University of Florida, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

EEL 6509 -- Wireless Communications

Spring 2012 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
January 25
Topic: Cellular system design IV
Reading Assignment: Chap. 3
Written Assignment: Homework 1
January 27
Topic: Channel impairments I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 4
Week 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
February 3
Topic: Large scale path loss models I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 4
Week 5
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
February 10
Topic: Small scale fading I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 5
Week 6
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
February 17
Topic: Small scale fading IV
Reading Assignment: Chap. 5
Week 7
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
February 24
 Topic: Digital modulation II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
Week 8
February 27
Topic: Digital modulation III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
Homework 4 due
February 29
   Topic: Digital modulation IV
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
March 2
 Topic: Digital modulation V
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
Week 9
March 5
Spring Break
No Class
March 7
Spring Break
No Class
March 9
Spring Break
No Class
Week 10
March 12
Topic: Digital modulation VI
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
March 14
Topic: Digital modulation VII
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
March 16
Topic: Digital modulation VIII
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
Written Assignment: Homework 5
Project proposal due
Week 11
March 19
 Topic: Equalization I
Reading Assignment:  Chap. 7
March 21
Topic: Equalization II
Reading Assignment:  Chap. 7
March 23
Topic: Diversity combining I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 7
Homework 5 due
Week 12
March 26
Topic: Diversity combining II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 7
March 28
No class
March 30
Topic: Diversity combining III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 7
Week 13
April 2
Topic: Channel Coding I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 7
April 4
Topic: Channel Coding II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 7
April 6
Topic: Channel Coding III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 7
Week 14
April 9
Topic: Multiple access I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 9
April 11
Topic: Multiple access II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 9
April 13
Topic: Multiple access III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 9
Week 15
April 16
Topic: Multiple access IV
Reading Assignment: Chap. 9
Written Assignment: Homework 6
April 18
Topic: Wireless systems and standards I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 11
April 20
Topic: Wireless systems and standards II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 11
Week 16
April 23
Topic: Wireless systems and standards III
Reading Assignment: Chap. 11
Homework 6 due
April 25
Topic: Advanced topics
Final exam (take-home exam)
assigned on 4/25 and hand in by 4pm, 5/2
April 27
No class
Week 17
April 30
No class

 
May 2
No Class

Hand in final exam solutions by 4pm

Project report due at 4pm

May 4
No Class