s an IEEE CSDP certification and is a qualified CSDP trainer, a practicing PMI certified project management professional (PMP), and a PMP trainer. He lives and works out of Bangalore, India. Rajaneesh Shetty is a telecom specialist with nearly 13 years of continuous and progressive international (multicultural) experience in development and testing lifecycle of telecom products using state-of-the-art technologies, with positions spanning development to technical leadership and management. He has worked on telecom projects with Infosys in core networks, Nokia Siemens networks in radio networks, and now in RMA (radio mobile access) with LTE solutions. He has experience in diverse network technologies such as LTE-TDD, LTE-FDD, UMTS, 3G, GSM, GPRS, HSPA, RRC, MAC, layer 3, core networks, HLR, IN, and billing. He has rich experience in various activities like feature analysis, specification, development, integration, and testing. He has also been involved in technical management of telecom system projects. His current interests include LTE system testing strategies, self-organizing networks, and enhanced customer experience. He lives and works out of Bangalore, India. 5G NR ARCHITECTURE, TECHNOLOGY, IMPLEMENTATION, AND OPERATION OF 3GPP NEW RADIO STANDARDS SASSAN AHMADI 5G NR 5G NR Architecture, Technology, Implementation, and Operation of 3GPP New Radio Standards Sassan Ahmadi ACADEMIC PRESS An imprint of Elsevier ELSEVIER Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier 125 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AS, United Kingdom 525 B Street, Suite 1650, San Diego, CA 92101, United States 50 Hampshire Street, 5th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, United Kingdom Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Details on h