Mobile Communication Networks

Code:

CC411

Acronym:

CC411

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Computer Science

Instance: 2013/2014 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://www.dcc.fc.up.pt/~slc/aulas/RCM/1314/index.html
Responsible unit:	Department of Computer Science
Course/CS Responsible:	Master's Degree in Network and Information Systems Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MI:ERS	30	Plano de Estudos a partir de 2007	4	-	7,5	67	202,5

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Knowledge of the fundamental principles of the operation of mobile communication networks, focusing on the key technological aspects, the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generation mobile networks, and the main services provided by mobile communication networks.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the course, the students are expected to know:

1. A historical perspective of the evolution of wireless and cellular networks;
2. The charactheristics of the signal propagation over the wireless medium, and transmission techniques to cope these caractheristics;
3. The main modulation techniques of digital signals;
4. Multiple access techniques (TDMA, FDMA, CDMA, SDMA) for wireless communications, duplexing, cellular division and radio resource allocation, and techniques for medium access control (Aloha, Slotted Aloha, CSMA, CSMA / CA);
5. Mobility management solutions for mobile terminals;
6. Techniques for secure mobile communications;
7. The architecture and operation principles of 2nd, 3rd and 4th generation cellular networks (GSM, GPRS, UMTS and LTE/EPC);
8. The architecture and operation principles of wireless LANs (IEEE 802.11 access networks);
9. The architecture and operation of services provided by cellular networks, including voice, messaging, location-based services;
10. The IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), SIP/RTP protocols, and VoIP services.

 

Working method

Presencial

Program

Technological principles:

• Characteristics of signal propagation over the wireless medium and related transmission techniques.
• Coding and modulation schemes.
• Multiple access techniques (TDMA, FDMA, CDMA, SDMA) and duplexing.
• Cellular concept and of radio resource allocation.
• Medium access control (Aloha, Slotted Aloha, CSMA, CSMA / CA).
• Mobility management;
• Principles of secure mobile communications.

Systems:

• Architecture and operation principles of 2nd, 3rd and 4th generation cellular networks (GSM, GPRS, UMTS and LTE/EPC);
• Wireless LANs (IEEE 802.11 access networks).

Services:

• Architecture and operation principles of services provided by mobile communication networks, namely, voice, messaging and location-based services;
• The IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), SIP/RTP protocols, and VoIP services.

 

Mandatory literature

000074377. ISBN: 0-321-12381-6

Complementary Bibliography

D. Agrawal and Q. Zeng; Introduction to Wireless and Mobile Systems, CL Engineering, 2010. ISBN: 978-1439062050
William Stallings; Wireless Communications & Networks, 2/E, Prentice Hall, 2005. ISBN: 9780131918351
Vijay Garg; Wireless Communications & Networking, Morgan Kaufmann, 2007. ISBN: 978-0123735805
Mischa Schwartz; Mobile Wireless Communications, Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN: 9780521843478
000069036. ISBN: 0-471-48654-X
000074359. ISBN: 978-0-321-17644-8

Teaching methods and learning activities

This course is based on lectures to present and discuss the fundamental concepts of Mobile communication networks (according to the program). Moreover, it encompasses practical examples and assignments to be solved by the students. The students will have to write a revision article about a topic of mobile communication networks.

keywords

Technological sciences > Engineering > Communication engineering > Telecommunications engineering
Technological sciences > Technology > Telecommunications technology > Terrestrial mobile technology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	0,00
Teste	90,00
Trabalho escrito	10,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	102,50
Frequência das aulas	70,00
Trabalho de investigação	30,00
Total:	202,50

Eligibility for exams

The evaluation will be based on a set mid-term exams, and a revision article:

1) Students must attend over 3/4 of the lectures that are given;

2) Students must have a grade of at least 6 (in 20) in the revision article.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final grade (CF) is the weighted average of the grades obtained in the three mid-term exams (MT) and in the revision article (Trb), on a scale of 0 to 20:
CF = 0.1*Trb + 0.3*(MT1 + MT2 + MT3)

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Same as for the other students, except for the need to class attendance.

Classification improvement

Since the evaluation is "distributed without final exam", it is not possible to improve the grade.

Observations

Communication networks.