Course: Communication Equipment II

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Course title Communication Equipment II
Course code KERS/P2SZP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pidanič Jan, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Němec Zdeněk, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Schejbal Vladimír, prof. Ing. CSc.
  • Zálabský Tomáš, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Radio-communication systems overview. Signal propagation. Propagation loss model within various environments. Broadcasting. Television broadcasting, chrominance signals. Digital television (DTV). Terrestrial DTV broadcasting, OFDM. Mobile communication systems. Modulation and multiplexing in mobile communication systems. Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access. Wireless communication technology - WiFi, WiMAX, Bluetooth. Wireless personal area networks. Positioning systems - GPS, Galileo. Satellite positioning system - technical description, navigation signals, calculating positions.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
The course provides to students essential knowledge of communication systems - television broadcasting, mobile communication systems, modulation and multiplexing in mobile communication systems, WiFi and satellite positioning system.
The students acquire theoretical and practise knowledge and skills of wired and wireless communication technology.
Prerequisites
Students should know basic principles of digital processing, electrical engineering and signal and information transfer and processing.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

The assignment is granted upon attendance at seminars and completion of the laboratory protocols. The examination is written and oral.
Recommended literature
  • Dobeš J., Žalud V. Moderní raditechnika. BEN Praha, 2006.
  • SVOBODA, J. a kol. Telekomunikační technika Díl 1-3. Hüthig & Beneš - Nakladatelství Sdělovací technika, 2000.
  • Žalud V. Multimediální přenos signálů, skripta ČVUT, Praha 1995.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Electrical Engineering and Electronic Systems in Transport (2013) Category: Transportation and communications 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Electrical Engineering and Electronic Systems in Transport (2014) Category: Transportation and communications 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Electrical Engineering and Electronic Systems in Transport (2016) Category: Transportation and communications 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter