454-0528/01 – Wireless Cell Networks (RBS)
| Gurantor department | Department of Telecommunications | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | Ing. Roman Šebesta, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Roman Šebesta, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Optional |
| Year | 1 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2003/2004 | Year of cancellation | 2009/2010 |
| Intended for the faculties | FEI | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Understand the structure, design and functions of the radio network.
Learning outcomes are set so that the students are able to identify and apply tasks in the area of cellular networks.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Summary
Students will be introduced into the structure and principle of mobile networks. Attention will be given into voice and data communication. Student will be familiarized with development trends in current area as well.
Compulsory literature:
Timo Halonen, Javier Romero and Juan Melero: GSM, GPRS and EDGE Performance: Evolution Towards 3G/UMTS, Chichester, Wiley, 2003
Jörg Eberspächer, Hans-Jörg Vögel and Christian Bettstetter: GSM switching, Services and Protocols, Chichester, Wiley, 2001.
Pierre Lescuyer: UMTS: Origins, Architecture and the Standard, London, Springer, 2004.
Recommended literature:
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Conditions for credit:
It is necessary to obtain minimally 22 points till end of semestr.
2 Tests - 20 points
4 Laboratory measuring - total 16 points
2 Computer tutorials - total 8 points
E-learning
Other requirements
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Lectures:
Introduction into radio networks. Fundamental terms, types of radio networks (land mobile services, satellite communication).
Systems for public radiotelephone networks, international standards, frequency bands, topology of mobile networks, working capacities.
GSM system. Introduction into GSM system, types of multiple access (FDMA, TDMA, CDMA), radio channels (traffic and control channels).
Architecture of GSM system,base stations subsystem (BTS, BSC), network and switching subsystem (MSC, VLR, HLR, AUC, EIR), operation support subsystem.
GSM layers, protocols and services. Layer type model of GSM system, communication protocols, classification of GSM services.
GSM - physical layer, multiple access, frames hierarchy.
GSM - data link and network layers, messages segmentation, messages security (LAPDm, LAPD and MTP protocols).
Connection setup,network management, allocated frequency management.
Interfaces in the GSM network, Um - radio interface between MS and BTS, Abis - interface between BTS and BSC, A - interface between BSC and MSC.
Procedures and Signalizations in the GSM Network. Security service (subscriber authentication, data encoding, roaming, location registration and update), call setup (MOC, MTC), handover.
GSM network management, GSM management architecture (configuration management, traffic management, performance management, fault management, security management, administration).
Data transmisssion in the GSM network (EDGE, HSCSD, GPRS), basic description, transmission rates.
GPRS. History, network architecture, functions of network components, intarfaces, aplications.
GSM planning. System parameters definition, frequency plan, use simulation for radio signal analysis and propagation.
Developments, UMTS. Basic Desription and Conception of UMTS System, Network Architecture, Services.
Exercises:
Introduction to laboratory measurement.
Test No.1
Test No.2
Credit.
Laboratories:
Introduction to the computer laboratory exercises No.1 and 2.
Computer laboratory exercises No.1 - System for analysis and visualization of radio signal propagation above Earth's surface.
Computer laboratory exercises No.2 - Coverage planning of GSM system.
Introduction to the laboratory measurements No.1 and 2.
Laboratory measurement No.1 - Testing mobile phones parameters.
Laboratory measurement No.2 - Mobile networks parameters testing.
Introduction to the laboratory measurements No.3 and 4.
Laboratory measurement No.3 - Data transfer in the GSM network.
Laboratory measurement No.4 - Data transfer in the GPRS network.
The replacement date for the labs and measurement.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction