•   Wireless Technologies 5051246-3003 29.09.2022-22.12.2022  5 credits  (PTIVIS20T) +-
    Competence objectives of study unit
    After completing the course the student:
    - understands different ways of transferring signals in wireless communication systems
    - understands the nature of radio waves and their propagation principles
    - understands the problems concerning wireless transmission
    - understands noise behaviour and its influence
    - can estimate link budgets
    - is familiar with measurement equipment and antennas
    Content of study unit
    - frequency allocations,

    - use of radio spectrum,

    - radio waves, propagation and attenuation,

    - link budget, noise, antennas,

    - different wireless systems (f.ex. WLAN, TV, Mobile, IoT), newest technologies (5G, nb-IoT etc.)

    - Laboratory exercises (antennas, connection to systems in use, f.ex. LoRaWAN, BT, BLE or WLAN etc.)
    Teacher(s) in charge

    Juha Kalliovaara

    Learning material

    Lesson material mainly,
    reading:
    Wireless Communications Systems Design, Haesik Kim
    Principles of mobile communication, Gordon L. Stüber
    5G Wireless Technologies, Angeliki Alexiou

    Learning methods

    Lessons
    Laboratory exercises (MATLAB exercises, practical measurements with mobile devices etc.)

    Objects, timing and methods of assessment

    Exam 0-5, 50 % of the grade
    Home work / exercises 0-5, 50 % of the grade

    Teaching language

    English

    Timing

    29.09.2022 - 22.12.2022

    Enrollment date range

    01.06.2022 - 09.10.2022

    Group(s)
    • PTIVIS20T
    Responsible unit

    Engineering and Business

    Degree Programme(s)

    Degree Programme in Information and Communication Technology, Degree Programme in Information and Communications Technology

    Campus

    Kupittaa Campus

    RDI share

    0.00 credits

    Share of online studies

    0.00 credits

    Assessment scale

    H-5

    Pedagogic approaches

    Topics are covered in lessons and confirmed with laboratory works and practical measurements.

    Student's schedule and workload

    Lessons and laboratory works 50 h
    Homeworks and preparations for labs and exam 85h

    Content scheduling

    Different wireless systems (e.g. WLAN, TV, Mobile, IoT), newest technologies (5G, NB-IoT etc. frequency allocations, use of radio spectrum, radio waves, propagation and attenuation, propagation modeling, link budget, fading, antennas, building blocks of wireless communication systems (ADC/DAC, modulation, coding, interleaving, encryption), laboratory exercises (antennas, propagation modeling, coding, connection to systems in use, e.g. LoRaWAN, BT, BLE or WLAN), measurements in test network.

    Assessment criteria
    Assessment criteria – satisfactory (1-2)

    Understands the basics of different wireless systems and can use MATLAB for system-level analysis of wireless systems.

    Assessment criteria – good (3-4)

    Understands the high-level operation of 4G and 5G mobile networks, radio propagation and can conduct measurements in wireless networks and analyze their results.

    Assessment criteria – excellent (5)

    Understands well the physical properties of wireless technologies and is able to analyze how they are related to the wireless system performance.