Course Title and Code
Signal Processing for mm Wave Communication for 5G and Beyond (EE5629M)
Programme
PG
Course Credit
3-0-0-3 (Lecture-Tutorial-Practical-Total Credits)
Course Category
PME
Prerequisites
BE in ECE/EE
Course Content
| S/N | Topic | Lecture (hours) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wireless Channel–A ray tracing model-Part-I (With an outline on modern modem structure) | 5 |
| Wireless Channel–A ray tracing model-Part-II | ||
| 2 | Understanding of various channel related parameter statistics. Narrow band and broadband aspect; mmWave channel model | 5 |
| 3 | Understanding angle of arrival (AoA) and angle of departure (AoD) concept, understanding channel gain. Introduction of single antenna beamforming in mmWave, an antenna array processing concept | 5 |
| 4 | Details of beamforming in mmWave: Concept of antenna many fold vector, beam parameters, efficiency of beams pattern | 6 |
| 5 | Hybrid beamforming concept. Beamforming in MIMO system Part-I (Precoder, phase shifter, equalizer concepts) Beamforming in MIMO system Part-II (Optimization of design parameters) |
5 |
| 6 | MIMO-OFDM with mmWave beamforming. Parameter estimation in mmWave system (Mainly LMMSE based) | 5 |
| 7 | Introduction of impairments and a basic analysis in mmWave system | 5 |
Total: 36 hours
Learning Outcomes
In this course, students will learn the complete mmWave communication from the signal processing point of view. They will study mmWave channel models, MIMO-OFDM in mmWave, and beamforming technology. Students will also perform rigorous MATLAB simulations to understand mmWave beamforming with MIMO-OFDM.
Textbooks
- Fundamentals of Wireless Communication by David Tse, Pramod Viswanathan, Cambridge University Press, 2005, ISBN-10: 0521845270.
- Millimeter Wave Communication Systems by Kao-Cheng Huang, Zhaocheng.