Principles of mobile telecommunications course

This course explains those principles that are fundamental to the operation of mobile systems and is designed to be studied before attempting the GSM and UMTS courses.

Summary of topics covered:

Aspects of mobility inc. registration and handover

Introduction to GSM and UMTS networks

Review of other radio systems inc. TETRA Wi-fi, WiMax and Bluetooth

Radio link impairments inc. slow and fast fading

Mobile data transmission principles: role of OSIRM; asymmetrical and symmetrical data flows; multiple access schemes inc. TDMA, FDMA and WCDMA

Use of licenced and unlicensed radio frequency bands

Security mechanisms inc. authentication and encryption

Overview of the various generations of mobile systems


Number of chapters: 8 Study time: 7 hours

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