5G Networks: An Overview of Architecture, Design, Use Cases and Deployment [Hardcover]

This book provides comprehensive coverage of building an end-to-end view on how to architect, design, and orchestrate a 5G capable network that will integrate with 5G RAN, IP transport, datacenters, Telco Cloud, and 5G packet networks. It contains real-world examples with challenges and success strategies for deploying 5G Transport with closed-loop automation. It also focuses on aspects like scale, performance, latency, security, and manageability while building 5G transport for some of the world's largest 5G networks as well as migration approaches from 4G to 5G transport and core network.

5G is an emerging technology that mobile service providers (MNO/MVNO) across the world are embracing. They are willing to invest in enabling their infrastructure for 5G and explore new business opportunities with their enterprise/mobile customers. As per the Gartner survey, the majority of communication service provider (CSP) revenue will come from 5G.

5G is going to open the door to new applications such as wireless virtual reality, low latency machine-to-machine communication, smart city infrastructure, autonomous vehicles, IoT deployment, artificial intelligence-based applications, industrial automation and so much more.

This book gives in-depth coverage of how to architect, design and orchestrate a 5G capable network that would integrate with 5G RAN, IP transport, data centers, Telco Cloud and 5G packet core networks.

1. 5G Introduction 2. Demands leading to Architecture Shift 3. 5G Use Cases 4. RAN Architecture Design 5. IP Transport - xHaul Architecture Design 6. Telco Cloud 7. Packet Core (5G NSA and SA) Design 8. Automation 9. Network Slicing 10. 5G Security 11. Migration from 4G to 5G

Atahar Khan is a Principal Architect with extensive expertise in designing, architecting, and implementing complex technologies within service provider nelÓ#