What is cell search in 5G?

Cell search is the procedure by which a UE acquires time and frequency synchronization with a cell and decode the Cell ID of that cell . In 5G NR, Cell search concept is similar to what it is in LTE in terms of decoding Primary Sync Signal (PSS) and Secondary Sync Signal (SSS) to the Physical Cell ID (PCI).28 Tem 2019

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What is LTE Earfcn?

EARFCN stands for E-UTRA Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number .In LTE, the carrier frequency in the uplink and downlink is designated by EARFCN, which ranges between 0-65535. EARFCN uniquely identify the LTE band and carrier frequency.

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