ENPM616

Advanced topics in wireless communications for voice, data, and multimedia. Overview of current wireless systems and standards followed by characterizing the wireless channel, including path loss for different environments, random log-normal shadowing due to signal attenuation, and the flat and frequency-selective properties of multipath fading. Fundamental capacity limits of wireless channels and the characteristics of the capacity-achieving transmission strategies. Overview of wireless networks, including multiple and random access techniques, WLANs, cellular system design, and ad-hoc network design. Applications for these systems, including the evolution of cell phones and PDAs, smart homes and appliances, sensor networks, and automated highways and skyways.