Yonsei University
Wireless Communications for Everybody
Yonsei University

Wireless Communications for Everybody

Taught in English

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals

Kwang-Soon Kim
Seong-Lyun Kim
Chan-Byoung Chae

Instructors: Kwang-Soon Kim

4.7

(2,406 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
13 hours to complete
3 weeks at 4 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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There are 6 modules in this course

In this part of the course, we will learn the introduction and history of cellular communication system. First, we will take a example of cellular communication system with cell phone. And then, learn about the what a cellular system is and how it has been developed so far. Lastly, we will briefly look into the concepts of future cellular systems.

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5 videos2 quizzes2 discussion prompts

In this part of the course, we will learn the fundamental principles of wireless communication theory. I will raise five fundamental questions in the first lecture as follows: i) 'how can we represent information into a binary format?', ii) 'how can information be transferred?', iii) 'how does wireless digital MODEM work?', iv) 'how can high-rate data be delivered reliably?', and v) 'how can many users access simultaneously?'. During the following 5 lectures, you will have the answers.

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6 videos2 quizzes2 discussion prompts

In this part of the course, we will discuss the basic concept of wireless resource management. I will raise six interesting questions as follows: i) 'how does the interference affect the capacity of wireless networks?', ii) 'why does the cellular system look like as of today?', iii) 'Increasing the number of cells increases the capacity?', iv) 'how is 5G cellular being shaped?', v) 'how does the interference management increase the capacity?' and Ⅵ) 'how does scheduling increase the average capacity?'.

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6 videos2 quizzes2 discussion prompts

In this part of the course, we will learn how multiple antennas can be efficiently used in different strategies for communication system enhancement. First, we look in to the basics of antenna, and then learn about the three main gains that are achievable by multiple antennas: array, diversity, and spatial multiplexing. Lastly, we briefly look in to the concepts of single-user MIMO and multi-user MIMO.

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5 videos2 quizzes2 discussion prompts

In this part of the course, we will learn how the fundamental principles of wireless communication theory, resource management, and multiple antenna technology are implemented in the LTE system.

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3 videos2 quizzes3 discussion prompts

In this course, we will discuss LTE cellular networks.

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5 videos2 quizzes2 discussion prompts

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4.5 (602 ratings)
Kwang-Soon Kim
Yonsei University
1 Course59,214 learners
Seong-Lyun Kim
Yonsei University
1 Course59,214 learners
Chan-Byoung Chae
Yonsei University
1 Course59,214 learners

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