5G NR: Deep Dive into Rel 17 & Outlook to Rel 18

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5G NR: Deep Dive into Rel 17 & Outlook to Rel 18

Table of Contents:


Chapter 1: Review & Warming Up (2.0 - 3.0h)


  • The timeline from 5G to 6G: Rel 15, Rel 16, Rel 17, Rel 18, Rel 19, Rel 20, Rel 21 (6G)
  • Reviewing 5G and NR with Rel 15 and 16: Differences and enhancements compared to LTE, most important updates with Rel 16
  • Overview Rel 17 RAN Features:
    • NTN, RedCap, Coverage Enhancements (PUSCH and PUCCH)
    • UE power savings, Multi-SIM, 1024-QAM in DL
    • FR2-range extension, FR2-extension with new SCS 480+960 kHz
    • Fast SCell activation, UL carrier switching, Small Data Transmission (SDT)

Chapter 2: Deep Dive into NTN (2.0 - 3.0h)


  • Architecture & Implementation Options: Transparent vs. Regenerative Payload, Satellite Types, NR-NTN, IoT-NTN, NTN Protocol Stacks, NTN-specific frequency bands
  • NTN: Technical Challenges & Terminology: Nadir Position, Path Loss, Doppler Shift and Doppler Rate, Latency
  • Operation 1: Cell Selection with NTN
  • Operation 2: RRC-Connection Setup, SIB1 and SIB19/SIB31, UE-Capabilities for NTN
  • Operation 3: Mobility and Handover

Chapter 3: Deep Dive into RedCap (2.0 - 3.0h)


  • Overview: Use Cases and RedCap-Capabilities, Differences to IoT, eMBB and URLLC, Risk of Abuse
  • Detailed Look at technical Reliefs for RedCap Devices: BW, Half-duplex operation option, MIMO, modulation, N1, N2, CA&DC
  • Operation 1: RedCap specific BWP-allocation through SIB1
  • Operation 2: RRC-Connection Setup, early indication in RA-procedure, UE-Capabilities (RedCap-specific)

Chapter 4: Deep Dive into Coverage Enhancements (2.0 - 2.5h)


  • Why, when and where? Uplink, PUSCH and PUCCH, typical applications
  • PUSCH 1: HARQ vs blind repetitions, operation with Rel 16, changes with Rel 17, joined operation of HARQ and blind repetitions
  • PUSCH 2: Joined Channel Estimation (JCE), operation and parametrization, time domain window, measurement through UE
  • PUSCH 3: TBoMS (TB processing over Multi-Slot) operation and parametrization
  • PUSCH 4: Msg3 repetition operation and parametrization
  • PUCCH: Coverage enhancements for the PUCCH
  • Performance improvements to be expected

Chapter 5: Contents of Rel 18 (1.0 - 2.0h)


  • NES (Network Energy Savings): CellDTX/DRX, CSI-based Spatial Domain Adaptation, SSB-less SCell Operation
  • MIMO Evolution: Coherent (Rel 18) & non-coherent (Rel 17) transmission
  • eRedCap: Differences to RedCap, performance
  • SBFD: Operation, challenges, time-frequency grid
  • More important Rel18 Contents


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