5G Systems Overview

5G System Overview

The 5G System Overview provides a solid technical understanding of the 5G System as defined and standardized by 3GPP.

The course accounts for the various aspects of the 5G System (Radio Access Network, 5G Core), nodes / functions, interfaces / reference points, basic procedures and main architectural ideas. The course explains concepts important to 5G like network slicing and edge computing, and how these are used to make the 5G System more efficient and flexible than earlier generations of 3GPP networks. The ITU 5G Use Cases (eMBB, URLLC and mMTC) are outlined in terms of services and technical aspects. The course also gives an overview of the NG-RAN (Next-Generation Radio Access Network) including New Radio (NR).

• What is 5G and why?
• ITU 5G Use Cases – eMBB, URLLC and mMTC)
• 4G evolution into 5G – Non-Standalone NO
• NG-RAN and the 5G Core – Standalone NO
• The new Service-Based Architecture (SBA)
• NF Services and Service Based Interfaces
• New 5GC Networks Functions (NFs): AMF, SMF, PCF, AUSF, UDM, UPF, NEF etc.
• Virtualization of Network Functions
• Basic traffic cases: Registration and PDU Session setup