Wireless Communications

Course Objectives:

To understand the theory of wireless propagation environment and wireless communication systems, to be able to design and analyze optimum receivers for various wireless communication in fading channel, to understand the theories and practice of diversity, and to be able to simulate and design wireless communication systems.

Course Requirements: 

  Homework  15%

  Midterm  25%

  Final exam  35%

  Project   25%

Reference Text:

A. Goldsmith, "Wireless Communications", Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Additional References:                                                                                                                    

1.  D. Tse and V. Pramod, "Fundamentals of Wireless Communication", Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2005.                                                                                                                                       2. T. S. Rappaport, "Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice", 2nd Ed, Prentice Hall, 2002.

                                                                                                                                                  Course Outline:                                                                                                                                

• • Overview of Wireless Communications

  • Path Loss and Shadowing

  • Statistical Multipath Channel Models

  • Multiple Access Techniques for Wireless Communications (TDMA, FDMA, CDMA, SDMA, OFDMA)

  • 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G of Mobile Telecommunications Technology

  • GSM, WCDMA, LTE, Massive MIMO and mmWave Systems

  • WiFi (IEEE 802.11), Bluetooth (IEEE 802.15), WiMAX (IEEE 802.16) Systems

  • Cooperative relay Communications

  • Cognitive Radio Networks (IEEE 802.22)

  • Optical Wireless Communications

  • Other Topics (Vehicular Communications, Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks, Satellite Communications, Device to Device Communications, Body Area Networks, Green Communications, Smart Grid Communications, Energy Harvesting)