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:

  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

E-support and study materials for the course: https://moodle.taltech.ee/course/view.php?id=35747