Chapter 2
Anatomy of Mobile Communication Networks
Various individual components and interconnected systems come together to make an end-to-end mobile communication network (MCN). The previous chapter introduced the evolution of mobile generations in the context of three distinct MCN domains, namely:
Radio access networks (RANs): These networks comprise discrete interconnected components that collectively provide the air interface to connect the end user of the mobile services to the mobile network.
Mobile transport and backhaul: The network infrastructure that provides connectivity between RANs and the mobile core.
Mobile core: The brain of an MCN. The mobile core enables and implements services for the end users.
Mobile services rely on ...
Get A Network Architect’s Guide to 5G now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
