Course Catalog 2008-2009 International Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Course´s person responsible

Jukka Lempiäinen

Implementations

	Lecture times and places	Target group recommended to
Implementation 1	Per 1 : Tuesday 10 - 12, TB222 Thursday 12 - 14, TB215

Requirements

Exam and project work.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

Lectures and exercises during first period. Homework assignment during second period.

Objectives

The goal of the course is to familiarize students with wireless radio propagation mechanisms and phenemenons of mobile radio channel.

Content

Content	Core content	Complementary knowledge	Specialist knowledge
1.	1. RADIO PROPAGATION MECHANISMS -Electromagnetic waves and polarisation -Propagation over flat terrain (reflection) -Propagation over irregular terrain (scattering) -Propagation over/around obstacles (diffraction)
2.	2. PROPAGATION PREDICTION MODELS -Empirical models -Physical models/semi-empirical -Deterministic models -Indoor models
3.	3. MOBILE RADIO CHANNEL AND FADING MODELS -Introduction to slow and fast fading channels - Doppler spectrum and delay spread
4.	4. ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS & SATELLITE RADIO CHANNELS -Introduction to tropospheric and ionospheric effects
5.	5. SPATIAL MOBILE RADIO CHANNELS -Introduction to multiple input multiple output (MIMO) systems -Characteristics of a MIMO channel

Evaluation criteria for the course

Approved examination and homework assignment.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Study material

Type	Name	Author	ISBN	URL	Edition, availability, ...	Examination material	Language
Lecture slides	Radio propagation in wireless networks	Jarno Niemelä			www.cs.tut.fi/kurssit/TLT-6206/		English

Prerequisites

Additional information

Course web page - www.cs.tut.fi/kurssit/TLT-6206/

More precise information per implementation

	Description	Methods of instruction	Implementation
Implementation 1		Lectures Excercises Practical works	Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 %

Last modified	12.08.2008
Modifier	Markku Renfors