5G NSA Troubleshooting Workshop: Sub-6

Why Take This Course?

• Enhance your industry knowledge and skills by gaining a greater understanding of 5G NSA troubleshooting for Sub-6.
• Train with engineers at Qualcomm Technologies – a world leader in 5G technology and wireless engineering.
• Learn online and at your own pace with our flexible eLearning format. Or, set up a live training session for groups of at least 15 people.

Course Outline:

• Begin with a discussion of EN-DC setup procedures.
• Dive into NR RACH, control channels, Downlink and Uplink performance, and EN-DC mobility and beam management.

Prerequisites:

• You should take this course if you are at least one of the following:
  • Network Engineer
  • RF Engineer
  • Systems Engineer
• Before taking this course, you should enroll in or have a solid understanding of the content in the following QWA courses:
  • 5G NR Technical Training
  • 5G NR Call Processing: Non-Standalone Mode
  • 5G NR Air Interface Training
  • 5G NR NSA Log Analysis Workshop: Sub-6
• This course is part of our corporate program and requires an NDA for access. 

Objectives:

• Identify the basic EN-DC setup procedure.
• Define a troubleshooting flowchart related to EN-DC setup procedures.
• Discuss case studies related to EN-DC setup procedures.
• Identify RACH triggers and configuration parameters.
• Describe the RACH troubleshooting flowchart.
• Discuss RACH access case studies.
• Describe 5G NR PDCCH design.
• Review case studies on PDCCH decoding failures.
• Explain 5G NR PUCCH operation principles.
• Analyze case studies on PUCCH decoding failures.
• Summarize debugging processes for control channel failures.
• Discuss the basic mechanisms related to downlink scheduling.
• Identify the possible implementations of MCG/SCG to SCG split bearer.
• Define a troubleshooting flowchart related to NSA DL performance troubleshooting.
• Describe case studies related to NSA DL performance procedures.
• Describe UL data transfer overview.
• Understand how the scheduling procedure takes place.
• Define UL troubleshooting flow charts.
• Describe UL power control in NR.
• List possible issues with UL Tx power control and some troubleshooting strategies.
• Illustrate a UL power control troubleshooting example.
• Discuss the EN-DC measurement object and events.
• Identify EN-DC mobility parameters.
• Analyze EN-DC mobility case studies.
• Describe beam management key functions and beam switch procedures.
• List the DL beam management issues and troubleshooting flowchart.
• Present case studies for beam switch scenarios.