Module 1: (13 hours)
Introduction to 5G and beyond communications: Evolution of cellular systems, requirements, goals, and vision of the next generation wireless communication systems, usage scenarios, enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), ultra-reliable low latency communications (URLLC), massive machine type communications (MMTC). (3 hour)
5G Network: 5G potential and applications, new radio (NR), standalone and non-standalone mode, centralized RAN, open RAN, multi-access edge computing (MEC), network function virtualization (NFV), network slicing, D2D communications, 5G IoT, V2X communications, spectrum for 5G, spectrum access/sharing. (10 hours)

Module 2: (5 hours)
Wireless channel modeling (microwave, mmWave, and teraHertz): Propagation mechanism, reflection, refraction, diffraction and scattering. Fading channels- Multipath and small-scale fading Doppler shift, statistical multipath channel models, narrowband and wideband fading models, coherence bandwidth, and coherence time.

Module 3: (5 hours)
5G waveforms, OFDM, OTFS, OFDMA, carrier aggregation, dual connectivity.

Module 4: (13 hours)
5G key enablers: small cells, massive MIMO, and mmWave. (1 hour)
MIMO: Point-to-point MIMO, virtual MIMO (relaying), capacity of MIMO systems. (2 hours)
Massive MIMO: Multiuser MIMO, uplink/downlink data transmission, capacity bounds, achievable rate, favorable propagation, channel hardening, and energy and spectral efficiency trade-off. (5 hours)
mmWave massive MIMO: Challenges and channel modeling analog, digital, and hybrid beamforming block diagonalization and OMP algorithm. (5 hours)

Module 5: (4 hours)
Beyond 5G key enablers: Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRS), wireless energy harvesting, SWIPT, integrated sensing and communication, etc. (5 hours)

Learning the trends of mobile communications and the 5G network.

Understanding the basics of the key technologies and enablers of 5G and beyond 5G communication systems.

Familiarization with terminologies such as massive MIMO, mmWave, OFDMA, 5G core, wireless-powered communications, ISAC, IRS, etc.

Developing an analytical capability for solving various problems of next-generation wireless communications.

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)

E. Bjorson, J. Hoydis, and L. Sanguinetti, Massive MIMO Networks: Spectral, Energy, and Hardware Efficiency, now Publishers , 2018

T. S. Rappaport, R. W. Heath Jr., R. C. Daniels, and J. M. Murdock, Millimeter Wave Wireless Communication, Pearson Education , 2015

S. Mumtaz, J. Rodriguez, and L. Dai, mmWave Massive MIMO: A Paradigm for 5G, Academic Press , London, U.K., 2017

Sassan Ahmadi, 5G NR: Architecture, Technology, Implementation, and Operation of 3GPP New Radio Standards, Academic Press , 2019

E. Boshkovska, D. W. K. Ng, N. Zlatanov and R. Schober, "Practical Non-Linear Energy Harvesting Model and Resource Allocation for SWIPT Systems," in IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 19, no. 12, pp. 2082-2085, Dec. 2015.

S. Mohajer, I. Bergel and G. Caire, "Cooperative Wireless Mobile Caching: A Signal Processing Perspective," in IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 18-38, Mar. 2020.