Checking date: 16/09/2024


Course: 2024/2025

5G and Wireless Networking
(18039)
Master in Connected Industry 4.0 (Plan: 426 - Estudio: 357)
EPI


Coordinating teacher: SERRANO YAÑEZ-MINGOT, PABLO

Department assigned to the subject: Telematic Engineering Department

Type: Compulsory
ECTS Credits: 3.0 ECTS

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Objectives
The course aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of modern wireless communication technologies and their application in the connected industry. The course introduces the fundamentals of wireless networks and covers up to the latest innovations in 5G systems, including 802.11 standards and the evolution of mobile systems. The fundamentals of wireless network design are presented, including both access and core networks, preparing students to face the challenges and opportunities in the field of advanced wireless communications.
Skills and learning outcomes
Description of contents: programme
Common themes of the subjects: - Connection of industrial elements, robots, machines, etc. to the network - Wireless networks engineering - Properties and trade-offs in the design of wireless access technologies - Distributed computing and industrial networked applications - Transport and application protocols for limited devices Specific themes of the subjects: 5G and wireless networking: - Principles of wireless networking and connected industry - WLAN standards - 5G in IoT and industry - Wireless network design - New access and core technologies for 5G
Learning activities and methodology
Training activities: Activity Total Hours On-site Hours % Student On-site Attendance AF1 36 36 100 AF2 18 18 100 AF4 9 9 100 AF5 6 6 100 AF6 75 0 0 AF7 75 0 0 AF8 6 6 100 TOTAL SUBJECT 225 75 33% AF1 Theoretical class AF2 Practical classes AF4 Laboratory practices AF5 Tutorials AF6 Group work AF7 Individual student work AF8 Partial and final exams These training activities are based on a combination of the following Teaching Methodologies: MD1 Teacher's classroom presentations supported by computer and audiovisual media, in which the main concepts of the subject are developed and bibliography is provided to complement the students' learning. MD2 Critical reading of texts recommended by the course teacher: articles, reports, manuals and/or academic articles, either for subsequent discussion in class or to expand and consolidate the knowledge of the subject. MD3 Resolution of case studies, problems, etc. posed by the teacher individually or in groups MD4 Presentation and discussion in class, under the teacher's moderation, of topics related to the content of the subject, as well as practical cases
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination 60
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40




Basic Bibliography
  • Chris Johnson. Long Term Evolution in Bullets. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 2nd ed. 2012
  • Matthew S. Gast . 802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide. O'Reilly. 2002
  • Sassan Ahmadi. 5G NR: Architecture, Technology, Implementation, and Operation of 3GPP New Radio Standards. Academic Press. 2019
Additional Bibliography
  • Matthew S. Gast . 802.11ac: A Survival Guide: Wi-Fi at Gigabit and Beyond . O'Reilly Media. 2013
  • Patrick Marsch (Editor), Ömer Bulakci (Editor), Olav Queseth (Editor), Mauro Boldi (Editor). 5G System Design: Architectural and Functional Considerations and Long Term Research. Wiley. 2018

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.