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)
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 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)
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 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)
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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)