National and Technology (NUST)

School of Electrical Engineering and

Computer Science (SEECS)

CSE-426 Advanced Communication Systems (3+0) Fall-2010

Prerequisite: CE-318 Analogue & Digital Communication Systems

Instructor: Dr. Nasir ud Din Gohar Email:

nasir.gohar@seecs.edu.pk Office: Faculty Block A-116

Tel: 9085-2263

Time and Place:

Lec: Tue/Wed/Thu @ 10:00/11:00-10:50/11:50 Hrs,
Class Room: Undergraduate Block CR-XX
Office Hours
AWDs: 16:00-17:00 Hrs
Any Other Time: By Appointment via Tel / Email
Course Objectives and Outcomes:
This course aims at providing the senior-level under-graduate BICSE/BEE students an introduction to the theory and
practical know-how about the Advanced Communication Systems such as Cellular Mobile and Satellite Communications-
one of the fastest growing field in the engineering world. The basic and under-lying technical concepts, which are essential
for the design, implementation, and research in the Radio Communication Systems, will be presented in an easy to
understand way while discussing practical examples and solutions to some real-world problems. On successful
completion of this course, the students will be able to understand the Basic Principles behind MW Radio Link,
Basic Cellular Radio Concept and Design, Radio Wave Propagation and Propagation Models and Access
Techniques for Wireless Communications, MW Radio Link Models and Link Budget Analysis. They will, also, learn
the fundamental concepts of Satellite Radio Link and GPS system.
Text Books:
•WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS: Principles and Practice by T.S. Rappaport, Prentice-Hall Inc, 2nd Edition, Dec 31
2002, [ISBN # 0130422320 ]
•ADVANCED ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS by W. Tomasi, , Prentice Hall, 6th edition, April
2003, [ISBN # 0130453501]
Reference Books:
•Wireless and Personal Communications Systems, by Garg, & Wilkes, Prentice Hall PTR , 1996. [ISBN # 0-13-
234626-5]
•Digital Satellite Communications, By Tri T. Ha, McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., 2nd Edition, 1990. [ISBN # 0-07-100752-
0]
Main Topics to be Covered: (The order and number of topics to be covered is subject to change.)

•Introduction to Satellite Communications

•Satellite System Concepts
•Kepler’s Laws and the Orbit design
•Satellite Classifications, Spacing, and Frequency Allocations
•Satellite System Parameters
•Satellite Link Models and Link Budget
•Satellite Multiple Access Techniques and GPS System Design
•Wireless & Cellular Radio Systems
•Cellular Radio Communications Concept
•First, Second and Third Generation Systems
•Fundamentals Concepts of Cellular Communications
•Cellular Radio System Design
•Radio Wave Propagation and Fading Analysis
•Multiple Access Technologies: FDMA, TDMA, CDMA
•GSM Architecture and Working
Grading Policy:
1.At least Five Assignments [5%] will be issued and each will be due one week after its issue date unless otherwise specified. Absolutely no late
submissions will be allowed.
2.At least Five10/15 minute Quizzes [10%] will be conducted, one each in the class, most probably, on the day of submission of each Assignment.
3.Class Project [10%]- Groups of 3-4 students will conduct research projects and submit a Project Reports within 6 -weeks time from the issue date.
Presentation of these projects will be must to get the credit.
4.Class Participation and Technical Discussions [5%] for those who are regular and participate actively in class discussions (technical only)
5.Two One-Hour Test [30%] during 6th and 12th weeks.
6.Final Test [40%] in 18-19nd week. It is mandatory to maintain at least 75% class attendance to sit in the Final Test.
 CSE-426 Advanced Communications Systems
Course Calander 2010
Home Work # Week Lecture
Out Due Day Date # Topic Remarks

   
Week-01      

   
1Microwave Radio Communications
   
  2Line of Sight (LOS) Path Characteristics
 
  3Microwave System Gain
   
Week-02      

   
  4Satellite Communications
        5Kepler's Laws
    6Satellite Orbits and Classifications
   
Week-03      

      7Satellite Link Models

   
    8satellite System Parameters
    9Satellite System Equations and Budget
   
Week-04      

   
  10Satellite Multiple Access Tecgniques
   
    11Channel Capacity and Radio Navigation
    12Channel Capacity and Radio Navigation-II
   
Week-05      

   
  13GPS System
   
    14NAVSTAR GPS
    15GPS Receiver Desin
Week-06 OHT-1
   
Week-07   Introduction to Wireless Communications Systems  

   
  16An Oview of Wireless Technologies
   
    17An Overview of Cellular Systems
    18Trends in Cellular Radio and Personal Systems
   
Week-08   Modern Wireless Communication Systems
   
  192G and 3G Systems
        20Wireless Local Loop (WLL)
 
  21Bluetooth and Personal Area Networks (PANs)
   
Week-09   Cellular Radio System Design Concepts-II  

 
  22Frequency Reuse and Assignment
   
    23Handoff Strategies
    24Interference and System Capacity
    Week-18-19   End-Semester Examinations

           
Class
Projects
Issued   Week-10   Cellular Radio System Design Concepts-II  
      25Trunking Theory and Grade of Service
        26Improving Capacity and Coverage
        27 Improving Capacity and Coverage -II
    Week-11   Mobile Rdaio Propagation - Large-Scale Path Loss  
      28Free Space Propagation Model
        29 Outdoor Propagation Models
        30 Indoor Propagation Models
Week-12 OHT-2
          Mobile Rdaio Propagation - Small-Scale Path Loss  
    Week-13 31 Small-Scale Multipath Propagation and Measurements
        32 Parameters of Mobile Multipath Channels
    33 Small-Scale Fading, its Effects, and Models

  Week-14-15   Multiple Access Techniques for Cellular Systems  

        34 Introduction
        35-36 Capacity of Cellular Systems
        37-39 Capacity of Cellular Systems-II
    Week-16   Study of GSM -System  
      40 Introduction
        41 System Architecture
        42 System Parameters
    Week-17      
Class
Projects Project Presentations-I
due     43
        44 Project Presentations-II
        45 Project Presentations-III
    Week-18-19   End-Semester Examinations