SKILL LEVEL
Beginner
DURATION
2 days (16 hours)
CERTIFICATION
[ field to add — currently N/A ]
LANGUAGE
English
OVERVIEW
A focused technical introduction to 5G: the design goals, development schedule, and the principles behind the 5G air interface and radio access network. Built for engineers already working in or moving into mobile communications who need the specific technical grounding 5G requires beyond the general 2G-5G overview.
IDEAL FOR
You're an engineer already working in mobile communications and need 5G-specific depth
You've completed 2G to 5G Mobile Technologies and want the deeper engineering track
NOT FOR
You need a general overview first — start with 2G to 5G Mobile Technologies
What You’ll Learn
01
Explain 5G design goals, key features, and standardisation milestones
02
Describe the principles of the 5G air interface, spectrum, and multiple access
What You’ll Achieve
Leave with clarity, practical tools and a plan for what's next
01
Develop a strong foundation in telecoms technology from 2G to 5G
02
Understand 5G architecture including SBA and NG-RAN and how it enables flexible deployment
03
Gain technical expertise specific to 5G engineering, not general telecoms
Selected Programme Modules
Familiarity with telecommunications and general engineering terminology is assumed. Some understanding of LTE cellular systems would be beneficial.
• Objectives of the 5G New Radio
• Wireless Capacity Growth
• Radio Spectrum for 5G
• Regulators’ Assignments of 5G Spectrum
• FDD & TDD Modes
• Antenna Arrays
• Millimetre Wave Propagation
• Atmospheric Absorption
• Penetration Losses
• Foliage Losses
• Modulation
• Principles of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)
• OFDMA using an FFT
• Avoidance of Inter-Symbol Interference (ISI)
• Avoidance of Inter-Frequency Interference
• Adjustable Subcarrier Spacing
• Multiple Antennas in 5G
• Principles of Beamforming
• Analogue Beam Selection
• Digital Beamforming
• Downlink Multiple User MIMO (MU-MIMO)
• Massive MIMO (mMIMO)
• Single User MIMO (SU-MIMO)
• Air Interface Protocol Stack
• Architecture of the Physical Layer
• 5G Frequency Bands
• Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) Numerologies
• Resource Blocks
• Supported Channel Bandwidths & Subcarrier Spacings
• Bandwidth Parts
• Frame Structure
• Resource Grid
• Physical Channels & Signals
• Resource Mapping in 5G
• Synchronisation Procedure
• Scheduling & Data Transmission
• Uplink Control Information (UCI)
• Random Access
• Additional Physical Layer Procedures
• Air Interface Protocol Stack
• Logical & Transport Channels
• Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol
• Radio Link Control (RLC) Protocol
• Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP)
• Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP)
• Radio Resource Control (RRC) Signalling Protocol
• Non-Access Stratum signalling protocols
• Evolutionary Rollout of the 5G Air Interface
• Network Design Principles
• Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
• NFV Architecture
• Software Defined Networking (SDN)
• Network Slicing
• RAN Centralization & Virtualization
• The Next Generation Node B (gNB)
• Radio Access Network Interfaces
• Evolution of LTE Towards 5G
• Option 3 - EPC, E-UTRAN & MeNB
• Options 5 & 7 - 5GC, NG-RAN & MeNB
• Options 2 & 4 - 5GC, NG-RAN & MgNB
• Dual Connectivity User Plane
• Internal Architecture of the gNB
• CPRI & eCPRI
• Fronthaul Requirements
• Midhaul & Backhaul Requirements
• 5G Core Network Functions
• Architecture & Reference Points
• Roaming with Home Routed Traffic
• Roaming with Local Breakout
• Service Based Interfaces
• Data Storage Architecture
• Migration from EPC
• Interworking with EPC
• 3GPP & non-3GPP Access
• Non 3GPP Access Architecture
• 5G Network Identifiers
• 5G UE Identifiers
• Tracking Areas & Tracking Area Lists
• RAN Areas & RAN-based Notification Areas
• 5G Network Slicing
• 5G Security
• SMS over NAS
• IMS & Voice Services
• State Diagrams
• Registration Management State Diagram
• Connection Management State Diagram
• RRC State Diagram
• PDU Sessions
• QoS Flows
• 5G QoS Parameters
• 5G QoS Identifier (5QI) – Values from LTE R8
• 5G QoS Identifier (5QI) - Additional Values
• Tunnels
• Active PDU Sessions
• Suspended PDU Sessions
• Inactive PDU Sessions
• Selective Activation & Deactivation of PDU Sessions
• User Plane Protocol Stack