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Radio Networks

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Course Unit Code440-2307/03
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Optional
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionEnglish
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
DVO133Ing. Marek Dvorský, Ph.D.
Summary
Radio networks and systems, partition, basic notions, GSM system, data transfers in mobile networks, UMTS networks, cordless telephone, paging, WLAN, Digital Video Broadcasting, satellite communication networks, satellite navigation systems.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Understand how to plan radio networks.

Learning outcomes are set so that the students are able to identify and apply tasks in the field of radio networks.
Course Contents
Lectures:
1. Basic terms, units, quantities, connectors used in radio communication technology.
2. Distribution of the frequency spectrum, properties of the radio channel, types of signals, general scheme of the radio communication chain
3. Digital radio and television broadcasting
4. Mobile radio communication systems
5. Microwave transmission
6. Antennas - basic parameters, properties

Exercise:
Basic units and equations used in radio communication, radio communication equations
Sw radio network design
Acquaintance with laboratory measurements
Laboratory measurements 1
Laboratory measurements 2
Laboratory measurements 3
Laboratory measurements 4
Laboratory measurements 5
quiz
Students project - presentation.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
SAUNDERS, Simon R. a ARAGÓN-ZAVALA, Alejandro. Antennas and propagation for wireless communication systems. 2nd ed. Hoboken, NJ: J. Wiley, c2007. ISBN 978-0-470-84879-1.
SECGIN, Suat. Evolution of wireless communication ecosystems. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, [2023]. ISBN 978-1-394-18231-2.
MOLISCH, Andreas F. Wireless communications: from fundamentals to beyond 5G. Third edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-IEEE Press, 2023. ISBN 978-1-119-11720-9.
CAMPOS, Rafael Saraiva. RF positioning: fundamentals, applications, and tools. Boston: Artech House, [2015]. ISBN 978-1-60807-816-5.
SAMAMA, Nel. Indoor positioning: technologies and performance. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, [2019]. ISBN 978-1-119-42184-9.
MARAL, Gérard; BOUSQUET, Michel a SUN, Zhili. Satellite communications systems: systems, techniques and technology. 5th ed. Chichester, West Sussex, U.K.: John Wiley, 2009. ISBN 978-0-470-71458-4.
Hanus, S.: Bezdrátové a mobilní komunikace, skripta - VUT Brno, 2003.
Doboš, L., Dúha, J., Marchevský, S., Wieser, V.: Mobilné rádiové siete, ŽU v Žilině, 2002.
Dobeš, J., Žalud, V.: Moderní radiotechnika, BEN, Praha 2006.
Legíň, M.: Televizní technika DVB-T, BEN, Praha 2006.
Recommended Reading:
SAUNDERS, Simon R. a ARAGÓN-ZAVALA, Alejandro. Antennas and propagation for wireless communication systems. 2nd ed. Hoboken, NJ: J. Wiley, c2007. ISBN 978-0-470-84879-1.
SECGIN, Suat. Evolution of wireless communication ecosystems. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, [2023]. ISBN 978-1-394-18231-2.
MOLISCH, Andreas F. Wireless communications: from fundamentals to beyond 5G. Third edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-IEEE Press, 2023. ISBN 978-1-119-11720-9.
CAMPOS, Rafael Saraiva. RF positioning: fundamentals, applications, and tools. Boston: Artech House, [2015]. ISBN 978-1-60807-816-5.
SAMAMA, Nel. Indoor positioning: technologies and performance. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, [2019]. ISBN 978-1-119-42184-9.
MARAL, Gérard; BOUSQUET, Michel a SUN, Zhili. Satellite communications systems: systems, techniques and technology. 5th ed. Chichester, West Sussex, U.K.: John Wiley, 2009. ISBN 978-0-470-71458-4.
Pechač, P., Zvánovec, S.: Základy šíření vln pro plánování pozemních rádiových spojů, BEN, Praha 2007
Pechač, P.: Šíření vln v zástavbě, BEN, Praha 2005
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Tasks are not Defined