- 3.1 5G Use Cases
- 3.2 NGMN 5G Architecture Framework
- 3.3 3GPP 5G Architecture
- 3.4 Key Terms and Review Questions
- 3.5 References and Documents
3.4 Key Terms and Review Questions
Key Terms
3GPP 5G Americas access and mobility management function (AMF) cellular company cloud-edge computing critical communications edge computing enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) gNB ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) massive Internet of Things (MIoT) mobile network operator network functions virtualization (NFV) network slicing Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance ng-eNB over the top (OTT) radio access network (RAN) radio bearer reference point reference point representation roaming service-based architecture session management function (SMF) software-defined networking (SDN) softwarization ultra-reliable and low-latency communications (URLLC) use case user equipment (UE) user plane function (UPF) vertical wireless carrier wireless service provider |
Review Questions
List the emerging 5G use cases defined by ITU-R.
Explain the use of two dimensions in characterizing 5G uses cases by 5G Americas.
Explain the concepts of families and categories used by NGMN to classify 5G use cases.
What is softwarization?
What are the main approaches to softwarization?
Describe the three layers of the NGMN architecture framework.
Define the three types of nodes that are used in the NGMN core network model.
In the NGMN model, who are the key 5G users?
What is the relationship between network slicing and the types of nodes in the core network?
Explain the concept of roaming.
What is the difference between a service-based representation and a reference point representation?
Summarize the major functions encompassed by the user plane function.
What are the two primary types of nodes in a radio access network?
List and briefly define the RAN functional areas.
Which core network functions interact directly with the RAN?