University of Florida, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

EEL 6509 -- Wireless Communications

Spring 2007 Calendar

  Tuesday Thursday
Week 1
January 9
Topic: Introduction to wireless communications
Reading Assignment: Chap. 1, pp. 1-21
January 11
Topic: Modern wireless communication systems
Reading Assignment: Chap. 2, pp. 25-54
Week 2
January 16
Topic: Cellular system design I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 3
January 18
Topic: Cellular system design II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 3
Written Assignment: Homework 1
Week 3
January 23
Topic: Channel impairments I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 4
January 25
Topic: Channel impairments II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 4
Written Assignment: Homework 2
Homework 1 due
Week 4
January 30
No Class
February 1
No Class
Week 5
February 6
Topic: Large scale path loss models I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 4
February 8
Topic: Large scale path loss models II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 4
Written Assignment: Homework 3
Homework 2 due
Week 6
February 13
Topic: Small scale fading I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 5
February 15
Topic: Small scale fading II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 5
Homework 3 due
Week 7
February 20
Topic: Small scale fading III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 5
February 22
Topic: Small scale fading IV & Digital modulation I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 5 & Chap. 6
Written Assignment: Homework 4
Week 8
February 27
Topic: Digital modulation II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
March 1
Topic: Digital modulation III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
Homework 4 due
Week 9
March 6
Topic: Digital modulation IV
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6

Midterm exam (take-home exam)
 assigned on 3/6 and hand in by 4pm, 3/9
March 8
Topic: Digital modulation V & Equalization I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6 & Chap. 7
Written Assignment: Homework 5
Week 10
March 13
Spring Break
No Class
March 15
Spring Break
No Class
Week 11
March 20
Topic: Equalization II
Reading Assignment:  Chap. 7
Project proposal due by 4pm
March 22
Topic: Equalization III
Reading Assignment:  Chap. 7
Homework 5 due
Week 12
March 27
Topic: Diversity combining I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 7
March 29
Topic: Diversity combining II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 7
Week 13
April 3
Topic: Channel Coding I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 7
April 5
Topic: Channel Coding II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 7
Week 14
April 10
Topic: Multiple access I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 9
April 12
Topic: Multiple access II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 9
Week 15
April 17
Topic: Multiple access III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 9
Written Assignment: Homework 6
April 19
Topic: Wireless systems and standards
Reading Assignment: Chap. 11
Week 16
April 24
Topic: Multiuser detection
Reading Assignment: Chap. 11
Homework 6 due
Final exam (take-home exam)
assigned on 4/24 and hand in by 4pm, 5/3
April 26
No Class
 
Week 17
May 1
No Class
May 3
Project report due by 4pm
Hand in final exam solutions by 4pm
No Class