Course unit

Mobile Telecom

Last updated: 26/09/2022

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Course Director(s):

YUGMA Claude

General Description:

Acquire an engineering culture in mobile telecommunications: market standards, technologies and uses

Key words:

Mobile Telecom Regulatory norms UMTS Wimax LTE 5G GSM

Number of teaching hours

18

Fields of study

Computer Science, Information Systems

Teaching language

French

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of the unit, the student will be capable of: Classification level Priority
Understanding the differences between wireless technologies, their application fields, performance and limitations 3. Apply Essential
Understanding the organisation, architecture and technologies applied to Public Mobile Networks in 2G, 3G and 4G 3. Apply Essential
Discovering 5G and its application fields 3. Apply Essential
Understanding the issues of the Internet of Things and the associated wireless architectures and technologies 3. Apply Essential

Learning assessment methods

Percentage ratio of individual assessment Percentage ratio of group assessment
Written exam: 33 % Project submission: 33 %
Individual oral exam: % Group presentation: 33 %
Individual presentation: % Group practical exercise: %
Individual practical exercise: % Group report: %
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Programme and content

Type of teaching activity Content, sequencing and organisation
Course

1 - Market of mobiles and wireless, wireless norms (3GPP, ETSI, IEEE…).  Classification of wireless technologies, Roaming, Security/authentification, Performance (Bandwidth, Range, Radio efficiency …), Costs … Wireless communication technologies: (a) general technical principles of regulatory norms: GSM, UMTS, Wimax, LTE, 5G;  (b) general technical principles of “free” norms: Wifi, Zigbee, Bluetooth, (c) Which appropriations, uses and users ?

2 - Internet of Things : examples, characteristic architectures, fields of application and development, implementation of wireless technologies, characteristics and specificities of mobile applications; Comparisons of embedded applications versus Thin Client architecture in Client/Server & TechnoWeb

3 - Classification criteria of wireless technologies according to the application/use; use examples: localisation, M2M, Traceability …