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SUBJECT

595010342 - Mobile Communications

DEGREE PROGRAMME

59SC - Grado En Ingenieria De Sistemas De Telecomunicacion

ACADEMIC YEAR & SEMESTER

2024/25 - Semester 1
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Index

Learning guide

1. Description...............................................................................................................................................................1
2. Faculty.....................................................................................................................................................................1
3. Prior knowledge recommended to take the subject..................................................................................................2
4. Skills and learning outcomes ...................................................................................................................................2
5. Brief description of the subject and syllabus.............................................................................................................4
6. Schedule..................................................................................................................................................................7
7. Activities and assessment criteria...........................................................................................................................10
8. Teaching resources.................................................................................................................................................14
9. Other information....................................................................................................................................................15
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1. Description

1.1. Subject details

Name of the subject 595010342 - Mobile Communications

No of credits 4.5 ECTS
Type Optional
Academic year ot the
Fourth year
programme
Semester of tuition Semester 7
Tuition period September-January
Tuition languages English
Degree programme 59SC - Grado en Ingenieria de Sistemas de Telecomunicacion
59 - Escuela Tecnica Superior De Ingenieria Y Sistemas De
Centre
Telecomunicacion
Academic year 2024-25

2. Faculty

2.1. Faculty members with subject teaching role

Name and surname Office/Room Email Tutoring hours *

Antonio Perez Yuste
D8304 [Link]@[Link] Sin horario.
(Subject coordinator)
Pedro Garcia Del Pino D8210 [Link]@[Link] Sin horario.
Juan Anton Moreno Garcia- [Link]-
D8418 Sin horario.
Loygorri loygorri@[Link]

* The tutoring schedule is indicative and subject to possible changes. Please check tutoring times with the faculty
member in charge.

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3. Prior knowledge recommended to take the subject

3.1. Recommended (passed) subjects

- Teoria De La Comunicacion

- Transmision Y Propagacion De Ondas

- Sistemas De Telecomunicacion

3.2. Other recommended learning outcomes

- Search of technical information: databases, standards, papers, etc.

- Operation of RF instrumentation

- Measurement procedures and characterization methods

- Use of RF Software: MATLAB

4. Skills and learning outcomes *

4.1. Skills to be learned

CE B3 - Comprensión y dominio de los conceptos básicos sobre las leyes generales de la mecánica,
termodinámica, campos y ondas y electromagnetismo y su aplicación para la resolución de problemas propios de
la ingeniería.

CE SC02 - Capacidad para aplicar las técnicas en que se basan las redes, servicios y aplicaciones de
telecomunicación tanto en entornos fijos como móviles, personales, locales o a gran distancia, con diferentes
anchos de banda, incluyendo telefonía, radiodifusión, televisión y datos, desde el punto de vista de los sistemas de
transmisión.

CE SC05 - Capacidad para la selección de antenas, equipos y sistemas de transmisión, propagación de ondas
guiadas y no guiadas, por medios electromagnéticos, de radiofrecuencia u ópticos y la correspondiente gestión del
espacio radioeléctrico y asignación de frecuencias.

CE SC07 - Capacidad para realizar proyectos en el ámbito de las tecnologías específicas de la Ingeniería de

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Telecomunicación, de naturaleza profesional en que se sinteticen e integren las competencias adquiridas en las
enseñanzas.

CE TEL01 - Capacidad para aprender de manera autónoma nuevos conocimientos y técnicas adecuados para la
concepción, el desarrollo o la explotación de sistemas y servicios de telecomunicación.

CE TEL16 - Conocimiento de la normativa y la regulación de las telecomunicaciones en los ámbitos nacional,

europeo e internacional.

CG 02 - Capacidad de búsqueda y selección de información, de razonamiento crítico y de elaboración y defensa

de argumentos dentro del área.

CG 04 - Capacidad de abstracción, de análisis y de síntesis y de resolución de problemas.

CG 05 - Capacidad de trabajo en equipo y en entornos multidisciplinares.

CG 10 - Capacidad para manejar especificaciones, reglamentos y normativas y la aplicación de las mismas en el

desarrollo de la profesión.

4.2. Learning outcomes

RA285 - Utilización de los procedimientos y técnicas de medida y caracterización de estos sistemas y de los
elementos de comunicaciones implicados

RA284 - Diseño y planificación de redes y sistemas de comunicaciones móviles

RA281 - Cálculo de los balances de enlace y de la calidad de los sistemas de Comunicaciones Móviles

RA282 - Descripción y comparación de los principales sistemas digitales de comunicaciones móviles europeos
(TETRA, GSM/GPRS, UMTS, LTE), incluidas la arquitectura, servicios, interfaces, las diferentes capas y en
especial la correspondiente al interfaz radio

RA283 - Análisis de la estructura de ráfagas y tramas y de los procedimientos de codificación y modulación

utilizados

RA280 - Análisis y simulación del canal móvil y de los modelos de propagación

* The Learning Guides should reflect the Skills and Learning Outcomes in the same way as indicated in the Degree
Verification Memory. For this reason, they have not been translated into English and appear in Spanish.

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5. Brief description of the subject and syllabus

5.1. Brief description of the subject

This course is intended for senior undergraduate students in telecommunication systems engineering who wish to
get acquainted with the state of the art on both modern mobile communication systems, like LTE and 5G, and
broadband wireless data networks, like WiFi or Bluetooth.

Fundamental concepts of cellular systems, mobile wireless channel, and wireless networks and systems will be
examined. A number of practical abilities will be developed through some hands-on guided activities.

Keywords: Mobile Communications, Wireless Communications, LTE, 4G, 5G, WLAN, WiFi, Bluetooth

5.2. Syllabus

1. T1. Introduction to wireless communications

1.1. Introduction

1.2. The wireless virtues

1.3. The radio spectrum

1.4. Roadmap of mobile communications

1.5. Roadmap for wireless networks

1.6. The wireless market figures

1.7. Standardization bodies

2. W1. Wireless spectrum for mobile communications in Spain

2.1. Public land mobile networks (PLMN)

2.2. Frequency bands for mobile services in Spain

2.3. Channeling and bandwidth

2.4. Frequency bands and technologies for user equipment

2.5. Site monitoring

2.6. 3GPP categories for user equipment

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2.7. Energy consumption of user equipment

3. T2. Cellular systems foundations

3.1. Introduction

3.2. Duplexing and multiple access

3.3. Traffic and grade of service

3.4. The cellular concept

3.5. Frequency reuse and cluster formation

3.6. Handover strategies

3.7. Co-channel and adjacent-channel interferences

3.8. Signal-to-Interference Ratio (SIR)

4. T3. The wireless channel

4.1. Introduction

4.2. Impairments of the wireless channel

4.3. Path loss exponent

4.4. Shadowing

4.5. Fast fading

4.6. Delay spread and coherence bandwidth

4.7. Doppler shift and coherence time

4.8. Input/Output model of the wireless channel

5. W2. Radio planning using XIRIO

5.1. Introduction to Xirio online

5.2. BS parameters

5.3. UE parameters

5.4. Case study: LTE radio coverage of a base station

6. T4. Broadband mobile communication systems: 4G-LTE

6.1. Releases and general specifications

6.2. Overall architecture

6.3. Physical transmission resources

6.4. Physical channels and signals

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6.5. Radio resources management

6.6. Multi-antenna techniques

6.7. Planning of the LTE radio network

6.8. LTE Advanced

7. L1. LTE Vienna Simulator

7.1. Effect of the channel-dependent scheduler in a transmission

7.2. Throughput and spectral efficiency in different scenarios

7.3. Transmission modes in LTE downlink transmission

8. T5. The road to 5G

8.1. Overall system overview

8.2. Technology components

8.3. 5G Architecture

8.4. Use of mm-wave frequencies

8.5. New radio (NR)

8.6. Performance

9. T6. Broadband wireless data networks

9.1. General features of a wireless data network

9.2. Wireless Local Area Networks: IEEE 802.11

9.3. Wireless Personal Area Networks: Bluetooth, Zigbee, LoRa

9.4. Wireless Body Area Networks: IEEE 802.15

10. L2. WiFi measurements with Ekahau

10.1. Introduction to Ekahau

10.2. Site survey routine

10.3. Testing of WiFi access points

10.4. WiFi spectrum analysis

10.5. Troubleshooting

11. T7. Closing conference and final survey

11.1. Invited talk

11.2. Final survey

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6. Schedule

6.1. Subject schedule*

Week Type 1 activities Type 2 activities Distant / On-line Assessment activities

T1. Introduction to wireless W1. Wireless spectrum measurements T1. Introduction to wireless
communications Duration: 02:00 communications
Duration: 02:00 Cooperative activities Online test
Lecture Progressive assessment
Not Presential
Duration: 01:00
1
W1. Wireless spectrum measurements
Problem-solving test
Progressive assessment and Global
Examination
Presential
Duration: 02:00

T2. Cellular systems foundations

Duration: 02:00
Lecture
2
T2. Cellular systems foundations
Duration: 02:00
Lecture

T2. Cellular systems foundations T2. Cellular systems

Duration: 02:00 Online test
Lecture Progressive assessment
3 Not Presential
T3. The wireless channel Duration: 01:00
Duration: 02:00
Lecture

T3. The wireless channel

Duration: 02:00
Lecture
4
T3. The wireless channel
Duration: 02:00
Lecture

T3. The wireless channel W2. Radio planning using XIRIO T3. The wireless channel
Duration: 02:00 Duration: 02:00 Online test
Lecture Cooperative activities Progressive assessment
Not Presential
Duration: 01:00

5
W2. Radio planning using Xirio
Problem-solving test
Progressive assessment and Global
Examination
Presential
Duration: 02:00

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T4. Broadband mobile communication

systems: 4G-LTE
Duration: 02:00
Lecture
6
T4. Broadband mobile communication
systems: 4G-LTE
Duration: 02:00
Lecture

T4. Broadband mobile communication T4. 4G-LTE

systems: 4G-LTE Online test
Duration: 02:00 Progressive assessment
Lecture Not Presential
7 Duration: 01:00
T4. Broadband mobile communication
systems: 4G-LTE
Duration: 02:00
Lecture

L1. LTE Vienna Simulator L1. LTE Vienna Simulator

Duration: 02:00 Problem-solving test
Laboratory assignments Progressive assessment and Global
8 Examination
L1. LTE Vienna Simulator Presential
Duration: 02:00 Duration: 02:00
Laboratory assignments

T5. The road to 5G T5. The road to 5G

Duration: 02:00 Online test
Lecture Progressive assessment
9 Not Presential
T5. The road to 5G Duration: 01:00
Duration: 02:00
Lecture

T6. Broadband wireless data networks

Duration: 02:00
Lecture
10
T6. Broadband wireless data networks
Duration: 02:00
Lecture

T6. Broadband wireless data networks L2. WiFi measurements with Ekahau T6. Broadband wireless data networks
Duration: 02:00 Duration: 02:00 Online test
Lecture Laboratory assignments Progressive assessment
Not Presential
Duration: 01:00

11
L2. WiFi Measurements with Ekahau
Problem-solving test
Progressive assessment and Global
Examination
Presential
Duration: 02:00

T8. Closing conference and survey

12 Duration: 02:00
Additional activities

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13

14

15

16
E1. Evaluación global de la parte de
teoría para los alumnos que hayan
superado todas las prácticas anteriores
durante el curso
17
Written test
Global examination
Presential
Duration: 02:00

Depending on the programme study plan, total values will be calculated according to the ECTS credit unit as 26/27
hours of student face-to-face contact and independent study time.

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7. Activities and assessment criteria

7.1. Assessment activities

7.1.1. Assessment

Minimum
Week Description Modality Type Duration Weight Evaluated skills
grade

CG 04
T1. Introduction to wireless CE TEL16
1 Online test No Presential 01:00 5% 5 / 10
communications CG 02
CE B3

CE SC05
CE SC02
W1. Wireless spectrum Problem- CE B3
1 Face-to-face 02:00 10% 5 / 10
measurements solving test CE TEL16
CG 05
CG 10

CG 04
CE SC02
3 T2. Cellular systems Online test No Presential 01:00 10% 5 / 10 CE B3
CE SC05
CE TEL01

CE B3
CG 04
CE TEL01
5 T3. The wireless channel Online test No Presential 01:00 10% 5 / 10
CE TEL16
CG 02
CG 10

CE B3
CE SC05
CE SC07
Problem-
5 W2. Radio planning using Xirio Face-to-face 02:00 10% 5 / 10 CE SC02
solving test
CE TEL01
CG 02
CG 05

CE B3
CG 04
CE SC02
7 T4. 4G-LTE Online test No Presential 01:00 10% 5 / 10 CE TEL01
CE TEL16
CG 02
CG 10

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CE B3
CE SC05
Problem-
8 L1. LTE Vienna Simulator Face-to-face 02:00 18% 5 / 10 CG 04
solving test
CE TEL01
CG 10

CE B3
CE SC02
CE TEL01
9 T5. The road to 5G Online test No Presential 01:00 5% 5 / 10
CE TEL16
CG 02
CG 10

CE SC02
CE TEL16
T6. Broadband wireless data
11 Online test No Presential 01:00 10% 5 / 10 CE B3
networks
CG 04
CG 10

CG 04
CE SC02
CG 02
L2. WiFi Measurements with Problem-
11 Face-to-face 02:00 12% 5 / 10 CG 05
Ekahau solving test
CG 10
CE B3
CE SC05

7.1.2. Global examination

Minimum
Week Description Modality Type Duration Weight Evaluated skills
grade

CE SC05
CE SC02
W1. Wireless spectrum Problem- CE B3
1 Face-to-face 02:00 10% 5 / 10
measurements solving test CE TEL16
CG 05
CG 10

CE B3
CE SC05
CE SC07
Problem-
5 W2. Radio planning using Xirio Face-to-face 02:00 10% 5 / 10 CE SC02
solving test
CE TEL01
CG 02
CG 05

CE B3
CE SC05
Problem-
8 L1. LTE Vienna Simulator Face-to-face 02:00 18% 5 / 10 CG 04
solving test
CE TEL01
CG 10

CG 04
CE SC02
CG 02
L2. WiFi Measurements with Problem-
11 Face-to-face 02:00 12% 5 / 10 CG 05
Ekahau solving test
CG 10
CE B3
CE SC05

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CE B3
CE SC05
CE SC07
E1. Evaluación global de la parte CG 04
de teoría para los alumnos que CE SC02
17 Written test Face-to-face 02:00 50% 5 / 10
hayan superado todas las prácticas CE TEL01
anteriores durante el curso CE TEL16
CG 02
CG 05
CG 10

7.1.3. Referred (re-sit) examination

Minimum
Description Modality Type Duration Weight Evaluated skills
grade

CE B3
CE SC05
CE SC07
La evaluación extraordinaria
CG 04
consistirá en un examen teórico
Other CE SC02
más la realización de tres Face-to-face 04:00 100% 5 / 10
assessment CE TEL01
actividades prácticas de
CE TEL16
laboratorio.
CG 02
CG 05
CG 10

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7.2. Assessment criteria

Depending on the number of enrolled students, it might be necessary to create two lab groups (A and B), with a
different schedule. In the chronogram and assessment just one group is shown.

Attending to theory and lab classes is mandatory. There will a a regular check every day so a missing rate aver
15% will be penalised.

Theoretical contents will be assessed in a progressive and continuos way, throughout the course, by means of on-
line quizzes in the Moodle platform. The weight for this part is 50%. Minimum grade required to pass is 5 points out
of 10.

Practical contents will be assessed in a progressive and continuous way, throughout the course, by means of
workshops and lab activities. Students must write a report for every one. The weight for this part is 50%: 20% for
workshops, and 30% for lab activities. Minimum grade required to pass is 5 points out of 10. Practical contents are
considered as "not-recovered activities", that is, they cannot be evaluated as a final global final exam.

In case of students who don't follow the progressive and continuous evaluation, they have the option to receive a
global final exam about the theoretical contents, whenever they previously did and successfully passed the
practical activities. The final grade will be obtained as the weighted average of the global final exam (50%) and the
practical activities (50%).

Students who pass neither the progressive evaluation nor the global final exam, might receive an extraordinary
exam, including both theoretical and practical contents. This will be given the day referred in the official calendar of
extraordinary exams. The extraordinary exam will consist of a first qualifying theoretical part which is mandatory to
be passed in order to take, next, the practical part. If so, this last one will consist of three activities to be carried out
on-site. Both parts must be passed independently and the final grade will be obtained as a simple arithmetic mean.

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8. Teaching resources

8.1. Teaching resources for the subject

Name Type Notes

Course slides Web resource Plataforma Teleenseñanza Moodle
Laboratory scripts Web resource Plataforma Teleenseñanza Moodle
The 3rd Generation Partnership Project,
3GPP Web resource
[Link]
IEEE 802.11 wireless local area networks
IEEE 802.11 Web resource
standards: [Link]
6 puestos de laboratorio de Sistemas de
Telecomunicación/Radiocomunicación
Lab facilities of Telecommunication (Fuente de alimentación, Generador de
Equipment
Systems señales digitales, Generador de RF,
Osciloscopio y Analizador de espectros) y
otro equipamiento adicional
12 puestos con ordenador. Matlab y Software
Lab computers of para análisis, simulación y cálculo de
Equipment
Telecommunication Systems sistemas de comunicaciones móviles.
Software Ekahau y Sidekick para medidas.
An Introduction to LTE, John Wiley & Sons,
Cox, C. Bibliography
West Sussex, UK, 2012.
An Introduction to 5G. The New Radio, 5G
Cox C. Bibliography Network and Beyond, Ed. John Wiley &
Sons, 2021
4G, LTE-Advanced Pro and The Road to 5G,
Dahlman, E., et al. Bibliography
3ª ed., Academic Press, 2016
5G NR: The Next Generation Wireless
Dahlman, E. et al. Bibliography
Access Technology. Academic Press, 2018

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Wireless Communication Systems,

Du, K.L and Swamy, M.N.S. Bibliography
Cambridge University Press, New York, 2010
Wireless Communications: Principles and
Rappaport, T. S. Bibliography
Practice, Ed. Prentice-Hall, 2nd ed, 2002

9. Other information

9.1. Other information about the subject

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