5G C-RAN (Cloud/Centralized Radio Access Network) 5G RAN (NG-RAN) Architecture 3GPP 5G Splitting Protocol Option 2 O-RAN (Open RAN) Alliance 5G Option 2 and Option 7 , 7-2 Transport/Connectivity Network: Backhaul, Midhaul and Fronthaul User Inactivity Monitoring Procedure RRC Inactive State Split Protocol of gNB (5G Base Station) PDU Session, QoS (Quality of Service) Flow, DRB, Data Radio Bearer gNB CU: Centralized Unit gNB DU: Distributed Unit gNB RU: Radio Unit or gNB RRU: Remote Radio Unit Protocol Stack: RRC, SDAP, PDCP, RLC, MAC and Physical layer Radio and Core Network Protocols: F1AP, E1AP, NGAP, GTP-U/GTPv1-U (GPRS Tunneling Protocol) UE (User Equipment )/ 5G Device