5G Mobile Communications, 5 cr

Tampere University

Description
Completion options

Teaching periods

Course code

COMM.SYS.700

Language of instruction

English

Academic years

2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–2024

Level of study

Intermediate studies

Grading scale

Pass-Fail

Persons responsible

Responsible teacher:

Markku Renfors

Responsible teacher:

Mikko Valkama

Responsible teacher:

Joonas Säe

Responsible organisation

Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %

Coordinating organisation

Electrical Engineering Studies 100 %

Core content

3GPP standard development
* Release 15
* on-going developments and future targets and visions
5G core enabling technologies
* flexible physical layer: CP-OFDM with mixed numerology options
* spactrally enhanced CP-OFDM
* mm-wave communications
* massive MIMO and beamforming
* advanced duplexing solutions including full-duplex
* network densification and ultradense networks
5G New Radio (5G-NR) radio interface
5G requirements and use cases
* 5G applications/verticals
* available spectrum
* peak data rates, area capacity, latency, reliability, mobility support
* enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB)
* massive MTC, internet of things (IoT)
* ultra reliable low-latency communications (URLLC)

Learning outcomes

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Recommended prerequisites

Further information

Learning material

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Studies that include this course

Completion option 1

Active participation in the lectures, small exam or homework (lecture diary) for each lecture/topic area, and a small final project in 2-3 person groups (e.g., literature study or simulation exercise and short presentation on this topic). For doctoral students, the scope of project is more advanced compared to MSc students and a short presentation together with a 3-4 page report following IEEE publications guidelines is required.

Participation in teaching

1. Independent project (English)

15.05.2023 – 27.08.2023

2. Lectures (English)

09.01.2024 – 25.02.2024

3. Independent project (English)

13.05.2024 – 31.08.2024