5G NR

5G Radio

  • NG RAN Architecture
    • gNB, CU, DU, O-RAN, Standalone, Non-Standalone, PLMN, TAC, PCI, Cell ID
  • Interfaces
    • Xn, F1, E1, NG
  • Control Plane
    • UE Stack, gNB Stack
  • Protocols
    • RRC, NAS, F1AP, E1AP 
  • RRC Signaling
    • RRC Setup, RRC Reconfiguration, UE Capability exchange
  • System Information
    • Master Information Block, SIB1, SIB2. SIB3, SIB4, SIB5
  • RAN Procedures
    • Broadcast, Random Access, Mobility 

5G UE

  • UE Architecture
    • SIM Card, eSIM, Hardware, Chipset, Baseband 
  • UE Identities
    • IMSI, SUPI, SUCI, IMEI, PEI, GUTI, TMSI
  • UE Procedures
    • Cell Search, Cell Selection, Random Access, Mobility, Measurement 

5G Air Interface

  • Frequency Domain
    • OFDMA, Numerology, Subcarriers, Resource Elements, Resource Blocks, FDD
  • Time Domain
    • Radio Frames, Slots, Symbols, TDD
  • Bandwidth Parts
    • CRB, PRB, VRB, PointA, BWP offsets
  • Signals and Channels
    • SSB, Logical Channels, Transport Channels, Physical Channels, Bandwidth, Synchronization Signals, CORESET, DCI, Reference Signals
  • Rasters
    • Channel Raster, Synchronization Raster, GSCN, NR-ARFCN, SSB-ARFCN

5G Core Network

  • 5G Core Architecture
    • Network Functions, Reference Point, Service Based 
  • NAS Signaling
    • Registration, Authentication, Security, Identity, PDU Session Establishment, Service Establishment
  • User Plane
    • UE Stack, gnB Stack, UPF Stack, Application Server Stack
  • Protocols
    • SCTP, PFCP, GTP, NGAP, TCP, UDP
  • Interfaces
    • N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N7, N8, N9, N10, N11, N12, N13, N14, N15, N22, N26, N35, N36
  • Procedures
    • Initial Context Setup, Registration, PDU Session Establishment, Downlink Data Flow, VoNR 

Network Characterization

  • Characterization Tools
  • Characterization Considerations
  • Network Logs

Network Analysis

  • Analysis Tools
  • Layer 3 Analysis
  • Core Network Analysis

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