Semester 1
Compulsory courses |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-0120 | English Language 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-1500 | Discrete Mathematics I | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-1200 | Structured Programming | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 321-1400 | Introduction to Computer Science and Communications | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-2000 | Logic Design | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-1100 | Calculus | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-2400 | Probability and Statistics | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Semester 2
Compulsory courses |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-0130 | English Language 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-2100 | Object-Oriented Programming I | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-2450 | Discrete Mathematics II | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-3300 | Computer Communications | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-2550 | Circuit Theory | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-3150 | Linear Algebra | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-2050 | Physics | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Semester 3
Compulsory courses |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-0140 | English Language 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-3650 | Object-Oriented Programming II | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-3350 | Computer Architecture | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-3000 | Data Structures | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-5500 | Signals and Systems | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-3750 | Stochastic Procedures | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-8950 | Digital Innovation & Entrepreneurship | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Semester 4
Compulsory courses |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-4200 | Algorithms and Complexity | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-3100 | Information Systems Analysis and Design II | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-3200 | Databases I | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-7900 | Electronics | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-4100 | Operating Systems | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-4120 | Advanced Topics of Programming Languages | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Semester 5
Compulsory courses |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-3700 | Databases II | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-6450 | Computer Networks | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-6700 | Theory of Computation | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-2300 | Operation of Business & Information Systems | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-4000 | Software Engineering | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-3450 | Telecommunications | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Semester 6
Compulsory courses |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-3400 | Information and Communication Systems Security | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-7950 | Distributed Systems | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-5200 | Information Law | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-6500 | Information Systems Management | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-88100 | Internet Programming | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-3600 | Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Semester 7
Cycle 1: Information and Communication Systems Security and Privacy |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-9700 | Computer Network Security and Privacy Enhancing Technologies | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-5750 | Privacy and Data Protection Law | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Cycle 2: Information Systems and Entrepreneurship |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-8100 | Project Management | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-7650 | and Tools | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-5150 | Information Systems Analysis and Design Methodologies | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Cycle 3: Computer and Telecommunication Technologies |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-7050 | Digital Systems Design | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-10300 | Digital Communications | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Cycle 4: Communication Systems and Networks |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-8350 | Network Management | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-7000 | Performance Evaluation and Simulation of Computer Systems an | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Cycle 5: Information Management and Intelligent Systems |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-7750 | Introduction to Robotics | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-6100 | Natural Language Processing | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Cycle 6: Computer Science Foundations |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-8600 | Information Theory | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Semester 8
Cycle 1: Information and Communication Systems Security and Privacy |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-10750 | Mobile and Wireless Networks Security | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-6000 | Security on Physical Layer | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-8050 | Cryptography | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Cycle 2: Information Systems and Entrepreneurship |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-5600 | Human - Computer Interaction and Web Applications | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-8500 | Decision Support Systems | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-11100 | Electronic Government Technologies and Applications | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Cycle 3: Computer and Telecommunication Technologies |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-7800 | Wireless Communications | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-8750 | Introduction to VLSI | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-7850 | Microprocessors | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-9350 | Digital Image Processing | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Cycle 4: Communication Systems and Networks |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-7250 | Mobile Communication Networks | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-6250 | Internet Protocols and Architectures | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-11000 | Cloud Technologies | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Cycle 5: Information Management and Intelligent Systems |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-10200 | Information Retrieval | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-9250 | Data Mining | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-6050 | Intelligent Recommender Systems | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-6600 | Computer Vision | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Cycle 6: Computer Science Foundations |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-99000 | Numerical Analysis | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-8000 | Game Theory | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-9850 | Mathematical Modeling | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-9000 | Forecasting Techniques | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Optional courses |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-2630 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 321-7600 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
Semester 9
Cycle 1: Information and Communication Systems Security and Privacy |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-99100 | Regulatory and Social Issues in Information Society | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Cycle 2: Information Systems and Entrepreneurship |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-5400 | Information Systems Strategy and Investment | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-8200 | E-Commerce Technologies and Applications | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Cycle 3: Computer and Telecommunication Technologies |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-3250 | Internet of Things | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-10650 | Satellite Communications | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-8650 | Optoelectronics | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-6550 | Multimedia | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Cycle 4: Communication Systems and Networks |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-9400 | Sensor Networks | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-9120 | Design and Development of Mobile Computing applications | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Cycle 5: Information Management and Intelligent Systems |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-9450 | Applied Topics in Data Structures and Databases | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-7400 | Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Systems | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Cycle 6: Computer Science Foundations |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-10000 | Algorithms and Combinatorial Optimization | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Optional courses |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-2600 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
Semester 10
Compulsory courses |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-7100 | Degree Thesis | 30 | ||
| Title | Mobile Communication Networks |
|---|---|
| Lesson Code | 321-7250 |
| Semester | 8 |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Hours (Theory) | 3 |
| Hours (Lab) | 2 |
| Faculty | Skoutas Dimitrios |
Syllabus
Introduction to wireless systems and networks. Evolution of wireless mobile communication systems. Propagation and path-loss in wireless communication. Analytical and empirical propagation path-loss models. Types of fading and channel characterization. Radio planning principles for cellular systems. Types of interference. Mobility management and handover process. Techniques for efficient allocation and management of radio resources. Digital modulation techniques for mobile communication systems and channel capacity. Medium access control protocols and multiple access techniques FDMA, TDMA, CDMA and OFDMA as well as how they are implemented in the respective wireless cellular systems GSM, GPRS/EDGE, UMTS, LTE, LTE-A. Introduction to the technological features of future 5G systems.
Learning Outcomes
The course offers an introduction to mobile communication networks, i.e. GSM, GPRS, UMTS, LTE and LTE-A. The operating principles and main features of these systems are studied, and the course concludes with a short introduction to the features of future wireless networks (5G).
The lab part of the course includes a set of carefully selected exercises to accelerate the learning process. Through simulation, the students study basic processes of a mobile telephony system, such as Call Admission Control, Management of radio channel quality in Line Of Sight (LOS) and NLOS scenarios, as well as transmission rate management using Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC).
Upon completion of the course the student:
- will have understood the concepts of cellular radio coverage, cellular planning and radio resource management (Call Admission Control, Wireless Channel Capacity and Quality, Dedicated and Shared Channel Management, Service based QoS differentiation etc.) at advanced mobile communications systems.
- will be able to utilise basic RRM techniques to calculate the network resources that are required to achieve a QoS (Quality of Service) target.
- will be able to calculate and analyse the key performance indicators of a mobile communication system.
Prerequisite Courses
Not required.
Basic Textbooks
1. A. Kanatas, P. Constantinou, G. Pantos «Mobile Communications Systems», Papasotiriou, 2013.
2. M.E. Theologou, «Mobile and Personal Communications Networks», 2nd edition, Tziola, 2010.
3. S Louvros, «The LTE Network», New Tech Pub, 2014.
4. S. R. Saunders, A. Aragon-Zavala, "Antennas and Propagation for Wireless Communication Systems", 2nd Edition., 2016
Additional References
1. LTE Self-Organising Networks (SON) : network management automation for operational efficiency, Seppo Hamalainen, Henning Sanneck, Siznia Sartori, Wiley, 2012
2. LTE for UMTS : evolution to LTE-Advanced, Harri Holma and Antti Toskala, Wiley, 2011
3. LTE for 4G Mobile Broadband: Air Interface Technologies And Performance, Farooq Khan 1st ed. Repr, Cambridge University Press, 2010, c2009
4. WCDMA for UMTS : HSPA evolution and LTE, Harri Holma and Antti Toskala, 4th ed., Wiley, c2007
Teaching and Learning Methods
| Activity | Semester workload |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 hours |
| Laboratory hours | 26 hours |
| Personal study | 57 hours |
| Final exams | 3 hours |
| Course total | 125 hours (5 ECTS) |
Student Performance Evaluation
• Written exams (70%), consisting of comprehension/reasoning questions and problem solving.
• Laboratory exercises: 30%
Language of Instruction and Examinations
Delivery Mode
Face-to-face.