An Introduction to 5G: The New Radio, 5G Network and Beyond

Book Description A comprehensive and approachable introduction to 5G
Written by a noted expert on the subject, An Introduction to 5G: The New Radio, 5G Network and Beyond offers an introductory system-level guide to 5G. The material covered includes:

• The use cases and requirements of the 5G system
• The architecture of the next generation radio access network and the 5G core
• The principles of radio transmission, millimetre waves and MIMO antennas
• The architecture and detailed design of the 5G new radio
• The implementation of HTTP/2 on the service-based interfaces of the 5G core
• The signalling procedures that govern the end-to-end-operation of the system
• The new features that are introduced in Releases 16 and 17

An Introduction to 5G is written for engineering professionals in mobile telecommunications, for those in non-technical roles such as management, marketing and intellectual property, and for students. It requires no more than a basic understanding of mobile communications, and includes detailed references to the underlying 3GPP specifications for 5G. The book's approach provides a comprehensive, end-to-end overview of the 5G standard, which enables readers to move on with confidence to the more specialized texts and to the specifications themselves.

Content

1. Introduction
2. Architecture of the Core Network
3. Architecture of the Radio Access Network
4. Spectrum, Antennas and Propagation
5. Digital Signal Processing
6. Multiple-antenna Techniques
7. Architecture of the 5G New Radio
8. Cell Acquisition
9. Random Access
10. Link Adaptation
11. Data Transmission and Reception
12. Air Interface Layer 2
13. Registration Procedures
14. Security
15. Session Management, Policy and Charging
16. Mobility Management in RRC_CONNECTED
17. Mobility Management in RRC_IDLE
18. Mobility Management in RRC_INACTIVE
19. Inter-operation with the Evolved Packet Core
20. Release 16 and Beyond