This course treats the subject of modern radio engineering and includes typical RF architectures and their characterizations, modeling, prediction and simulation of radio-wave propagation, cellular planning, and systems-level aspects of modern radio network design.
Teaching and Learning Methods: Lectures and Lab sessions (group of 2 students)
Course Policies: Attendance to the Lab session is mandatory.
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Book: MOLISCH A. Wireless Communications. Wiley-Blackwell, 2005, 884p. (Part I and II)
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Also check http://www.wiley.com/go/molisch to obtain additional material.
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Also check out http://www.wiley.com/go/molisch for additional material. Solutions to the exercises in the book can be found File link: datas/teaching/courses/RADIO/solutions/Solutions_manual.pdf.
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Book: SAUNDERS S. Antennas and Propagation for Wireless Communication Systems. Wiley, 1999, 560p. (Supplementary reading)
- An understanding of probability theory, random processes, and digital communications.
- Some knowledge of Matlab is also beneficial for the lab sessions.
- Introduction, history of mobile communications, technical requirements and limitations, and technical challenges.
- Definition and revision of some basic terms, such as thermal noise, amplifiers, noise figure, receiver sensitivity, fading margin, path loss, link budget
- Antennas and propagation
- Propagation Measurements, Modelling and Simulation: Models for path loss, shadowing, multipath propagation. Time, frequency, and spatial properties of radio channels (MIMO).
- Cellular Architectures : Link budget analysis, cellular coverage, duplexing strategies, multiple-access methods, network topologies, hand-over strategies.
- Three practical lab sessions analyzing real measurements
- A guest lecture on state-of-the art LTE network planning by Infovista, creator of the Mentum Planet tool is organized if possible
Learning outcomes:
- To be able to do a simple link budget analysis and planning of a wireless system
- Know the technical limitations and possibilities when building a wireless system
- Ability to analyze and interpret channel measurements
- Know which channel model is adapted best to my requirements and how to implement it
- Understand basic cell planning tools
Nb hours: 42.00
Evaluation: The better of the following two methods will be applied
- Lab sessions: 25%, Mid-term exam: 25%, Final exam: 50%
- Lab sessions: 25%, Final exam: 75%
