2015/16 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
ELEC5447M Cellular Mobile Communication Systems
15 creditsClass Size: 145
Module manager: Dr Jaafar Elmirghani
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2015/16
This module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
On completion of this module, students should be able to:- understand the underlying principles of cellular mobile radio for voice, data and video;
- use the theoretical and technical content of previous modules to assess the limitations and possibilities of mobile communications;
- perform basic radio channel modelling;
- appreciate the signal processing requirements at the physical layer;
- understand the need for protocols and be able to explain a selection (e.g. MAC);
- understand the basic principles of a 2-G system (e.g. GSM) and a 3-G system (e.g. WCDMA), and compare and contrast designs and performance;
- perform basic link budget analysis;
- appreciate future developments and design requirements (e.g. 4-G systems).
Syllabus
Evolution of modern cellular wireless communications; cellular concept - radio coverage, frequency reuse, multiple access techniques and capacity; radio channel (attenuation, fading, Doppler, adjacent and co-channel interference, coherence bandwidth, delay spread and inter-symbol interference, etc); radio channel modelling; cellular radio design principles (cell plan, sectorisation, call handover, base stations, mobile switching centres, etc); principles of GSM (to include physical layer source/channel coding, modulation, equalisation, etc; timing structure of GSM; OSI layers/GSM specifications and network aspects); introduction to GSM evolution for data communications (GPRS and EDGE); basic principles of DS/CDMA systems (e.g. Qualcomm's IS-95 - channelisation, long and short PN codes and Walsh sequences, power control, correlator design, Rake receiver, etc); introduction to W-CDMA third generation systems (UMTS/UTRA).
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Lecture | 18 | 1.00 | 18.00 |
Tutorial | 4 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
Private study hours | 128.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 22.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 150.00 |
Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Assignment | 1 x in-semester test/assignment | 20.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 20.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 3 hr 00 mins | 80.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 80.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 12/04/2016
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