Key words
Telecommunication, datacommunication
Objectives
- Applying advanced telecommunication and data communication concepts
- Acquiring knowledge and profound insight about the most recent developments in this domain
- Understanding and being able to analyse different real life case studies: digital television networks, cellular telephone networks, Personal Area Networks, backbone networks, wireless computer networks, wireless sensor networks, satellite communication networks
Topics
- Electromagnetic propagation with non-conducted waves: radio propagation mechanisms, connection between two antennas, power budget analysis (free space, transmission over the earth)
- Wave pattern, types of antenna (wire antennas, microstrip antennas), antenna arrays (ULA, UCA), smart antennas
- Analog communication using base band channel and band pass channel (AM, DSB, SSB, VSB, FM, PM)
- Encryption (Caesar, DES, AES…) and error coding (parity, CRC, Hamming, convolution)
- Case study digital television networks
- Case study cellular telephone networks: cell phones (GSM, architecture, radio-interface, types of channel), 2.5G (GPRS, EDGE), 3G (UMTS)
- Case study Personal Area Networks: USB, wUSB, FireWire, Bluetooth, IrDA, RFID, NFC
- Case study backbone networks: FDDI, ATM, Gigabit Ethernet, optical networks
- Case study wireless computer networks: wLAN, WiFi, IEEE802.11abg
- Case study wireless sensor networks: WSN, IEEE802.15.4, ZigBee, Z-Wave, WISA
- Case study satellite communication networks: laws of Kepler, GEO (Astra, Inmarsat), MEO (GPS, Glonass), LEO (Iridium, Globalstar)
Prerequisites
Final objectives of "Datacommunicatie"
Final Objectives
To be able to resolve complex problems adequately (AC3)
To be able to apply and develop research methods and technologies adequately (AWC1)
To be able to apply scientific insights to complex technical engineering problems (AIC1)
To be able to analyse, design and build data communication systems and test them thoroughly (C2)
To be able to analyse, design and build telecommunication systems and test them thoroughly (C3)
Materials used
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Syllabus
Hand-outs of the slides and additional documentation on the electronic learning environment Dokeos.
Reference material:
- J. Schiller (2003). Mobile Communications. Second Edition, Pearson Education Limited. ISBN 0-321-12381-6
- W. Stallings (2007). Data and Computer Communications. Eighth Edition, Pearson Education Inc. ISBN 0-13-243310-9
- A. Tanenbaum (2003). Computer Networks. Fourth Edition, Pearson Education Inc. ISBN 0-13-038488-7
Study costs
Syllabus (10 euro)
Visit to company (25 euro)
Study guidance
The lecturer is available for further information via various channels (during and after the course, via e-mail or by appointment).
Teaching Methods
Theory lessons
Labs where the students exercise a number of concepts in small groups
Assessment
Lab: permanent evaluation (1/3 of total marks)
Oral examination with written preparation and open book (2/3 of the marks)
Assessing and establishing the final marks of a course happens via the mathematical average following the weight coefficients. If, however, a student scores 7 or less on 20 on one of the different subjects (parts of courses), the weighted average of the final marks of a course can be ignored and new marks can be awarded on consensus.
Lecturer(s)
dr. ir. Jo Verhaevert
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