Advanced 5G Planning / Optimization Strategist (APOS)

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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 Planning / Optimization Strategist (APOS) is designed for anyone interested in acquiring the advanced knowledge and technical know-how on planning and optimizing 5G Network

Pre-Requisite

It is recommended that participants attended and completed Advanced 5G Core Technologist (AFCT) prior to attending this course

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

Understanding 5G Network Planning and Optimization 5G Core and Transmission Networking Dimensioning

Capacity Estimation Evolution of Core Network for LTE / EPC, SDN, and NFV

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Topics Covered

Principles of link budget calculation Relate the link budget to coverage dimensioning

5G UL/DL link budget in typical scenarios Different propagation models supported by the 5G link budget calculation

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Topics Covered

Air interface capacity Air interface dimensioning Baseband dimensioning

5G VNF capacity and connectivity limits gNB-CU VNF dimensioning procedure

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Topics Covered

General Access Hierarchical Networks Aggreation Radio Enhancing Features Self-Optimizing Networks (SON) Massive MIMO Capacitated Minimum Spanning Trees

Steiner Trees and Stainer Connectivity Heuristic Methods Resilience in Radio Access Networks Genetic algorithm for resilience improvement Centralized RAN (C-RAN) Maximization of radio network efficiency

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Topics Covered

Measuring resilience N-k survivable networks Bender’s decomposition Steiner connectivity Simulating and estimating resilience Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)

Resilient routing Multipath Label Switching (MPLS) The k-Shortest Path Resilient routing of different traffic classes Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN)

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Topics Covered

Introduction to Fronthaul Design Fronthaul Network Topology Pros and Cons of Different Spectrum Resources for Fronthaul Why and How Will We Exploit mmWave for Fronthaul? Market Requirements of mmWave Fronthaul Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Throughput Requirement of Fronthaul Network Traffic Classes and Latency Intercell/Intersite Distance (ISD)

mmWave Massive MIMO-Based Fronthaul Solution Concept of mmWave Massive MIMO-Based Fronthaul Antenna Techniques Reliable Channel Estimation Schemes Flexible Beamforming Design Time Division Duplex (TDD), Frequency Division Duplex (FDD), or Full Duplex In-Band, Out-Band, or Hybrid-Band

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Topics Covered

What is Backhaul Design? Joint user association, backhaul routing and switching off for Green 5G networks with mmWave mesh backhaul Proposed analytical model Binary constraints Capacity constraint

Power constraints Switch ON/OFF constraints Path conservation constraints Proposed heuristic algorithm (PHEUR) Energy-aware SDN-based mmWave mesh backhaul

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Topics Covered

Introduction to Network Slicing Softwarization and Network slicing in 5G network Technologies for 5G Network slicing deployment SDN / NFV MEC Cloud / Fog Computing

Network hypervisors Virtual Machines Containers 5G Network slicing architectures and implementations 5G Network slicing management and orchestration Challenges of 5G Network slicing

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Topics Covered

Introduction to Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) High level architecture Network virtualization Integration of NFV into mobile networks management systems Software Defined Networks (SDN)

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) Core Components of MEC Challenges Facing 5G MEC Networks 5G MEC network architecture model and network construction Convergence of NFV, MEC and SDN in 5G systems

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Topics Covered

RF measurement quantities Overview on counter and KPI structure Physical RF analysis Multi-antenna technology Signaling and procedure verification

Throughput analysis Cell coverage optimization NG SON for 5G Machine learning and Big data in 5G network

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Advanced 5G Planning / Optimization Strategist (APOS) involves rigorous usage of real-time case studies, role playing and group discussion

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