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Wireless Communication Course

This document provides information about the EC401: Wireless Communication course. The course is worth 5 credits and includes 3 hours of lectures and 2 hours of practical sessions per week. The course aims to help students understand wireless communication systems, cellular fundamentals, propagation models, multiple access techniques, and emerging trends. It will be assessed through exams, class tests, and practical assessments. The course covers topics like wireless networks, cellular concepts, propagation models, diversity techniques, GSM/CDMA systems, and emerging technologies over 6 units taught in 45 hours. References for the course are also provided. Upon completion, students will be able to understand wireless standards, design base stations, analyze propagation models, compare access methods, and evaluate GSM and

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Wireless Communication Course

This document provides information about the EC401: Wireless Communication course. The course is worth 5 credits and includes 3 hours of lectures and 2 hours of practical sessions per week. The course aims to help students understand wireless communication systems, cellular fundamentals, propagation models, multiple access techniques, and emerging trends. It will be assessed through exams, class tests, and practical assessments. The course covers topics like wireless networks, cellular concepts, propagation models, diversity techniques, GSM/CDMA systems, and emerging technologies over 6 units taught in 45 hours. References for the course are also provided. Upon completion, students will be able to understand wireless standards, design base stations, analyze propagation models, compare access methods, and evaluate GSM and

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EC401: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

CREDITS = 5 (L=3, T=0, P=2)

Course Objective:

To understand concept of wireless communication systems and networks, cellular fundamentals,


mobile radio propagation models, multiple access techniques and recent emerging trends.
Teaching and Assessment Scheme:
Teaching Scheme Credits Assessment Scheme
Total
Theory Practical
L T P C Marks
ESE CE ESE CE
150
3 0 2 5 70 30 30 20

Course Contents:
Unit Topics Teaching
No. Hours
1 Wireless Communication Systems and Networks: 07
Evolution of mobile communications, Mobile Radio System around the
world, Examples of Wireless communication Systems, 2G Cellular
Networks, 3G Wireless Networks, 4G Wireless Networks, Wireless local
loop (WLL), Wireless local area network (WLAN), Bluetooth and Personal
Area Networks.
2 Cellular Concept and its fundamentals: 10
Cellular system, Concept of frequency reuse, Channel Assignment
Strategies, Handoff Strategies, Soft Handoff, Hard Handoff, Umbrella Cell
Concept, Co-channel interference and system capacity, Adjacent channel
interference, Trunking and GOS, Improving Coverage & Capacity in
Cellular System- Cell splitting, Cell sectoring, Repeaters, Micro cell zone
concept.

3 Mobile Radio Propagation Model: Large-Scale Path Loss and Small- 10


Scale Fading :
Introduction to Radio wave propagation, Free Space Propagation model,
three basic propagation mechanisms, Reflection, Two ray ground reflection
model, Diffraction, Fresnel zone geometry, Knife-edge diffraction model,
Scattering, Outdoor propagation models, Indoor propagation models, Small
scale multipath propagation, Impulse response model for multipath channel,
Parameters of mobile multipath channels, Types of small scale Fading,
Rayleigh and Ricean distributions.
Unit Topics Teaching
No. Hours
4 Diversity and Multiple Access Techniques: 06
Introduction to diversity and its types, Selection diversity, Feedback
diversity, Maximal ratio combining technique, Equal gain combining
technique, Types of Multiple Access techniques - FDMA, TDMA and
CDMA, OFDM transmitter and receiver.

5 Wireless Systems – GSM and CDMA: 08


Basics of GSM system, GSM system architecture, GSM radio subsystem,
GSM channel types, GSM speech processing, Concept of spread spectrum
system, CDMA system Architecture, CDMA air interface, CDMA forward
channels, CDMA reverse channels, CDMA call processing, RAKE Receiver
concept, performance comparison of GSM and CDMA system.

6 Recent emerging trends of wireless communication: 04


Introduction to Wi-Fi, WiMAX, ZigBee Networks, Software Defined Radio,
Wireless Adhoc Network and Mobile Portability, Security issues and
challenges in a Wireless network.

TOTAL 45
List of References:

1. T. S. Rappaport, “Wireless Communications – Principles and Practice”, Pearson


Education, 2nd Edition, 2012.
2. T. L. Singal, “Wireless Communications”, McGraw Hill Education Private Limited, 2nd
Edition, 2011.
3. A. Goldsmith, “Wireless Communications”, Cambridge university press, 1st Edition,
2005.
4. W.C.Y.Lee, “Mobile Communications Engineering”, McGraw Hill Telecomm. 2nd
Edition, 1998.
Course Outcomes (COs):
By learning this course students will be able to …
1. Understand the wireless communication systems and its standards.
2. Design the base station with respect to co-channel cells &adjacent channel cells concept.
3. Analyze and design the various indoor and outdoor mobile radio propagation model.
4. Understand and Compare the multiple access technologies in wireless communication.
5. Evaluate and design the GSM and CDMA wireless networks.
6. Compare the recent emerging protocol of wireless communication system.

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