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TLT-6106 BASIC COURSE ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, 5 cr
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Courses persons responsible
Markku Renfors
Lecturers
Markku Renfors
Language of Instruction
The course is lectured in English.
Implementations
| Period 1 | Period 2 | Period 3 | Period 4 | Period 5 | Summer | |
| Lecture | - | 3 h/week | 3 h/week | - | - | - |
| Exercise | - | 1 h/week | 1 h/week | - | - | - |
| Exam | ||||||
Objectives
The course focuses on mobile and wireless communications. The course introduces the structures and principles of different types of wireless networks (cellular networks, WLAN/WPAN/WMAN, broadcasting networks), as well as radio network planning methods. Also the central properties of a radio link are studied. MAC (medium access control) mechanisms and RRM (radio resource management) functionalities are described and their significance on the efficient operation of the network are discussed.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Basic elements of wireless transmission. Antennas, properties of the radio channel. Multiplexing and modulation methods, access techniques. | ||
| 2. | Cellular network concept. Elements, structure and functionalities of a radio network. Radio network planning principles. | ||
| 3. | Principles of wireless communication systems: GSM, UMTS, WLAN, positioning systems (GPS, Galileo), broadcast networks. | ||
| 4. | Radio resource management: power control, handover (cell/sector, frequency, system). Packet scheduling, access control mechanisms. |
Requirements for completing the course
Exam
Evaluation criteria for the course
Study material
| Type | Name | Auhor | ISBN | URL | Edition, availability... | Exam material | Language |
| Lecture slides | Basics of Wireless Communications | Tapani Ristaniemi | Yes | English |
Prerequisites
| Code | Course | Credits | M/R |
| TLT-2106 | TLT-2106 Basic Course on Networking | 5 | Mandatory |
| TLT-5206 | TLT-5206 Communication Theory | 5-7 | Recommendable |
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Remarks
Distance learning
- In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
- In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc
- Contact teaching: 40 %
- Distance learning: 0 %
- Proportion of a student's independent study: 60 %
Scaling
| Methods of instruction | Hours |
| Lectures | 90 |
| Exercises | 45 |
| Other scaled | Hours |
| Exam/midterm exam | 3 |
| Total sum | 138 |
| Last modified | 11.10.2006 |
| Modified by | Markku Renfors |