University of Florida, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

EEL 6509 -- Wireless Communications

Spring 2008 Calendar

  Monday Wednesday Friday
Week 1
January 7
Topic: Introduction to wireless communications
Reading Assignment: Chap. 1, pp. 1-21
January 9
Topic: Modern wireless communication systems I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 1, pp. 1-21
January 11
Topic: Modern wireless communication systems II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 2, pp. 25-54
Week 2
January 14
Topic: Cellular system design I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 3
January 16
Topic: Cellular system design II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 3
January 18
Topic: Cellular system design III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 3
Written Assignment: Homework 1
Week 3
January 21
No class
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
January 23
No class
January 25
Topic: Cellular system design IV
Reading Assignment: Chap. 3
Written Assignment: Homework 1
Week 4
January 28
Topic: Channel impairments I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 4
January 30
Topic: Channel impairments II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 4
February 1
Topic: Channel impairments III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 4
Written Assignment: Homework 2
Homework 1 due
Week 5
February 4
Topic: Large scale path loss models I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 4
February 6
Topic: Large scale path loss models II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 4
February 8
Topic: Large scale path loss models III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 4
Written Assignment: Homework 3
Homework 2 due
Week 6
February 11
Topic: Small scale fading I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 5
February 13
Topic: Small scale fading II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 5
February 15
Topic: Small scale fading III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 5
Homework 3 due
Week 7
February 18
Topic: Small scale fading IV
Reading Assignment: Chap. 5
February 20
Topic: Small scale fading V
Reading Assignment: Chap. 5
Written Assignment: Homework 4
February 22
Topic: Digital modulation I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
Week 8
February 25
Topic: Digital modulation II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
February 27
Topic: Digital modulation III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
Homework 4 due  
February 29
Topic: Digital modulation IV
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
Week 9
March 3
Topic: Digital modulation V
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6

Midterm exam (take-home exam)
assigned on 3/3 and hand in on 3/7
March 5
Topic: Digital modulation VI
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
Written Assignment: Homework 5
March 7
Topic: Equalization I
Reading Assignment:  Chap. 7
Week 10
March 10
Spring Break
No Class
March 12
Spring Break
No Class
March 14
Spring Break
No Class
Week 11
March 17
Topic: Equalization II
Reading Assignment:  Chap. 7
Project proposal due
March 19
Topic: Equalization III
Reading Assignment:  Chap. 7
Homework 5 due
March 21
Topic: Equalization IV
Reading Assignment:  Chap. 7
Week 12
March 24
Topic: Diversity combining I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 7
March 26
Topic: Diversity combining II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 7
March 28
Topic: Diversity combining III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 7
Week 13
March 31
Topic: Channel Coding I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 7
April 2
Topic: Channel Coding II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 7
April 4
Topic: Channel Coding III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 7
Week 14
April 7
Topic: Multiple access I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 9
April 9
Topic: Multiple access II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 9
April 11
Topic: Multiple access III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 9
Week 15
April 14
Topic: Multiple access IV
Reading Assignment: Chap. 9
Written Assignment: Homework 6
April 16
Topic: Wireless systems and standards I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 11
April 18
Topic: Wireless systems and standards II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 11
Week 16
April 21
Topic: Wireless systems and standards III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 11
Homework 6 due
April 23
Topic: Advanced topics
Final exam (take-home exam)
assigned on 4/23 and hand in on 4/30
April 25
No class
Week 17
April 28
No class

 
April 30
No Class

Hand in final exam solutions by 4pm

Project report due at 4pm

May 2
No Class