718, IS Bldg.
Tel:412-624-5144
prashk AT pitt DOT edu
The objective of this course is to provide a deeper understanding of the physical layer issues that are significantly different for wireless communications as compared with wired communications. It will only briefly cover the basic concepts of modulation as it used to in the past (this is moved into TELCOM 2210), but will instead look at advanced topics in the physical layer. This includes a study of radio propagation in different environments, its effects on digital transmission, and the modulation and coding techniques that are employed to overcome its effects in wireless systems. This class is required as part of the preliminary exam for all Ph.D. students in Telecommunications.
Signals and Systems, TELCOM 2210 Physical Layer of Communications 2 or its equivalent, Calculus, and Probability
Required
David Tse and Pramod Viswanath, Fundamentals of Wireless Communication, Cambridge University Press, 2005 (ISBN: 0-521-84527-0)
Recommended
S. Haykin and M. Moher, Modern Wireless Communications, Prentice Hall, 2005. (ISBN: 0-13-022472-3)