What is RRC and PDCP?

PDCP stands for Packet Data Convergence Protocol . It is a layer of 5G NR radio protocol stack. It is placed top of the RLC Layer and below of the SDAP layer(for user plane) or RRC layer (for control plane) in the Radio Protocol Stack in 5G NR. Due to header compression functionality, it is called as convergence …

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What is LTE protocol stack?

The protocol stack functions consist of the Medium Access Control (MAC), Radio Link Control (RLC), Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP), and Radio Resource Control (RRC) . LTE is the latest generation of the 3GPP standards. The LTE standard specifies an IP-only network supporting data rates up to 150 Mbps.

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Does 5G uses IPv6?

IPv6+ is IPv6 Enhanced Innovation for 5G and Cloud era , represented by protocol innovation such as SRv6, BIER6, etc. , combined with AI such as network analysis, intelligent tuning, etc. , which can meet the requirements of path planning, quick service provisioning, SLA assurance, automatic O&M, quality visualization, …

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Does 5G use IMS?

Voice services remain in 5G, along with data services. In every deployment option, the 3GPP IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) is used as the technology basis to provide voice and video communication services over respectively LTE for option 3x and 5G for option 2.

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Is 5G available all over the world?

5G is nowadays present in 30% of world nations , with a, roughly speaking, equal distribution across the 3 main world zones: Americas, Asia and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). At the head of the table of nations with the most 5G networks is China, followed by the USA and South Korea.

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