1. Blekinge Institute of Technology
School of Engineering, ATS
COURSE DESCRIPTOR
Mobile Communications
Mobil kommunikation
7,5 ECTS credit points (7,5 högskolepoäng)
Course code: ET1201
Educational level: Basic level
Course level: B
Field of education: Technology
Subject area: Electrical engineering
Version: 4
Applies from: 2007-03-07
Approved: 2007-03-07
Replaces course descriptor approved: 2006-06-15
1 Course title and credit points
The course is titled Mobile Communications/Mobil
kommunikation and awards 7,5 credit points. One
credit point (högskolepoäng) corresponds to one
credit point in the European Credit Transfer System
(ECTS).
2 Decision and approval
This course is established by The Board of the
Department of Electrical Engineering 2007-03-07.
The course descriptor was revised by The Board of
the Department of Electrical Engineering and
applies from 2007-03-07.
The Department of Telecommunication Systems is
responsible for the realization of the course.
Reg. no. TEK56-101/2007.
The course replaces ETB018.
3 Objectives
The objective with the course is to give the student
basic knowledge and understanding of how today’s
modern mobile/wireless communication systems
work with respect to services, architecture, and
technology.
4 Content
• Mobile services
• Wireless transmission
• Access methods
• Mobile telecommunications (GSM, UMTS)
• Satellite communication systems
• Wireless networks (WLAN) and Bluetooth
• Mobility in the TCP/IP stack
5 Aims and learning outcomes
On completion of the course the student will:
• understand how wireless transmission functions
and how the resources are shared between the users
• have knowledge of how to coordinate the access to
common resources in a wireless communication
system
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• know how today’s mobile telecommunication
systems (GSM and UMTS) are constructed and how
they work
• understand the most basic things of how the
satellite communication systems function
• know how wireless networks function with
emphasis on IEE802 and Bluetooth
• understand how mobility can be supported in the
transport- and network storage in the TCP/IP stack
6 Generic skills
The following generic skills are trained in the
course:
• Basic ICT competence
• Academic writing
7 Learning and teaching
The course may be given either as a distance course,
and then carried out with an electronic conference
system on the Internet, or as a campus course. The
course also includes laboratory work and/or hand-in
assignments. Most of the course material is in
English.
8 Assessment and grading
Examination of the course
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Code Module Credit Grade
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0710 Written examination 6 hp F/P/3/4/5
0720 Assignments 1.5 hp U/G
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The course will be graded Fail, Pass, 3, 4 or 5 .
On request grades according to ECTS will be given.
9 Course evaluation
The course coordinator is responsible for
systematically gathering feedback from the students
in course evaluations and making sure that the
results of these feed back into the development of
the course.
10 Prerequisites

2. Basic course in Tele/Data Communications (or the
equivalent).
11 Field of education and subject area
The course is part of the field of education
Technology and is included in the subject area
electrical engineering.
12 Restrictions regarding degree
The course cannot form part of a degree with
another course, the content of which completely or
partly corresponds with the contents of this course.
13 Course literature and other teaching material
Schiller, J. (2003). Mobile Communications. 2nd
Edition, Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0-321-12381-6.
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