Mobile Communication(404189)
Unit I : Telecommunication Switching & Traffic 8L
Telecommunication switching: Message switching, Circuit switching, Manual System,
Electronic Switching. Digital switching: Switching functions, Telecommunication Traffic: Unit of
Traffic, Traffic measurement, A mathematical model, Lost- call systems: Theory, traffic
performance, loss systems in tandem, traffic tables. Queuing systems: Erlang Distribution,
probability of delay, Finite queue capacity, Systems with a single server, Queues in tandem,
delay tables and application of Delay formulae.
Unit II: Switching Networks and Signaling 8L
Single Stage Networks, Gradings, Link Systems, Grades of service of link systems. Time
Division Switching: Space and time switching, Time division switching networks,
Synchronization, Call processing Functions, Common Control, Reliability, Availability and
Security. Signaling: Customer line signaling. FDM carrier systems, PCM signaling, Inter-register
signaling, Common channel signaling principles, CCITT signaling No. 6, CCITT signaling No.
7, Digital customer line signaling.
Unit III: Cellular Concepts6L
Evolution of Wireless systems, Introduction to cellular telephone system, Frequency reuse,
Channel Assignment, Handoff strategies, Cell Splitting, Propagation Mechanism: Free space
loss, Reflection, Diffraction, Scattering. Fading and Multipath: Small scale multipath
propagation, Impulse response model of multipath channel. Multiple Access Techniques-TDMA,
FDMA, CDMA
Unit IV: First and Second Generation Mobile Systems6L
First Generation Cellular Systems, AMPS, GSM Cellular Telephony: Introduction, Basic GSM
Architecture, Basic radio transmission parameters in GSM system, Logical Channels, GSM time
hierarchy, GSM burst structure, Description of call setup procedure, Handover, Modifications
and derivatives of GSM.
Unit V: GSM Services 8L
GSM Physical layer: Speech Coding and decoding, GMSK modulation, Data transmission in
GSM: Data Services, SMS, HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE.
Unit VI : CDMA Based Mobile Systems 8L
Motivation for CDMA use, Spreading Sequences, Basic Transmitter and Receiver schemes,
Rake Receiver, IS-95 system: Frequency Range, Downlink transmission, Uplink transmission,
Power control, Introduction to 3G mobile systems: W-CDMA and cdma-2000.
Text Books
1. J. E. Flood , “Telecommunications Switching, Traffic and Networks”, Pearson Education
2. Krzysztof Wesolowski, “Mobile Communication Systems”, Wiley Student Edition.
Reference Books
1. Theodore S Rappaport, “Wireless Communications Principles and Practice” Second
Edition, Pearson Education
2. John C. Bellamy, “Digital Telephony”, Third Edition; Wiley Publications
3. ThiagarajanVishwanathan, “Telecommunication Switching Systems and Networks”; PHI
Publications
4. Wayne Tomasi, “Electronic Communications Systems”; 5th Edition; Pearson Education
5. Vijay K Garg, Joseph E Wilkes, “Principles and Applications of GSM” Pearson
Education
6. Vijay K Garg, Joseph E Wilkes, “IS-95CDMA and CDMA 2000 Cellular/PCS Systems
Implementation” Pearson Education
7. Mischa Schwartz, “Mobile Wireless Communications”, Cambridge University Press