tion virtualization- multi-antenna transmission 391-407 management and schemes, 586-590 uplink physical layer orchestration (NFV- polar coding, 523-528 functions and procedures, MANO), 22 radio parameters and spectrum, 591-651 architectural framework, 22 656-664 waveforms, 314-350 functional blocks, 20 RRM specifications, 699-704 random-access procedure, 276 Network functions (NFs), 2 sub-6 GHz transceiver and user equipment and network Network management systems antenna design identifiers, 274-276 (NMSs), 15 considerations, 727-733 New radio low density parity Network signaling (NS), 676 systems, 846 check coding (NR LDPC Network slice instances (NSIs), transmission interval, 387 coding), 532-534 38-40, 46, 82 UE, 454 New radio-unlicensed study Network slice management transceiver RF characteristics (NR-U study), 855-856, (NSM), 43-44 and requirements, 881-890 Network slice selection function 691-699 Next-generation (NG) (NSSF), 40-41 V2X network slicing, 806 control-plane/user-plane Network slice template New radio absolute radio functions and procedures, (NST), 43 frequency channel number 122-123 Network slice/slicing, 1-2, 6, (NR-ARFCN), 382 networks, 29-30 33-34, 37-46, 52, 85, New radio access NG-interface management 111-112, 191 carrier aggregation, 280-283 functions, 115 blueprint, 38-39 discontinuous reception and V2X communication, 798-799 layer, 43-44 power-saving schemes, Next-generation application SDN, 36-37 255-258 protocol (NGAP), 122-123 Network-as-a-service (NaaS), 34 layer 2 Next-generation control-plane Network-controlled mobility, functions, 195-235 interface (NG-C), 259-265 services, 201-235 122-123 Index 925 Next-generation fronthaul interface Non-self-blocking region, 297 channel and transmission (NGFI), 30, 60-62 Non-slot-based scheduling, bandwidth configuration, deployment scenarios, 85-86 545-547 NGFI-compliant transport Non-standalone mode maximum transmission network, 85 (NSA mode), 26 bandwidth configuration, Next-generation radio access Non-zero power-CSI-RS network (NG-RAN), 42, (