Nokia Mobile Networks and Bell Labs 5G Cloud Native RAN Professional Certification

About Cloud RAN

As the industry is increasingly adopting 5G, flexible and scalable solutions are needed to fully deliver on the 5G promise. Cloud RAN is about meeting the requirement for edge computing as an enabler for new use cases. Furthermore, operators are looking for ways to benefit from the private wireless business opportunity. Cloud RAN can be referred to as Virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN). Its characteristics include agility, flexibility, and openness. Nokia Cloud RAN brings the needed agility for operators and industries. It complements the existing network assets, helps operators build synergies with enterprise on-premises cloud, and paves the way for 6G.

What is Cloud RAN?

Cloud RAN introduces an architectural evolution to Radio Access Networks. It means that RAN hardware and software are disaggregated: To take full advantage of the cloud-computing model, the functions are built with cloud-native design. With RAN virtualization, it is possible to use shared edge infrastructure for edge cloud deployments. This architectural evolution is about introducing 5G radio capacity for new services in the enterprise space.

About the Professional Certificate

Prepare for a career in the dynamic RAN Market. This is the first certificate to start your CloudRAN journey. This is a futuristic technology course and is vendor agnostic. So this course will deep dive into the fundamentals of Cloud-native RAN. This certification does not require any pre-requisite. Start straight away and enhance your knowledge on CloudRAN. Once you have deepened your knowledge on the technology then we would suggest you to test your knowledge through the Cloud-native RAN professional Certification. This certification helps to understand concepts on Microservices, DevSecOps and gives you a holistic view of the Cloud-native RAN technology.

Target audience:

This technology certification is suited for Communication Service Providers or Enterprise audience who intend to gain knowledge on the Cloud Native RAN technology. University students who would like to understand concepts on Cloud Native RAN are also welcome to take this course.

Unit 0: Course Introduction

• 0.1 - Course Introduction

Unit 1: Cloud Native Drivers and Principles

• 1.1 - Cloud Transformation from Traditional Model to Cloud Native
• 1.2 - Key Market Drivers for Cloud RAN
• 1.3 - Cloud Native Principles
• 1.4 - Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)

Unit 2: 5G Cloud Native RAN Microservices Architecture

• 2.1 - Virtualization Technologies and Microservices
• 2.2 - C-RAN & D-RAN Deployment Options
• 2.3 - 5G Cloud RAN BTS Function Split into Microservices

Unit 3: 5G Cloud Native RAN Open Interfaces and API

• 3.1 - Open Fronthaul – 7-2 & 7-2e
• 3.2 - Open Midhaul – F1 & E1
• 3.3 - Open Declarative API and Service Mesh

Unit 4: HW & SW Infrastructure Agnostic

• 4.1 - Hardware in Cloud Infrastructure & HW Acceleration
• 4.2 - Abstraction Layer & Container Standards
• 4.3 - Cloud Infrastructure Landscape
• 4.4 - Immutable Infrastructure

Unit 5: 5G Cloud Native RAN Orchestration & Automation

• 5.1 - Zero Touch Automation and DevSecOps Concepts
• 5.2 - CNF Life Cycle & SW Management
• 5.3 - 5G Cloud Native  RAN Operability & Orchestration
• 5.4 - 5G Cloud Native RAN Security

Unit 6: 5G Cloud Native RAN Evolution and Challenges

• 6.1 - Stepwise Evolution to 5G Cloud Native RAN
• 6.2 - AI/ML for 5G Cloud Native RAN
• 6.3 - 5G Cloud Native RAN Challenges

Unit 7: Wrap up

• 7.1 - Course Wrap-up

Unit 8: Course PDF download

• 8.1 - Course PDF download

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