Department : Electronics and

Programme : B.Tech.
Communication Engineering
Semester : VII Course Category Code: PEC Semester Exam Type: TY

Periods / Week Credit Maximum Marks

Course Code Course
L T P C CA SE TM
Advanced
3 - - 3 40 60 100
MobileCommunications
Prerequisite -
CO1 Understand the evolution of mobile communication standards developed over the years.
CO2 Explain 5G architecture, its components and functional criteria.
Course CO3 Study the in-depth functioning of 5G radio access technologies.
Outcom CO4 Understand device to device (D2D) communication and standardization.
e CO5 Evaluate the use of advanced techniques in cellular communications.
UNIT I Mobile Communications Overview Periods: 9
Evolution from 1G to 5G, Analog voice systems in 1G, digital radio systems in 2G, voice and messaging
services, TDMA based GSM, CDMA, 2.5G (GPRS), 2.75G (EDGE); IMT2000, 3G UMTS, W-CDMA,
CO1
HSPA, HSPA+, 3G services and data rates, IMT Advanced, 4G, LTE, VoLTE, OFDM, MIMO, LTE
Advanced Pro (3GPP Release 13+), IMT2020, enhancements in comparison to IMT Advanced
UNIT II Introduction to 5G Communication Periods: 9
Building Blocks of 5G, 5GArchitecture, 5G for IoT Applications ,5G potential and applications, Usage
scenarios, enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), ultra reliable low latency communications (URLLC),
massive machine type communications (MMTC), D2D communications, V2X communications, Spectrum CO2
for 5G, spectrum access/sharing, millimeter Wave communication, channels and signals/waveforms in 5G,
carrier aggregation, small cells, dual connectivity.
UNIT III 5G Network Periods: 9
New Radio (NR), Standalone and non-standalone mode, non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), massive
MIMO, beam formation, PHY API Specification, flexible frame structure, Service Data Adaptation
Protocol (SDAP), centralized RAN, open RAN, multi-access edge computing (MEC); Introduction to CO3
software defined networking (SDN), network function virtualization (NFV), network slicing; restful API
for service-based interface, private networks
UNIT IV 5G Evaluation & Applications Periods: 9
MTC, D2D Communication, Multihop D2D, Multi-carrier D2D: Machine-type communications:
Fundamental techniques for MTC – Massive MTC – Ultra-reliable low-latency MTC – Device-to-device
CO4
(D2D) communications – Multi-hop D2D communications – Multi-operator D2D communication –
Simulation methodology: Evaluation methodology – Calibration – New challenges in the 5G modeling.
UNIT V Current state and Challenges ahead Periods: 9
5G penetration in developed countries; deployment challenges in low-middle income countries, stronger
backhaul requirements, dynamic spectrum access and usage of unlicensed spectrum, contrasting radio
resource requirements, large cell usage, LMLC, possible solutions for connectivity in rural areas
CO5
(BharatNet, TVWS, Long-range WiFi, FSO); non-terrestrial fronthaul / backhaul solutions: LEOs,
HAP/UAV.
Lecture Periods: 45 Tutorial Periods: 15 Practical Periods: - Total Periods: 60
Reference Books:
1. Mobile Communications by Jochen Schiller Pub: Financial Times / Imprint of Pearson
2. Mobile Cellular Telecommunications: Analog and Digital Systems by William Lee, Pub: McGraw Hill
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3. Mobile Communications Design Fundamentals by William Lee, Pub: Wiley India Pvt. Ltd.
4. Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice by Theodore S. Rappaport, Pub: Pearson
5.Harri Holma, Antti Toskala, LTE for UMTS: Evolution to LTE-Advanced, John Wiley and Sons, 2011
6. 5G Technology Evolution Recommendations, 4G Americas, 2015
7. 5G Mobile and Wireless Communications Technology, Afif Osseiran, Jose F. Monserrat, Patrick Marsch
Cambridge University Press , Second Edition , 2011
8. 5G NR: The Next Generation Wireless Access Technology, Erik Dahlman, Stefan Parkvall, Johan Sko ̈ld
Elsevier, First Edition, 2016
9. Fundamentals of 5G Mobile Networks Jonathan Rodriguez Wiley First Edition ,2010