MOBILE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

Chapter 1 : Introduction to Communication 
A basic cellular system, Performance criteria, Operation of cellular systems, Planning a cellular system, Analog and Digital cellular systems. Examples of Wireless Communication Systems : Paging Systems, Cordless Telephone Systems, Cellular Telephone Systems. Bluetooth and ZigBee.

Chapter 2 : Elements of Cellular Radio Systems Design 
General description of the problem, Concept of frequency reuse channels, Co-channel interference, Reduction factor, Desired C/I from a normal case in an omni-directional antenna system, Cell splitting, Considerations of the components of cellular systems.

Chapter 3 : Digital Communication Through Fading Multiple Channels 
Fading channel and its characteristics – Channel modeling, Digital signaling over a frequency, Nonselective slowly fading channel. Concept of diversity branches and signal paths. Combining methods : Selective diversity combining, Switched combining, Maximal ratio combining, Equal gain combining.

Chapter 4 : Multiple Access Techniques for Wireless Communications 
Introduction, Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Spread Spectrum Multiple Access, Space Division Multiple Access, Packet Radio Protocols; Pure ALOHA, Slotted ALOHA.

Chapter 5 : Wireless Systems and Standards 
AMPS and ETACS, United state digital cellular (IS-54 and IS-136), Global System for Mobile (GSM): Services, Features, System Architecture and Channel Types, Frame Structure for GSM, Speech Processing in GSM, GPRS/EDGE Specifications and Features. 3G Systems : UMTS and CDMA 2000 Standards and Specifications. CDMA Digital Standard (IS 95) : Frequency and Channel Specifications, Forward CDMA Channel, Reverse (CDMA) Channel, Wireless Cable Television.

Chapter 6 : Future Trends 
4G, 5G and Other Higher G Mobile Techniques, LTE-Advance Systems.