The Core Network for 5G Advanced provides an overview of the 5G Core network architecture, as well as giving descriptions of cloud technologies and the key concepts in the 3GPP specifications. This book covers up to and including 3GPP release 17 & 18 which includes the core network for 5G Advanced as well as a large number of new features added by 3GPP to expand the initial 5G Core specifications in rel-15/16. New to this edition: A complete update to reflect developments in Releases 17 and 18 * 7 brand new chapters: Service Exposure, non-3GPP access, 3GPP access for new use cases, Edge computing, Industry and Enterprise features, Regulatory services and Network automation and AI/ML Content includes An overview of the 5G Core Architecture The Stand-Alone and Non-Stand-Alone Architectures A detailed presentation of 5G Core key concepts Extensive descriptions of advanced 5G features for different use cases such as industry, automotive and satellite networks A deep-dive into APIs for network service exposure An overview of 5G Radio and Cloud technologies Learn: The features and details of the latest 5G architecture The content of the respective 3GPP releases 15/16/17 and 18 How the interworking with previous network standards is defined The new APIs defined to support application-to-network interaction Details of the protocol and service descriptions Examples of 5G network deployment options for different use cases Written by authors who are heavily involved in development of the 5G standards and who have written several successful books on 4G and 5G Core Networks, this book provides an authoritative reference on the technologies and standards of the 3GPP 5G Core network.