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Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Explore the foundations and applications of 5G technology This comprehensive guide contains practical information from telecommunications experts working at the forefront of 5G innovation. The authors discuss the foundations of 5G technology―not just the new standards, but the reasons and stories behind them. Fundamentals of 5G Communications features coverage of all major vertical domains with a focus on practical, commercial applications. This book serves both as an essential reference for telecom professionals and as a textbook for students learning about 5G. Coverage includes: 5G versus 4G: What’s new? Deployment scenarios and architecture options The evolution of 5G architecture Numerology and slot structure Initial access and mobility Downlink control and data operation Uplink control and data operation Coexistence of 4G and 5G 5G in unlicensed and shared spectra Vertical expansion: URLLC, MTC, V2X Vertical expansion: broadcast and multicast Typical 5G commercial deployments A look toward the future of 5G

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Author:   Wanshi Chen ,  Peter Gaal ,  Juan Montojo ,  Haris Zisimopoulos
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Education
Dimensions:   Width: 19.60cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   1.211kg
ISBN:  

9781260459999

ISBN 10:   1260459993
Pages:   624
Publication Date:   08 September 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword Introduction Acronyms 1 5G versus 4G: What’s New?    1.1 Overview    1.2 LTE: A Success Story    1.3 Physical Layer Changes in 5G    1.4 Protocol Changes in 5G    1.5 Main Physical Layer Features of LTE over Releases 2 Deployment Scenarios    2.1 LTE-NR Spectrum Sharing    2.2 Switched NR UL Carrier Aggregation Enhancements    2.3 Nonaligned Carrier Aggregation Operation    2.4 Frequency Ranges and Frequency Bands 3 Architecture Options for 5G    3.1 Introduction    3.2 The 5G RAN Architecture    3.3 The 5G Core    3.4 EPC versus 5GC (What Is 5GC For?)    3.5 Main Functional Entities of the 5G Core    3.6 High-Level Features of 5G Core    3.7 Network Slicing    3.8 QoS    3.9 Interworking with Non-3GPP Access Technologies    3.10 Policy Control    3.11 5G Security    3.12 Access Control and Barring    3.13 Support for Operator and Regulatory Services    3.14 Interworking with EPC    3.15 EPC to 5GC Migration 4 Evolution of 5G Architecture    4.1 Introduction    4.2 Non-Public Networks    4.3 Cellular V2X    4.4 Cellular IoT    4.5 “Big Data” Collection (Enhanced Network Automation)    4.6 Enhancements to Interworking with Non-3GPP Accesses    4.7 URLLC    4.8 Slice Authentication    4.9 Other Release 16 Features 5 Numerology and Slot Structure    5.1 Numerology and Slot Structure in 4G LTE    5.2 Lessons Learned from 4G LTE and 5G Considerations    5.3 SCSs for 5G NR    5.4 Frequency Ranges, Bandwidths, and Bands for 5G NR    5.5 gNB Channel Bandwidth versus UE Channel Bandwidth    5.6 Symbol, Slot, Subframe, and Frame for 5G NR    5.7 Slot Structure for 5G NR and Forward Compatibility Considerations 6 Initial Access and Mobility    6.1 Overview    6.2 Initial Access    6.3 Random Access    6.4 Paging    6.5 Mobility 7 Downlink Control Operation    7.1 Downlink Control in 4G LTE    7.2 Control Region Management in 5G NR    7.3 PDCCH Structure in 5G NR    7.4 Search Space for NR PDCCH    7.5 DCI Formats for NR PDCCH    7.6 Physical Layer Block Diagram for NR PDCCH    7.7 Power Saving Considerations 8 Downlink Data Operation    8.1 Channel Coding for Data    8.2 Channel Code Rate Matching    8.3 DL Soft Buffer Management    8.4 DL MCS and TBS Determination    8.5 DL Resource Allocation in the Time Domain    8.6 DL Resource Allocation in the Frequency Domain    8.7 DL Rate Matching    8.8 DL HARQ Operation    8.9 DL Data Rate Capability    8.10 Processing Time for DL Data    8.11 Demodulation Reference Signals for Data    8.12 PDSCH DM-RS    8.13 DL Phase Tracking Reference Signal    8.14 Channel State Information Reference Signal    8.15 Tracking Reference Signal    8.16 DL MIMO Scheme    8.17 CSI Feedback    8.18 Beam Management for the PDSCH    8.19 Signal Quasi Co-Location 9 Uplink Control Operation    9.1 Uplink Control in 4G LTE    9.2 UCI Types and Payload Sizes in 5G NR    9.3 PUCCH Formats in 5G NR    9.4 PUCCH Resource Determination in 5G NR    9.5 UCI on PUSCH in 5G NR    9.6 Channel Coding for UCI 10 Uplink Data Operation    10.1 UL MCS and TBS Determination    10.2 UL Resource Allocation in the Time Domain    10.3 UL Resource Allocation in the Frequency Domain    10.4 UL Rate Matching    10.5 UL HARQ Operation    10.6 UL Soft Buffer Management    10.7 UL Data Rate Capability    10.8 Processing Time for UL Data    10.9 PUSCH DM-RS    10.10 UL Phase Tracking Reference Signal    10.11 Sounding Reference Signal    10.12 UL MIMO Scheme    10.13 Beam Management for the PUSCH    10.14 UL Power Control    10.15 UL Timing 11 Coexistence of 4G and 5G    11.1 Adjacent Channel Coexistence    11.2 Same Channel Coexistence    11.3 EN-DC Power Control    11.4 Switched EN-DC UL 12 5G in Unlicensed and Shared Spectrum    12.1 Unlicensed Operation in LTE    12.2 Overview    12.3 Channel Access    12.4 Discovery Burst    12.5 Physical Layer Extensions for Uplink    12.6 Increased Scheduling Flexibility 13 Vertical Expansion: URLLC    13.1 A Brief History of 3GPP Standardization Related to URLLC    13.2 Use Cases and Deployment Scenarios for 5G NR URLLC    13.3 Resource Management for URLLC    13.4 Optimizing Link Efficiency for URLLC    13.5 Downlink Resource Sharing for Distinct Service Types    13.6 Uplink Resource Sharing for Distinct Service Types    13.7 Handling Distinct Services at the UE    13.8 Other Related Aspects 14 Vertical Expansion: MTC    14.1 A Brief History of MTC in 3GPP    14.2 Key Technical Enablers for eMTC    14.3 Key Technical Enablers for NB-IoT    14.4 Integration of eMTC and NB-IoT into 5G NR    14.5 Future Trends 15 5G Vertical Expansion: V2X    15.1 Overview    15.2 Background: LTE V2X    15.3 NR V2X 16 Vertical Expansion: Broadcast and Multicast 17 Miscellaneous Topics for 5G    17.1 Overview    17.2 Interference Management    17.3 UE Power Savings    17.4 NR Positioning    17.5 Two-Step RACH    17.6 Multi-RAT DC/CA Enhancements    17.7 Mobility Enhancements    17.8 Integrated Access and Backhaul 18 A Look at Typical 5G Commercial Deployments 19 5G: What’s Next?    19.1 Overview    19.2 Radio Projects in Release 17    19.3 Systems Projects in Release 17    19.4 NR Expansion into Higher Frequencies    19.5 Sidelink Beyond V2X    19.6 Relaying Operation    19.7 Edge Applications    19.8 On the Path to 6G Index

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Wanshi Chen, Ph.D., is 3GPP TSG RAN1 Chairman who has successfully managed a wide range of TRG RAN1 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) and 5G New Radio (NR) sessions. He has over 20 years of experience in telecommunications in leading telecom companies including operators, infrastructure vendors, and chipset vendors.

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