| CODE | CCE5304 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Radio Systems and Propagation | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Communications and Computer Engineering | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will first go into the issues of basic propagation effects, such as reflection, refraction, scattering, diffraction, and Fresnel zones. Following theory behind radio propagation in a mobile environment will be tackled. This includes multipath fading, Rician, Rayleigh and Nakagami Fading, Delay spread, Scatter function, Doppler effects, Coherence time and Coherence bandwidth. Radio propagation models will then be studied and their limitations discussed. The study-unit will also cover radio receiver and transmitter architectures, where the common architectures used in wireless telecommunications front-ends will be studied and discussed. Study-unit Aims This study-unit aims at providing an understanding of propagation impairments in wireless channels and how they can be modelled. It also provides the theory needed to develop and analyse wireless front-end receivers and transmitters. This provides a holistic understanding what effects a signal as it is transmitted over a wireless channel. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: Describe wireless propagation in different environments; Recognize and implement common types of transmitter and receiver wireless architectures; Define and establish signal behaviour as it passes through the radio front-end. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: Apply propagation models depending on the environment in which the transmitter and receiver are placed, such as indoor and outdoor; Identify the architecture used to generate the radio frequency signal; Identify the architecture used to receive the radio frequency signal; Model the signal behaviour as it passes through the different components of the radio front-end. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings Main Text: Theodore S. Rappaport, Wireless communications : principles and practice , Prentice-Hall, 2002 Henry L. Bertoni, “Radio Propagation for Modern Wireless Systems,” Prentice Hall, 2000 Pennock S., Microwave Engineering with Wireless Applications, McGraw Hill, 1998, ISBN: 0070497222 IEEE Journal papers |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU ARE ADVISED TO TAKE CCE3310 | |||||||||
| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-Requisite qualifications: Graduate in a Communications related field | |||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study, Practicum & Tutorial | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Leslie Spiteri |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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