Subject description - B2M17SBS

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B2M17SBS Wave Propagation for Wireless Links
Roles:P, PV Extent of teaching:2P+2C
Department:13117 Language of teaching:CS
Guarantors:Pechač P. Completion:Z,ZK
Lecturers:Pechač P. Credits:6
Tutors:Pechač P. Semester:L

Web page:

https://moodle.fel.cvut.cz/courses/B2M17SBS

Anotation:

The aim of the course is to familiarize the student with a wireless transmission channel in a real environment from the point of view of wave propagation for the needs of planning terrestrial and satellite wireless links. The content includes both deeper theoretical foundations of radio wave propagation in the atmosphere and practical procedures for designing terrestrial and satellite, fixed and mobile links in various frequency bands according to ITU-R recommendations.

Study targets:

The aim of the course is to familiarize the student with a wireless transmission channel in a real environment from the point of view of wave propagation for the needs of planning terrestrial and satellite wireless links.

Content:

The content includes both deeper theoretical foundations of radio wave propagation in the atmosphere and practical procedures for designing terrestrial and satellite, fixed and mobile links in various frequency bands according to ITU-R recommendations.

Course outlines:

1. Unification of basic concepts
2. Specific properties of transmission environments in terms of frequency spectrum and services, wave propagation mechanisms in the atmosphere
3. Propagation of ground-based spatial waves in the troposphere
4. Wave interaction with terrain and other obstacles
5. Directional terrestrial links, power balance, types of leakage
6. Design of a directional link according to ITU-R P.530
7. Issues of interference in wireless links and frequency planning
8. Mobile links, wave propagation in urban areas and interiors
9. Empirical and deterministic wave propagation models
10. Measurement and processing of mobile link fading
11. Wireless optical links, connections in the visible spectrum
12. Wave propagation in the anisotropic environment of the ionosphere and the influence of the ionosphere on wireless links
13. Power balance of a satellite link
14. Introduction to other types of wireless links (tropospheric link, wave propagation in tunnels, etc.)

Exercises outline:

The tutorials are based on two larger projects. In the first, students work in small teams to design directional links according to the ITU-R P.530 methodology. In the second, they measure mobile link fadings and then process them. In addition to writing reports, both projects conclude with a joint presentation of the results. Discussions and mutual comparisons of the results and approaches of individual teams to the solutions during the presentations serve to deepen understanding of the issues.

Literature:

[1] Barclay L.W., Propagation of Radiowaves, 3rd Edition, IET, 2012.
[2] Saunders, S., Aragon-Zavala, A., Antennas and Propagation for Wireless Communication Systems, 2nd Edition, Wiley, 2007.
[3] ITU-R SG3 Recommendations.

Requirements:

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Keywords:

propagation of electromagnetic waves, wireless transmission, terrestrial links, satellite links

Subject is included into these academic programs:

Program Branch Role Recommended semester
MPKIT2_2026 Internet of Things PV 2
MPEK4_2018 Technology of the Internet of Things P 2
MPEK6_2018 Mobile Communications P 2
MPKIT5_2026 Communications and Information Processing PV 2
MPKIT1_2026 Intelligent communication networks PV 2
MPKIT3_2026 Wireless Technology and Photonics PV 2
MPEK7_2018 Radio Communications and Systems P 2
MPEK8_2021 Communication and information processing PV 2,4
MPKIT4_2026 Audiovisual technology PV 2
MPEK3_2018 Photonics P 2


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