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5G Air Interface - Non-Standalone

Operation
Course Description

The 5G air interface is a key part of the 5G system which will facilitate Enhanced Mobile
Broadband and Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communication, as well as the support of Massive IoT.
The course focuses on the initial NSA (Non-Standalone) operation, also known as EN-DC. In so
doing it identifies the 5G NR (New Radio) air interface, from the physical layer operation to higher
layer support of services. In addition, modification to existing LTE procedures are also examined,
as well as NSA based mobility.

Prerequisites: LTE Air Interface

2 12
days
(LiveOnsite,


12
LiveOnline)

hours
learning CPD Learning Level: 3
(OnlineAnytime)
Credits (Advanced)
This course will contain the following sections:

1. 5G New Radio 5G Physical Layer Transmission

Topic areas covered include: and Reception (cont.)
• 5G Phases: • 5G Frequency Bands:

--NR (New Radio) Phases. --Definition of Frequency Ranges.

--5G NR Roadmap. --5G NR Bands.
--EN-DC Band Combinations.
• EN-DC Architecture: --Baseband Processing Combinations.
--5G RAN Deployment Options: --Harmonics and Intermodulation for EN-DC.
-- Option 3, Option 3x, Option 3a, Option 2, --5G Carrier Numbering.
Option 7 and Option 4.
--Standalone Architecture. • 5G Waveform: CP-OFDM and DFT-s-OFDM:
--Non-Standalone Architecture. --OFDM Subcarriers.
--EN-DC UE Protocol. --Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing.
--C-RAN for EN-DC. --Cyclic Prefix.

• EN-DC Bearers: • NR Numerology and Frame Structure:

--EN-DC Terminology: --Numerology.
-- MCG, SCG, PCell, PSCell. SpCell and SCell. --Slot Length.
--EN-DC User Plane Bearer Options. --Frame Structure.
--SRB3. --NR Slots.
--MCG Split SRB in EN-DC. --5G NR Time Unit.
• EN-DC in the RAN: --NR Cyclic Prefix.
--NR Physical Resource Block:
--EN-DC X2 Setup.
-- PRB Options.
--EN-DC Configuration Update.
--Resource Grid:
-- Resource Element.
--5G NR Transmitted Signal.
2. 5G Physical Layer Transmission --Slot Format Configuration.
and Reception --Uplink/Timing.

• Channel Bandwidth:
Topic areas covered include:
--Maximum Transmission Bandwidth.
• 5G NR Duplexing:
--Carrier BWP (Bandwidth Part):
--FDD and TDD Duplexing Modes. -- PRB and CRB.
--SDL (Supplementary Downlink). -- Point A Definition.
--SUL (Supplementary Uplink).

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CPD Learning
ITP
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LiveOnsite, LiveOnline,
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3. 5G Massive MIMO and
Beamforming
Topic areas covered include:
• Why Massive MIMO?
--Requirement for Massive MIMO:
-- Antenna Elements.
-- Antenna Arrays.
--Increasing Capacity.
• MIMO in 5G:
--Summary of Transmission Path in 5G NR:
-- Codewords, Layers and Antenna Ports.
--MIMO Spatial Multiplexing.
--SU-MIMO vs MU-MIMO.
• Beamforming (Massive MIMO):
--Spatial Multiplexing vs Beamforming.
--Creating a Beam.
--Narrow Beams and Beam Steering.
--Beamforming Nulls:
-- Null Beam Steering.
--Massive MIMO Antennas.
--MIMO in a Handset.
--Multiple Panel Antenna.
• NR Beam Management:
--Beam Sweeping.
--SS Block:
-- NR SSB, PSS, SSS, PBCH and DMRS.
--Beam Management Reference Signals:
-- CSI-RS and SRS.
--Transmission Configuration and Quasi Co-
Location:
-- TCI, QCL and QCL Type.
--Single and Multiple CSI-RS:
-- CRI (CSI-RS Resource Indicator).
-- PMI (Precoding Matrix Indicator).
--Transmission Based on SRS.
--SS Burst and Burst Set.
--SS Block Locations.
--SS/PBCH Block Index Indication.
--Beam Measurement, Determination and
Reporting.
• Transmission and Ports in NR:
--Downlink Transmission:
-- Codewords.
-- DMRS Ports.
--Uplink Transmission.
--NR Downlink Antenna Ports.
--NR Uplink Antenna Ports.
4. 5G Physical Layer Details
Topic areas covered include:
• NR Physical Layer Processing:
--Key Specifications.
--Code Block Generation:
-- Scrambling.
-- Channel Coding.
-- Rate Matching.
-- Code Block Concatenation.
--Code Block Group:
-- NR CBG Size.
--Codewords to Antenna Ports.
• NR Channels:
--Logical Channels:
-- BCCH, PCCH, CCCH, DCCH and DTCH.
--Transport Channels:
-- BCH, DL-SCH, PCH, UL-SCH and RACH.
--Mapping Logical Channels into Transport
Channels:
-- DCI and UCI Mapping.
--Physical Channels:
-- PBCH, PDSCH, PDCCH, PRACH, PUSCH
and PUCCH.
--Mapping Transport Channels to Physical
Channels.
--Synchronization and Reference Signals.
• Downlink Physical Channels and Signals:
--Downlink Synchronization Signals.
--PSS and SSS:
-- PCI Identification.
--Physical Broadcast Channel:
-- DMRS for BCH.
--Physical Downlink Control Channel:
-- CORESET.
-- CORESET Configuration.
-- PDCCH for SFI.
-- PDCCH for Pre-emption.
--Physical Downlink Shared Channel:
-- PDSCH Configuration Setup.
--PDSCH DMRS:
-- Type A and Type B.
-- DMRS Configuration Parameters.
-- Configuration Type 1 and Configuration
Type 2.
• NR Uplink Physical Channels:
--Physical Random Access Channel:
-- NR Preambles.
-- RACH/PRACH Configuration.
-- PRACH Configuration Index.
-- PRACH SCS.
-- Preamble Formats for NR.
--Physical Uplink Shared Channel:
-- Configuring PUSCH.
5G Physical Layer Details (cont.)
--Physical Uplink Control Channel:
-- PUCCH Formats.
-- PUCCH Location.
-- PUCCH Configuration.
• Additional 5G Reference Signals:
--CSI-RS:
-- CSI-RS Configuration.
-- ZP and NZP CSI-RS.
-- CDM Types.
-- Examples of CDM4 and FD-CDM2.
-- Periodic and Semi-Persistent CSI-RS.
-- CSI-RS Frame Location.
--Sounding Reference Signal:
-- SRS Mapping.
-- Wideband and Sub-Band SRS.
-- SRS Usage.
--Phase Tracking Reference Signal:
-- PTRS Location.
-- PTRS Configuration.
-- PTRS Conditions.
6. 5G EN-DC Operation
Topic areas covered include:
• Attaching and EN-DC Operation:
--Initial E-UTRA Attach.
--UE Capabilities:
-- UE NR Capability Parameters.
-- UE MR-DC Capabilities.
• E-UTRA Measurements for EN-DC:
--E-UTRA Measurement Configuration Options:
-- RRC Measurement Configuration.
--Measurement Objects.
--Report Configuration:
-- Event B1 NR.
--LTE Events Summary.
--Measurement Identities.
--NR Measurement Timing Configuration:
-- SMTC.
-- MTC.
--Identifying Suitable NR Cell.
--Measurement Report.

• PSCell Addition:
5. 5G Layer 2 and Layer 3
--SgNB Addition Request and Request
Topic areas covered include: Acknowledge.
--RRC Connection Reconfiguration.
• EN-DC Radio Resource Control:
--Reconfiguration with Sync.
--RRC EN-DC Features. --PSCell Split SRB.
--RRC States. --PSCell Split DRB.
--RRC Messages: --Secondary Node Release.
-- MIB.
--Random Access Process.
-- RRC Reconfiguration.
-- Measurement Report. • Radio Link Failure:
--E-UTRA RRC for EN-DC Operation:
-- UL Information Transfer MRDC. --RLF Configuration.
-- SCG Failure Information NR. --Out-of-Sync and In-Sync.
--Failure Report.
• NR Packet Data Convergence Protocol:
--PDCP Services. • Beam Failure:
--PDCP Functions. --Beam Failure Parameters.
--PDCP Profiles. --Beam Failure Detection.
--PDCP Protocol Data Units. --Beam Failure Recovery.

• NR Radio Link Control: • Power Control:

--Transparent Mode. --Downlink Power Allocation.
--Unacknowledged Mode. --Uplink Power Control.
--Acknowledged Mode.
--RLC Protocol Data Units.

• NR Medium Access Control:

--MAC Services and Functions.
--MAC Control Elements.
--NR RNTI Identities.
--MAC Headers.
7. 5G Scheduling
Topic areas covered include:
• NR Scheduling:
--Downlink Control Information.
--Search Space.
--PDCCH Aggregation Levels.
--Resource Allocation Type.
--Allocation Type 0.
--Allocation Type 1.
--Dynamic Switch.
--PDSCH and PUSCH Scheduling.

• NR Downlink Resource Allocation:

--PDSCH Time Domain Resource Allocation.
--Table 1 and Table 2 PDSCH/PUSCH MCS.
--Transport Block Size.
--Downlink Configured Scheduling.
--Discontinuous Reception.

• NR Uplink Resource Allocation:

--PUSCH Time Domain Resource Allocation.
--PUSCH MCS Index.
--Uplink Configured Scheduling.

• NR Feedback:
--Buffer Status Report.
--Power Headroom Reporting.
--HARQ-ACK.
--Scheduling Request.
--Channel State Information.
--Channel Quality Indicator.

• EN-DC Resource Coordination:

--Resource Coordination Signalling.
--Coordination Resource Bitmap.

8. 5G Mobility with EPC

Topic areas covered include:
• EN-DC Mobility:
--Mobility Options.
--NR Measurements.

• EN-DC Change of Secondary Node:

--Triggers.
--Secondary Node Triggered.
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--RRC Reconfiguration.
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--Measurement Gap Configuration.
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--Handover Restriction List.

• Inter MeNB Handover with EN-DC.

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