SIMAD UNIVERSITY
Course Outline
Wireless and Mobile Communications
Feb – 2020
Faculty Computing
Program Information Technology/Computer Science
Course Title Wireless and Mobile Communications
Course Code
Credit Hours 6
CLASS
HOURS
CLASSROO BIT23/BCS10
M
Pre- Discrete mathematics, Advanced networks
requisites(if
any)
Lecture Class lectures, discussions, presentations, problem solving, case studies, assignment
Methods and coursework
Method of Evaluation:
Evaluation Evaluation may include but is not limited to the following:
Exams, Quizzes, Presentations, Discussions, Class Participation, Attendance,
Projects.
Assessment:
To be awarded a passing grade in this course, you must pass the mid and final
examination. The final grade for the course is regarding the following basis:
Method Percentage (%)
Class Activities 30 ( Assignments 10, Quizzes 5
and Group projects 15)
Midterm exam 30
Final Examination 40
Instructor
Name Mohamed Abdirahman Addow
Tell 0615596488
Email dhaqane@simad.edu.so
Course
Requirements The student is expected to adhere to the following course requirements :
Regular class attendance
Completion of all in-class and at-home assignments
Active participation during in-class/group activities
Completion of midterm and final exams.
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
Course To introduce to the fundamental techniques and protocols of the two main
objectives wireless networks architectures, namely cellular networks (second and third
generation systems) and ad-hoc networks.
To Study the fundamentals of wireless communications i.e., Antennas types;
radiation pattern; Antenna gain-propagation modes; Line of sight
transmission: Impairment; Fading in wireless environment and error
compensation methods; Capacity allocation: FDMA; TDMA; CDMA and
their combinations; Cellular Radio Technologies and networks: Architecture;
Organization; Frequency reuse; Operation; Functions; Handoff; power
control; traffic engineering; generation mobile networks. Switching and
transmission, Wireless devices and applications
Date Weeks Contents/Topics chapters
(Optional)
1-2 1
Background of Communication Networks
Topics
What Is Telecommunication?
Brief history of Communication
Networks
Fundamental Definitions and
terminologies of Communication
Dedicated, switched, and virtual
circuits
3-4 CHAPTER One :GSM 2
Topics:
History of GSM
GSM Services
GSM Network Architecture
GSM Operations
Security in GSM
Characteristics of GSM
Advantage of GSM over analog
System
Applications of GSM
Future Generations of GSM
5 CHAPTER Two : Mobility and Handover 3
management
GSM Interfaces
Signal Strength
Mobility Management
Types of Mobility
Handoff management
Types of handoff
Network Controlled Handoff
(NCHO)
Mobile Controlled Handoff (MCHO)
Network Assisted Handoff (NAHO)
and Mobile Assisted Handoff
(MAHO)
6-7 CHAPTER Three : Cellular Radio 4
Technologies and radio link transfer
Radio Link Transfer
Link Detection
Link Assignment
Midterm Examination
9 CHAPTER Four : Switching and 5
Transmission Fundamentals
Basics of Switching
Elements that make up Switching
Switching Line Interconnections
Switching Techniques
Centralized vs Distributed Switching
CHAPTER Five: Signaling
What Is the Purpose of Signaling?
Defining the Functional Areas of
signaling
Define the role signaling plays in a
network
Compare the different types of
applications which use SS7
Describe at least one type of call flow
through the network using SS7,
typical of long distance calling
Describe how SS7 enables Local
Number Portability (LNP) and
cellular roaming
10-11 6
CHAPTER Six : Interfacing GSM with
Fixed Networks
Gateway mobile switching Center
(GMSC)
Plain Old Telephone Network
(POTS) and Public Switched
Telephone Network (PSTN)
Integrated Service Digital Network
(ISDN)
12-13 CHAPTER Eight : Designing Mobile 7
Radio Networks
How Cell sites are implemented
How frequency in distributed on radio
networks
14-15 CHAPTER Nine : Operating Mobile 8
Radio Networks
Speech and Channel Codding
Ciphering and Burst formatting
Modulation and multiplexing
16-17 CHAPTER ten : Operating Mobile Radio 9
Networks
Speech and Channel Codding
Ciphering and Burst formatting
Modulation and multiplexing
Final Exam
References Text Book
Wireless and Mobile network architectures Yi-Bing Lin, Imrich Chlamtac
The Complete Wireless Communications Professional: A Guide for Engineers
and Managers William Webb, Artech House, 2nd edition, 2005
RECOMMENDED READINGS :
Handbook of wireless networks and mobile computing, Ivan Stojmenovic´,
University of Ottawa Universidad National Autonoma de México
Data communication and Networking by Behrouz A. Forouzan, 4th Edition
Computer Networking with Internet protocols and Technology, William
Stallings, Prentice Hall, 3rd edition, 2008
