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To fulfill these demands the fifth generation of cellular networks was introduced. 5G promises to allow more connections, much higher throughputs, and lower latency.
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Figure from https://www.digi.com/blog/post/what-is-5g-part-1-evolution-and-the-next-generatio
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Beyond being able to download a full-length HD movie to your phone in seconds (even from a crowded stadium), 5G is really about connecting things everywhere – reliably, without lag – so people can measure, understand and manage things in real time.
Applications
Safety and Sustainability
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Parameter | FR1 (450 MHz-7.125 GHz) | FR2 (24.5-52.6 GHz) |
Carrier Aggregation | Up to 16 Carriers | |
Max Number of Subcarriers | 3300 (FFT 4096) | |
Modulation Scheme | QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM; uplink also supports π/2-BPSK (only DFT-s-OFDM) | |
Radio Frame Length | 10 ms | |
Subframe Length | 1 ms | |
MIMO Scheme | Max 2 Codewords mapped to max of 8 layers in DL and max of 4 layers in UL | |
Duplex Mode | FDD, TDD | TDD |
Access scheme | DL: CP-OFDM; UL: CP-OFDM, DFT-s-OFDM | |
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