Most industrialists today wonder how artificial intelligence (AI) is likely to upset their economic model. It must be said that the latest advances in this area: Chatbots, translation automated in real time, Robotic Process Automation and Machine Learning, just to name a few, are showing promise. They open the field of possibilities in matters of applications and new services. These are some of the advances that the telecommunications industry should benefit from. All over the world, large operators invest a lot of money and mobilize their researchers to benefit from advances in AI. This course will help you understand the challenges of artificial intelligence in telecoms, show you some of the key concepts of artificial intelligence and show you how to better identify the different possible applications of AI in telecoms. You will also discuss advanced methods of statistical learning to solve artificial intelligence issues, how to use neural networks and associated architectures, design and analyze experiences to evaluate systems HRI (Male Interaction – Robot). You should be able to understand how AI can help improve surveillance of production machines, preventing the failure of equipment by using concepts such as predictive maintenance and automatic resolution incidents or “self-healing”.
The 3GPP Mobile Systems Overview course describes four generations of 3GPP systems from the voice-centric GSM via UMTS to later developments such as high-speed Mobile Broadband, LTE, IMS, VoLTE and the emerging 5G System. All topics are presented in a comprehensive – yet easily understandable – way. Essential subsystems, nodes and procedures are described. Basic traffic cases are used to demonstrate the function and architecture of the systems.
The main objectives of MEC are: optimization of mobile resources by hosting compute-intensive applications, pre-processing of the large data before sending it to the cloud, enabling cloud services within the close proximity of mobile subscribers, and providing context-aware services with the help of radio access network information. In doing so, MEC enables a wide variety of applications, e.g. where real-time responses are strictly required, e.g. applications for driverless vehicles, virtual reality and augmented reality (VR/AR), robotics, and immerse media. ETSI ISG officially changed the name of mobile edge computing to mean multi-access edge computing in 2017.
In order to provide the general context the course briefly introduces the overall roles of all the major 5G Network Functions (NFs), and the outline of the basic 5G traffic cases – the 5G Registration and PDU Session Establishment. The course focuses on the 5G Policy Control Function (PCF), explaining the Policy Control model used to enforce both the subscription-specific Access and Mobility Management and the service-specific QoS, routing and charging handling rules. 3GPP definitions for User Plane resources are presented, as well as external AF traffic influencing. A short part on the 5G Charging Control is included.
The training course starts with a brief introduction to the 5G system architecture, various dangers, threats and attack scenarios and short introduction to basic cryptographic techniques used in digital communication. This is followed by a presentation of security requirements on the 5G system and recommendations from various organizations. The next parts of the course present various standardized security mechanisms and their details for securing communication with users/devices, inside the network, towards external entities, and other networks.
The course outlines the O-RAN architecture and terminology, central functions and concepts like SMO, Non-RT RAN Intelligent Controller, Near-RT RAN Intelligent Controller, O-CU, O-DU, O-RU and O-Cloud. Relevant interfaces are described, along with a few simple use case examples. The motives and objectives for Open RAN are outlined, as well as its relationship to technical specifications from e.g. 3GPP, ETSI and IETF.
The course describes the physical layer design of NR in terms of OFDM numerologies, radio frames, subframes and slot configurations. The course explains the purpose of, and processing of, physical channels with particular focus on control channels. Reference signals for data demodulation, CSI measurements, and sounding are explained. Layer 1 procedures for synchronization, random access, scheduling, HARQ, measurements and beam management are described. An overview of the NR RRC and MAC protocols is included in chapter 1 for completeness, with particular focus on the role of the RRC and MAC protocols in relation to layer 1.
Planning, designing and dimensioning comes with its own challenges and Telcos need to be aware of the risks, challenges and opportunities to truly exploit the future of this technology. This 3-day course upskills delegates on the tools and insights needed to prepare for 5G; focusing on how to maximize network capacity, evaluate service quality, optimize usage of radio networks and enhance data transmission.
This course presents the interconnection and interworking procedures between 4G Evolved Packet System and 5G System, as specified in the current R16 3GPP standards. The course focuses on the deployment options, UE capabilities, network features, plus procedures for idle and connected mode device mobility and service continuity in a multi-access environment with 4G/5G core networks and possible inter-RAT dual connectivity scenarios.
The course focuses on the voice/multimedia telephony service under IMS control for networks with 5G deployed. It presents the UE and network features and definitions that guarantee establishment, handling, and service continuity for the telephony service within the 5G ecosystem. Significant parts of the course focus on the interworking between 4G and 5G on the core network and radio network level to support device mobility and service continuity in a multi-access environment.
This course presents the signaling communication within 5G Core Network as specified in the current Rel-16 3GPP standards. In order to provide the general context, the course briefly introduces the network organization, the roles of all the major 5G Network Functions (NFs), the basic 5G use cases (eMBB, mMTC and URLLC), the UE identities, and so on. The course focuses on protocols and signaling procedures inside the 5G Core Network, between the UE and the Core Network and also between the 5G Radio Access Network and the 5G Core Network. The course describes the procedures used in the Standalone 5G Network deployments. The selected signaling procedures are presented on a message parameters level of details with some examples using traces from the 5G network.
We introduce the relevant basics of NG-RAN (Next-Generation Radio Access Network) together with the roles of the various NFs (Network Functions), as defined by current 3GPP R15 standards and emerging R16 additions. The interactions both within the 5GC and between the 5GC and the NG-RAN are also explained.
The course uses a top-down approach starting with a high level description of the functionality of different network entities and the interaction needed between on different interfaces. The layer 3 protocols are then discussed one by one in detail in a logical scenario-based sequence. A number of detailed message-by-message signalling sequences will be presented during the course to tie everything together. Protocols and signalling procedures related to the 5GC-internal Service Based Architecture are mentioned but not covered in any detail.
This course provides a thorough overview of the Next-Generation Radio Access Network (NG-RAN) which is part of the 3GPP 5G System. The focus is on Stand-Alone (SA) operation but also Non-Stand Alone (NSA) NR is outlined. The course starts with a brief introduction to the 5G System, followed by a discussion of aspects of the new radio interface and the nodes, interfaces and procedures in the NG-RAN. The course also describes various RAN – core option and dual connectivity options as well as some NG-RAN implementations such as C-RAN, O-RAN (from O-RAN Alliance) and IAB (Integrated Access and Backhaul).