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Mastering 5G Network Design, Implementation, and Operations

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Product type Book
Published in Jun 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838980108
Pages 434 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Authors (3):
Shyam Varan Nath Shyam Varan Nath
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Ananya Simlai Ananya Simlai
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Oğuzhan Kara Oğuzhan Kara
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Table of Contents (23) Chapters close

Preface 1. Part 1:Introduction to 5G
2. Chapter 1: Introduction to 5G 3. Chapter 2: End-to-End Architecture Components, Concepts, Security, and Transport 4. Chapter 3: Building Blocks – Cloud Native Infrastructure 5. Chapter 4: 5G Air Interface and Physical Layer Procedures – Part 1 6. Chapter 5: 5G Air Interface and Physical Layer Procedures – Part 2 7. Chapter 6: 5G Air Interface and Physical Layer Procedures – Part 3 8. Chapter 7: Packet Core Procedures 9. Chapter 8: Voice over New Radio (VoNR) 10. Part 2:5G Network Design, Deployment Models, and Advanced Use Cases
11. Chapter 9: 5G Deployment Options 12. Chapter 10: 5G Non-Standalone Networks 13. Chapter 11: 5G Standalone Networks 14. Chapter 12: 5G Infrastructure Design 15. Chapter 13: 5G Network Slicing 16. Chapter 14: 5G and Autonomous Vehicles 17. Chapter 15: 5G Fixed Mobile Convergence 18. Chapter 16: 5G and Satellite Communications 19. Chapter 17: Automation, Orchestration, and Testing 20. Index 21. Other Books You May Enjoy Appendix

Automation infrastructure in 5G

Network automation is the heart of a stable, well-performing 5G network. With every generation of mobile networks, their complexity is increasing. 5G networks are built block by block by combining the network functions with a lot of network gear running a wide variety of heterogeneous technologies.

Figure 17.1 – A typical 5G production network

Figure 17.1 – A typical 5G production network

A typical mid-sized mobile network, as shown in the preceding figure, would comprise thousands of radio units and thousands of servers and network equipment items that would have been procured from multiple vendors running different hardware and operating systems. Hence, to be able to build, test, maintain, observe, and troubleshoot a large network, it is imperative to invest in network automation.

The network automation areas at a high level can be as follows:

  • Deployment: A network is composed of various types of network elements; some can be appliance-based and...
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