5G: Technologies, Architecture And Protocols

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: How to use the English subtitles for this Course?

Lecture 2: Standardization of 5G-Evoultion from 1G to 5G

Lecture 3: ITU-R Vision for 5G

Lecture 4: Use Cases-Enhanced Mobile Broadband, Massive Machine Type Communication, URLLC

Lecture 5: 5G Standardization Road map

Chapter 2: Moving from 4G to 5G-Non-standalone Vs Standalone Architectures

Lecture 1: Introduction to 5G Architecture

Lecture 2: 5G Deployment Options-Standalone Vs Non-standalone Architectures

Chapter 3: Key Technologies of 5G New Radio (NR)

Lecture 1: Dual Connectivity in 5G Networks

Lecture 2: Small Cells With Dual Connectivity in 5G

Lecture 3: Increased Wireless Spectrum of 5G And Its Properties

Lecture 4: OFDMA, Flexible Numerology And Frame Structure in 5G

Lecture 5: Resource Block and Resource Element

Lecture 6: 256 QAM As Modulation Technique In 5G Networks

Lecture 7: Cloud Radio Access Network (CRAN) in 5G Networks

Chapter 4: Massive MIMO AND Beam-forming in 5G

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Antennas For mmWave

Lecture 3: How 3D Beamforming Works

Lecture 4: 5G Antennas for massive MIMO

Chapter 5: 5G Network Architecture

Lecture 1: Next Generation NodeB (gNB) functions in NG-RAN

Lecture 2: Packet Data Unit (PDU) session

Lecture 3: What is Meant by Control Plane and User Plane Separation

Chapter 6: 5G Network Architecture-Core Network

Lecture 1: Access And Mobility Management Function (AMF)

Lecture 2: Authentication Server Function (AUSF)

Lecture 3: Session Management Function (SMF)

Lecture 4: User Plane Function (UPF)

Lecture 5: Unified Data Management (UDM)

Lecture 6: Policy Charging Function (PCF)

Lecture 7: Application Function (AF)

Chapter 7: Network Function Virtualization And Network Slicing in 5G Networks

Lecture 1: Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

Lecture 2: Network Slicing

Chapter 8: Remaining Functions of 5G Core Network

Lecture 1: Network Repository Function (NRF)

Lecture 2: Network Slice Selection Function (NSSF)

Lecture 3: Network Exposure Function (NEF)

Chapter 9: Identifiers in 5G

Lecture 1: UE Identifiers-PEI, SUPI, SUCI, 5G-S-TMSI, 5G-GUTI

Lecture 2: Tracking Areas in 5G

Lecture 3: 5G Network Identifiers

Chapter 10: Procedures in 5G Networks

Lecture 1: UE Power-On And Registeration

Lecture 2: UE Idle And Connected Modes

Lecture 3: PDU Session Establishment

Lecture 4: UE Paging Procedure

Lecture 5: Tracking Area Update procedure

Lecture 6: Handover And Its Types In 5G

Chapter 11: Service Based Architecture (SBA) in 5G with Use Cases

Lecture 1: Service Based Architecture (SBA) in 5G

Lecture 2: Mechanisms For NF Services Provision

Lecture 3: HTTP/2 for 5G Core Network

Lecture 4: HTTP/2 on Web Vs HTTP/2 in 5G Core

Lecture 5: JSON Format Example

Lecture 6: Concept of Resource in 5G Service Based Architecture

Lecture 7: HTTP Methods in 5GC

Lecture 8: HTTP Responses in 5GC

Lecture 9: Naming Scheme for NF Services

Lecture 10: REST APLLIED TO 5G Core Network Service

Lecture 11: Use Case 1: Network Function Registration with NRF

Lecture 12: Use Case 2: NF Service Discovery

Chapter 12: Essentials of Network Slicing in 5G Networks

Lecture 1: What is a Network Slice?

Lecture 2: Example of Network Slicing in 5G

Lecture 3: Single Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (S-NSSAI)

Lecture 4: Network Slice Subnet Instance (NSSI)

Lecture 5: Multiple Slices Support

Lecture 6: Network Slice Instance (NSI) Life Cycle

Lecture 7: 1. Preparation Phase

Lecture 8: 2. Instantiation Configuration And Activation Phase

Lecture 9: 3. Run-time Phase

Lecture 10: 4. Decommissioning Phase

Lecture 11: Network Slicing Management Model: CSMF, NSMF,NSSMF

Lecture 12: Radio Access Network Slicing Example

Lecture 13: Slice Availability in the 5G Networks

Lecture 14: Signaling Related To Slice Availability

Lecture 15: Network Slice Selection Function (NSSF) services

Chapter 13: Security in 5G Networks

Lecture 1: 5G Roaming Architecture

Lecture 2: Logical Entities for Network Access Security in 5G

Lecture 3: Authentication Credential Repository and Processing Function (ARPF)

Lecture 4: Subscription Identifier De-concealing function (SIDF)

Lecture 5: Authentication Server Function (AUSF)

Lecture 6: Security Anchor Function (SEAF)

Lecture 7: Network Access Security block diagram

Lecture 8: Initiation of Authentication Procedure

Lecture 9: Concealement/Deconcealement of SUPI

Lecture 10: 5G Authentication And Key Agreement (AKA) Procedure

Lecture 11: 5G AKA Security Key Hierarchy

Lecture 12: 5G EAP-AKA for non-3GPP Access Architecture

Lecture 13: 5G EAP-AKA Security Key Hierarchy