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COURSE DESCRIPTION
THIS COURSE INTRODUCES TO STUDENTS:
By the end of the course, we will develop a solid
understanding of DIGITAL MOBILE
COMMUNICATIONS fundamentals including:
◼ Historical development of mobile communication systems.
◼ Multiple access techniques.
◼ Diversity techniques and coordination.
◼ Cellular mobile networks.
◼ The practical mobile communication systems: GSM,
UMTS, LTE,…
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
After finishing this course, students can:
◼ Understand clearly the knowledge and the concepts of
mobile communication systems, physical properties of
wireless channel as well as popular standards for mobile
communication systems: GSM900, CDMA2000, WCDMA,
LTE,...
◼ Have ability to do the cell planning, implement suitable
noise canceling methods for mobile communication
systems as well as to optimize these systems, diversity
techniques and coordination.
◼ Apply team-working skill, presentation skill, planning,
efficient time management skills and conduct research on
new solutions for solving practical problems related to
mobile communications.
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
▪ Illustrate the basic concept of mobile communication systems and
physical properties of wireless channel. → ELO 4
▪ Evaluate the effect of different wireless channels to the quality of
communications in mobile communication systems → ELO 4.
▪ Evaluate the operating performance of main components in practical
mobile communication systems: GSM900, CDMA2000, LTE, etc. →
ELO 5.
▪ Recommend a cell planning solution for mobile communication
systems with the following parameters: capacity, number of users, cell
area, frequency reuse coefficient, co-channel interference. → ELO 6.
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LEARNING OUTCOMES (cont.)
▪ Recommend the optimal cell planning solution to improve the current
systems. → ELO 7
▪ Apply new research solutions in group projects on digital cellular
communication systems.→ ELO 8.
▪ Perform the team-working skill and presentation skill to carry out the
group presentation project. → ELO 11.
▪ Perform the planning and efficient time management skills to carry
out the group presentation project. → ELO 12.
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GRADING POLICY
EXAMS:
❖ Mid-term exam: 20% - Problem solving.
❖ Final exam: 50% - Problem solving and multiple choice
questions.
IN-CLASS AND HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS:
❖ In-class quizzes, test, presentation: 10% – individually
❖ Group presentation: 20%
Bonus points for students who actively participate in class
activities.
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COURSE CONTENT
◼ Historical introduction: introduce about the
developable history of digital mobile
communications.
◼ Mobile radio environment: analyze the
characteristics of radio environment, multipath and
frequency-selective fading, fading mitigation
techniques.
◼ Cellular mobile networks: introduce about the
definition of cells, co-channel interference noise,
calculate traffic handling capacity.
◼ Second-generation: introduce about the GSM, IS-
136, IS-95 systems.
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COURSE CONTENT (cont.)
▪ 3G systems:
▪ CDMA systems
▪ Spread Spectrum Technique
▪ CDMA2000 standards
▪ Characterizations of CDMA2000 systems
▪ W-CDMA systems
▪ 4G systems(LTE):
▪ LTE architecture model
▪ The design goals of LTE
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RELEVANT TO OTHER COURSES
PRE-REQUISITE
▪ Analog and digital communications (402072)
THIS COURSE IS NEEDED FOR …
▪ This courses also provides neccessary knowledge for
the courses Wireless communications and networks.
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REQUIREMENTS
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TEXTBOOKS AND REFERENCES
OTHER REFERENCES:
[4]. Arunabha Ghosh, Jun Zhang, Jeffrey Andrews
and Rias Muhamed [2011], Fundamentals of LTE,
1e., Prentice Hall, New Jersey, U.S.A.
[5]. Nguyễn Phạm Anh Dũng [2002], Giáo trình thông
tin di động, NXB Bưu điện, Hà Nội.
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