Integrated Systems for Cellular Radio
| Lecturer (assistant) | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 2 SWS |
| Term | Sommersemester 2025 |
| Language of instruction | English |
- 25.04.2025 09:45-11:15 N3815, Seminarraum
- 02.05.2025 09:45-11:15 N3815, Seminarraum
- 09.05.2025 09:45-11:15 N3815, Seminarraum
- 16.05.2025 09:45-11:15 N3815, Seminarraum
- 23.05.2025 09:45-11:15 N3815, Seminarraum
- 30.05.2025 09:45-11:15 N3815, Seminarraum
- 06.06.2025 09:45-11:15 N3815, Seminarraum
- 13.06.2025 09:45-11:15 N3815, Seminarraum
- 20.06.2025 09:45-11:15 N3815, Seminarraum
- 27.06.2025 09:45-11:15 N3815, Seminarraum
- 04.07.2025 09:45-11:15 N3815, Seminarraum
- 11.07.2025 09:45-11:15 N3815, Seminarraum
- 18.07.2025 09:45-11:15 N3815, Seminarraum
- 25.07.2025 09:45-11:15 N3815, Seminarraum
Admission information
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Note: Course registration via TUMonline from 26.03.2025.
Note: Course registration via TUMonline from 26.03.2025.
Objectives
After successfully completing the lecture, students will be able to:
- Describe the key components, architecture, and functionality of cellular modems and their integration within smartphones, focusing on a systems engineering perspective.
- Explain the interactions of subsystems in cellular communication systems and their contribution to overall system performance.
- Incorporate real-life aspects and key performance indicators into cellular system design, and transfer the system thinking approach learned in the lecture to other highly integrated technical systems.
- Analyse the interactions between mobile devices and networks to identify key dependencies and performance impacts.
- Critically assess current and future cellular communication technologies, evaluate system-wide design trade-offs.
- Develop original approaches to advancing mobile communication systems.
Acquired Competencies:
- Comprehensive understanding of modern mobile communication systems, including in-depth knowledge of technologies and procedures in cellular communication.
- Proficiency in analysing and evaluating complex technical systems.
- Ability to integrate technical and economic perspectives, and to transfer knowledge to emerging technologies and applications.
- Describe the key components, architecture, and functionality of cellular modems and their integration within smartphones, focusing on a systems engineering perspective.
- Explain the interactions of subsystems in cellular communication systems and their contribution to overall system performance.
- Incorporate real-life aspects and key performance indicators into cellular system design, and transfer the system thinking approach learned in the lecture to other highly integrated technical systems.
- Analyse the interactions between mobile devices and networks to identify key dependencies and performance impacts.
- Critically assess current and future cellular communication technologies, evaluate system-wide design trade-offs.
- Develop original approaches to advancing mobile communication systems.
Acquired Competencies:
- Comprehensive understanding of modern mobile communication systems, including in-depth knowledge of technologies and procedures in cellular communication.
- Proficiency in analysing and evaluating complex technical systems.
- Ability to integrate technical and economic perspectives, and to transfer knowledge to emerging technologies and applications.
Description
- introduction: cellular terminals as example for highly integrated systems
- basics: OSI model, network architecture
- protocol architecture: QoS, control plane and user plane
- physical layer: radio channel, WCDMA for UMTS and HSPA, OFDMA for LTE and NR, channel coding
- procedures: random access, paging, measurements
- further aspects: spectrum, antennas, key performance indicators
- economic aspects, market environment
- outlook on possible future developments in mobile communications (6G)
- basics: OSI model, network architecture
- protocol architecture: QoS, control plane and user plane
- physical layer: radio channel, WCDMA for UMTS and HSPA, OFDMA for LTE and NR, channel coding
- procedures: random access, paging, measurements
- further aspects: spectrum, antennas, key performance indicators
- economic aspects, market environment
- outlook on possible future developments in mobile communications (6G)
Prerequisites
basics of signal processing, communication theory, communication networks
Teaching and learning methods
The teaching method used in the lecture is front-of-class teaching, supplemented by group discussions. Independent study of the distributed material.
Examination
The examination will be conducted as a written, closed-book exam.
* Duration: 60 minutes
* Resources: No external materials or aids (e.g., books, notes, or electronic devices) are permitted.
* The exam will assess understanding, application, and analysis of the topics covered in the lecture.
* Assessment criteria: Clarity and correctness, logical and consistent application of learned concepts.
* Duration: 60 minutes
* Resources: No external materials or aids (e.g., books, notes, or electronic devices) are permitted.
* The exam will assess understanding, application, and analysis of the topics covered in the lecture.
* Assessment criteria: Clarity and correctness, logical and consistent application of learned concepts.
Recommended literature
Popovski: Wireless Connectivity: An Intuitive and Fundamental Guide, Wiley, 1st edition, 2020.
Skold, Dahlman, Parkvall: 5G NR: The Next Generation Wireless Access Technology, Academic Press, 2nd edition, 2020.
Holma, Toskala, Nakamura: 5G Technology: 3GPP New Radio, Wiley, 2020
Sesia, Toufik, Baker: LTE - The UMTS Long Term Evolution: From Theory to Practice, Wiley, 2nd edition, 2011.
Skold, Dahlman, Parkvall: 5G NR: The Next Generation Wireless Access Technology, Academic Press, 2nd edition, 2020.
Holma, Toskala, Nakamura: 5G Technology: 3GPP New Radio, Wiley, 2020
Sesia, Toufik, Baker: LTE - The UMTS Long Term Evolution: From Theory to Practice, Wiley, 2nd edition, 2011.