DS1SMR - Mobile Communications Systems

Course specification
Course title		Mobile Communications Systems
Acronym		DS1SMR
Study programme		Electrical Engineering and Computing
Module		Telecommunications and Information Technologies
Type of study		doctoral studies
Lecturer (for classes)		professor PhD Aleksandar Nešković
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
ESPB		9.0	Status	elective
Condition		none
The goal		Considering problems of organization and implementation of mobile radio systems. The candidate needs to master the principles of the design and optimisation of modern mobile radio systems.
The outcome		After completing the course, student should know - to analyze the problem in a radio system, - to find and analyze existing solutions, and - to apply modern statistical methods and/or optimisation procedures to solve the problem.
Contents
Contents of lectures		Radio network architectures. Design and optimisation of radio network. Mobility management. Security aspects - authentication and ciphering. Core network architecture, design and dimensioning. Managing QoS. Radio system monitoring and control. Distributed and centralized network management. Implementation of services. Accounting and billing.
Contents of exercises		theoretical and practical independent research work
Literature
ETSI GSM recommendations. www.etsi.org (Original title) 3GPP specifications. www.3gpp.org (Original title) IETF RFCs. www.ietf.org/rfc.html (Original title) IEEE technical literature, http://ieeexplore.ieee.org. (Original title) Training documentation of leading manufacturers ( Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, Huawei, Alcatel)
Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
Lectures	Exercises	OTC	Study and Research	Other classes
6
Methods of teaching		Mentor approach.
Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
Pre obligations		Points	Final exam	Points
Activites during lectures		0	Test paper
Practical lessons		0	Oral examination	30
Projects		0
Colloquia		0
Seminars		70