Course: Mobile and Wireless Communication Networks

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Course title Mobile and Wireless Communication Networks
Course code KIV/BKS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Masopust Jiří, Doc. Ing. CSc.
Course content
Principles and technologies of wireless communication systems and networks - Wireless transmission of information. Electromagnetic waves. Energy. Radio and optical spectrum. - Propagation of electromagnetic waves. Multipath propagation. MIMO systems. - General scheme of communication channel. Source encoder, channel encoder, compression. Radio channel, noise, spectrum, attenuation, balance. - Basic modulation. Transmission and modulation rate. - Bandwidth, channel capacity. AWGN channel, Rayleigh and Rice channel - Advanced modulations: Multi-state modulations, QAM, OFDM, DSSS, FFH. - Topology of wireless networks, cellular networks, mesh networks. SFN network. - PAN and LAN technology. WiFi, WiMAX, Bluetooth, UWB, ZigBee, - Networks 1G, 2G, 2.5G, 3G. Voice and data transmission, GPRS, EDGE, HSD. Network parameters. - 4G, 5G, 6G networks, heterogeneous networks. - Special networks: Satellite networks, GSM-R, PMR and PAMR, TETRA, TETRAPOL, MPT1327. - IoT networks. LoRa, Sigfox, NB-LTE, NB-5G - Optical signal transmission

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for laboratory testing; outcome analysis (1-8) - 8 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
masters the basics of electrical engineering and electronics at the elementary level
Skills
an apply basic knowledge of electrical engineering, electronics and digital technology
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
can describe the wireless transmission of information
can describe the communication channel and its properties
can describe modulation techniques
can describe wireless networks and their topology
Skills
can specify the requirements for the communication subsystem
Can determine and identify the properties of the communication channel
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Seminar
Seminar classes
Laboratory work
Project-based instruction
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Skills
Laboratory work
Project-based instruction
Competences
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Project-based instruction
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Skills
Combined exam
Competences
Oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Dobeš, Josef; Žalud, Václav. Moderní radiotechnika. Praha : BEN - technická literatura, 2006. ISBN 80-7300-132-2.
  • Martin Sibley. Modern Telecommunications Basic Principles and Practices. 2018. ISBN 9781138578821.
  • Nataša Živić. Modern Communications Technology. 2016. ISBN 978-3-11-041337-3.
  • Vodrážka, Jiří. Přenosové systémy v přístupové síti. Vyd. 2., přeprac. Praha : Česká technika - nakladatelství ČVUT, 2006. ISBN 80-01-03386-4.


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