Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

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Theory	: 0
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Objectives of the Course

Course Content

Name of Lecturer(s)

Lec. Mümtaz YILMAZ

Learning Outcomes

1.	Be familiar with the architecture and protocols of typical wireless communications networks
2.	Be aware of some routing algorithms, multiple-access principles etc.
3.	Possess knowledge of cellular wireless communications systems
4.	Be aware of the techniques and basic principles of wireless LANs, wireless ad-hoc networks, wireless sensor networks, etc.
5.	Select a wireless technology or a combination of technologies to suit a given application.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Wireless Communications, A. Goldsmith, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
2.	Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice, T. S. Rappaport, Prentice Hall, 2nd Edition, 2002.
3.	Fundamentals of Wireless Communications, D. Tse and P. Viswanath, Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Introduction to wireless communication systems

Week 2 - Theoretical

Radio wave propagation in the mobile environment: Free-space propagation, propagation mechanisms,large scale and small scale fading, path loss models

Week 3 - Theoretical

Statistical channel models: narrowband and wideband models, System Planning: mobile radio link design, and introduction to radio network planning

Week 4 - Theoretical

Overview of wireless access networks: multiple access technologies, noise and interference in wireless communication systems, diversity reception

Week 5 - Theoretical

MIMO communication: MIMO narrowband channel model, transmit diversity and spatial multiplexing

Week 6 - Theoretical

Evolution of cellular systems, principles and operation of cellular systems, narrowband systems: FDMA and TDMA systems, frequency planing, and capacity

Week 7 - Theoretical

CDMA systems

Week 8 - Theoretical

OFDM systems

Week 9 - Theoretical

OFDMA systems.

Week 10 - Theoretical

Wireless LANs, wireless MANs, short range wireless networks, standards, capabilities and applications, broadband wireless networks, and integration of different types of wireless networks

Week 11 - Theoretical

Introduction to sensor networks and applications, issues in sensor networks in comparison to conventional wireless networks, special design considerations in energy conservation, routing etc.

Week 12 - Theoretical

Multihop/mesh/relay networks, Cooperative communications

Week 13 - Theoretical

Radio resource management in cellular networks

Week 14 - Theoretical

Radio resource management in cellular networks

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Attending Lectures	1	%5
Assignment	1	%10
Project	2	%15
Final Examination	1	%70

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	3	3	84
Assignment	1	10	2	12
Project	2	25	0	50
Individual Work	14	3	0	42
Final Examination	1	10	2	12
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7
OÇ-1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
OÇ-2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
OÇ-3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4
OÇ-4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
OÇ-5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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