| | • To provide a broad understanding of the challenges and technologies in wireless telecommunications
• To understand the trends and developments in the area
Introduction to Communications
• Basics of spectral analysis
• Basic modulation
• Basic elements of a radio
• Channel impairments -- interference, multipath and noise
• Role of multiple access and radio protocols
• Antennas
• Overview of issues in radio design
• Overview of different communication architectures: Ad-Hoc, Cellular, Multi-cast, Relaying
Building a radio the modern way -- software defined radio
• A traditional Radio
• A Systems Engineering Prospect --- The big picture
• RF considerations: basic components and limitations and how it impacts subsequent DSP
• Base band processing considerations -- DSP hardware selection
• Software architectures
Some key algorithms in the radio Fundamentals of multirate signal processing
• Multirate signal processing for demodulation and synchronization
• Multirate processing for signal generation
• OFDM and OFDM variations based on multi-rate DSP
• Smart antenna algorithms
• Cognition for radios
How do real cellular systems work? Fundamental concepts in cellular
• Overview of standards
• GSM
• UMTS
• LTE
Future Perspective
• Trends in industry and government
• Current research developments
• Opportunities and research ideas
Short Exam 50%
Submission of Project material 50%
Pass standard is 40%. The module will be assessed on the basis of Incomplete ( |
FOUNDATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGIES 
