-4.99 GHz)
 High bands above 24 GHz (mmWave): extreme bandwidths
 New frequency range for NR (24.25-29.5 GHz)
 Channel model for frequencies from 0.5 to 100 GHz
5G NR: NG-RAN Architecture Description            
 NG general aspects and principles
 NG layer 1
 NG signaling transport
 NG Application Protocol (NGAP)
 NG data transport
  Xn general aspects and principles
 Xn layer 1
 Xn signaling transport
 Xn Application Protocol (XnAP)
 Xn data transport
 NR user plane protocol
 NR Positioning Protocol A
 E1 general aspects and principles
 E1 layer 1
 E1 signaling transport
 E1 Application Protocol (E1AP)
 F1 general aspects and principles
 F1 layer 1
 F1 signaling transport
 F1 Application Protocol (F1AP)
 F1 data transport
 F1 interface user plane protocol
5G NR Physical Layer General Description           
 Services provided by the physical layer
 Physical channels and modulation
 Multiplexing and channel coding
 Physical layer procedures for control
 Physical layer procedures for data
 Physical layer measurements
5G NR Physical Layer Details
 General description of Layer 1
 General protocol architecture
 Multiple access
 Physical channels and modulation
 Channel coding
 Physical layer procedures
 Physical layer measurements
 structure of physical layer specification
 Physical layer; General description
 Physical layer services provided by the physical layer
 Physical channels and modulation
 Multiplexing and channel coding
 Physical layer procedures for control
 Physical layer procedures for data
 Physical layer measurements
User Equipment (UE) Radio Transmission and Reception
 Part 1: Range Standalone
 Operating bands and channel arrangement
 UE channel bandwidth
 Channel Arrangement
 Transmitter characteristics
 Transmitter power
 UE maximum output power
 Part 2: Range 2 Standalone
 Operating bands
  Channel bandwidth Channel arrangement
 Transmitter characteristics
 Transmitter power
 Output power dynamics
 Transmit signal quality
 Output RF spectrum emissions
 Receiver characteristics
 Diversity characteristics
 Reference sensitivity power level
 Adjacent Channel Selectivity
 Blocking characteristics
 Spurious response
5G NR L2 and L3 Protocols
 User Equipment (UE) procedures in idle mode and in RRC Inactive state
 NG Radio Access Network (NG-RAN)
 Functional specification of User Equipment (UE) positioning in NG-RAN
 User Equipment (UE) radio access capabilities
 Requirements on User Equipment (UEs) supporting a release-independent frequency
band
 Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol specification
 Radio Link Control (RLC) protocol specification
 Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) specification
 Radio Resource Control (RRC); Protocol specification
User Equipment (UE) Conformance Specification
 Common test environment
 User Equipment (UE) conformance specification
 Common Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma
 5G NR UE Radio transmission and reception Part 1: Range 1 Standalone
 5G NR UE Radio transmission and reception Part 1: Range 2 Standalone
 5G NR UE Radio transmission and reception Part 3: NR interworking between NR
range1 and NR range2; and between NR and LTE
 5G NR UE Radio transmission and reception; Part 4: Performance
 NR; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Applicability of RF and RRM
test cases
 Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma specification
 UE conformance specification Test Suites
 5G NR UE Radio Resource Management (RRM)
3GPP vs Verizon 5GTF
 Verizon 5G Technical Forum (5GTF),
 Mass adoption of mmWave technologies
 28GHz millimeter wave (mmWave) setups for fixed wireless
 Non-line of sight (NLOS) connections over mmWave
 Verizon 5GTF standard for initial 5G fixed wireless service
 AWS-3 spectrum for 4G and refarming PCS spectrum for 4G use
 Verizon sub-carrier spacing of 75 kHz
 3GPP’s subcarrier spacing for 5G New Radio (NR): 15 kHz, 30 kHz, 60 kHz, 120
kHz
 Verizon 5GTF multi-user MIMO
 Full bandwidth and real-time processing of eight component carriers at 28 GHz.
 Phased-array antenna technology and hybrid beamforming
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Physical Layer Procedures
 Channel sounding, Beam Sweeping, Beamforming configuration vs port, MIMO
spatial multiplexing, Transmit diversity, CDD
 Physical layer channels, modulation, multiplexing, channel coding, spreading
 Physical Layer configuration modes: Frequency carrier (cm wave, mm wave band),
type of antenna (active, passive, hybrid beamforming), type of covered area (Macro vs
Micro cell), and CSI codebook
5G NR Validation
 Active array antenna product designs in the 26 GHz band
 Phased arrays at mmWave frequencies over-the-air (OTA) testing
 Spatial beam measurements: Sidelobe levels, dynamic beam characteristics, and
spatial variations of EVM and ACPR
 Nokia and Qualcomm wrap up 5G NR foundation testing: Nokia AirScale base station
and Qualcomm’s 5G NR UE prototypes