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The book discusses the evolution of cellular technology, then focusing in on 5G and its architecture and what it means for current engineers. The book first focuses on 4G and how it changed the industry, allowing people to communicate by connecting devices to the internet. The authors detail the emergence of services and applications that have revolutionized communication and continue to impact the daily habits of majority of the world's population. The authors endeavor to tell this story by showing the path taken until the arrival of 5G, detailing how technological and architectural progress evolved in all these years. It is a technical book, but the authors take care to explain in detail each aspect related to technology in order to allow everyone interested in the subject to delve into this important topic.
Presents a comprehensive explanation about 4G and 5G architecture, modulation and protocols.
Includes a thorough explanation of modern antennas technology and O-RAN.
Relevant to technology professionals and students interested in 5G, but with little background in telecommunications.
Foreword.
Preface.
Remembering the Technological Revolutions.
Strategic Vision of the New Technology.
The Evolution of Cellular Technologies.
Digital Modulation Used in 4G/LTE.
Digital Modulation Used in 5G – Summary: Modulations Used in LTE × 5G.
AAS – Advanced Antenna System: The MIMO, Massive MIMO, and Beamforming Antennas.
The Different Architectures Used in 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G Networks.
The Protocols Used: The Language Spoken by the LTE System.
The Protocols Used: The Language Spoken by the 5G System: Differences Between 4G and 5G Architectures.
The Evolution of RAN (Radio Access Network), D-RAN, C-RAN, V-RAN, and O-RAN.
Final Remarks.
Digital Modulation in Detail.
IP Networks.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML).
Recommended Reading.
Index