IDENTIFYING DATA 2021_22
Subject (*) TELEPHONY AND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS Code 17244216
Study programme
Bach. Degree in Telecommunication Systems and Services Engineering (2016)
Cycle 1st
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
6 Optional 2Q
Language
Català
Department Electronic, Electric and Automatic Engineering
Coordinator
VILLARINO VILLARINO, RAMÓN MARIA
E-mail jesus.brezmes@urv.cat
ramon.villarino@urv.cat
carlos.sanchez@urv.cat
Lecturers
BREZMES LLECHA, JESÚS JORGE
VILLARINO VILLARINO, RAMÓN MARIA
SÁNCHEZ LEIVA, CARLOS
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General description and relevant information <p> The information published in this guide is that corresponding to the master classes and can be used as an orientation guide. Due to the health emergency caused by the Covid-19 there may be changes in the teaching, evaluation and timetables of the course. These changes will be reported to the Moodle space of each subject. </p>

Competences
Type A Code Competences Specific
 ST2 Ability to apply the techniques used in the transmission systems of telecommunications networks, services and applications, including telephony, broadcasting, television and data, and in fixed, mobile, personal, local or distant environments with different bandwidths.
Type B Code Competences Transversal
Type C Code Competences Nuclear

Learning outcomes
Type A Code Learning outcomes
 ST2 Understand the propagation models in mobile environments
Understand the concepts involved in planning coverage and capacity in mobile systems
Understand the operation, standard and characteristics of FDMA / TDMA based mobile communication systems.
Understand the operation, standards and characteristics of advanced mobile communication systems.
Type B Code Learning outcomes
Type C Code Learning outcomes

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Fundamentals of Mobile Communications 1.1 Introduction to mobile communication systems
1.2 Concepts of propagation: refraction, diffraction, absorption, reflection.
1.3 Technical Diversity space, frequency, polarization, angular, etc.
1.4 Radio engineering techniques: channel access: TDMA, FDMA, CDMA, FDD, TDD
Propagation in mobile environments 2.1 Introduction
2.2 Propagation models: fictitious earth, flat earth, Lee, Okhumura-Hata, Walfish, Bertoni, Ikegami, cost
2.3 Characterization of the mobile channel
2.3.1 Statistical characterization of the effect of shadowing (slow fading)
Statistical characterization
2.3.2 Fast fading:
2.3.2.1. Multipath propagation: delay spread, coherence band, channel distortion: involvement of fading frequency channel on the data sent.
2.3.2.2. Effect of the movement of the terminal: Doppler spread, coherence time, fading channel in time domain (time-varying channel).
2.3.2.3. Statistical characterization of the channel: (Rayleigh, Rice).
2.3.2.4. Statistical characterization of the mobile receiver SNR (exponential) to determine the probability of bit error (BER).
2.3.2.5. Techniques to improve BER:
A. Matrix interleaved.
B. Diversity techniques.
2.3.2.6. Power delay profile (PDP).
Systems FDMA / TDMA. System of second generation (2G). Radio interfaces, network architectures, network design and planning. 3.1 Introduction
3.2 Public mobile cell phone systems
3.3 Cell phones
3.4 Structure of the mobile network
3.5 Dimensions of the radio interface
3.6 GSM system.
Fourth and fifth (4G and 5G) generation systems. Radio interfaces, network architectures, network design and planning. 4.1 Enabling technologies for advanced mobile communication systems: Massive MIMO and beamforming.
4.2 Advanced mobile communication systems: 4G, LTE and 5G.


Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours
Hours outside the classroom
(**) Total hours
Introductory activities
1 0 1
Problem solving, exercises in the classroom
ST2
8 16 24
Laboratory practicals
ST2
17 21 38
Lecture
ST2
19 27 46
Assignments
ST2
7 14 21
Personal attention
2 0 2
 
Extended-answer tests
ST2
3 6 9
Multiple-choice objective tests
ST2
3 6 9
 
(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Introductory activities Presentació del curs, objectius, metodologies, temaris, avaluació
Problem solving, exercises in the classroom Lliurament d'exercicis realitzats individualment o en grup i demanats periòdicament, tant realitzat a classe com no presencials
Laboratory practicals Realització de pràctiques als laboratoris
Lecture Explicació dels continguts
Assignments 5G
Personal attention Dins les hores de tutories

Personalized attention
Description

Personalized attention will be done. The objective is the clarification of specific doubts that the student may present during the course, as well as other derivatives of the evaluation.


Assessment
Methodologies Competences Description Weight        
Laboratory practicals
ST2
Assistance to practical laboratory work, conducting reports 20
Assignments
ST2
5G. 20
Multiple-choice objective tests
ST2
Two tests related to the contents explained in class 25
Extended-answer tests
ST2
Test on the contents explained in class 35
Others  
 
Other comments and second exam session

To pass the subject, you must achieve an arithmetic average of 5 or higher in the multiple-choice objective and extended-answer tests, lab practicals and the project with a minimum mark of 3.5.

2nd call: it will be evaluated with a global exam. To pass, it will be necessary to obtain a mark equal to 5 or higher. The practices and the project must be passed.

Mobile devices are not allowed during the exams.


Sources of information

Basic

Bibliografia Bàsica:

- Apunts de l'assignatura de telefonia disponibles a la plataforma MOODLE.

- Hernando, J.M. Transmisión por radio. 7a edición Madrid: Centro de Estudios Ramón Areces, 2008. ISBN 9788480048569.

- Huidobro, J.M.; Roldán, D. Redes y servicios de banda ancha: tecnologías y aplicaciones. Madrid: McGraw-Hill/Interamericana de España, 2004. ISBN 8448140265.

Webgrafia:

- https://www.3gpp.org/

- www.ieee.org

- www.gsma.com

Complementary

Bibliografía Complementària: A emplenar pel professorat

- Theodore Rappaport Wireless communications principle and practice 2nd ed. ISBN-10:0130422320 | ISBN-13: 978-0130422323

- Lee, W.C.Y. Mobile communications design fundamentals. 2nd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1993. ISBN 0471574465.

- Hernando, J.M. (coord.). Comunicaciones móviles GSM y GPRS. [Alcobendas]: Fundación Vodafone España, 2007. ISBN 9788493474010.

- Romero-Pérez, J. [et al.]. Radio resource management strategies in UMTS. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons, 2005.

- Reimers, U. DVB: the family of international standards for digital video broadcasting. 2nd ed. Berlin [etc.]: Springer, 2005. ISBN 354043545X.

- Whitaker, J.C. (ed.). Television receivers: digital video for DTV, cable, and satellite. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001. ISBN 0071380426.

- 4G, LTE-Advanced Pro and The Road to 5G Third Edition ,Erik Dahlman Stefan Parkvall Johan Skold.


Recommendations


Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before
FUNDAMENTALS OF COMMUNICATIONS I/17244103
FUNDAMENTALS OF COMMUNICATIONS II/17244108
WAVE TRANSMISSION AND PROPAGATION/17244110
DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS/17244112
EMITTERS AND RECEIVERS/17244116
ANTENNAS AND RADIO PROPAGATION/17244119
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