Module 01: 5G Technology & System
• 5G Introduction
• Need of 5G
• 5G IMT Requirements
• Key Themes of 3GPP R15, R16, R17
• 5G Use cases
• eMBB,
• URLCC
• mMTC
• 5G deployment Status Worldwide
• 5G NSA vs 5A
• 3GPP NSA and SA Deployment options
• Evolution path for EPS to NSA 5G and SA
Module 02: NG -RAN and NR
• NG-RAN Architecture, nodes, interfaces, reference points, protocols
• NR Frequency bands
• V-RAN – Virtualized RAN
• 5G RRC States
Module 03: 5G Core Network
• EPC Evolution to CUPS EPC
• 4G EPC CUPS Remapping to 5GC functions
• 5G core Functions – AMF,AUSF,NEF,PCF,NSSF,SMF,UPF,SMSF,UPF,UDR,UDM,NWDAM,CHF,BSF
• 3GPP and Non 3GPP access reference points
• 5G service based Interfaces
• Service based Architecture
• 5G User Identifiers
• Collocation of 5G with EPC
• 5G Voice Alternatives
Module 04: 5G PDU Sessions
- PDU Session types
- SSC Modes – Service continuity
- Splitting and relocating the user plane
- PDU session call flow
Module 05: Mobile Edge computing in 5G
• MEC Introduction
• MEC Powered by 5G
• MEC and 5G architecture
• Benefits of MEC
• MEC use cases
• MEC LADN 5G deployments
Module 06: Network Slicing in 5G
• Network Slicing Introduction
• Slicing Functions
• Network slicing Phase 1,2,3
• Need of Slicing
• Slicing identifiers
• Slicing Call Flows – Registration Sessions
Module 07 : QoS in 5G
• 5G QoS Overview
• 5G QoS Architecture
• 5G QoS parameters
• PDU Sessions and QoS Flows
• QoS handling in UE, gNB and UPF
Module 08: Security
• 5G security Architecture
• 5G Security features overview
• 5G Authentication -AKA Procedure
