The projects page can be accessed through this link
Update: Project due date, hard and soft copy due in office & email by Friday(29th) at 3pm.
Class is cancled for today (28 Apr. 2011)
Powerpoint slides due Saturday, Apr 30 by 5pm.
All students must attend all presentations during the week of 3-7 May
-Written Project Reports are due by electronic transmission and in paper format, by 5pm Thursday, April 28, 2011. There will not be any extensions allowed. You will incur severe grading penalties if you miss this deadline.
Powerpoint or PDF presentations are due by electronic submission no later than 5pm Saturday, April 30, 2011.
It is critical that you meet these deadlines so that the projects may be uploaded for all students to read and review prior to your presentation. Presentations shall be made at random and assigned to you on Monday, May 1, 2011.
Homework 5 Assigned March 22, Due April 5, 2011
Verizon Field Trip is confirmed for April 12, 2011. Meet in the classroom for a demonstration of wireless tools and an overview of the Verizon Network, and then we will walk to the Stadium to see an actual 3G base station and backhaul system.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR Proposals: A thorough, detailed, written proposal based on feedback from your pre-proposal must be turned in, both in electronic form and in hard-copy paper form, before class on Thursday February 24, 2011. The proposal should be 15 – 20 written pages, plus figures and references, providing a very clear, detailed approach, and initial findings for your final project. Attributions must be given to ideas presented in your proposals, and all figures must be properly cited if they are adapted from other sources (you should not directly copy figures from other sources, as this requires copyright approval). All figures and text must be clear, legible, with sufficiently large font to be read easily by others. All citations must be complete and in IEEE format. Each student must also email a powerpoint (ppt) presentation by noon of February 24, 2011, free from viruses, that he or she will present during a 5 minute time slot during the February 24, 2011 class period. Evaluation forms will be provided for all students to provide feedback on the presentations. For examples of past proposals & projects which are less detailed than required, please see this page.
All students will provide written feedback to presenters using the following forms:
Proposal Review Form
Presentation Review Form
Assignment 1: Assigned 1/18; Due 1/27: Problems 1.10, 1.11, 1.14, 1.18, 1.21 (include 3G and 4G as one category) Solutions HW1
Assignment 2: Assigned 1/27; Due 2/3: Problems 9.2, 9.3, 9.10, 9.11, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7 Solutions HW2
Assignment 3: Assigned 2/3; Due 2/15: Problems 3.8, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.16, 3.17, 3.28, 3.29 Solutions HW3
Assignment 4: Assigned 2/15; Due 3/8: Problems 4.4, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.11, 4.12, 4.16, 4.18, 4.22, 4.26, 4.27, 4.31 Solutions HW4
Assignment 5: Assigned 3/22; Due 4/5: Problems 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.7, 5.9, 5.14, 5.16, 5.17, 5.20, 5.27, 5.28 Solutions HW5
Assignment 6: Assigned 4/7; Due 4/26: Problems 6.7, 6.9, 6.12, 6.17, 6.23, 6.24, 6.25, 6.31, 6.36, 6.37 Solutions HW6
Homework will be assigned and graded. Homework is due at the beginning of class. Your grade will be determined by homework and several quizzes to be given at the beginning of class. Quizzes shall be announced ahead of time, and shall follow the homework and examples in the text.
Students shall submit written pre-proposals with an early draft of their intended research interests by February 10 at the beginning of class. This pre-proposal should include a complete bibliography that identifies key technical journals, web sites, or standard bodies that are of interest to you, and a detailed description of a few potential topics.
Student proposals shall be presented and due in late February (February 24), during the class period. Students shall have four free research days on March 10, March 22, March 24, and April 21, and are invited to meet with me to discuss research topics, references, and cutting edge trends in wireless communications throughout the semester. The written proposal shall be a 15 - 20 page typewritten document, plus figures and a complete bibliography and literature search, demonstrating the student's current knowledge and area of interest for the final project. Project Proposals shall be presented in five-minute intervals during the February 24 class. Final presentations will be given in a symposium format during the last week of class.
Course Project PreProposals. Due Feb. 10, 2011 at start of class (and email them to me in PDF form by this deadline, as well).
PreProposal Requirements: 6 to 12 written pages, not including figures and references, on a focused topic of interest. Preproposal must include:
We will then discuss, one on one, your preproposal within five day, and you will then lock in to your project subject by Feb. 15.
Final project proposals and 5-minute in class presentations will be given by each student on February 24, 2011.
Research topics should consist of a student's favorite area and may include the following suggested topics:
Date | Topic | Reading Assignments | Important Events in Class |
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1/18 | Introduction to Wireless Communications | Ch. 1, pp. 1-21, Appendix B | |
1/20 | 3G Standards - World Development, Multiple Access Techniques | Ch. 2, pp. 25-40, Ch. 9 | |
1/25 | Evolution of Wireless Broadband | Ch. 2, pp. 40-54, Ch. 9 | |
1/27 | The Cellular Concept, Cellular System Design Fundamentals | Ch. 3, pp. 57-77, Appendix B | |
2/1 | The Cellular Concept, Cellular System Design Fundamentals | Ch. 3, pp. 57-96, Appendix B | |
2/3 | Trunking, GOS, Cell-Splitting, SIR | Ch. 3, pp. 77-96, Appendix A | |
2/8 | Antennas, Propagation, Fundamentals | Ch. 4, pp. 105-114 | Quiz at Beginning of Class |
2/10 | Cellular System Examples | Written Pre-Proposals Due at the beginning of class |
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2/15 | 2-Ray Ground Reflection | Ch. 4, pp. 120-125 | |
2/17 | Link Budget, Log-Normal Shadowing | Ch. 4, pp. 138-144, Appendix F | Quiz at Beginning of Class |
2/22 | Link Budget, Log-Normal Shadowing | Ch. 4, pp. 138-144, Appendix F | |
2/24 | Proposals Due; Student Proposal Presentations | Research Proposals Due, Presentation by Students | |
3/1 | Outdoor Path Loss, Hata Model, Log-Normal Shadowing, Indoor Path Loss | Ch. 4, pp. 145-167 | |
3/3 | Wideband vs. Narrowband Channels, Level Crossing Rate & Average Fade Duration | Ch. 5, pp. 199-210 | |
3/8 | Rayleigh, Rician, Clarke & Gans Model, Level Crossing Rate & Average Fade Duration | Ch. 5, pp. 210-229 | Quiz at Beginning of Class |
3/10 | Free Research Day | Project Research | |
3/15 | Spring Break | ||
3/17 | Spring Break | ||
3/22 | Free Research Day | Project Research | |
3/24 | Free Research Day | Project Research | |
3/29 | Rayleigh, Rician, Clarke & Gans Model, Level Crossing Rate & Average Fade Duration | Ch. 5, pp. 210-229 | Clarke and Gans Fading Model Papers Smith's Multipath Fading Simulation |
3/31 | Digital Modulation, FM Quadriature Detection, Line Coding, Nyquist Pulse Shaping, Gaussian Pulse Shaping | Ch. 6, pp. 264-294 | |
4/5 | Linear Modulation, BPSK, DPSK, QPSK, pi/4 QPSK, Constant Envelope, MSK, GMSK, BER | Ch. 6, pp. 294-322 | |
4/7 | Spread Spectrum, SH/FH, Performance in AWGN | Ch. 6, pp. 329-339 | Quiz at Beginning of Class |
4/12 | Visit to Verizon Wireless Cell Site on campus - Confirmed | Meet in class at 5pm sharp for lecture by Verizon, then we will walk to the stadium to see a base station. Bring comfortable walking shoes. | |
4/14 | Bit Error Performance in Fading Channels | Ch. 6, pp. 339-350, | Fading Channel Issues in System Engineering |
4/19 | Free Research Day | ||
4/21 | Free Research Day | ||
4/26 | Equalization | Ch. 7, pp. 355-380 | |
4/28 | Antenna Diversity |
Ch. 7, pp. 380-394 | ENS 127 will be open to test A/V equpiment for presentations |
5/3 | Project Presentations - Presentation Review Form | Presentation Schedule | Additional presentations to be scheduled the weekend before finals |
5/5 | Project Presentations - Presentation Review Form | Presentation Schedule | Additional presentations to be scheduled the weekend before finals |
5/7 | Project Presentations - Presentation Review Form | Presentation Schedule | Project Presentations from 1 PM to 5:30 PM on Saturday, May 9, in ENS 127. |