Weekly Course Schedule (Tentative)

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Week-1

Aug. 23 Module-0 (Course Overview) and Module-1 (Introduction)

Aug. 25 Module-1 (Introduction)

Week-2

Aug. 30 Module-2 (Network Architecture)

Sep. 1 Module-3 (Control Plane)

Week-3

Sep. 6 Module-3 (Control Plane) and Module-4 (User Plane) (HW-1 Assigned)

Sep. 8 Module-4 (User Plane)

Week-4

Sep. 13 Module-5 (OFDMA)

Sep. 15 Module-5 (OFDMA) (HW-1 Due)

Week-5

Sep. 20 Module-5 (OFDMA) (HW-2 Assigned)

Sep. 22 Module-6 (Int. Downlink PHY Design and Synchronization) (1-page project proposal due)

Week-6

Sep. 27 Module-6 (Synchronization)

Sep. 29 Module-7 (Reference Symbols and Channel Estimation)

Week-7

Oct. 4 Module-8 (Downlink and Data Control Channels)

Oct. 6 Module-9 (Link Adaptation) (HW-2 Due Oct. 7th, HW-3 Assigned Oct. 7th)

Week-8

Oct. 11 No Class (Fall Break)

Oct. 13 Module-10 (Multiple Antenna Techniques)

Week-9

Oct. 18 Module-10 (Multiple Antenna Techniques)

Oct. 20 Module-11 (Scheduling, Interference Coordination, and Broadcast Channels) ( HW-4 Assigned Oct. 21st)

Week-10

Oct. 25 Midterm Exam In Class Midterm Exam (HW-3 Due Oct. 25th)

Oct. 27 Module-12 (Uplink PHY Reference Symbols)

Week-11

Nov. 1 Module-13 ( Uplink PHY Channel Structure) (Two-page project update due Nov. 1)

Nov. 3 Module-13 (Random Access, and Uplink Transmission Procedures)

Week-12

Nov. 8 Module-14 (Practical Deployment Aspects) (HW-4 Due Nov. 8th)

Nov. 10 Module-14 (Practical Deployment Aspects) (HW-5 Assigned Nov. 10th)

Week-13

Nov. 15 Module-15 (LTE Advanced) and Module-16 (5G Communications)

Nov. 17 Module-16 (5G Communications)

Week-14

Nov. 22 Module-16 (5G Communications)

Nov. 24 No Class (Thanksgiving Holiday)

Week-15

Nov. 29 Module-16 (5G Communications)

Dec. 1 Module-16 (5G Communications) (HW-5 Due Dec. 1st)

Week-16

Dec. 6 No Class (Reading Days)

Dec. 8 No class (End of Semester) Final Project Reports Due

Week-17 (Final Exam Week)

Dec. 13 Final Exam (3:30-6 PM, EB2 1230) In Class Final Exam (ECE and CSC sections)

Final Exam (Dec. 12 - Dec. 14) Take Home Final Exam (DE section)