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Valid for year : 2006
 
TNK065 Mobile Communication for ITS, 7,5 ECTS credits.
/Mobile Communication for ITS/

For:   ITS  


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Prel. scheduled hours: 36
Rec. self-study hours: 164

  Area of Education: Technology

Subject area: Electrical engineering
  Advancement level (A-D): C

Aim:
    The course aims to provide basic knowledge in mobile communications, especially different system characteristics and their adoption within ITS. The students should after completing the course be able to:
  • Identify the most important components and functions of a mobile communication system
  • Explain the differences in characteristics between different types of mobile communication systems and motivate their existence
  • Compare and explain areas of applications for different mobile communication systems
  • Relate functions, terms and technologies to the correct level in a communication system architecture
  • Argue for the role of the mobile communication systems in the development of ITS
  • Explain the possibilities and limitations of different mobile communication technologies regarding ITS applications


Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
TNK056 Telecommunications

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
Organisation:
Lectures, lessons and project meetings
Course contents:
Modulation, multiple access, frequency spectrum, bandwidth and coverage in mobile systems: GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, WLAN, Bluetooth and satellite based systems. System components and architecture for cellular systems. Protocol suites and integration of mobile systems. Positioning: GPS, cellular positioning techniques, triangulation. ITS-applications: fleet management, traffic information, wireless traffic data collection and navigation
Course literature:
To be announced.
Examination:
Written exam (U,3,4,5)
Project assignment (U,3,4,5)
Project assignment (U,G)
 2 p
1 p
2 p
 


Course language is English.
Department offering the course: ITN.
Director of Studies: Clas Rydergren
Examiner: David Gundlegård

Course Syllabus in Swedish

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Last updated: 08/23/2006