Extended syllabus and study guide 2026
1. Course aims and learning outcomes
Course name and code: Cellular Communication Technologies IEE2650
Course volume: 6.00 ECTS
Language of instruction: English
Faculty: Thomas Johann Seebeck Department of Electronics, School of Information Technologies, Tallinn University of Technology.
Lecturer and contact
details: Professor Muhammad Mahtab Alam muhammad.alam@taltech.ee, consultations are given based on prior agreement.
Form of study and target group: Daytime study, elective course, study programme IAVM23/25
Objective of the course: The course aim is to give an overview of 5G cellular communication system, particularly 5G NR radio access network.
Brief description of the content of the course:
4G/5G and beyond communication systems: wireless evolution, 5G air interface, 5G NR physical resource, channels and signals, 5G handover and mobility management.
Core network: 3GPP 5G Standard Overview, 5G core network, network slicing, Internet of Things (IoT) - communication technologies.
Advanced topics: cellular IoT, mobile positioning, radio access techniques, Open RAN and interfaces, Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces, cooperative communication.
Learning outcomes: After completing this course, the student:
- describes the architecture of 5G cellular communication network
- explains main functions of the core of 5G cellular network
- analyses the quality of service provided by 5G test network based on self-collected parameters of radio signal, communication channel and network
- explains main principles of advanced topics including cellular internet of things, mobile positioning, radio access techniques, cooperative communication, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces and network slicing