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Mobile Comms. Systems

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Mobile Communications Systems

Luis M. Correia

Instituto Superior TécnicoUniversity of Lisbon

Portugal


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Anúncio

[Fonte: Expresso, 2012]


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Artigo de Jornal (1)



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Artigo de Jornal (2)



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Presentation


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• The course provides knowledge in the area ofterrestrial mobile communication systems, namelymobile cellular ones.

• Besides the general basic aspects of these systems,focus is given on radio network aspects of GSM,UMTS and LTE.

General Objectives


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• The student having success in the course issupposed to havea good general knowledge of mobilecommunication systemsand should be capable ofdesigning a radio network, in terms of coverage,capacity, traffic, and interference.

Operational Objectives


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• The topics dealt with are:• Statistical Distributions in Telecommunications• Propagation Models• Antennas for Bases and Mobiles• Radio Channel Characterisation• Cellular Networks• Radio Interface• Private Mobile Radio Systems• Mobility and Traffic• Cellular Design.

Programme


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• 2016/02/15 – Definition of research papers topics• 2016/02/22 – Start of problems classes• 2016/05/16 – Delivery of research papers• 2016/05/30 – Presentation of research papers• 2016/06/09 – Exam N• 2016/06/27 – Exam R• 2016/07/12 – Exam E• During classes, student support is provided at the

end of the classes (but a meeting can be scheduledupon request). A schedule will be announced forthe examinations period.

Relevant Dates


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General ScheduleWeek Begins Ends

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday1 15-Feb 19-Feb T01

Paper Definition T02

2 22-Feb 26-Feb T03, P01-M T04, P01-F

3 29-Feb 04-Mar T05, P02-M T06, P02-F

4 07-Mar 11-Mar T07, P03-M T08, P03-F

5 14-Mar 18-Mar T09, P04-M T10, P04-F

6 21-Mar 25-Mar7 28-Mar 01-Apr T11, P05-M T12, P05-F

8 04-Apr 08-Apr T13, P06-M T14, P06-F

9 11-Apr 15-Apr T15, P07-M T16, P07-F

10 18-Apr 22-Apr T17, P08-M T18, P08-F

11 25-Apr 29-Apr T19, P09-M T20, P09-F

12 02-May 06-May T21, P10-M T22, P10-F

13 09-May 13-May T23, P11-M T24, P11-F

14 16-May 20-May T25, P12-M Paper Delivery T26, P12-F

15 23-May 27-May T27, P13-M T28, P13-F

16 30-May 03-Jun Paper Presentation

17 06-Jun 10-Jun Ex N18 13-Jun 17-Jun19 20-Jun 24-Jun20 27-Jun 01-Jul Ex R21 04-Jul 08-Jul22 11-Jul 15-Jul Ex E


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• During May, a study visit to a company withactivity in the area of the course will be organised,aiming at providing the students contact with the“real world”.

• At the end of the semester, the 24th Seminar onMobile Communications will be organised, wherepeople from industry will give a talk to thestudents.

Study Visits and Seminar


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• The course is structured into the following classes:• Lectures, 1h30

• Monday: 09h30/11h00, Ea1and

• Friday: 09h30/11h00, Ea1• Problems, 1h30

• Monday: 11h00/12h30, E3or

• Friday: 11h00/12h30, E3

Classes


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• Classes are supposed to start 10 minutes pastschedule, i.e., in our case, at 09h40.

• Given the importance of soft skills, I’ll start thelectures at 09h30, and use the 10 minutes to createawareness on this matter.

Beginning of Lectures


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• There is the need to hold some replacementclasses, on:

• ?? : ??h00/??h00• Study visits will be held on:

• ??: morning/afternoon

Replacement Classes and Study Visits


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• Study elements are:• Copy of lecture Power Point files, to be used as

a study guide, available at FENIX;• Chapters of books, to be used for effective

study, available at AEIST’s Secção de Folhas;• Problems collection, available at FENIX;• Exams of previous years, available at FENIX.

Study Elements


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• Problems classes are intended to have problemssolved and discussed by students.

• The working material is:• pencil & paper (or electronic equivalent),• lectures (*.ppt files),• list of problems,• pocket calculator, or equivalent,• will to work.

Problems Classes (1)


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• I’m changing the way that Problems classes willwork, in order to involve students more, hence,increasing success.

• For each class, there will be (on a voluntary basis,but supposedly involving everyone):

• a “Solver”: solving one of the problems athome, and then solving it on the board;

• a “Challenger”: solving the same problem asabove at home, and challenging the colleague;

• an “Examiner”: identifying problems in examsthat are similar to the same problem as above.



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• At the end of each class, the problems for thefollowing one will be announced, and students aresupposed to volunteer for each of the roles.



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• Evaluation is done via research paper and exam.• The exam:

• is compulsory;• has a weight of 80 %;• can be done with supporting bibliography,

which can only be books and course notes;• has a minimum grade of 9.5;• follows the general rules of the school;• has no oral component;• is exclusive for grade upgrade.

Assessment (1)


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• The research paper :• has a weight of 20 %;• is performed by groups of 3 students;• is devoted to applications in mobile and wireless

communication systems;• does not require a written report;• is to be presented before the class by the end of

the semester;• has no minimum grade;• maintains the grade for next year.

Assessment (2)


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• Hints for a successful exam:• Read all questions carefully, before starting

replying to them.• Reply to the questions directly.• Since you can carry bibliography to the exam,

don’t waist time copying expressions, but ratherjust mention the page from which it was taken.

• Always explain your assumptions.• Be critical with the numbers you obtain, and

analyse them. If it is the case, put a commenton the value, and get back to it if you have time.

Assessment (3)


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• You’re supposed to dedicate 3h30 per week to thecourse, besides the classes.

• You’ll be trained to be an engineer,• not a medicine doctor in an emergency room –

you don’t need to know things by heart!• not an electrician – you’ll have to develop the

capacity to analyse things, and be critical!• requiring a perspective similar to an athlete –

continuous training!• in a way similar to riding a bike – you need to

try, and make errors, in the learning process.

What is Expected from You?


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• There will be a prize (books) for the best student inthe course, to be delivered at the next year’sedition of the Seminar on Mobile Communications.

• In parallel, there is a contest within the students,for the best idea of an application:

• It can be based on the research paper.• It has to be an original idea.• You need to deliver a 2 pages description, by

May 16th.• The prize (books) will be delivered at this

year’s edition of the Seminar on Mobile Coms.

Prize and Contest


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• The teaching staff is composed of:• Lectures classes – Prof. Luis M. Correia• Problems classes – Prof. Luis M. Correia

Teaching staff


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• All information concerning the course will begiven and constantly updated via FENIX.

• Students should update their data (namely theemail) in the data base.

Information


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• The presentation of the research paper topic isgoing to be done now.

Research Paper


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• An initial test for assessing students capacity isgoing to be done now!

Initial Assessment

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