About Course

Overview

This short course covers the fundamentals of cellular communications
systems (2G, 3G, and 4G) from the system architecture, access concepts,
and radio techniques, and takes a detailed look at the air interface, physical
and logical channels, mobility and resource management, and advanced
features.

Objective

• Know the evolution of radio technologies from 2G to 5G
• Know the similarities and differences between the GSM, UMTS,
  and LTE networks
• Master the basic principles of multiple access technologies
• Master the network structures and radio interfaces of the systems
• Master GSM, UMTS, and LTE protocols and channels
• Master the principle of GSM, UMTS, and LTE radio resource
  management
• Master GSM, UMTS, and LTE novel technologies and features