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Software Defined Radio (SDR) and O-RAN – Advanced Digital Communications

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Advanced digital communications – Software Defined Radios and O-RAN

If you want to prepare yourself to build practical, and fully open telecom equipment, software programs, and end-to-end 4G/5G systems alternative and competitive to those produced by conventional Telecom companies, such as NOKIA, HUAWEI, SAMSUNG, ERICSSON, ZTE, etc., or want to learn how to build private 4G/5G networks, then this course is just for you. In this course, you will learn in detail most technical aspects of building end-to-end 4G and 5G systems including eNodeB/gNodeB, UE, and EPC/5GC.

After you complete watching all the lecture videos of the course, you will be able to get a professional certificate of completion.

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Private networks, no matter who you ask (see: here, here, or here) have transitioned from lab toys to a multi-billion dollar industry. Open source too has left the lab and solutions from the likes of RedHat, OpenStack, O-RAN Alliance, and the Telecom Infra Project are a growing presence in operators networks globally. As the footprint of open source grows, and network operators see the benefits of deploying open-source, the industry is responding by developing open source solutions moving up the stack. Now with the introduction of the Magma project, open-source is moving into complex network functions like the core of the 4G and 5G mobile network.

Dumping gas on the open and private network fire, the FCC has made available commercially deployable CBRS spectrum that we see taking off in the recent auction and as Spectrum Access Systems (SASs) go live. With its 3 tier access, CBRS means anyone can get a meaningful chunk of airwaves with 25 times (or more) the power of most Wi-Fi networks to deliver high-quality wireless services.

In light of these changes, in this version of the build your own network how-to, I will move our target from a lab network to a commercial-grade LTE network deployment. Let’s get started.

The Ingredients

There are 6 key components to an open and private LTE network:

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What Will You Learn?

  • Building the 4G/5G New Radio Air Interface
  • Building the UE New Radio Air Interface
  • Building the EPC/5GC Network ore
  • Practically seeing the features of the 4G/5G network
  • The unlicensed Spectrum for 5G private networks
  • Using SDR (e.g., USRPs) and off-the-shelf compute devices for prototyping 4G/5G networks
  • Open Radio Access Network Concept and building blocks
  • The key building blocks of Private 4G/5G Networks
  • The differences between 5G and the other Wireless Cellular Mobile Generations

Course Content

Introduction to the course of SDR

  • About the Instructor Dr. Jehad Hamamreh
    03:08
  • Motivation and Course Content – Part 1
    35:03
  • Motivation and Course Content – WHY, WHAT and HOW – Part 2
    46:41

4G & 5G full stack covering eNodeB/gNodeB, UE, and EPC/5GC.

Setting up the SDR devices (USRPs) with an open source 4G/5G suite tool (srsRAN) – Implementation

Explaining the exact details of building private 4G/5G networks for business and commercial deployments in the field
Explaining an article on building private 4G/5G networks

Open RAN Tutorial

4G Network Setup – Practical implementation

Build your own 5G Network using COTS and open source solutions

RAN related new Terminologies in 5G – O-RAN, C-RAN, V-RAN, …

Open RAN Introduction and Importance

More on Open RAN Concept and architecture by different companies

O-RAN merits and costs

Potential services: Localization and Sensing

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A. Gates
A. Gates
2 years ago
Very practical and useful course for those who want to know how to build a cellular networks