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University of Florida
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
This course introduces fundamental technologies for wireless communications. We will address the following topics:
In the course, students are expected to gain some hand-on experience on W-CDMA systems (3G wireless systems).
Dr. Dapeng Oliver Wu
Office: NEB 431
Email: wu@ece.ufl.edu
Haotian Jiang
Email: haotian.jiang@ufl.edu
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, period 7 (1:55 pm - 2:45 pm)
NEB 102
The course consists of 28 lectures, 6 homework assignments, and 1 project.
This course is primarily a lecture course. I cover all important material in lectures. Since EEL 5544 is a prerequisite, I assume some previous knowledge about probability theory and stochastic processes, and hence I will cover some material very quickly. Thus, depending on what and how much you recall from earlier study, varying amounts of reading in introductory books on probability theory and stochastic processes (other than the course textbook) may be necessary; these readings are up to the student. I will only give reading assignments from the course textbook.
The class project is described here.
Introduction to radio propagation: large- and small-scale effects, multipath, path loss, log-normal shadowing, empirical path loss models (Secs. 4.1, 4.2, 4.6, 4.9, 4.10; 3 lecture hours)
Complex baseband model, linear time-varying channels, narrowband signals and Rayleigh fading, Ricean fading, Doppler shift, Doppler spread with uniform scattering (Secs. 5.1, 5.2, 5.6, 5.7; 3 lecture hours)
Fade statistics, coherence time, fast vs. slow fading, broadband signals and power delay profile, coherence bandwidth, flat vs. frequency-selective fading, effect on digital transmission (Secs. 5.4, 5.5; 3 lecture hours)
Digital and quadrature modulation, error probability with additive Gaussian noise and flat Rayleigh fading, coherent and noncoherent (differential) detection (Secs. 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.12; 3 lecture hours)
Frequency-Shift Keying, coherent and noncoherent demodulation, Minimum-Shift Keying, Gaussian MSK, power and bandwidth efficiencies, Spread spectrum signaling (Sec. 6.9, 6.11; 2 lecture hours)
Equalization techniques: linear/nonlinear/adaptive equalization (Secs. 7.2 -- 7.9; 4 lecture hours)
Diversity combining techniques: selection, max-ratio, equal-gain; RAKE (Secs. 7.10 -- 7.11; 3 lecture hours)
Error control coding techniques: block codes, convolutional codes, Turbo codes (Secs. 7.12 -- 7.18; 3 lecture hour)
Multiple access techniques: FDMA, TDMA, CDMA, ALOHA, Slotted ALOHA, CSMA (Chap. 9; 4 lecture hours)
Wireless systems and standards: AMPS, IS-136, GSM, IS-95, WCDMA (11.1 -- 11.4; 3 lecture hours)
Advanced topics: OFDM, Multiuser detection, space time coding, smart antenna, software radio (1 lecture hours)
Upon the completion of the course, the student should be able to
Please find handouts here.
For students who register in hybrid sections, we will have face-to-face instructional sessions to accomplish the student learning objectives of this course. In response to COVID-19, the following policies and requirements are in place to maintain your learning environment and to enhance the safety of our in-classroom interactions.
• You are required to wear approved face coverings at all times during class and within buildings. Following and enforcing these policies and requirements are all of our responsibility. Failure to do so will lead to a report to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution.
• This course has been assigned a physical classroom with enough capacity to maintain physical distancing (6 feet between individuals) requirements. Please utilize designated seats and maintain appropriate spacing between students. Please do not move desks or stations.
• Sanitizing supplies are available in the classroom if you wish to wipe down your desks prior to sitting down and at the end of the class.
• Follow your instructor’s guidance on how to enter and exit the classroom. Practice physical distancing to the extent possible when entering and exiting the classroom.
• If you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms (Click here for guidance from the CDC on symptoms of coronavirus), please use the UF Health screening system and follow the instructions on whether you are able to attend class. Click here for UF Health guidance on what to do if you have been exposed to or are experiencing Covid-19 symptoms.
• Course materials will be provided to you with an excused absence, and you will be given a reasonable amount of time to make up work. Find more information in the university attendance policies.
UF students are bound by The Honor Pledge which states, “We, the members of the University of Florida community, pledge to hold ourselves and our peers to the highest standards of honor and integrity by abiding by the Honor Code. On all work submitted for credit by students at the University of Florida, the following pledge is either required or implied: “On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this assignment.” The Honor Code (https://www.dso.ufl.edu/sccr/process/student-conduct-honor-code/) specifies a number of behaviors that are in violation of this code and the possible sanctions. Furthermore, you are obligated to report any condition that facilitates academic misconduct to appropriate personnel. If you have any questions or concerns, please consult with the instructor or TAs in this class.
Students are encouraged to discuss class material in order to better understand concepts. All homework answers must be the author's own work. However, students are encouraged to discuss homework to promote better understanding. What this means in practice is that students are welcome to discuss problems and solution approaches, and in fact can communally work solutions at a board. However, the material handed in must be prepared starting with a clean sheet of paper (and the author's recollection of any solution session), but not refer to any written notes or existing code from other students during the writing of the solution. In other words, writing the homework report shall be an exercise in demonstrating the student understands the materials on his/her own, whether or not help was provided in attaining that understanding.
All work submitted in this course must be your own and produced exclusively for this course. The use of sources (ideas, quotations, paraphrases) must be properly acknowledged and documented. For the copy of the UF Honor Code and consequences of academic dishonesty, please refer to http://www.dso.ufl.edu/sccr/honorcodes/honorcode.php. Violations will be taken seriously and are noted on student disciplinary records. If you are in doubt regarding the requirements, please consult with the instructor before you complete any requirement of the course.
Students are expected to provide feedback on the quality of instruction in
this course by completing online evaluations at https://evaluations.ufl.edu/evals.
Evaluations are typically open during the last two or three weeks of the
semester, but students will be given specific times when they are open.
Summary results of these assessments are available to students at
https://evaluations.ufl.edu/results/.
The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering values broad diversity within our community and is committed to individual and group empowerment, inclusion, and the elimination of discrimination. It is expected that every person in this class will treat one another with dignity and respect regardless of gender, sexuality, disability, age, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, race, and culture.
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• Your academic advisor or Graduate Program Coordinator
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• Toshikazu Nishida, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, 352-392-0943, nishida@eng.ufl.edu
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| Grades | Percentage | Due Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Homework | 30% | see calendar |
| Project proposal | 10% | 4pm, October 28 |
| Project report | 60% | 4pm, December 16 |
Top 25% students will receive A. Average score will be at least B+.
More information on UF grading policy may be found at: https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/grades.aspx
The class project will be done individually (that is, teaming with other students is not allowed). Each project requires a proposal and a final report. The final report is expected to be in the format of a conference paper plus computer programs and a Powerpoint file. On October 28, the project proposal (up to 2 pages) is due. On December 16, the final report (up to 10 pages) is due. For details about the project, please read here.
Suggested topics for projects are listed here.
Course calendar can be found here.
Related courses in other schools:
Helsinki University of Technology, S-72.238: Wideband CDMA systems
Northeastern University, COM3525: Wireless Networks
Stanford University, EE359: Wireless Communications
Stanford University, EE360: Advanced Topics in Wireless Communications
University of California, Berkeley, EE 224B: Fundamentals of Wireless Communication
University of Texas, Austin, Wireless communications
University of Texas, Austin, Multiuser wireless communication
MATLAB
Standards:
Online Calculator for Erlang-B formula
Software: