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E E&C EIGTH SEMESTER SYLLABUS

WIRELESS CELLULAR and LTE 4G BROADBAND

B.E., VIII Semester, Electronics &Communication Engineering/
Telecommunication Engineering
[As per Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) Scheme]
Course Code 17EC81 CIE Marks 40
Number of 04 SEE Marks 60
Lecture
Hours/Week
Total Number of 50Lecture
(10 Hours
Hours
/ Module) Exam Hours 03

CREDITS – 04
Course Objectives: This course will enable students to:

Understand the basics of LTE standardization phases and specifications.

Explain the system architecture of LTE and E-UTRAN, the layer of LTE,
based on the use of OFDMA and SC-FDMA principles.
Analyze the role of LTE radio interface protocols to set up, reconfigure and
release the Radio Bearer, for transferring the EPS bearer.
Analyze the main factors affecting LTE performance including mobile speed
and transmission bandwidth.
Module – 1

Key Enablers for LTE features: OFDM, Single carrier FDMA, Single carrier
FDE, Channel Dependent Multiuser Resource Scheduling, Multi antenna
Techniques, IP based Flat network Architecture, LTE Network Architecture. (Sec
1.4- 1.5 of Text).

Wireless Fundamentals: Cellular concept, Broadband wireless channel (BWC),

Fading in BWC, Modeling BWC – Empirical and Statistical models, Mitigation of
Narrow band and Broadband Fading (Sec 2.2 – 2.7of Text). L1, L2
Module – 2
Multicarrier Modulation: OFDM basics, OFDM in LTE, Timing and Frequency
Synchronization, PAR, SC-FDE (Sec 3.2 – 3.6 of Text).

OFDMA and SC-FDMA:OFDM with FDMA,TDMA,CDMA, OFDMA, SC-FDMA,

OFDMA and SC-FDMA in LTE (Sec 4.1 – 4.3, 4.5 of Text).

Multiple Antenna Transmission and Reception: Spatial Diversity overview,

Receive Diversity, Transmit Diversity, Interference cancellation and signal
enhancement, Spatial Multiplexing, Choice between Diversity, Interference
suppression and Spatial Multiplexing (Sec 5.1 – 5.6 of Text). L1, L2
Module – 3
Overview and Channel Structure of LTE: Introduction to LTE, Channel
Structure of LTE, Downlink OFDMA Radio Resource, Uplink SC-FDMA Radio
Resource(Sec 6.1 – 6.4 of Text).

Downlink Transport Channel Processing: Overview, Downlink shared

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channels, Downlink Control Channels, Broadcast channels, Multicast channels,
Downlink physical channels, H-ARQ on Downlink(Sec 7.1 – 7.7 of Text). L1, L2
Module – 4
Uplink Channel Transport Processing: Overview, Uplink shared channels,
Uplink Control Information, Uplink Reference signals, Random Access
Channels, H-ARQ on uplink (Sec 8.1 – 8.6 of Text).

Physical Layer Procedures: Hybrid – ARQ procedures, Channel Quality

Indicator CQI feedback, Precoder for closed loop MIMO Operations, Uplink
channel sounding, Buffer status Reporting in uplink, Scheduling and Resource
Allocation, Cell Search, Random Access Procedures, Power Control in uplink(Sec
9.1- 9.6, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10 Text). L1, L2
Module – 5
Radio Resource Management and Mobility Management:
PDCP overview, MAC/RLC overview, RRC overview, Mobility Management, Inter-
cell Interference Coordination (Sec 10.1 – 10.5 of Text). L1, L2
Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, students will be able to:

Understand the system architecture and the functional standard specified in

LTE 4G.
Analyze the role of LTE radio interface protocols and EPS Data convergence
protocols to set up, reconfigure and release data and voice from users.
Demonstrate the UTRAN and EPS handling processes from set up to release
including mobility management for a variety of data call scenarios.
Test and Evaluate the Performance of resource management and packet data
processing and transport algorithms.
Text Book:
Arunabha Ghosh, Jan Zhang, Jefferey Andrews, Riaz Mohammed,
‗Fundamentals of LTE‘, Prentice Hall, Communications Engg. and Emerging
Technologies.

Reference Books:
1. LTE for UMTS Evolution to LTE-Advanced‘ Harri Holma and Antti
Toskala, Second Edition - 2011, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Print ISBN:
9780470660003.
2. ‗EVOLVED PACKET SYSTEM (EPS) ; THE LTE AND SAE EVOLUTION
OF 3G UMTS‘ by Pierre Lescuyer and Thierry Lucidarme, 2008, John
Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Print ISBN:978-0-470-05976-0.
3. ‗LTE – The UMTS Long Term Evolution ; From Theory to Practice‘ by
Stefania Sesia, Issam Toufik, and Matthew Baker, 2009 John Wiley & Sons
Ltd, ISBN 978-0-470-69716-0.

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 FIBER OPTICS and NETWORKS
B.E., VIII Semester, Electronics &Communication Engineering
[As per Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) Scheme]
Course Code 17EC82 CIE Marks 40
Number of
Lecture 4 SEE Marks 60
Hours/Week
Total Number of 50(10 Hours /
Exam Hours 03
Lecture Hours Module)
CREDITS – 04
Course Objectives: This course will enable students to:
Learn the basic principle of optical fiber communication with different
modes of light propagation.
Understand the transmission characteristics and losses in optical fiber.
Study of optical components and its applications in optical communication
networks.
Learn the network standards in optical fiber and understand the network
architectures along with its functionalities.

Module -1
Optical fiber Communications: Historical development, The general system,
Advantages of optical fiber communication, Optical fiber waveguides: Ray
theory transmission, Modes in planar guide, Phase and group velocity,
Cylindrical fiber: Modes, Step index fibers, Graded index fibers, Single mode
fibers, Cutoff wavelength, Mode field diameter, effective refractive index. Fiber
Materials, Photonic crystal fibers. (Text 2) L1, L2
Module -2
Transmission characteristics of optical fiber: Attenuation, Material
absorption losses, Linear scattering losses, Nonlinear scattering losses, Fiber
bend loss, Dispersion, Chromatic dispersion, Intermodal dispersion:
Multimode step index fiber.

Optical Fiber Connectors: Fiber alignment and joint loss, Fiber splices,
Fiber connectors, Fiber couplers. (Text 2) L1, L2
Module -3
Optical sources: Energy Bands, Direct and Indirect Bandgaps, Light
Emitting diodes: LED Structures, Light Source Materials, Quantum Efficiency
and LED Power, Modulation. Laser Diodes: Modes and Threshold conditions,
Rate equation, External Quantum Efficiency, Resonant frequencies, Laser
Diode structures and Radiation Patterns: Single mode lasers.

Photodetectors: Physical principles of Photodiodes, Photodetector noise,

Detector response time.

Optical Receiver: Optical Receiver Operation: Error sources, Front End

Amplifiers, Receiver sensitivity, Quantum Limit. (Text 1) L1, L2
Module -4

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WDM Concepts and Components: Overview of WDM: Operational Principles
of WDM, WDM standards, Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Multiplexers, Isolators
and Circulators, Fiber grating filters, Dielectric Thin-Film Filters, Diffraction
Gratings, Active Optical Components, Tunable light sources,

Optical amplifiers: Basic application and Types, Semiconductor optical

amplifiers, Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifiers, Raman Amplifiers, Wideband
Optical Amplifiers. (Text 1) L1, L2
Module -5
Optical Networks: Optical network evolution and concepts: Optical
networking terminology, Optical network node and switching elements,
Wavelength division multiplexed networks, Public telecommunication network
overview. Optical network transmission modes, layers and protocols:
Synchronous networks, Asynchronous transfer mode, OSI reference model,
Optical transport network, Internet protocol, Wavelength routing networks:
Routing and wavelength assignment, Optical switching networks: Optical
circuit switched networks, packet switched networks, Multiprotocol Label
Switching, Optical burst switching networks, Optical network deployment:
Long-haul networks, Metropoliton area networks, Access networks, Local area
networks. (Text 2) L1, L2
Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, students will be able to:

1. Classification and working of optical fiber with different modes of signal

propagation.
2. Describe the transmission characteristics and losses in optical fiber
communication.
3. Describe the construction and working principle of optical connectors,
multiplexers and amplifiers.
4. Describe the constructional features and the characteristics of optical
sources and detectors.
5. Illustrate the networking aspects of optical fiber and describe various
standards associated with it.

Text Books:
1. Gerd Keiser , Optical Fiber Communication, 5th Edition, McGraw Hill
Education(India) Private Limited, 2015. ISBN:1-25-900687-5.
2. John M Senior, Optical Fiber Communications, Principles and Practice, 3rd
Edition, Pearson Education, 2010, ISBN:978-81-317-3266-3

Reference Book:
Joseph C Palais, Fiber Optic Communication , Pearson Education, 2005,
ISBN:0130085103

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 MICRO ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
B.E., VIII Semester, Electronics & Communication Engineering/
Telecommunication Engineering
[As per Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) Scheme]
Course Code 17EC831 CIE Marks 40
Number of Lecture 03 SEE Marks 60
Hours/Week
Total Number of 40 (8 Hours per Module) Exam Hours 03
Lecture Hours
CREDITS – 03
Course Objectives: This course will enable students to:
Understand overview of microsystems, their fabrication and
application areas.
Working principles of several MEMS devices.
Develop mathematical and analytical models of MEMS devices.
Know methods to fabricate MEMS devices.
Various application areas where MEMS devices can be used.
Module 1
Overview of MEMS and Microsystems: MEMS and Microsystem, Typical
MEMS and Microsystems Products, Evolution of Microfabrication,
Microsystems and Microelectronics, Multidisciplinary Nature of
Microsystems, Miniaturization. Applications and Markets. L1, L2
Module 2
Working Principles of Microsystems: Introduction, Microsensors,
Microactuation, MEMS with Microactuators, Microaccelerometers,
Microfluidics.

Engineering Science for Microsystems Design and Fabrication:

Introduction, Molecular Theory of Matter and Inter-molecular Forces,
Plasma Physics, Electrochemistry. L1, L2
Module 3
Engineering Mechanics for Microsystems Design: Introduction, Static
Bending of Thin Plates, Mechanical Vibration, Thermomechanics, Fracture
Mechanics, Thin Film Mechanics, Overview on Finite Element Stress
Analysis. L1, L2, L3
Module 4
Scaling Laws in Miniaturization: Introduction, Scaling in Geometry,
Scaling in Rigid-Body Dynamics, Scaling in Electrostatic Forces, Scaling in
Fluid Mechanics, Scaling in Heat Transfer. L1, L2, L3
Module 5

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Overview of Micromanufacturing: Introduction, Bulk Micromanufacturing,
Surface Micromachining, The LIGA Process, Summary on
Micromanufacturing. L1, L2
Course Outcomes: After studying this course, students will be able to:
Appreciate the technologies related to Micro Electro Mechanical Systems.
Understand design and fabrication processes involved with MEMS
devices.
Analyse the MEMS devices and develop suitable mathematical models
Know various application areas for MEMS device
Text Book:
Tai-Ran Hsu, MEMS and Micro systems: Design, Manufacture and
Nanoscale Engineering, 2nd Ed, Wiley.

Reference Books:
1. Hans H. Gatzen, Volker Saile, JurgLeuthold, Micro and Nano
Fabrication: Tools and Processes, Springer, 2015.
2. Dilip Kumar Bhattacharya, Brajesh Kumar Kaushik,
Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), Cenage Learning.

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