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Research Group of Wireless Technologies

Dr. Michal Ries

Research supervisor

Introdution
The group of wireless technologies has 28 members with following personal structure: Professors: 5 Assoc. Professors: 5 Assistant Professors: 2 Assistants: 3 Ph.D Students: 14 R&D activities are performed within 5 laboratories: Laboratory of Mobile Communications Laboratory of Digital Television and Radio Systems Laboratory of Radio Communication Systems Laboratory of Optoelectronics and Optical Communications Laboratory of Analog and Digital Systems

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Laboratory of Mobile Communications

Team
Professors
prof. Ing. Stanislav Hanus, CSc.

Assistant Professors
Ing. Jan Prokopec, Ph.D.

Ph.D Students
Ing. Luk Klozar Ing. Ji Milo Ing. Ji Blumenstein

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Research Topics
Measurement of the mobile networks performance o Evaluation of the mobile networks Quality of Service , o HSPA/HSPA+ data throughput performance tests, o UMTS network optimization algorithms for call admission. LTE Link level simulation o Development and implementation of the LTE uplink link level simulator in Matlab, o Development of LTE-Advanced uplink simulator Cross Layer optimization for mobile networks o Simulation of the Application-aware Radio resource management for OFDMA based networks with scalable video coding. Coexistence of the Mobile networks and DVB systems o Development of the methodology for measurement of the intersystem interferences, simulation and testbed.

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Research Projects (2009 - 2012)


o ARTEMOS - Agile RF Transceiver (ENIAC Joint Undertaking, 2011 2013) supervised by doc. Kratochvl (Laboratory of digital TV and radio systems), Ing. Prokopec is task-leader for coexistence of the mobile networks and DVB-T systems. o HSPA+ network performance evaluation, contract for T-Mobile CZ, 2011. o LTE link level simulator development, long term cooperation with TU Vienna and T-Mobile CZ.

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Laboratory Equipment
R&S SMU200A 3GHz Vector Signal Generator (IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, GSM, UMTS, HSPA, LTE, fading)

R&S FSQ 8GHz Signal Analyzer (support of vector signal analysis, EVM, MER and phase noise analysis, LTE and HSPA signal analysis and evaluation)

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Laboratory Equipment

Rohde-Schwarz ROMES measurement system TSMQ radio frequency scanner, Qualcom chipset based mobile device, Nokia measurement phone, Software options for GSM, UMTS, HSPA and LTE networks Software Option for WLAN Handover analyzer Data quality analyzer

Laboratory Equipment
Other equipments o R&S FSV Spectrum Analyzer with tracking generator (9 kHz 3 GHz) o R&S CMW 500 Communication tester with GSM, UMTS, WiMAX and WLAN options o R&S SMY CW signal generator o Huawei GSM Base station connected to T-Mobile network o several HP BL465c blade servers for Matlab simulation

Laboratory of Digital Television


and Radio Systems

Team
Assoc. Professors
Doc. Ing. Tom Kratochvl, Ph.D. head of the laboratory, senior researcher
Doc. Ing. Tom Frza, Ph.D. senior researcher

Assistant Professors
Ing. Martin Slanina, Ph.D. junior researcher

Ph.D Students
Ing. Ladislav Polk

Ing. Ondej Kaller


Ing. Libor Boleek

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Research Topics
Digital Video Broadcasting - DVB-S/C/T/H/SH/S2/C2/T2/IPTV/3DTV

Digital Audio and Multimedia Broadcasting - DAB/DAB+/DMB


Mobile digital TV - video + audio + multimedia 3D HDTV, advanced profilometry and photogrammetry methods Testing - Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE) SFN networks monitoring and optimization, coverage measurements Methodology and testing of TV receivers and A/V set-top boxes Interferences in terrestrial video and audio broadcasting networks Terrestrial mobile and broadcasting networks coexistence

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Research Projects (2007 - 2012)


ARTEMOS - Agile RF Transceiver (ENIAC Joint Undertaking, 2011 - 2013)

QUALEXAM - Quality of Experience aspects of broadcast and broadband multimedia services (MEYS of the Czech Republic, 2012 2014)
DEIMOS - Research and modeling of advanced methods of image quality evaluation (Czech Science Foundation, 2010 2014) Our partners: TESLA Holding (CZ), Skoda Auto (CZ), CTU Prague (CZ), Centro de investigacin TIC (Spain), TU Vienna (Austria)

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Laboratory Equipment

Test and Measurements systems for Digital Video and Audio Broadcasting (mainly terrestrial DVB-T/H/T2 and T-DAB/DMB).

Rohde & Schwarz SFU test systems, DVM400 and DVMD analyzers, ETL TV analyzer, DVRG recorder and generator, DVQ video quality analyzer, UHF and VHF generators and attenuators
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Laboratory Equipment

Test and Kathrein MSK33 and MSK200 - analogue and digital TV/SAT/A meters Promax Prolink 3 and 4+ - analogue and digital TV/SAT/A meters 3D HDTV capture and display technologies (Panasonic, Samsung) Stereoscopic 3D HDTV cameras and projection, stereoscopic set-ups
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Laboratory of Radio Communication Systems

Team
Professors
prof. Ing. Ale Proke, Ph.D.

Assoc. Professors
doc. Ing. Roman Marlek, Ph.D. doc. Ing. Ji ebesta, Ph.D.

Ph.D Students
Ing. Ing. Ale Povala Ing. Martin Duek Ing. Ji Dvok Ing. Lenka Zelinov

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Research Topics
Spectrum sensing and cognitive radio o development of the sensing algorithm based on energy evaluation, cyclostationarity of signals or cyclic prefix detection. o Implementation of spectrum sensing and allocation algorithms into FPGA. RF power amplifier linearization o Development and implementation of the linearization techniques based on signal predistortion. Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) o Research and optimization of the RFID localization techniques in UHF band. o RFID tags evaluation and measurement. o Implementation of RFID algorithms into SDR. UWB channel modeling o Modeling of UWB signal propagation in urban areas and buildings o Optimization of positioning algorithms based on time of arrival technique

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Research Topics
Masurement of UWB signal propagation and evaluation of the transmitter position

Calculation of TX antenna coordinates using TOA

Saving coordinates into *.csv file

IFFT & Hamming window

Peak detection above threshold

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Research Projects (2009 - 2012)


o Algorithms and subsystems for software defined and cognitive multicarrier radio. Project of the Czech Science Foundation. Reg. No: GA102/09/0776, 2009 2011, supervised by doc. Marsalek.

Advanced methods, structures and components of electronic wireless communication. Project of the Czech Science Foundation doctoral project, Reg. no. 102/08/H027, 2008 2011, supervised by prof. Prokes.
OPTIMEX - Optical measurement of explosions. Project of the Technology agency of the Czech Republic, Reg. No. TA02010923, 2012 2015, supervised by doc. Marlek

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Laboratory Equipment
R&S SMU200A 6GHz Vector Signal Generator (support of MIMO 2x2, IEEE 802.16, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, LTE, 20 path fading)

R&S FSQ 3GHz Signal Analyzer (support of vector signal analysis, EVM, MER and phase noise analysis)

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Laboratory Equipment
R&S FSVR 13 GHz Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer (40 MHz BW; EVM, MER, phase noise, jitter and noise figure analysis)

TEKTRONIX 20 GHz Digital Serial Analyzer Sampling Oscilloscope with 80A07 Electrical Clock Recovery module (20 GHz optical and electrical input, jitter analysis)

Laboratory Equipment
National instruments PXI modular system for RF signal analysis PC + PXI controler RF front-end Vector Signal Analyzer (20 GHz, BW: 50 MHz) RAID array 12 TB for real time data recording LabVIEW pro

Laboratory Equipment
Other equipments

o Tektronix DPO 7254 (2.5 GHz 40 Gsa/s) with electrical active probe TAP 2500 (2.5 GHz) and optical probes P6701B and P6703B (1 GHz) o R&S FSL Spectrum Analyzer with tracking generator (9 kHz 3 GHz) o R&S SMIQ 02B Vector Signal Generator (300kHz - 2.2 GHz) o R&S CMS50 Radiocommunication Service Monitor (0.4-1000 MHz) o ELSY SG 2000 and RSG-1000 Signal generators (2 GHz, 1 GHz) o SDR development kit Sundance SMT8036+SMT349 (2.4 GHz ISM band) o SDR kits USRP2/N200/N210 with RF daughtercards o High speed data acquisition and arbitrary waveform generator PCI cards CompuScope 12400 and CompuGen 4302

Laboratory of Optoelectronics and Optical Communications

Team
Professors
Prof. Ing. Otakar Wilfert, CSc.
Prof. Dr. Ing. Zdenk Kolka Prof. Ing. Ale Proke, Ph.D.

Assistants
Ing. Lucie Hudcov, Ph.D. Ing. Michal Kubek, Ph.D.

Ing. Viera Biolkov

Ph.D Students
Ing. Juraj Poliak

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Research Topics
o o o o Free-space optical wireless communications and techniques Atmospheric influence on the transmitted beam Study of variations of received optical power and beam intensity Mathematical description of physical influences on the transmitted beam (e.g. diffraction, power losses on the transmitter) o Development of free-space optical wireless links for communication and testing purposes o Experimental measurements and analysis of the optical attenuation under various atmospheric conditions and further synthesis in atmospheric model development o Optical spectroscopy

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Research Projects (2009 - 2012)


o Optical beams study for atmospheric static and mobile communications. Project of Czech science foundation. Registration no: 102/09/0550, 2009 2011. o Effect of Propagation Impairments on Error Performance of Future Broadband Terrestrial Wireless Systems. Project of Czech science foundation. Registration no : P102/11/1376, 2009 2011. o Hybrid Wireless Technology for Municipal Networks (MUNET). Project of Ministry of Industry and Trade. Registration no: FR-TI4/148, 2012 - 2015 o OPTICWISE (Optical Wireless Communications An Emerging Technology) . European project COST IC1101. Started 2011. o Optical Atmospheric Propagation Modeling (OPTAPRO) in frame of the COST IC1101. Started April 2012.

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Laboratory Equipment 1
o o o o 4 Optical Breadboards with Accessories IR Laser Beam Profiler (0.35m - 1.5m) Digital IR Viewers (0.35m - 1.7m)

Fourier Spectrometers (0.36m - 1.0m, 1.5m, up to several m) o Optical Power Meters (0.38m - 1.8m) o Lasers, Laser Diodes, Detectors o o Heaters simulating turbulences in atmosphere Fog chamber with fog generator

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SW MATLAB, MathCad New OTDR, Optical BERT, Tunable LASER (200 nm 2 m)

Optical spectroscopy Beam profile measuremen


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Laboratory Equipment 2
Dual free-space optical link o Two laser beams
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Custom wavelengths (e.g. 850 nm and 1550 nm) Management system Continuous power and BER monitoring

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Meteorological sensors Cameras

Prague (750 m)

Milesovka (Donnersberg; 60 m) Brno (950 m)


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Laboratory Equipment 3
Hybrid FSO / RF link FSO: 850/1550 nm RF: 122 GHz Current research SM/MM fibers in FSO FSO beams Coding for hybrid links

o Modeling of near-field diffraction o Optimization of system parameters with respect to the optical intensity distribution at the receiver o Diffraction and attenuation due to beam restriction at the transmitter side

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Laboratory of Analog and Digital Systems

Team
Professors
prof. Ing. Lubomr Brank, CSc. prof. Dr. Ing. Zdenk Kolka

Assoc. Professors
doc. Ing. Tom Frza, Ph.D. doc. Ing. Ji Petrela, Ph.D.

Assistants
Ing. Michal Kubek, Ph.D. Ing. Roman otner, Ph.D. Ing. Viera Biolkov

Ph.D Students
Ing. Tom Gtthans, Ing. Zdenk Hrubo, Ing. Zdenk Kincl, Ing. Petr traus

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Research Topics
Simulation and modeling of electronic circuits o Modeling of mixed systems in the VHDL-AMS language o Analysis of parasitic effects in nonlinear dynamical systems (chaos) o Designing multifunctional electronic filters and oscillators High-speed communication systems o Analysis of interconnects and high-frequency circuits up to 20 GHz, with the time-domain analysis also possible o Analysis and optimization of high-speed serial links (design and testing of high-speed transmission systems up to a bit rate of 16 Gb/s) o Testing of devices for communication standards USB 3.0, HDMI, SATA, and others o Analysis and computer modeling of multiconductor transmission structures

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Research Topics
Design and implementation of special devices o Design of apparatus concepts, schematics, printed circuit boards, providing for the manufacture (PCB, mounting), designing and building a mechanical construction, testing (functionality, parameters, EMC) o Power supplies: design (circuitry, PCB), launching and testing o Application of FPGA circuits: development, implementation and launching of FPGA systems, a complete design of FPGA configurations Application of multiprocessor systems o Implementation of algorithms into microprocessor platforms o Development of algorithms for multicore architectures o Optimization of source codes with a view to computation severity and memory demands o Design and optimization of communication protocols with a view to the bit rate, reliability and consumption o Cognitive access to the transmission medium

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Research Projects (2009 - 2012)


o Symbolic and semi-symbolic methods for power and mechatronic applications. Project of the Czech Science Foundation. Reg. No: P102/10/1665, 2010 2012, supervised by prof. Kolka. o Research and development of control system for ground airport power unit. Project of the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade. Reg. No: FR-TI1/184, 2009 2011, supervised by prof. Kolka. o Advanced communication systems and technologies. FP7 project. Reg. No: FP7-230126, 2009 2011, supervised by prof. Kolka. o Dynamical phenomenons in the electronic circuits: theory versus practice. Project of the Czech Science Foundation. Reg. No: P102/09/P217, 2009 2011, supervised by doc. Petrela. o Implementation of 9-channel remote-control digitizer. Contractor: ERA, 2009 2010, supervised by dr. Kubek. o Intelligent infrastructure for modern city. Project of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic, Reg. No: TA02030845, 2012 2014, supervised by prof. Kolka.

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Research Projects (2009 - 2012)


o Research and development of key technologies for multistatic primary radar as a replacement of primary active radars. Project of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic, Reg. No: TA02031288, 2012 2014, supervised by dr. Kubek o Design and implementation of power supply for accurate magnetometer. Contract for CSRC s.r.o, 2011, supervised by dr. Kubek.

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Laboratory Equipment
o Agilent E5071C ENA Network Analyzer, 4port Test Set, 300kHz - 20GHz, with Bias Tees + options:
E5092A Configurable Multiport Test Set E5071C-TDR Enhanced Time Domain Analysis E5071C-008 Frequency Offset Mode N4433A Electronic Calibration Module

o Tektronix MSO72004C Mixed Signal Oscilloscope, 4 Channels, 20GHz, 50GSa/s + options o Agilent E5071C ENA Series RF Network Analyzer, 2-port Test Set, 9kHz - 4.5GHz o Agilent 54810A Infiniium Oscilloscope: 2 Channels, 500MHz, 1GSa/s o General-purpose measurement system Metex MS9170 (function generator, universal counter, laboratory power supply, digital multimeter)

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