Course Catalog 2006-2007

TLT-6306 RF EQUIPMENT FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS, 3 cr
RF Equipment for Wireless Networks

Courses persons responsible
Jukka Lempiäinen

Lecturetimes and places
Per II: Tuesday 10 - 12, TB222
Per II: Thursday 10 - 12, TB223

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - 4 h/week - - - -
Exercise - 2 h/week - - - -
Assignment - 10 h/week - - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2006-2007)

Objectives
The goal of the course is to familiarize students to RF equipment and network configuration needed in wireless networks. In addition, attention is paid on advanced mobile communication systems and on their impact on network hardware configuration.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. ANTENNAS
-Antennas
**Conditions for electromagnetic radiation
**Antenna problem
**Ideal dipole
**Radiation from line currents
**Antenna characteristics
**Basic antennas
-Antenna line elements
 		      
2. RX/TX ARCHITECTURES
-Main analog components for receivers
**Amplifiers
**Filters
**Mixers
**Oscillators
-Receiver architectures and their properties
**Superheterodyne principle
**Direct conversion
**DC offsets as a challenging problem
**Low IF, Weaver
**Effects of I/Q imbalance
-Non-idealities and performance measures of the analog front-end components
**Sensitivity, dynamic range
**Noise figure
**Intermodulation distortion, IP3
**Leakage, spurious frequencies
**Phase noise
 		      
3. DIVERSITY
-Macro and microscopic diversities
-Diversity methods
-Combining methods
-Transmit diversity
-Practical limitations of diversity gain
-Bit error performance in diversity systems
-Example measurements 		      
4. PRINCIPLES OF ANTENNAS ARRAYS
-Antenna arrays
**Array factor
**General linear array factor for point sources
**Pattern multiplication
**Unbalanced excitation
-Narrowband array systems
**Conditions
**Beam steering
**Grating lobes
**Amplitude weights
-Wideband array processing
-Adaptive arrays
**Spatial covariance matrix
**Switched beamformers
**Adaptive beamformers
-Practical considerations 		      
5. MULTI-ELEMENT ARRAY SYSTEMS
-Review of multi-antenna systems (MIMO concept)
**MIMO principles
**MIMO transmission techniques
-Base station implementation aspects
**Base station architecture
**Receiver/transmitter structures
**Performance aspects
**Practical implementation aspects
-Mobile station implementation aspects
**Receiver/transmitter structures
**Performance aspects
-Practical implementation aspects
 		      

Requirements for completing the course
Exam and project work.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Approved examination and project work.

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Lecture slides RF equipment for wireless networks Jarno Niemelä     www.cs.tut.fi/kurssit/TLT-6306/ Yes  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    TLT-5200 TLT-5200 Communication Theory 5-7 Recommendable
    TLT-6100 TLT-6100 Basic Course on Wireless Communications 5 Mandatory
    TLT-6206 TLT-6206 Radio Propagation in Wireless Networks 3 Recommendable

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

  • Partial passing of course must be in connection with the same round of implementation.

    • Distance learning

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 50 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 50 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 48
    Exercises 24
    Laboratory assignments 10
    Total sum 82

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    Last modified 29.01.2007
    Modified byJarno Niemelä