13E033TM - Telecommunication measurements

Course specification
Course title		Telecommunication measurements
Acronym		13E033TM
Study programme		Electrical Engineering and Computing
Module
Type of study		bachelor academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)		professor PhD Milan Bjelica professor PhD Mirjana Simić Pejović
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)		professor PhD Milan Bjelica professor PhD Mirjana Simić Pejović
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)		professor PhD Milan Bjelica professor PhD Mirjana Simić Pejović
ESPB		6.0	Status	elective
Condition		None
The goal		Introduce the students to fundamentals of telecommunication measurements and instrumentation. Make them capable of performing typical measurements in time and frequency domains. Make them capable of processing the obtained results and preparing a report.
The outcome		The students will be able to connect different pieces of laboratory equipment, set up an automated measuring system, perform typical telecommunications measurements, import the results on a computer, process them, and make a report.
Contents
Contents of lectures		Types and organization of measurements in telecommunications. Instrumentation for measurements. Passive components. Signal sources. Signal level measurement. Frequency and time measurement. Digital storage oscilloscope. Spectrum analyzer. Quadrupole and cable systems measurements. Instrument networking. Telemetry. Result processing and presentation. Report preparation.
Contents of exercises		Work in laboratory. Training in instruments use and standard protocols performing. Instrument networking and automation. Results processing in GNU Octave and python free software tools.
Literature
Anand, M.M.S. Electronic Instruments and Instrumentation Technology, Prentice-Hall 2006 Rauscher, C. Fundamentals of Spectrum Analysis. Rohde & Schwarz, 2006 M. Bjelica: "Telecommunication measuring 1 - a collection of problems" 2013 J.M. Hughes: Real-World Instrumentation with Python. O'Reilly Media, 2011 J.M. Pieper: Automatic Measurement Control: A Tutorial on SCPI and IEEE 488.2. Rohde & Schwarz, 2007
Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
Lectures	Exercises	OTC	Study and Research	Other classes
3	1	1
Methods of teaching		Lectures, practices and labs; homework assignments.
Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
Pre obligations		Points	Final exam	Points
Activites during lectures		0	Test paper	40
Practical lessons		60	Oral examination	0
Projects		0
Colloquia		0
Seminars		0