Virtualized RAN (vRAN) Technical Training
Enhance your technical skills and understanding of virtualized RAN (vRAN). Train with engineers at Qualcomm Technologies: a world pioneer in 5G technology.
Why Take This Course?
- Enhance your industry knowledge and skills by gaining a greater understanding of vRAN.
- Train with engineers at Qualcomm Technologies – a world leader in 5G technology and wireless engineering.
- Participate in a professional development opportunity you can display on your resume/CV and LinkedIn profile.
Course Outline:
- Introduction to virtualized RAN (vRAN)
- RAN Architecture and Split Options
- Interfaces and Transport
- vRAN Architecture
- Overview of O-RAN
- Review of deployment considerations
Prerequisites:
- Knowledge of LTE or 5G network architecture
- Knowledge of LTE or 5G protocol stack
- 5G NR Technical Training course
Objectives:
- Discuss RAN evolution and the motivation for virtualization.
- Explain the concept of RAN Virtualization.
- Identify industry efforts around RAN Virtualization standardization.
- Explain the RAN evolution from 2G to 5G.
- Discuss Distributed RAN (D-RAN), Centralized RAN (C-RAN) and Virtualized RAN (vRAN).
- Introduce the RAN split options proposed by 3GPP.
- Describe the more common split options in detail.
- Identify the transport network and available transport options.
- Describe general principles of the CU-DU interface.
- Discuss different fronthaul interface options.
- Illustrate vRAN Architecture and centralized and distributed functions.
- Explain the control plane and user plane separation and deployment options.
- Describe vRAN dependency on transport network latency, bandwidth, and resiliency.
- Discuss potential benefits of vRAN deployments.
- Explain the concept of O-RAN and the potential benefits.
- Illustrate O-RAN architecture and interfaces.
- Discuss White Box Hardware in O-RAN.
- Describe types of base station architecture, deployment scenarios, and performance aspects.
- Discuss fronthaul requirements based on RAN split options.
- Explain transport network dimensioning.
- Discuss network performance considerations.
- List URLLC considerations with RAN split.
- Describe co-located 4G/5G implementation options.
- Explain security aspects with RAN split options.