ECE40

3
Prerequisite

WIRELESS AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION

3 0 0 3

ECE 308-COMPUTER COMMUNICATION

Objectives

Expected
Outcome

Interpret the various spectrum allocation standards and assigned

Bandwidth allocation for various wireless and cellular standards.
Apply the constraints such as fixed bandwidth channel spacing and signal
to noise ratio in the cellular systems
Specify the need of OFDM techniques for wireless communication.
Illustrate the features of 1G, 2G and 3G and next generation standards
using fundamentals of radio telephony.
Describe the various kinds of mitigation techniques used for multipath
propagation.

Student will be able to

To know the cellular structure developed for wireless mobile communication.
To understand how signal propagation is carried out in mobile environment with the help of
large scale propagation models and small scale models
To have a complete knowledge on various standards used in Wireless Communication.
To study about various mitigation techniques for multipath propagation.
This course meets the following student outcomes
a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global,
economic, environmental, and societal context
i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in research and to involve in life-long
learning

Unit I

Cellular Concept

Cellular concept - Frequency reuse - channel assignment strategies - hand off strategies
- interference & system capacity trunking & grade of service Improving coverage and
capacity in cellular system.
Unit II

Mobile Radio Propagation

10

Free Space Propagation Model Three Basic Propagation mechanism Reflection,

Diffraction and Scattering Ground Reflection (Two Ray) model - Link Budget design
using Path Loss model Outdoor and Indoor Propagation models - Small scale multipath
propagation Parameters of mobile multipath channels Types of small scale fading
Fading effects due to Multipath time delay spread and Fading effects due to Doppler
spread - Rayleigh and Rician distribution.
Unit III

OFDM for Wireless Communication

10

Overview of Linear Modulation Techniques GMSK Multicarrier Modulation OFDM

principle Transceiver implementation, Cyclic prefix, Intercarrier interference, PAPR.
Unit IV

Wireless standards

10

Introduction to wireless standards 1G-AMPS, 2G. GSM services and features, System
architecture, Radio subsystem, channel types, Frame structure for GSM, Signal
Processing in GSM - CDMA (IS-95) Forward and Reverse CDMA Channel GPRS
Advanced Wireless standards.
Unit V

Multipath Mitigation Techniques

Diversity Types of Diversity Diversity combining techniques: Selection, Feedback,

Maximal Ratio Combining and Equal Gain Combining Rake receiver MIMO systems
Spatial Multiplexing, System Model and Channel state information.
Unit VI

Security in Wireless Networks

Introduction-Requirements-Services-Mechanisms-Algorithms
Text Books
Rappaport,T.S., Wireless communications, Pearson Education, 2010.
Reference Books
1.

David Tse and PramodViswanath, Fundamentals of Wireless Communication, Cambridge

University Press, 2011.
2. Van Nee, R. and Ramji Prasad, OFDM for wireless multimedia communications, Artech House, 2000.
3. Jochen Schiller, Mobile Communication, Pearson Education, 2012
4. Andreas.F. Molisch, Wireless Communications, John Wiley India, 2011.
5. Lee,W.C.Y., Mobile Communication Engineering, McGraw Hill, 2008.
6. Vijay. K. Garg, Wireless Communication and Networking, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2010.
7. Kaveh Pahlavan, Prashant Krishnamoorthy, Principles of Wireless Networks, PHI, 2002
Continuous Assessment 30%, Assignments / Projects / Quizzes 20
%
Evaluation
Term End Examination 50 %