5G NR. ARCHITECTURE, TECHNOLOGY, IMPLEMENTATION, AND OPERATION OF 3GPP NEW RADIO STANDARDS

Introduction and Background
Introduction to 5G key performance indicators and system requirements, 5G standardization activities within and outside 3GPP, ITU-R, etc.

1: 5G Network Architecture
Design principles and network topologies, C-RAN and V-RAN architectures and disaggregated base station model
SDN/NFV/MEC, Network slicing, Reference architectures, and Network entities and interfaces

2: New Radio Access Layer 2 and Layer 3 Aspects and System Operation
Overview of layer 2 and layer 3 functions, Layer 2 functions and services, Layer 3 functions and services, UE states and state transitions, Scheduling and RRM, DRX and power saving modes, Mobility management, handover and UE measurements, Random-access procedure, Multi-connectivity, Carrier aggregation, and NAS signaling

3: New Radio Access Physical Layer Aspects (in Two Parts)
Channel models and propagation characteristics, Waveforms, Multiple access schemes, Duplex schemes, Resource allocation schemes, Downlink/Uplink physical layer functions (Frame structure, Reference signals, Control channels, Synchronization, Coding and modulation schemes, HARQ protocols, MIMO and beamforming schemes, Beam management), Power control, and Random-access procedure

4: New Radio Access RF and Transceiver Design Considerations
Base station transceiver RF characteristics and requirements, User equipment transceiver RF characteristics and requirements, Direct RF sampling transceivers, Sub-6GHz transceiver and antenna design considerations, mmWave transceiver and antenna design considerations, Large antenna array design and implementation in sub-6GHz and mmWave bands, and Coexistence issues

5: Internet of Things (NB-IoT and mMTC)
General aspects, use cases and architecture, Physical layer aspects, Layer 2/3 aspects, Implementation considerations

6: Vehicle to Everything (V2X) Communications
General aspects, use cases and architecture, Physical layer aspects, Layer 2/3 aspects, Implementation considerations

7: Operation in Unlicensed and Shared Spectrum
General aspects, use cases and architecture, Physical layer aspects, Layer 2/3 aspects, Implementation considerations

• Strong focus on practical considerations, implementation and deployment issues
• Takes a top-down approach to explain system operation and functional interconnection
• Covers all functional components, features, and interfaces based on clear protocol structure and block diagrams
• Describes RF and transceiver design considerations in sub-6 GHz and mmWave bands
• Covers network slicing, SDN/NFV/MEC networks and cloud and virtualized RAN architectures
• Comprehensive coverage of NR multi-antenna techniques and beamformed operation
• A consistent and integrated coverage reflecting the author’s decades of experience in developing 3G, 4G and 5G technologies and writing two successful books in these areas

Author
Sassan Ahmadi, Director of 5G Wireless Systems and Standards at Xilinx Inc. and Lecturer at Stanford University