227-0441-00L Mobile Communications: Technology and Quality of Service
Semester | Frühjahrssemester 2019 |
Dozierende | M. Kuhn |
Periodizität | jährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung |
Lehrsprache | Englisch |
Kurzbeschreibung | Based on an introduction to wireless communications, the lecture course covers: WLAN and cellular networks, PHY technologies, MAC schemes, mechanisms supporting QoS in wireless networks, QoS measurements and evaluation, benchmarking. |
Lernziel | Introduction to mobile wireless communications, including characteristics of the wireless channel, PHY layer technologies (for example MIMO, OFDM etc.) and MAC layer schemes; comparison of different cellular standards; definition of QoS and support of QoS in wireless networks; understanding QoS measurements, their evaluation and benchmarking in cellular networks. |
Inhalt | - Introduction - Wireless channel, propagation of electromagnetic waves, antenna structures - Mobile communication, modulation techniques, OFDM, MIMO - Wireless networks (cellular networks, access networks) - Wireless standards (e.g. UMTS, LTE, IEEE 802.11) - Services in wireless networks - Quality of service (QoS) in wireless networks (definitions, Key Performance Indicators, mechanisms used to support QoS) - QoS measurements (e.g. voice quality, coverage, delay, throughput) and their statistical evaluation - Benchmarking (methodology, statistical methods and models) Weekly exercises included in the lecture |
Skript | Lecture slides are available. |
Literatur | Will be announced in the lecture. |
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | English |