Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : EC6517 : Wireless Communication { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Poonam Singh
Syllabus
Module 1: Introduction and fundamentals of wireless communications: evolution of cellular systems
requirements, goals, and vision of the next generation wireless communication systems Fading, digital modulations, performance metrics.
Module 2: 5G Key Technologies: Small cells, massive MIMO, mmWave.
Small cells: Past, present, and future trends of cellular networks coverage and capacity of small
cell networks Interference management, D2D architecture Towards IoT Spectrum sharing.
Massive MIMO: Point-to-point MIMO, Virtual MIMO (relaying), multiuuse MIMO Massive
MIMO, propagation channel model, channel estimation, uplink and downlink data transmission
capacity bounds, achievable rate, energy and spectral efficiency trade-off.
mmWave: Applications, radiowave propagation Physical layer design and algorithms mmWave
MIMO challenges channel modeling channel estimation Beamforming.
Multiple access techniques: OFDM, filter banks, GFDM, OTFS, NOMA.
Module 3: 6G Key Enablers: Wireless energy harvesting, machine learning, visible light communication, Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS), Extremely Large Aperture Massive MIMO, etc.
Wireless energy harvesting: Energy-rate trade-off Simultaneous wireless information and power
transfer (SWIPT), time-switching, power splitting Wireless powered communication networks Outage probability and throughput.
Machine learning applications: Channel modeling and estimation Spectrum sensing and sharing Resource allocation (NOMA, mmWave massive MIMO).
Course Objectives
- Learning the Basics of 5G and Beyond Wireless communication
- Providing a basic understanding of the key technologies and enablers of 5G and <br />beyond communication systems.
- Study of 5G wireless channel models
- Learning 5G techniques e.g. massive MIMO. mmWave etc.
Course Outcomes
1. Distinguish and understand the major cellular communication standards (1G/2G/3G/4G/5G/6G systems) and wireless communications networks. <br />2. Understand the 5G techniques e.g. massive MIMO. mmWave etc. for the design of communication systems. <br />3. Characterize and analyze various modulation and multiplexing techniques e.g. OFDM, NOMA etc. <br />4. Applications of Machine Learning in 5G Wireless Communications.
Essential Reading
- R. Vannithamby and S. Talwar, Towards 5G: Applications, Requirements and Candidate Technologies., John Willey & Sons, West Sussex, 2017.
- Manish, M., Devendra, G., Pattanayak, P., Ha, N., 5G and Beyond Wireless Systems PHY Layer Perspective, Springer Series in Wireless Technology
Supplementary Reading
- T. S. Rappaport, R. W. Heath Jr., R. C. Daniels, and J. M. Murdock,, Millimeter Wave Wireless Communication., Pearson Education, 2015.
- M. Vaezi, Z. Ding, and H. V. Poor,, Multiple Access techniques for 5G Wireless Networks and Beyond., Springer Nature, Switzerland, 2019
Journal and Conferences
- IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
- IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Communications