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Names: Penttinen, Jyrki T. J., author.
Title: 5G explained : security and deployment of advanced mobile
communications / Jyrki T. J. Penttinen, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Other titles: Five G explained
Description: Hoboken, NJ, USA : Wiley, [2019] | Includes bibliographical
references and index. |
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Dr. Jyrki T. J. Penttinen, the author of 5G Explained, started his activities in mobile communications industry in 1987 by evaluating early‐stage NMT‐900, DECT, and GSM radio network performance. After he obtained the MSc (EE) grade from the Helsinki University of Technology (HUT) in 1994, he worked for Telecom Finland (Sonera and TeliaSonera Finland) and Xfera Spain (Yoigo), performing technical tasks related to 2G and 3G. He also established and managed Finesstel Ltd. in 2002–2003, carrying out multiple consultancy and training projects in Europe and in the Americas. Afterward, he worked for Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks in Mexico, Spain, and in the United States from 2004 to 2013. During this time with mobile network operators and equipment manufacturers, Dr. Penttinen was involved in a wide range of operational and research activities related to system and architectural design, investigation, standardization, training, and technical management. His focus and special interest were in the radio interface of cellular networks and mobile TV such as GSM, GPRS/EDGE, UMTS/HSPA, and DVB‐H. From 2014 to 2018, in his position as Program Manager with G+D Mobile Security Americas, USA, his focus areas included mobile and IoT security and innovation with a special emphasis on 5G. Since 2018, he has worked for GSMA North America as Technology Manager assisting operator members with the adoption, design, development, and deployment of GSMA specifications and programmes.
Dr. Penttinen obtained his LicSc (Tech) and DSc (Tech) degrees from HUT (currently known as Aalto University, School of Science and Technology) in 1999 and 2011, respectively. In addition to his main work, he has been an active lecturer and has written dozens of technical articles and authored telecommunications books, from which those published by Wiley are The Wireless Communications Security (2017), The LTE‐Advanced Deployment Handbook (2016), The Telecommunications Handbook (2015), The LTE/SAE Deployment Handbook (2011), and The DVB‐H Handbook (2009). More information on his publications can be found at www.finesstel.com.
Mobile communication systems have vastly evolved since the introduction of the first, analogue generation in 1980s. Ever since, each new commercial system has offered novelty functions and features outperforming the older ones. The current generations have indeed been operational in a parallel fashion all this time except for the very first generation, which was decommissioned practically everywhere as we entered new millennia.
The fourth generation – the 3GPP's LTE‐Advanced being the flagship of this era – has claimed its position as the most established system in global scale during 2010s. We are now looking forward to using the next, completely new generation, as has been the “tradition” for the past few decades. Based on these quite systematic cycles, it is easy to guess that the fifth generation will be again superior compared to any of its predecessors in terms of spectral efficiency, data rates, and capacity, among other important aspects essential for fluent user experiences. This time, 5G is an optimized enabler for time‐ and delay‐sensitive applications such as virtual‐reality and augmented‐reality solutions.
Not only does 5G have considerable enhancements in terms of the latency and data rates, but it also takes care of a huge amount of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. It is assumed that machine‐to‐machine type of communications (MTC) will grow significantly during and after the first half of the 2010s. 5G is optimized by default for supporting such a big number of simultaneously communicating devices.
5G will also change the fundamental philosophy of the networks by modernizing the old reference architecture model infrastructure to support service‐based architecture and virtualized environment where only the essential network functions are utilized as instances per need. For this purpose, 5G relies considerably on the increasing number of data centers on the field. They have common, virtualized hardware that paves the way for optimized utilization of physical resources while the software‐based network functions can be utilized much more dynamically, efficiently, and faster compared to older network architectures that are based on dedicated hardware and software per each network element. This modernization of the core networks will provide highly useful techniques such as network slicing, which facilitates the network optimization for different use cases in a highly dynamic manner.
Historically, the mobile communications landscape has been rather fragmented, with multiple commercial systems forming each generation. At present, the telecom industry seems to be interested in a much more unified mobile communication system, which indeed can be achieved by the deployment of 3GPP‐defined 5G networks in a global scale. We might thus finally see a truly unique and single standard defining the new generation, which will ease the interoperability and is also beneficial for customers and multiple stakeholders thanks to the expected economies of scale.
Academia has contributed strongly to the investigation of novelty candidate technologies for 5G radio and core networks while the industry has developed and tested shortlisting the most feasible concepts. Technical performance of these candidates has been under thorough testing during the pilots and trials, while the technical 3GPP specifications defining 5G system have been maturing. This high level of industry interest has been beneficial for the standardization to maintain and even expedite the original development schedules. As a result, Release 15 of 3GPP was frozen in June 2018, and after final adjustments, it is ready for providing truly interoperable solutions to equipment manufacturers and mobile network operators.
It should be noted that the 3GPP Release 15 represents merely the first phase of 5G, which works for the introduction of key 5G services while 3GPP still maintains and enhances technical specifications of the parallel systems for 2G (GSM), 3G (UMTS/HSPA), and 4G (LTE/LTE‐Advanced).
There will be new and enhanced 5G specifications, too, to comply with the strict 5G functional and performance requirements of the IMT‐2020 (International Mobile Telecommunications for 5G), which has been defined by ITU (International Telecommunications Union). After the late drops referring to the additional items in Release 15, the second phase of 3GPP's 5G will be published in the technical specifications of Release 16 by the beginning of the next decade. So, the first 5G networks complying fully with the IMT‐2020 requirements are expected to be deployed as of 2020.
The 3GPP Release 16 will bring along many new functionalities, enhancing the initial 5G performance. This phased approach provides means for a fluent and expedited deployment of 5G services based on the previous core infrastructure in the initial deployments, as defined in the 4G Enhanced Packet Core (EPC) specifications of 3GPP. One example of this hybrid mode is the set of non‐standalone modes, which the mobile network operators can deploy selectively while waiting for the 3GPP Release 16‐based solutions.
While the 5G specifications have been under development through the second half of 2018, there has already been plenty of speculative information available on 5G in printed form. Now, as the 3GPP Release 15 has been frozen, this book summarizes concretely the essential aspects of 5G based on the latest knowledge interpreted from the specifications and industry. This book presents the overall concept of 5G, helping the reader to understand the “big picture” of the theme and presenting focused points on security and deployment aspects.
I hope you enjoy the contents of this book in your preparation for the exiting journey in exploring yet another mobile generation! As has been the case with my previous books published by Wiley, I would highly appreciate all your feedback via my email address, jyrki.penttinen@hotmail.com.
Jyrki T. J. Penttinen
Atlanta, GA, USA
This 5G Explained complements my previous five books published with Wiley on telecommunication technologies since 2009. Looking back at the development, it is fascinating to realize how the systems evolve with such an overwhelming pace, providing us users with better performance and new, more interesting functionalities. As we approach the 5G era, this is especially clear with such groundbreaking, new principles applied in the networks.
Along with this sixth book, I express my warmest thanks for all the support to the Wiley teams I have worked with throughout the respective 10‐year period. As for specifically this 5G Explained book, I want to give special thanks to Ms. Sandra Grayson for such great support and editorial guidance. I thank also Ms. Cheryl Ferguson for the editing, Ms. Sonali M. Melwani for all the coordination in shaping the manuscript into the final book, and Ms. Nithya Sechin and Apoorva Sindoori for keeping track of the advances.
One quite important part of the security section of this book would not have been possible to summarize without the support of my colleagues of Giesecke+Devrient at G+D Mobile Security. I want to express my special thanks to Mr. Claus Dietze, who contributed an important base to the security chapter. Knowing this list will not even come close to being complete, I also want to extend my gratitude to my former colleagues of Giesecke+Devrient for all the support specifically related to 5G, which eased my way in understanding and documenting aspects that I believe will be of utmost importance in the 5G era. Please note, though, that this book has been accomplished by myself in my personal capacity as an author. The opinions expressed in this book are thus my own and do not necessarily reflect the view of my current or past employers.
As has already been kind of “tradition,” I have done this work during my spare time. I am thus thankful for all the support and patience of my close family, Paloma, Katriina, Pertti, Stephanie, Carolyne, and Miguel, and all the ones on my side who encouraged me to continue to pursue this passion.
Jyrki T. J. Penttinen
Atlanta, GA, USA