Course detail

Mobile Network Communication Systems

FEKT-NKPMAcad. year: 2019/2020

Protocol architecture of mobile networks, transport and switching systems for mobile networks, differences from fixed telecommunication systems, control protocols and signalling in mobile networks, maintenance over mobile networks. GSM networks, architecture, connection control, communication protocols between GSM exchange registers, Data transmission in mobile networks, new technologies - HSCSD and GPRS. Transmisssion capacity increasing by implementation of EDGE system. Cooperation among mobile network and the other ones. Mobile networks and the Internet. Third generation mobile networks - IMT-2000/UMTS.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Offered to foreign students

The home faculty only

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The students will get information about mobile networks from point of view of switching, transport and signalling systems. Students will also be familiar with data transmission services, their properties and their evolution.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the Bachelor´s degree level is requested.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

- 2 tests within laboratories - 15 points each (30 points maximum)
- final written examination - 70 points max.

Course curriculum

1. Mobile networks - characteristics, services, kinds, problems
2. Mobility problems - handover, roaming, identification, information security
3. Service technical solution - speech services, voice encoding - FR, HR, EFR
4. Data transmission - transparent, nontransparent, facsimile message transmission
5. Structure of mobile networks - basic components, their functions,
6. GSM system - evolution, phases 1, 2, 2+, structure, interfaces
7. Base station subsystem - BTS, BSC, communication channels - frequency band division methods, channel types and their functions
8. Network subsystem - MSC, GMSC, registers - HLR, VLR, EIR
9. GSM modems - kinds, AT commands for mobile data communication
10. SMS system - message transmission. Signalling - signalling system, mobile station authentication, information transmission about location of mobile station position
11. Operational subsystem - operating and service centre, network management centre, administration center, intelligent service centre
12. Methods for data transmission rate enhancement - EDGE, HSCSD, GPRS - transmission techniques, comparison with standard GSM system
13. Mobile communication system integration and system for network transmission capacity enhancement for multimedia services - UMTS/IMT-2000, LTE

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The goal of this subject is to pass to the students more datailed information about architecture of mobile networks, technologies, offerred services, about mobile network management, about data transmission in mobile networks, etc

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BEKKERS,R., SMITS,J. Mobile Telecommunications: Standards, Regulation, and Applications. Artech House Publishers, London, 2000
PRASAD,R., MOHR,W., KONHAUSER,W.: Third Generation Mobile Communication Systems.470 stran,Artech House; ISBN: 1580530826, 2000

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

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Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EEKR-MN Master's

    branch MN-TIT , 2. year of study, winter semester, optional specialized

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

• General aspects of mobile communication: Mobile communication definition, mobile network types, advantages, disadvantages; multiple access technologies for mobile networks – FDMA, TDMA, CDMA, OFDMA. Cell based mobile network – cell types, cell clusters, hierarchical cell organization; mobile and wireless network evolution;
• GSM mobile network: GSM network architecture, basic specifications. GSM BSS – spectrum allocation, functions of base transceiver station and base station controller; NSS subsystem - MSC, GMSC, registers - HLR, VLR, EIR. GSM radio environment – frequency bands, physical and logical channels, timing advance; error protection, interleaving, power control, cell reselection. GSM procedures – network attach, handover, service establishment and release;
• GPRS service: GPRS network architecture; tasks of SGSN and GGSN nodes; Radio environment, radio resource sharing with GSM; Physical and logical channels, coding schemes, temporary block flow; user and control plane protocols, APN, PDP context, traffic flow template, mobility and session management procedures,
• EDGE technology: 8-PSK, modulation and coding schemes, required changes in networks, link adaptation, incremental redundancy,
• 3G - Third generation mobile networks: IMT2000, technologies UMTS, CDMA2000, spectrum allocation. UMTS – network architecture, duplex techniques FDD, TDD; UTRAN – UMTS radio access network, Node B, RNC; UMTS – handover (soft, hard, inter-system); UMTS radio environment – physical layer, WCDMA principle, rake receiver, scrambling, power control. Handover in UMTS – hard, soft, softer. Service architecture in UMTS. Channel architecture in UTRAN - physical, transport and logical channels; framing. UMTS core network – circuit switched and packet switched domains, UMTS – QoS support, UMTS protocol planes and interface protocol sets; procedures in UMTS. HSPA and HSPA+ technologies.
• 4G - Fourth generation mobile networks: EPS network architecture, LTE, EPC, basic specifications. eUTRAN - LTE – frequency bands, functions of eNodeB; LTE radio environment – OFDMA and SC-FDMA, MIMO, channel bandwidths, adaptive modulation and coding schemes, physical, transport and logical channels, timing advance, error protection. EPS core network - MME, HSS, PCRF, S-GW a P-GW nodes and their tasks, interfaces, user and control plane protocol architectures. Signalling – message sequences for implementation of control procedures and data services. LTE Advanced technology.

Laboratory exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

• Radio communication fundamentals I – calculation of decibels, nepers
• Radio communication fundamentals II – radio channel capacity, receiver noise figure and factor
• Radio signal propagation, cellular coverage principle – calculation of an electromagnetic signal power density, a radio channel loss and
• Mobile networks, cellular principle - calculate a radio cell size
• Radio resources – calculation of required number of radio resources,
• GSM – cell selection and reselection,
• GPRS – cell selection and reselection,
• UMTS - WCDMA technique
• LTE – radio interface parameters

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