Wireless Communication Syllabus

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BTEC-601-18 Credits L T P Int Ext

Wireless Communication 3 3 0 0 40 60

Course Objective
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

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.

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