Schedule
In the schedule below you have date/time, contents, textbook chapters, and additional material for each activity in the course.
This is constantly updated, and is intended to serve only as a guide to the course progression.
Exercises are found in Chapter 30 of the book. Suitable exercises are listed below.
| 
 Week  | 
 Date  | 
 Time  | 
 Lecture Number  | 
 Room  | 
 Topic(s)  | 
 Reading(s)  | 
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 W4  | 
 2020-01-20  | 
 13:15  | 
 E: 3139  | 
 Introduction, The Radio Channel and Fading  | 
 Ch. 2, 3 & 4  | 
|
| 
 W4  | 
 2020-01-21  | 
 10:15  | 
 E: 3139  | 
 Propagation Mechanisms  | 
 Ch. 4 & 5  | 
|
| 
 W4  | 
 2020-01-22  | 
 08:15  | 
 E1  | 
 E: 4118  | 
 Ch. 4: 4,6,7,10  | 
|
| 
 W4  | 
 2020-01-23  | 
 10:15  | 
 V: S1  | 
 Propagation Mechanisms + Fading (Statistical Description of the Radio Channel)  | 
 Ch. 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 5.5, 5.8  | 
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| 
 W5  | 
 2020-01-27  | 
 13:15  | 
 E: 3139  | 
 Fading + Wideband Propagation Characterization  | 
Ch. 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6 | |
| 
 W5  | 
 2020-01-28  | 
 10:15  | 
 E: 3139  | 
 Wideband Propagation Characterization + Assignment 1 + Primer Session  | 
Ch. 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6 | |
| 
 W5  | 
 2020-01-29  | 
 08:15  | 
 E2  | 
 E:4118  | 
Ch. 5: 1,2,3,4,8, example 5.1 5.4 | |
| 
 W5  | 
 2020-01-31  | 
 10:15  | 
 V: S1  | 
Channel Models | Ch. 7 | |
| 
 W6  | 
 2020-02-03  | 
 13:15  | 
 E: 3139  | 
Channel Models + Channel Sounding | Ch. 8 | |
| 
 W6  | 
 2020-02-05  | 
 08:15  | 
 E3  | 
 E: 4118  | 
Ch. 6: 1,2,3,4,5,6 | |
| 
 W6  | 
 2020-02-07  | 
 10:15  | 
 L8  | 
 V: S1  | 
Channel Sounding | Ch. 8 | 
| 
 W7  | 
 2020-02-10  | 
 13:15  | 
 E: 3139  | 
Antennas and MIMO Systems | Ch. 9, 20.1, 20.2 | |
| 
 W7  | 
 2020-02-12  | 
 08:15  | 
 E4  | 
 E: 4118  | 
Ch. 7: 1,2,3,4,5 | |
| 
 W7  | 
 2020-02-14  | 
 10:15  | 
 L10 + A2  | 
 V: S1  | 
MIMO Systems + Assignment 2 + Primer Sessions | Ch. 9, 20.1, 20.2 | 
| 
 W8  | 
 2020-02-17  | 
 13:15  | 
 E: 3139  | 
Ultrawideband (UWB) Channels | ||
| 
 W8  | 
 2020-02-19  | 
 08:15  | 
 E5  | 
 E: 4118  | 
 Ch.8: 1,2,4,5,8  | 
|
| 
 W8  | 
 2020-02-21  | 
 10:15  | 
 L12 (Chalk and Talk Lectures)  | 
 V: S1  | 
Massive MIMO Channels (Chalk and Talk Lectures) | |
| 
 W9  | 
 2020-02-24  | 
 13:15  | 
 L13 (Chalk and Talk)+ A3(Mat Data File)  | 
 E: 3139  | 
Massive MIMO Channels + Assignment 3 + Primer Session | |
| 
 W9  | 
 2020-02-26  | 
 08:15  | 
 E6  | 
 E: 4118  | 
Ch.9: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 | |
| 
 W9  | 
 2020-02-28  | 
 10:15  | 
 L14 (Group Reading Session)  | 
 V: S1  | 
Microwave vs. Millimeter-Wave Channels for 5G Systems | |
| 
 W10  | 
 2020-03-02  | 
 13:15  | 
 E: 3139  | 
 Radio-Based Positioning  | 
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| W10 | 2020-03-04 | 08:15 | E7 | E: 4118 | Recap from all previous exercises | |
| W10 | 2020-03-06 | 10:15 | L16 | V: S1 | Revision Lecture | 
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A few examples of previous written questions can be found below:
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