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ELE 450 – Fundamentals of Wireless Communications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Syllabus - Spring 2023-2024

 

Course Description

 

The goal of the course is to teach the fundamental concepts about noise and link budget in wireless communication systems, propagation in wireless communication channels and statistical modelling of the channel, effect of the channel on performance, diversity and multiple access in communication systems, and also to introduce contemporary communication systems.

 

Course Info

 

Wednesday 13:30 - 16:30

E6 Classroom

Documents will be uploaded to the STAR system

https://star.ee.hacettepe.edu.tr/

 

Lecturer Info

 

Dr. Barış Yüksekkaya

Office: Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, New Building, 3rd Floor

Office Hours: Thursday 13:30-15:30

Tel: 0312 297 7000

E-mail: byuksek  {at}  ee. hacettepe. edu. tr

 

Textbook and Materials

 

1. Molisch, Wireless Communications, 2. Ed., Wiley, 2011

2. Tse, Viswanath, Fundamentals of Wireless Communication, Cambridge University Press

3. Sklar, Digital Communications: Fundamental and Applications, 2. Ed., Prentice Hall, 2001

4. Proakis, Salehi, Fundamentals of Communication Systems, 2. Ed., Pearson

 

Grading

 

Project            30%

Midterm          30%

Final               40%    (In addition, a certain threshold must be obtained from the Final Exam to be

successful in the course.)

 

Course Content

 

1.     Introduction to Wireless Communications

2.     Communications Link and Link Budget Analysis

3.     Propagation Mechanism

4.     Statistical Description of the Wireless Channel

5.     Wideband Channel Characterization

6.     Channel Models

7.     Demodulation

8.     Diversity

9.     Multiple Access

 

Rules

 

Attendance is recommended.

Failure to enter the midterm and to submit the project will result in F1 grade.

Failure to enter the final exam will result in F2 grade.

In order to be successful in the course, a certain base score must be obtained from the final exam.