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Master of Engineering (Telecommunications) Technical Core Subjects: ETM7136 – Digital Communication Systems and Design ETM7146 – Switching and Networking Techniques and Systems ETM7156 – Mobile Wireless Communications ETM7166 – Digital Signal Processing Systems and Design in Telecommunications Technical Elective Subjects (4 Only): ETM7096 – Microwave Communication Systems ETM7106 – Network Security ETM7126 – Satellite Communications ETM7186 – Advanced Network Architectures and Protocols ETM7206 – Special Topics on Emerging Technologies & Standards ETM7216 – Active Microwave Circuit Design ETM7226 – Antenna and Electromagnetic Compatibility ETM7246 – Passive Microwave Circuit Design EEE7226 – System Management EEE7216 – Engineering Optimization ETM7176 – Optical Communication Systems
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ETM7136 – Digital Communication Systems and Design Objectives:
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To provide students with the basics of signal analysis and digital signal generation, transmission, and reception. To develop understanding of advanced digital modulation and error coding techniques for modern broadband communication systems.
The subject is intended for postgraduate students. It first covers the underpinning techniques of generation, transmission, and reception of signals applicable to a wide range of communication applications. It then covers the principles, design, analysis, and applications of digital modulation and errorcontrol coding schemes to modern communication systems such as GSM, 3G, wireless LANs (IEEE 802.11), WiMAX (IEEE 802.16), LTE and xDSL. Some advanced topics such as coded modulation, multicarrier modulation, and turbo-codes are also treated.
ETM7146 – Switching and Networking Techniques and Systems Objectives:
To provide understanding of advanced networking techniques and system functionalities for data and multimedia traffics transfer over fixed and wireless network infrastructure.
Content: ETM7156 – Mobile Wireless Communications Objectives:
To introduce wireless mobile communication technologies and systems. The subject provides detailed coverage on cellular concepts, mobile radio propagation mechanisms and characteristics, modulation, equalization, diversity and channel coding techniques for wireless communications. Introduction to teletraffic engineering and network planning. Overview coverage on various current and emerging wireless communication system architectures, functionalities and specifications is also provided.
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The subject first introduces the basic concepts of mobile and wireless communications, followed by some examples of the systems. A focus is then given to the cellular concept, which forms the backbone of existing system infrastructure. Two important understandings with regards to radiowave propagation, i.e. large-scale propagation path loss and small-scale fading, are then introduced. The course then moves on to focus more on the system aspects, such as the techniques of modulation, equalization, diversity in reception, and channel coding. From the perspective of network system, the students will also study various multiple access techniques and network planning for capacity. Finally, we will explore the latest mobile wireless systems and their respective
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standard. ETM7166 – Digital Signal Processing Systems and Design in Telecommunications Objectives:
To introduce the digital signal processing concepts and their applications in telecommunications. To illustrate the practical aspects of real-time digital signal processing (DSP) applications effectively, Matlab are introduced for use in the design, analysis, and implementation of DSP algorithms. Students will also gain basic hands-on experience in the implementation of DSP algorithms using both fixed-point and floating-point processors, e.g. the TMS320 family.
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The subject will cover the following topics:
Fundamentals of DSP
z-Transform and Its Applications
Fourier Analysis of Discrete-Time Signals
Digital Filter Design
Structure of Discrete Time Systems
Multirate Digital Signal Processing
Adaptive Signal Processing
Applications in Telecommunications
Digital Signal Processors Applications
– Architectures, Implementations, and
ETM7096 – Microwave Communication Systems Objectives:
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To study the design of Microwave Communication Systems and Architectures.
To provide a general understanding of Microwave Components and Circuits used in telecommunications industry.
To study microwave measurement theories and techniques.
This course aims to provide students with essential concepts of Microwave communication, including its RF systems, communication circuit specifications, transceiver architectures, microwave network analysis, stripline design and impedance transformation. Then, basic theories and measurement concepts behind the commonly used RF/Microwave test equipment are also explored.
ETM7106 – Network Security
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Objectives:
To expose students to current thinking on network security from the viewpoint of end users and system architects.
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This subject covers cryptographic primitives used to provide network security, such as symmetric key encryption, public key encryption, and digital signature. It then reviews how these primitives are utilized in the network protocols (e.g., SSL/TLS) as well as other mobile and wireless applications. Security technologies such as intrusion detection and firewalls will also be covered.
ETM7126 – Satellite Communications Objectives:
To introduce the students the fundamentals of satellite communications systems, satellite orbits, link analysis and design, multiple-access techniques, multi-beam satellite networks, VSAT, and mobile satellite communications.
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A satellite communications is an artificial satellite sent to space for the purpose of telecommunications. Modern communications satellites use a variety of orbits including geostationary orbits, Molniya orbits, elliptical orbits and low polar and non-polar Earth orbits. For fixed point-to-point services, communications satellites provide a microwave radio relay technology complementary to that of communication cables. They are also used for mobile applications such as communications to ships, vehicles, planes and hand-held terminals, and for TV and radio broadcasting. This course will introduce the students to the basics and elements of satellite communications.
ETM7186 – Advanced Network Architectures and Protocols Objectives:
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To provide understanding of advanced networking techniques and system functionalities for data and multimedia traffics transfer over fixed and wireless network infrastructure. 1. Network Traffic and Queuing Analysis 2. Congestion and Traffic Management 3. Internet routing 4. Quality of Service (QoS) in Internet 5. Wireless data networks 6. Advanced Network Modelling and Simulation 7. System Implementation of Networking Functionalities
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This subject covers the most recent emerging technologies and standards in the
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fast changing telecommunication industry. Content:
This subject will cover the latest state of the art technology in telecommunications industry (e.g. 4G LTE, video communications over wireless, etc). The students will be exposed to the latest trends, its working principles and standards in telecommunications industry.
ETM7216 – Active Microwave Circuit Design Objectives:
To study the design techniques for microwave amplifiers and oscillators using BJTs and FETs.
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This course aims to provide students with essential concepts and design techniques of microwave amplifiers and oscillators, including simplify circuit analysis, circuit simulation via commercial available software and circuit implementation.
ETM7226 – Antenna and Electromagnetic Compatibility Objectives:
To build on the basic concepts and principles of electromagnetics and apply them in the understanding of antenna design and electromagnetic compatibility.
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The subject begins with a review of electromagnetic theory followed by discussions on the fundamental parameters of antennas. Basic radiating structures such as dipole and loop antennas, antenna arrays and various practical antennas will be studied. The later part of the subject introduces the concept of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), where various noise coupling mechanisms (both radiated and conducted noise) will be analyzed and their corresponding reduction techniques will be discussed. The subject also covers EMC regulations for commercial products and the general test and measurement process for emission and susceptibility.
ETM7246 – Passive Microwave Circuit Design Objectives:
To study the methods used in the analysis and design of passive planar microwave circuits and microstrip patch antennas.
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In this subject the students will be introduced to some important microwave devices, such as filters, power dividers, couplers and printed antennas. The theory behind these devices and the principle of operation are thoroughly discussed. CAD tools that can assist in the design of these devices are discussed. Design principles of these devices are introduced here.
EEE7226 – System Management
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Objectives:
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To introduce the students to key aspects of quality concepts and philosophies that need to be present and internalised in the end-toend process of delivering products/services, with the purpose of achieving excellent performance.
To introduce the students to different models of quality initiatives including the statistical process control, TQM, Deming’s quality cycle, the six-sigma, CMMI and the ISO standards, to help them develop quality improvement framework within their Organizations.
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Introduction to Quality Definition and history of quality, major contributors of quality and quality systems (including Deming, Juran, Crosby, Ishikawa, Taguchi, Feigenbaum, and Shewhart), Quality leaders and roles of senior management, Quality frameworks, Quality and Continuous process Improvement.
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Quality Assurance, Sampling, Reliability and Control Charts Acceptance sampling and probability technique. Fundamentals of reliability, control chart for variables, process probability and control chart for attributes
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Quality Tools and Improvement Cycle PDCA Cycle, check sheet, Pareto diagram and histogram, Ishikawa diagram, Process Flow and Scatter Diagram, Kaizen and Kanban System
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Total Quality Management Basic approach of TQM, leadership and customer satisfaction, continuous process improvement, Deming’s 14 points
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ISO 9000 History of ISO 9000, the quality system document, quality manual worksheet
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Six-Sigma What is Six-Sigma? Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), Six Sigma framework and the belt system.
EEE7216 – Engineering Optimization Objectives:
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To provide an overview to the optimization techniques, followed by theoretical and application aspects of linear programming, network flow algorithms, integer programming, quadratic programming, nonlinear programming, and heuristic methods.
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Enhance the students’ capability in engineering optimization by maintaining balance between the three aspects: theory, numerical computation and solutions, so that the best case solution can be determined without actually testing all possible cases
Today engineering tasks require engineers to use sophisticated tools and complex analysis in their daily and routine jobs. These tools and analysis may be developed and derived from various optimization theories. Among them, the linear programming, network and combinatorial optimization, integer programming, non-linear programming and dynamic programming are fundamental to those latest advancement. The student will be trained to model their daily challenges into various form of optimization solution, and eventually solve those problems, either Nondeterministic polynomial time hard or complete, with feasible results.
ETM7176 – Optical Communication Systems Objectives:
To introduce the students the fundamentals of optical communications, optical waveguides and photonic devices and their limitations, performance analysis and design of multi-channel optical transmission links and networks and future perspectives.
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This course will focus on fundamentals of optical communications. Coverage includes understanding principle of operation of fiber optic, optical transmitter, optical receiver, optical amplifiers etc. Various modulation formats and multiplexing schemes will also be covered together with design and performance analysis topics such as power budget, rise budget and BER measurement. Later part of the course covers topics such as free space optical links and soliton transmission.
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