(Ebook) 5G Core Networks: Powering Digitalization by Stefan Rommer, Peter Hedman, Magnus Olsson, Lars Frid, Shabnam Sultana, Catherine Mulligan ISBN 9780081030097, 0081030096

(Ebook) 5G Core Networks: Powering Digitalization by Stefan Rommer, Peter Hedman, Magnus Olsson, Lars Frid, Shabnam Sultana, Catherine Mulligan ISBN 9780081030097, 0081030096

5G Core Networks: Powering Digitalization provides an overview of the 5G Core network architecture, as well as giving descriptions of cloud technologies and the key concepts in the 3GPP rel-15/16 specifications.Written by the authors who are heavily involved in development of the 5G standards and who wrote the successful book on EPC and 4G Packet Networks, this book provides an authoritative reference on thetechnologies and standards of the 3GPP 5G Core network.Content includes:An overview of the 5G Core ArchitectureThe Stand-Alone and Non-Stand-Alone ArchitecturesDetailed presentation of 5G Core key conceptsAn overview of 5G Radio and Cloud technologieLearn:- The differences between the 5G Core network andprevious core network generations- How the interworking with previous network standardsis defined- Why certain functionality has been included and whatis beyond the scope of 5G Core- How the specifications relate to state-of-the-artweb-scale concepts and virtualization technologies- Details of the protocol and service descriptions- Examples of network deployment options