EC421 MOBILE COMMUNICATION Concepts of cellular communication, System design fundamentals, Geometry of hexagonal cells; Co-channel interference, Cell

splitting, Frequency allocation in mobile, Handoff , Frequency Reuse,Mobile radio wave propagation; reflection, diffraction, fading. Path loss prediction. Multipath propagation. Statistical characterization of multipath fading. Diversity. Link design. Design parameters for base station. Antenna location, spacing, heights and configurations. Multiple access techniques; FDMA, TDMA and CDMA. Spread spectrum. Power control. WCDMA. CDMA network design. GSM. 3G systems. WLAN technology. WLL. HiperLAN. Ad hoc networks. Bluetooth. OFDM and MC-CDMA References 1. Wireless Communication Principles T.S.Rappaport,. 2. Mobile Communication Engineering. W.C.Y.Lee, 3. Wireless Communications A.F.Molisch,

DESIGN OF COMMUNICATION NETWORK Introduction to layered architecture overview. Packet switching and Fast packet switching. Point to Point Protocols and links: ARQ retransmission strategies. Selective repeat ARQ. Framing and standard Data Link Control protocol-HDLC, SDLC, LAPD. Queuing models in communication networks. Multiaccess Communication and multiple access protocols: ALOHA, slotted ALOHA, CSMA, CSMD/CD. Performance modelling and analysis.Local Area Networks: Ethernet, Token Ring and FDDI. Design and analysis.Internetworking issues: Bridges, Routers and Switched networks. Routing and Flow Control algorithms in data networks. Broadband Networks: ATM, Frame relay and Gigabit Ethernet. Traffic Management in ATM networks. Network planning for digital microwave network, optical communication, satellite networks, design aspects of LAN, MAN and WAN References 1. Analog & Digital Communication Systems Martin S. Rodess, 2. Data Communications and Distributed networks U.D Black

EC442 CAD OF DIGITAL SYSTEMS Introduction to VLSI CAD: VLSI design methodologies, use of VLSI CAD tools, Algorithmic Graph Theory, brief concept of Partitioning and placement, floorplaning and routing.Static Timing Analysis. References 1. Algorithms for VLSI Physical Design Automation N.A. Sherwani, Algorithms for VLSI Design Automation S.H. Gerez

EC452 BIOMETRIC SIGNAL PROCESSING Discrete Time signal processing, Discrete Fourier transform, theory of Z-Transform, Neurological Signal processing, Sleep ECG, Adaptive Interference, Noise Cancellation, Cardiological Signal Processing, ECG Data Reduction Technique, Pronys Method. References 1. Biomedical Signal Processing: Principle and Techniques D.C. Reddy 2. Biomedical signal processing and Signal Modeling Eugene N. Bruce

EC456 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS Intellectual Property, The Two Branches of Intellectual Property: Industrial Property and Copyright, Works Protected by Copyright, Rights Protected, Rights of reproduction, distribution, rental and importation, Rights of public performance, broadcasting, Communication to the public and making available to the public. Translation and adaptation rights, Moral rights, Limitations on Rights, Duration of 191 Copyright, Ownership, Exercise and Transfer of Copyright, Enforcement of Rights, Related Rights, Related Rights, The Role of WIPO. References 1. Intellectual Property. A Power Tool for Economic Growth, Kamil Idris 2. WIPO Intellectual Property Handbook: Policy, Law and Use,