The Core Network for 5G Advanced (2^nd Ed.)

The Core Network for 5G Advanced provides an overview of the 5G Core network architecture, as well as giving descriptions of cloud technologies and the key concepts in the 3GPP specifications. This book covers up to and including 3GPP release 17 & 18 which includes the core network for 5G Advanced as well as a large number of new features added by 3GPP to expand the initial 5G Core specifications in rel-15/16. New to this edition:

• A complete update to reflect developments in Releases 17 and 18 ? 7 brand new chapters: Service Exposure, non-3GPP access, 3GPP access for new use cases, Edge computing, Industry and Enterprise features, Regulatory services and Network automation and AI/ML

Content includes

• An overview of the 5G Core Architecture
• The Stand-Alone and Non-Stand-Alone Architectures
• A detailed presentation of 5G Core key concepts
• Extensive descriptions of advanced 5G features for different use cases such as industry, automotive and satellite networks
• A deep-dive into APIs for network service exposure
• An overview of 5G Radio and Cloud technologies

Learn:

• The features and details of the latest 5G architecture
• The content of the respective 3GPP releases 15/16/17 and 18
• How the interworking with previous network standards is defined
• The new APIs defined to support application-to-network interaction
• Details of the protocol and service descriptions
• Examples of 5G network deployment options for different use cases Written by authors who are heavily involved in development of the 5G standards and who have written several successful books on 4G and 5G Core Networks, this book provides an authoritative reference on the technologies and standards of the 3GPP 5G Core network

1. Introduction
2. Concepts
3. Architecture Overview
4. EPC for 5G
5. Session management
6. Mobility Management
7. Security
8. Quality-of-Service
9. Policy control and charging
10. Network slicing
11. Dual connectivity
12. Protocols
13. Architecture extensions and vertical industries
14. Protocols
15. Service Exposure
16. Non-3GPP access
17. 3GPP access for new use case
18. Edge Computing
19. Industry and Enterprise
20. Regulatory services
21. Network Automation and AI/ML

Lars Frid is a Director of Strategic Product Management of 5G Core Networks at Ericsson, currently based in Stockholm, Sweden. He has over 25 years of experience of working with wireless data communications in Sweden and in Silicon Valley, California, US. His area of work has covered global standards and technologies for 2G, 3G, and 4G mobile data communications, as well as IP routing, satellite systems, and dedicated mobile data systems for industries and enterprises.His current priorities is to drive product strategies for 5G systems, with a specific focus on business modelling and business development in relation to 5G network architectures and capabilities.Lars holds several patents in mobile communications and is the co-author of two books. He has a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from studies at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, and Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine in London, UK.
Dr Cathy Mulligan is a Visiting Researcher at Imperial College and was a founding Co-Director of the ICL Centre for Cryptocurrency Research and Engineering. She is also a Senior Research Associate at University College where she is Chief Technology Officer of the GovTech Lab and DataNet, which focuses on the potential and application of blockchain, AI and advanced communications technologies as a foundational part of the world’s economy. Cathy is an expert and fellow of the World Economic Forum’s Blockchain council and has recently become a member of the United Nations Secretary General’s High Level Panel on Digital Co-Operation. She holds a PhD and MPhil from the University of Cambridge and is the author of several books on telecommunications including EPC and IoT.
Magnus Olsson is an expert in system architecture and standardization at Ericsson. He has worked with the overall mobile network architecture since joining Ericsson in 1995 and has over 10 years of experience in the standardization of mobile systems. He served as th