5G RAN Protocols & Procedures
Layer 2/3 of the NR RAN — RRC states and procedures, PDCP/RLC/MAC behaviour, NGAP, Xn, F1 and E1 — with call-flow analysis from real traces.
- Duration
- 3 days
- Level
- Advanced
- Delivery
- Live Online · Classroom · On-Site Corporate
- Location
- Live Online · Dubai · GCC
- Certificate
- Certificate of Completion
- Format
- Instructor-Led
Course overview
Understanding the RAN protocol stack is essential for integration, troubleshooting and optimisation. This program covers each layer and the procedures that span them, using message-level walkthroughs.
Who should attend
- RAN engineers
- Integration and troubleshooting engineers
- Optimisation engineers
Prerequisites
- 5G fundamentals
Learning objectives
- 1Explain the NR user-plane and control-plane stacks
- 2Trace RRC connection, reconfiguration and release
- 3Describe handover procedures over Xn and N2
- 4Analyse CU/DU split and F1/E1 procedures
Detailed curriculum
01Protocol Architecture
- UP and CP stacks
- CU/DU/RU split and interfaces
- SDAP, PDCP, RLC, MAC functions
02RRC
- RRC states and transitions
- System information
- Connection control and reconfiguration
- Measurement configuration
03Mobility & Interfaces
- Xn and N2 handover
- Conditional handover and DAPS
- NGAP and Xn-AP procedures
- F1AP and E1AP
04Analysis
- Trace collection
- Failure signatures
- KPI linkage
Day-by-day agenda
Day 1
- Protocol Architecture
- RRC
Lecture, whiteboard analysis, exercises and lab time.
Day 2
- Mobility & Interfaces
- Analysis
Lecture, whiteboard analysis, exercises and lab time.
Hands-on exercises & labs
- Message-level analysis of RRC setup and handover
- F1 and NGAP trace decoding
Skills gained
Instructor
Instructor profile — to be added
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Training methodology
Instructor-led
Concepts explained by engineers with delivery experience, at whiteboard depth.
Trace & case driven
Real message flows, counters and scenarios connect theory to network behaviour.
Hands-on
Labs and design workshops matched to the program and delivery mode.
Available locations
Live online region-wide. Classroom and on-site delivery available in Dubai and across major GCC locations, arranged per cohort or corporate engagement.
Upcoming schedule
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Cohort dates are published when confirmed. Register interest to be notified first, or request a corporate delivery on your own dates.
Frequently asked questions
Live online programs are delivered in real time by an instructor over video with shared labs and interactive Q&A. Classroom programs are delivered face to face in Dubai or other GCC locations, with the instructor and lab environment in the room. Both use the same curricula and instructors.
Programs are built on 3GPP, O-RAN and industry standards and are vendor-agnostic by default. Corporate deliveries can include vendor-specific parameter mapping and scenarios where required.
Participants who complete a program receive a Teleriu certificate of completion. Teleriu programs are professional technical training and are not affiliated with any certification body unless explicitly stated.
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