Lab: Walk through initial access logs

Reading Real Protocol Logs

Protocol log analysis is an essential troubleshooting skill for 5G RAN engineers working in live deployments. In this lab you will examine realistic initial access protocol logs formatted to match actual network equipment output. Each log entry corresponds to a specific step in the cell search and connection establishment procedure. Your task is to identify and tag entries representing SSB detection, PSS and SSS synchronization, MIB and SIB decode, each RACH message, and the final RRC Setup. Correctly sequencing these events builds the diagnostic intuition needed to isolate access failures in…