Wave Propagation in Modern Communications

Lecturer:

Pavel Pechač (gar.)

Tutor:

Pavel Pechač (gar.), Luděk Šubrt, Robert Urban, Stanislav Zvánovec

Supervisor:

Department of Electromagnetic Field

Synopsis:

Fundamentals of antennas, electromagnetic wave propagation and diffraction. Microwave point-to-point link. Mobile terrestrial and satellite communications. Propagation prediction and coverage planning for megacells, macrocells, microcells and picocells. Cellular networks and frequency planning. Antennas for base stations. Mobile antennas. Antenna and coverage measurements. Modern wireless systems and electromagnetic compatibility. Millimetre and optical communication systems.

Requirements:

Basic knowledge of electromagnetic field theory.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Fundamentals of antennas and propagation

2. Wave propagation in atmosphere, microwave point-to-point link

3. Mobile link in terrestrial and satellite communications

4. Antennas for mobile systems - overview

5. Antennas for base stations

6. Mobile antennas

7. Propagation prediction in megacells and macrocells

8. Propagation prediction in microcells and picocells

9. Optical models, theory of diffraction

10. Cellular networks and frequency planning

11. Frequency planning in GSM network

12. Millimetre and optical links, point-to-multipoint systems

13. Antenna and coverage measurements

14. Modern wireless systems and EMC

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Introduction, wave propagation over flat ground, two-ray model

2. Empirical propagation models

3. Cellular network design - coverage

4. Cellular network design - interference

5. Digital terrain model, professional rf planning software

6. Measurement vehicle demonstration, coverage measurements

7. Deterministic propagation models (software)

Study Objective:

Study materials:

[1] Saunders, S. R.: Antennas and Propagation for Wireless Communication Systems. John Wiley, London 1999

[2] Parsons, J. D.: The Mobile Propagation Radio Channel, 2nd Edition, John Wiley and Sons, London, 2000

[3] Thiel, D.: Switched Parasitic Antennas for Cellular Communications. Artech House, London 2001

Note:

Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Common plan- structured studies (elective specialized course)
• Computer Technology- structured studies (elective specialized course)
• Electronics and Communication Technology - structured studies (elective specialized course)
• Cybernetics and Measurements- structured studies (elective specialized course)
• Heavy-current Engineering- structured studies (elective specialized course)
• Softwarové inženýrství (elective specialized course)
• Web a multimedia (elective specialized course)
• Manažerská informatika (elective specialized course)
• Inteligentní systémy (elective specialized course)