Lecture Notes

6. Wireless Communications

Mobile wireless, optical wireless (VLC), and RF wireless.

Mobile wireless, optical wireless (VLC), and RF wireless.

Mobile Wireless

Cellular fundamentals, channel modelling and access design.

  1. IntroductionCellular concept, generations, system overview.PDF
  2. Cellular ConceptFrequency reuse, cell sizing, handover.PDF
  3. Cellular NetworkArchitecture and planning of cellular systems.PDF
  4. Traffic EngineeringErlang models and capacity planning.PDF
  5. PropagationFree-space and terrestrial propagation models.PDF
  6. Propagation LossPath-loss models for outdoor and indoor environments.PDF
  7. FadingSmall-scale fading, multipath, statistical models.PDF
  8. InterferenceCo-channel, adjacent-channel and inter-cell interference.PDF
  9. DiversitySpatial, frequency and time diversity techniques.PDF

Optical Wireless Communications

Visible-light communication using LEDs.

  1. Part II — Visible Light Communication — LEDVLC using LEDs.PDF
  2. Part III — Visible Light Communication — LEDOptical receivers, part 1.PDF
  3. Part IV — Visible Light Communication — LEDOptical receivers, part 2.PDF

RF Wireless Communication

RF fundamentals for the wireless module.

  1. Part I — 2025RF wireless, part 1.PDF