5G Network Fundamentals
Completed by Kritarth Singh
March 30, 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: Software-Defined Networking
- Category: Authorization (Computing)
- Category: Virtual Networking
- Category: Interoperability
- Category: Encryption
- Category: Network Protocols
- Category: Network Architecture
- Category: Network Security
- Category: Service Oriented Architecture
- Category: Digital Communications
- Category: Mobile Security
- Category: Telecommunications
