EESM 5539àWireless

Communications Networks
- Table of Content
Vincent Lau
Dept of EEE, HKUST
Email: eeknlau@ee.ust.hk
URL: http://www.ee.ust.hk/~eeknlau

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 Prof. Vincent LAU
• B.Eng (1st Hons), Dept of EEE, University of Hong Kong (89-92)
• System Engineer, HK Telecom (92-95)
• Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship, Croucher Foundation Scholarship
• Ph.D., Cambridge University (95-97)
• Research Scientist, Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies, New Jersey (98-04)
• FIEEE; FHKIE; Chair Professor, Dept of ECE, HKUST;
• Changjiang Chair Professor, Croucher Senior Research Fellow;
• Director & Co-founder, Huawei-HKUST Joint Innovation Lab;
• Technology Advisor for Qualcomm, ASTRI

Academic Research Applied Research

Advanced
Architecture

Wireless
Network

Cross-Layer Radio Resource 5G Wireless Systems

Control (Delay-Aware RRM, milli-meter wave, small cell systems,
LTE+, WRAN, next generation WiFi
Self-Organizing Networks)

Physical Layer Research

(Massive MIMO, Limited Feedback, 2
Interference Mitigation)
 EESM5539
Part I - Theory
• Introduction

• Basic Communication Theory [2 hr]

– Concepts of Information Source, Signals
– Representation of Signals (Time Domain, Frequency Domain, Signal Space)
– Generic model of modulation and demodulation

• Basic Principle of Point-to-Point Communications over Wireless

Channels. [3 hr]
– Flat Fading Channels Overview.
– Frequency Selective Fading Channels Overview.
– Principle of CDMA and RAKE receiver.

• Principle of Multiple Access: TDMA / FDMA/ CDMA [3 hrs]

– Orthogonal Resource Partitioning: TDMA/ FDMA.
– Deterministic CDMA vs Random CDMA.
– Single Cell Capacity Comparisons.
– Multi-Cell Capacity Comparisons.
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Part II – Practical Cellular Systems
• IS 95 System Operations (Circuit Switched) [6 hr]
– Overview of IS95 Architecture
– Timing Synchronization (Base Station & mobiles)
– Call Processing (Circuit Switched Voice & Data)
– Power Control (Inner Loop, Outer Loop, Open Loop)
– Soft Handoff Processing in CDMA

• Evolution of Cellular Systems (1G à 2G à 2.5G à 3G) [2 hr]

– Example of 1G System: AMPS
– Examples of 2G Systems: GSM, IS95, D-AMPS
– Examples of 2.5G Systems: GPRS, EDGE, 3G1X
– Examples of 3G Systems: UMTS (FDD), UMTS (TDD)

• Technical Issues and Challenges of Providing 3G Services. [1 hr]

– Physical Layer Aspects
– QoS Aspects
– Infrastructure Aspects

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Part II – Practical Cellular Systems

• 3G UMTS System Operations (Packet

Switched) [6 hr]
– Overview of UMTS Architecture
– Timing Synchronization (Base Station & mobiles)
– Call Processing (Packet Switched Data – dynamic
radio bearer control, microscopic scheduling)

• Post 3G Technologies (MIMO) [1 hr]

– Downlink Techniques
– Uplink Techniques
– Technology Roadmap
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Part III – Wireless Applications

• Core Network Services [2 hrs]

– GSM-based Mobility Management
– International Roaming
– Short Messaging (SMS) and MMS

• Wireless Internet Access [3 hr]

– Internet access through GSM/IS95
– Internet access through GPRS/UMTS
– Gateway-based approach (e.g. WAP)
– Direct TCP termination
– Wireless VPN
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Part IV – Next Generation Wireless Systems

• Wireless LAN Systems[3 hrs]

– System operations
– 802.11 CSMA/CA MAC
– Evolution of WLAN

• WiMAX 802.16e [2 hr]

– System Overview
– OFDMA Basics
– WiMAX PHY Features

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 Reference Books
– *(Textbook) Y.K. Kwok and V.K.N. Lau, “Wireless Internet and
Mobile Computing – Interoperability and Performance”, John
Wiley and Sons (NY)
– Harri Holma and Antti Toskala, “WCDMA for UMTS: HSPA
Evolution and LTE”, John Wiley and Sons.