Overview
Wireless telecommunication has experienced remarkable growth since the introduction of cellular telephones. With licensing of the FCC of spectrum for Personal Communication Services (PCS) and other services such as wireless LAN, wireless local loop, wireless PDA, and the emerging wireless Internet, the growth rate is expected to increase even further. This graduate certificate provides those with an EE background the specific knowledge they need to work in this expanding market. Those who choose to work toward the master degree are able, upon admission, to apply all courses taken toward a certificate toward fulfillment of a degree program.
Admission to Wireless Communication program requires a bachelor’s degree in an appropriate preparatory discipline from an institution acceptable to Polytechnic.
EL6303 Probability (3 credits)
Course topics include: events, probability, repeated trials, random variables distributions moments, characteristic functions, functions of random variables, sequences of random variables, limit theorems, engineering applications of statistics, mean square estimations, system reliabilities and a project on system parameter estimation. Prerequisites: graduate status and MA 3012.
Choose any 4 Electives (12 credits):
EL5363 Principles of Communication Networks (3 credits)
An introductory course in data communications, computer communications and networking. Examples of networks. Data communications principles: transmission, digital and analog data and signaling and encoding. Data communication techniques: asynchronous and synchronous transmission, error detection, data link control and multiplexing. Circuit switching and packet switching, local metropolitan area networks. ISDN and Broadband ISDN, frame relay and other high speed networks. Introduction to protocols, architecture, and Internetworking. Project report on new networking technology. Prerequisites: MA 3012 or instructor’s permission.
EL5473 Introduction to VLSI Design (3 credits) This course will cover CMOS processing technology; MOS transistor theory, static/dynamic circuit and logic design techniques; mixed (analog/digital) design, standard cells and gate arrays; clocking strategies; input/output structures; datapath, memory and control logic design. Advanced VLSI CAD tools will be used for layout; timing, functional and mixed mode simulations.
EL6433 Digital Integrated circuits (3 credits) Analysis and design of digital integrated circuits. Circuits analysis of piecewise linear single energy linear single energy storage element networks. Rules for determining states of diodes and transistors. Bipolar junction and feild effect transistors as switches. Basic digital logic gates. Integrated circuit logic and building blocks (TTL, MOS,CMOS,ECL, Integrated Injection Logic). Sweep circuits (Constant current, Miller, boot-strap), Monostable, Astable and Bistable(Schmitt trigger) switiching circuits. Applications (pulse width modulator, triangle wave generator, FM function generator).
EL6013 Principles of Digital Communications: Modulation and Coding (3 credits)
Principles of M-ary communication: signal space methods, optimum detection. Fundamental parameters of digital communication systems, various modulation techniques and their performance in terms of bandwidth efficiency and error probability. Efficient signaling with coded waveforms. Block coding and convolutional coding. Joint modulation and coding. Prerequisites: EE 3403 and EL 630 (OR EL 6303)
EL6023 Wireless Communications: Channel Modeling and Coding (3 credits)
Wireless communication channel models and practical techniques for mitigating transmission impairments. Channel Modeling Parameters: Path loss; Fading: long-term vs. short-term fading, flat vs. frequency selective fading, and slow vs. fast fading; Multipath spread parameters: delay spread, angular spread and Doppler spread. Channel Parameter Estimation: training sequence and blind approaches. Mitigation: Mitigation of path loss and fading: Diversity, handoff and power control; Mitigation of intersymbol interference: rake receiver and equalizer; Mitigation of time variation: pilot symbols and dynamic tracking. Processing Techniques: LS, zero forcing, MMSE, LMS, etc. Prerequisites: EE 3403, MA 3012 and programming skill in MATLAB or equivalent.
EL6033 Modern Wireless Communication Techniques and Systems (3 credits)
Multiple Access and Multiplexing Techniques; Spread spectrum and Code division multiple access (CDMA) techniques: Direct sequence, Frequency hopping; Multicarrier techniques: Orthogonal frequency division (OFDM) and Multicarrier CDMA (MC-CDMA). Ultra Wideband communications, Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Blue Tooth, etc. A report on one of these new miscellaneous wireless communication systems is required. Prerequisites: EE 340 and EL 630 (OR EL 6303).
EL6753 UHF Propagation for Wireless Systems (3 credits)
UHF radio applications for cellular mobile radio telephones, wireless local area networks and personal communications networks. Propagation characteristics of UHF radio signals over a flat earth, buildings in cities and within buildings: basic physical principles underlying propagation and diffraction; signal behavior; theoretical models for predicting propagation characteristics; Huygens’ principle; Fresnel zone and diffraction theory; and mathematical models of propagation.
Candidates for the degree Master of science in electrical engineering must complete no less than 30 credits of advanced study with an overall GPA of B in all graduate courses as required by the University.
