WIDEBAND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
| Title | ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑΤΑ ΕΥΡΥΖΩΝΙΚΩΝ ΕΠΙΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΩΝ / WIDEBAND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS |
| Code | ΗΦΤ302 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Physics |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Dimitrios Babas |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600016903 |
Programme of Study: Electronic Physics (Radioelectrology)
Registered students: 6
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TĪLEPIKOINŌNIES | Compulsory Course belonging to the selected specialization (Compulsory Specialization Course) | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Academic Year | 2022 – 2023 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Class ID | 600221002
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Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600221002
- At the Website of the School: http://elecom.physics.auth.gr/lessons/systimata-evryzonikon-epikoinonion/
- eLearning:
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=6545
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
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Generate new research ideas
Course Content (Syllabus)
Wireless Communications
Section 1 (2 hours) - Introduction to wireless broadband communications: system development and technologies up to 3G, high-rate transmission techniques, multiple input – multiple output (MIMO) antenna systems, wireless channel
Section 2 (3 hours) – OFDM and OFDMA Technologies: Operation Principles, configuration, exercises, SC-FDMA
Section 3 (4 hours): Long Term Evolution (LTE) and WiMAX: LTE system and protocol architecture, time structure, reference signals, multi-antenna transmission, heterogeneous networks, LTE - WiMAX comparison
Section 4 (3 hours): IMT Advanced (4G) : 4G requirements and specifications, IEEE 802.16m, LTE Advanced, system summary and evolution of the next generation (5G)
Optical Communications
Section 1 (2 hours): Introduction to Optical Communications
Section 2 (4 hours): Optical Fibers (Propagation, Types and characteristics, Optical signal degradation- Attenuation – Dispersion – Nonlinear phenomena, connections) – Optical Cables
Section 3 (1 hour): Passive elements in optical networks – Sources – Receivers
Section 4 (1 hour): Repeaters – Optical Amplifiers
Section 5 (1 hour): Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM)
Section 6 (3 hours): Optical Fiber Networks (broadband applications and requirements) – OTDR measurements - Optical communication system design.
Keywords
Wireless communications, Antennas, Multiple Access, Communications protocols/standards, 3G, 4G, 5G, Optical Fibers, Optical amplifiers, WDM, Optical fiber networks
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 78 | 3.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 30 | 1.2 | ✓ | ||
| Tutorial | 13 | 0.5 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 52 | 2.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Homework | 24 | 1.0 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 200 | 8 |
Student Assessment
Description
1. Written exams (end of semester)(80%)
2. Assignment (20%)
3. Application Exercises (bonus)
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended 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. Γεράσιμος Παγιατάκης, Ινοοπτικές Επικοινωνίες, Τεχνολογία - Εφαρμογές, Εκδ. Τζιόλα, 2005
6. Διαφάνειες μαθήματος και τρέχουσα διεθνής αρθρογραφία
Last Update
30-03-2022
