Extended syllabus and study guide 2026
7. Action Plan / Schedule
| Study week | Sections | Lecture topic |
Tasks in moodle | Practice | Learning outcome # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Part I. 5G and beyond communication
systems |
Lecture 1: Introduction: Wireless Evolution and Current State of Play |
Self-assessment Quiz 1 |
1 (describes the architecture of 5G cellular communication network), 2 (explains main functions of the core of 5G cellular network), 3 (analyses the quality of service provided by 5G test network based on self-collected parameters of radio signal, communication channel and network), 4 (explains main principles of advanced topics including cellular internet of things, mobile positioning, radio access techniques, cooperative communication, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces and network slicing) | |
| 2 |
Lecture 2: 5G Air Interface |
Lab 1: Resource grid of 5G cellular radio access network of new radio (NR) |
3 (analyses the quality of service provided by 5G test network based on self-collected parameters of radio signal, communication channel and network) | ||
| 3 | Lecture 3: 5G NR Physical Resource |
Student Quiz 1 |
Lab 2: 5G NR DL control signals, synchronization signals |
3 (analyses the quality of service provided by 5G test network based on self-collected parameters of radio signal, communication channel and network) | |
| 4 | Lecture 4: 5G NR channels and signals |
Lab 3: 5G NR channels and signals in DL |
3 (analyses the quality of service provided by 5G test network based on self-collected parameters of radio signal, communication channel and network) | ||
| 5 | Lecture 5: 5G NR channels and signals (continued) |
Self-assessment Quiz 2 | Lab 4: 5G NR DCI |
3 (analyses the quality of service provided by 5G test network based on self-collected parameters of radio signal, communication channel and network) | |
| 6 | |
Lecture 6: 5G Handover and Mobility
Management |
Lab 5: Data and signal processing on physical layer of 5G-NR |
3 (analyses the quality of service provided by 5G test network based on self-collected parameters of radio signal, communication channel and network) | |
| 7 | Part II: Core network | Lecture 7: 3GPP 5G Standard Overview, 5G Core network | Student Quiz 2 | Lab 6: 5G NR channels and signals in UL |
1 (describes the architecture of 5G cellular communication network), 2 (explains main functions of the core of 5G cellular network), 3 (analyses the quality of service provided by 5G test network based on self-collected parameters of radio signal, communication channel and network) |
| 8 | Lecture 8: 5G Core (continued), network slicing |
|
Lab 7: Connect Quectel UE to academic 5G network in Taltech |
2 (explains main functions of the core of 5G cellular network), 3 (analyses the quality of service provided by 5G test network based on self-collected parameters of radio signal, communication channel and network), 4 (explains main principles of advanced topics including cellular internet of things, mobile positioning, radio access techniques, cooperative communication, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces and network slicing) | |
| 9 | Lecture 9: Internet of Things - Communication technologies |
Self-assessment Quiz 3 |
Lab 8: Broadband internet via 5G network in Taltech using Quectel UE |
3 (analyses the quality of service provided by 5G test network based on self-collected parameters of radio signal, communication channel and network) | |
| 10 | Part III Advanced topics | Lecture 10: 5G and IoT, mobile postioning |
Project topic selection | 3 (analyses the quality of service provided by 5G test network based on self-collected parameters of radio signal, communication channel and network), 4 (explains main principles of advanced topics including cellular internet of things, mobile positioning, radio access techniques, cooperative communication, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces and network slicing) | |
| 11 | Lecture 11: Mobile Positioning |
Student Quiz 3 |
Project consultations | 3 (analyses the quality of service provided by 5G test network based on self-collected parameters of radio signal, communication channel and network), 4 (explains main principles of advanced topics including cellular internet of things, mobile positioning, radio access techniques, cooperative communication, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces and network slicing) | |
| 12 | Lecture 12: Radio Access Techniques |
|
Project consultations | 3 (analyses the quality of service provided by 5G test network based on self-collected parameters of radio signal, communication channel and network), 4 (explains main principles of advanced topics including cellular internet of things, mobile positioning, radio access techniques, cooperative communication, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces and network slicing) | |
| 13 | Lecture 13: Open RAN and Interfaces |
Self-assessment Quiz 4 |
Project consultations | 3 (analyses the quality of service provided by 5G test network based on self-collected parameters of radio signal, communication channel and network), 4 (explains main principles of advanced topics including cellular internet of things, mobile positioning, radio access techniques, cooperative communication, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces and network slicing) | |
| 14 | Lecture 14: Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces | Project consultations |
3 (analyses the quality of service provided by 5G test network based on self-collected parameters of radio signal, communication channel and network), 4 (explains main principles of advanced topics including cellular internet of things, mobile positioning, radio access techniques, cooperative communication, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces and network slicing) | ||
| 15 | Lecture 15: Cooperative communication | Student Quiz 4 |
Project topic presentation |
3 (analyses the quality of service provided by 5G test network based on self-collected parameters of radio signal, communication channel and network), 4 (explains main principles of advanced topics including cellular internet of things, mobile positioning, radio access techniques, cooperative communication, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces and network slicing) | |
| 16 | Mock exam |
Project topic presentation (reserve) |
1 (describes the architecture of 5G cellular communication network), 2 (explains main functions of the core of 5G cellular network), 3 (analyses the quality of service provided by 5G test network based on self-collected parameters of radio signal, communication channel and network, 4 (explains main principles of advanced topics including cellular internet of things, mobile positioning, radio access techniques, cooperative communication, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces and network slicing) |