FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

SHAH ALAM

PROGRAMME MSc. in Telecommunication and Information Engineering

COURSE Mobile and Satellite Communication Networks (ECM716)
CREDIT HOUR 3

SYPNOSIS:

This course addresses wireless networking, including architectures, protocols, and standards. It describes
concepts, technology and applications of wireless networking as used in current and next-generation
wireless networks. It describes the engineering aspects of network functions and designs.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

• Describe the architectures and elements of a mobile and satellite networks.
• Solve the mobility problems related to network planning and design.
• Apply the concept of link budget to optimise the system operation.

COURSE EVALUATION:

Assessments Percentage

1. Tests 30%
2. Assignments 30%
3. Mini projects 40%

Total Marks 100%

REFERENCES
1. Theodore S Rappaport, Wireless Communications, Principles and Practice, Prentice Hall, 2nd edition,
2003.
2. Dennis Roddy, Satellite Communication, Mc Graw Hill, 5th Edition, 2009.
3. W.C.Y. Lee, Mobile Cellular Telecommunications, McGraw Hill, 2rd Edition, 2006.
4. Gordon L. Stuber, Principles of Mobile Communications, Springer International, 2nd Edition, 2007.
5. G. Maral and M. Bousquet, Satellite Communications Systems, 4th edition, John Wiley, 2002.
6. Tri T. Ha, Digital Satellite Communications, 2nd ed., McGraw-Hill, 1990.
7. S. Tirro, Satellite Communications System Design, Plenum Press, 1993.
8. M.J. Miller, B. Vucetic, and L. Berry, Satellite Communications: Mobile and Fixed Services, Kluwer
Academic Publisher, 1993. June 2007
LECTURER:

1. Dr Nur Idora Abdul Razak Room: T2 – A12 – 15A Tel.: 019-2316463

WEEK CHAPTERS/TOPICS CO-PO ACTIVITIES ASSESSMENT

Introduction to Wireless
Communication Systems
1
• Evolution of mobile
(11/3/18) communications CO1 – PO1 Lectures Test 1
• Development and
standards

Mobile Communication Network

• Cellular concept and

system design
fundamentals: Frequency
1, 2 reuse, channel
(11/3/18, assignment, handoff, CO1 – PO1 Lectures Test 1
interference and system CO2 – PO2
24/3/18) capacity, trunking and
grade of service,
improving coverage and
capacity in cellular
systems

Mobile Radio Propagation

• Free space propagation

model, reflection,
3 diffraction, scattering
• Link budget design CO2 – PO2 Lectures Mini Project 1
(8/4/18)
• Outdoor and indoor
propagation models
• Small scale multipath
propagation

Multiple Access Technique

• Frequency Division
multiple Access (FDMA),
Time Division Multiple
Access (TDMA), Spread
Spectrum Multiple Access,
4 Space Division Multiple
(21/4/18) Access (SDMA), CO3 – PO3 Lectures Assignment 1
Asynchronous Transfer
Mode (ATM) for Space,
ATM over satellite
• Packet Radio
• Capacity of Cellular
Systems
 Test 1
Satellite Communications

• Historical background of
satellite technology
development
• Organisation of a satellite
5
communications system
(6/5/18) • The Configuration of a CO1 – PO1 Lectures Test 2
satellite Communications
System
• Types of Orbit
• Spectum Allocation

Orbits And Related Issues

• Orbital Mechanics
• Kepplerian Orbits
5 :Keppler’s laws; relative CO2 – PO2 Lectures Test 2
movement of two point
(6/5/18) bodies; orbital
parameters; earth-satellite
geometry.
• Pertubations of The Orbit

Space Link

• Link Power Budget

• System noise temperature Test 2
6 CO3 – PO3 Lectures Mini Project 2
and G/T ratio
(19/5/18) • Design of satellite links for
specified carrier-to-noise
ratio

Space Science & Satellite

Applications

• Current Satellite
7 Communication
Applications CO3 – PO3 Lectures Assignment 2
(10/6/18)
• Space Weather; Tropical
Climate Change, Remote
Sensing

Test 2
 COURSE OUTCOMES – PROGRAM OUTCOMES MATRIX

PROGRAM OUTCOMES
COURSE OUTCOMES
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7

a. Describe the architectures and elements of

a mobile and satellite networks.
√

b. Solve the mobility problems related to

network planning and design.
√

c. Apply the concept of link budget to optimise

the system operation.
√

PO1: Ability to interpret in-depth knowledge and emergent technologies towards the
convergence of computing and telecommunications.

PO2: Ability to access and use ideas in the context of research in the areas of network systems
engineering and related fields.

PO3: Ability to plan and outline solutions to problems related to the field of network systems and
other areas.