Course

Wireless Communications (DAT610)

Fakta

Emnekode DAT610

Vekting (stp) 10

Semester undervisningsstart Autumn

Undervisningsspråk English

Antall semestre 1

Vurderingssemester Autumn

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Introduksjon

Wireless communication has achieved ever-greater popularity in the last two decades, and has already become an important part of our everyday lives. This course is aimed towards giving an overview of the most important principles and state-of-the-art technologies that are making wireless communications possible.

Content

The course provides an overview of the history, the main principles and system architectures of wireless and mobile communications and the development towards the todays' systems. Different techniques and technologies for physical layer (e.g., wireless channel and modulation) and the data link layer (e.g., media access control and error control) are described. Network and transport layers are briefly treated with a particular focus on the further challenges and constrains given by the wireless communications. Different wireless short- and medium-range network architectures, such as IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) and IEEE 802.15 (Bluetooth and ZigBee), are presented. The evolution of the mobile architectures (i.e., GSM, UMTS, LTE, and 5G) is introduced. Low-power long-range network architectures (i.e., LoRa/LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, and LTE-M) are also presented. The security threats and available security tools and techniques in wireless networks will be also discussed. In addition, certain wireless and mobile applications and services can be also discussed, such as Internet of Things (IoT), Multi-access Edge Computing, Industry 4.0 and Smart City.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

  • Fundamentals of wireless communications
  • Wireless networking challenges and protocols
  • Design principles for mobile and wireless networks
  • International standards for wireless networks

Skills:

  • Identify the performance, reliability and security challenges in a wireless communication environment
  • Evaluate and select the appropriate wireless network technology for a given application and environment
  • Design of simple wireless networking protocols

General competence:

  • Understanding the fundamental technologies of the wireless networks
  • Understanding the theoretical and practical abilities and issues of the various wireless communication technologies

Forkunnskapskrav

Ingen

Eksamen / vurdering

Written exam

Vekt 7/10

Varighet 4 Hours

Karakter Letter grades

Hjelpemiddel No printed or written materials are allowed. Approved basic calculator allowed

Eksamenssystem WISEflow

Trekkfrist 25.11.2025

Eksamensdato 09.12.2025

Report

Vekt 3/10

Karakter Letter grades

Hjelpemiddel All

Trekkfrist 30.10.2025

Project report counts 30% and written exam counts 70% of the final grade. Both parts must be passed to get a final grade.The project is carried out in groups.If a student fails the written exam, it is possible to resit next semester. Project report must be taken again next time the course is lectured.

Vilkår for å gå opp til eksamen/vurdering

Assignments

Mandatory assignments mus be approved to be qualified for written exam.

Completion of mandatory individual assignments are to be made at the times that are assigned. Absence due to illness or for other reasons must be communicated as soon as possible to the laboratory personnel. One cannot expect that provisions for completion of the lab assignments at other times are made unless prior arrangements with the laboratory personnel have been agreed upon.

Method of work

4 hours lectures per week, in addition to assignments and project.

Åpent for

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Exchange programme at The Faculty of Science and Technology

Admission requirements

Must meet the admission requirements of one of the study programmes the course is open for.

Emneevaluering

The faculty decides whether early dialogue will be held in all courses or in selected groups of courses. The aim is to collect student feedback for improvements during the semester. In addition, a digital course evaluation must be conducted at least every three years to gather students’ experiences.

Kontakt

Head of Department:
Tom Ryen
Course teacher:
Gianfranco Nencioni
Course coordinator:
Gianfranco Nencioni

Tilbys av

Faculty of Science and Technology

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

The course description is retrieved from FS (Felles studentsystem). Version 1