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Wireless digital communication (GSM, GPRS UMTS) (Fall 2003)

Course code : EWDC-U01
ECTS Credits : 7,5 Status : Optional for specified Programme
Revised : 10/04 2002 Written : 10/04 2002
Placement : 5-7 semester Hours per week : 4
Length : 1 semester Teaching Language : Danish if no English students are present

Objective : The student should be able to describe the most common principles used in wireless (mobile) data and speech transmission. The student will get a knowledge of the structure in mobile nets and propagation aspects (fading, reflections etc.) of mobile channels.
Principal Content : Wireless communication, Bluetooth, WLAN – 802.11. General GSM and UMTS systems. Cell structure. Registration and location update. Roaming. Radio interface. TDMA structure. Adaptation. Frequency hopping. Hand-over. Connection to the fixed net. Other mobile systems like GPRS and EDGE. Future systems.
Teaching method : Class teaching with active participation by the students. The teaching is given as a combination of lectures and problem solving in class. There will be a series of lectures given by engineers working in the communication industry. The lectures from industry will be placed in connection with items in curriculum.
Required prequisites : In order to register for the examination DCM and DCE must be passed.
Recommended prerequisites : DSM3/DSM4
Relations : WDC builds upon a knowledge and understanding of the DCM/DCE syllabus and a good knowledge of the DSM3/DSM4 syllabus.
Type of examination : Oral examination
External examiner : Internal
Marking : Scale of 13
Remarks : A presentation of a subject chosen by the student himself and an oral discussion based on a question drawn by the student from questions already known.

The external lectures can be followed by all students – see posters
Teaching material : Principles and applications of GSM Vilay K Garg og Joseph E. Wilkes. Prentice Hall 1999.
Responsible teacher : Viggo Skov , vs@ihk.dk