Credit: 3
Objective
To understand the fundamentals of Mobile communication systems.
To understand the different multiplexing scheme.
To understand the significance of different layers in mobile system.
UNIT I - INTRODUCTION
Introduction to wireless, mobile and cellular mobile systems- cellular mobile telephone systems, analog and digital cellular systems- frequency reuse, co-channel interference.
UNIT II – MAC
Medium access control - MAC, SDMA, FDMA, TDMA, CDMA, Hand offs and dropped calls-initiation of handoff, power difference, mobile assisted cell-site and Intersystem handoff.
UNIT III – COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
Mobile Telecommunication standards, GSM, DECT, TETRA, IMT-2000, CTEO, satellite systems – GEO, LEO and MEO, and broadcast systems –Digital audio and video broadcasting, IEEE 802.11, HIPERLAN, Bluetooth, Wireless ATM, WATM services.
UNIT IV – MOBILE NETWORK LAYER
Network support for mobile systems – Mobile IP- IP packet delivery- Agent discovery- tunneling and encapsulation, reverse tunneling, IPV6, DHCP.
UNIT V – MOBILE TRANSPORT LAYER
Mobile transport and application layer protocol - Review of traditional TCP, fast retransmit/fast recovery, transmission/timeout freezing, file systems, WWW, WAP.
Outcome
Understand the concepts of mobile and wireless communications.
Apply the knowledge gained in exploring, application and protocol development.
Text Book
Jochen Sciiiller, "Mobile Communications ", Pearson Education India, 2009.
Reference Book
Theodore S. Rappaport, “Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice”, 2/e, Pearson Education, 2010.
William C.Y Lee, "Mobile Cellular Telecommunications ", McGraw Hill International
Editions, 1995.