Mobile Communications Systems

On successful completion this course should enable you to:
know and understand the engineering principles of wireless transmission, cellular systems and the different cellular/mobile systems
analyse and calculate the path loss, fading profiles and effects of multi-path propagation in various cellular environments (based on thorough understanding of the wireless channel)
develop a thorough knowledge of system architecture, signal formats channel structure and services for GSM, UMTS and 4G/LTE systems.
analyse error-correcting capabilities of different forward-error correcting schemes and justify the choice of particular schemes for given applications
understand the standardisation processes of wireless systems and the different cellular generations and be familiar with the IP issues associated with the development of technologies and standards
compare the different cellular generations and standards in terms of capabilities, technologies (core and wireless access/physical layer), services, cost, complexity and history
make a learned guess at what is 'next step' in cellular systems development on the basis of a thorough understanding of existing systems and of systems under development

The department's courses/CPD modules are aimed at those working in the telecommunications industry such as researchers, engineers, IT professionals and managers.
The courses are particularly suited to graduates in electronic and electrical engineering, physics, communications engineering and computer science who want to further their knowledge on a particular topic, or work towards a Master's degree.
You don't need to have any pre-requisite qualifications to take this course, although a basic understanding of engineering mathematics will be beneficial.

The course runs over four days, followed by a three-hour tutorial and an optional exam.
A certificate of attendance will be issued on completion for those who take the module but not the exam.
If you take and pass the exam you'll get a certificate stating this, which includes your pass level.