A simple way to understand the difference between Carrier Aggregation (CA) and Dual Connectivity (DC) is that in CA different carriers are served by the same backhaul (same eNB), while in DC they are served by different backhauls (different eNB or eNB & gNB).
We have produced a short video showing different 5G architectures, looking mainly at StandAlone (SA) and Non-StandAlone (NSA) architectures, both LTE-Assisted and NR-Assisted. The video is embedded below:
Finally, 3GPP has done a short webinar with the 3GPP RAN Chairman Balazs Bertenyi explaining the outcomes from RAN#77. Its available on BrightTalk here. If you are interested in the slides, they are available here.
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- Enhanced 5G Security via IMSI Encryption
- 5G – Beyond the Hype
- Network Sharing is becoming more relevant with 5G
2 comments:
what is it mean exactly with "assisted"?
In very simple terms, you can say that is the master node. In LTE-Assisted, LTE is master and vice versa.
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