Basics of Digital Wireless Communication: introduction to software radio principles

Presented at 30C3 (2013), Dec. 27, 2013, 5:15 p.m. (60 minutes)

The aim of this talk is to give an understandable insight into wireless communication, using existing systems as examples on why there are different communication systems for different uses. Although wireless communication systems, like Wifi, GSM, UMTS, Bluetooth or DECT, are always surrounding us, radio transmission is often seen as "Black Magic". Digital wireless communication systems differ significantly from analog system designs, although actuall transmission is still analog. Digital modulations, coding, filtering etc. enable highly scalable and adaptive wireless systems, making it possible to design quad-band LTE/UMTS/CDMA/GSM radios on a single chip. The talk briefly describes system concepts, modulation and coding basics, along with the challenges of mobile communication systems. This will include the following topics: System concepts Digital Modulations Shannon–Hartley theorem Channel coding principles Channel Access High Frequency basics Radio Propagation

Presenters:

  • Clemens Hopfer
    Clemens Hopfer is a tech enthusiast - currently residing in Vienna/Austria; predominantly interested in electronics, wireless (mobile) communication, software radio and open source. He actively participates at the Viennese FunkFeuer.at Wireless Community Network since 2006 and received his CEPT1 Amateur Radio license in 2010. While studying at the Viennese Technical University he evolved a main focus on wireless transmission and high frequency engineering.

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