Educational guide 2018_19 Escola de Enxeñaría de Telecomunicación

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
Theory 1. Introduction to radiocommunications	Basic concepts Current situation Wireless LANs Personal networks.
Theory 2. Cellular systems	Fundamental concepts The radio propagation channel Multiple access techniques Interferencr Traffic theory Network sizing up Countermeasures Medium access control. Security and access control. Network management. Mobility management. Quality of service.
Theory 3. Review of cellular and wirelss lan standards and other proposals	Cell network generations. Other radio systems. WILAN. Evolution for the technological solutions in each generation.
Tutored work 1. Statistical analysis of simulated and/or measured time-series	Analysis of simulated and/or experimental time-series
Tutored work 2. Introduction to multipath effects	Reproducing multipath fading Doppler effect Narrow and wideband channel
Tutored work 3. Introduction of blockage/shdowing effects	Simulation of the shadowing effect Call handover Interference
Lab. 1. Introduction tho the radio channel	Statitical representation. Impulse response, channel parameters, channel types.
Lab 2. Channel effects on 3G and 4G	Multipath and shadowing; comparison of signal operation for CPM, WCDMA and OFDM; MIMO and diversity.
Lab 3. Introduction to 4G standard LTE	Radio planning and capacity analysis
Lab 4. Introduction to WLAN systems	Radio planning and capacity analysis