Chapter 6: Radio-Interface Architecture
Abstract
The overall architecture of the LTE radio-access network, as well as the corresponding core network, is discussed in this chapter. Following this introduction, a more detailed description of the radio-access network user-plane and control-plane protocols is provided.
Keywords
NR; 5G core; EPC; gNB; User plane; Control plane; RRC states; Radio protocol architecture; Logical channels; Transport channels; Mobility; Paging
This chapter contains a brief overview of the overall architecture of an NR radio-access network and the associated core network, followed by descriptions of the radio-access network user-plane and control-plane protocols.
6.1: Overall System Architecture
In parallel to ...
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