MOBILE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

1. Wireless Communication Systems (Hrs. 10; Marks 12)                 (Hrs. 06; Marks 06)

1.1   Wireless Network Generations

1.2   Mobile Radio Standards – AMPS, N-AMPS, IS-95, GSM, UMTS, CDMA 2000

1.3   Mobile Wireless Systems : Cordless Telephone System and Cellular Telephone System

1.4   Fixed Wireless Networks : Wireless Local Loop (WLL) and Local Multipoint Distribution System (LMDS)

1.5   Mobile Phone and Unit : Block Diagram, Working, Features of Transmitter and Receiver Sections, Frequency Synthesizer, Control Unit and Logic Unit of Mobile Phone Sensors : Speakers, Camera, Touch Screen, Motion Sensors and Other Common Sensors.

2. Fundamentals of Cellular Systems (Hrs. 12; Marks 12)              

2.1   Cellular Concept Fundamentals : Cell, Cell Structure, Cluster, Reuse Factor, Minimum Reuse Distance, Basic Cellular System : Mobile Station, Base Station, Traffic Channel (Forward and Reverse), Control Channel (Forward and Reverse), Frequency Reuse, Channel Assignment Strategies

2.2   Handoff Strategies : Concept of Handoff, Types of Handoffs : Hard, Soft, Queued, Delayed, MAHO (Mobile Assisted Hand-Off), Proper and Improper Hand-Off, Umbrella Cell Approach

2.3   Interference and System Capacity : Co-channel Interference, Adjacent Channel Interference, Channel Planning for Wireless Systems

2.4   Improving Coverage and Capacity in Cellular Systems : Cell Splitting, Sectoring, Microcell Zone Concept, Repeaters for Range Extension

3. Digital Cellular Mobile Standards (Hrs. 12; Marks 16)                    (Hrs. 15; Marks 16)

3.1   Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) : Features and Services, GSM Radio Aspects, GSM Architecture, GSM Channel Types, Security Aspects

3.2   GSM Call Routing : Mobile Terminated Call and Mobile Originated Call Sequence, Stages of Call Processing in GSM

3.3   IS-95/CDMA One : Features, Radio Aspects, Comparison with GSM Standards

3.4   Signaling System No. 7 (SS7) : Network Services Part (NSP), Message Transfer Part (MTP), Signaling Correction Control Part (SCCP), Services and Performance of SS7

4. Advanced Wireless Standards      (Hrs. 18; Marks 18)           

4.1   Need for 3G and 4G Technology.

4.2   IMT-2000 Global Standards: Vision, Compatibility, Service and Spectrum Requirements.

4.3   UMTS/W-CDMA Standard : Features, Architecture, UMTS Air-Interface Specifications, Security Procedure.

4.4   CDMA 2000, Features and Advanced Versions, Advantages of CDMA 2000 over 3G-GSM Standards.

4.5   Next Generation Mobile Standards: Features of 4G and 4G LTE, VoLTE, 4.5G, 5G.

5. Wireless Network Technologies                                             (Hrs. 12; Marks 12)

5.1   Bluetooth Technology : Features, Architecture,  protocol applications, Personal Area Network (PAN) Frequency band, IEEE 802.15.1 and other wireless.

5.2   RFID : Concept, Frequency band, Classification of RFID Tags, Applications.

5.3   WLAN Technology : IEEE 802.11, WLAN system architecture, Radio spectrum

5.4   WMAN/Wi-Max/ : IEEE 802.16 WMAN and IEEE 802.16a Wi-Max

5.5   Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANETs) : MANET Topologies, Applications.