Spring 2010 Syllabus
Instructor Info
Dale W. Callahan, Ph.D., P.E.
Office: BEC 256
Office phone: voice: 934-8440, fax: 975-3337.
E-mail: dcallahan@ieee.org
Class Hours: T&H,(Jan 7 – May 6) 2:00 PM-3:15 PM BEC 158
Text:
WebCT: WebCT will be used in this course. To login go to WebCT
Catalog Description: Wireless communications and networks: Cellular technologies, spread spectrum, antennas and propagation, error control and coding. Includes coverage of IEEE 802.11 and Bluetooth LANs. Prerequisite: EE 318. Lecture and laboratory. 3 hours. (1.5 S, 1.5 D)
- Quizzes (various classes)
- Jan 13 Last Day to Drop/Add (Last day to drop a course without paying full tuition and fees)
- Jan 15 – First Payment Deadline
- Feb 17 – Final Payment Deadline
- Feb 23 – No class – Engineering Open House
- Feb 25 – Midterm
- Mar 5 Last Day to Withdraw (Undergraduate)
- Mar 15 – Mar 19 Spring Break
- Apr 26 Last Day of Class
- Apr 26 Last Day to Withdraw (Graduate)
- Apr 29 – May 5 Final Exams
- May 9 Grades Available Online
Grading (Objectives)
Tests and final 40%
Quizzes 30%
Projects/Assignments 20%
Participation 10%
Academic Misconduct: Students found guilty of misconduct will receive an F grade in the course. If you do not know what misconduct is, you are responsible to find out.
Basic Outline of Course
- Introduction
- Timeless Principles
- Basic Communication principles (chapters 1-2)
- Networks (chapters 3-4)
- Wireless Technologies (chapters 5-7)
- Communication system design issues to include traffic engineering, user requirements, systems constraints, trade-offs, and marketability. (All chapters)
- Modern Applications
- Future Application and Implications
Assignments
- Recommended Problems (not to be turned in!)
- Chapter 2 – 3, 4, 8, 9, 13, 15 (old book 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 12)
- Be able to explain how we get ADSL and 56kbps over phone line
- Chapter 3 – 3, 4 (old book 3, 4)
- Chapter 5 – 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, LINK BUDGET (old book 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16)
- Chapter 6 – 2, 6, 8, 9, 10 (old book 2, 5, 7, 8, 9)
- Chapter 7 – 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 (old book 1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
- Chapter 10 – 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, outside problems (old book 1, 2, 5, 7, 9,)
- Chapter 14 –
Sites Related to Class Assignments
- Signals and System Control - John Hopkins site
- Another Fourier applet
- Radio Mobile Site
- Yahoo Groups on Radio Mobile
Photos of Towers
- Microwave Towers - AT&T Longlines
- Photos of Antenna
Cellular Telephony
- CDMA and Wideband CDMA
- PrivateLine – A great site with lots of telecom links
- Telecommunication Links – Links to sites about wireless, security, networking, etc.
- Wireless Location Technology from 3G Americas, LLC
Other Information
- How a T1 works.
- Free DSP Textbook
- Free books on information and RV
- Free computational engines (like MATLAB)
http://www.octave.org/
http://www-rocq.inria.fr/scilab/ - Wireless Industry Stuff - From About.com
- FCC – Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
