5G Essentials is a 2-day training course features a mixture of lecture and practical hands-on training. Participants will learn 5G Services, 5G Slicing, NFV and SDN, Containers and Kubernettes, RAN, 5G New Radio (NE) Cloud-RAN, O-RAN, 5G NSA, 5G SA, SBA, MEC, VoNR, Massive MIMO. Beamforming,  and more.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Implementation Example of Service-Based Architecture (SBA)  

• The 5G System Architecture Service-based Interfaces
• 5G REST APIs
• HTTP2 and JSON
• RESTful APIs for the 5G Service Based Architecture (SBA)
• RESTful APIs for the Service Based Interfaces and Northbound Communication
• SBA Procedure
• Simplified API calls
• Service Registration
• Service Discovery
• Session Establishment (AMF Creates Session Context at SMF)
• 5G System Architecture: Security Issues
• Overview of SDN and NFV Technologies in 5G
• Containers and Microservices in 5G Implementation
• Kubernettes and 5G Implementation

Quality of Service (QoS) in 5G Networks

• How will QoS improve with 5G?
• Speed/throughput
• End-to-end Latency
• Network Availability
• Reliability parameters
• QoS Flow Identifier (QFI)
• 4G Vs. 5G QoS
• 5QI to QoS Mapping
• 5G QoS Flow Descriptions
• 5G QoS Identifier (5QI)
• Allocation and Retention Priority (ARP)
• Maximum Flow Bit Rate (MFBR) for both uplink and downlink
• Maximum Packet Loss Rate for both uplink and downlink
• Delay Critical Resource Type
• Non-GBR QoS Flow
• Reflective QoS Attribute (RQA)
• Session-AMBR
• UE-AMBR
• 5G QoS Flow Characteristics
• Resource Type (GBR, Delay critical GBR or Non-GBR)
• Priority Level
• Packet Delay Budget
• Packet Error Rate
• Averaging window (for GBR and Delay-critical GBR resource-type only)
• Maximum Data Burst Volume (for Delay-critical GBR resource-type only)

Introduction to 5G Security

• RAN and core network security
• Trust boundaries
• Visibility and configurability
• Requirements for algorithms, and algorithm selection
• 5G systems attacks
• 5G system vulnerabilities
• 5G System Vulnerability Analysis
• 5G system and network attacks
• Exploiting 5G systems and devices
• Evaluate 5G system security vulnerabilities
• Key Issues
• Embedded SIM Security
• 5G Autonomous Driving Security Solutions
• Critical 5G Security Controls Planning, Implementing and Auditing
• Top 5G Mitigation Strategies Implementing and Auditing

Overview of 5G Call Flows and Signaling

• 5G non-standalone access
• 5G Service-Based Architecture (SBA)
• 5G Standalone Access Registration
• 5G NR RLC Acknowledged Mode
• 5G-NR Standalone Access Registration
• 5G-NR Standalone Registration Message Details
• UE Interactions
• gNB Interactions

5G NSA vs. SA Operations

• 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) Network acquisition
• 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) Attach
• 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) Data transfer
• 5G Standalone (SA) Registration
• 5G Standalone (SA) PDU session setup
• Data transfer and signaling flows
• Access and Mobility Function (AMF) Interactions
• Authentication Server Function (AUSF) Interactions
• Unified Data Management (UDM) Interactions
• Policy Control Function (PCF) Interactions
• Session Management Function (SMF) Interactions
• User Plane Function (UPF) Interactions

Included Reference Manuals

5G System Architecture Reference Points

• N1:  Reference point between the UE and the AMF.
• N2: Reference point between the (R)AN and the AMF.
• N3: Reference point between the (R)AN and the UPF.
• N4: Reference point between the SMF and the UPF.
• N6: Reference point between the UPF and a Data Network.
• N9: Reference point between two UPFs.
• N5: Reference point between the PCF and an AF.
• N7: Reference point between the SMF and the PCF.
• N8: Reference point between the UDM and the AMF.
• N10: Reference point between the UDM and the SMF.
• N11: Reference point between the AMF and the SMF.
• N12: Reference point between AMF and AUSF.
• N13: Reference point between the UDM and Authentication Server function the AUSF.
• N14: Reference point between two AMFs.
• N15: Reference point between the PCF and the AMF in the case of non-roaming scenario, PCF in the visited network and AMF in the case of roaming scenario.
• N16: Reference point between two SMFs, (in roaming case between SMF in the visited network and the SMF in the home network).
• N17: Reference point between AMF and 5G-EIR.
• N18: Reference point between any NF and UDSF.
• N22: Reference point between AMF and NSSF.
• N23: Reference point between PCF and NWDAF.
• N24: Reference point between the PCF in the visited network and the PCF in the home network.
• N27: Reference point between NRF in the visited network and the NRF in the home network.
• N31: Reference point between the NSSF in the visited network and the NSSF in the home network.
• N32: Reference point between SEPP in the visited network and the SEPP in the home network.
• N33: Reference point between NEF and AF.
• N34: Reference point between NSSF and NWDAF.
• N35: Reference point between UDM and UDR
• N36: Reference point between PCF and UDR.
• N37: Reference point between NEF and UDR
• N40: Reference point between SMF and the CHF.

Details of 5G System Architecture Service-based Interfaces

• Namf: Service-based interface exhibited by AMF.
• Nsmf: Service-based interface exhibited by SMF.
• Nnef: Service-based interface exhibited by NEF.
• Npcf: Service-based interface exhibited by PCF.
• Nudm: Service-based interface exhibited by UDM.
• Naf: Service-based interface exhibited by AF.
• Nnrf: Service-based interface exhibited by NRF.
• Nnssf: Service-based interface exhibited by NSSF.
• Nausf: Service-based interface exhibited by AUSF.
• Nudr: Service-based interface exhibited by UDR.
• Nudsf: Service-based interface exhibited by UDSF.
• N5g-eir: Service-based interface exhibited by 5G-EIR.
• Nnwdaf: Service-based interface exhibited by NWDAF.
• Nchf: Service-based interface exhibited by CHF.