5G Competency (Intermediate Level)

Topics covered

• define 5G small cell technology and compare it with its legacy counterparts
• define machine-type communication (MCT) and identify its specific characteristics
• describe the 5G core network architecture and its components
• describe the 5G security vulnerabilities introduced with the advent of virtualization and slicing mechanisms
• describe the evolution of mobile communications from the mobile radiotelephone to today's networks
• describe the importance and use of a protocol stack in the understanding of networking using the Internet as an example
• describe the network vulnerabilities that are unique to 5G networks
• examine how machine-type communication are expected to impact businesses, industries, and society as a whole
• examine how the 5G protocol stack relates to the OSI model and how it extends its mechanisms of operation
• examine how the very architecture of 5G vastly increases the number of potentially vulnerable entry points into the network due to various technological innovations
• identify commercial applications of 5G in areas like manufacturing, industrial automation, and robotics
• identify the types of cells in a 5G network and how each type is used within the network as a whole
• outline the components of a mobile communications network and how they operate and interact
• recall the various components of a modern cellular mobile communications network and how they interact with each other
• recognize the characteristics and components of a core cellular network and backhaul and the required design parameters for use in a 5G network