# Introduction to Wireless and Cellular Communications

- Institution: IIT Madras
- Department: Electrical Engineering
- Teacher: Prof. David Koilpillai
- Level: Graduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Engineering
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/106106167)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/106106167)
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An in-depth understanding of the wireless channel and the related impairments (multipath, fading), small-scale and large-scale propagation effects ,Understanding of the design of cellular systems,Detailed discussion of Multiple Access (TDMA/CDMA/OFDM), Antenna diversity, MIMO, Wireless Channel Capacity, Computer simulations of wireless systems,Exposure to current and emerging wireless and cellular systems (LTE, 802.11)

Intended audience: B.E. / B.Tech/ M.E./ M.Tech/ Ph.D. students who have completed digital communications

Prerequisites: Analog and Digital Communications, Digital Signal Processing

## Lectures

1. [Overview of Cellular Systems - Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/29c839cc19e7) (YouTube)
2. [Overview of Cellular Systems - Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/0ec40dc491ec) (YouTube)
3. [Overview of Cellular Systems - Part 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/ae023bd4cb57) (YouTube)
4. [5G and other Wireless Technologies](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/60fd7413c67e) (YouTube)
5. [Lec 5: Basic Cellular Terminology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/c2fb0ea00125) (YouTube)
6. [Lec 6: Introduction to Antennas and Propagation Models](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/17d2afa22bfb) (YouTube)
7. [Lec 7: Link budget, Fading margin, Outage](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/aad0256e0792) (YouTube)
8. [Lec 8: Cellular Concept](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/18826b1b618b) (YouTube)
9. [Lec 9: Cellular system design and analysis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/73845ad267a7) (YouTube)
10. [Cellular Geometry & System Design](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/901642a98280) (YouTube)
11. [Cellular System Capacity, Trunking](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/8b2e0facea76) (YouTube)
12. [Handoff & Mobility](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/f0afda95c200) (YouTube)
13. [Handoff Part 2, Classification of Signal Variation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/1de49dc693de) (YouTube)
14. [Shadowing, Outage, Multipath](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/3043c571557c) (YouTube)
15. [Rayleigh Fading and Statistical Characterization](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/0c961b03eb1b) (YouTube)
16. [Properties of Rayleigh Distribution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/a1081a1db52b) (YouTube)
17. [BER in Fading, Narrowband vs Wideband Channels](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/683a02cb2762) (YouTube)
18. [Characterization of Multipath Fading Channels](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/bfc1c7437df6) (YouTube)
19. [Choice of Modulation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/fceca23fd884) (YouTube)
20. [Coherent versus Differential Detection](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/f71746edea36) (YouTube)
21. [Review of Lec 1-19](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/ff9c2eb4bb7e) (YouTube)
22. [Coherent vs Differential Detection - Part II and BER in Fading](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/b0d572b822ee) (YouTube)
23. [BER in Fading - Part II, Ricean Fading](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/eb3cc4deda6e) (YouTube)
24. [Ricean and Nakagami Fading, Moment Generating Function (MGF)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/bc4ab87f226f) (YouTube)
25. [MGF Part II, WSSUS Model](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/b75f66c473d6) (YouTube)
26. [WSSUS Part II, Coherence Time, Doppler Spectrum](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/c6de6598c2a1) (YouTube)
27. [Doppler, Temporal Characteristics of Fading Channels](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/c57a2650aa4f) (YouTube)
28. [WSSUS – Characterization of Time Dispersive Fading Channels](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/a5898497466a) (YouTube)
29. [WSSUS – Classification of Fading Channels](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/61756352e001) (YouTube)
30. [Practical Channel Models (ITU, COST), Computer generation of Rayleigh fading](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/2982413ee7c9) (YouTube)
31. [Rayleigh Fading simulation - Clark and Gans Method, Jakes’ Method](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/f8476b635d80) (YouTube)
32. [Jakes’ Method properties](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/4e49e67d52c6) (YouTube)
33. [Introduction to Diversity, Antenna selection diversity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/977639149e6c) (YouTube)
34. [Statistical Characterization of Antenna Diversity, Optimal Diversity Combining](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/c31bc4d6b813) (YouTube)
35. [BER in fading, Equal Gain Combining](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/e5dbd9bc1afd) (YouTube)
36. [Array Gain, Diversity Gain, Alamouti Scheme](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/c5746ca59fe5) (YouTube)
37. [Alamouti Scheme – Part II, Channel Capacity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/34b0f1f7ad93) (YouTube)
38. [Capacity of fading Channels, Capacity with Outage](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/9a055a390899) (YouTube)
39. [Channel State Information, Optimum Power Allocation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/33578d8182ec) (YouTube)
40. [Review of lecture 19 to lecture 36](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/63595b11ff2c) (YouTube)
41. [Optimum Power Allocation – Water filling](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/56e7aa461b77) (YouTube)
42. [Optimum Power Allocation – Water filling – Part II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/8e86721bd2d3) (YouTube)
43. [Intro to Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Communications](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/e90296fc1797) (YouTube)
44. [Properties of Spreading Sequences](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/ed251dabd445) (YouTube)
45. [Properties of Spreading Sequences – Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/80db5ea0362d) (YouTube)
46. [Introduction to CDMA](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/3951ca970589) (YouTube)
47. [Features of cdma2000 and WCDMA](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/ad30d0bc6b27) (YouTube)
48. [Rake Receiver for multipath channels](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/d79d7204aa69) (YouTube)
49. [Multiuser environment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/ad9e3106d5c5) (YouTube)
50. [CDMA system Capacity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/558a3c7b866f) (YouTube)
51. [CDMA Multiuser Detectors – Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/7cde517c75e8) (YouTube)
52. [CDMA Multiuser Detectors – Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/735fdc0a5918) (YouTube)
53. [Lecture 52](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/fac405488668) (YouTube)
54. [Lecture 53](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/d1c2f128de05) (YouTube)
55. [Lecture 54](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/adac0381f28f) (YouTube)
56. [Lecture 55](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/106106167/534294b73f81) (YouTube)