Module CS5162-KP04

Mobile communication systems (MobiCom)


Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each winter semester

Credit points

4

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

  • Master Media Informatics 2020, optional subject, computer science
  • Master Medical Informatics 2019, optional subject, ehealth / infomatics

Classes and lectures:

  • Mobile communication systems (lecture, 2 SWS)
  • Mobile communication systems (exercise, 1 SWS)

Workload:

  • 45 hours in-classroom work
  • 60 hours private studies
  • 15 hours exam preparation

Contents of teaching:

  • Motivation and Overview (Introduction to mobile communication systems and their applications)
  • Wireless Transmission (Frequencies, transmission properties, multipath transmission, mobility)
  • Wireless Security Layer (Medium Access Control, scheduling, error control)
  • Wireless Technologies (Wireless Local Area Networks, Wireless Personal Area Networks, Telecommunications, Broadcasting and Satellite Systems, Low Power Wide Area Networks)
  • Location and Tracking (Applications, real-time automation in production, and logistics)

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

  • Students can highlight the particularities of wireless mobile communication systems and the challenges and concepts.
  • They interpret and follow current research activities and technology trends.
  • They can systematically design and evaluate protocols for mobile communication systems and their applications.
  • They can design, implement, and operate real-time applications based on wireless communication networks.
  • They can analyze technical requirements for mobile radio systems and components and choose solutions.
  • They can carry out diagnoses, tests and optimizations of wireless networked mobile communication systems.

Grading through:

  • Oral examination

Responsible for this module:

Literature:

  • Jochen Schiller : Mobile Communications 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2004, Signature: VK 2650 2005 A 302
  • Andrew S. Tanenbaum : Computer Networks 4th Edition, Prentice-Hall, 2003, Signature: VK 1670 2004 A 823
  • Charles E. Perkins : Ad Hoc Networking 1st Edition, Addison Wesley Professional, December 2000, Signature: VK 1670 2002 A 640

Language:

  • German and English skills required

Notes:

Prerequisites for attending the module:
- None

Prerequisites for the exam:
- Successful completion of homework assignments during the semester.

Last Updated:

01.10.2024