Practical Guide Provides Students and Industry Professionals with Latest Information on 5G Mobile Networks
Continuing the tradition established in his previous publications, Jyrki Penttinen offers 5G Explained as a thorough yet concise introduction to recent advancements and growing trends in mobile telecommunications. In this case, Penttinen focuses on the development and employment of 5G mobile networks and, more specifically, the challenges inherent in adjusting to new global standardization requirements and in maintaining a high level of security even as mobile technology expands to new horizons. The text discusses, for example, the Internet of Things (IoT) and how to keep networks reliable and secure when they are constantly accessed by many different devices with varying levels of user involvement and competence.
5G Explained is primarily designed for specialists who need rapid acclimation to the possibilities and concerns presented by 5G adoption. Therefore, it assumes some prior knowledge of mobile communications. However, earlier chapters are structured so that even relative newcomers will gain useful information. Other notable features include:
- Three modules each consisting of three chapters: Introduction, Technical Network Description and Planning of Security and Deployment
- Comprehensive coverage of topics such as technical requirements for 5G, network architecture, radio and core networks and services/applications
- Discussion of specific security techniques in addition to common-sense guidelines for planning, deploying, managing and optimizing 5G networks
5G Explained offers crucial updates for anyone involved in designing, deploying or working with 5G networks. It should prove a valuable guide for operators, equipment manufacturers and other professionals in mobile equipment engineering and security, network planning and optimization, and mobile application development, or anyone looking to break into these fields.
Table of Contents
Author Biography xv
Preface xvii
Acknowledgments xix
Abbreviation List xxi
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Overview 1
1.2 What Is 5G? 2
1.3 Background 3
1.4 Research 4
1.5 Challenges for Electronics 4
1.6 Expected 5G in Practice 5
1.7 5G and Security 7
1.8 Motivations 7
1.9 5G Standardization and Regulation 7
1.10 Global Standardization in 5G Era 11
1.11 Introduction to the Book 17
References 18
2 Requirements 21
2.1 Overview 21
2.2 Background 22
2.3 5G Requirements Based on ITU 23
2.4 The Technical Specifications of 3GPP 29
2.5 NGMN 38
2.6 Mobile Network Operators 43
2.7 Mobile Device Manufacturers 43
References 44
3 Positioning of 5G 47
3.1 Overview 47
3.2 Mobile Generations 47
3.3 The Role of 3GPP in LPWA and IoT 56
3.4 The Role of 5G in Automotive (V2X) 63
3.5 The Role of 5G in the Cyber-World 63
References 69
4 Architecture 71
4.1 Overview 71
4.2 Architecture 72
4.3 Renewed Functionality of the 5G System 92
4.4 Supporting Solutions for 5G 97
4.5 Control and User Plane Separation of EPC Nodes (CUPS) 100
References 102
5 Radio Network 105
5.1 Overview 105
5.2 5G Performance 106
5.3 5G Spectrum 107
5.4 5G Radio Access Technologies 112
5.5 Uplink OFDM of 5G: CP-OFDM and DFT-s-OFDM 124
5.6 Downlink 124
5.7 New Radio (NR) Interface of 3GPP 126
5.8 User Devices 133
5.9 Other Aspects 134
5.10 CBRS 134
References 137
6 Core Network 139
6.1 Overview 139
6.2 Preparing the Core for 5G 141
6.3 5G Core Network Elements 154
6.4 5G Functionalities Implemented in 5G Core 165
6.5 Transport Network 170
6.6 Protocols and Interfaces 173
References 185
7 Services and Applications 187
7.1 Overview 187
7.2 5G Services 188
7.3 Network Function-Related Cases 195
7.4 Vehicle Communications 197
7.5 Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence 202
References 202
8 Security 205
8.1 Overview 205
8.2 5G Security Threats and Challenges 208
8.3 Development 213
8.4 Security Implications in 5G Environments and Use Cases 214
8.5 5G Security Layers 219
8.6 Device Security 220
8.7 Security between Network Entities 226
8.8 Security Opportunities for Stakeholders 227
8.9 5G Security Architecture for 3GPP Networks 229
8.10 UICC Evolution 239
8.11 5G Security Development 243
8.12 UICC Variants 243
References 252
9 5G Network Planning and Optimization 255
9.1 Overview 255
9.2 5G Core and Transmission Network Dimensioning 255
9.3 5G Radio Network Planning 259
References 268
10 Deployment 271
10.1 Overview 271
10.2 Trials and Early Adopters Prior to 2020 271
10.3 5G Frequency Bands 272
10.4 Core and Radio Network Deployment Scenarios 273
10.5 Standalone and Non-Standalone Deployment Scenarios 276
10.6 5G Network Interfaces and Elements 281
10.7 Core Deployment 282
10.8 CoMP 283
10.9 Measurements 284
References 290
Index 293
