Advanced 5G RAN Specialist (AFRS)

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Course Information

• Duration: 5 Day / 40 Hours
• Certification: Participants will receive a Certificate of Competency upon successfully completing the course and passing the examination
• Who Should Attend: Cyber Security Specialist, Network Engineer, System Security, Software Engineer, Technologist, System Engineer, IT Professionals and Anyone seeking to acquire advanced knowledge on 5G RAN

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Course Objective

Advanced 5G-RAN Specialist (AFRS) is designed for anyone interested in acquiring the advanced knowledge and technical know-how on 5G RAN

Pre-Requisite

NA

Examination

Participants are required to attempt an examination upon completion of course. This exam tests a candidate’s knowledge and skills related to 5G RAN based on the syllabus covered

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Topics Covered

Network and Service Requirements Virtualization of Network Functions Architectural, Functional, Operational, Legacy Support and Interworking Aspects Separation of Control and User Planes (Software-Defined Networks) Architectural Aspects Network Slicing Heterogeneous and Ultra-dense Networks Cloud-RAN and Virtual-RAN

Architectural Aspects Fronthaul Transport and Functional Split Options Backhaul Transport Options Mobile Edge Computing Service and Deployment Scenarios Architectural Aspects Network Sharing

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Topics Covered

Introduction Reference Architectures Access Network Bearers and Identifiers User-Plane and Control-Plane Protocol Stacks Core Network PDN Sessions and 5GC Identifiers

User-Plane and Control-Plane Protocol Stacks Dual Connectivity and Multi-connectivity Schemes LTE-NR Interworking and Deployment Scenarios RAN-Level and CN-Level Interworking 5G Deployments Scenarios and Architecture Options

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Topics Covered

5G Core Network Radio-Access Network Quality-Of-Service Handling Radio Protocol Architecture User-Plane Protocols Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) Packet-Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) Radio-Link Control Medium-Access Control Logical Channels and Transport Channels

Scheduling Hybrid ARQ With Soft Combining Physical Layer Control-Plane Protocols RRC State Machine Idle-State and Inactive-State Mobility Tracking the Device Paging Message Transmission Connected-State Mobility

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Topics Covered

Layer 2 Functions and Services Medium Access Control Sublayer Radio Link Control Sublayer Packet Data Convergence Protocol Sublayer PDCP Services and Functions Header Compression Function Ciphering and Integrity Protection Functions Service Data Adaptation Protocol Sublayer Layer 3 Functions and Services

Radio Resource Control Sublayer System Information User Equipment States and State Transitions Idle Mode Procedures Inactive Mode Procedures Connected Mode Procedures User Equipment Capability Discontinuous Reception and Power-Saving Schemes

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Topics Covered

Introduction to Mobility Management, Handover, and UE Measurements Network-Controlled Mobility Control-Plane Handover Procedures User-Plane Handover Procedures UE-Based Mobility Paging

Measurements UE and Network Identifiers Random-Access Procedure (L2/L3 Aspects) Multi-radio Dual Connectivity (L2/L3 Aspects) Carrier Aggregation (L2/L3 Aspects)

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Topics Covered

Characteristics of Wireless Channels Path Loss Models Delay Spread Doppler Spread Angular Spread

Blockage Oxygen Absorption LoS Path Loss Probability Two- and Three-Dimensional Channel Models

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Topics Covered

Cyclic Prefix Pre- and Post-processing Signal-to-Noise Ratio Peak-to-Average Power Ratio Error Vector Magnitude Carrier Frequency Offset Phase Noise DFT-S-OFDM Basics and Transmission Characteristics Other Waveform Candidates

Filtered-OFDM Filter Bank Multicarrier Universal Filtered Multicarrier Generalized Frequency Division Multiplexing Faster Than Nyquist Signal Processing Comparison of the Candidate Waveforms

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Topics Covered

Multiple-Access Schemes Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access Single-Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access Non-orthogonal Multiple-Access Schemes Sparse Code Multiple Access Power-Domain Non-orthogonal Multiple Access Scrambling-Based and Spreading-Based NOMA Schemes

Duplex Schemes Frequency and Time Division Duplex Schemes Half-Duplex and Flexible-Duplex Schemes Full-Duplex Schemes Operating Frequency Bands Frame Structure and Numerology

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Topics Covered

Time-Frequency Resources Physical Resource Blocks Bandwidth Part Resource Allocation

Resource Allocation in Time Domain Resource Allocation in Frequency Domain Physical Resource Block Bundling Resource Allocation for Grant-Free/Semi-persistent Scheduling

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Topics Covered

Demodulation Reference Signals Phase Tracking Reference Signals Channel State Information Reference Signals Tracking Reference Signals Control Channels Physical Broadcast Channel Physical Downlink Control Channel Primary Synchronization Sequence Secondary Synchronization Sequence Synchronization Signal Blocks Physical Downlink Shared Channel CSI Measurement and Reporting Beam Management Channel Coding and Modulation Schemes NR Polar Coding Principles of Low Density Parity Check Coding

NR Low Density Parity Check Coding Modulation Schemes and MCS Determination HARQ Operation and Protocols HARQ Principles UE Processing Times, HARQ Protocol and Timing Semi-static/Dynamic Codebook HARQ-ACK Multiplexing Downlink MIMO Schemes Capacity of MIMO Channels Single-User and Multi-user MIMO Analog, Digital, and Hybrid Beamforming Full-Dimension MIMO Large-Scale (Massive) MIMO Systems NR Multi-antenna Transmission Schemes

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Topics Covered

Reference Signals Demodulation Reference Signals Phase-Tracking Reference Signals Sounding Reference Signal Control Channels

Physical Uplink Control Channel Physical Random-Access Channel Physical Uplink Shared Channel Uplink MIMO Schemes Link Adaptation and Power Control

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Topics Covered

General Base Station RF Requirements Conducted and Radiated Base Station Transceiver Characteristics General UE RF Requirements Conducted and Radiated UE Transceiver Characteristics

Radio Resource Management Specifications Nyquist Zones and Sampling of Wideband Signals Direct RF Sampling Transmitter Design Direct RF Sampling Receiver Design

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Topics Covered

Considerations for Implementation and Operation in mmWave Bands Semiconductor Technologies for mmWave Operation Analog Front-End Design Considerations Power Consumption Considerations

Antenna Design Considerations Sub-6 GHz Transceiver and Antenna Design Considerations mmWave Transceiver and Antenna Design Considerations Large Antenna Array Design and Implementation

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Topics Covered

Downlink Multi-Antenna Precoding Single-Panel CSI Multipanel CSI Type II CSI

NR Uplink Multiantenna Precoding Codebook-Based Transmission Non-codebook-Based Precoding

Advanced 5G RAN Specialist (AFRS)  involves rigorous usage of real-time case studies, role playing and group discussion

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