Course Syllabus
TLEN 5510: Wireless & Cellular
Communications
Fall 2019 (DLC 1B23, 3 Credits)
Course
Description and Objectives
TLEN 5510 studies technologies and architectures
employed in modern cellular wireless systems. Major topics include radio propagation,
multiple access techniques, analog and digital cellular telephony, and personal
communications systems.
TLEN 5510 presents the necessary tools to understand the wireless
industry, its technical details, and its business drivers. It starts with the
fundamentals of wireless communications, followed by an in-depth treatment of
radio propagation: modeling, spectrum, weather, multipath, Doppler effect, and
shadowing. The course then deviates from typical wireless introductory course
to focus on important aspects of multiple access technologies such as CDMA and
OFDMA. It outlines their principles as well as their applications to broadband
radio communications. It introduces modern radio standards like LTE, with
particular focus on their improvements over their previous generations, and
their network architecture evolutions.
This course has the following key objectives:
TLEN 5510 covers
these topics and achieves these objectives through hands-on labs to complement
theories presented in the lectures. The course is split into the following
units of study:
The exposure to propagation modeling tools and actual
LTE, microwave, and millimeter-wave hardware increases employment or promotion
opportunities in the wireless industry. By the end of the course students
will be fluent in a wide variety of wireless technologies, services, tools and
products.
Instructor
Dr. Thomas Schwengler
Lecturer | Wireless, Interdisciplinary Telecom
Program
Course
Prerequisites
A good understanding of digital signal
processing and basic wireless concepts such as link budgets; Introduction to
Wireless Systems.
Grading
|
Homework & Lab Assignments |
50% |
|
Midterm |
25% |
|
Final |
25% |
To do well in this course, you will need to be
prepared for each class by reading assigned material and being ready to apply
it to new concepts seen in class.
All labs, homework, and assignments are due on
the following Monday. No exceptions to deadlines for course work will be made.
Classroom absence may be permitted either for an emergency or prior
notification to the professor stating the date and reason for the classroom
absence two weeks in advance.
Grading
Scale
|
100 – 93% |
A |
|
92 – 90% |
A- |
|
89 – 87% |
B+ |
|
86 – 83% |
B |
|
82 – 80% |
B- |
|
79 – 77% |
C+ |
|
76 – 71% |
C |
|
70 – 0% |
C- |
Class
Readings
Students will be expected to have read the class
readings noted in the course syllabus before attending the class.
Many of the readings will be posted on the
Canvas web site. To access Canvas, go to: https://canvas.colorado.edu/. You can login using your IdentiKey
username and password. Once you login, click on the
course name to go into the course.
Course
Outline (Subject to Change)
|
Date |
Topic, Reading, and/or Work Assignment |
|
8/28/2019 |
Lecture: Cellular
Wireless Concepts and Spectrum Landscape Required Reading:
Homework:
|
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9/4/2019 |
Lecture: Radio
propagation modeling Required Reading:
Homework:
|
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9/11/2019 |
Lecture: Link
budget, fading, and shadowing Required Reading:
Homework:
|
|
9/18/2019 |
Lecture: Microwave,
millimeter-wave
· Atmospheric Effects & Weather Impact Required Reading:
Recommended Reading:
Homework:
|
|
9/25/2019 |
Lecture: Practical
aspects of Wireless Systems
Required Reading:
Homework:
|
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10/2/2019 |
Lecture: CDMA
Required Reading:
Homework:
|
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10/9/2019 |
Lecture: OFDMA
Required Reading:
Homework: Midterm
Review |
|
10/16/2019 |
Midterm
Review and Exam |
|
10/23/2019 |
Lecture: LTE part 1
Required Reading:
Homework:
|
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10/30/2019 |
Lecture: LTE part 2 Required Reading:
Homework:
|
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11/06/2019 |
Lecture: LTE Evolved
Packet Core
Required Reading:
Homework:
|
|
11/13/2019 |
Lecture: Advanced
propagation modeling
Required Reading:
Homework:
|
|
11/20/2019 |
No Class – Fall Break |
|
11/27/2019 |
Lecture: MIMO
Required Reading:
Homework:
|
|
12/4/2019 |
Lecture: 5G air
interface
Required Reading:
Homework: ·
Lab 8 –5G propagation modeling |
|
12/11/2019 |
Lecture: 5G core
network
Required Reading:
Course
revisions and Final Exam Preparation |
|
12/18/2019 |
Final Exam |
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