Operator Requirements for 5G Core Connectivity Options

May 11, 2019

For the introduction of 5G, 3GPP has specified 5 possible configurations or ‘Options’ for connecting to an EPC or new 5G core network (6 if the current 4G system is included). re-use of existing EPC Core functionality. Option 3 has been fully specified in an early drop of 3GPP Release 15. The other deployment Options already fully specified by 3GPP are Option 2 and Option 5, both standalone options differing in the type of radio access technology connected to the new mobile core network 5GC. These options were completed in June 2018 (ASN.1 in September 2018).

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