understand 5G RAN Overview We are covering basic understanding on RAN element and details from 5G technology/ specs. The content is organized, to provide consumable information for reader to help increase their understanding on RAN. The page covers basic terminology, concepts and 3gpp roadmaps and features for RAN functionality. Hope my attempt to explain things as simple as possible and help you leave with acquisition and understanding of some concepts or least with touch points. This (#RAN) has been and remains to be crucial/ complex part of telecom network as rest of network is getting simplified by moving from more sophisticated protocols/ framework to generic and open standards by 3GPP body. 1. Terminology # Radio -------- Element Name ----------- Core 1/ LTE ----- eNodeB/ eNB ------- LTE 2/ LTE ----- ng-eNB ------- 5G NR 3/ 5G NR ----- en-gNB ------- LTE 4/ 5G NR ----- gNB ------- 5G NR The RAN traditionally used to consist
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