Pre-Requisite : EC301 and EC305
Contact Hours and Credits : ( 3 -0- 0 ) 3
To get an understanding of mobile radio communication principles, types and to study the recent trends adopted in cellular and wireless systems and standards.
Introduction to Wireless Communication. Cellular concept. System design fundamentals. Coverage and Capacity improvement in Cellular system. Technical Challenges.
Mobile Radio Propagation; Reflection, Diffraction, Fading. Multipath propagation. Statistical characterization of multipath fading. Diversity Techniques.
Path loss prediction over hilly terrain. Practical link budget design using Path loss models. Design parameters at base station. Antenna location, spacing, heights and configurations.
Multiple access techniques; FDMA, TDMA and CDMA. Spread spectrum. Power control. WCDMA.CDMA network design. OFDM and MC-CDMA.
GSM. 3G, 4G(LTE), NFC systems,. WLAN technology. WLL. Hiper LAN. Ad hoc networks. Bluetooth.
Students are able to