UNIT I - THE CELLULAR CONCEPT-SYSTEM DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS
Introduction-FrequencyReuse-Channel Assignment Strategies-Handoff Strategies:Prioritizing Handoffs, Practical Handoff Considerations. Interference And System Capacity: Co-Channel Interference And System Capacity-Channel Planning For Wireless Systems, Adjacent Channel Interference, Power Control For Reducing Interference, Trunking And Grade Of Service. Improving Coverage And Capacity In Cellular Systems: Cell Splitting, Sectoring
UNIT II - MOBILE RADIO PROPAGATION
Large Scale Path Loss: Introduction To Radio Wave Propagation - Free Space Propagation Model – Three Basic Propagation Mechanism: Reflection – Brewster Angle- Diffraction- Scattering.Small Scale Fading And Multipath: Small Scale Multipath Propagation, Factors Influencing Small-Scale Fading, Doppler Shift, Coherence Bandwidth, Doppler Spread And Coherence Time. Types Of Small- Scale Fading: Fading Effects Due To Multipath Time Delay Spread, Fading Effects Due To Doppler Spread
UNIT III - MODULATION TECHNIQUES AND EQUALIZATION AND DIVERSITY
Digital Modulation – An Overview: Factors That Influence The Choice Of Digital Modulation, Linear Modulation Techniques: Minimum Shift Keying (MSK), Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying(GMSK), Spread Spectrum Modulation Techniques: Pseudo- Noise (PN) Sequences, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DS-SS)- Modulation Performance In Fading And Multipath Channels- Equalization, Diversity And Channel Coding: Introduction-Fundamentals Of Equalization- Diversity Techniques: Practical Space Diversity Considerations, Polarization Diversity, Frequency Diversity, Time Diversity
UNIT IV - MULTIPLE ACCESS TECHNIQUES
Introduction: Introduction To Multiple Access- Frequency Division Multiple Access(FDMA)- Time Division Multiple Access(TDMA)- Spread Spectrum Multiple Access-Code Division Multiple Access(CDMA)- Space Division Multiple Access(SDMA)- Capacity Of Cellular Systems: Capacity Of Cellular CDMA, Capacity Of CDMA With Multiple Cells
UNIT V - WIRELESS NETWORKING
Introduction: Difference Between Wireless And Fixed Telephone Networks, The Public Switched Telephone Network(PSTN), Development Of Wireless Networks: First Generation Wireless Networks, Second Generation Wireless Networks, Third Generation Wireless Networks, Fixed Network Transmission Hierarchy, TrafficRoutingInWireless Networks: Circuit Switching, Packet Switching- Personal Communication Services/ Networks(PCS/PCNs):Packet Vs Circuit Switching For PCN, Cellular Packet- Switched Architecture- Packet Reservation Multiple Access(PRMA)- Network Databases: Distributed Database For Mobility Management- Universal Mobile Telecommunication Systems(UMTS)