Wireless Communication Systems & Networks

Internal Marks: 40 L T P External Marks: 60 3 1 0 Total Marks: 100

Introduction: Mobile Radio Systems around the world, Examples of Wireless Communication Systems; Paging Systems, Cordless Telephone Systems, Cellular Telephone Systems, Comparison of common Wireless Communication systems Digital Communication through fading multipath channels: Fading channel and their characterstics- Channel modelling, Digital signalling over a frequency non selective slowly fading channel- frequency selective slowly fading channel- Calculation of error probabilitiesTapped Delay line model- The RAKE demodulator- performance-Concept of diversity branches and signal paths- Combining methods- Selective diversity combining-pre-detection and postdetection combining- Switched combining- maximal ratio combining- Equal gain combining. Multiple Access Techniques for Wireless Communications: Introduction, Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Spread Spectrum Multiple Access, Space Division Multiple Access, Packet Radio Protocols; Pure ALOHA, Sloted ALLOHA, Capacity of Cellular Systems Wireless Networking: Introduction, Difference between Wireless & Fixed Telephone Networks, Development of Wireless Networks, Traffic Routing in Wireless Networks, Wireless Data Services, Common Channel signaling, Broad band ISDN & ATM, Signaling System No. 7(SS-7), Personal Communication Services/ Networks, Protocols for Network Access, Network Databases. Wireless Systems & Standards: AMPS and ETACS, United states digital cellular (IS-54 & IS 136), Global system for Mobile (GSM); Services, Features, System Architecture, and Channel Types, Frame Structure for GSM, Speech Processing in GSM, CDMA Digital standard (IS 95); Frquency and Channel specifications, Forward CDMA Channel, Reverse CDMA Channel, CT2 Standard for Cordless Telephones, Personal Access Communication System, Pacific Digital Cellular, Personal Handyphone Systems, PCS and ISM Bands, Wireless Cable Television. Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN): Components and working of WLAN, transmission media for WLAN, Modulation techniques for WLAN (DSSS, FHSS), IEEE 802.11 standards and protocols for WLAN (MACA, MACAW). Mobile Network and Transport layer: Mobile IP, Mobile TCP, traffic routing in wireless networks, wire less ATM. Wireless Local Loop(WLL) : WLL Architecture, WLL Technologies and frequency spectrum. Future trends: Blue Tooth technology, 4G mobile techniques, Wi-Fi Technology. Recommended Text Books: 1. Theodore S.Rappaport, Wireless communications:Principles and practice, third Indian reprint Pearson Education Asia 2003. 2. Raj Pandya, Mobile and Personal Communication systems and services, Prentice Hall of India, 2001. Guardian