WIDEBAND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

Course Information
TitleΣΥΣΤΗΜΑΤΑ ΕΥΡΥΖΩΝΙΚΩΝ ΕΠΙΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΩΝ / WIDEBAND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
CodeΜΗΦ744
FacultySciences
SchoolPhysics
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID40002816
Class Information
Academic Year2017 – 2018
Class PeriodWinter
Instructors from Other Categories
Weekly Hours2
Class ID
600112055
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Telecommunication Systems
Learning Outcomes
Students obtain basic knowledge about the structure and operation of modern wired and wireless broadband communication systems.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Work autonomously
  • Generate new research ideas
Course Content (Syllabus)
Wireless Communications Part 1 (2 Hours): Introduction to the wireless broadband communications. Part 2 (3 Hours): OFDM and OFDMA technology. Part 3 (4 Hours): Long Term Evolution (LTE) and Wi-MAX Part 4 (3 Hours): IMT Advanced (4G) Optical Communications Part 1 (2 Hours): Introduction to optical communications Part 2 (4 Hours): Optical Fibers (Propagation, Types and characteristics, Optical signal degradation - Attenuation - Dispersion - Non linear phenomena, connections) - Optical Cables Part 3 (1 Hour): Passive elements, Optical sources - Photodetectors (optical receivers) Part 4 (1 Hour): Repeaters - Optical amplifiers Part 5 (1 Hour): Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) Part 6 (3 Hours): Optical fiber networks (broadband applications and their specifications) - Optical Communication System Design.
Educational Material Types
  • Slide presentations
  • Video lectures
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures✓
Fieldwork✓
Written assigments
Exams
Total
Student Assessment
Description
1. Written exams (end of semester). 2. Assignment 3. Application Exercises
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
  • Performance / Staging (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
1. 4G LTE/LTE-Advanced for Mobile Broadband, Erik Dahlman, Stefan Parkvall, Johan Skold, Elsevier, 2011. 2. Fundamentals of WiMAX: Understanding Broadband Wireless Networking, Arunabha Ghosh, Austin Jeffrey G. Andrews, and Rias Muhamed, Prentice Hall, 2007. 3. Gerd Keiser, Optical Fiber Communications, McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 4th edition, 2010. 4. Govind P. Agrawal, Fiber-Optic Communication Systems, Wiley, 4th Edition, 2010 5. Paul E. Green, Δίκτυα Οπτικών Ινών, Εκδ. Παπασωτηρίου, 1994. 6. Διαφάνειες μαθήματος και τρέχουσα διεθνής αρθρογραφία
Last Update
23-02-2016