JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

UNIT - I

Introduction: The Need for Software Radios, What is Software Radio, Characteristics and benefits of software radio- Design Principles of Software Radio, RF Implementation issues- The Purpose of RF Front – End, Dynamic Range- The Principal Challenge of Receiver Design – RF Receiver Front- End Topologies- Enhanced Flexibility of the RF Chain with Software Radios- Importance of the Components to Overall Performance - Transmitter Architectures and Their Issues- Noise and Distortion in the RF Chain, ADC and DAC Distortion.

UNIT - II

Profile and Radio Resource Management: Communication Profiles- Introduction, Communication Profiles, Terminal Profile, Service Profile , Network Profile, User Profile, Communication Profile Architecture, Profile Data Structure, XML Structure, Distribution of Profile Data, Access to Profile Data, Management of Communication Profiles, Communication Classmarks, Dynamic Classmarks for Reconfigurable Terminals, Compression and Coding, Meta Profile Data

UNIT - III

Radio Resource Management in Heterogeneous Networks: Introduction, Definition of Radio Resource Management, Radio Resource Units over RRM Phases, RRM Challenges and Approaches, RRM Modelling and Investigation Approaches, Investigations of JRRM in Heterogeneous Networks, Measuring Gain in the Upper Bound Due to JRRM, Circuit-Switched System, Packet-Switched System, Functions and Principles of JRRM, General Architecture of JRRM, Detailed RRM Functions in Sub-Networks and Overall Systems

UNIT - IV

Reconfiguration of the Network Elements: Introduction, Reconfiguration of Base Stations and Mobile Terminals, Abstract Modelling of Reconfigurable Devices, the Role of Local Intelligence in Reconfiguration, Performance Issues, Classification and Rating of Reconfigurable Hardware, Processing Elements, Connection Elements, Global Interconnect Networks, Hierarchical Interconnect Networks, Installing a New Configuration, Applying Reconfiguration Strategies, Reconfiguration Based on Comparison, Resource Recycling, Flexible Workload Management at the Physical Layer, Optimized Reconfiguration, Optimization Parameters and Algorithms, Optimization Algorithms, Specific Reconfiguration Requirements, Reconfiguring Base Stations, Reconfiguring Mobile Terminals

UNIT - V

Object – Oriented Representation of Radios and Network Resources: Networks- Object Oriented Programming- Object Brokers- Mobile Application Environments- Joint Tactical Radio System. Case Studies in Software Radio Design: Introduction and Historical Perspective, SPEAK easy- JTRS, Wireless Information Transfer System, SDR-3000 Digital Transceiver Subsystem, Spectrum Ware, CHARIOT.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Markus Dillinger, Kambiz Madani, ”Software Defined Radio Architecture System and Functions”, WILEY 2003
• 2. Walter Tuttle Bee, “Software Defined Radio: Enabling Technologies”, 2002, Wiley Publications.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Jeffrey H. Reed, “Software Radio: A Modern Approach to Radio Engineering”, 2002, PEA Publication.
• 2. Paul Burns, “Software Defined Radio for 3G”, 2002, Artech House.
• 3. Markus Dillinger, Kambiz Madani, Nancy Alonistioti, “Software Defined Radio: Architectures, Systems and Functions”, 2003, Wiley.
• 4. Joseph Mitola, “Software Radio Architecture: Object Oriented Approaches to wireless System Engineering “, III, 2000, John Wiley & Sons. M. TECH. I YEAR II SEMESTER DECE/DECS