ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Hours of tutorials: 4.5 Expository Class: 17 Interactive Classroom: 11 Total: 32.5
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary subject Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Electronics and Computing, External department linked to the degrees
Areas: Languages and Computer Systems, Área externa M.U en Internet de las Cosas - IoT
Center Higher Technical Engineering School
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
This subject provides comprehensive training on the deployment of networks for IoT applications in smart urban environments and connected vehicles. Upon completing the course, students will develop key skills in the design and implementation of wireless communication systems, both for urban environments (Smart Cities and Smart Buildings) and for connected vehicle applications (Smart Car).
Students will learn to understand and apply fundamental concepts of radio link capacity and coverage, radio propagation modeling, and network implementation. In addition, they will delve into wireless mobile communications standards for urban and vehicular applications, providing a solid foundation for the practical implementation of these systems. Students will also acquire the skills to perform practical deployments and validate measurements, as well as prepare technical reports and oral presentations.
The content of the course includes an introduction to communications in Smart Cities, Smart Buildings and Smart Car use cases, theoretical-practical analysis of use cases, study of radio channels for different scopes and analysis of capacity subsystems and hardware subsystems. Aspects related to radio certification of communications in these environments and the monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs), as well as the quality of the user experience, will also be addressed.
The subject responds to the growing demand for knowledge in the field of IoT and 5G/6G technology, preparing students to contribute to the development of Society 5.0 through the deployment of advanced networks in urban and vehicular environments.
Unit 1. Introduction to urban and vehicular communications.
Unit 2. Elements of a communication network.
Unit 3. Propagation modeling: Study of the radio channel. Coverage and capacity analysis.
Unit 4. Network monitoring. Radio certification.
Unit 5. Theoretical-practical analysis of the use case.
Practice 1. Propagation models: simulation and experimental measurement.
Practice 2. LIDAR/RADAR systems. (Smart Car)
Practice 2. Indoor LoRA network for urban communications. (Smart Cities / Buildings)
Practice 3. Outdoor LoRA network for urban and vehicular communications. (Smart Car / Cities / Buildings)
Practice 4. GPS reckoning for vehicular communications. (Smart Car)
Practice 4. Indoor LTE / NB-IoT network. (Smart Cities/Buildings)
Practice 5. LTE / NB-IoT network for urban and vehicular communications.
Practice 6. Project:
- Car with LoRa (Smart Car)
- LoRA tracker indoor/outdoor (Smart Cities/Buildings)
Basic Bibliography
- Marcos Arias Acuña, Oscar Rubiños López, Radiocomunicación, 978-84-8408-603-1, Andavira Editoria, 2011.
- Ana Vázquez Alejos, Guía de prácticas de laboratorio.
- Rolando Herrero, Fundamentals of IoT communication technologies, 978-3-030-70079-9, Cham : Springer, 2022.
- R. Buyya, A. V. Dastjerdi, Internet of Things: Principles and paradigms, 978-0-12-805395-9, Elsevier, 2016.
- Oriol Sallent, Fundamentos de diseño y gestión de sistemas de comunicaciones móviles celulares, 978-8-49-880482-9, Iniciativa Digital Politècnica, 2014.
Complementary Bibliography
- W. Dargie, C. Poellabauer, Fundamentals of Wireless Sensor Networks: Theory and Practice, 978-0-47-099765-9, Wiley, 2010.
- Leyre Azpilicueta, Cesar Vargas-Rosales, Francisco Falcone, Ana Alejos, Radio Wave Propagation in Vehicular Environments, 978-1-78561-823-9, Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), 2020.
- Andreas F. Molisch, Wireless Communications: From Fundamentals to Beyond 5G, 3rd Edition, 978-1-119-11721-6, Wiley, 2022.
Training and Learning Results:
- B20 S-CN8: Know and understand the concepts and systems related to network deployment in the field of applications for Society 5.0.
- B32 V-CN6: Know and understand the basic concepts related to network deployment in the field of the connected vehicle.
- D14 S-CP1: Design and deploy IoT device networks in the field of Smart Cities and Buildings.
- D23 V-CP1: Design and deploy device networks in the field of the connected car.
Expected results from this subject:
- Comprise and apply the mechanisms of propagation of radius and digital transmission, as well as the concepts of channel irradiate, coverage and capacity of a radiolink or system of broadcast for the modelling and deployment of wireless networks in applications of Smart City, Smart Building or Smart Car: B20, B32.
- Understand the operation of the main hardware sub-systems (antennas, transmitters, receptors) and apply them in the design and deployment of networks: B20, B32, D14, D23.
- Analyse and manage radioelectrical interferences, as well as understand the principles of attribution, adjudication and allocation of frequencies: D14, D23.
- Design and evaluate networks of devices in intelligent urban and connected vehicles surroundings, according to the standards and wireless and mobile communications technologies: D14, D23.
- Make practical network deployments, including the validation of measurements, preparation of technical reports and oral presentations, and evaluate the social impact, economic and environmental of the networks developed: B20, B32, D14, D23.
- Lecturing: Presentation of the theoretical contents of the subject by teachers.
- Problem solving: The theoretical contents covered in the master classes will be complemented with problem solving and/or exercises in the classroom.
- Case studies: In the master classes, practical cases will be carried out in the classroom.
- Laboratory practical: carrying out of practical cases in the laboratory will be proposed, in a practical format with the delivery of an evaluable report/report.
- Mentored work: The development of a work, individual or in group, will be proposed that covers some of the topics considered in the master classes and laboratory practices, with delivery of a report and oral presentation of results.
- Essay questions exam: Exam to solve short exercises focused to Units 1 and 2. It is the 25% of final grade. Evaluated skils: B20, B32.
- Laboratory practice: For each laboratroy practice, a report of results will be presented individually. It is the 30% of the final grade. Evaluated skills: D14, D23.
- Presentation: Oral presentation, individual or group, of the supervised work. The evaluation of each member of the group will be done through personalized monitoring. It is the 15% of the final grade. Evaluated skills: B20, B32, D14, D23.
- Essay questions exam: Exam to solve short exercises focused to Units 3, 4 and 5. It is the 30% of the final grade. Evaluated skills: B20, B32, D14, D23.
CH: class hours, OH: Outside classroom hours, HT: total hours.
- Lecturing: 9 CH + 9 OH = 18 TH.
- Problem solving: 1.5 CH + 2 OH = 3.5 TH.
- Case studies: 1.5 CH + 2 OH = 3.5 TH.
- Laboratory practical: 10 CH + 10 OH = 20 TH.
- Mentored work: 2 CH + 6 OH = 8 TH.
- Presentation: 1 CH + 2 OH = 3 TH.
- Essay questions exam: 2 CH + 5 OH = 7 TH.
- Essay questions exam: 2 CH + 5 OH = 7 TH.
- Laboratory practice: 0 CH + 5 OH = 5 TH.
This subject is the continuation of: Dispositivos IoT (V05M200V01101)
Comments on the Evaluation
Students enrolled in the subject can choose one of the two proposed assessment systems: continuous assessment or exam-only assessment. Each student must notify the coordinating professor by email of the selected assessment system one month after the start of classes.
1. Continuous assessment (ordinary exam):
Continuous assessment involves performing throughout the semester of the paragraphs disaggregated in the above table. Each of the blocks is of mandatory fulfillment in the form of continuous and individual assessment, and to pass the subject a minimum of 25% of the note assigned to each of the sections and the total mark accumulated within the five sections to be achieved must overcome at least 50% of the final grade.
The essay questions exams consist of a reasoned resolution of exercises on the subject topics. Regarding the block of laboratory practices, one report is required per practice and per student, made in a individual way. Evidences of report copying or cloning will drive to fail the related task.
Continuous assessment involves making 100% of all proposed tasks. Failure to take any of these tests implies the loss of continuous assessment and the final grade will be "SUSPENSO".
These tasks are not recoverable, that is, if a student does not satisfy the scheduled tasks, the teacher has no obligation to repeat any of them, and also they will be only valid for the academic year in which they are completed.
The schedule of the midterm/intermediate exams will be approved in the Comisión Académica de Máster (CAM) and will be available at the beginning of each academic semester.
It is considered that the subject is passed if the total grade is equal to or greater than 5. In case of leaving the modality of continuous assessment, the final grade will be "SUSPENSO".
2. Exam-only assessment (ordinary exam):
A student who does not opt for continuous assessment should be eligible for the highest grade by a final exam, which will consist of two parts:
- Part 1: realization of laboratory practices and delivery of reports due (50% of the final grade). One report is required per practice and per student, made in a individual way. Evidences of report copying or cloning will drive to grade as zero the related practice.
- Part 2: troubleshooting (50% of the final grade).
It is considered that the subject is passed by eventual assessment if the total grade is equal to or greater than 5.
3. Extraordinary exam:
For students who chose the exam-only assessment, the grade will be given by a final exam that will consist of two parts: a practical examination (50%) and an examination of problems (50%) .
It is considered that the subject is approved in second call if the total grade is equal to or greater than 5
4. Extraordinary exam:
For students who chose the exam-only assessment, the grade will be given by a final exam that will consist of two parts: a practical examination (50%) and an examination of problems (50%).
It is considered that the subject is approved in second call if the total grade is equal to or greater than 5.
5. Ethical code and plagiarism:
Plagiarism is regarded as serious dishonest behavior. If any form of plagiarism is detected in any of the tests or exams, the final grade will be FAIL (0), and the incident will be reported to the corresponding academic authorities for prosecution.
An ethical and critical use of tools based on artificial intelligence is recommended, and it is advisable to indicate their use in the reports delivered.
Sebastian Villarroya Fernandez
- Department
- Electronics and Computing
- Area
- Languages and Computer Systems
- Category
- Professor: LOU (Organic Law for Universities) PhD Assistant Professor
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