Course Outline

Foundations: 6G Vision and Technical Drivers

  • Emerging 6G KPIs and service classes (latency, reliability, throughput, sensing)
  • Key technology enablers and expected timelines
  • Implications for network architecture and infrastructure

Transport Network Evolution: Fronthaul, Midhaul, Backhaul

  • Requirements for ultra-low-latency transport and deterministic tunnels
  • Fronthaul options (CPRI/eCPRI, RoE, split options) and bandwidth scaling
  • Optical transport enhancements and fiber densification strategies

Cloud-Native RAN, vRAN, and O-RAN Integration

  • Cloud-native network functions and containerized RAN principles
  • vRAN design patterns, hardware acceleration, and disaggregation trade-offs
  • O-RAN architecture, open interfaces, and integration challenges

Edge & Distributed Compute Design

  • Edge placement strategies for MEC and ultra-low-latency services
  • Capacity planning, resource orchestration, and multi-access edge compute
  • Interworking between central cloud, edge, and on-prem resources

Timing, Synchronization & Determinism

  • Precision timing requirements for 6G use cases
  • PTP, SyncE, and GNSS considerations and hardening strategies
  • Architectures for deterministic packet transport and redundancy

Spectrum, RF, and Antenna System Readiness

  • mmWave and THz propagation challenges and cell planning implications
  • Antenna system upgrades: massive MIMO evolution and active arrays
  • Densification, backhaul provisioning, and site power/thermal planning

Integrated Sensing and Communication Infrastructure

  • Co-design of sensing-capable radios and network-aware sensing pipelines
  • Data fusion, timing, and edge processing for real-time sensing
  • Use cases: positioning, environmental monitoring, and industrial sensing

Network Automation, AI-Native Management & Orchestration

  • Intent-based networking, closed-loop automation, and model-driven operations
  • AI/ML for traffic prediction, fault detection, and resource optimization
  • CI/CD for network functions and automated validation practices

Security, Resilience & Trustworthy Infrastructure

  • Threat models for highly distributed 6G topologies
  • Hardware and software supply-chain considerations
  • Operational resilience, redundancy, and disaster recovery planning

Testing, Validation & Digital Twin Approaches

  • Verification methodologies for latency, jitter, and throughput SLAs
  • Digital twin use for planning, what-if analysis, and capacity forecasting
  • Interoperability testing with 5G legacy systems and multi-vendor stacks

Migration Strategies and Roadmaps

  • Phased upgrade paths: coexistence strategies with minimal disruption
  • Business case building, cost estimation, and ROI considerations
  • Pilot planning, KPIs, and stakeholder engagement for rollout

Workshop: Design Review and Readiness Plan

  • Hands-on architecture design exercise addressing a real deployment scenario
  • Gap analysis and prioritized remediation plan for infrastructure readiness
  • Presentation of proposed roadmap and risk mitigation measures

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Experience in telecom network engineering and design
  • Familiarity with 4G/5G RAN and core network concepts
  • Working knowledge of IP transport, timing/synchronization, and RF fundamentals

Audience

  • Telecom engineers and radio access network (RAN) architects
  • Network planners and transport/optical engineers
  • Infrastructure and cloud architects preparing networks for next-gen evolution
 21 Hours

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