- Fundamentals of wireless area communication systems: Structure and functional blocks. Performance measures: coverage, quality, capacity, Traffic models. Quality of Service (QoS) classes and negociation. Introduction to the Radio Resource Management (RRM)-problem.
- Link performance in interference limited systems: Muliple Access Communication Systems. Orthogonal, non-orthogonal signalling (F/T/CDMA).
- Cellular system concept: Cochannel interference, spectrum reuse, simple capacity analysis, blocking.. Fading models, combined outage/blocking analysis. Advanced cell structures: Sectorization, Hierarchical systems (macro/micro/pico-cells), adaptive antennas, SDMA.
- Simulation tools for cellular network analysis(RUNE).
- Handover and Mobility Management.
- Dynamic Resource Allocation.
- Transmitter Power Control: Optimal power control. C/I balancing, Removal/Admission strategies, Multirate power control.
- Frequency Hopping Systems: Random Resource allocation.
- DS-CDMA systems: Capacity calculations, Power control, Soft-Handoff, Dynamic Cell Management.
- Packet-oriented wireless access systems: Delay/Throughput. Multiple Access protocols. ALOHA, CSMA, CRA, PRMA. Wireless LAN:s IEEE 802.11, Hiperlan/2.