Course

Wireless Communications (DAT610)

Wireless communication has achieved ever-greater popularity in the last two decades, and has already become an important part of our everyday lives. This subject is aimed towards giving an overview of the most important principles and state-of-the-art technologies that are making wireless communications possible.


Course description for study year 2023-2024. Please note that changes may occur.

See course description and exam/assesment information for this semester (2024-2025)

Semesters

Facts

Course code

DAT610

Credits (ECTS)

10

Semester tution start

Autumn

Language of instruction

English

Number of semesters

1

Exam semester

Autumn

Time table

View course schedule

Literature

The syllabus can be found in Leganto

Content

The subject provides an overview of the history, the main principles and system architectures of wireless and mobile communications and the development towards the todays' systems. Different techniques and technologies for physical layer (e.g., wireless channel and modulation) and the data link layer (e.g., media access control and error control) are described. Network and transport layers are briefly treated with a particular focus on the further challenges and constrains given by the wireless communications. Different wireless short- and medium-range network architectures, such as IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) and IEEE 802.15 (Bluetooth and ZigBee), are presented. The evolution of the mobile architectures (i.e., GSM, UMTS, LTE, and 5G) is introduced. Low-power long-range network architectures (i.e., LoRa/LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, and LTE-M) are also presented. The security threats and available security tools and techniques in wireless networks will be also discussed. In addition, certain wireless and mobile applications and services can be also discussed, such as Internet of Things (IoT), Multi-access Edge Computing, Industry 4.0 and Smart City.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

  • Fundamentals of wireless communications
  • Wireless networking challenges and protocols
  • Design principles for mobile and wireless networks
  • International standards for wireless networks

Skills:

  • Identify the performance, reliability and security challenges in a wireless communication environment
  • Evaluate and select the appropriate wireless network technology for a given application and environment
  • Design of simple wireless networking protocols

General competence:

  • Understanding the fundamental technologies of the wireless networks
  • Understanding the theoretical and practical abilities and issues of the various wireless communication technologies

Required prerequisite knowledge

None

Exam

Form of assessment Weight Duration Marks Aid Exam system Withdrawal deadline Exam date
Written exam 7/10 4 Hours Letter grades No printed or written materials are allowed. Approved basic calculator allowed Inspera assessment 28.11.2023 12.12.2023
Report 3/10 Letter grades All — — —


Project report counts 30% and written exam counts 70% of the final grade. Both parts must be passed to get a final grade.

The project is carried out in groups.

If a student fails the written exam, it is possible to resit next semester. Project report must be taken again next time the subject is lectured.

Coursework requirements

Assignments
Completion of mandatory individual assignments are to be made at the times that are assigned. Absence due to illness or for other reasons must be communicated as soon as possible to the laboratory personnel. One cannot expect that provisions for completion of the lab assignments at other times are made unless prior arrangements with the laboratory personnel have been agreed upon.

Course teacher(s)

Head of Department:

Tom Ryen

Course teacher:

Gianfranco Nencioni

Course coordinator:

Gianfranco Nencioni

Method of work

4 hours lectures per week, in addition to assignments and project.

Open for

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Course assessment

There must be an early dialogue between the course supervisor, the student union representative and the students. The purpose is feedback from the students for changes and adjustments in the course for the current semester.In addition, a digital subject evaluation must be carried out at least every three years. Its purpose is to gather the students experiences with the course.

Literature

Other Lecture Notes G. Nencioni et al. , Le lecture notes will be uploaded on Canvas after each lecture. Book Wireless communication networks and systems Beard, C., Tahiliani, M.P., Stallings, W., Essex, Pearson Education Ltd, 605 s., 2016, isbn:978-1-292-10871-1, Book 5G wireless : a comprehensive introduction Stallings, William, Boston, MA :, Addison Wesley Professional, 2021; ©, isbn:9780136767145, Other Additional Material Vv. Aa. , Additional (helping) material will be added in Canvas and/or indicated in the lecture notes

Contact

Head of Department:

Tom Ryen

Course teacher:

Gianfranco Nencioni

Course coordinator:

Gianfranco Nencioni

Offered by

Faculty of Science and Technology

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

The course description is retrieved from FS (Felles studentsystem). Version 1