K.S.

School of Engineering and Management

Bengaluru, www.kssem.edu.in
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
Programme: BE in Electronics and Communication Engineering
Syllabus

Course: Cellular Mobile Communications

Type: Professional Elective 2 Course Code
15EC651
No of Hours per week
Theory Practical/Field Total teaching
Total/Week
(Lecture Class) Work/Allied Activities hours
03 00 03 40
Marks
Internal Assessment Examination Total Credits
20 80 100 03
Pre-Requisite Knowledge/Skill: Fundamental knowledge of Analog & Digital
Communication
Aim/Objective of the Course:
“Cellular Mobile Communication”, is taught as one of professional elective
subject for engineering programme. In this programme, students examine the
fundamental concepts of mobile cellular communications. Topics include
frequency reuse; call processing; propagation loss; multipath fading and
methods of reducing fades; error correction requirements and techniques GSM,
CDMA One, GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000, W-CDMA, LTE. The course cellular
Mobile communication provide the basic understanding of mobile networks, its
usage, basic data services like SMS, MMS and its improved services like
GPRS,HSCSD and EDGE. The programme also intends to provide
understanding of CDMA technology and various Propagation models. The
delivery of topics will be made through lecture classes, demonstrations and field
visits. The evaluation will be carried out through class tests and main
examination.
Course Learning Outcomes:
After completing the course, the students will be able to,
1. Explain frequency-reuse ,large scale path loss concept in cellular communications
models and to analyse its effects in interference, system capacity, and the grade of
service
2. Describe small-scale fading-channel models, Multipath Propagation and analyse their
influences on a wireless communication system’s parameters.
3. Explain basic concepts of GSM Networks, Architecture, Interfaces and protocols
4. Explain GSM logical channels and Frame structure, Handover concepts
5. Describe the various classical and improved GSM services.
6. Explain the concept of CDMA technology, its architecture and its evolution.
Syllabus Content:
Module 1:
Cellular Concept: Frequency Reuse, Channel Assignment Strategies,
Interference and System Capacity, Power Control for Reducing
Interference, Trunking and Grade of Service, Improving Capacity in
Cellular Systems.
Mobile Radio Propagation: Large Scale path Loss- Free Space Model, 08
Three basic propagation mechanisms, Practical Link Budget Design using Hrs
Path Loss Models, Outdoor Propagation Models – Okumura, Hata, PCS
Extension to Hata Model (explanations only) (Text 1).
Learning Outcome’s: After completion of this module, the students will
be able to,
1. Explain the concept of frequency reuse and different typed of
Propagation models.
2. Analyse the effect of Frequency reuse on interference , system
capacity,GoS and large scale path loss on different models.
Module 2:
Mobile Radio Propagation:
Small-Scale Fading and Multipath:
Small scale Multipath Propagation, Impulse Response Model of a
Multipath Channel, Small-Scale Multipath Measurements, Parameters
of Mobile Multipath Channels, Types of Small-Scale Fading, Rayleigh
and Ricean Distributions, Statistical Model for Multipath Fading 08
Channels (Clarke’s Model for Flat Fading only). (Text 1).
Hrs
Learning Outcome’s: After completion of this module, the students will
be able to,
1. Define and explain small scale multipath propagation.
2. Analyse the effect multipath propagation on different wireless
parameter.
3. Explain the different types of small scale Fading.
Module 3:
System Architecture and Addressing:
System architecture, The SIM concept, Addressing, Registers and
subscriber data, Location registers (HLR and VLR) Security-related
registers (AUC and EIR), Subscriber data, Network interfaces and
configurations.
Air Interface – GSM Physical Layer: 08
Logical channels, Physical channels, Synchronization- Frequency Hrs
and clock synchronization, Adaptive frame synchronization, Mapping
of logical onto physical channels, Radio subsystem link control,
Channel coding, source coding and speech processing, Source
coding and speech processing, Channel coding, Power-up scenario.
GSM Protocols:
Protocol architecture planes, Protocol architecture of the user plane,
Protocol architecture of the signaling plane, Signaling at the air
interface (Um), Signaling at the A and Abis interfaces, Security-related
network functions, Signaling at the user interface. (Text 2)
Learning Outcome’s: After completion of this Chapter, the students will
be able to,
1. Explain the basic concepts of GSM Networks, architecture.
2. Explain different types of GSM Interfaces and protocols.
3. Obtain the different implementations of given system.
4. Define, explain and determine discrete/ continuous time Fourier
series.
5. Prove the properties of Fourier series.
6. Determine Fourier transform of periodic signals.
7. Explain basic concepts of GSM Networks, Architecture, Interfaces and
protocols
8. Explain GSM logical channels and Frame structure, Handover concepts
9. Describe the various classical and improved GSM services.
10.
Module 4:
GSM Roaming Scenarios and Handover:
Mobile application part interfaces, Location registration and location
update, Connection establishment and termination, Handover. (upto
6.4.1 only in Text2)
Services:
Classical GSM services, Popular GSM services: SMS and MMS
Improved data services in GSM: GPRS, HSCSD and EDGE
GPRS System architecture of GPRS , Services , Session
management, mobility management and routing, Protocol
architecture, Signaling plane, Interworking with IP
networks, Air interface, Authentication and ciphering, Summary of
GPRS . 08
HSCSD: Architecture, Air interface, HSCSD resource allocation and Hrs
capacity issues.
EDGE: The EDGE concept, EDGE physical layer, modulation and
coding, EDGE: effects on the GSM system architecture, ECSD and
EGPRS. (Text 2)
Learning Outcome’s: After completion of this Chapter, the students will
be able to,
1. Define, explain and determine discrete/ continuous time Fourier
transform.
2. Prove the properties of Fourier transform.
3. Determine Fourier transform of aperiodic signals.
4. State, prove and analyse sampling theorem and Nyquist criterion.
Module 5:
CDMA Technology – Introduction to CDMA,CDMA frequency
bands, CDMA Network and System Architecture, CDMA Channel
concept, Forward Logical Channels, Reverse logical Channels, CDMA
frame format, CDMA System Operations (Initialization/Registration), 08
Call Establishment, CDMA Call handoff,IS-95B,CDMA200,W- Hrs
 CDMA,UMTS,CDMA data networks, Evolution of CDMA to
3G,Cdma2000 RAN Components, Cdma 2000 Packet Data Service.
(Text 3)

Learning Outcome’s: After completion this Chapter, the students will be

able to,
1. Define z-transform and ROC.
2. Explain and prove the properties of z-transform and ROC.
3. Determine z-transform, ROC and inverse z-transform of given
signal.
4. Determine or calculate transfer function and impulse response of
given system.
5. Calculate the unilateral z-transform for given difference equations.
6. Analyse whether given system is stable, causal etc.
Text Books
1. Theodore Rapport, “Wireless Communications – Principles
and Practice”, Prentice Hall of India , 2nd Edition, 2007,
ISBN 978-8-120-32381-0.
2. Jorg Eberspacher, Hans-Jorg Vogel, Christian Bettstetter, Christian
Hartmann, "GSM– Architecture, Protocols and Services”, Wiley, 3rd
Edition, 2009, ISBN-978-0-470-03070-7.
3. Gary J Mullet, “Introduction To Wireless Telecommunications
systems and Networks", Cengage Learning.
Reference Books
1. Wireless Digital Communications – Kamilo Feher, PHI, 1999.
2. Principles of Wireless Networks –Kaveh Pah Laven and P. Krishna
Murthy, Pearson Education, 2002.
3. Wireless Communications – Andreaws F. Molisch, Wiley India, 2006.
4. Introduction to Wireless and Mobile Systems – Dharma Prakash Agarwal,
Qing-An Zeng, Thomson 2nd Edition, 2006.
5. Wireless Communication and Networking – William Stallings, PHI, 2003.
Additional Reading
1. C. Y. Lee and William, “Mobile Cellular Telecommunications”, 2nd Ed, McGraw
Hill. 2001
2. Mischa Schwartz, “Mobile Wireless Communications”, Cambridge Univ. Press, UK,
2005.
3. Mobile Communication Hand Book”, 2nd Edition, IEEE Press. 2002
4. Lawrence Harte, “3G Wireless Demystified”, McGraw Hill Publications. 2000
Useful Websites
1. Free mobile technology books:
http://www.freebookcentre.net/mobile-technology/mobile-technology-books.html
2. https://www.comsoc.org/wirelessmagGSM Favourite.com
http://www.gsmfavorites.com/documents/introduction/mobile/
3. Tutorial Points
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/gsm/gsm_overview.htm
 4. Radio Electronics.Com
http://www.radio-electronics.com/info/cellulartelecomms/gsm_technical/gsm_introduction.php
5. ACM Digital Library:
http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=560029
6. http://www.wirelesscommunication.nl/reference/contents.htm
7. GSM Case Studies
https://www.itu.int/osg/spu/ni/3G/casestudies/GSM-FINAL.pdf
Useful Journals
1. IEEE Xplore: IEEE Wireless Communications
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?reload=true&punumber=7742
2. Wireless Personal Communications - Springer Link
https://link.springer.com/journal/11277
3. International Journal of Signal Processing Systems, www.ijsps.com/
Teaching and Learning Methods:
1. Lecture class: 50hrs.
2. Self-study: 03 hrs
Skill Mapping of Course:
Learning Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation
Outcomes
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Assessment:
Type of test/examination: Written examination
Class tests: 20 marks (Average of best two of total three tests will be
considered)
Main examination: 80 marks (students have to answer all main questions)
Test duration: 1 hr
Examination duration: 3 hrs

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PO3: Design &Development
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PO5: Modern Tool Usage
PO6: Engineer & Society
PO7:Environment and Society
PO8:Ethics
PO9:Individual & Team Work
PO10: Communication
PO11:Project Management &
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