Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) in LTE FDD
HARQ stands for Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request. HARQ = ARQ + FEC (Forward Error Correction)/Soft Combining. ARQ refers to Automatic Repeat Request...
Category: Future Network Optimization
PLMN Selection in LTE (Idle Mode Action)
UEs can be either in RRC_CONNECTED or RRC_IDLE mode. UEs will be declared as RRC_IDLE if there is no RRC...
5G NR Network Relationship – Neighbor Planning
In any telecommunication technology starting from 2G to 5G, Neighbor relation or to say Neighbor planning is an important activity....
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...
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...
NB IOT Peak Data Rate Calculation
We have seen in different literature that Narrow Band IOT (NB-IOT) release 13 technology peak downlink data rate is 170...
What is eCPRI, how it contributes to 5G and Open RAN?
The Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) is an industry cooperation aimed at defining publicly available specifications for the key internal...
5G NR Grant Free Dynamic Scheduling – Transmission without Grant
5G networks are expected to support applications demanding ultra-reliable and low latency communication services (URLLC). To support these kind of...
5G NR Transmitted Signal Quality : Frequency Error [Fe]
Transmitted signal quality specify how much the transmitted signal deviated from an ideal signal in terms of frequency domain, timer...
5G NR Base Station Classes
3GPP Pico, Micro and Macro Base station 3GPP specification for 5G NR defines the three classes for base station namely,...