G Communication Beyond

This course aims to provide students with a fundamental understanding of the 5G wireless networks. This course is to provide an introduction on the key technologies that support modern mobile communications system 5G and beyond. The course will first provide a quick recap on the basic fundamental of wireless communications, followed by techniques that have been employed in today's modern communications system (e.g. MIMO, Multi-user MIMO, cooperative communications etc). The course will also cover the solution for machine-type communications, such as IoT. Followed by an overview of future solutions in 6G communications systems. There will also be guest lectures from the industry to bring in latest information for the students. Significantly, this course will be relevant across 5 MSc programmes (CME, CCA, ET, PE, and SP) since students taking this course will be equipped with the fundamental skillsets for the latest development of wireless systems.