Mobility and Internet of things

Characteristics of mobile systems (available radio spectrum, cellular coverage, radio channel capacity, mobility management).

Commercial mobile networks 2G, 3G and 4G (network architectures, multiple access, core evolution, connection establishment, security).

Internet of things connectivity issues (evolution of mobile technologies towards IoT, IoT communication requirements, LTE-M, SigFox, LoRa examples).

Critical communications infrastructure (special networks of national importance with high availability).

Wireless local area networks WiFi (overview of 802.11b/g/n/ac/ad, planning and management, QoS and security).

Short range wireless sensor networks (Bluetooth, ZigBee, RFID, NFC, proprietary).

Internet of things applications and services (smart cities, intelligent buildings, location services, road telematics, health services, smart grids).

The elective course provides a systematic overview of mobile technologies and their role in the Internet of things scenarios with emphasis on understanding of characteristics, operation principles and development activities. The course is suitable for all interested students not regarding study field.

Lectures for the provisoning of theoretical aspects and laboratory practices with real-case scenarios and solving the problems through team project work. Elearning. Study visits and invited lecturers.