5G Air Interface FG1714 DCD v1.3

5G AIR INTERFACE
Course Code FG1714
Course Duration 2 days
Course Level 3
Course Summary
This course is a detailed technical description of the air interface for the 5G New
Radio. It covers the principles of millimetre wave and multiple antenna
communications, the architecture and implementation of the air interface’s physical
layer, the higher layer air interface protocols, and the signalling procedures for idle
and active 5G devices.
Who Would Benefit

The course is intended for engineers and other staff who are involved with equipment
design, operation, optimization or monitoring on the 5G air interface.
Prerequisites
An engineering background with some knowledge of general radio principles and
digital radio systems is assumed. A basic understanding of 5G and experience of
LTE radio systems would be desirable.
Course Contents
Section 1 Introduction to 5G
Section 2 Principles of the 5G New Radio
Section 3 Introduction to the Physical Layer
Section 4 Physical Layer Implementation and Procedures
Section 5 Higher Layer Protocols
Section 6 Signalling Procedures
Section 7 Releases 16 and 17
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Section 1
Introduction to 5G
Evolution to 5G
3GPP Use Cases
Objectives of the 5G New Radio
Performance Evolution from LTE to 5G
Performance Targets for 5G
3GPP Evolution
Evolution of LTE Towards 5G
Architectural Options for 5G
Air Interface Protocol Stack
3GPP Standards Development
3GPP Schedule for 5G
3GPP Specifications for the 5G New Radio

Section 2
Principles of the 5G New Radio
Wireless Capacity Growth

Radio Spectrum for 5G
Regulators’ Assignments of 5G Spectrum
FDD and TDD Modes
Supplementary Downlink and Uplink
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
Timing Jitter and Phase Noise for Millimetre Waves
Power Consumption of Millimetre Wave Receivers
Reference Signals for Demodulation and Phase Tracking
Reference Signals for Sounding and Channel State Information
Multiple Antennas in 5G
Principles of Beamforming
Analogue Beam Selection
Digital Beamforming
Hybrid Beamforming
Downlink Multiple User MIMO (MU-MIMO)
Uplink Multiple User MIMO (MU-MIMO)
Massive MIMO (mMIMO)
Single User MIMO (SU-MIMO)
Beamforming at the UE

Section 3
Introduction to the Physical Layer
Architecture of the Physical Layer

5G Frequency Bands
Band Combinations
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) Numerologies
Resource Blocks
Supported Channel Bandwidths and Subcarrier Spacings
Channel and Transmission Bandwidths
Parameters Required to Calculate the Reference Frequency
NR-ARFCNs
Guard Bands
Common Resource Blocks and Point A
Bandwidth Parts
Frame Structure
TDD Configuration
Resource Grid
Physical Channels and Signals
Antenna Ports
Resource Mapping in 5G

Section 4
Physical Layer Implementation and Procedures
Synchronisation Procedure
Synchronisation Raster
SS/PBCH Block (SSB)
Timing of the SS/PBCH Block within FR 1
Timing of the SS/PBCH Block within FR 2
Reception of the PSS, SSS and DM-RS
Reception of the PBCH and the Master Information Block
Scheduling and Data Transmission
DCI Formats in Release 15
DCI Formats 0_0 and 1_0
DCI Formats 0_1 and 1_1
Radio Network Temporary Identity (RNTI)
Control Resource Sets (CORESETs)
PDCCH Search Spaces
Transmission and Reception of the PDCCH
Time Domain Resource Assignment
Frequency Domain Resource Assignment
Modulation and Coding Scheme
Multiplexing and Channel Coding
Physical Channels and Modulation
Demodulation Reference Signals for the PDSCH and PUSCH
Phase Tracking Reference Signals for the PDSCH and PUSCH
Maximum Possible Data Rate of 5G
Uplink Control Information (UCI)
Hybrid ARQ Acknowledgements
Channel State Information Reference Signals
Channel State Information Reporting
Channel Quality Indicator (CQI)
Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI)
PUCCH Resources
PUCCH Transmission
Random Access
Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH)

PRACH Formats
PRACH Configuration Index (1) Long PRACH
PRACH Configuration Index (2) Short PRACH
PRACH Frequency Occasions
PRACH Transmission
RACH Procedure
Additional Physical Layer Procedures
Bandwidth Part Operation
Slot Format Combinations
Interruption of Downlink Transmissions
Power Control
Sounding
Section 5
Higher Layer Protocols
Air Interface Protocol Stack

Signalling Radio Bearers
Logical and Transport Channels
Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol
MAC Procedures
MAC Control Elements
Radio Link Control (RLC) Protocol
Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP)
Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP)
Dual Connectivity User Plane
Dual Connectivity User Plane Protocol Stack
Dual Connectivity Control Plane
Dual Connectivity Control Plane Protocol Stack

Section 6
Signalling Procedures
Evolutionary Rollout of the 5G Air Interface

Radio Resource Control (RRC) Signalling Protocol
RRC State Diagram
RRC Signalling in the Non Standalone New Radio
RRC Reconfiguration
Measurement Configuration
Measurement Events
Measurement Reporting
Idle Mode Procedures in the Standalone New Radio
System Information Blocks
Cell Selection
Cell Reselection
Intra-Frequency Cell Reselection
Inter-Frequency Cell Reselection
RRC Signalling in the Standalone New Radio
Paging
RRC Connection Establishment
RRC Reconfiguration
RRC Connection Release
RRC Connection Resume

Section 7
Releases 16 and 17
Release 16
The NR Sidelink
Physical Sidelink Channels and Signals
Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB)
IAB Physical Layer
UE Positioning over the 5G New Radio
Operation in Unlicensed Spectrum
Interference Management in TDD Mode
Two Step Random Access Procedure
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5G AIR INTERFACE

Course Code FG1714

Course Duration 2 days

Who Would Benefit

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Architecture of the Physical Layer

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Air Interface Protocol Stack

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Evolutionary Rollout of the 5G Air Interface

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