Prerequisites: Linear algebra, signals and systems, probability, elementary communication systems.
Time and place: 6:00 pm -8:50 pm, Wednesday, NH 112
Textbook: A. Goldsmith, Wireless Communications, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Additional Reading:
[1] U. Madhow, Fundamentals of Digital
Communication, Cambridge University Press, 2008.
[2]
J. Proakis and M.
Salehi, Digital Communications, Fifth Edition, Mc Graw-Hill, 2008.
Instructor: Dr. Ioannis Schizas, Office: NH 534, Email: schizas@uta.edu
Office Hours: 3:30pm-4:30pm, Tuesday-Thursday
GTAs: 1) Ji Wu (email: ji.wu@mavs.uta.edu); 2) Zhuo Li (email: zhuo.li@mavs.uta.edu)
GTA Office Hours: M-W 2:30pm-5:00pm, Tu-Th 2:00pm:4:30pm, Office: NH 234
Exams: Midterm Exam: October 10th, 2012 Final Exam: December 12th, 2012
Grading: Homework 20% Midterm 35 % Final 45%
Course Material:
-Introduction to wireless communication systems
(Lecture notes: #1)
-Pathloss, statistical multi-path channel models, wideband and narrowband fading
(Lecture notes: #1,#2,#3,#4,#5)
-Digital modulation techniques and performance analysis (Lecture notes:
#1, #2,
#3)
-Diversity (Lecture notes: #1,
#2)
-Channel capacity and coding (Lecture notes: #1,
#2, #3)
-Adaptive modulation techniques (Lecture notes: #1)
-Inter-symbol interference and channel equalization (Lecture notes:
#1)
-OFDM, spread-spectrum, CDMA (Lecture notes: #1,#2)
-Multi-user systems, MIMO, random access (Lecture notes: #1,
#2, #3,
#4)
Homework Assignments:
| Homework Assignment | Assigned | Due date |
| Hw # 1: 1.3, 1.6, 2.1, 2.8, 2.13, 2.19, 2.21 (from textbook) | Aug. 29th, 2012 | Sep. 10th, 2012 |
| Hw # 2: 2.24, 2.25, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.10, 3.11 (from textbook) | Sep. 13th, 2012 | Sep. 21st, 2012 |
| Hw # 3: 3.15, 3.16, 5.4, 5.5, 5.11, 5.13, 6.5, 6.10, 6.15 (from textbook, scanned) | Sep. 25th, 2012 | Oct. 5th, 2012 |
| Hw # 4: 7.1, 7.7, 7.9, 7.20, 7.22 (from textbook) | Oct. 15th, 2012 | Oct. 23rd, 2012 |
| Hw # 5: 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5, 4.7 (from textbook) | Oct. 25th, 2012 | Nov. 2nd, 2012 |
| Hw # 6: 11.5 (a,b), 11.12, 12.2, 12. 4 (a), 12.6, 12.11 (from textbook) | Nov. 8th, 2012 | Nov. 19th, 2012 |
| Hw # 7: 13.3, 13.11, 13.18, 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, (from textbook) | Nov. 29th, 2012 | Dec. 10th, 2012 |