Course details
Wireless and Mobile Networks
BMS Acad. year 2025/2026 Winter semester 5 credits
Description of most used wireless and mobile systems. Used frequencies, the role of the Czech Telecommunication Office, modulations, spread spectrum systems, cellular systems. Public phone systems GSM and systems for data transmission (GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE). Spread spectrum system CDMA. Satellite communication systems and satellite navigation systems GPS. Wireless LANs, Wifi, Bluetooth. Network protocols for wireless and mobile networks, mobile IP, ad-hoc wireless networks. Transport protocols for wireless and mobile networks, reliable transmission, flow control. Support for mobility, application programming interfaces, SIM-toolkit, WAP, J2ME.
Guarantor
Course coordinator
Language of instruction
Completion
Time span
- 39 hrs lectures
- 13 hrs projects
Assessment points
- 70 pts final exam (written part)
- 10 pts mid-term test (written part)
- 20 pts projects
Department
Lecturer
Instructor
Holop Patrik, Ing. (DITS)
Homoliak Ivan, doc. Ing., Ph.D. (DITS)
Hujňák Ondřej, Ing., Ph.D. (RG-3-02)
Perešíni Martin, Ing. (DITS)
Learning objectives
The goal is to make students familiar with the basic concepts and structure of modern wireless and mobile communication networks.
Students will learn basic principles of wireless and mobile networks with focus on computer and data networks, Knowledge of basic protocols and interfaces.
Study literature
- Schiller, J.: Mobile Communications, Addison-Wesley, 2003, 512 p, ISBN 0-321-12381-6
- Andreas F. Molisch, Wireless Communications, Wiley, 2011
Syllabus of lectures
- Introduction, applications, definition of terms, history
- Wireless transmission, frequencies, regulations, antennas, signal propagation
- Modulation, spread spectrum, cellular system
- Media access
- Mobile communication systems, GSM, HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE
- Wireless telecommunication systems, TETRA, CDMA2000
- Satellite communication systems
- Broadcast systems, digital radio
- Localization systems GPS
- Wireless LANs, Wifi, Bluetooth
- Network protocols, mobile IP, ad-hoc networking
- Transport protocols, reliable transmission, flow control
- Support for mobility, WWW, WAP, i-mode, J2ME
Syllabus - others, projects and individual work of students
- A homework on GSM protocol.
- A homework on Wifi/Bluetooth communication.
Progress assessment
A mid-term exam evaluation and an evaluation of projects.
Course inclusion in study plans