Principles of wireless communication systems, noise and its modeling, transmission lines, basic antenna theory, cellular mobile communications systems, propagation Models for mobile communications, mobile wireless channel characterization and modeling, the cellular concept, frequency assignment, frequency reuse and interference, mobility management, architecture of mobile communications systems (GSM, UMTS).

{WINTER SEMESTER COURSE} Lectures: Wednesday 09:00-12:00, Exercises: Friday 09:00-11:00.

This course explores elements of the theory and practice of digital communications. In particular we will focus on the following: Classification of signals and systems, Orthogonal functions, Fourier series, Fourier transform, Spectra and filtering, Sampling theory, Nyquist theorem, Random processes, autocorrelation, power spectrum, Pulse code Modulation (PCM) and variations, Signals and noise, ISI in bandlimited channels Zero-ISI condition: the Nyquist criterion, Raised cosine filters, Eb/No, demodulation and detection, Correlation receiver and matched filter, Detection of binary signals in AWGN, Optimal detection for general modulations, Bandpass PAM, coherent and noncoherent detection, MPSK and MFSK, coherent and noncoherent detection, QAM modulations, Calculation of error probability.

{SPRING SEMESTER COURSE} Lectures: Tuesday 09:00-11:00 Laboratory:  Tuesday 11:00-13:00, Tuesday 13:00-15:00.

The course deals with the creation and transmission of multimedia content. In particular the following are studied: Components of multimedia and their visualization. Data compression basics. Encoding of audio, image and video. Standards for multimedia data representation. Techniques for evaluating quality of service and quality of experience in multimedia data transmission. Architectures and protocols for quality assured services on the Internet. Multicast and broadcast protocols. Routing algorithms with guaranteed quality of service. Architectures for providing multimedia services on mobile networks.