ENGR5301 Wireless Communications and Networks

Semester Presentaion

The semester presentation is intended to provide the class with information related to wireless communications and networks. A topic should provide either information about current or emerging standards, design factors, or reference material for wireless systems. The presentation should target 10-15 min in length. A list of possible topics is shown below with relevant points noted. A student is encouraged to suggest topics as well. A presentation is intended to be the work of one student. A two student team may be assinged to a topic if the proposal requires significant simulation or analysis work.

Suggested Topics:

Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB)

Ultra-wideband (UWB)

ZigBee

W-CDMA

Long Term Evolution (LTE)

Wireless USB (WUSB)

History of Wireless Communications

Shannon’s Channel Capacity

Municipal WiFi

Broadband over PowerLines (BPL)

Suggested points to cover:

Deployment, when and where

Bands of operation

Access scheme(s)

Modulation(s) Used

Data rates

Range

Applications

Competing technologies