{"id":18,"date":"2021-03-01T20:39:21","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T20:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ericsson\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2025-06-02T15:30:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T19:30:50","slug":"learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ericsson\/learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Learning\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                                    \n\n<p>The partnership&#8217;s 5G Networks course provides graduate students with a unique learning experience with academic and industry leaders in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"5g-networks-course\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">5G Networks Course<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Offered by: <\/strong>Department of Systems and Computer Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Instructor:<\/strong> Jun (Steed) Huang, PhD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n                \n        <div class=\"cu-column cu-component not-contained mx-auto grid max-w-5xl md:grid-cols-3 gap-6 md:gap-10\">\n            \n\n    \n    <div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 text-center group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n                    <figure class=\"px-6 pt-8 pb-2 mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg cu-figure--round\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ericsson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/junsteedhuang-200x200-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/>\n                                <\/figure>\n        \n        <header class=\"px-6 first:mt-6\">\n            <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                                    Jun (Steed)\n                    Huang\n                            <\/h2>\n        <\/header>\n\n        <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6\">\n            <ul class=\"space-y-2 text-sm text-cu-black-700 @sm:md:text-base\">\n                                    <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                        Professor\n                    <\/li>\n                \n                                    <li>\n                        <strong class=\"font-semibold break-all text-cu-red-700 hover:underline\">\n                            <a href=\"mailto:jun.huang@carleton.ca\">\n                                Email\n                                Jun (Steed)\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/strong>\n                    <\/li>\n                \n                                    <li>\n                        +1-775-391-8001\n                                            <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n\n                    <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto text-white md:pt-5\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ericsson\/people\/jun-steed-huang\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n                    View Profile\n                <\/a>\n            <\/footer>\n            <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"calendars\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Calendars<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/calendar.carleton.ca\/grad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">calendar.carleton.ca\/grad<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/culearn\/\">carleton.ca\/culearn\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"assumed-knowledge\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assumed Knowledge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Familiarity with computer communications, wireless networks, and communications systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"5GCourseDescription\">Course Description<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Principles enabling 5G communications; physical, link and network layer protocols used for 5G communications and networking. Topics include: evolution from 1G to 5G, standardization, spectrum planning, 4G LTE Fundamentals, 5G New Radio enhancements, 5G Core and beyond 5G.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"objectives\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Objectives<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of this course, students will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-48ad3b4a-4b23-4a49-836d-e08b1d342495\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Become familiar with mobile network evolution from 1G to 5G.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn the 5G use cases families: EMBB, URLLC, mMTC, V2X, D2D.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understand principles enabling 5G communications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify the deployment scenarios (DRAN, CRAN, ERAN, VRAN).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Study tools for the design or deployment of 5G networks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Describe Network Evolution proposals from LTE &#8211; NSA, SA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explain Network Slicing across Core, Transport and Access.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Overview the NFV\/SDN and management infrastructure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address blockchain as a key security topic in a growing MTC ecosystem.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Know synchronization options for New Radio NSA: PTP and GNSS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Simulate massive MIMO, beam forming, spectrum planning and dynamic TDD.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Examine 5G\/6G network complexity and the role of AI to reduce TCO<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"learning-outcomes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning outcomes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-55c55eff-98d3-4245-b383-6320b1f29b58\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plan, design, develop and manage 5G networks by applying and contributing the best practices, standards, algorithms and tools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understand research papers and perform research within the area of 5G network planning using a variety of resources.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communicate 5G subject matters effectively to a range of audiences, orally, in writing and visually.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"textbooks-carleton-library\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Textbooks (Carleton Library)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Book 1 is used as a main lecture book (focusing on Chapter 1 to 7), Book 2 is used as a<br>homework and project source (focusing on Chapter 5 &amp; 10):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol id=\"block-09693c61-1976-47fb-9428-a6424d62ad6d\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Erik Dahlman, Stefan Parkvall, Johan Skold, 5G NR: The Next Generation Wireless<br>Access Technology, Academic Press, 2018.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saad Z. Asif, 5G Mobile Communications &#8211; Concepts and Technologies, Taylor &amp;<br>Francis Group LLC &#8211; CRC Press, 2019.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"evaluation-and-grading-scheme\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Evaluation and Grading Scheme<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Homework 15%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lab project 25%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Midterm 25%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Final 35%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"requirements\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Requirements<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Homework and Midterm:<\/strong> There will be three homework assignments and one midterm; they will all be returned to students for further studying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Lab Project: <\/strong>Students will be required to work on a group project related to the simulation<br>aspects of 5G networks. Projects will involve a literature review and implementation. Students are responsible for forming and managing their groups. Instructor and TA will include two hands-on sessions on Matlab, Ansible or HFSS for simulation, 1 virtual tour visit to Ericsson Kanata facility, with an invited expert talk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Final: <\/strong>There will be one final exam. The final exam will be formally scheduled by online Exam Services. Since the final examination is for evaluation purposes only and will not be returned to students. You will be able to make arrangement with the instructor or with the department office to see your marked final examination after the final grades have been made available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"week-by-week-breakdown\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week-by-Week Breakdown<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Week 1. The 5G Use Cases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Week 2. Specification of 5G in 3GPP and NR.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Week 3. Densification and Small Cells.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Week 4. Beam Centric Design and Mu-MIMO.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Week 5. 5G Core Network.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Week 6. Radio-Access Network.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Week 7. Dynamic Time-Division Duplex and PTP\/GNSS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Week 8. Downlink Blind Decoding and Search Spaces.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Week 9. NR Uplink Multi-antenna Precoding.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Week 10. Machine-Type Communication with Blockchain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Week 11. SDN and NFV in Slicing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Week 12. 6G, ML and AI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5G Networks Course Offered by: Department of Systems and Computer Engineering Instructor: Jun (Steed) Huang, PhD. Calendars Assumed Knowledge Familiarity with computer communications, wireless networks, and communications systems. Course Description Principles enabling 5G communications; physical, link and network layer protocols used for 5G communications and networking. 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