Course Modules

1. E-UTRAN Introduction

2. E-UTRAN Protocol Architecture

3. Evolved Packet Core

3.1. Core network architecture
3.2. EPC Network interfaces
3.3. EPC Protocols

4. EPC Roaming Architecture

5. Mobility and Connection Management

5.1. Mobility areas
5.2. LTE-UE Identifications
5.3. UE States
5.4. EPS Bearers
5.5. QoS in EPS
5.6. EPC Procedures and Signaling

6. EPC Authentication and Key Argument

7. The need for 5G

8. 5G System requirements

9. 5G Potential use cases

9.1. Extreme Mobile Broadband
9.2. Massive Machine Communication
9.3. Critical Machine Communication

10. Usage scenarios of IMT for 2020 and beyond

11. 5G Core Network Functions

12. Security Edge Protection Proxy

13. 5G NR Protocols and Signaling

13.1. 5G NR Channel
13.2. 5G NR Physical Layer
13.3. 5G NR Layer 2 Operation
13.4. 5G NR RRC Signaling

14. 5G System Security Architecture

15. 5G System Security in Release 15

16. 5G System Security in Release 16

17. 5G Core Protocols and Signaling

17.1. 5G Core Network Interfaces and Protocols
17.2. 5GMM and 5GSM states
17.3. 5GMM and 5GSM procedures
17.4. UE network acquisition process
17.5. 5G Core Signaling

18. Mobility Operation and Signaling

18.1. UE mobility while in idle mode
18.2. UE mobility while in connected mode

19. Inter-RAT Mobility