5G NR Release 16 Air Interface Training

Why Take This Course?

• Enhance your industry knowledge and skills by gaining a greater understanding of 5G NR Release 16 Air Interface.
• 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:

• Cover key enhancements and new verticals introduced in 3GPP Release 16.
• Learn and discuss major air interface/protocol changes from physical, MAC, RLC, PDCP, and RRC to support these new features.

Prerequisites:

• You should take this course if you are at least one of the following:
  • Network Engineer
  • Network Planner
  • System Engineer
  • Software Engineer
  • Test Engineer
  • Project Manager
  • Capacity Planner
• This course is part of our corporate program and requires an NDA for access.

Objectives:

• Compare 3GPP Rel 15 and Rel 16.
• Compare key features and new verticals introduced by 3GPP Rel 16.
• Name the physical, MAC, RLC, PDCP, and RRC changes to support these new features in Rel 16.
• Discuss 5G NR 3GPP timeline for Rel 15 – Rel 19.
• Highlight Rel 16 major enhancements and introduce Rel 17/18 key enhancements.
• Introduce the concept of 2-step random access procedure in Rel 16.
• Review how UE chooses between the legacy 4-step and the new 2-step procedures.
• Discuss Rel 15 MIMO limitations and Rel 16 enhancements.
• Discuss Rel 15 Beam Management limitations and Rel 16 enhancements.
• Discuss Rel 15 CA/DC limitations and Rel 16 CA/DC enhancements.
• Review Rel 16 URLLC features.
• Describe PHY/MAC/Upper layer enhancements for URLLC.
• Review UE capabilities and respective IEs for URLLC.
• Discuss Rel 16 key features for UE power saving.
• Discuss motivation for Rel 16 mobility enhancements.
• Describe DAPS (Dual Active Protocol Stack).
• Describe CHO (Conditional Handover) for NR PCell change.
• Review UE capabilities and IEs associated with DAPS and CHO.
• Introduce the concept of UE-based and network-based positioning.
• Describe the modifications and enhancements of the sounding reference signal (SRS) for positioning purposes.
• Introduce NR-U enhancements in Rel 16, including DRS and channel access procedures.
• Review the new Sidelink Physical Channels introduced in NR V2X to support advanced use cases.
• Discuss Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) introduced in Rel 16.