Summary of 3GPP Releases and their features.2 Chapter 3Table 3.1 GSM and GPRS system network elements and logical interfaces.Table 3.2 UMTS system network elements and logical interfaces.Table 3.3 LTE/EPS network elements and logical interfaces.Table 3.4 Interworking features and their logical interfaces.Table 3.5 Logical and physical interface between RAN and CN elements.Table 3.6 UMTS and LTE access stratum control plane protocol layers.Table 3.7 NAS protocol messages from GSM to LTE system.Table 3.8 Protocol layer in UMTS (Iu), LTE system (S1), and 5G NG over IP.
3 Chapter 5Table 5.1 GERAN‐UTRAN to E‐UTRAN‐EPC: identities mapping.
4 Chapter 6Table 6.1 Interworking methods: network elements and their logical interfaces...Table 6.2 GPRS, UMTS, and LTE UE mode of operation.
5 Chapter 7Table 7.1 NRI and its source identifier.Table 7.2 UEs distributions in MME pool using the WRR method.Table 7.3System information (SI) messages for MOCN PLMN identities.
6 Chapter 8Table 8.1 IP header compression/decompression methods.
7 Chapter 9Table 9.1 Summary of security features and its network elements.Table 9.2 Temporary identities used for subscriber identity confidentially.Table 9.3 Keys and algorithm used for subscriber identity authentication.Table 9.4 Ciphering algorithms and keys used for information confidentiality.Table 9.5 Algorithms and keys used for integrity protection.Table 9.6 Protocol layers: ciphering and integrity protection.Table 9.7 Security context contents in GSM, GPRS, UMTS, LTE and 5G systems.
8 Chapter 14Table 14.1 Value and meaning of skip indicator.Table 14.2 Layer 3 and NAS message format contents.Table 14.3 S1‐AP, X2‐AP, NG‐AP, Xn‐AP, and RANAP elementary procedure classes...
9 Chapter 16Table 16.1 LTE/EPC and 5G core network elements.Table 16.2 Identities mapping from 5G core to LTE/EPC.Table 16.3 Authentication vector for UE authentication using 5G and EAP AKA.
10 Chapter 17Table 17.1 Summary of air interfaces control plane protocol layers.
11 Chapter 18Table 18.1 RRC states vs. UE mobility.Table 18.2 Handover types and scenarios by network element.
12 Chapter 19Table 19.1 GSM, UMTS, LTE, and NR physical channel definitions.Table 19.2 Channel mappings at NR MAC layer.Table 19.3 Radio access, modulation methods, and frame duration.Table 19.4 NR operating frequency ranges and duplexing modes.Table 19.5 NR frames and slots for different NR subcarrier spacings.Table 19.6 NR frames and slots for different NR subcarrier spacings.Table 19.7 NR resource allocation and VRB‐To‐PRB mapping types.Table 19.8 NR transport channels and their processing chain and coding method...Table 19.9 NR transport channel to physical channel mappings.Table 19.10 Transport channels and their coding steps and schemes.Table 19.11 PDCCH aggregation level and candidates PDCCH.Table 19.12 PDCCH search space, purposes, and their RNTIs.Table 19.13 NR DCIs formats, purposes, and their RNTIs.Table 19.14 NR physical channel types and their MCSs.
13 Chapter 20Table 20.1 5G network functions and their service interface name.Table 20.2 5GS reference points and their protocol and transport networks.Table 20.3 Authorizations roles of 5GC network functions with respect to OAut...
List of Illustrations
1 Chapter 1Figure 1.1 Career opportunities in the mobile communications space.
2 Chapter 2Figure 2.1 Network architecture and elements of a GSM network.Figure 2.2 Network architecture and elements of a GPRS network.Figure 2.3 Network architecture and elements of a UMTS network.Figure 2.4 Overall network architecture and elements of an LTE network.Figure 2.5 Illustration of circuit switched and packet switched data transfe...Figure 2.6 Network domains and their elements of mobile communication networ...Figure 2.7 Illustration of end‐to‐end flow of information in a mobile commun...Figure 2.8 Illustration: GSM MO call flow.Figure 2.9 Illustration: 3GPP systems and air interface evolutions.Figure 2.10 System architecture 3GPP Release 99.Figure 2.11 System architecture 3GPP Release 4.Figure 2.12 System architecture 3GPP Release 5.Figure 2.13 LTE system architecture with EPC nodes.Figure 2.14 Mobile communications network systems engineering.Figure 2.15 3GPP organizational partners/members.Figure 2.16 Example of a cover page of a 3GPP technical specification.Figure 2.17 Illustration: different stages of a 3GPP TS.
3 Chapter 3Figure 3.1 Illustration: physical E1 interface configuration for GSM A‐bis i...Figure 3.2 Illustration: physical air interface for GSM, UMTS, LTE, and 5G N...Figure 3.3 (a) LTE S1 and 5G NG logical interface: user plane. (b) LTE S1 an...Figure 3.4 LTE/EPS logical interfaces: S3, S4, S5, S8, S10, and S11 protocol...Figure 3.5 GPRS: Gb‐interface protocol stack with IP and frame relay transpo...Figure 3.6 Protocol layers classifications in GSM, GPRS, UMTS, LTE, and 5G s...Figure 3.7 LTE network end‐to‐end control plane protocol layers.Figure 3.8 LTE UE – P‐GW user plane protocol layers.Figure 3.9 UMTS, LTE, and 5G air interface protocol layer groups.Figure 3.10 LTE E‐UTRAN: access stratum and non‐access stratum protocol stac...Figure 3.11 LTE access stratum RRC connection establishment procedure.
