University of Florida, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

EEL 6509 -- Wireless Communications

Spring 2005 Calendar

  Tuesday Thursday
Week 1
January 4
Topic: Introduction to wireless communications; Modern wireless communication systems I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 1, pp. 1-21
January 6
Topic: Modern wireless communication systems II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 2, pp. 25-54
Week 2
January 11
Topic: Cellular system design I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 3, pp. 57-67
January 13
Topic: Cellular system design II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 3, pp. 57-67
Written Assignment: Homework 1
Week 3
January 18
Topic: Cellular system design III & Channel impairments I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 3
January 20
Topic: Channel impairments II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 4
Written Assignment: Homework 2
Week 4
January 25
Topic: Large scale path loss models I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 4
January 27
Topic: Large scale path loss models II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 4
Homework 1 due
Written Assignment: Homework 3
Week 5
February 1
Topic: Small scale fading I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 5
February 3
Topic: Small scale fading II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 5
Homework 2 due
Week 6
February 8
Topic: Small scale fading III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 5
Written Assignment: Homework 4
February 10
Topic: Digital modulation I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
Homework 3 due
Week 7
February 15
Topic: Digital modulation II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
February 17
Topic: Digital modulation III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
Homework 4 due
Week 8
February 22
Topic: Digital modulation IV
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
Written Assignment: Homework 5
February 24

Topic: Equalization I
Reading Assignment:  Chap. 7
Week 9
March 1

Spring Break
No Class
March 3

Spring Break
No Class
Week 10
March 8
Topic: Equalization II
Reading Assignment:  Chap. 7
March 10
Topic: Equalization III
Reading Assignment:  Chap. 7
Homework 5 due
Week 11
March 15

Midterm exam
March 17
Topic: Diversity combining I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 7
Project proposal due
Week 12
March 22
Topic: Diversity combining II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 7
March 24
Topic: Channel Coding I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 7
Week 13
March 29
Topic: Channel Coding II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 7
March 31
Topic: Multiple access I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 9
Week 14
April 5
Topic: Multiple access II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 9
April 7
Topic: Multiple access III
Reading Assignment: Chaps. 9
Written Assignment: Homework 6
Week 15
April 12
Topic: Wireless systems and standards I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 11
 
April 14
Topic: Wireless systems and standards II 
Reading Assignment: Chap. 11
Homework 6 due
Week 16
April 19
Topic: Advanced topics
 
April 21
No Class
Week 17
April 26
Project report due
No Class
April 27 (Wednesday)
Final exam
Exam period: 7:30 am - 9:30 am