| | Standard Course Syllabus | Course Supervisor | Date of Approval |
| | Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Teixeira | 3/05 |
| | 613 | Antennas and Propagation for Wireless Systems |
| | 2. | CATALOG DESCRIPTION |
| | Introduction to antennas; antenna design for wireless base stations and remote sites; statistical propagation of waves in |
| | urban and rural environments; applications to cellular and PCS. |
| | Quarters of Offering | Credits | | Level | Class Meeting |
| | Au Qtr. | 3 | U G | 3 cl. |
| | Course Prerequisites |
| | Prereq: 312. |
| | 3. | PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC |
| | Courses that require this as a direct prerequisite |
| | 682R, 714 |
| | 4. | Text(s) and Other Course Materials | Author(s) | Publisher |
| | Notes from UniPrint |
| | References (supplemental reading) |
| | [1] W.C.Y. Lee, Mobile Cellular Communications |
| | 5. | COURSE OBJECTIVES |
| | 1. Students will learn to derive the basic antenna and propagation parameters needed for cellular wireless systems design |
| | from basic electromagnetic theory. (Criterion 3(a)) |
| | 2. Students will learn how a cellular communication system works and what goes into its design (Criterion 3(c)) |
| | 3. Students will gain problem-solving skills through examples in classroom lectures and home work based on the course |
| | materials. (Criterion 3(e)) |
| | 4. Students will develop a computer program to simulate the performance of a specified antenna. They will also write a |
| | report describing the results of the simulation. (Criteria 3(g),(k)) |
| | 6. | TOPICS AND (# OF LECTURES) |
| | Overview of a cellular communications system (4) |
| | Antenna fundamentals (polarization, gain, input impedance, losses, etc.) (12) |
| | Antenna types and arrays (3) |
| | Concepts in reflection, diffraction and scattering (4) |
| | Theoretical, experimental and statistical models for propagation (4) |
| | Use of propagation models to predict signal strength at the receiver (4) |
| | Fading of signals due to multipath (3) |
| | Diversity (2) |
| | Design issues for a cell site (1) |
| | 7. | CLASS MEETING PATTERN | (For example, "3cl." means 3 48-min classes per week.) |
| | 3 cl. |
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