- UCAS course code
- H605
- UCAS institution code
- M20
MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering / Course details
Year of entry: 2024
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Course unit details:
Wireless Communication & Mobile Networks
Unit code | EEEN40162 |
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Credit rating | 15 |
Unit level | Level 4 |
Teaching period(s) | Semester 2 |
Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIT:
(1) Wireless Communications
Introduction to modern wireless communication systems and mobile networks (1 hour)
Revision on digital communication, stochastic process and information theory (2 hour)
Radio wave propagation: Path loss, shadowing and multipath fading (4 hours)
Wireless channel mitigation techniques: diversity and combining techniques (3 hours)
Multiple antennas (MIMO) wireless communication system (3 hours)
Link and system level simulation and software defined radio for wireless communication systems experimentation (3 hours)
(2) Mobile Networks
Multiple Access & Multiuser communication (4 hours)
Cellular concepts and system design (4 hours)
Radio Resource Management schemes (3 hours)
Recent advances in wireless and mobile network (3 hours)
Current and future mobile network standards (2 hours)
Pre/co-requisites
Unit title | Unit code | Requirement type | Description |
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Digital Mobile Communications | EEEN30161 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
Aims
Unit aims to:
- Develop an understanding on the basic and advanced principles of Wireless Communications and Mobile Networks.
- The unit addresses the issues of wireless communications and mobile networks in physical, link and network layers. The wireless channels will be explained with existing mitigation techniques.
- Multi-user communication systems will also be studied with an emphasis on the broadcast nature of wireless communications.
- Mobile networks modelling, design and optimisation will be covered, as well as existing and future mobile networks standards.
Learning outcomes
On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
ILO 1 - Explain the basic and advanced theories on wireless communications systems and mobile networks
ILO 2 - Classify the different types of wireless channel models; calculate the channel parameters; and apply mitigating techniques
ILO 3 - Identify various diversity types and devise diversity achieving schemes
ILO 4 - Experiment and analyse system performance for wireless systems using computer simulation and other platforms
ILO 5 - Describe various multiple access techniques and identify their strengths and weaknesses
ILO 6 - Explain and design different types of mobile networks
ILO 7 - Discuss specifics of existing mobile networks and future system standard
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures with worked examples.
One revision lecture
Two laboratory experiment: one on wireless communication and one on mobile networks
Assessment methods
Method | Weight |
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Other | 20% |
Written exam | 80% |
Coursework: Two lab reports, 6 hours each, feedback provided within 3 weeks of submission
Feedback methods
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Recommended reading
[1] A. Goldsmith, Wireless communications, Cambridge; Cambridge University Press, 2005.
[2] S. S. Haykin, Modern wireless communications, International ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J. ; Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2004
[3] T. S. Rappaport, Wireless communications: principles and practice, 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J: Prentice Hall PTR, 2002.
[4] A. F. Molisch, Wireless communications, 2nd ed. Chichester, U.K: IEEE, 2011.
[5] E. Dahlman, 4G, LTE-advanced pro and the road to 5G, Third edition. London: Academic Press, 2016.
[6] H. Holma, A. Toskala, and T. Nakamura, Eds., 5G technology: 3GPP new radio, First edition. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2020.
Study hours
Scheduled activity hours | |
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Lectures | 32 |
Practical classes & workshops | 6 |
Independent study hours | |
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Independent study | 112 |
Teaching staff
Staff member | Role |
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Zhiguo Ding | Unit coordinator |