Essential 5G architecture training course description

This course is designed to inform the delegate about the technologies and environments to support 5G speeds and diversity in the Radio Access Network (RAN).

Exploring both fibre based and wireless solutions and how to adapt the RAN fronthaul and backhaul arenas to support the various types of services expected to be launched to fulfil the promise of 5G.

What will you learn

• Describe the main 5G technologies.
• Describe the 5G design targets
• Explain the 5G network architecture
• Examine beamforming techniques
• Consider cell capacities
• Describe Open RAN
• Describe Multi-RAT backhaul
• Explain C-RAN & LTE fronthaul
• Explore the F1 interface and midhaul
• Examine CPRI, eCPRI & Fronthaul
• Consider availability & reliability
• Describe fronthaul and backhaul security aspects.

Essential 5G architecture training course details

Essential 5G architecture training course contents

5G transport

The scope of fronthaul and backhaul in 5G, 5G system connectivity, standards involved.

5G system design technologies

5G system targets, 5G technology components, network architecture, spectrum and coverage, beamforming, capacity, latency and architecture, protocol optimisation, network slicing and QoS, access and backhaul, URLLC, Open RAN, Release 16 & 17, 5G advanced,

RAN architecture

Multi-RAT backhaul, C-RAN and LTE fronthaul, 5G RAN architecture, 5G D-RAN backhaul architecture, integrating 5G within Multi-RAT backhaul, use case example - BT/EE network in the UK, 5G C-RAN - F1 interface and midhaul, 5G C-RAN - CPRI, eCPRI and fronthaul, solutions for fronthaul, small Cells in FR1 and FR2.

Key 5G transport requirements

Transport capacity, 5G radio impacts to transport, protocol overheads, backhaul and midhaul capacity, fronthaul capacity, Ethernet link speeds, transport delay, allowable transport delay, user plane and control plane latency, low latency use cases, transport bit errors and packet loss, availability and reliability. Security: Summary of 5G cryptography protection.

Analysis for 5G synchronisation requirements

Frequency error, time alignment error (due to TDD), Time alignment error (due to MIMO), time alignment error (due to carrier aggregation), time alignment accuracy (due to other advanced features)

Further 5G network topics

Transport network slicing, integrated access and backhaul, NTN in 3GPP, different access types protocol stacks, transparent architecture, URLLC services, reliability, latency. Industry solutions and private 5G, private 5G networking, URLLC and TSC in Private 5G. Smart Cities, needs of cities, possible solutions, implications for BH/FH

Fibre backhaul and fronthaul

5G backhaul/fronthaul transport requirements, capacity challenge, latency challenge, synchronisation challenge, availability challenge, software-controlled networking for slicing challenge.

Transport network fibre infrastructure

Availability of fibre connectivity, dedicated versus shared. Fibre infrastructure, dedicated infrastructure, shared infrastructure. New builds versus legacy infrastructure. Optical transport characteristics, TSN transport, network for the low-layer fronthaul, TDM PONs, Wavelength Division Multiplexing Connectivity, Passive WDM architecture.

Wireless backhaul and fronthaul

Baseline, outlook. Use cases densification and network upgrade. Architecture evolution - Fronthaul/Midhaul/Backhaul. Market trends and drivers, data capacity Increase, full outdoor, new services and slices, End-to-End automation.

Tools for capacity boost

mmWave technology below 100GHz, carrier aggregation, new spectrum above 100GHz, free space optics.

Networking services and technologies

Cloud technologies, arranging connectivity, IP and MPLS services, Traffic Engineering with MPLS-TE, E-VPN, Segment Routing, IP and optical, routing protocols, Carrier Ethernet, link aggregation, securing the network, link-layer IKEv2, DTLS.

Time sensitive networking and deterministic networks

Motivation for TSN, IEEE 802.1CM - for fronthaul, frame pre-emption, frame replication and elimination, management, deterministic networks, programmable network and operability, SoftwareDefined Networking initially, benefits with central controller, NETCONF/YANG.

Network deployment

NSA & SA deployments, Cloud RAN deployments, fronthaul deployments, indoor deployments, delivering synchronisation,. Evolutionary views for fronthaul and backhaul.

Learning path

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