NG-RAN and 5G-NR. Frédéric Launay
target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="#ulink_acd46ca0-4fee-51aa-9748-4d2121abbb5b">Figure 1.3. Secondary node addition – option 3Figure 1.4. NE-DC architecture – option 4Figure 1.5. NE-DC architecture – option 7Figure 1.6. NG-RAN general architectureFigure 1.7. The functional separation between NG-RAN and 5GCFigure 1.8. The fields of the SUCI identifierFigure 1.9. The fields of the 5G-GUTI identifierFigure 1.10. QFI management in the user’s planeFigure 1.11. Security architectureFigure 1.12. Ciphering and integrity
2 Chapter 2Figure 2.1. Protocols on the 5G interfaceFigure 2.2. Processing of IP packet in the DataLink layerFigure 2.3. The structure of the radio interfaceFigure 2.4. The protocol stack of the Xn interfaceFigure 2.5. Interfaces between gNB entities and gNB-CU/gNB-DUsFigure 2.6. Virtualization of radio accessFigure 2.7. NG-RAN architecture: distributed and centralizedFigure 2.8. gNB-CU and gNB-DU functional decomposition optionsFigure 2.9. Functions of the physical layerFigure 2.10. Protocol stack of the control plane between the mobile and SMF func...
3 Chapter 3Figure 3.1. Random access with contentionFigure 3.2. Random access without contention, in case of handoverFigure 3.3. Procedure for establishing a DRBFigure 3.4. Procedure to add a secondary node. For a color version of this figur...Figure 3.5. Procedure initiated by the eNB to change the secondary node. For a c...Figure 3.6. Removing a secondary node initiated by the eNB entityFigure 3.7. Access radio procedure and beam management. For a color version of t...Figure 3.8. Establishment procedure for the RRC connectionFigure 3.9. Registration procedure: authentication and the NAS secure mode. For ...Figure 3.10. Registration procedure – service access and registration. For a col...Figure 3.11. The NG-C interface configuration procedureFigure 3.12. Procedure for updating the AMF functionFigure 3.13. The registration procedure option A: selection and reallocation to ...Figure 3.14. The registration procedure – option B: selection and reallocation o...Figure 3.15. The procedure for establishing a PDU sessionFigure 3.16. Service continuity. For a color version of this figure, see www.ist...
4 Chapter 4Figure 4.1. OFDM modulation on three subcarriersFigure 4.2. 5G-NR multiplexing techniquesFigure 4.3. Time structure of the 5G-NR frameFigure 4.4. TDD configuration exampleFigure 4.5. Resource gridFigure 4.6. Common resource block and physical resource blockFigure 4.7. PSS signal generationFigure 4.8. SSB blockFigure 4.9. CSI-RS multiplexing multi-portsFigure 4.10. Three examples of the DM-RS signal and mapping on antenna port 0Figure 4.11. Additional DM-RS mapping on antenna port 0Figure 4.12. Mapping of DM-RS in the frequency domainFigure 4.13. Multi-port mode (4 DM-RS) in the case of type 1 single-symbol confi...Figure 4.14. Multi-port double-symbol (Table 7.4.1.1.2-1/2 TS 38.211)Figure 4.15. The occasion of the PRS signalFigure 4.16. The mapping of PRSFigure 4.17. The PDDCH channel in a slot and at PRBFigure 4.18. The allocation of the PDSCH message in the time domain (SLIV)Figure 4.19. SRS signal mapping (one or two symbols)Figure 4.20. The DM-RS signal mapping associated with the short and long PUCCH c...Figure 4.21. The mapping of the DM-RS reference signal associated with short and...Figure 4.22. The NR PUCCH format associated with DM-RS
5 Chapter 5Figure 5.1. 5G coverage with DC, CA and SUL (Ericsson). For a color version of t...Figure 5.2. The bandwidth of CA channels (extract from TS 38.101 Figure 5.3A.2-1...Figure 5.3. Definition of the sub-block bandwidth for a non-contiguous intra-ban...Figure 5.4. Aggregation of component carriersFigure 5.5. SUL mode. For a color version of this figure, see www.iste.co.uk/lau...Figure 5.6. L1/L2 control signaling. For a color version of this figure, see www...Figure 5.7. Carrier aggregation procedure. For a color version of this figure, s...Figure 5.8. The transmission of acknowledgments on two PUCCH channels. For a col...Figure 5.9. SUL mode with coexistence LTE and without coexistence. For a color v...
6 Chapter 6Figure 6.1. SU-MIMO mechanismFigure 6.2. MU-MIMO mechanismFigure 6.3. BeamformingFigure 6.4. Beamforming in horizontal and vertical planes (source: NTT Docomo Te...Figure 6.5. Active antennasFigure 6.6. Mapping models between TXU/TRU units and the antenna elementsFigure 6.7. Beamforming architectureFigure 6.8. Antenna configurationFigure 6.9. Single panel and sub-array panelFigure 6.10. The structure of multi-panelsFigure 6.11. MIMO transmitter schemeFigure 6.12. Massive-MIMO transmission chainFigure 6.13. Single CSI-RS and multiple CSI-RS methodsFigure 6.14. The relationship between the number of lobes, the beamwidth and the...Figure 6.15. SSB block on the temporal domainFigure 6.16. SSB position relative to PRBFigure 6.17. Beam selection procedure
7 Chapter 7Figure 7.1. Bandwidth partFigure 7.2. Remaining minimum information system. For a color version of this fi...Figure 7.3. Data structure of MIB. MSB: Most Significant Bit, LSB: Least Signifi...Figure 7.4. CORESET#0 configuration with index 14. For a color version of this f...Figure 7.5. SIB1 data structure. For a color version of this figure, see www.ist...Figure 7.6. BWP switching. For a color version of this figure, see www.iste.co.u...
8 Chapter 8Figure 8.1. Data link layer protocol. For a color version of this figure, see ww...Figure 8.2. PDU session. For a color version of this figure, see www.iste.co.uk/...Figure 8.3. PDU session and QoS flow. For a color version of this figure, see ww...Figure 8.4. SDAP frame structureFigure 8.5. Header compression. AMR: Adaptive Multi-RateFigure 8.6. PDCP operations relating to the SRB bearer1Figure 8.7. PDCP operations relating to the DRB bearerFigure 8.8. NR-PDCP frame structure. For a color version of this figure, see www...Figure 8.9. Operating mode of the RLC protocol. MBMS: Multicast BroadcastFigure 8.10. TM mode operationsFigure 8.11. UM mode operationsFigure 8.12. AM mode operationFigure 8.13. RLC frame structure – UM modeFigure 8.14. RLC structure of frame – AM modeFigure 8.15. Structure of an RLC frame – AM modeFigure 8.16. RLC protocol control messageFigure 8.17. MAC operation gNB sideFigure 8.18. MAC Operation: UE sideFigure 8.19. Structure of MAC frame (L in octet)Figure 8.20. MAC RAR structure of frame
9 Chapter 9Figure 9.1. PBCH physical channel. For a color version of this figure, see www.i...
List of Tables
1 Chapter 1Table 1.1. RRC mobile statesTable 1.2. 5G QoS characteristics
2 Chapter 2Table 2.1. XnAP elementary procedures – Class 1Table 2.2. XnAP elementary procedures – Class 2Table 2.3. F1 elementary procedures – Class 1Table 2.4. F1 elementary procedures – Class 2Table 2.5. NG-AP elementary procedures – Class 1Table 2.6. NG-AP elementary procedures – Class 2
3 Chapter 4Table 4.1. Frequency band FR1 5G-NRTable 4.2. Frequency band FR2 5G-NRTable 4.3. FFT length according to the 5G bandwidth and SCSTable 4.4. Structure of the NR frame in the time domainTable 4.5. Prefix cyclic per numerologyTable 4.6. The structure of the resource grid in the temporal domainTable 4.7. SSB mappingTable 4.8. CDM multiplexing for multi-port CSI-RSTable 4.9. Frequency offsetTable