Broadband Communication Systems

Περιγραφή Μαθήματος

Wireless Communications

Section 1 (2 hours) – Introduction to wireless broadband communications: system development and technologies up to 3G, high-rate transmission techniques, multiple input – multiple output (MIMO) antenna systems, wireless channel

Section 2 (3 hours) – OFDM and OFDMA Technologies: Operation Principles, configuration, exercises, SC-FDMA

Section 3 (4 hours): Long Term Evolution (LTE) and WiMAX: LTE system and protocol architecture, time structure, reference signals, multi-antenna transmission, heterogeneous networks, LTE – WiMAX comparison

Section 4 (3 hours): IMT Advanced (4G) : 4G requirements and specifications, IEEE 802.16m, LTE Advanced, system summary and evolution of the next generation (5G)

Optical Communications

Section 1 (2 hours): Introduction to Optical Communications

Section 2 (4 hours): Optical Fibers (Propagation, Types and characteristics, Optical signal degradation- Attenuation – Dispersion – Nonlinear phenomena, connections) – Optical Cables

Section 3 (1 hour): Passive elements in optical networks – Sources – Receivers

Section 4 (1 hour): Repeaters – Optical Amplifiers

Section 5 (1 hour): Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM)

Section 6 (3 hours): Optical Fiber Networks (broadband applications and requirements) – Optical communication system design.

Στοιχεία Μαθήματος

Μάθημα:  Μαθήματα Κατεύθυνσης

Εξάμηνο:  Τρίτο Εξάμηνο

Ώρες / εβδομάδα:   2

Πιστ. Μονάδες (ECTS):  8

Διδάσκοντες:  Δ. Μπάμπας, Α. Μπουρσιάνης