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Week-1
Aug. 17 Module-0 (Course Overview) and Module-1 (Introduction)
Aug. 19 Module-1 (Introduction)
Week-2
Aug. 24 Module-2 (Network Architecture)
Aug. 26 Module-3 (Control Plane)
Week-3
Aug. 31 Module-3 (Control Plane) (HW-1 Assigned)
Sep. 2 Module-4 (User Plane)
Week-4
Sep. 7 Module-4 (User Plane)
Sep. 9 Module-5 (OFDMA) (HW-1 Due)
Week-5
Sep. 14 Module-5 (OFDMA) (HW-2 Assigned)
Sep. 16 Module-5 (OFDMA) (1-page project proposal due)
Week-6
Sep. 21 Module-6 (Int. Downlink PHY Design and Synchronization)
Sep. 23 Module-6 (Synchronization)
Week-7
Sep. 28 Module-7 (Reference Symbols and Channel Estimation)
Sep. 30 Module-8 (Downlink and Data Control Channels) (HW-2 Due Oct. 1st)
Week-8
Oct. 5 No Class (Fall Break) (HW-3 Assigned)
Oct. 7 Module-10 (Multiple Antenna Techniques)
Week-9
Oct. 12 Module-10 (Multiple Antenna Techniques)
Oct. 14 Module-11 (Scheduling, Interference Coordination, and Broadcast Channels)
Week-10
Oct. 19 Module-11 (Scheduling, Interference Coordination, and Broadcast Channels) (HW-3 Due Oct. 20th)
Oct. 21 Module-12 (Uplink PHY Reference Symbols) (HW-4 Assigned Oct. 24th)
Week-11
Oct. 26 Module-13 ( Uplink PHY Channel Structure)
Oct. 28 Module-13 (Random Access, and Uplink Transmission Procedures)
Week-12
Nov. 2 Module-14 (Practical Deployment Aspects) (Two-page project update due Nov. 1)
Nov. 4 Module-14 (Practical Deployment Aspects) (HW-4 Due Nov. 9th)
Week-13
Nov. 9 Module-15 (LTE Advanced) (HW-5 Assigned)
Nov. 11 Module-16 (5G Communications)
Week-14
Nov. 16 Module-16 (5G Communications)
Nov. 18 Module-16 (5G Communications)
Week-15
Nov. 23 Module-16 (5G Communications) (HW-5 Due)
Nov. 25 No class (Thanksgiving Holiday)
Week-16 (Final Exam Week)
Dec. 2-6 Final Exam, Take Home
Dec. 2 Final Project Reports Due