Category: 5G Network Architectures
Iperf : A Tool for Network Testing
Iperf or IP performance is a utility for testing network performance and its tuning. It is a cross-platform (windows, linux) tool which can provide standardized measurement results for any network […]
O-RAN – Radio Unit (O-RU) Reference Architecture
The Radio Unit (RU) purpose is to convert radio signals sent to and from the antenna to a digital signal that can be transmitted over the fronthaul to Distributed Unit […]
5G Open RAN Network Architecture Components
Open RAN network architecture is needed to address the specific needs of different mobile operators around the world and it is expected that vendors will interoperate to create customized Open […]
5G NR NSA Network Access Issues and Possible Root Cause
Many of the operator across the global has started providing 5G services using NSA mode with Option 3.x . In NSA mode the network topology consist of a LTE cell, […]
5G NR Stand Alone (SA) Requirement Analysis to Inter-Op with 4G
5G NR deployment option 2 as known as Stand Alone (SA) Architecture where 5G gNB connect to 5G Core network for all signalling and Data sessions. 4G LTE will coexist […]
5G NSA Option 3.x Deployment Interface BW Calculation
5G NSA 3.x Architecture 5G NR, initial deployments are based on 5G NSA, also known as Option-3. There are multiple variants of Option-3 namely option 3, Option 3a and Option […]
5G NR Modulation and Coding Scheme – Modulation and Code Rate
For any communication technology, Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) defines the numbers of useful bits which can carried by one symbol. In contrast with 5G or 4G, a symbol is […]
5G Core (5GC) Characteristics
3GPP defines that 5G Core Network to have a decomposed network architecture with the introduction of a service-based interface (SBI) using HTTP/2 as a baseline communication protocol, and control plane […]
NFVO Management Function Validation Test Suite
Virtualized Network Functions (VNF) are managed and orchestrated by the NFV MANO through the NFVI. It allows a VNF to be instantiation, management, scaled up or down and in or […]
5G NR RSRP Measurement Report Mapping
In 5G NR, RSRP measurement is performed and reported at Layer 1 (Physical Layer) and Layer 3 (RRC Layer). For example, 5G capable device can provide SS-RSRP measurements at Layer […]