This course describes the process of the planning of 5G radio access networks. After a review of the overall design of such networks the dimensioning and the overhead introduced by the physical control channels are discussed in detail. Next the dimensioning of the cell capacity is presented with focus on the impact of advanced antenna technology like (massive) MIMO and beamforming.
The link budget is shown together with extended propagation models required for the new high frequency ranges introduced with 5G. The course closes with a presentation of the initial settings of the most important radio parameters.
