Training / Course 00
Aims — what you can do after
- Stand up a complete, private 5G Standalone lab on a single cloud VM.
- Understand every component the later courses depend on — and how to reset it.
- Run a smoke test that proves the core, the RAN and the data path all work end to end.
The build, end to end
1 · ProvisionA single low-cost cloud VM in your own project.
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2 · CoreInstall the 5G Standalone core (Open5GS) + the subscriber database.
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3 · NetworkConfigure NAT and the kernel GTP module — with the toolchain pitfall pre-solved.
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4 · RANBring up the simulated radio (UERANSIM): a gNB and a UE.
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5 · SubscribeProvision one test subscriber in the database.
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6 · VerifyA three-line smoke test: register, open a data session, ping out.
Each step has a matching teardown cell — the lab spins up and down on demand, so it stays a low-cost, disposable environment.
Module breakdown
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Lab bootstrap & helpers
Provision the VM, install the toolchain, load the shared helpers every cell uses.
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Core, RAN & subscriber
Open5GS + database, the simulated RAN, and a first test subscriber.
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Smoke test & teardown
Prove the end-to-end path, then the stop / delete discipline that keeps it cheap.
What the setup gives you
- A private, disposable 5G lab you fully control — no shared infrastructure.
- A cost table plus stop / delete cells, so it only runs when you are using it.
- A troubleshooting matrix for the handful of things that commonly go wrong on first build.