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1 LEARNING GUIDE Information for the student Descriptive Data Course: Wireless Communications SUBJECT: M11: Communications ECTS: 5 TYPE: Obligatory/Optional TITLE: MSc in Systems and Services Engineering for the Information Society COURSE: First semester INTENSIFICATION: Systems Engineering ACADEMIC YEAR TEACHING PERIOD IDIOMA IMPARTICIÓN September- January X February - June Spanish English Both X DEPARTMENT: Audiovisual and Communications Engineering LECTURERS NAME (C = Coordinator) ROOM Rafael Herradón Diez 8325/6102 rafael.herradon@upm.es José María Rodríguez Martín 8324 jmrodri@diac.upm.es Pedro García del Pino (C) 8110 pedro.gdelpino@upm.es 1

2 PREVIOUS REQUIRED BACKGROUND TO FOLLOW THE COURSE APPROVED COURSES OTHER REQUIRED LEARNING RESULTS Basic knowledge about digital modulations and communication systems, especially Radiocommunication Basic knowledge about antennas and radiowave propagation 2

3 Learning Objectives COMPETENCES AND COURSE ASSIGNED LEVEL Code COMPETENCE LEVEL CGEN.2 Ability to learn, which allows to continue to study in a way that will be mainly self directed of autonomous. 4 CGEN.6 Capacity to project, calculate and design systems and services for the Information Society. CEP.1 Capacity to analyze, interpret and apply standards related to ICT. 4 CESI.1 CEI.1 Capacity to characterize, design and deploy wireless communications systems and services. Capacity to propose, organize and execute research works in the field of engineering for the Information Society. CEI.2 Capacity to critically evaluate scientific documents in the field of ICT. 4 CEI.3 Communications skills for the dissemination of research results. 4 CEI.4 Communication skills for presenting research and data Code RA01 RA02 RA03 RA04 RA05 RA06 RA07 RA08 RA09 RA10 RA11 RA12 LEARNING RESULTS Design, build and characterize printed antennas for wireless communications. Measure the main features of antennas for wireless communications. Use radiating systems to deploy radiocommunication systems. Describe the main features of the current systems and standards of wireless communications. Analyze the subsystems of wireless communications systems. Specify the main features of the subsystems of wireless communication systems. Design wireless communication systems. Critically evaluate the communication standards for the deployment of radiocommunication systems, especially mobile communication systems. Apply communication standards in the deployment of radiocommunication systems, especially mobile communication systems. Analyze and characterize radio channels used in mobile communication systems. Solve coverage problems using propagation models. Manage software tools for simulation and planning of mobile communication systems. 3

4 Contents and Learning Activities SPECIFIC CONTENTS Unit 1: UNIT INTRODUCCTION TO WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Unit 2: RADIATING SYSTEMS AND PROPAGATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Unit 3: SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS NETWORKS Unit 4: WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWOKS AND WIRELESS WIDE AREA NETWORKS Unit 5: MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS Laboratory work EPIGRAPH Evolution of wireless communications Main parameters: frequency bands, coverage, capacity Classification of wireless communication systems Related indicators RA05 RA07 RA05, RA06 Wireless standards. Economic, legal, social and environmental factors RA05 Fundamentals of antennas RA01, 02, 03 Linear, printed and active antennas RA01, 02, 03 Antennas for wireless and mobile systems RA01, 02, 03 Fundamentals of radiowave propagation applied to wireless communications Personal Area Networks (PAN) Standards: Bluetooth, ZigBee, UWB Radio frequency identification: RFID and NFC Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) Applications Characteristics of Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN). Configuration, networking concepts WLAN network architecture, IEEE Protocols, physical layer, MAC layer Wireless Wide Area Networks (WWAN) Planning procedures Services and applications Basic features of mobile communications The mobile radio propagation channel GSM and GPRS UMTS Long Term Evolution (LTE) Antenna measurements: radiation pattern and directivity Simulation of linear and printed antennas Design, building and measuring of printed antennas Analysis of tools for simulating, measuring and planning wireless communication systems Feasibility studies and design of an application based on a wireless communication standard Generation and analysis of signals for UMTS and WLAN Software tools for radio planning. LTE simulators RA08, RA10 RA04, RA06 RA04, RA06 RA04, RA06 RA05 RA06, RA07 RA04, RA07 RA06 RA04, RA06 RA05, RA07 RA05, RA07 RA08, RA09 RA08, RA09 RA08, RA09 RA09, RA10 RA09, RA10 RA01, RA02 RA01, RA03 RA01 RA05, RA06, RA07 RA05, RA06, RA07 RA11, RA12 RA11, RA12 4

5 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATIVE MODALITIES AND LEARNING METHODOLOGIES THEORY CLASSES PROBLEM SOLVING CLASSES LABORATORY WORK INDIVIDUAL WORK GROUP WORK TUTORING Explanation/lecture Case studies, real or simulated Exercises and tests Problem Based Learning (PBL) Simulations. Self, self study. Information search Resolution of cases, practical problems and cooperative work Written documents and oral presentation Complementary to the individual work Individually or in groups (especially for the group assignments) RESOURCES Martin Sauter. Communication Systems for the Mobile Information Society. John. Wiley & Sons, 2006 Andreas Molisch. Wireless Communications, John Wiley & Sons, 2005 Moshen Guisan and Hsiao Hwa Chen. Next Generation Wireless Systems and Networks, John Wiley & Sons, 2006 Rajeev Shorey. Mobile, Wireless, and Sensor Networks Technology, Applications and Future Directions, John Wiley & Sons, 2006 TEXTBOOKS T.S. Rappaport. Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice, Prentice Hall, 2002 W. L. Stutzman and G. A. Thiele. Antenna Theory and Design, Wiley, 1998 C. A. Balanis. Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design, Wiley, 2005 Mustafa Ergen. Mobile Broadband, including WiMAX and LTE. Springer, 2009 Ramón Agustí. LTE: Nuevas Tendencias en Comunicaciones Móviles. Fundación Vodafone España, 2010 Erik Dahlman, Stefan Parkvall, Johan Sköld and Per Beming. 4G: LTE/LTE Advanced for Mobile Broadband. Academic Press, 2011 WEB RESOURCES LABORATORY EQUIPMENT Moodle platform. UPM official titles RF generators (digital modulations) and spectrum analyzers Software tools for simulating wireless communications Equipment for measuring and characterizing the radio channel Software tools of analysis and planning Development systems for wireless communications 5

6 Course work chronogram Unit 1 Week 1 General information General features, evolution of wireless communications 2 Classroom Lecture Formative Prior knowledge assessment Models, parameters and classification of wireless systems and networks Main standards 1 Classroom Lecture Socio-economic environment Reading of an article about wireless communication 2.5 Home Self-study Outline summary of wireless communication technologies: applications and parameters 2.5 Home Group work Summative Unit 2 Week 2 Fundamentals of antennas 2 Classroom Lecture Problem Practical exercises about antennas 1 Classroom solving Study 2 Home Self-study Problem Exercises and simulations of antennas 3 Home Formative solving Unit 2 Week 3 Antennas for wireless communications 1.5 Classroom Lecture Medida de parámetros de antenas 1.5 Laboratory Practical work Formative Study 2.5 Home Self-study Analysis of data obtained in the laboratory 2.5 Home Unit 2 Week 4 Antennas simulation 1 Laboratory Practical work Formative Fundamentals of radiowave propagation 2 Classroom Lecture Study 2 Home Self-study Exercises about radiowave propagation Problem 3 Home solving Sumative Unit 3 Week 5 Personal area networks, wireless networks at home and on vehicles 1 Classroom Lecture Bluetooth standards. Network architecture protocols. Radio interfaces, profiles 1 Classroom Lecture Developing and simulation systems. Identification applications 1 Laboratory Group work Formative Study. Summary 2 Home Self-study Formative application using personal area networks 3 Home 6

7 Unit 3 Week 6 Standard IEEE Standard ZigBee. Architecture, interfaces and applications 1 Classroom Lecture Ultra Wide Band (UWB). Applications 1 Classroom Lecture Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN). Architectures, topologies, operating systems, programming and applications 1 Laboratory Group work Formative Study. Summary Delivery of a report on simulation systems 2 Home Self-study and applications for WPAN and WSN application using personal area networks 3 Home Unit 3 Week 7 RF Identification System (RFID) y NFC. Regulation and standardization 2 Classroom Lecture Tags, readers Applications 1 Laboratory Lecture Study. Summary 1 Home Self-study Formative application using personal area networks 3 Home Delivery of a draft of study case 1 Formative Unit 4 Week 8 Characteristics of WLAN. Configuration Standard IEEE Classroom Lecture WLAN networking concepts 0.5 Classroom Lecture Planning and configuring WLAN 1.5 Laboratory Group work Study. Summary 2 Home Self-study application using personal area networks 3 Home Unit 4 Week 9 Structure of protocols. Management Medium Access Protocol MAC layer. Frame formats. Physical layer. 1.5 Classroom Lecture Channel, codes and OFDM Wireless Wide Area Networks (WWAN) WiMax IEEE Mobile convergence 1.5 Classroom Lecture Study. Summary 2 Home Self-study Report on WLAN activity application using personal area networks 3 Home Unit 5 7

8 Week 10 Basic concepts about mobile communication 2 Classroom Lecture systems Study 2 Home Self-study Outline summary of mobile communication 2 Home technologies: applications and parameters Unit 5 Week 11 Outline summary of mobile communication Students 1 Classroom Formative technologies: oral presentation presentation Propagation channel in mobile 2 Classroom Lecture communications Study 1.5 Home Self-study Problem Exercises about propagation models 3.5 Home solving Unit 5 Week 12 GSM and GPRS 2 Classroom Lecture UMTS 1 Classroom Formative Study 2 Home Self-study application using personal area networks 3 Home Group work Unit 5 Week 13 Long Term Evolution (LTE) 3 Classroom Lecture Study 2 Home Self-study application using personal area networks 1 Home Group work Unit 5 Week 14 Long Term Evolution (LTE) 1 Classroom Lecture LTE simulator 2 Laboratory PBL Study 2 Home Self-study Report on LTE simulator results 3 Laboratory PBL 8

9 Evaluation Weeks Project: wireless-based application. Oral 1.5 Classroom Group work presentation Written exam 1.5 Classroom Group work Sumative Study 10 Home Self-study application using personal area networks 10 Home Group work Project: wireless-based application. Final report Sumative 9

10 Evaluation system EVALUACION SUMATIVA Activity Unit Week Place Weight Outline of wireless technologies Home 0.5 Report on data measured in the laboratory Laboratory/ 2 3 Home 1 Exercises about propagation 2 4 Home 1 Report on simulation systems and Laboratory/ applications for WPAN and WSN Home 0.5 Report on WLAN planning Laboratory/ Home 1 Outline summary of mobile communication technologies 5 11 Home 1 Exercises about propagation in mobile communications 5 12 Classroom 1 Software tools for coverage planning Laboratory 1 Project: wireless-based application. Classroom/ 3/ Documentation and presentation Home 3 Final exam E 15 Classroom ±2 Activity Grade Exercises 2 Laboratory work 3 Cases 5 Final exam ±2 Total 10,0 Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5 Total Exercises Laboratory work Cases Total Final exam ± 2 10

11 QUALIFICATION CRITERIA Most of the evaluated activities will be performed in working groups of 3 or 4 students. For each of those activities, a report will be uploaded in Moodle Each activities will be grade in a scale from 0 to 10, according to: For exercises, the procedure followed and the correct solution For laboratory activities, use of the appropriate procedures for measuring or simulating and getting the correct results. Suitable planning of the activities For oral presentations, formal aspects, originality of the ideas The sum of the scores for the different activities (exercises, practical work and project) will be up to 10 points. The final exam will be done individually. It will consist of questions and exercises to show the knowledge and skills developed throughout the course, and to identify the individual work and outcomes for each of the members of the working groups. The mark obtained will be positive or negative (± 2 points) and will be add up to the score indicated in the previous paragraph. 11