ESoA course on Mobile Radio Propagation for 5G and Beyond

The course on Mobile Radio Propagation for 5G and Beyond will be held at the Institute for Communication Technologies, Technische Universität Braunschweig, in the framework of the European School of Antennas 2024 and COST Action INTERACT. The course will cover propagation aspects for cellular and vehicular communication. Starting with the basics of propagation, modern methods used in cellular network planning as well as aspects relevant for future 5G networks, e. g. MIMO, multi-link aspects, localisation, car2X and spectrum regulation are taught. The course includes also computer-based exercises. The teachers are from Technische Universität Braunschweig (DE), Dublin City University (IE), Lund University (SE), University of Bologna (IT) and the European Communications Office (DK).

Course fees

  • University Student (full time Master or Ph. D. student) : 550 €
  • Any other participant  1100 €
  • A limited number of free registrations are available for members of COST CA 20120 INTERACT(please contact COST CA 20120 INTERACT for applying to the free registration)

Location
Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institut für Nachrichtentechnik
Room, SN 22.2, Schleinitzstr. 22, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/ifn

Accommodation
https://www.braunschweig.de/tourismus/uebernachten/#/unterkuenfte

Registration
https://esoatool2024.euraap.org

Contact
Prof. Dr. Thomas Kürner, E-Mail : t.kuerner(at)tu-braunschweig.de

Course Schedule

Monday, September 23, 2024

9.00 – 10.00 h Welcome, Introduction, Overview, Mobile and Wireless Communication Systems
Prof. Thomas Kürner, Technische Universität Braunschweig

10.00 – 10.30 h General Theory of Propagation: Physical Aspects Part I (Path loss, Spreading factor, Fading)
Prof. Thomas Kürner, Technische Universität Braunschweig

10.30 – 11.00 h Coffee Break

11.00 - 12.30h General Theory of Propagation: Physical Aspects Part II (Reflection, Diffraction, Scattering, Multipaths)
Prof. Thomas Kürner, Technische Universität Braunschweig

12.30 – 13.30 h Lunch Break

13.30 – 15.00 h GIS Data for Radio network Planning Part I
Prof. Thomas Kürner, Technische Universität Braunschweig

15.00 – 15.30 h Coffee Break

15.30 – 17.00 h GIS Data for Radio network Planning Part II
Prof. Thomas Kürner, Technische Universität Braunschweig

17.00 - 18.00 h Exercises
Prof. Conor Brennan, Dublin City University

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

9.00 – 10.00 h Path Loss Modeling for Cellular Networks
Prof. Thomas Kürner, Technische Universität Braunschweig

10.00 – 10.30 h Coffee Break

10.30 - 12.30 h Coverage Planning and Planning Tools
Prof. Thomas Kürner, Technische Universität Braunschweig

12.30 – 13.30 h Lunch Break

13.30 – 15.00 h Stochastic and Multidimensional Aspects Part (Rayleigh and Rice Fading, Channel Transfer Functions, Spreading in Time, Angles, Selectivity in Frequency, Space, Multidimensional Parameters)
Prof. Fredrik Tufvesson, Lund University

15.00 – 15.30 h Coffee Break

15.30 – 17.30 h MIMO Channels I:( Steering Vectors, Eigenvalues, MIMO models)
Prof. Fredrik Tufvesson, Lund University

17.30 - 18.30 h Exercises
Prof. Conor Brennan, Dublin City University

 

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

9.00 – 10.30 h MIMO Channels I: (Beamforming, Massive MIMO)
Prof. Fredrik Tufvesson, Lund University

10.30 – 11.00 h Coffee Break

11.00 -  13.00h 5G and Beyond Channel Models
Prof. Fredrik Tufvesson, Lund University

13.00 – 14.00 h Lunch Break

14.00 – 15.30 h Propagation and Channel Modeling for Car2X Communication
Prof. Fredrik Tufvesson, Lund University

15.30 – 16.00 h Coffee Break

16.00 – 17.30 h Deterministic and semi-empirical channel models for urban areas Part I
Prof. Conor Brennan, Dublin City University

17.30 -  18.30 h Exercises
Prof. Conor Brennan, Dublin City University

19.00 h Dinner

 

Thursday, September 26, 2024

9.00 –   10.30 h Deterministic and semi-empirical channel models for urban areas Part II
Prof. Conor Brennan, Dublin City University

10.30 – 11.00 h Coffee Break

11.00 -  12.00h Spectrum Regulation in 5G+ Part I
Doriana Guiducci, European Communications Office

12.00 – 13.00 h Lunch Break

13.00 – 14.30 h Spectrum Regulation in 5G+ Part II
Doriana Guiducci, European Communications Office

14.30 – 15.00 h Coffee Break

15.00 – 17.00 h Fast ray tracing techniques
Prof. Vittorio Degli-Esposti, University of Bologna

17.00 -  18.00 h Exercises
Prof. Conor Brennan, Dublin City University

 

Friday, September 27, 2024

9.00 –   10.30 h Advanced electromagnetic models
Prof. Conor Brennan, Dublin City University

10.30 – 11.00 h Coffee Break

11.00 -  12.30 h Macroscopic modeling of scattering from RIS
Prof. Vittorio Degli-Esposti, University of Bologna

12.30 – 13.30 h Final exam

13.30 – 14.30 h Lunch Break

14.30 – 15.00 h Wrap-up and distribution of certificates