5G Network Fundamentals
Completed by Ashley Chinyanganya
May 15, 2026
19 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Characterize 5G modes (eMBB, uRLLC, mMTC) and list the main functional entities and their role (gNB, AMF, SMF, UPF, UDM, AUSF)
Justify how MIMO and massive MIMO are a technological breakthrough of mobile networks
Explain the security weaknesses of 4G and justify how 5G enhances security
Describe the interactions between network functions (NF) from the specification of a simple service in a service-based architecture (SBA).
Skills you will gain
- Category: Encryption
- Category: Software-Defined Networking
- Category: Cryptographic Protocols
- Category: Network Architecture
- Category: Network Protocols
- Category: Service Oriented Architecture
- Category: Digital Communications
- Category: Authentications
- Category: Network Performance Management
- Category: Network Security
- Category: Wireless Networks
- Category: Virtual Networking
