MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS
Course Objective:
This course introduce about global system for mobile, 2.5G, 3G technologies, how wireless communication system works and what is FDMA, TDMA. This course also introduce some facts about propagation models.
Course Contents:
Module I: Introduction to Wireless Communication System
Evolution of mobile radio communication, Mobile radiotelephony in U.S., Mobile radio system around the world, second generation (2G) cellular network, evolution to 2.5G wireless network, evolution for 2.5G TDMA standards, third generation (3G) wireless network.
Module II: The Cellular Concept
System design fundamentals, frequency reuse, channel assignment strategies, Hand off strategies, Interference and system capacity, improving coverage and capacity in cellular system.
Module III: Propagation Model and Spread Spectrum Modulation Techniques
Longley rice model, okumara model, hata model, pcs extension to hata model, wolfish and bertoni model, Pseudo Noise (PN) sequence, Direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS), frequency hopped spread spectrum (FHSS).
Module IV: Multiple Access Techniques for Wireless Communication
Introduction to multiple access, Frequency division multiple access (FDMA), Time division Multiple access (TDMA), Spread spectrum multiple access, Packet Radio.
Module V: Global System for Mobile
Global system for mobile (GSM), GSM system architecture, GSM radio subsystem, GSM channel types, Example of a GSM cell, Frame structure of GSM.
Examination Scheme:
Components A CT S/V/Q HA EE
Weightage (%) 5 10 8 7 70
CT: Class Test, HA: Home Assignment, S/V/Q: Seminar/Viva/Quiz, EE: End Semester Examination; Att: Attendance
Text & References:
Text:
• Wireless Communications, Theodore S. Rappaport
References:
• Wireless Communications & Networks by William Stallings.
• Wireless Intelligent Networking by Gerry Christensen, Robert Duncan, Paul G. Florack