SIMAD UNIVERSITY

Course Outline

Wireless and Mobile Communications

Feb – 2020

Faculty Computing

Program Information Technology/Computer Science

Course Title Wireless and Mobile Communications
Course Code
Credit Hours 6
CLASS
HOURS
CLASSROO BIT23/BCS10
M
Pre- Discrete mathematics, Advanced networks
requisites(if
any)
Lecture Class lectures, discussions, presentations, problem solving, case studies, assignment
Methods and coursework
Method of Evaluation:
Evaluation Evaluation may include but is not limited to the following:
Exams, Quizzes, Presentations, Discussions, Class Participation, Attendance,
Projects.
Assessment:
To be awarded a passing grade in this course, you must pass the mid and final
examination. The final grade for the course is regarding the following basis:
Method Percentage (%)
Class Activities 30 ( Assignments 10, Quizzes 5
and Group projects 15)
Midterm exam 30
Final Examination 40
Instructor
Name Mohamed Abdirahman Addow
Tell 0615596488
Email dhaqane@simad.edu.so

Course
Requirements The student is expected to adhere to the following course requirements :
 Regular class attendance
 Completion of all in-class and at-home assignments
 Active participation during in-class/group activities
 Completion of midterm and final exams.

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

Course  To introduce to the fundamental techniques and protocols of the two main
objectives wireless networks architectures, namely cellular networks (second and third
generation systems) and ad-hoc networks.
 To Study the fundamentals of wireless communications i.e., Antennas types;
radiation pattern; Antenna gain-propagation modes; Line of sight
transmission: Impairment; Fading in wireless environment and error
compensation methods; Capacity allocation: FDMA; TDMA; CDMA and
their combinations; Cellular Radio Technologies and networks: Architecture;
Organization; Frequency reuse; Operation; Functions; Handoff; power
control; traffic engineering; generation mobile networks. Switching and
transmission, Wireless devices and applications
Date Weeks Contents/Topics chapters
(Optional)
1-2 1
Background of Communication Networks
Topics
 What Is Telecommunication?
 Brief history of Communication
Networks
 Fundamental Definitions and
 terminologies of Communication
 Dedicated, switched, and virtual
circuits
3-4 CHAPTER One :GSM 2
Topics:
 History of GSM
 GSM Services
 GSM Network Architecture
 GSM Operations
  Security in GSM
 Characteristics of GSM
 Advantage of GSM over analog
System
 Applications of GSM
 Future Generations of GSM
5 CHAPTER Two : Mobility and Handover 3
management
 GSM Interfaces
 Signal Strength
 Mobility Management
 Types of Mobility
 Handoff management
 Types of handoff
 Network Controlled Handoff
(NCHO)
 Mobile Controlled Handoff (MCHO)
 Network Assisted Handoff (NAHO)
 and Mobile Assisted Handoff
(MAHO)
6-7 CHAPTER Three : Cellular Radio 4
Technologies and radio link transfer
 Radio Link Transfer
 Link Detection
 Link Assignment

Midterm Examination
9 CHAPTER Four : Switching and 5
Transmission Fundamentals
 Basics of Switching
 Elements that make up Switching
 Switching Line Interconnections
 Switching Techniques
 Centralized vs Distributed Switching

CHAPTER Five: Signaling

 What Is the Purpose of Signaling?

 Defining the Functional Areas of
signaling
 Define the role signaling plays in a
network
 Compare the different types of
applications which use SS7
  Describe at least one type of call flow
through the network using SS7,
typical of long distance calling
 Describe how SS7 enables Local
Number Portability (LNP) and
cellular roaming

10-11 6
CHAPTER Six : Interfacing GSM with
Fixed Networks
 Gateway mobile switching Center
(GMSC)
 Plain Old Telephone Network
(POTS) and Public Switched
Telephone Network (PSTN)
 Integrated Service Digital Network
(ISDN)
12-13 CHAPTER Eight : Designing Mobile 7
Radio Networks
 How Cell sites are implemented
 How frequency in distributed on radio
networks

14-15 CHAPTER Nine : Operating Mobile 8

Radio Networks
 Speech and Channel Codding
 Ciphering and Burst formatting
 Modulation and multiplexing
16-17 CHAPTER ten : Operating Mobile Radio 9
Networks
 Speech and Channel Codding
 Ciphering and Burst formatting
 Modulation and multiplexing

Final Exam
References Text Book
 Wireless and Mobile network architectures Yi-Bing Lin, Imrich Chlamtac
 The Complete Wireless Communications Professional: A Guide for Engineers
and Managers William Webb, Artech House, 2nd edition, 2005

RECOMMENDED READINGS :

 Handbook of wireless networks and mobile computing, Ivan Stojmenovic´,

University of Ottawa Universidad National Autonoma de México
 Data communication and Networking by Behrouz A. Forouzan, 4th Edition
 Computer Networking with Internet protocols and Technology, William
Stallings, Prentice Hall, 3rd edition, 2008