5G and Beyond

Introduction to 5G and Beyond.- Part I: Fundamentals of 5G and 6G.- Advanced Channel Coding.- Multiple Access Techniques.- Massive MIMO.- Fundamentals of Network Densification.- UAV-enabled Cellular Networks.- 6G Wireless Systems: Challenges and Opportunities.- Part II: 5G New Radio Basics.- A Guide to NG-RAN Architecture.- NR Physical Layer Overview.- NR Channel Coding.- 5G NR Cell Search and Random Access.- A Primer on Bandwidth Parts in 5G New Radio.- Part III: 5G New Radio Evolution.- Support of Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications (URLLC) in NR.- 5G New Radio in Unlicensed Spectrum.- 5G NR Positioning.- NR Integrated Access and Backhaul.- Sky High 5G: New Radio for Air-to-Ground Communications.- 5G New Radio Evolution Meets Satellite Communications: Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions.

Xingqin Lin is a Master Researcher and Standardization Delegate at Ericsson Research Silicon Valley, leading 5G/6G research and standardization in the areas of non-terrestrial communications and networking. He has contributed to 5G NR, NB-IoT, and LTE standards. He is an expert in wireless communications and technology strategy. He has been a frequent speaker, panelist, and technical contributor at conferences and workshops. He is co-author of the book "Wireless Communications and Networking for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles." He served as an editor of the IEEE COMMUNICATIONS LETTERS from 2015-2018. He is serving as the Industry Liaison Officer for the IEEE ComSoc Emerging Technology Initiative on Aerial Communications. He holds a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, USA.




Namyoon Lee is an Associate Professor at POSTECH, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, Korea. He received a Ph.D. degree from The University of Texasat Austin, in 2014. He was with Communication and Network Research Group, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), Korea, in 2008-2011 and was with Wireless Communications Research (WCR), Intel Labs, Santa Clara, USA, in 2015-2016. He is an expert in multi-antenna communication systems. He was a recipient of the 2016 IEEE ComSoc Asia-Pacific Outstanding Young Researcher Award. He has been serving as an Editor for both the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS and the IEEE COMMUNICATIONS LETTERS from 2019.