Wireless Communications

Course Description

Principles of cellular and wireless communication system, including frequency reuse, hand-off, interference and capacity; modulation techniques; propagation; channel modeling and equalization; diversity; multiple access techniques including FDMA, TDMA and CDMA; wireless standards (AMPS, IS-54, IS-95); digital cordless standards. (3 cr) Prerequisite: 8700 or equivalent.

Prerequisites

• Communications Systems Engineering (ECE 8700)

Course Outline

• Introduction to Wireless Systems
• Modern Wireless Systems
• Frequency Reuse
• Handoff Strategies
• Interference and System Capacity
• Diversity and System Capacity
• Channel Fading and Pathloss
• Outdoor propagation Models
• Indoor Propagation Models
• Doppler Shift
• Rayleigh and Ricean channel models
• Diversity and Capacity
• Development of Wireless Networks
• Wireless Standards
• Multiple Access Techniques