Time and Location

The Mobile Communication lecture will likely take place on Mondays at 9:45 a.m. in lecture hall -102 in the Informatics Building (50.34) this semester.  Details can be found in the ILIAS course for the lecture.  

The language of instruction is English. 

Prerequisites

The contents of the course Introduction to Computer Networks (Einführung in Rechnernetze) are assumed to be known. Attendance of the Telematics lecture is strongly recommended, as it provides an important foundation for understanding and contextualizing the material.  

Description

In the lecture Mobile Communication, students learn the fundamental principles and technologies of mobile communication systems. After completing the course, they are able to describe key challenges in mobile networks such as wireless signal transmission, media access, and mobility management; identify and apply solution components to address these challenges; and evaluate existing solutions. They can also analyze the characteristics and applications of various wireless systems such as WLAN, Bluetooth, and cellular technologies (e.g., GSM, UMTS, LTE, 5G) along with their underlying protocols and architectures.  

The lecture covers the following topics:

• Fundamentals of mobile communication: wireless signal transmission, multiplexing techniques, spread spectrum methods, OFDM, MIMO, and multipath propagation.
• Media access: protocols such as Aloha, Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA), and time-slot–based methods.  
• Mobility management: location management, handover, and routing in mobile networks.
• Technologies and standards: WLAN (IEEE 802.11), Bluetooth, and cellular networks (GSM, UMTS, LTE, 5G).