5G and Beyond for Dummies

✍ Scribed by Larry Miller and Jessy Cavazos

• Year: 2022
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 52
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
About This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond the Book
Chapter 1 Realizing the Vision of 5G
Looking at 5G New Radio (NR)
Vision
Use cases
3GPP 5G releases
Evolution to Release 16
Smoothing the Migration Path to the 5G Vision
From 5G NSA to SA
From FR1 to mmWave FR2
From traditional RAN to O-RAN
Chapter 2 Stepping Up 5G Device and Base Station Development
Integrating and Optimizing 5G Devices
Device development
Device conformance
Device acceptance
Ramping Up Device Manufacturing
Optimizing gNB Performance
Chapter 3 Accelerating the Transformation to O-RAN
Overcoming Traditional RAN Challenges
Understanding O-RAN Basics
Addressing conformance and integration challenges
Deploying O-RAN
Chapter 4 Advancing Virtualization, Cloudification, and MEC
Evolving from 5G NSA to SA
Embracing MEC
Enabling 5G Observability
Ensuring Security
Chapter 5 Expanding Wireless Connectivity to Enable Innovation
Recognizing New Opportunities
New services
New industries
New revenue streams
Defining the 6G Vision
Chapter 6 Ten Steps to 5G Deployment Success
Glossary
EULA