INTRODUCTION5GNETWORK:CHALLENGESANDOPPORTUNITIES5GNETWORKARCHITECTUREDESIGNTYPICAL5GNETWORKCAPABILITIESSTANDARDIZATIONSUGGESTIONCONCLUSIONSMAINCONTRIBUTORSIMT-2020(5G)PromotionGroupwasjointlyestablishedinFebruary2013bythreeministriesofChina(includingMIIT,NDRC,andMOST)basedontheoriginalIMT-AdvancedPromotionGroup.Themembersincludethemainoperators,vendors,universities,andresearchinstitutesinChina.ThePromotionGroupisthemajorplatformtopromote5GtechnologyresearchinChinaandtofacilitateinternationalcommunicationandcooperation.IMT-2020(5G)PromotionGroup5GNetworkArchitectureDesignWhitePaperP1P2P5P10P19P21P22CONTENTS1IMT-2020(5G)PromotionGroup5GNetworkArchitectureDesignWhitePaperAlongwiththeresearchon5Ggettingfurtherandmoredetailed,theindustrialshaveshapedthebasicconsensuseson5Gscenarios.Facingtotheapplicationscenarioofe