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).

Learning the Basics of 5G and Beyond Wireless communication

Providing a basic understanding of the key technologies and enablers of 5G and
beyond communication systems.

Study of 5G wireless channel models

Learning 5G techniques e.g. massive MIMO. mmWave etc.

1. Understand and distinguish the major cellular communication standards (1G/2G/3G/4G/ 5G/6G systems) and wireless communications networks. (Bloom’s Taxonomy Levels 1 and 2)
2. Explain the concepts of the 5G network and its integration with other networks such as IoT, V2X, etc. (Bloom’s Taxonomy Level 3)
3. Describe the concepts of 5G and beyond 5G key enablers. (Bloom’s Taxonomy Level 3)
4. Analyze the performance of various communications systems from a physical layer perspective. (Bloom’s Taxonomy Level 4)
5. Review and documentation of the next-generation communication technologies and enablers. (Bloom’s Taxonomy Levels 5 and 6)

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

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

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Communications

IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications