Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS Credits
8EEE 434CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS3+0+035

Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program ELECTRICAL-ELECTRONICS E.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Type of Course Unit Elective
Objectives of the Course Mobile communications technologies have been widely deployed over the world, especially in the past three decades. The technology is still evolving with new technologies arriving every year. Engineers all over the world get employed in network operators and product developers. Therefore students who will be trained in this area will have major headstart in the telecommunications arena.
Course Content GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSPA, LTE and LTE-Advanced Pro, 5G and beyond.
Signaling, coding, radio networks, core networks, switching, handover in the cellular systems. IoT, bluetooth, Wireless Local Area Network.
Course Methods and Techniques Face-to-face Lecture, Question - Answer, Discussion, Self Study, Problem Solving
Prerequisites and co-requisities ( EEE 331 )
Course Coordinator Prof.Dr. Gölge Ögücü Yetkin
Name of Lecturers Prof.Dr. Gölge Ögücü Yetkin
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Martin Sauter, From GSM to LTE-Advanced Pro and 5G: An Introduction to Mobile Networks and Mobile Broadband 3rd Edition, 2014
Gordon A. Gow and Richard K. Smith, Mobile and wireless communications, Open University Press, 2006.
Christopher Cox, An Introduction to LTE: LTE, LTE-Advanced, SAE, VoLTE and 4G Mobile Communications 2nd Edition, 2014
Juha Korhonen, Introduction to 3G mobile communications, Artech House, 2001.

Course Category
Engineering %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 2 % 60
Final examination 1 % 40
Total
3
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 15 7 105
Mid-terms 2 1 2
Final examination 1 1 1
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5 150

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Gain the ability to understand the basic architecture of mobile communication systems
2 Awareness of how the mobile technologies evolve


Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction, the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM )
2 GSM network
3 GSM network
4 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) and EDGE
5 Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS)- 3G
6 Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) - 3G
7 Long Term Evolution (LTE) and LTE-Advanced Pro
8 Long Term Evolution (LTE) and LTE-Advanced Pro
9 Long Term Evolution (LTE) and LTE-Advanced Pro
10 Voice over LTE (VoLTE). VoWifi
11 Internet of things (IoT)
12 Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)
13 5G
14 5G and beyond


Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11
All 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1
C1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1
C2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1

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