PA151 Wireless Networks

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Václav Oujezský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Václav Oujezský, Ph.D.
Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics
Supplier department: Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics
Prerequisites
Networking principles, basic network architectures, data communication basics
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able
apply medium access technology for wireless links
describe and explain WPAN, Wireless Personal Area Networks, Bluetooth, Zigbee, ...
describe and explain WLAN, Wireless Local Area Networks, Wi-Fi, 802.11
describe and explain Cellular transmission principles ,GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, LTE
describe and explain WMAN, Metropolitan Networks (WiMAX/802.16)
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to understand
medium access technology for wireless links
WPAN, Wireless Personal Area Networks, Bluetooth, Zigbee, ...
LAN, Wireless Local Area Networks, Wi-Fi, 802.11
Cellular transmission principles ,GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, LTE. 5G
WMAN, Metropolitan Networks (WiMAX/802.16)
Syllabus
  • Technical Background of Networking: transmission fundamantals, communication networks, protocols and protocol suites
  • Wireless Communication technology: antenas and propagation, signal encoding, spread spectrum, error control
  • Wireless Medium Access
  • WPAN, Wireless Personal Area Networks, Bluetooth, Zigbee, ...
  • WLAN, Wireless Local Area Networks, Wi-Fi, 802.11
  • Cellular transmission principles ,GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, LTE, 5G
  • WMAN, Metropolitan Networks (WiMAX/802.16)
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Raghunandan, K. (2023). Introduction to Wireless Communications and Networks: A Practical Perspective. Springer International Publishing. ISBN 9783030921903
  • STALLINGS, William. Wireless Communications and Networks. Prentice Hall, 2002, 584 pp. ISBN 0130408646. info
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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