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Week-1
Aug. 19 Module-0 (Course Overview) and Module-1 (Introduction)
Aug. 21 Module-1 (Introduction)
Week-2
Aug. 26 Module-2 (Network Architecture)
Aug. 28 Module-3 (Control Plane)
Week-3
Sep. 2 Module-3 (Control Plane) and Module-4 (User Plane)
Sep. 4 Module-4 (User Plane) (HW-1 Assigned)
Week-4
Sep. 9 Module-5 (OFDMA)
Sep. 11 Module-5 (OFDMA)
Week-5
Sep. 16 No Class (Wellness Day) (HW-2 Assigned)
Sep. 18 Module-6 (Int. Downlink PHY Design and Synchronization) (HW-1 Due)
Week-6
Sep. 23 Module-6 (Synchronization) (1-page project proposal due)
Sep. 25 Module-7 (Reference Symbols and Channel Estimation)
Week-7
Sep. 30 Module-8 (Downlink and Data Control Channels)
Oct. 2 Module-9 (Link Adaptation) (HW-3 Assigned)
Week-8
Oct. 7 Module-10 (Multiple Antenna Techniques) (HW-2 Due)
Oct. 9 Module-10 (Multiple Antenna Techniques)
Week-9
Oct. 14 No Class (Fall Break)
Oct. 16 Module-11 (Scheduling, Interference Coordination, and Broadcast Channels) (HW-4 Assigned)
Week-10
Oct. 21 Module-11 (Scheduling, Interference Coordination, and Broadcast Channels)
Oct. 23 Module-12 (Uplink PHY Reference Symbols)
Week-11
Oct. 28 Module-13 ( Uplink PHY Channel Structure) (HW-3 Due)
Oct. 30 Module-13 (Random Access, and Uplink Transmission Procedures) (Two-page project update due)
Week-12
Nov. 4 Module-14 (Practical Deployment Aspects)
Nov. 6 Module-14 (Practical Deployment Aspects) (HW-5 Assigned) (HW-4 Due)
Week-13
Nov. 11 Module-15 (LTE Advanced) and Module-16 (5G Communications)
Nov. 13 Module-16 (5G Communications)
Week-14
Nov. 18 Module-16 (5G Communications)
Nov. 20 Module-16 (5G Communications)
Week-15
Nov. 25 Module-16 (5G Communications) and Final Exam Review (HW-5 Due)
Nov. 27 No Class (Thanksgiving Holiday)
Week-16
Dec. 2 Module-16 (5G Communications) Last Day of Fall Classes
Dec. 4 No class (End of Semester) Final Project Reports Due
Week-17 (Final Exam Week)
Dec. 9 Final Exam (3:30-6 PM, EB3 2232) In-Class Final Exam
Dec. 12 Fall 2025 Grades Due 5 PM
Dec. 13 University Commencement Ceremony