Wireless Communication
Semester 2, 2018
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Aspects of the design and planning of wireless communication systems. Introduction to cellular system design. Issues related to radio propagation: multipath, path loss prediction, channel characterisation. System aspects: cellular technologies, system planning and reliability estimation. Wireless systems and standards. Prerequisite: ELECTENG 421 or 721
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MULTIPATH PROPAGATION: An understanding of the differences between broadcasting and cellular architectures. An ability to describe the main features of propagation in cellular environments including fading, shadowing and distance-dependent path loss. An understanding of how fields are spatially correlated. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA02: problem analysis (3) ENGA05: modern tool usage (5) ENGA07: environment and sustainability (2) ENGK01: theory of natural sciences (5) ENGK02: mathematical modelling (5) ENGK08: research literature (3) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (5) UOA_2: Critical Thinking (4) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (4) UOA_6: Social and Environmental Responsiblities (1) |
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WIDEBAND CHANNELS: An understanding of the main issues relating to the propagation of wideband signals including frequency selective fading and time delay spread. An ability to describe experimental techniques for characterizing wideband channels. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA02: problem analysis (3) ENGA05: modern tool usage (5) ENGK01: theory of natural sciences (5) ENGK02: mathematical modelling (5) ENGK08: research literature (3) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (5) UOA_2: Critical Thinking (4) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (4) |
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FREE-SPACE AND PLANE-EARTH PROPAGATION: An ability to perform calculations of path loss in free-space and over a plane-earth. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA02: problem analysis (3) ENGK01: theory of natural sciences (5) ENGK02: mathematical modelling (5) ENGK08: research literature (3) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (5) UOA_2: Critical Thinking (4) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (4) |
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DIFFRACTION: An understanding of the electromagnetic principles behind wave diffraction, and an ability to calculate diffraction losses. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA02: problem analysis (3) ENGK01: theory of natural sciences (5) ENGK02: mathematical modelling (5) ENGK03: abstraction and formulation (3) ENGK08: research literature (3) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (5) UOA_2: Critical Thinking (4) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (4) |
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CONTEMPORARY METHODS FOR PROPAGATION PREDICTION: An understanding of key contemporary models for propagation prediction in cellular environments. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA02: problem analysis (3) ENGK01: theory of natural sciences (5) ENGK02: mathematical modelling (5) ENGK03: abstraction and formulation (3) ENGK08: research literature (3) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (5) UOA_2: Critical Thinking (4) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (4) |
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MULTIPLE DIFFRACTION MODELLING: An ability to calculate path loss in the presence of multiple diffracting obstacles. A practical understanding of the validity and limitations of the multiple diffraction model as proposed by Walfisch and Bertoni of relevance to cellular systems engineering. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA02: problem analysis (3) ENGA05: modern tool usage (5) ENGK01: theory of natural sciences (5) ENGK02: mathematical modelling (5) ENGK03: abstraction and formulation (3) ENGK08: research literature (3) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (5) UOA_2: Critical Thinking (4) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (4) |
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INDOOR WIRELESS PROPAGATION: An understanding of indoor propagation and an ability to perform path loss calculations for indoor environments. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA02: problem analysis (3) ENGK01: theory of natural sciences (5) ENGK02: mathematical modelling (5) ENGK03: abstraction and formulation (3) ENGK08: research literature (3) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (5) UOA_2: Critical Thinking (4) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (4) |
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CELLULAR MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS: An ability to compare the structure and performance of different generations of cellular mobile communication systems. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA07: environment and sustainability (2) ENGK04: specialist knowledge (4) ENGK08: research literature (3) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (5) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (4) UOA_6: Social and Environmental Responsiblities (1) |
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FREQUENCY REUSE, OUTAGE PROBABILITY AND INTERFERENCE: An ability to develop a frequency reuse geometries that meet conflicting requirements of cell capacity and communications quality in cellular mobile systems. An ability to formulate outage probability (Quality of Service) expressions for multiple interferer wireless communication environments. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA02: problem analysis (3) ENGA03: design and solution development (4) ENGA04: investigation (5) ENGK02: mathematical modelling (5) ENGK03: abstraction and formulation (3) ENGK08: research literature (3) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (5) UOA_2: Critical Thinking (4) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (4) |
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SPACE DIVERSITY AND MIMO: An ability to model the performance of multiple antenna diversity reception systems operating in a variety of wireless communication propagation environments. An understanding of Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output (MIMO) technology and its relevance to modern wireless communications. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA02: problem analysis (3) ENGA03: design and solution development (4) ENGA04: investigation (5) ENGK02: mathematical modelling (5) ENGK08: research literature (3) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (5) UOA_2: Critical Thinking (4) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (4) |
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WIRELESS SYSTEM PERFORMANCE ESTIMATION: An ability to apply Monte Carlo techniques to the evaluation of wireless communication system performance and compare the results to analytical solutions. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA02: problem analysis (3) ENGA03: design and solution development (4) ENGA04: investigation (5) ENGA05: modern tool usage (5) ENGK02: mathematical modelling (5) ENGK08: research literature (3) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (5) UOA_2: Critical Thinking (4) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (4) |
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