EEE 464 Wireless Communication System Fall 2018

Wireless Communication Systems

Course code:
EEE464 (3+0)

Prerequisites:
EEE463 Antenna and Radiowave Propagation
Co requisites:
None

Course Catalog Description:

Introduction to Wireless Communication Systems , Cellular Concepts, frequency re-use, Interference
problems in Cellular Systems, interference management schemes, Sectoring, Cell-splitting, Trunking
Theory, Blocked Systems, Queuing Systems, Handoff fundamentals, Propagation mechanism, Reflection,
Diffraction and Scattering, propagation modeling, Deterministic modeling, Statistical Modeling, Small
scale fading and multipath effects, Rayleigh and Rician Fading Models, Doppler spread, large scale fading,
Shadow fading, log-normal fading, Fundamentals of Modulations with context to Wireless
Communication, Fundamentals of Equalization, Diversity motivation, Frequency Diversity, Time Diversity,
Spatial Diversity, Polarization Diversity, Angle Diversity, Diversity Combining methods, Multipath Access
methods in Wireless communication, Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple
Access(FDMA), Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA), Code Division Multiple Access(CDMA), Multiple
Input Multiple Output(MIMO) Fundamentals, Shannon capacity of MIMO systems , Space Time Coding,
MIMO Transmission and Recovery of Signal, Beamforming, Multicarrier modulation and Orthogonal
Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM),basic definition and Motivation for OFDM, OFDM Advantages
and Disadvantages, Seminars on Mobile Systems and Standards, Introduction to GSM, HSPA, UMTS,
WLAN, WIMAX, LTE.

Textbook:
1. Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice, Theodore S. Rappaport, 2nded., Prentice Hall,
2002.

Reference Books:
1. Wireless Communications, Andrea Goldsmith, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
2. Principles of Wireless Networks, A Unified Approac, Kaveh Pahlvan, Prashant Krishnamurthy, 5th ed :
Person Education,

Course Learning Objectives:

This course aims to familiarize the undergraduate students to fundamental technologies for wireless
communications. The students will learn basic cellular concept and interference analysis, wireless fading
channel modeling and characterization, modulation methods; equalization techniques; different diversity
schemes, multiple access methods, multi carrier systems; multiple antenna systems and wireless systems
and standards.

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Assessment Plan:
Quizzes(4) 15%
Homework assignments 10%
2 Sessional exams (in class, 60-80 minutes each, 10%+15%) 25%
Terminal exam (3 hours) 50%
Total 100%

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