7. Action Plan / Schedule

Study week Sections Lecture topic
 Tasks in moodle  Practice Learning outcome #
1 Part I. 4G/5G and beyond communication systems

Lecture 1: Introduction: Wireless Evolution and Current State of Play


Self-assessment Quiz 1
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2
 Lecture 2: 5G Air Interface
   Lab 1: Resource grid of 5G cellular radio access network of new radio (NR)
 3
3 Lecture 3: 5G NR Physical Resource
 Student Quiz 1
 Lab 2: 5G NR DL control signals, synchronization signals
 3
4 Lecture 4: 5G NR channels and signals
Lab 3: 5G NR channels and signals in DL
 3
5 Lecture 5: 5G NR channels and signals (continued)
 Self-assessment Quiz 2 Lab 4: 5G NR DCI
 3
6  
 Lecture 6: 5G Handover and Mobility Management
Lab 5: Data and signal processing on physical layer of 5G-NR
 3
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, 2, 3
8 Lecture 8: 5G Core (continued), network slicing
  
 Lab 7: Connect Quectel UE to academic 5G network in Taltech
 2, 3, 4
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
10 Part III Advanced topics Lecture 10: 5G and IoT, mobile postioning
   Project topic selection 3, 4
11
Lecture 11: Mobile Positioning
 Student Quiz 3
 Project consultations 3, 4
12 Lecture 12: Radio Access Techniques
  
 Project consultations 3, 4
13 Lecture 13: Open RAN and Interfaces
  Self-assessment Quiz 4
 Project consultations 3, 4
14 Lecture 14: MIMO, Cooperative Communications
   Project consultations
 3, 4
15 Lecture 15: Cooperative communication (continued), Device to device communications
  Student Quiz 4
 Project topic presentation
 3, 4
16 Mock exam
   Project topic presentation (reserve)
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