Mobile Communications (826H1)
Mobile Communications
Module 826H1
Module details for 2025/26.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 7 (Masters)
Module Outline
Mobile and wireless communications have become an essential utility of our everyday lives. They provide wireless connectivity for a wide range of use cases, from mobile broadband communications to smart devices and the Internet-of-Things. The aim of the module is to introduce the fundamental principles of mobile communications and provide the students with up-to-date knowledge and skills that are important in the design and analysis of mobile wireless communication systems. The module starts with an overview of mobile communication technologies, followed by the cellular concept and mobile communication fading channels to advanced digital communication techniques including modulation, channel coding, multiple access, and multiple antenna technologies. The module is delivered by a series of lectures and coursework project assignment supported by laboratory sessions. The project work involves research, simulations, and performance analysis using MATLAB software tools.
Topics include:
-Overview of mobile communication technologies
-Cellular mobile communications concept
-Mobile communications impairments and fading channels
-Digital modulation and adaptive techniques
-Channel coding techniques
-Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)
-Multiple access techniques (FDMA/TDMA/CDMA/OFDMA)
-Spatial diversity and multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems
-Millimetre wave communications
-Modelling and simulations using MATLAB software tools.
AHEP4 Learning Outcomes: M1, M2, M3, M4, M12, M13, M17.
Library
Andrea Goldsmith, Wireless Communications, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
A. Molisch, Wireless Communications, 2nd Ed, Wiley & Sons, 2011.
A. Osseiran, J.F. Monserrat, P. March, 5G Mobile and wireless communications technology, Cambridge university Press, 2016.
J. Rodriguez, Fundamental of 5G mobile networks, Wiley, 2015.
K. Zhang, Wireless Communications: Principles, Theory and Methodology, Wiley, 2015.
Y. Akaiwa, Introduction to Digital Mobile Communication, 2nd Ed, Wiley, 2015.
H. Kim, Wireless Communications Systems Design, Wiley, 2015.
Module learning outcomes
Demonstrate systematic knowledge and understanding of mobile communications principles including concepts, technologies, and applications.
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the mathematical principles and apply them in the analysis of mobile communication channels and underlying mitigation methods.
Design and critically evaluate the performance of advanced digital communication techniques using appropriate computational and analytical methods.
Model, simulate, and critical performance analysis using MATLAB/Simulink software tools.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 100.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Presentation | T1 Week 10 (10 minutes) | 20.00% |
| Report | A1 Week 1 | 80.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Semester | Laboratory | 2 hours | 01111111111 |
| Autumn Semester | Lecture | 2 hours | 11111111111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
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