Wireless Communications, 30 cr
Type of the study module
Advanced Studies
Contact
Mikko Valkama, Markku Renfors
Learning Outcomes
| - | ** High Frequency Techniques focus area:
This focus area offers comprehensive understanding on high frequency electronics, circuits and techniques, with strong focus on relevant electromagnetic phenomena and characteristics. Central elements include high frequency circuit and antenna design and radio frequency measurement fundamentals. |
| - | ** Navigation and Positioning focus area:
This focus area gives thorough understanding and competence related to positioning systems and devices, including not only satellite based positioning but also other modern positioning techniques. Performance optimization, device-level signal processing, computing platforms and circuit structures, and navigation calculus are some of the central elements in this focus area. |
| - | ** Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits focus area:
This focus area provides deep knowledge on radio transceiver circuits and systems and in particular radio frequency application specific integrates circuits (RF-ASIC's) in wireless communications devices. Big emphasis is on modern computer aided design, analysis and measurement tools and silicon processes. |
| - | ** Wireless Systems focus area:
This focus area provides comprehensive understanding of the fundamental transmission and operating principles of all modern and emerging wireless systems, and associated transmitter and receiver modules. The studies can be further tailored and deepened towards profound communication theoretic aspects and methods (modulation, coding and detection schemes, radio interface design), mobile cellular systems and associated planning and optimization solutions, analog and digital signal processing in radio communications devices, radio transceiver solutions, and computing platforms. |
| - | After completing this study module, the student has deep competence, fundamental understanding and practical skills to act as an R&D engineer, system designer or in other demanding expert and engineering duties in wireless communications and related industries. Depending on the focus area, the skills can be tailored towards wireless communications systems, high-frequency/RF circuits and techniques or navigation and positioning. Modern design, analysis, simulation, and measurement methodologies and tools have big emphasis, to support demanding R&D and product engineering and innovations in the industry. |
| - | In general, after completing the Wireless Communications study module, students are familiar with the modern design, analysis, simulation and measurement tools and methodologies, and can also understand and recognize open problems, challenges and trends within their focus area. |
| - | NB: This advanced module can be studied either with 30cp or 50cp. In the 50cp version, students can still deepen their understanding within the selected focus area or then combine widescale understanding of e.g. two different focus areas. It is also possible to freshen and complement some missing prerequisites in the 50cp version, if e.g. the background studies have some minor shortcomings. |
| - | The study module provides also sufficient background for doctoral studies in wireless communications field. |
Prerequisites
| Study block | Credit points | Mandatory/Advisable | Additional information |
| 25 cr | Advisable | Alternative prerequisite modules. The contents should reflect the pre-requisites of the chosen Focus Area of the Wireless Communications major. | |
| 25 cr | Advisable | Alternative prerequisite modules. The contents should reflect the pre-requisites of the chosen Focus Area of the Wireless Communications major. | |
| 25 cr | Advisable | Alternative prerequisite modules. The contents should reflect the pre-requisites of the chosen Focus Area of the Wireless Communications major. |
Content
Compulsory courses
Compulsory courses depend directly on the focus area, and are listed under Optional Compulsory Courses section. Notice that the following prerequisites of the selected focus area should be included in BSc or other MSc level modules. Wireless Systems and Navigation and Positioning: ELT-41206 Basic Course on Wireless Communications and ELT-41307 Communication Theory; RF Integrated Circuits: ELT-41806 Communication Integrated Circuits; High Frequnecy Techniques: ELT-41710 Johdatus suurtaajuustekniikkaan or ELT-41727 Practical RF Electronics.
Optional Compulsory Courses
Student must select one focus area and follow the corresponding requirements when selecting the Optional Compulsory Courses and Complementary Courses.
| Course | Credit points | Alternativity | Class |
| ELT-43106 Multicarrier and Multiantenna Techniques | 5 cr | 1 | IV |
| ELT-43506 Communication Systems Laboratory Course | 5-9 cr | 1 | V |
| ELT-46006 Introduction to Satellite Positioning | 5 cr | 4 | IV |
| ELT-46106 Satellite Navigation Receivers | 5 cr | 4 | IV |
| ELT-47206 Basics of RF Engineering | 5 cr | 3 | IV |
| ELT-47226 Basic RF Measurements | 4 cr | 3 | IV |
| ELT-47426 Transmission Lines and Waveguides | 5 cr | 3 | IV |
| ELT-48106 RF Integrated Circuits Architectures | 9 cr | 2 | IV |
| ELT-48156 RF Integrated Circuits Design | 9 cr | 2 | IV |
| TIE-52206 Inertial Sensors and Their Applications | 5 cr | 4 | V |
1.
Select 2 courses.
Wireless Systems focus area.
2.
Select 2 courses.
RF Integrated Circuits focus area
3.
Select 3 courses.
High-Frequency Techniques focus area
4.
Select 3 courses.
Navigation and Positioning focus area
Complementary Courses
Courses from the compulsory course lists of other focus areas may also be included as complementary courses.
Should be completed to the minimum study module extent of 30 ETCS
| Course | Credit points | Additional information | Class |
| ELT-41746 Antenna Basics | 2 cr | 2 | IV |
| ELT-43007 Digital Communication | 7 cr | 1 | IV |
| ELT-43307 Advanced Course in Digital Communication | 6 cr | V | |
| ELT-43406 5G Mobile Communications | 3 cr | ||
| ELT-43456 Internet-of-Things Wireless Communications | 3 cr | ||
| ELT-44007 Radio Architectures and Signal Processing | 6 cr | V | |
| ELT-44606 Digital Circuits and Platforms | 5 cr | 1 | IV |
| ELT-45006 Radio Propagation in Wireless Networks | 3 cr | 3 | IV |
| ELT-45106 RF Equipment for Wireless Networks | 3 cr | 3 | IV |
| ELT-45207 Radio Network Planning | 6 cr | 1 | IV |
| ELT-45306 Advanced Course on Wireless Communications | 5 cr | 1 | V |
| ELT-47246 Passive RF Circuits | 5 cr | 2 | IV |
| ELT-47266 Active RF Circuits | 5 cr | 2 | V |
| ELT-47286 RF Project | 10 cr | 2 | V |
| ELT-47446 Antennas | 8 cr | 2 | IV |
| ELT-47466 Antenna Project | 4-6 cr | 2 | IV |
| TIE-50406 DSP Implementations | 5 cr | V | |
| TIE-50506 System Design | 5 cr | V | |
| TIE-52106 Wireless Sensor Networks and Applications | 5 cr | V |
1. Wireless Systems focus area: You must choose at least 12 credits from this set. ELT-43007 Digital Communication is highly recommended for communication theory and communication signal processing oriented studies.
2. High-Frequency Techniques focus area: You must choose at least 15 credits from this set.
3. Navigation and Positioning focus area: You must choose at least 1 course from this set.
Additional information
The whole modern society is strongly relying on broadband data communications and corresponding communication networks and services. This covers all areas of life, personal and professional. This trend is expected to continue and expand further, through the ongoing and all-encompassing digitalization process, which will eventually penetrate all industries and the whole society. This, together with the emerging Internet-of-Things (IoT) and Industrial Internet (or Industry 4.0) paradigms, raises the capacity, latency and other performance requirements of the communication networks, and wireless communications in particular, to a whole new level compared to the existing systems and solutions.
Another prevailing trend in the society and industries is related to robotization and other different autonomous moving objects and machines, such as self-driving cars and drones, which also rely strongly on highly efficient and reliable wireless communications solutions. Digitalization, IoT and robotization are all areas that are also strongly connected to high-efficiency wireless positioning and localization information, both indoors and outdoors. An additional longer term aspect is related to the concept of nano-networks, e.g., in medical field, where nano-scale objects such as different implantable nano-chips and sensors communicate and network with each other. This ties in well with one of the current global mega-trends, namely health technologies, in particular in terms of seeking to provide personalized and proactive healthcare for citizens.
By studying this major, you obtain deep and thorough theoretical and practical understanding and skills to act as an expert in the future programmable and connected world.