Objective: Provide overview of cellular systems and engineering concepts.
Covered topics:
–Fundamental concepts of cellular communication
⦁ Coverage
⦁ Frequency reuse
⦁ Handover
⦁ MAHO measurements
⦁ Neighbors
⦁ Roaming
–Elements of cellular architecture
⦁ User equipment
⦁ Radio access network
⦁ Core Network
-Fundamental network procedures
⦁ Network acquisition
⦁ Registration
⦁ Idle mode / reselection
⦁ Paging
⦁ Random access
⦁ Handover
-Basics of RF engineering
⦁ Antenna types and spec sheets
⦁ Building penetration losses
⦁ Vehicle penetration losses
⦁ Link budget and coverage estimation
⦁ Effects of down tilt, frequency, clutter, etc. on coverage
-Overview of 4G /5G