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Definition of the Testing Framework for the NGMN 5G Pre-Commercial Network Trials (Version 2)

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This document (Version 2) focuses on the pre-commercial network trials phase of the NGMN 5G Trial & Testing Initiative which has the following scope:

  • Developing a testing framework for 5G New Radio (NR), as developed by 3GPP, allowing the harmonization of the testing methodologies between the different parties conducting trials.
  • Devising a strategy for the trials activities to guarantee efficiency and success of the different trials activities.
  • Testing 5G capabilities in realistic conditions with pre-commercial equipment.
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5G Extreme Requirements: Operators’ Views on Fundamental Trade-Offs

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The aim of this work is to highlight what implications and trade-offs related to the delivery of new 5G services are relevant for mobile network operators. Some of these new services, in fact, require extremely low latency and high reliability of the communication link, which have very little in common with the targets that the telecommunications industry has worked towards until today. Mobile cellular networks have in fact traditionally been designed and optimised for the delivery of good voice and data services for mobile broadband customers, so the new 5G requirements now call for a re-think on how the future network will have to be designed and optimised in order to enable the new services.

The purpose of this document is to outline relevant trade-offs that need to be taken into account when delivering 5G services. In particular, the interplay among coverage, packet size, data rate, latency, and reliability, is analysed.

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NGMN 5G White Paper

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NGMN outlines in the White Paper its vision for 5G empowering value creation through new use cases and being enabled by sustainable business models. Therefore, the capabilities of the network need to be expanded to support much greater throughput, lower latency and higher connection density. To cope with a wide range of use cases and business models, 5G has to provide a high degree of flexibility and scalability by design. In addition, it should show foundational shifts in cost and energy efficiency. On the end-user side, a key requirement for 5G will be that a consistent customer experience is achieved across time and service footprint. NGMN envisages a 5G eco-system that is truly global, free of fragmentation and open for innovations. The commercial introduction of 5G is expected to vary from operator to operator; however, NGMN encourages the ecosystem players to work towards availability of global and commercial solutions by 2020.

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