Introduction to New Radio
This short course is designed to introduce the key aspects and methodology of the 5G NR (New Radio). In so doing, it provides some basic understanding of the 5G Radio Frame as well as the concept of 5G Numerology. It will then finish off with an overview of the NR operational procedures including access and mobility.
Introduction to New Radio
This course will contain the following topics:
- 5G New Radio:
- IMT-2020 Service Types.
- 3GPP 5G Phases.
- 5G System.
- NG-RAN:
- NG-RAN Architecture.
- Centralized RAN in 5G.
- Standalone and Non Standalone 5G.
- 5G Waveforms:
- OFDM in 5G.
- 5G Numerology.
- Cyclic Prefix.
- 5G Frequency Bands and Ranges:
- Definition of Frequency Ranges.
- 5G NR Bands.
- 5G Carrier and Bandwidth Parts:
- NR Carrier Numbering.
- NR Channel Bandwidth.
- 5G Bandwidth Part.
- NR Frame Structure and Resources:
- FDD Frame Structure.
- TDD Frame Structure.
- 5G Resource Allocation.
- Scheduling Resources.
- Massive MIMO and Beamforming:
- MIMO IN 5G.
- Why Massive MIMO?
- Beam Creation.
- Massive MIMO.
- NR Beam Management:
- Beam Sweeping.
- Dedicated Beam.
- NR Carrier Aggregation:
- Component Carriers.
- Contiguous and Non-Contiguous CA.
- Intra-Band and Inter-Band CA.
- 5G Access:
- Finding a Cell.
- PLMN and Cell Selection.
- RRC Setup.
- 5G Mobility:
- Cell Reselection.
- Measurements.
- Xn Handovers.