Wireless & Mobile Communication

Evolution of mobile radio communication fundamentals. General Model of
Wireless Communication Link, Types of Signals, Cellular Infrastructure,
Cellular System Components, Antennas for Cellular Systems, Operation of
Cellular Systems, Channel Assignment, Frequency reuse, Channel Assignment
strategies, Handoff Strategies Cellular Interferences, Sectorization; Wireless
Channel and Radio Communication, Free Space Propagation Model, Channel
Noise and Losses, Fading in Land Mobile Systems, Multipath Fading, Fading
Effects on Signal and Frequency, Shadowing.

Wireless Channel Modeling: AWGN Channel, Rayleigh Channel, Rician
Fading Channel, Nakagami Fading Channel, Ocumura and Hata Path Loss

Model; Channel Modelling: Stochastic, Flat Fading, Wideband Time-
Dispersive Channel Modelling.

Theory of Vocoders, Types of Vocoders; Spread Spectrum Modulation,
Pseudo-Noise Codes with Properties and Code Generation Mechanisms, DSSS
and FHSS Systems, Time Hopping and Hybrid Spread Systems; Multicarrier
Modulation Techniques. Zero Inter Symbol Interference Communication
Techniques, Detection Strategies, Diversity Combining Techniques: Selection
Combining, Threshold Combining, Equal Gain Combining, Maximum Ratio Combining; Spatial Diversity and Multiplexing in MIMO Systems, Channel
Estimation.
Equalization Techniques: Transversal Filters, Adaptive Equalizers, Zero
Forcing Equalizers, Decision Feedback Equalizers, and related algorithms.

Multiplexing and Multiple Access: FDMA, TDMA, CDMA, OFDMA, SC-
FDMA, IDMA Schemes and Hybrid Method of Multiple Access Schemes,

RAKE Receiver; Multiple Access for Radio Packet Systems: Pure ALOHA,
Slotted ALOHA, CSMA and their versions; Packet and Pooling Reservation
Based Multiple Access Schemes.

GSM system for mobile Telecommunication, General Packet Radio Service,
Edge Technology; CDMA 2000, Wireless Local Loop, IMT 2000 and UMTS,
Long Term Evolution (LTE), Mobile Satellite Communication, Introduction to
Mobile Adhoc Networks, Li-Fi Communication, Ultra-Wideband
Communication, Mobile data networks, Wireless Standards IMT 2000,
Introduction to 4G and concept of NGN.