5G Physical Layer is very suitable for wireless system designers and researchers: basic understanding of communication theory and signal processing is assumed, but familiarity with 4G and 5G standards is not required.

With this book the reader will learn:

• The fundamentals of the 5G NR physical layer (waveform, modulation, numerology, channel codes, and multi-antenna schemes).
• Why certain PHY technologies have been adopted for the 5G NR.
• The fundamental physical limitations imposed by radio wave propagation and hardware impairments.
• How the fundamental 5G NR physical layer functionalities (e.g., parameters/methods/schemes) should be realized.

The content includes:

• A global view of 5G development – concept, standardization, spectrum allocation, use cases and requirements, trials, and future commercial deployments.
• The fundamentals behind the 5G NR physical layer specification in 3GPP.
• Radio wave propagation and channel modeling for 5G and beyond.
• Modeling of hardware impairments for future base stations and devices.
• Flexible multi-carrier waveforms, multi-antenna solutions, and channel coding schemes for 5G and beyond.
• A simulator including hardware impairments, radio propagation, and various waveforms.

Ali Zaidi is a strategic product manager at Ericsson, Sweden. Fredrik Athley is a senior researcher at Ericsson, Sweden. Jonas Medbo and Ulf Gustavsson are senior specialists at Ericsson, Sweden. Xiaoming Chen is a professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University, China. Giuseppe Durisi is a professor at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and a guest researcher at Ericsson, Sweden.