• Transmission fundamentals, Signal encoding, Overview of Wireless Communications.
• Architecture of Wireless LAN, PAN, and BAN.
• Architecture of current generations of Mobile Networks.
• Mobile applications, Internet of Things (IoT), and device to device communication.
• Sustainability and ICT.

Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• Explain the basic functionality of mobile networks and be able to do performance calculations.
• Discuss the effect of the availability of affordable mobile services and IoT in a global society.
• Be able to explain the architecture of existing mobile and wireless networks and campare and contrast one network architecture with another.
• Describe the core network protocols and applications in the current generations of mobile networks.
• Explain, in a broad sense, the environmental and sustainability challanges of the ICT-industry (electromagnetic radiation, energy, limited natural resources, environmentally harmful effects, economic effects (of both infrastructures and devices), economic and social effects on society).
• Demonstrate your knowledge of this area both orally and in writing.
• Be able to follow the current literature, i.e. white papers, conference papers, and journal papers in the area.

The course consists of 13 lectures (L), 6 tutorials (T), and 4 seminars (S) of two hours each. Every teaching hour is 45 minutes. Some teaching activities will be given in class rooms and others on Zoom. See the Time Table in Canvas for details.

Tutorials (T1,…,T6) and Seminars (S1,…,S4) will provide formative feedback, while the written examination, project report, and project presentation will involve summative feedback. The project report and project presentation are evaluated together for the project grade.

This is the detailed plan of the course plan (see the Canvas room for the latest version).

Beard and W. Stallings. Wireless Communication Networks and Systems. Pearson Education, 2016.

Selected papers.

Students at KTH with a permanent disability can get support during studies from Funka:

Funka - compensatory support for students with disabilities

A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

• PRO1 - Project, 3.5 credits, Grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• TEN1 - Exam, 4.0 credits, Grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.