Radiowave Propagaion in Telecommunication Systems

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School of Science, Engineering and Technology

Electrical Engineering
Radiowave Propagation in Telecommunication Systems
Semester

Lecture: TBD Room: TBD
Recitation: TBD, Room: TBD
Laboratory: Simulation Laboratory for Electromagnetics and Applications, Room: TBD

Instructor: Prof.  B. Panoutsopoulos
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Catalog Course Description:

Prerequisite:

Corequisite:

Recommended Textbook:

Recommended Handbook:
Spigel, Maurey. Mathematical Handbook. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Schaum's Outline Series, 1978.

References:

Eric E. Johnson, Robert I. Desourdis, Greg Earle, Stephen Cook, Jens C. Ostergaard. Advanced High-Frequency Radio Communication. ISBN 0-89006-815-1. Artech House. 

1st week

Topics:
Electromagnetic Theory - A prologue
A view on the historical development

A view on the people

A view on the applications

Modeling of a physical system

Techniques for the solution of problems 

Applications:
 

2nd week

Topics:
1. High-Frequency Communication System Engineering: Wireless. High-Frequency Radio in the Global Information Infrastructure. High-Frequency Systems Engineering. High-Frequency System Design.

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3rd week

Topics:
2. High-Frequency Sky-Wave Channels: Overview. Sky-Wave Propagation in a Benign Ionosphere. Sky-Wave Propagation in a Disturbed Ionosphere. Noise. Radio Interference.

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Applications:

4th week

Topics:
3. High-Frequency Antennas: Narrowband Antennas. Broadband Antennas. "Small" High-Frequency Antennas. Environmental Effects.

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5th week

Topics:

 4. Digital Modems for High-Frequency Radio: Traditional Design Approaches. Relative Merits of Contemporary Designs. Enhanced High-Frequency Modem Design.

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Applications:

6th week

Topics:

 5. Automatic Link Establishment Signal Structure: Linking Performance. ALE Word Format. Coding. World Synchronization. Addresses. ALE Frame Structure.

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7th week

Topics:
6. Automatic Link Establishment Protocols: Overview of ALE Operations. Channel Evaluation and Selection. Link Establishment. ALE Data Structures. ALE Orderwire Functions. Future Developments.

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Applications::
 

8th week

Topics:

 7. Linking Protection: Linking Protection Technique. Protection Interval Analysis. Performance Evaluation of Linking Protection.

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Applications:
 

Topics:
8. The High-Frequency Data Link Protocol: Data Transfer Protocol. Message Management Protocol. Link Management Protocol. Timeouts. Broadcast Mode. ARQ Circuit Mode. Full-Duplex Operation. Adapting Data Rate.

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10th week

Topics:

 9. High-Frequency Radio Networking: Automated Networking Technologies. An Example Implementation. Automated High-Frequency Network Management.

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11th week

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Applications:
 

12th week

7 The Relation Between Field Theory and Circuit Theory

13th week

Presentation of Projects

1. Title

2. Review of the field

3. Short description of the process, method, techniques.

4. Figures, photographs that describe the process

5. Description of other processes

6. Advantages of the method

7. Conclusions

8. Copy of the article

14th week

Review
8 Electromagnetic Theory - An Epilogue
A View on the Applications
From the past to the present and from the present to the future
Evaluation of the course
Evaluation of the instructor

15th week

Final Examination