During the academic year 2003 -2004 OPNET has been used both in teaching and

research. It has been used initially for the mobile communications module UFEE7L-15-
M, which is described on UWE website of module definition. Use has been made for the
coursework assignment.

Further tutorials, lab work and projects will be produced by Dr. Ghauri and other staff
members, which will probably be used in the next year for modules like
Telecommunication Systems UFEE77-20-3, Communication Networks and Protocols
UFEE7H-15-M, Mobile Communications UFEE78-20-3 and Mobile Communications
UFEE7L-15-M.

Mobile Communications (UFEE78-20-3)

20 Credits/Level 3 Final Year Beng(Hons)

Module Leader: DR. Sabir Ghauri
Syllabus outline:

Wireless Transmission:
Frequencies for Radio Transmission, Signals, Antennas, Signal Propagation,
Multiplexing, Modulation, Spread Spectrum, Cellular Systems

Medium Access Control:

SDMA, FDMA, TDMA, CDMA. Evaluation and comparison of MAC techniques.

Mobile Telecommunication Systems and Standards:

GSM, DECT, TETRA, UMTS and IMT-2000: architectures, protocols and performance.

Satellite Systems:
Fundamental principles of satellite communication. Routing,
Localization, Handover, Application examples.

Wireless ATM:
WATM Services, Reference Model, Functions, Radio Access Layer, Handover, Location
Management, Addressing, Mobile Quality of Service, Access Point Protocol

Mobile Network Layer:

Mobile IP, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Ad Hoc Networks
Mobile Communications (UFEE7L-15-M)

15 Credits/ M-Level
Module Leader: Dr. Sabir Ghauri
Programme Details:

Information content of signals (04.02.2004)

Information, Entropy, Bits and binary digits, Noise, Channel capacity, Shannons
law, Bandwidth and S/N relationship
Tutorial exercises
Concepts/components of a cellular system (11.02.2004)
Introducing a cellular system, cell, control channel, duplex system
forward/reverse links/channels, mobile switching center, generic connections,
between the elements
Guest lecture (TBA), Assignment
Operational principles of a cellular system (18.02.2004)
Advantages and disadvantages of a cellular system, cell operation, calculating
system capacity, frequency re-use distance and cell size.
Tutorial exercises and Laboratory work (TBA)
Operational principles of a cellular system (25.02.2004)
Sectoring, radio property of channel, space wave propagation, fading, and
modulation techniques
Tutorial exercises
First generation mobile systems (03.03.2004)
Overview, TACS, network control and management, alternative analogue systems
Tutorial/ Lab. Work (TBA)
Digital cellular radio (10.03.2004)
Global system mobile communication (GSM), salient features, GSM radio
interface, channel mapping, modulation, coding and detection, GSM handover
measurements
Tutorial exercises
Digital cellular radio (17.03.2004)
Operation of GSM, security in GSM system, others available systems
Tutorial exercises/Lab. (TBA)
Third generation mobile systems (24.03.2004)
Overview, universal mobile telephone systems (UMTS), comparison with GSM,
w-cdma, cdma, radio interface
Tutorial exercises, Lab work (TBA)
No session (self-study/lab) (31.03.2004)
Third generation mobile systems (28.04.2004)
Reminder for assignment hand-in date, UMTS networks, interface with other
applications
Tutorial exercises
Revision session (05.05.2004)