MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ECE 525E - WIRELESS & MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SENATE APPROVED SYLLABUS

Pre-requisites:

ECE 416 - Digital Communication,

ECE 328 - Principles of Communication Systems

Course Purpose:

To introduce the students to engineering principles and technologies used in wireless and mobile

communication.

Expected Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, a student should be able to:

(i) define the components of mobile and wireless communication;

(ii) explain basic principles behind radio resource management techniques such as power control, channel allocation and handoffs;

(iii)  explain technologies used in Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) and Wi-Fi Networks;

(iv) compare different types of mobile and wireless networks;

(v) design systems that effectively share spectrum through multiple access;

(vi) design simple mobile and wireless systems.

Course Content:

Introduction to Mobile Communication: Evolution of Mobile and Radio Communication; Packet Radio; Pure Aloha and Slotted Aloha; and Multiple Access Techniques, Cellular Concept; Frequency Re-use and Channel Assignment Strategies; Mobile Radio propagation; PCS Architecture, Mobility management, signaling in PCS Networks.

Wireless channel models: Path loss; Shadowing; Multipath fading; Wideband channel models; Capacity of wireless channels; Diversity (time, frequency, space); Equalization; Multicarrier modulation; Cellular concept; Frequency reuse.

Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM): system overview: GSM Architecture, Mobility management and signaling; Number portability. Third and Fourth Generation Mobile Services: International Mobile Telecommunications 2000 (IMT 2000);

 Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA); CDMA 2000; Quality of service in 3G; 4G Networks: Layering architecture and Protocols;

Long Term Evolution (LTE).

Mobile Satellite Communication Systems: Transmission techniques; receiver antenna design; propagation and interference; Case studies of the IRIDIUM and GLOBALSTAR.

Wireless Data Networks: HSCPD, General Packet Radio Services (GPRS): GPRS Architecture, GPRS Network Nodes; Wireless Local Loop (WLL); WiMax; Bluetooth and IEEE 802.15; Billing Systems. Mobile Communication: Analogue and Digital Cellular Systems; Advanced Mobile Phone Systems (AMPS);

Global Systems for Mobile Communication (GSM): Architecture, Mobile Data Communication: HSCPD, GPRS Architecture, GPRS Network Nodes, Billing Systems, WLANs (Wireless LANs), IEEE 802.16 and  IEEE 802.11 standards, Mobile IP-based systems.

Mode of Delivery:

Lectures, Class discussions, e-learning and laboratory tests.

Instructional Materials:

Handouts, textbooks, lecture notes, e-materials, Chalkboard, Whiteboard, LCD/Overhead Projector, Computer with simulation software.

Course Assessment:

Continuous Assessment Tests (20%), Practicals 10%, End of semester Examination (70%)

Recommended book:

(i) Theodore S. Rappaport, Wireless Communications, Latest Edition,

(ii) Tse and P. Viswanath, Fundamentals of Wireless Communication, Cambridge University Press; ISBN-10: 0521845270

(iii) William Stallings, Wireless Communications and Networks, Pearson, ISBN-10: 0131918354

(iv) William Lee, Wireless and Cellular Communications, McGraw-Hill, Latest Ed.

(v) Stojce Dimov Ilcev; Global Mobile Satellite Communications; Springer; ISBN: 978-1-4020-7767-8