Wireless systems
This introductory course on wireless systems provides a comprehensive understanding of radio communications in general, starting from an overview of regulations and standardisation activities, and including details of the wireless channel modeling, link-level connectivity aspects, as well as the key features that differentiate cellular systems from wireless systems.
Schedule:
–
Teaching time:
Daytime
Topic:
Electrical engineering
Form of learning:
On-campus
Provider:
Aalto University, FITech
Level:
Advanced
Credits:
5 By Aalto University (ECTS)
Fee:
€ 0.00
Application period:
1.6.2023
– 27.8.2023
Target group and prerequisites
BSc level knowledge on some technology area (= basic university mathematics)Course description
Course contents
- Unit 1: Introduction
- Unit 2: Wireless channel
- Unit 3: Wireless link
- Unit 4: Cellular systems
- Unit 5: Wireless systems
Learning outcomes
After the course, the student
- can recognise the difference between mobile and wireless communication systems and know the role that international organizations (such as ITU, 3GPP, IEEE) have in their development
- is aware of the (licensed/unlicensed) frequency bands in which most of contemporary wireless communications take place and understand the relation that exist between communication bandwidth (data rate) and coverage in each frequency band
- knows the principles of physics that govern the propagation of radio signals, understand how to model them statistically, and use them to compute simple link budgets in radio systems
- can recognise the difference between the different multiplexing, multiple-access and duplexing methods that guarantee the connectivity in contemporary wireless communication systems
- is aware of the target, technology components, spectrum and use cases of 5G standards, as well as most popular WPAN (Bluetooth), WLAN (Wi-Fi) and LPWAN (MTC/NB-IoT) standards
- knows how to do simple practical measurements and scientific research on wireless communication systems (5G), and develop team-work and multi-cultural communication skills.
Completion methods
- Online lectures on Mondays at 12-14 and Wednesdays at 14-16 (streamed, active participation expected)
- Exercises on Fridays at 10-12
- Examination 16.10. at 16:30-19:30
- Quizzes, pre-lecture activities, project assignments, homework
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