Content

The module mobile communication presents major topics from mobile and wireless communications - the key drivers behind today's communication industry that influence everybody's daily life. 

The whole lecture focuses on a system perspective giving many pointers to real systems, standardization and current research.

The format of the lecture is the flipped classroom, i.e., you should watch the videos of a lecture BEFORE participating in the Q&A session. We will then discuss all open issues, answer questions etc. during the Q&A session.

Main topics of the lecture are:

  • Basics of wireless transmission: frequencies, signals, antennas, multiplexing, modulation, spread spectrum
  • Medium access: SDMA, FDMA, TDMA, CDMA;
  • Wireless telecommunication systems: GSM, TETRA, IMT-2000, LTE, 5G
  • Wireless local area networks: infrastructure/ad-hoc, IEEE 802.11/15, Bluetooth, ZigBee
  • Mobile networking: Mobile IP, ad-hoc networks
  • Mobile transport layer: traditional TCP, additional mechanisms
  • Outlook: 5 to 6G, low power wireless networks

Course Material

The whole course is based on Jochen Schiller, Mobile Communications, Addison-Wesley, 2nd ed., 2001 (long time ago).

However, you can find all the updated material following:

http://www.mi.fu-berlin.de/inf/groups/ag-tech/teaching/resources/Course-Material.html#MC

(all slides, the recorded lecture, all Q&A sessions)

Language

English

Q&A sessions

Each lecture comprises about 90 min of video material. You should go through this material and prepare yourself for the Q&A session.

Content of the Q&A sessions (may vary as announced)
April, 17th Introduction 1 to 5
April, 24th Wireless Transmission 1 and 2
May, 1st Labor Day
May, 8th Wireless Transmission 3, 4, and 5
May, 15th

Wireless Transmission 6
Medium Access 1 and 2
May, 22nd

Medium Access 3
Wireless Telecommunication Systems 1 and 2
May, 29th Wireless Telecommunication Systems 3, 4, and 5
June, 5th Wireless Telecommunication Systems 6, 7, and 8
Self Study

Wireless Telecommunication Systems 9, 10, and 11 (UMTS not covered)
June, 12th Wireless Telecommunication Systems 12, 13, and 14
June, 19th Wireless LANs 1, 2, and 3
June, 26th Wireless LANs 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8
July, 3rd Internet Protocols 1, 2, 3, and 4
July, 10th Internet Protocols 5 and 6 / Outlook

July, 17th

October, 9th   

Exam, no registration needed (but CM entry!)

2nd Exam (10-12h), Room 005 Taku 9, no registration required