The objective of this course is to develop an understanding of the wireless communication technology, types, generation and architectures of wireless and mobile networks, and to provide familiarity with the standards and applications of wireless and mobile networks in order to be able to design any wireless mobile communication system based on these standards.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
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Instructor(s)
Lecturer Sinan Orallı
Course Assistant(s)
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Schedule
Thursday 09:00 - 12:00, 2B0709
Office Hour(s)
Thursday 14:00-15:00, 2D-11
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Lecture and applications
Principle Sources
Theodore S. Rappaport (2002), Wireless Communications : Principles and Practice, Prentice Hall, 0-13-042232-0
David Tse, Pramod Viswanath, Fundamentals of Wireless Communications. Cambridge University Press
William C.Y.Lee, Wireless and Cellular Telecommunications, McGraw-Hill, 0-07-150141-X
Siegmund M.Redl, Matthias K.Weber, Malcolm W.Oliphant, GSM and Personel communication handbook, Artech House, 0-89006-957-3
Asha Mehrotra, GSM System Engineering, Artech House, 0-890006-860-7
Other Sources
Powerpoint presentations, charts and graphs to be uploaded to CATS system.
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Presentation of the course. History of the wireless communication systems. . Spectrum
allocations. Basic definitions.
Oral presentation
2. Week
Presentation of the course. History of the wireless communication systems. . Spectrum
allocations. Basic definitions.
Oral presentation
3. Week
Examples of wireless communication systems. Paging-Cordless telephone (CT0,CT1,CT2,DECT) systems. Generation history of the Cellular Telephone Networks. (1G to 4.5G) Basic principles and standards.
Oral presentation
4. Week
Cellular system design fundamentals. Frequency reuse. Cellular Mobile Communication network architectures. A short description of the calling procedures. Channel assignment and handoff strategies.
Oral presentation
5. Week
Interference and system capacity. Trunking and Grade of Service (GoS). Improving methodes of the coverage & capacity in cellular systems.
Oral presentation
6. Week
Cellular network planning. Trade off’s in decisions. Capacity and traffic calculations. Examples and problems.
Oral presentation, problems and answers
7. Week
Midterm.
Midterm.
8. Week
Mobile Radio Propagation. Attenuation. Friis formula, Large scale path loss. Free space propagation model.
Oral presentation
9. Week
Antennas, antenna gain, antenna selection for
various applications. Reflections.
Oral presentation
10. Week
Diffraction, Scattering , Doıppler effect. Large Scale Fading models. Examples and problems.
Oral presentation & problem solving
11. Week
Data transmission over cellular networks. New access techniques (CDMA, OFDM) Digital
Oral presentation
12. Week
Data transmission over cellular networks. New access techniques (CDMA, OFDM) Digital Modulations used in these communication systems.
Oral presentation
13. Week
WLAN , Wireless modems and routers for internet access. IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n system fundamentals.
Oral presentation
14. Week
Revisions, Problem Session , Questions and Answers
Problem Solving
15. Week
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
40
Final Exam
1
60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering subjects pertaining to the relevant discipline; ability to use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve engineering problems.
PO-2
Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
PO-3
Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way so as to meet the desired result; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. (Realistic constraints and conditions may include factors such as economic and environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health, safety issues, and social and political issues according to the nature of the design.)
PO-4
Ability to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for engineering practice; ability to employ information technologies effectively.
PO-5
Ability to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for investigating engineering problems.
PO-6
Ability to work efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to work individually.
PO-7
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; knowledge of a minimum of one foreign language.
PO-8
Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself.
PO-9
Awareness of professional and ethical responsibility.
PO-10
Information about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development.
PO-11
Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Explain today's and the future of the wireless telecommunication system. Discuss the realities behind the actual wireless communications. Interpret visions and trends in cellular radio and personal communications.
LO-2
Recognize the wireless communication systems, Paging systems, Cordless telephone systems (CT0-CT1-CT2 – DECT systems), Cellular Telephone systems –1st generation (1G) analog systems with examples.
LO-3
Describe and compare modern wireless cellular communication systems. Second generation (2G) Cellular Networks. GSM – IS136 - PDC. Evolution of 2,5G TDMA standards – HSCSD , GPRS , EDGE. Third Generation (3G) wireless cellular networks – 3G , W-CDMA ; cdma2000-TD-SCDMA. Wireless Local Area networks (WLAN’s)
Bluetooth and Personal Area Networks (PAN’s)
LO-4
Analyse how a cellular phone call is made ?
LO-5
Define the Cellular Concept – Explain the System Design Fundamentals. Frequency reuse, Channel assignment strategies, Handoff strategies.
LO-6
Calculate the co-channel interference and the system capacity,
LO-7
Define Trunking and Grade of Service, solve the problems related to the improvement of the coverage & capacity in cellular systems
LO-8
Analyse and formulate Radio Propagation , Large scale path loss.Free space propagation model, Reflection, Diffraction, Scattering
LO-9
Describe the Modulation techniques for Mobile Radio modulations. Compare analog modulations AM-SSB-FM and digital modulations : BPSK-DPSK-QPSK-MSK-GMSK-MPSK-QAM
LO-10
Describe and compare Multiple Access Techniques for wireless communications. FDMA, TDMA, CDMA, OFDM
