5G Networks: An Overview of Architecture, Design, Use Cases and Deployment

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Half Title
Copyright Page
Title Page
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
Chapter 1: 5G Introduction
	1.1: Salient Features of 5G
	1.2: 5G Architecture Overview
	1.3: 5G Building Blocks
Chapter 2: Demands Leading to Architecture Shift
	2.1: Packet Core Challenges
	2.2: IP Transport Challenges
	2.3: 5G Security
	2.4: Service Orchestration and Assurance
	2.5: DC Transformation
Chapter 3: 5G Use Cases
	3.1: Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB)
	3.2: Internet of Things (IoT)
	3.3: Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR)
	3.4: Autonomous Vehicles
	3.5: Smart City
	3.6: Remote Surgery and Telemedicine
	3.7: Industrial Automation
	3.8: Retail and Advertising
	3.9: Smart Agriculture
	3.10: 5G Enabled Education
	3.11: Cloud Gaming and Low-latency Multiplayer Experiences
Chapter 4: RAN Architecture Design
	4.1: Introduction to Today’s D-RAN Architecture
	4.2: Radio Frequency Primers
	4.3: Backhaul Evolution to xHaul to Support 5G Use Cases
	4.4: CPRI Functional Splits and Evolution to eCPRI
	4.5: Fronthaul Design Considerations
	4.6: O-RAN xHaul Architecture
Chapter 5: IP Transport: xHaul Architecture Design
	5.1: Introduction
	5.2: Present IP Transport Architecture
	5.3: Evolution of IP Transport to Support 5G Services
	5.4: 5G Transport Use Cases
	5.5 SDN Transport with Segment Routing to Support 5G Services
	5.6: Evolution of Segment Routing to the IPv6 Data Planewhich Further Simplifies the Capabilities of 5G Services
	5.7: Clocking in a 5G xHaul Transport Network
Chapter 6: Telco Cloud
	6.1: Telco Cloud – What is it and How is it Different from an IT Cloud?
	6.2: Cloud Transition: From VNFs to CNFs
	6.3: Telco Cloud Architecture Considerations
	6.4: Security in the Telco Cloud
	6.5: Multi-cloud and Hybrid Cloud Approaches for the Telco Cloud
Chapter 7: Packet Core (5G NSA and SA) Design
	7.1: Introduction
	7.2: Non-standalone (NSA)
	7.3: Standalone (SA)
	7.4: 5G Core Network Functions
	7.5: 5G Core Concepts
Chapter 8: Automation
	8.1: Introduction
	8.2: 5G Automation Demands
	8.3: Automation Architecture Components Overview
	8.4: Domain specific Orchestration
	8.5: Cross Domain Orchestration
	8.6: Service Assurance and Operations
Chapter 9: Network Slicing
	9.1: Why is Network Slicing Important?
	9.2: Network Slicing in 5G
	9.3: Slicing Characteristics
	9.4: Slicing Domains
	9.5: OAM Aspects of Network Slice
	9.6: QOS
	9.7: Stateless Network Slice Identification
	9.8: Orchestration at the Controller
	9.9: End-to-end Slice
	9.10: Service Level Objectives
	9.11: Cross-domain Network Slice Orchestration
Chapter 10: 5G Security
	10.1: RAN and xHaul Security
	10.2: IP Transport Security
	10.3: Telco Cloud and MEC Security
	10.4: 5G Core Security
	10.5: Network Slicing Security
	10.6: Security management
Chapter 11: Migration from 4G to 5G
	11.1: 5G Deployment Options
	11.2: Migration Path from 4G to 5G
	11.3: Migration Considerations
Glossary
References
Index