Engineer 5G
Non-Terrestrial Networks
end to end.
From satellite radio adaptation and SIB19 / NTN-Config gNB setup to LEO / MEO / GEO link-budget design — a focused, NTN-only masterclass that closes with a customer-ready planning case study, built live in vendor-neutral open-source labs.
Direct-to-handheld
TR 38.821 method
A focused, vendor-neutral path to satellite-grade 5G.
Terrestrial 5G is covered only as the minimum baseline needed to reason about NTN. The rest of the week is what makes satellite-based 5G genuinely different — long delay and Doppler, 3GPP-based gNB and core configuration, satellite mobility and beam management, and full orbit / link-budget engineering.
NTN-only and 3GPP-anchored: the same NR / 5GC protocols are adapted for the satellite link, not replaced. Every parameter, IE and formula is traced to its specification and release.
- RF / RAN planning & optimization engineers moving into satellite-5G
- 5G Core engineers owning 5GC ↔ NTN integration
- Transport, gateway & satellite backhaul engineers
- Network architects & NTN solution designers
- Pre-sales, bid & technical strategy teams
- Working knowledge of 4G LTE & basic 5G NR (RAN + core)
- Familiarity with IP networking & basic Linux CLI for labs
- No satellite experience assumed — orbital & link-budget fundamentals built from first principles
What you can do on Friday afternoon.
- Explain end-to-end NTN architecture and transparent vs. regenerative payload models per Rel-17/18/19
- Map the 3GPP NTN roadmap — TA, Doppler, HARQ, RedCap, store-and-forward — to each release
- Read and configure SIB19 / NTN-Config, Koffset, Kmac, common & UE-specific TA, ephemeris & TA reporting
- Plan 5GC integration: UPF placement, tracking-area & mobility, slicing, TN/NTN steering, verified UE location
- Design beam & satellite mobility incl. Conditional Handover with ephemeris triggers
- Perform LEO / MEO / GEO link-budget calculations and select orbit, payload & spectrum
- Define NTN KPIs & acceptance criteria
- Produce a professional, customer-ready NTN planning report
Verified, not just described.
Hands-on labs use a reproducible, vendor-neutral stack so concepts are confirmed directly. Tooling can be tailored to your environment.
| Layer | Tools | Used for |
|---|---|---|
| 5G Core | Open5GS | 5GC deployment, NAS / NGAP / PFCP capture, NTN core integration |
| RAN / UE | UERANSIM, srsRAN | gNB / UE simulation, NTN delay profiles, SIB19 / RRC decode |
| Delay / impairment | Linux tc / netem | Inject LEO / MEO / GEO RTT, jitter and loss profiles |
| Analysis | Wireshark, iperf3, Python / Jupyter | Protocol decode, throughput tests, delay / Doppler modelling |
| Orbit / planning | Skyfield / Orekit, ns-3 / 5G-LENA NTN | Ephemeris (TLE), coverage & link-budget automation |
The course, wired as a flow.
Each day is its own page — click any node to open it, then step through its sub-topics on the right.
Bring Practical 5G NTN Engineering to your team.
On completion, participants can explain 5G NTN architecture, evaluate LEO/MEO/GEO options, configure NTN-specific gNB (SIB19 / NTN-Config) and 5GC parameters, perform link-budget calculations, design beam & mobility plans, define KPIs, and produce a professional NTN planning report.