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LESSON PLAN

LP-EC1451
LP Rev. No: 02

Sub Code & Name : EC1451 MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS

Unit: I

Branch: EC

Semester: VIII

Date: 05/12/2009
Page 01 of 06

Unit I Syllabus:
Cellular Concept and System Design Fundamentals:
Introduction to wireless communication: Evolution of mobile communications, mobile radio systemsExamples, trends in cellular radio and personal communications.
Cellular Concept: Frequency reuse, channel assignment, hand off, Interference and system capacity, tracking
and grade of service, Improving Coverage and capacity in Cellular systems.
Objective:
At the end of this unit, students are expected to be familiar with
1. Cellular radio system concept, Frequency reuse concept and handoff principles.
2. Techniques for improving Coverage and Capacity.
3. The principles of trunking and Calculation of grade of Service.

S.No

Topics to be covered

Time in
minutes

Books
Referred

Teaching
Aids

Introduction to Mobile Communication and Overall View of the Syllabus

and Lesson Plan

50m

1,2,3

BB

Introduction to Wireless Communication:

Evolution of Mobile communications (P.No: 1 To 3 of TB-1), Mobile RadioThe First 100 Years (P.No: 1 To 6 of RB-3), Historical Overview (P.No: 366
To 373 of RB-2)

50m

1,2,3

BB

Mobile Radio Systems-Examples

Mobile Radio Telephony in the US (P.No: 4 To 6 of T1), Examples &
Comparisons of Wireless Communication Systems (P.No: 4 To 19 of T1),
Cellular Network Planning (P.No: 6 To 17 of R3)

50m

1,3

BB

Trends in Cellular Radio and Personal Communication: How a cellular

telephone call is made (P.No: 20 To 21 of T1) Commercial Vs. Military Uses
(P.No: 17 To 19 of R3)

50m

1,3

BB

Cellular Concept: Frequency Reuse (P.No:58 To 61 of T1), Frequency

Reuse Factor (P.No:319To320 of R3), Channel Assignment (P.No:62 of T1)

50m

1,3

BB

Hand off Strategies, Prioritizing Handoff & Practical Handoff Considerations

(P.No: 62 To 67 of T1), Break Before Make & Make Before Break (P.No:
619 To 622 of R3)

50m

1,3

BB

Interference and System Capacity (P.No: 67 To 77 of T1)

Co-channel Interference and System Capacity, (P.No: 422 To 423 of R3)
Adjacent Channel Interference,
Channel Planning for Wireless Systems and Power Control Management

50m

1,3

BB

Trunking and Grade of Service (P.No: 77 To 86 of T1)

50m

BB

Improving Coverage and Capacity in Cellular systems-Cell Splitting,

Sectoring, Repeaters, Micro-cell Zone Concept (P.No: 86 To 96 of T1)

50m

BB

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LESSON PLAN

LP-EC1451
LP Rev. No: 02

Sub Code & Name : EC1451 MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS

Unit: II

Branch: EC

Semester: VIII

Date: 05/12/2009
Page 02 of 06

UNIT II SYLLABUS
MOBILE RADIO PROPAGATION
Free space propagation model, reflection, diffraction, scattering, link budget design, Outdoor Propagation
models, Indoor propagation models, Small scale Multipath propagation, Impulse model, Small scale Multipath
measurements, parameters of Mobile multipath channels, types of small scale fading, statistical models for
multipath fading channels.

Objective:
From this unit the students will know about the
1.
Radio propagation models
2.
Prediction of the large scale effects of radio propagation in many operating environment.
3.
Small propagation effects such as fading, time delay spread and Doppler spread.

S.No

Topics to be covered

10

Introduction to Radio Wave Propagation (P.No: 105 To 106 of T1)

Free Space Propagation Model (P.No: 107 To 110 of T1),
(P.No: 221 To 230 of R2)
Reflection: Reflection from Dielectrics, Brewster Angle, Reflection from
Perfect Conductors (P.No: 114 To 120 of T1) Diffraction: Fresnel Zone
Geometry, Knife Edge Diffraction Model, Multiple Knife Edge Diffraction
Model (P.No: 126 To 135 of T1) Scattering: Radar Cross Section Model
(P.No: 135 To 138 of T1)
Link budget design: Log Distance Path Loss Model, Log Normal
Shadowing, Determination of Percentage Coverage Area (P.No: 138 To
144 of T1) Outdoor Propagation Model: Longley Rice Model, Durkins
Model, Okumura Model, Hata Model, PCS Extension to Hata Model,
Walfisch & Bertoni Model, Wideband PCS Micro Cell Model (P.No: 157
To 166 of T1)
Indoor propagation models: Partition Losses-Same Floor, Between
Floors, Log Distance Path Loss Model, Ericsson Multiple Break Point
Model, Attenuation Factor Model (P.No: 157 To 166 of T1)
Small Scale Multipath propagation: Factors Influencing Small Scale
Fading Doppler Shift, Fading Effects Due to Doppler Spread (P.No: 177
To 180 of T1) (P.No: 233 To 239 of R2)
Impulse Model of a Multipath channel: Relationship Between
Bandwidth and Received Power (P.No: 181 To 191 of T1)
Small Scale Multipath Measurements: Direct RF Pulse System, Spread
Spectrum Sliding Correlator Channel Sounding, Frequency Domain
Channel Sounding (P.No: 192 To 197 of T1)
Parameters of Mobile Multipath Channels: Time Dispersion
Parameters, Coherence Bandwidth, Doppler Spread & Coherence Time
(P.No: 197 To 204 of T1) Types of Small Scale Fading: Fading Effects
Due to Multipath Time Delay Spread (P.No: 205 To 210 of T1)
Statistical Models for Multipath Fading Channels: Clarkes Model for
Flat Fading, Simulation of Clarke& Gans Fading Model, Level Crossing &
Fading Statistics, Two-ray Rayleigh Fading Model, Saleh & Valenzuela
Indoor Statistical Model, SIRCIM & SMRCIM Indoor & Out door
Statistical Model (P.No: 214 To 229 of T1)

11

12

13

14

15
16

17

18

CAT-I

Time in
minutes

Books
Referred

Teaching
Aids

50m

1,2

BB

50m

1,2

BB

50m

BB

50m

BB

50m

1,2

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50m

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50m

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50m

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50m

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LESSON PLAN

LP-EC1451
LP Rev. No: 02

Sub Code & Name : EC1451 MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS

Unit: III

Branch: EC

Semester: VIII

Date: 05/12/2009
Page 03 of 06

UNIT III Syllabus:

MODULATION TECHNIQUES AND EQUALIZATION
Modulation Techniques: Minimum Shift Keying, Gauss ion MSK, M-ary QAM, M-ary FSK, Orthogonal
Frequency Division Multiplexing, Performance of Digital Modulation in Slow-Flat Fading Channels and
Frequency Selective Mobile Channels. Equalization: Survey of Equalization Techniques, Linear Equalization,
Non-linear Equalization, Algorithms for Adaptive Equalization. Diversity Techniques, RAKE receiver.

Objective:
The students will get familiarized in knowing about the
1.
Modulation techniques such as BPSK, MSK, GMSK etc.
2.
Some equalization techniques such as Linear Equalization and Non-linear Equalization.
3.
Diversity Techniques, RAKE receiver.

Time in
minutes

Books
Referred

Teaching
Aids

50m

1.2,3

BB

50m

1,4

BB

50m

BB

Performance of digital modulation in slow-flat fading channels

(P.No: 340 To 344 of T1) and frequency selective mobile channels
(P.No: 344 To 346 of T1)

50m

BB

23

Introduction and fundamentals of equalization, Survey of Equalization

Techniques (P.No: 364 To 366 of T1)

50m

BB

24

Linear Equalization (P.No: 366 To 368 of T1)

50m

BB

25

Non-linear Equalization:

50m

BB

50m

BB

50m

1,2,3

BB

S.No

Topics to be covered

19

Constant envelope modulation:

Minimum Shift Keying (P.No: 314 To 318 of T1)
Gauss ion MSK (P.No: 318 To 323 of T1) (P.No: 300 of R3) (P.No: 120
To 121 of R2)

20

Combined Linear and Constant envelope modulation:

M-ary QAM (P.No: 325 To 328 of T1) (P.No: 190 To 196 of R4)

21

M-ay FSK, Orthogonal frequency division Multiplexing (P.No: 328

To 329 of T1)

22

Decision Feedback Equalization (DFE), Maximum Likelihood

Sequence Estimation (MLSE) Equalizer (P.No: 368 To 372 of T1)
26

Algorithms for Adaptive Equalization:

Zero Forcing Algorithm, LMS Algorithm, Recursive LMS

Algorithm, Summary of Algorithms (P.No: 372 To 379 of T1)
27

Diversity Techniques:

Derivation of Selection Diversity Improvement, Derivation of

Maximal Ratio Combining Improvement, Practical Space Diversity
Considerations, Polarization Diversity, Frequency Diversity, Time
Diversity (P.No: 380 To 391 of T1)
RAKE Receiver: (P.No: 391 To 393 of T1) (P.No: 438 of R2)

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LESSON PLAN

LP-EC1451
LP Rev. No: 02

Sub Code & Name : EC1451 MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS

Unit: IV

Branch: EC

Semester: VIII

Date: 05/12/2009
Page 04 of 06

UNIT IV Syllabus:
CODING AND MULTIPLE ACCESS TECHNIQUES
Coding: Vocoders, Linear Predictive Coders, Selection of Speech Coders for Mobile Communication, GSM
Codec, RS codes for CDPD. Multiple Access Techniques: FDMA, TDMA, CDMA, SDMA, Capacity of
Cellular CDMA and SDMA.

Objective:
At the end of this unit, students are expected to be familiar with
1.
Speech coding principles.
2.
The time, frequency code division multiple access techniques as well as more recent multiple
access technique such as space division multiple access.

S.No

Topics to be covered

Time in
minutes

Books
Referred

Teaching
Aids

28

Vocoders:
Channel Vocoders, Formant Vocoders, Cepstrum Vocoders, Voice-Excited
Vocoders (P.No: 429 To 431 of T1) (P.No: 102 To 104 of R2)

50m

1,2

BB

Linear Predictive Coders:

LPC Vocoders, Multi Pulse Excited LPC, Code Excited LPC, Residual
Excited LPC (P.No: 431 To 436 of T1)

50m

BB

30

Selection of Speech Coders for Mobile Communication

(P.No: 436 To 440 of T1)

50m

BB

31

GSM Codec (P.No: 440 To 441 of T1)

50m

1,2,3

BB

32

RS codes for CDPD

50m

1,2,3

BB

33

FDMA (P.No: 449 To 453 of T1)

50m

1,2,3

BB

50m

1,2,3

BB

29

TDMA (P.No: 453 To 456 of T1), (P.No: 126 of R2)

Multiple Access Scheme (P.No: 511 To 558 of R3)
34

CDMA (P.No: 458 To 459 of T1) (P.No: 133 of R2)

SDMA (P.No: 461 To 462 of T1)
Multiple Access Scheme (P.No: 511 To 558 of R3)

35

Capacity of Cellular CDMA and SDMA Calculations

(P.No: 474 To 487 of T1)

50m

1,3

BB

36

Problems on Capacity of Cellular CDMA and SDMA Calculations

(P.No: 474 To 487 of T1)

50m

1,3

BB

CAT-II

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LESSON PLAN

LP-EC1451
LP Rev. No: 02

Sub Code & Name : EC1451 MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS

Unit: V

Branch: EC

Semester: VIII

Date: 05/12/2009
Page 05 of 06

UNIT V Syllabus:
WIRELESS SYSTEMS AND STANDARDS
Second Generation and Third Generation Wireless Networks and Standards, WLL, Blue tooth. AMPS, GSM,
IS-95 and DECT

Objective:
From this unit the students will learn about the
1. Second generation and third generation wireless networks
2. Worldwide wireless standards.

S.No

Topics to be covered

37

Development of Wireless networks (P.No: 499 To 501 of T1)

38

Wireless systems and standards:

Time in
minutes

Books
Referred

Teaching
Aids

50m

BB

50m

1,2

BB

Key Specifications of 2G Technology

Evolution of 2.5G
2.5G & 3G Communication Standard (P.No: 25 To 40 of T1)
IMT 2000 Specification (P.No: 525 To 527 of R2)
39

WLL (P.No: 40 To 45 of T1) (P.No: 520 To 525 of R2)

50m

1,2

BB

40

Bluetooth (P.No: 52 To 54 of T1)

50m

BB

41

AMPS-AMPS system overview, call handling and AMPS air interface,

N-AMPS (P.No: 533 of T1) (P.No: 524 of R2)

50m

1,2

BB

42

GSM-Services and Features, System Architecture, Radio subsystem

(P.No: 549 To 566 of T1)

50m

BB

43

GSM-Channel types, GSM call, Frame structure, Signal processing

(P.No: 549 To 566 of T1)

50m

BB

44

CDMA Digital cellular standard (IS-95):

50m

1,2

BB

50m

BB

Frequency & Channel Specification, Forward CDMA Channel, Reverse

CDMA Channel, IS-95 with 14.4kbps Speech Coders
(P.No: 567 To 580 of T1) (P.No: 429 To 439 of R2)
45

DECT:
Digital
European
cordless
telephone-features,
Characteristics,
Architecture, Functional concept and radio link (P.No: 582 To 586 of T1)
CAT III

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LESSON PLAN

LP-EC1451
LP Rev. No: 02

Sub Code & Name : EC1451 MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS

Branch: EC

Date: 05/12/2009
Page 06 of 06

Semester: VIII

Course Delivery Plan:

Week

Units

10

11

12

13

I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II
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C
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1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 A 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 A 5 5 5 5 A
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TEXT BOOK
1.

T.S.Rappaport, Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice, Second

Edition, Pearson Education/ Prentice Hall of India, Third Indian Reprint 2003.

REFERENCES
2.

R. Blake, Wireless Communication Technology, Thomson Delmar, 2003.

3.

W.C.Y.Lee, "Mobile Communications Engineering: Theory and applications,

Second Edition, McGraw-Hill International, 1998.

4.

Stephen G. Wilson, Digital Modulation and Coding, Pearson Education,

2003.

Prepared by

Approved by

Signature

Name

Dr.N.Venkateswaran

Mr.S.Senthil Rajan

Dr.R.Amutha

Designation

Professor

Senior Lecturer

HOD - ECE