Earners of this badge have demonstrated a good understanding of 5G NR architecture and the deployment options. They will be able to explain the architecture and differences between options 3, 7 and 4 and describe how each forms part of the evolution of 5G from 4G. They will also be able to explain the architecture of the gNb and how it applies to the concept of RAN centralisation and show consideration of the backhaul network requirements.