Wireless Communication (BTEC-601-18)

Course Details

Credits: 3

Hours per Week: L:3 T:0 P:0

Course Objectives

This is one of the fundamental courses meant to understand the important concepts related to Wireless communication using suitable mathematical models.

Course Outcomes

At the end of this course students will demonstrate the ability to:

  1. Understand the basic elements of Cellular Radio Systems and its design
  2. Learn about the concepts Digital communication through fading multipath channels
  3. Understand various Multiple Access techniques for Wireless communication
  4. Know about the Wireless standards and systems

Detailed Syllabus

Unit 1: Elements of Cellular Radio Systems Design

Basic cellular system, Performance criteria, Components and Operation of cellular systems, Planning a cellular system, Analog & Digital cellular systems, Concept of frequency reuse channels, Co-channel interference, Reduction factor, desired C/I for a normal case in an omni directional antenna system, Cell splitting.

Unit 2: Digital Communication through fading multipath channels

Fading channels and their characteristics- Channel modelling, Digital signalling over a frequency non selective slowly fading channel. Concept of diversity branches and signal paths. Combining methods: Selective diversity combining, Switched combining, Maximal ratio combining, Equal gain combining.

Unit 3: Multiple Access Techniques for Wireless Communications

Introduction, Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Spread Spectrum Multiple Access, Space Division Multiple Access (SDMA), Packet Radio Protocols; Pure ALOHA, Slotted ALOHA.

Unit 4: Wireless Systems & Standards

AMPS and ETACS, United states digital cellular (IS-54 & IS 136), IEEE Standards, Global system for Mobile (GSM): Services, Features, System Architecture and Channel Types, Frame Structure for GSM, Speech Processing in GSM, GPRS/EDGE specifications and features. 3G systems: UMTS & CDMA 2000 standards and specifications. CDMA Digital standard (IS 95): Frequency and Channel specifications, Forward CDMA Channel, Reverse CDMA Channel, Wireless Cable Television.

Unit 5: Evolution of Communication Generations

Introduction to Bluetooth, Zigbee, LTE-Advance systems, 4G & 5G Mobile techniques and Emerging technologies.

Recommended Books

  1. T.S. Rappaport, "Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice", 2nd Edition, Pearson Education Asia, 2010.
  2. William C Y Lee, "Mobile Cellular Telecommunications", 2nd Edition, MGH, 2004.
  3. Raj Pandya, "Mobile and Personal Communication systems and services", Prentice Hall of India, 2001.
  4. Wireless and Digital Communications by Dr. Kamilo Feher (PHI), 1998.