1. Mobile and Wireless Communication Technologies & Techniques
Overview of Mobile Wireless Communication
National Wireless Communications
Technology Roadmap
Trends in Communications and Media Technology, Applications and Use
Evolution of Mobile Wireless Communication Networks: 1G to 4G
eMobility Strategic Research Agenda
Student Presentations and Research Papers
Introductory Lecture

2. Course Overview
Fundamentals of cellular systems: Basic building blocks, the cellular
concept, handovers, power control, traffic engineering.
Propagation aspects: Antennas, large-scale effects, small-scale effects,
propagation models.
Modulation Techniques: frequency, phase and frequency phase modulation, MSK, QPSK, SS modulation (PN sequences and FH).
Mitigation Techniques: Equalization, diversity and channel coding
Multiple Access techniques: FDMA, TDMA, SDMA, CDMA.
Wireless standards and systems GSM, UMTS
Technology Trends in Mobile Wireless Communication
Research work and future trends in Wireless and Mobile Communication

3. Course Outline Broadcast Systems Wireless LANs Network Protocols
Introduction
Use-cases, applications
Definition of terms
Challenges, history
Wireless Transmission
Frequencies & regulations
Signals, antennas, signal propagation
Multiplexing, modulation, spread spectrum, cellular system
Medium Access
SDMA, FDMA, TDMA, CDMA
CSMA/CA, versions of Aloha
Collision avoidance, polling
Wireless Telecommunication Systems
GSM, HSCSD, GPRS, DECT, TETRA, UMTS, IMT-2000
Satellite Systems
GEO, LEO, MEO, routing, handover
Broadcast Systems
DAB, DVB
Wireless LANs
Basic Technology
IEEE a/b/g/…, .15, Bluetooth, ZigBee
Network Protocols
Mobile IP
Ad-hoc networking
Routing
Transport Protocols
Reliable transmission
Flow control
Quality of Service
Support for Mobility
File systems, WWW, WAP, i-mode, J2ME, ...
Technology Trends and Future Research Direction

4. Text Books Mobile Wireless Communication, by Mischa Schwartz
TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
In Wireless Communications
by Ramjee Prasad, Marina Ruggieri

5. Reference Books Wireless Communications and Networks, Second Edition
by William Stallings
Mobile Communications
by Jochen Schiller

6. Reference Books The Networked Future:
Mobile and Wireless Communication
by European Communities
Wireless Communication Systems Advanced Techniques for Signal Reception
by XiaoDong Wang, H. Vincent Poor

7. Research Topics (Handouts for Presentations)
Overview of Mobile Wireless Communication
National Wireless Communications Technology Roadmap
Trends in Communications and Media Technology, Applications and Use
Evolution of Mobile Wireless Communication Networks: 1G to 4G
eMobility Strategic Research Agenda
Student Presentations and Research Papers (Groups)

8. Q&A
Send with your presentation topics and group members names to: with Subject containing: WCTT
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