Course

code	EC526
credit_hours	3
title	Mobile Communications
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prequisites	EC422
credit hours	3
Description/Outcomes	The course is aimed at providing the fundamentals of mobile and cellular communications starting from an overview over the different mobile generations. The system design, cell capacity and blocking probability are considered. The problem of the mobile communication channel and the path loss calculation are given. The system structure and the function of each element are described. Multiple Access Techniques- channel coding in mobile communication Frequency Reuse ? cell cluster concept ? co channel and adjacent channel interference ? cell blocking ? cell splitting and delay at the cell site.
arabic Description/Outcomes
objectives	fundamentals of mobile and cellular communications system design, cell capacity and blocking probability Multiple Access Techniques- channel coding in mobile communication Frequency Reuse ? cell cluster concept.
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ref. books	Simon Haykin ,"communication Systems", John Wiely and Sons, 2001
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textbook	Jon W. Mark & Weihua Zhuang , ? Wireless communications & Networking?, Prentice Hall, 2
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objective set	bullets
content set	bullets

Course Content

content serial	Description
1	Difference between conventional mobile and cellular mobile
2	Channel trunkings needs and blocking probability
3	Overview on different cellular generations
4	Cellular radio design principles
5	Concept of frequency reuse/cellular block diagram
6	Co channel interference/adjacent channel interference
7	7th Week Exam
8	Multipath propagation and mobile communication channel problems
9	Speech coding in GSM
10	Channel coding and interleaving in GSM
11	GSM mobile station block diagram
12	12th week exam
13	Multiple access techniques
14	Control channels in GSM
15	Location updating security management
16	Final Examination