Wireless: Emerging Technologies
- Historical Perspectives
- Evolution of cellular networks
- 3GPP standards
- GSM Architecture
- Core network
- Radio Network (RAN)
- Principles of Cellular Networks
- RF coverage
- Frequencies and frequency bands for GSM
- Basic wave phenomena: Reflection, refraction, scattering
- Coverage and cell types: Microcells, macrocells, picocells, femptocells, umbrella cells, indoor/outdoor coverage
- Propagation models: Friis, Okomura Hata, Egli, indoor
- Calculating cellular coverage: Link budget analysis
- Frequency planning: Frequency reuse patterns
- Capacity planning: Erlang B table and telecom traffic theory
- Cell splitting
- An Overview of GSM Functionality
- Idle mode behavior
- Busy mode behavior
- Handovers
- Location updating
- GPRS Evolution
- GSM data transmission principles
- Inability of GSM to support high packet data traffic
- GPRS: A packet data solution
- GPRS air interface: Supported data rates, coding schemes
- RLC/MAC layer
- GPRS Architecture
- Core network nodes
- Protocols over core
- RAN functionality enhancement: PDP context activation, IMSI/ P-TMSI attach, session setup signalling
- EDGE Evolution
- Enhancements on data rates over the air
- GMSK and 8-PSK modulation schemes
- VoIP and IMS over Edge
- 3G Network Evolution: The Path and the Need
- 3GPP standards
- R99 standards
- P3 up to P6
- P8- LTE evolution
- WCDMA Air Interface
- Spreading principles
- Simulation examples
- Exercises on spreading codes
- WCDMA scrambling codes and channelization codes
- Tx transmission principles
- Rx principles
- Rake receiver
- Logical-transport-physical channels
- Traffic examples
- UMTS Core Network
- Soft switch emerging solution
- ATM transport network
- IP transport network
- SS7 signaling over ATM & IP
- UMTS Functionality Principles
- Idle mode behavior
- Busy mode behavior: PS and CS traffic
- Handovers
- Location updating
- 3.5G solution: HSDPA/HSUPA
- Principles and ideas
- HSDPA fundamentals
- EUL fundamentals
- Latest Step Up: LTE/SAE
- 3GPP P8 release
- EPS presentation
- LTE radio interface
- EPC: Core network solution
- MIMO and OFDM: Basic Principles
- WiMAX, the Competitor to LTE: WiMAX Functionality
