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Mobile Communication , 6 ECTS credits.
/Mobil kommunikation /
For:
KTS
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 48
Rec. self-study hours: 112
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Area of Education: Technology
Main field of studies: Electrical Engineering, Transportation Systems Engineering
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): G2
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Aim:
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 different applications
- Evaluate trade-offs between different mobile communication technologies and systems
- Define and calculate key performance metrics of a mobile communication system
- Assess the performance of different mobile commmunication technologies given a set of application requirements
- Apply models and methods for planning of cellular networks
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Basic course in computer networking, telecommunications or both
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.
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Supplementary courses:
Wireless Communication Systems, Network Simulation, Positioning Systems
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Organisation:
Lectures, tutorials, labs and smaller project assignment.
The course runs over the entire spring semester.
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Course contents:
The course aims to provide knowledge in mobile communications, especially different system characteristics and performance.
Mobile communication technologies include e.g. modulation, medium access control, mobility management, radio resource management, network planning and dimensioning. Covered mobile communication systems are e.g. GSM, GPRS, UMTS, LTE and WLAN.
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Course literature:
Vijay Garg, Wireless Communications and Networking, Elsevier, 2007, ISBN 978-0-12-373580-
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Examination: |
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Written examination
Laboratory work
Projekt work
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3 ECTS
1 ECTS
2 ECTS
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Course language is English.
Department offering the course: ITN.
Director of Studies: Erik Bergfeldt
Examiner: Nikolaos Pappas
Link to the course homepage at the department
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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