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Valid for year : 2011
 
TNK080 Wireless Communication Systems , 6 ECTS credits.
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For:   ED   ITS   KTS   WNE  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 34
Rec. self-study hours: 126

  Area of Education: Technology

Main field of studies: Electrical Engineering

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): A

Aim:
The course intends to provide knowledge in the area of wireless communication. The aim is to
  • introduce the concept of wireless communication
  • understand problems specific for wireless communication and technical solutions
  • understand design, construction and evaluation of wireless systems using radio communication.
  • give en overview on some existing systems


Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Telecommunication or Mobile Communication

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.

Supplementary courses:
Network simulation.

Organisation:
The course consists of lectures and tutorials.

Course contents:
Basics about radio communication system: frequency spectrum and its properties, frequency bands, overview on various radio systems. Signal propagation in free space, tropospheric propagation, ionospheric propagation, antennas. Stochastic channel models: fading and shadowing. Data transmission over radio channels: modulation schemes (coherent and noncoherent), transmission over fading channels. Diversity methods. Coding methods: block codes and convolutional codes, coding gain. Multiple access using FDMA and TDMA. Spread-spectrum technique: frequency hopping system and direct sequence methods. The GSM system. Wireless LAN: standards and technology.

Course literature:
Ahlin et.al: Principles of Wireless Communications, Studentlitteratur, ISBN 9789144030807

Examination:
One written exam
Project work
4,5 ECTS
1,5 ECTS
 



Course language is English.
Department offering the course: ITN.
Director of Studies: Fredrik Persson
Examiner: Johan M Karlsson
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Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 04/28/2010