Mobile communications at a glance: Evolution of mobile communication systems. Description of basic services, service categories, use cases and quality of service (QoS). Present and future with numbers. Standardization.<\/p>\n
Basic principles, functionanlities and techniques of cellular systems: Basic network elements. Duplexing and multiple access. The concept of the cell and the cellular structure. Introduction to basic functionalities of mobile communication systems. Review of signal processing techniques.<\/p>\n
Radio propagation and modelling in mobile communication systems.<\/p>\n
The GSM\/GPRS system: Architecture of 2G-2.5G mobile communication systems (core network, access network, control pllane and user plane). Interfaces and protocol stacks. Air\u00a0 interface. Radio resource management. Basic network functionalities (mobility management, access procedures, cell selection, location update, paging,\u00a0 connection management and handover). Principles of planning and dimensioning.<\/p>\n
UMTS\/HSPA systems: Architecture of 3G-3.5G mobile communication systems. Interfaces and protocol stacks. Air\u00a0 interface and CDMA. Radio resource management. Basic network functionalities. Differences with respect to 2G systems. HSPA. Principles of planning and dimensioning.<\/p>\n
LTE\/LTE Advanced systems: Architecture of 4G mobile communication systems.\u00a0 Evolved packet system and communication protocols. Air interface, OFDM and SC-FDMA, MIMO techniques. Radio resource management. Enhancements with respect to 3G. Advanced techniques of carrier aggregation and Intecell Intereference Coordination. Principles of planning and dimensioning.<\/p>\n
5G mobile comunications: ITU definitions and requirements, standardization procedures. Services and use cases. Network architecture, network slicing, NFV and SDN. 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