University of Florida, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

EEL 6509 -- Wireless Communications

Spring 2006 Calendar

  Monday Wednesday Friday
Week 1
January 9
Topic: Introduction to wireless communications
Reading Assignment: Chap. 1, pp. 1-21
January 11
Topic: Modern wireless communication systems I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 1, pp. 1-21
January 13
Topic: Modern wireless communication systems II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 2, pp. 25-54
Week 2
January 16
No class
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
January 18
Topic: Cellular system design I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 3
January 20
Topic: Cellular system design II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 3
Week 3
January 23
Topic: Cellular system design III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 3
Written Assignment: Homework 1
January 25
Topic: Channel impairments I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 4
January 27
Topic: Channel impairments II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 4
Week 4
January 30
Topic: Channel impairments III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 4
Written Assignment: Homework 2
Homework 1 due
February 1
Topic: Large scale path loss models I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 4
February 3
Topic: Large scale path loss models II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 4
Week 5
February 6
Topic: Large scale path loss models III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 4
Written Assignment: Homework 3
Homework 2 due
February 8
Topic: Small scale fading I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 5
February 10
Topic: Small scale fading II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 5
Week 6
February 13
Topic: Small scale fading III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 5
Homework 3 due
February 15
Topic: Small scale fading IV
Reading Assignment: Chap. 5
February 17
Topic: Small scale fading V
Reading Assignment: Chap. 5
Written Assignment: Homework 4
Week 7
February 20
Topic: Digital modulation I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
February 22
Topic: Digital modulation II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
February 24
Topic: Digital modulation III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
Homework 4 due
Week 8
February 27
Topic: Digital modulation IV
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
March 1
Topic: Digital modulation V
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
March 3
Topic: Digital modulation VI
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
Written Assignment: Homework 5
Week 9
March 6
Topic: Equalization I
Reading Assignment:  Chap. 7

Midterm exam (take-home exam)
assigned on 3/6 and hand in on 3/10
March 8
Topic: Equalization II
Reading Assignment:  Chap. 7
March 10
Topic: Equalization III
Reading Assignment:  Chap. 7
Homework 5 due
Week 10
March 13
Spring Break
No Class
March 15
Spring Break
No Class
March 17
Spring Break
No Class
Week 11
March 20
Topic: Equalization IV
Reading Assignment:  Chap. 7
Project proposal due
March 22
Topic: Diversity combining I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 7
March 24
Topic: Diversity combining II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 7
Week 12
March 27
Topic: Diversity combining III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 7
March 29
Topic: Channel Coding I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 7
March 31
Topic: Channel Coding II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 7
Week 13
April 3
Topic: Channel Coding III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 7
April 5
Topic: Multiple access I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 9
April 7
Topic: Multiple access II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 9
Week 14
April 10
Topic: Multiple access III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 9
April 12
Topic: Multiple access IV
Reading Assignment: Chap. 9
Written Assignment: Homework 6
April 14
Topic: Wireless systems and standards I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 11
Week 15
April 17
Topic: Wireless systems and standards II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 11
April 19
Topic: Wireless systems and standards III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 11
Homework 6 due
April 21
Topic: Advanced topics
Week 16
April 24
No class
(To be replaced by poster session)
April 26
No class
(To be replaced by poster session)
April 28
No class
Project report due
Week 17
May 1
Project poster session (2 hours)

Final exam (take-home exam)
assigned on 5/1 and hand in on 5/3
May 3
Hand in final exam solutions
May 5
No Class