5G Network Course: 5G NG-RAN Signalling

  • 5G system architecture
    • Overall network architecture
    • Nodes, functions and interfaces
    • 5G identities
  • 5G protocol architecture
    • Introduction (SAP, OSI model)
    • NG-RAN protocol layer
    • Strata (NAS, AS)
    • User plane
    • Control plane
    • QoS flow, profile, architecture
    • Radio interface structure
    • 3GPP TS for 5G
  •  NAS
    • Domain selection
    • Network slicing
    • 5GC mobility management (states, behaviour, procedures)
    • 5GS session management (states, QoS, LADN, procedures)
  • RRC
    • RRC protocol architecture
    • RRC services and functions
    • SRBs
    • RRC procedures and messages (system information, paging, RRC connection establishment, initial security activation, RRC connection reconfiguration, RRC connection re-establishment, RRC connection release, radio link failure related actions)
  • NGAP
    • NGAP protocol architecture
    • NGAP procedures (PDU session management procedures, UE context management procedures, UE mobility management procedures, paging, interface management procedures)
  • XnAP
    • XnAP protocol architecture
    • XnAP procedures (basic mobility procedures, procedures for Dual Connectivity, global procedures)
  • F1AP
    • F1AP protocol architecture
    • F1AP procedures (interface management procedures, UE context management procedures, RRC message transfer procedures)
  • Mobility
    • Intra-NR (measurements, mobility in RRC_IDLE, RRC_INACTIVE and RRC_CONNECTED)
      Inter RAT (intra 5GC, from 5GC to EPC)
      Roaming and access restrictions
  • 5G security
    • Security architecture
    • 5G key hierarchy
    • Authentivation
    • NAS security
    • RRC security
    • Security of non-3GPP access
  • SDAP
    • SDAP protocol architecture
    • SDAP services and functions
    • SDAP procedures
    • SDAP PDU formats
  • PDCP
    • PDCP protocol architecture
    • PDCP services and functions
    • PDCP procedures
    • PDCP PDU formats
  • RLC
    • RLC protocol architecture
    • RLC services and functions
    • RLC procedures and parameters
    • RLC PDU formats
  • MAC
    • MAC protocol architecture
    • MAC services and functions
    • MAC procedures and parameters
    • MAC PDU formats
  • NR physical layer
    • NR physical layer structure
    • Downlink physical channels and signals (P-SS, S-SS, PBCH, PT-RS, DM-RS, CSI-RS, PDCCH, PDSCH)
    • Uplink physical channels and signals (PT-RS, DM-RS, SRS, PUCCH, PUSCH, PRACH)