| MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD) | |||||
| PhD | TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 | QF-EHEA: Third Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 8 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| EEE5722 | Antennas and Propagation for Wireless Communication | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
| Language of instruction: | En |
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. SAEID KARAMZADEH |
| Course Objectives: | This course is primarily intended for use by students in master’s level and enhanced final year undergraduate courses who are specializing in communication systems and wish to understand the principles and current practices of the wireless communication channel, including both antenna and propagation aspects. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; Students are expected to acquire knowledge about 1. Wireless propagation channels, 2. Fundamental electromagnetic principles underlying propagation and antennas, 3. Basic concepts of antennas and their application to specific wireless systems, 4. Propagation measurement, modelling and prediction for fixed links, macrocells, microcells, picocells and megacells, 5. Narrowband and wideband channel modeling and the effect of the channel on communication system performance, 6. Methods that overcome and transform channel impairments to enhance performance using diversity, adaptive antennas and equalizers. |
| wireless propagation channels, properties of EM waves, fundamentals of antennas, basic EM propagation models, terestrial and satellite fixed links, macroshells,shadowing, fast fading, cells, antennas for mobile systems, adaptive antennas, channel measurements. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
| 1) | Introduction: The Wireless Communication Channel | ||
| 2) | Properties of Electromagnetic Waves | ||
| 3) | Propagation Mechanisms | ||
| 4) | Antenna Fundamentals | ||
| 5) | Basic Propagation Models | ||
| 6) | Terrestrial Fixed Links | ||
| 7) | Satellite Fixed Links | ||
| 8) | Macrocells | ||
| 9) | Shadowing | ||
| 10) | Fast Fading | ||
| 11) | Cells | ||
| 12) | Antennas for Mobile Systems | ||
| 13) | Adaptive Antennas | ||
| 14) | Channel Measurements for Mobile Systems | ||
| 15) | Finals | ||
| 16) | Finals | ||
| Course Notes: | TEXT BOOK TITLE: Antennas and Propagation for Wireless Communication Systems AUTHOR: Simon Saunders, Alejandro Aragón-Zavala YEAR: 2007 ISBN-10: 0470848790 ISBN-13: 978-0470848791 |
| References: | REFERENCE MATERIAL TITLE: ANTENNA THEORY, ANALYSIS AND DESIGN AUTHOR: Constantine A. Balanis YEAR: 2005 ISBN-10: 047166782X ISBN-13: 978-0471667827 |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
| Laboratory | % 0 | |
| Application | % 0 | |
| Field Work | % 0 | |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
| Quizzes | % 0 | |
| Homework Assignments | 5 | % 10 |
| Presentation | % 0 | |
| Project | 1 | % 20 |
| Seminar | % 0 | |
| Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
| Preliminary Jury | % 0 | |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Paper Submission | % 0 | |
| Jury | % 0 | |
| Bütünleme | % 0 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload | |
| Course Hours | 14 | 42 | |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 132 | |
| Presentations / Seminar | |||
| Project | |||
| Homework Assignments | 5 | 25 | |
| Quizzes | |||
| Preliminary Jury | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 2 | |
| Paper Submission | |||
| Jury | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | |
| Total Workload | 203 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |