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LP: EC6801

Department of INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

B.E/B.Tech/M.E/M.Tech : Information Technology
PG Specialisation

Rev. No: 00
Date: 26/06/2015

Regulation: 2013

: _________________________

Sub. Code / Sub. Name : EC6801 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

Unit

: I

Unit Syllabus: WIRELESS CHANNELS

Large scale path loss Path loss models: Free Space and Two-Ray models -Link Budget design Small scale fadingParameters of mobile multipath channels Time dispersion parameters- Coherence bandwidth Doppler spread &
Coherence time, Fading due to Multipath time delay spread flat fading frequency selective fading Fading due to
Doppler spread fast fading slow fading.
Objective: Know the characteristic of wireless channel
Session
No *

Topics to be covered

Ref

Teaching
Aids

Introduction to radio wave propagation,

TB-1,Ch-4
(105-106)

BB/PPT

Free space model

TB-1,Ch-4
(107-110)

BB/PPT

Ground reflection (two ray) model

TB-1,Ch-4
(120-125)

BB/PPT

Link Budget design- Log-distance Path loss, Log-normal shadowing and

determination of coverage area

TB-1,Ch-4
(138-144)

BB/PPT

Small scale fading and factors influencing small scale fading.

TB-1,Ch-5
(177-179)

BB/PPT

Parameters of multipath channels- time dispersion parameters and

coherence bandwidth.

TB-1,Ch-5
(197-203)

BB/PPT

Doppler spread & Coherence time

TB-1,Ch-5
(203-205)

BB/PPT

Fading due to Multipath time delay spread flat fading and frequency
selective fading

TB-1,Ch-5
(205-208)

BB/PPT

Fading due to Doppler spread fast fading slow fading

TB-1,Ch-5
(208-210)

BB/PPT

Content beyond syllabus covered (if any):

Nil
Course Outcome 1:
Characterize wireless channels

* Session duration: 50 minutes

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Sub. Code / Sub. Name: EC6801 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

Unit : II

Unit Syllabus : CELLULAR ARCHITECTURE

Multiple Access techniques - FDMA, TDMA, CDMA Capacity calculationsCellular concept- Frequency reuse - channel
assignment- hand off- interference & system capacity- trunking & grade of service Coverage and capacity improvement.
Objective: Learn the various cellular architectures

Session
No *

Topics to be covered

Ref

Teaching
Aids

10

Introduction to multiple access technique, FDMA

TB-1,Ch-9
(447-453)

BB/PPT

11

TDMA and its efficiency

TB-1,Ch-9
(453-456)

BB/PPT

12

CDMA, capacity of cellular CDMA and CDMA with multiple cells

TB-1,Ch-9
(458-459),
(474-483)

BB/PPT

13

Introduction to cellular concept, frequency reuse and channel assignment

TB-1,Ch-3
(57-62)

BB/PPT

14

Handoff strategies,
considerations

handoff

TB-1,Ch-3
(62-67)

BB/PPT

15

Interference and system capacity-co-channel interference and system

capacity

TB-1,Ch-3
(67-72)

BB/PPT

16

Channel planning for wireless systems, adjacent channel interference and

power control for reducing interference

TB-1,Ch-3
(72-77)

BB/PPT

17

Trunking and grade of service

TB-1,Ch-3
(77-86)

BB/PPT

TB-1,Ch-3
(86-96)

BB/PPT

prioritizing

handoffs

and

practical

Coverage and capacity improvement- cell splitting, sectoring, repeaters

for range extension and microcell zone concept
Content beyond syllabus covered (if any):
18

Nil

Course Outcome 2:
Design a cellular system

* Session duration: 50 mins

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Sub. Code / Sub. Name: EC6801 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

Unit : III

Unit Syllabus : DIGITAL SIGNALING FOR FADING CHANNELS

Structure of a wireless communication link, Principles of Offset-QPSK, p/4-DQPSK, Minimum Shift Keying, Gaussian
Minimum Shift Keying, Error performance in fading channels, OFDM principle Cyclic prefix, Windowing, PAPR.
Objective: Understand the concepts behind various digital signaling schemes for fading channels

Session
No *

Topics to be covered

Ref

Teaching
Aids

19

Structure of a wireless communication link- Transceiver block structure

and simplified models

TB-2,Ch-10
(173-178)

BB/PPT

20

Principles of Offset-Quadrature Phase Shift Keying

TB-2,Ch-11
(196-197)

BB/PPT

21

p/4-Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying

TB-2,Ch-11
(193-196)

BB/PPT

22

Minimum Shift Keying and Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying

TB-2,Ch-11
(202-206)

BB/PPT

23

Error performance in fading channels- Average BER- classical

computation method, alternative method

TB-2,Ch-12
(221-228)

BB/PPT

24

Error probability in delay and frequency dispersive fading channels

TB-2,Ch-12
(228-236)

BB/PPT

25

Principle of Orthogonal Frequency Division

Implementation of Transceivers, MC-CDMA system

TB-2,Ch-19
(400-402)

BB/PPT

26

Cyclic Prefix and Windowing

TB-2,Ch-19
(402-404)

BB/PPT

27

PAPR- origin of PAPR and PAPR reduction techniques

TB-2,Ch-19
(411-414)

BB/PPT

Content beyond syllabus covered (if any):

MC-CDMA system

Course Outcome 3:
Design and implement various signaling schemes for fading channels

* Session duration: 50 mins

Multiplexing,

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Sub. Code / Sub. Name: EC6801 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

Unit : IV

Unit Syllabus : MULTIPATH MITIGATION TECHNIQUES

Equalisation Adaptive equalization, Linear and Non-Linear equalization, Zero forcing and LMS Algorithms. Diversity
Micro and Macrodiversity, Diversity combining techniques, Error probability in fading channels with diversity reception,
Rake receiver
Objective: Be familiar the various multipath mitigation techniques

Session
No *

Topics to be covered

Ref

Teaching
Aids

28

Introduction to Equalisation- Linear equalization

TB-1,Ch-7
(355-356),
(366-368)

BB/PPT

29

Nonlinear equalization- Decision feed back and MLSE equalisation

TB-1,Ch-7
(368-372)

BB/PPT

30

Adaptive equalization- Zero forcing and LMS algorithms

TB-1,Ch-7
(372-376)

BB/PPT

31

Diversity- Microdiversity- Spatial, temporal, frequency, angle and

polaristion diversity

TB-2,Ch-13
(240-248)

BB/PPT

32

Macrodiversity

TB-2,Ch-13
(248-249)

BB/PPT

TB-2,Ch-13
(249-257)

BB/PPT

TB-2,Ch-13
(257-262)

BB/PPT

TB-1,Ch-7
(391-393)

BB/PPT

TB-2,Ch-14
(265-274)

BB/PPT

35

Diversity combining techniques- Selection, switched maximal ratio

combining diversity
Error probability in fading channels with diversity reception- Error
probability in flat fading channels and SER in frequency selective fading
channels
RAKE receiver

36

Channel coding and Block codes

33
34

Content beyond syllabus covered (if any):

Channel coding and Block codes

Course Outcome 2:
Compare multipath mitigation techniques and analyze their performance

* Session duration: 50 mins

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Sub. Code / Sub. Name: EC6801 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

Unit : V

Unit Syllabus : MULTIPLE ANTENNA TECHNIQUES

MIMO systems spatial multiplexing -System model -Pre-coding - Beam forming transmitter diversity, receiver diversityChannel state information-capacity in fading and non-fading channels.
Objective: Understand the various multiple antenna systems

Session
No *

Topics to be covered

Ref

Teaching
Aids

37

Introduction to MIMO systems

TB-2,Ch-20
(442)

BB/PPT

38

Spatial Multiplexing and system model

TB-2,Ch-20
(442-444)

BB/PPT

39

Precoding

TB-2,Ch-20
(481)

BB/PPT

40

Transmitter diversity

TB-2,Ch-20
(458-462)

BB/PPT

41

Beamforming

TB-2,Ch-20
(442)

BB/PPT

42

Receiver diversity- Channel state information

TB-2,Ch-20
(444-445)

BB/PPT

43

Capacity in flat fading channels

TB-2,Ch-20
(448-450)

BB/PPT

44

Capacity in non-fading channels

TB-2,Ch-20
(445-448)

BB/PPT

45

Comparison of beamforming, receiver diversity and transmitter diversity

TB-2,Ch-20(462)

BB/PPT

Content beyond syllabus covered (if any):

Nil

Course Outcome 5:
Design and implement systems with transmit/receive diversity and MIMO systems and analyze their performance

* Session duration: 50 mins

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Sub Code / Sub Name: EC6801 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

PO:
1.
2.

Apply Engineering knowledge to solve problems in different areas of Information Technology.

Identify, hypothesize and construct software Requirement Specification using various concepts and techniques in the
field of IT.
3. Design and develop solutions for complex systems to meet the needs of society and IT industry.
4. Ability to conduct research in diversified field of Mobile Communication, Web technology Data Mining, Cryptography,
Network Security etc., to obtain valid conclusions for challenging problems.
5. Develop programming skills to use sophisticated and advanced software tools of IT.
6. Develop ability to perform best engineering and technical practices that benefit the corporate society and industry.
7. Develop projects using software tools for satisfying the needs of end users.
8. Learn and follow the ethical principles involved in IT research and industrial practices.
9. Ability to work as an individual based on interest and also in multidisciplinary team of Information Technology.
10. Develop effective communication and technical writing in IT research and industrial practices.
11. Develop management skills to work in IT industry and also to become an entrepreneur in the field of Information
Technology
12. Engage in lifelong learning process by updating the knowledge of individual with the upcoming software tools and
techniques
Mapping CO PO:

PO1

PO2

PO3

PO4

CO1

CO2

CO3

CO4

CO5

PO5

PO6

PO7

PO8

PO9

PO10

PO11

PO12

A
B

A Excellent ; B Good ; C - Average

TEXTBOOKS:
1. Rappaport,T.S., Wireless communications, Second Edition, Pearson Education, 2010.
2. Andreas.F. Molisch, Wireless Communications, John Wiley India, 2006.
REFERENCES:
1. David Tse and Pramod Viswanath, Fundamentals of Wireless Communication, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
2. Upena Dalal, Wireless Communication, Oxford University Press, 2009.
3. Van Nee, R. and Ramji Prasad, OFDM for wireless multimedia communications, Artech House, 2000.

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Sub Code / Sub Name: EC6801 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

Prepared by

Approved by

Signature
Name
Designation
Date

Dr.N.Kumaratharan
Mr.V. Ranjith
Professor
Assistant Professor
18-06-2015

Dr.D.Balasubramanian
Professor and Head

Remarks *:

Remarks *:

* If the same lesson plan is followed in the subsequent semester/year it should be

mentioned and signed by the Faculty and the HOD