| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Understand the basic concept of communication systems design.
- Have detailed understanding of mobile RF communication systems and wireless communication standards.
- Ability to design various transceiver systems.
- Ability to designn heterodyne and direct conversion receivers.
- Ability to design image reject receivers and Low-IF receivers.
- Ability to design heterodyne and direct conversion transmitters.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | Requirements and trade-offs for the design of telecommunication systems. Fundamentals of wave propagation in LF, MF, HF, VHF, SHF and optical bands. Atmospheric effects on propagation, scattering, refraction, diffraction, and ducting. Radio and TV broadcasting. CATV systems. Link analysis of LOS systems. Sources of signal loss and noise. Case studies: description of the mobile communication channel. Fading and shadowing phenomena. Bit-error rate calculations in fading channels. Applications. Satellite communications, radar and cellular radio systems. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
|
1st Week |
Requirements and trade-offs for the design of telecommunication systems. |
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2nd Week |
Analog and digital system design considerations |
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3rd Week |
Wave propagation in LF, MF, HF, VHF, SHF and optical bands |
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4th Week |
Atmospheric effects on propagation, scattering, refraction, diffraction and ducting |
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5th Week |
Communication Link Analysis |
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6th Week |
Received signal power and noise power, Range equation |
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7th Week |
Noise Figure, Noise Temperature and System Temperature |
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8th Week |
Midterm Exam |
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9th Week |
Sky Noise Temperature, Radio Maps of the Sky. Key parameters of a link analysis |
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10th Week |
Regenerative and non-regenerative repeaters |
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11th Week |
Radio and Television broadcasting, Satellite Communications |
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12th Week |
Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs) |
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13th Week |
Small Terminal-Satellite link analysis |
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14th Week |
Mobile-Satellite Systems and Mobile Communication Systems |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | 1. Stern, H.P.E. ve Mahmoud, S.A. (2004), Communication Systems Analysis and Design, Pearson
2. Tomasi, W. (2001), Advanced Electronic Communication Systems /5 E, Pearson |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Practice
- Problem Solving
- Presentation
- Questions/Answers
- Discussion
- Project
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
|
Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
20 |
| Assignment |
1 |
10 |
| Quiz |
2 |
10 |
| Project |
1 |
20 |
| Total(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
2 |
4 |
8 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
12 |
12 |
| Course hours |
14 |
4 |
56 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
12 |
12 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
2 |
8 |
16 |
| Total Work Load | 150 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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