L01 WC Introduction
L01 WC Introduction
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Wireless Communication
Technologies
Assessment
• Midterm (20%)b
References
• Course is very diverse many references
• For each topic, references will be listed
• Main reference will be:
• Beard and Stallings "Wireless Communication Networks and
Systems, 1st edition", Pearson Education, ISBN: 978-0133594171
• “Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice”, 2nd Edition by
Theodore Rappaport, 2009.
• “Wireless Communications”, Andreas F. Molisch, 2012.
• “Wireless Communications”, Andrea Goldsmith, 2005.
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Before we start
• Learn as much as you can, everything is useful
• Very important to take notes
• Print slides before lectures
• Solve problems with your own hands, don’t just watch
them get solved
• Math, if handled properly, can make us understand better,
can make life better
• Opt for learning, not the exam
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Direction of transmission
• Simplex systems:
• send the information only in one direction
• Example: broadcast systems and pagers.
• Semi-duplex systems:
• can transmit information in both directions.
• only one direction is allowed at a time.
• Example: Walkie-talkies, TDD links (later)
• Full-duplex:
• systems allow simultaneous transmission in both directions
• Example: cellphones and cordless phones.
• Asymmetric duplex systems:
• one direction (usually the downlink) is higher in capacity than in the
other direction.
• Example: 3G internet connection
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