COURSE OUTLINE

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Department: Communication Engineering

Subject & Code: Wireless Communications Systems, MET Semester: II

/MKET 1423 Academic Session : 2016/2017
Total Lecture Hours: 3 hours x 14 weeks =52 hours

No Lecturer Room No Phone No. Email

1 Assoc. Prof. Dr Razali Ngah P15-120 07-5536089 razalingah@utm.my
0197566248

Synopsis : This course introduces students to introductory and advanced level of wireless
communication. In the beginning students will be introduced to the concept of
wireless communication systems. Then the cellular concepts which include
frequency reuse and cell splitting. This topic will be extended to the interference
issues, system capacity, trunking and grade of service. The topic of mobile
propagation will include large scale and small scale mobile propagation follows
by different multiple access techniques used in wireless communication systems.
Finally different wireless systems and standards will also be covered.

No Course Learning Outcome Programme Taxonomies Assessment

Outcomes &Soft-Skills Method
Explain the basic concept of wireless PO1
1 communications systems and propagation C2 T, F
channels.
Apply the concept of cellular radio system PO1
2 C3 T, F
into mobile communication system .
Analyse mobile radio propagation PO2
3 channel using empirical and statistical C4 T, F
models.
Evaluate the performance between PO3
4 C3, C5, P5 F, A,
different wireless systems and standards.
Able to communicate effectively in P05
5 presenting thoughts and ideas through any CS1, CS3 A
form of contexts.
T Test, A Assignments, Q Quizzes, Ps Presentation, Pr Project, F Final

Prepared by: Certified by: (Course Coordinator)

Name: Assoc. Prof Dr. Razali Ngah Name:
Signature: Signature:
Date: 27.2.2017 Date: 27.2.2017
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Department: Communication Engineering
Subject & Code: Wireless Communications System, Semester: II
MET//MKET 1423 Academic Session : : 2016/2017
Total Lecture Hours: 3 hours x 14 weeks
Student Learning Time
Student Learning Time
Teaching and Learning Activities
(Hours)

1. Direct Learning (52)

i. Lecture 42
ii. Post Lecture Discussion 10

2. Self Learning (58)

i. Indirect Learning/Assignment/Project 28
ii. Group Discussion 0
iii. Revision 18
iv. Test and Final Exam Preparation 12

3. Formal Assessment (10)

i. Continuous Assessment 7.5
ii. Final Examination 2.5

Total (SLT) 120

TEACHING METHODOLOGY
- Lecture, class discussion.
- Assignment, Written Test and Final Examination.
- Active Learning Approach Group Project and Presentation

Weekly Schedule:
Week 1 : Introduction to Wireless Communication Systems
a) Basic Definitions
b) Example of Wireless Communication Systems

Week 2-4 : Mobile Radio Propagation: Large- Scale Path Loss

a) Free Space Propagation Model
b) Basic Propagation Mechanisms
c) Outdoor Propagation Models

Week 5-7 : Mobile Radio Propagation: Small -Scale Fading and Multipath
a) Small Scale Multipath
b) Parameters of Mobile Multipath Channels
c) Types of Small Scale Fading
d) Rayleigh and Ricean Distributions

Week 8-9 : Modulation Techniques for Mobile Communication

a) Introduction to Digital Modulation
b) ASK, FSK and PSK
c) QPSK, 16QAM and 64QAM
d) Adaptive Modulation and Coding
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Department: Communication Engineering
Subject & Code: Wireless Communications System, Semester: II
MET/MKET 1423 Academic Session : 2016/2017
Total Lecture Hours: 3 hours x 14 weeks
Weekly Schedule:

Week 9, 11 : Cellular Concept 3 weeks

a) Frequency Reuse
b) Channel Assignment and Handoff Strategies
c) Interference and System Capacity
d) Trunking and Grade of Service

Week 10 Semester Break

Week 12 13 : Evolution of Mobile Communication Systems - 3 weeks

a) Evolution of Mobile Radio Communication
b) Second Generation (2G) GSM/GPRS/EDGE
c) Third Generation (3G) WCDMA/HSPA/HSPA+
d) Fourth Generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE)
e) 5G

Week 14 15 : Multiple Access Techniques for Wireless Communications

a) Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA)
b) Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)
c) Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
d) Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)

Teaching Methodology : Lecture, Individual Assignment, and Test

References : [1] Theodore S. Rappaport. Wireless Communications: Principles

and Practice. Prentice Hall, 2002
[2] David Tse and Promod Viswanath. Fundamentals of Wireless
Communication. Cambridge University Press, 2005.
[3] Sesia, S., Toufik, I. and Baker, M. (eds) (2009). LTE - The
UMTS Long Term Evolution: From Theory to Practice. John Wiley
& Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK.
[4] Fette, Aiello, Chandra etc. RF & Wireless Technologies,
Newnes, 2008.

Assessment : Assignments : 20%

Tests (Test 1 and 2) : 30%
Final Examination : 50%