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BILL7160Wireless Communications3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseThird Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Tuğrul ÇAVDAR
Co-LecturerNone.
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
To comprehend physical layer of wireless communications.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : know basic of wireless communications.1,3,4,7,101
PO - 2 : understand how these protocols affect eachother.1,2,3,4,6,7,101
PO - 3 : understand the problem in wireless communications1,2,3,4,6,7,101
PO - 4 : design a wireless systems.1,2,3,4,6,7,101
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Wideband channel characterization, frequency-selective channels, small-scale fading and multipath, large-scale fading and path loss, slow fading, fast fading, Rician channels, Rayleigh channels, Log-Normal channels, Doppler shift, diffraction, channel equalizers, linear equalizers, adaptive equalizers, decision-feedback equalizers, MLSE, fractionally-spaced equalizers, optimum receivers, digital modulation methods, signal space and constellation diagrams, channel decoding techniques, wireless channel capacity, static and dynamic channel allocation, interleaving, channel estimation, cell concept, GSM, GPRS, WCDMA, EDGE, WAN, MAN.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Wideband channel characterization
 Week 2frequency-selective channels, small-scale fading and multipath, large-scale fading and path loss
 Week 3slow fading, fast fading, Rician channels, Rayleigh channels, Log-Normal channels
 Week 4Doppler shift, diffraction
 Week 5channel equalizers, linear equalizers, adaptive equalizers
 Week 6decision-feedback equalizers, MLSE, fractionally-spaced equalizers, optimum receivers
 Week 7digital modulation methods
 Week 8Mid-term exam
 Week 9signal space and constellation diagrams
 Week 10channel decoding techniques
 Week 11wireless channel capacity
 Week 12static and dynamic channel allocation
 Week 13Quiz
 Week 14interleaving
 Week 15channel estimation, cell concept, GSM, GPRS, WCDMA, EDGE, WAN, MAN
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice (2nd Edition), Theodore S. Rappaport.
 
Recommended Reading
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 09/04/2013 2 50
End-of-term exam 16 04/06/2013 2 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 10 14 140
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 5 1 5
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Total work load189