EES455: Wireless Communications

Course Description

Standards of current wireless communication systems. Mobile communication systems: 4G, 5G, and beyond. Characteristic and impact of radio propagation. Multipath fading channels. Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing. Multiple access and interference management. Spread spectrum techniques. MIMO systems.

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General Information

• Instructor: Assoc.Prof.Dr.Prapun Suksompong (prapun@siit.tu.ac.th)
  • Office: BKD, 6th floor of Sirindhralai building
  • Office Hours: See Google calendar below.

• Lectures: See Google calendar below.

• Supplementary Textbooks
  • A. Goldsmith, Wireless Communications 2nd Edition: Revised and Updated (draft)
  • D. Tse and P. Viswanath, Fundamentals of Wireless Communication, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
  • Theodore S. Rappaport, Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall PTR, 2002. ISBN-13: 978-0130422323. Call No. TK5103.2 R37 2002
    • The updated second edition is reissued by Cambridge University Press

Calendar

Additional References

• R.E. Ziemer, Fundamentals of Spread Spectrum Modulation, Springer Cham, 2007
• A. Bahai, B. R. Saltzberg, and M. Ergen, Multi-Carrier Digital Communications: Theory and Applications of OFDM, 2nd ed., Springer New York, NY, 2004.
• MIT RES.6.007 Signals and Systems (1987) on Youtube
• C.R. Johnson and W.A. Sethares, Telecommunications Breakdown: Concepts of Communication Transmitted via Software-Defined Radio, Prentice Hall, 2003.

Supplementary References

1. Wireless Channel
   • Ray tracing
   • J. W. McKown and R. L. Hamilton, "Ray tracing as a design tool for radio networks," in IEEE Network, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 27-30, Nov. 1991.
   • See FIg 1 and the "Efficient Algorithms" section.
2. Cellular communications, Principles of cellular radio
   • Markov Chain
     • The "best" introductory textbook on Markov chain is probably the one written by Norris. The whole textbook is an overkill for this class but it serves as a good reference if you want to dig into this topic further. There are some sample chapters available on the web as well.
     • Whitt wrote an article that provide several remarks on Erlang B formula via a number of HW exercises. Those who want to read more about Erlang B study may find it interesting.
3. Multiple access schemes
   • CDMA (Part 1)
     • Video - Irwin Jacobs: Pioneer of the Wireless Future
4. Spread Spectrum Communications
   • DSSS and m-sequences
     • For those who want to know more about Galois Field and its application, one of the best book in the market is written by Stephen B. Wicker.
     • This web site can help you find many primitive polynomials.
   • For deeper understanding of DSSS and CDMA, here are some references:
     • Chapter 13 of [Goldsmith, Wireless Communications, 2005]
       
     • Section 3.4.3 of [Tse and Viswanath, Fundamentals of Wireless Communication, 2005]
       
     • Chapter 4 of [R.E. Ziemer, Fundamentals of Spread Spectrum Modulation. Colorado Springs: Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2007].
5. Multi-carrier and OFDM systems
   • For deeper understanding of OFDM, please read
     • P. Suksompong, Introduction to OFDM and its PAPR Drawback, 2009 (in Thai)
     • J.A.C.Bingham : "Multicarrier Modulation for Data Transmission: An Idea Whose Time Has Come," IEEE Commun. Mag., Vol. 28, No. 5, pp.5-14, May 1990.

Misc. Links

• Secret communications system: the fascinating story of the lamarr/antheil spread-spectrum patent
• Remembering Hedy Lamarr, the Hollywood Star Who Helped Make Wi-Fi
• Andrew Viterbi's Fabulous Formula
• Download IEEE 802 Standards
• The History of the Internet in a Nutshell
• Power Control in OFDMA Wireless Networks
• Video: OFDMA (Rohde and Schwarz)
• The IEEE 802.11 Universe
• Social topics
  • What can you Give Up for Keeping your Smartphone?
  • Video: Google: The Mobile Movement: Understanding Smartphone Consumers
• Learn the Greek Alphabet in less than 10 minutes
• The Greek Alphabet Song
• Whitt, The Erlang B and C Formulas: Problems and Solutions, class notes, 2002
• Textbook: James R. Norris. Markov Chains. Cambridge University Press, 1997.