OT3TM1 - Measurements in Telecommunications 1

Course specification
Course title		Measurements in Telecommunications 1
Acronym		OT3TM1
Study programme		Electrical Engineering and Computing
Module		Telecommunications and Information Technologies
Type of study		bachelor academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)		professor PhD Milan Bjelica professor PhD Mirjana Simić Pejović
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)		professor PhD Milan Bjelica professor PhD Mirjana Simić Pejović
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)		professor PhD Milan Bjelica
ESPB		6.0	Status	elective
Condition		None
The goal		Introduce the students to fundamentals of telecommunication measurements and instrumentation. Make them capable of performing basic measurements in time and frequency domain. Make them capable of processing the obtained results and preparing a report.
The outcome		The students will be able to connect different pieces of laboratory equipment, perform basic telecommunications measurements, process the results, and make a report.
Contents
Contents of lectures		Types and organization of measurements in telecommunications. Instrumentation for measurements. Passive components. Power supplies. Signal sources. Signal level measurement. Frequency and time measurement. Digital storage oscilloscope. Signal characterization in time domain. Spectrum analyzer. Processing and presentation of results. Report preparation.
Contents of exercises		Work in laboratory. Training in instruments use. Results processing in GNU Octave and gnuplot free software tools.
Literature
Anand, M.M.S. Electronic Instruments and Instrumentation Technology, Prentice-Hall 2006 (Original title) Rauscher, C. Fundamentals of Spectrum Analysis. Rohde & Schwarz, 2006. (Original title) M. Bjelica: Measurements in Telecommunications 1 - numerical problems (e-book)
Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
Lectures	Exercises	OTC	Study and Research	Other classes
3	1	1
Methods of teaching		Lectures, practices and labs: tests and homework assignments
Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
Pre obligations		Points	Final exam	Points
Activites during lectures		0	Test paper	20
Practical lessons		40	Oral examination	10
Projects		0
Colloquia		30
Seminars		0