Overview

This course covers the development of mobile communications systems. More specifically, it covers the following topics:

• Introduction to Mobile Wireless Communication Systems.
• Radio Wave Propagation Models and Link Budget Analysis.
• Multiple-access Techniques, Frequency Reuse and the Cellular Concept.
• Trunking and Network Capacity.
• Fading and Doppler in Wireless Channels.
• 2G Wireless Communication Standards (GSM).
• 3G/4G Wireless Communication Standards (UMTS, LTE).
• Handoff Techniques.
• Wireless LANs, Wireless PANs, Wireless MANs.

Course Material

• Slide Set 1: Propagation Models
• Slide Set 2: Cellular Concept
• Slide Set 3: Truncking
• Slide Set 4: Fading in Wireless Channels
• Slide Set 5: GSM
• Slide Set 6: UMTS and LTE
• Slide Set 7: WPAN, WLAN, and WMAN

Homework

• Homework 1
• Homework 2
• Homework 3
• Homework 4
• Homework 5

Textbook

• Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice, Theodore Rappaport, 2nd edition (2002)

Useful Resources

• Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice, Theodore Rappaport, 2nd edition (2002)

Projects

• Simulation Project
• Research Project

Grading Policy

• 40%: Final Exam
• 20%: Midterm
• 10%: Quiz
• 15%: Project
• 10%: Assignments
• 5%: Class Participation

 

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