EELE 5490, Fall, 2009
Wireless Communications
Ali S. Afana
Department of Electrical Engineering
Class 1
Sep. 30th, 2009
EELE 5490 Fall 2009
Outline
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Instructor information
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Motivation to study wireless communications and networks
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Course descriptions and textbooks
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What you will study from this course
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Objectives
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Coverage and schedule
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Homework, projects, and exams
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Other policies
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Reasons to be my students
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Instructor Information
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Office location: B262
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Email: aliafana@iugaza.edu
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Phone: 2809
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Course website: http://www.iugaza.edu/aliafana
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Research interests: Cognitive Radio
Intelligent Wireless Communications
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Motivations
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Recent Development
– Cellular system: 3G, 4G, video, game,
– WIFI everywhere
– WIMAX,
– UWB, no cables
– Bluetooth, small devices connections
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Job Market
– Probably one of most easy and high paid majors recently
– Intel changes to wireless, Micron will follow? Cypress
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Research Potential
– multiuser communication & Cognitive radio are still an
open issues.
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Course Descriptions
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What is the wireless communication system?
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What are the wireless channels?
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What are the theorems?
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What are the major components and techniques?
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How is the information transmitted?
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What are the current industrial standards?
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Can I find a job by studying this course?
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Can I find research topics?
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Textbook and Software
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Require textbook:
Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition, Theodore
S. Rappaport, Prentice Hall, 2001.
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Require Software: MATLAB;
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Recommended readings
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Digital communications: J. Proakis, Digital Communications
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Random process: G.R. Grimmett and D.R. Stirzaker, Probability and
Random Processes
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Estimation and detection: H.V. Poor, An introduction to Signal
Detection and Estimation
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Information theory: T. M. Cover and J. A. Thomas, Elements of
Information Theory
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Error correct coding: P.Sweeney, Error Control Coding
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Computer Networks: A. S. Tanenbaum, Computer Networks
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Schedule
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Cellular concept and network concept
- Chapter 2
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Wireless Channel
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Large scale loss: chapter 3
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Small scale loss, Fading: chapter 4
Wireless communications technique
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Modulation, chapter 5
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Equalization, diversity and channel coding, chapter 6
Wireless Networks and Standards
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chapter 8,9,10
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Homework, Project, and Exam
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Homework
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3~4 questions per week
Projects:
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Wireless Channel Simulation: simple MATLAB programs
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Term presentation:
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Exams
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For research on xxx, what is the state-of-art
Votes for the percentages for homework, projects, and exams
Participations
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Attendance and Feedback
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Teaching Styles
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Slides plus black board
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Slides can convey more information in an organized way
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Blackboard is better for equations and prevents you from not coming.
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A lesson from last semester: math
Course Website
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Print handouts with 3 slides per page before you come
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Homework assignment and solutions
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Project descriptions and preliminary codes
Feedback
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Too fast, too slow, small class advantages.
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Presentation, English, …
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Reasons to be my students
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Wireless Communication and Networking have great market
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Usually highly paid and have potential to retire overnight
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Highly interdisciplinary
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Do not need to find research topics which are the most difficult
part.
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Research Assistant, Stipend
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Free trips to conferences in Alaska, Hawaii, Europe, Asia…
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A kind of nice (at least looks like)
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Work with hope and happiness
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Graduate fast
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Questions?
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Wireless Communications
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Satellite
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TV
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Cordless phone
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Cellular phone
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Wireless LAN, WIFI
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Wireless MAN, WIMAX
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Bluetooth
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Ultra Wide Band
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Wireless Laser
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Microwave
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GPS
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Ad hoc/Sensor Networks
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Channel, Bandwidth, Spectrum
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Bandwidth: the number of bits per second is proportional to B
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/osmhome/allochrt.pdf
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Mobile Radio telephone
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AMPS:
advanced
mobile phone
system
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North American Major Standards
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PCS
GSM
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Coreless
FDMA
TDMA
CDMA
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Modulation
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–
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FM
QPSK
GMSK
BPSK
QAM
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Europe Standards
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GSM
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CT2
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Dect
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Japan Standards
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Basic concepts
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Simplex, half-duplex, and full duplex
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Frequency division duplexing, FDD
– Most of system because of simplicity
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Time division duplexing, TDD:
– indoor system only, because of delay
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Different from FDMA and TDMA
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Basic concepts (cont.)
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Pager System
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Cellular system
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Mobile identification number (MIN) electronic serial number (ESN)
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Chapter 2
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Land phone calls cellular phone
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Cellular phone calls land phone
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Mobile
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Base Station
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Homework
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Read Chapter 1
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Questions?
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