MAHAKAVI BHARATHIYAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
AND TECHNOLOGY
Thalayanai Road, Vasudevanallur- 627760
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
Academic Year 2024 – 2025 (Odd semester)
Course Plan
Programme : B.E Degree : B.E
Course Name : Wireless Communication Course Code : EC3501
Course Area/
Course Type : Professional Elective : Communication
Domain
Corresponding Lab Lab Course
Course Name
: Wireless Communication Code
: EC3501
Year / Sem / Dept : III / V / ECE Contact Hours : 75 Hrs
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The student should be made:
To study and understand the concepts and design of a Cellular System.
To Study And Understand Mobile Radio Propagation And Various Digital Modulation Techniques.
To Understand the Concepts Of Multiple Access Techniques And Wireless Networks
SYLLABUS No. of credits: 4
UNIT DETAILS HOURS
THE CELLULAR CONCEPT-SYSTEM DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS
Introduction-Frequency Reuse-Channel Assignment Strategies-Handoff Strategies:
Prioritizing Handoffs, Practical Handoff Considerations. Interference And System Capacity:
I Co-Channel Interference And System Capacity-Channel Planning For Wireless Systems, 9
Adjacent Channel Interference, Power Control For Reducing Interference, Trunking And
Grade Of Service. Improving Coverage And Capacity In Cellular Systems: Cell Splitting,
Sectoring
MOBILE RADIO PROPAGATION
Large Scale Path Loss: Introduction To Radio Wave Propagation - Free Space Propagation
Model – Three Basic Propagation Mechanism: Reflection – Brewster Angle- Diffraction-
II Scattering. Small Scale Fading And Multipath: Small Scale Multipath Propagation, Factors 9
Influencing Small-Scale Fading, Doppler Shift, Coherence Bandwidth, Doppler Spread And
Coherence Time. Types Of Small- Scale Fading: Fading Effects Due To Multipath Time
Delay Spread, Fading Effects Due To Doppler Spread.
MODULATION TECHNIQUES AND EQUALIZATION AND DIVERSITY
Digital Modulation – An Overview: Factors That Influence The Choice Of Digital
Modulation, Linear Modulation Techniques: Minimum Shift Keying (MSK), Gaussian
III Minimum Shift Keying(GMSK), Spread Spectrum Modulation Techniques: Pseudo- Noise 9
(PN) Sequences, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)- Modulation Performance In
Fading And Multipath Channels- Equalization, Diversity And Channel Coding: Introduction-
Fundamentals Of Equalization- Diversity Techniques: Practical Space Diversity
Considerations, Polarization Diversity, Frequency Diversity, Time Diversity.
IV MULTIPLE ACCESS TECHNIQUES 9
1. Wireless Communication
Introduction To Multiple–Andrea Goldsmith,
Access- Cambridge
Frequency Division University
MultiplePress, 2011
Access(FDMA)- Time
2. Van Nee, R. and Ramji Prasad, ―OFDM for wireless multimedia communications,
Division Multiple Access(TDMA)- Spread Spectrum Multiple Access-Code Division Multiple Artech House, 2000
3. David Tse and Pramod Viswanath, ―Fundamentals of Wireless Communication,
Access(CDMA)- Space Division Multiple Access(SDMA)- Capacity Of Cellular Systems: Cambridge University
Press, 2005.
Capacity Of Cellular CDMA, Capacity Of CDMA With Multiple Cells.
4. Upena Dalal, ―Wireless Communication”, Oxford University Press, 2009.
WIRELESS NETWORKING
5. Andreas.F. Molisch, ―Wireless Communications”, John Wiley – India, 2006.
COURSE Difference
OUTCOMES: Between Wireless And Fixed Telephone Networks, The Public Switched
Telephone Network(PSTN), Development Of Wireless Networks: First Generation Wireless
Networks, Second Generation Wireless Networks, Third Generation Wireless Networks,
CO. No. Course Outcomes
Fixed Network Transmission Hierarchy, Traffic Routing in Wireless Networks: Circuit
On successful completionPacket
Switching, of this Course, students will bePersonal
Switching- able to Communication Services/
CO1 Networks(PCS/PCNs):Packet
Understand The Concept And vs Design
Circuit SwitchingSystem
Of A Cellular For PCN, Cellular Packet- Switched
CO2 Architecture-
Understand Mobile
PacketRadio Propagation
Reservation AndAccess(PRMA)-
Multiple Various Digital Modulation Techniques
Network Databases: Distributed
CO3 Database
Understand The Concepts Of Multiple Access Techniques And
For Mobility Management- Universal Mobile Telecommunication Wireless Networks
Systems(UMTS)
CO4 Characterize
PRACTICAL EXERCISES:a wireless channel and evolve the system design specifications
CO5 Design aofcellular
1. Modeling wirelesssystem based on resource
communication systemsavailability
using Matlab and(Two
trafficray
demands
channel and Okumura –
Hata model)
COURSE OUTCOMES
2. Modeling MAPPING
and simulation of WITH PROGRAM
Multipath OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM SPECIFIC OUTCOMES
fading channel
3. Design, analyze and test Wireless standards and evaluate the performance measurements such
as BER,
CO No. PO-1PER, BLER,
PO-2 throughput,
PO-3 capacity,
PO-4 PO-5 PO-6ACLR,
PO-7EVM PO-8 for 4G
PO-9 andPO-10
5G using
PO-11 PO-12 PSO-1 PSO-230PSO-3
Matlab
4. Modulation: Spread Spectrum – DSSS Modulation & Demodulation
CO1
5. Wireless 3 Channel
2 equalization:
2 3 Zero-Forcing
3 1 Equalizer
- -(ZFE),- MMSE- Equalizer - 1
(MMSEE),3 1 1
CO2Adaptive 3 Equalizer
3 2 1 3 2 -
(ADE), Decision Feedback Equalizer (DFE)- - - - - 3 1 2
CO3
6. Modeling 3 and 3simulation
3 of 3TDMA,2 FDMA 2 and CDMA
- -for wireless
- - -
communication 1 3 1 2
CO4 2 3 2 2 2 2 - - - - - 1
TOTAL HOURS 2 1 75 1
CO5 2 - 3 3 2 1 - - - - - 1 2 2 2
AVG 3 3 2 2 2 2 - - - - - 1 3 1 2
Note:1:Low, 2:Medium, 3:High, ‘-‘: No correlation
LESSON PLAN
Text /
S. Teaching Course
Date/ Hour Unit Topics to be covered Ref.
No Methodology Outcome
Book
1 13.08.24/7 I Introduction T1 Black Board CO1
2 14.08.24/1 I Frequency Reuse T1 Black Board CO1
3 16.08.24/4 I Channel Assignment Strategies T1 Black Board CO1
4 20.08.24/7 I Handoff Strategies :Prioritizing Handoffs T1 Black Board CO1
5 21.08.24/1 I Practical Handoff Considerations T1 Black Board CO1
Co-Channel Interference And System
6 22.08.24/6 I Capacity, Channel Planning For Wireless T1, Black Board CO1
Systems
Adjacent Channel Interference, Power Control
7 23.08.24/4 I T1, Black Board CO1
For Reducing Interference
8 27.08.24/7 I Trunking And Grade Of Service. T1, Black Board CO1
Improving Coverage And Capacity In Cellular
9 28.08.24/1 I T1 Black Board CO1
Systems: Cell Splitting, Sectoring
10 29.08.24/6 II Large Scale Path Loss T1, Black Board CO2
11 30.08.24/4 II Introduction To Radio Wave Propagation T1, Black Board CO2
12 3.09.24/7 II Free Space Propagation Model T1 Black Board CO2
Three Basic Propagation Mechanism:
04.09.24/1,
13 II Reflection, Brewster Angle, Diffraction, T1 Black Board CO2
05.09.24/6
Scattering.
06.09.24/4, Small Scale Fading And Multipath: Small
14 II T1 Black Board CO2
10.09.24/7 Scale Multipath Propagation, Factors
Influencing Small-Scale Fading, Doppler Shift,
11.09.24/1,
15 II Coherence Bandwidth, Doppler Spread And T1 Black Board CO2
12.09.24/6
Coherence Time.
Types Of Small- Scale Fading: Fading Effects
18.09.24/1,
16 II Due To Multipath Time Delay Spread, Fading T1 Black Board CO2
19.09.24/6
Effects Due To Doppler Spread
Linear Modulation Techniques: Minimum
21.09.24/7,
17 III Shift Keying (MSK), Gaussian Minimum Shift T1 Black Board CO3
24.09.24/7
Keying(GMSK)
25.09.24/1, Spread Spectrum Modulation Techniques:
18 III T1 Black Board CO3
26.09.24/6 Pseudo- Noise (PN) Sequences
01.10.24/7,
19 III Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) T1 Black Board CO3
03.10.24/6
05.10.24/6, Modulation Performance In Fading And
20 III T1 Black Board CO3
08.10.24/7 Multipath Channels
09.10.24/1, Equalization, Diversity And Channel Coding:
21 III R1 Black Board CO3
10.10.24/6 Introduction-Fundamentals Of Equalization
Diversity Techniques: Practical Space
15.10.24/7, Diversity Considerations, Polarization
22 III T1 Black Board CO3
16.10.24/1 Diversity, Frequency Diversity, Time
Diversity.
17.10.24/6,
23 IV Introduction To Multiple Access R1 Black Board CO4
22.10.24/7
24 23.10.24/1 IV Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) R1 Black Board CO4
25 24.10.24/6 IV Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) T1 Black Board CO4
26 29.10.24/7 IV Spread Spectrum Multiple Access R1 Black Board CO4
27 30.10.24/1 IV Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) T1 Black Board CO4
28 05.11.24/7 IV Space Division Multiple Access (SDMA) T1 Black Board CO4
Capacity Of Cellular Systems: Capacity Of
29 07.11.24/1 IV Cellular CDMA, Capacity Of CDMA With R1 Black Board CO4
Multiple Cells
Difference Between Wireless And Fixed
30 08.11.24/6 V Telephone Networks, The Public Switched T1 Black Board CO5
Telephone Network (PSTN)
Development Of Wireless Networks: First
31 09.11.24/7 V T1 Black Board CO5
Generation Wireless Networks
32 12.11.24/7 V Second Generation Wireless Networks T1 Black Board CO5
33 13.11.24/1 V Third Generation Wireless Networks T1 Black Board CO5
34 14.11.24/6 V Fixed Network Transmission Hierarchy. T1 Black Board CO5
Traffic Routing in Wireless Networks: Circuit
35 16.11.24/1 V T1 Black Board CO5
Switching Packet Switching
Packet vs Circuit Switching For PCN,
36 19.11.24/7 V Cellular Packet-Switched Architecture- T1 Black Board CO5
Packet Reservation Multiple Access(PRMA)
Network Databases: Distributed Database For
37 20.11.24/1 V Mobility Management- Universal Mobile T1 Black Board CO5
Telecommunication Systems(UMTS)
38 21.11.24/6 V Revision
PRACTICAL EXERCISE
S. Teaching Course
Date/ Hour Exp Topics to be covered
No Methodology Outcome
Modeling of wireless communication systems
21.08.24/6,
1 1 using Matlab (Two ray channel and Okumura CO1
7
–Hata model)
04.09.24/6, Modeling and simulation of Multipath fading
2 2 CO1
7 channel
3 18.09.24/6, 3 Design, analyze and test Wireless standards CO2
and evaluate the performance measurements
such as BER, PER, BLER, throughput,
7
capacity, ACLR, EVM for 4G and 5G using
Matlab
09.10.24/6, Modulation: Spread Spectrum – DSSS
4 4 CO3
7 Modulation & amplifier Demodulation
Wireless Channel equalization: Zero Forcing
23.10.24/6, Equalizer (ZFE), MMSE Equalizer
5 5 CO4
7 (MMSEE), Adaptive Equalizer (ADE),
Decision Feedback Equalizer (DFE)
06.11.24/6, Modeling and simulation of TDMA, FDMA
6 6 CO5
7 and CDMA for wireless communication
CONTENT BEYOND THE SYLLABUS
1 Cellular System
2 Satellite communication
3 The Levinson Recursion
4 Gradient Adaptive Lattice Filtering
5 Multiple Access Techniques
Website / URL References
1 https://nptel.ac.in/courses/117102060
2 https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/res-6-008-wireless-communication-spring-2011/
APPLICATION ORIENTED SYLLABUS
1 Wireless personal Area Network
2 Internet of Things
3 Network architecture
4 Network protocols
ASSESSMENT METHODS
DIRECT ASSESSMENT INDIRECT ASSESSMENT
Internal Assessment Test (IAT) / Model Test Periodical Feedback
Formative Assessment Course Exit Survey
Seminars
University Examination
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