ADVANCES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKING (WiCoN)

ADVANCES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKING (WiCoN)

15th June to 26th June, 2009

ACCOMMODATION

All the participants from AICTE approved institutions will
be provided with free of charge boarding and lodging
facilities within NITC campus.

ABOUT CALICUT

Calicut is a major centre of higher education, learning and
research in Kerala. It is the hometown of institutions of
national importance including NITC, IIMK, DOEACC, and
CWRDM. Direct trains to most of the major cities in India
connect Calicut. It is also well connected by road to
Mangalore, Bangalore, Ooty, Coimbatore, Cochin,
Trivandrum, etc. Calicut also has an International Airport
about 45 km away from NIT Calicut.

ABOUT NITC

National Institute of Technology Calicut is one of the premier
technical institutions in India. NITC is set in a picturesque
landscape at the foothills of the Western Ghats, located on
the Calicut-Mukkam road, about 22km from Calicut City.
The institute offers eight undergraduate and twenty four
postgraduate programmes apart from Ph.D. programmes
offered in different departments. The institute has excellent
infrastructure in computing, information technology,
laboratories and library including hi-tech Nalanda digital
library. Round the clock internet access is available for all
staff and students.

ABOUT ECE DEPARTMENT@ NITC

The ECE Department offers undergraduate programme in
Electronics and Communication Engineering, graduate
programmes in Telecommunication, Signal Processing,
Electronic Design & Technology, and Microelectronics &
VLSI and research programme leading to Ph.D. Degree. The
major research activities are in the areas of Communication
and signal processing.

COURSE OBJECTIVE

Last fifteen years have witnessed a tremendous growth in
the way people communicate each other. Since its modest
beginning in the 80’s with the analog cellular system and
later in 90’s with the digital cellular systems, wireless
communication systems have evolved from country/
manufacturer specific technologies to organized and
standardized technologies deployed worldwide aimed at
meeting the demand of global markets. While the second
generation cellular systems were capable of supporting only
voice and limited data transfer, the third and upcoming 4G
cellular systems are capable of providing data rates from
2Mbps to as high as 1Gbps. Parallel to the developments in
2G and 3G cellular wireless systems, Wi-Fi and Wi-MAX
standards are evolved to facilitate very high data rate wireless
connectivity to fixed and limited mobility services and the
standardization activities of mobile Wi-MAX, which is
expected to change the wireless world, is at the final stage.
The key technologies that enabled the wireless revolution
are Wideband CDMA, OFDM, Space-Time Coding, MIMO
Systems and their combinations. The signal processing
challenges of today’s communication receivers are
tremendously complex. The course addresses some of the
basics of these technologies, the signal processing issues,
key topics in networking and standardization activities in
current and next generation wireless systems. The course
topics are selected to provide both an overview as well as
some insight into the research issues being undertaken in
this area.

COURSE CONTENT

 Evolution of wireless communication systems
 An overview of Physical layer
 Channel modeling
 Technologies for broadband wireless access:
 Spread Spectrum & CDMA
 OFDM & Multicarrier CDMA
 Space Time Coding & MIMO Systems
 MIMO-OFDM & OFDMA
 Ultra-Wide Band (UWB)
 IEEE 802.11 Standards: Architecture, protocols and
enhancements
 Wireless Sensor Networks
 IEEE 802.16 Standards
 Timing and Frequency synchronization in OFDM
 Channel estimation and equalization in OFDM
 Mobile Adhoc Networks (MANETS)
 Cognitive Radio & IEEE 802.22 Standards
 Audio & Video Coding for Wireless Communication

RESOURCE PERSONS

The faculty for the course will be from National Institute
of Technology Calicut, IIT’s/IISc and industry.

ELIGIBILITY

The course is open to teachers from AICTE approved
Engineering Colleges with a basic qualification in ECE/
CSE/EEE.

REGISTRATION FEE

A registration fee of Rs. 300/- has to be paid (refundable
only if not selected or the course is attended fully on selection)
through a crossed demand draft, drawn in favor of
“COORDINATOR, FDP ON WICON 2009” payable at State
Bank of India, CREC Chathamangalam Branch (Code 2207).

HOW TO APPLY

Application in the attached form or in a similar format duly
recommended/sponsored by the Head of the Institution along
with the DD for the registration amount should reach the
coordinator by 30th April 2009. Application forms can also
be downloaded from NITC website (www.nitc.ac.in).
Selection shall be on a first come first serve basis subject
to NITC norms. You shall be intimated about your
participation status through e-mail by 15th May, 2009.

ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE

Sri S.M. Sameer/Dr A.V. Babu
Coordinator, FDP on WiCoN
Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering
National Institute of Technology
Calicut - 673601, Kerala.
Phone: 0495-2286720/2286706
Email: sameer@nitc.ac.in, babu@nitc.ac.in