After successful completion of the course, students are able to know and to distinguish market, technology and applications of short range wireless communication systems like Bluetooth, ZigBee, Z-Wave, LoRa, 802.11, etc., to have knowledge of the legal framework, standardization and of integration into electronic systems.

Short range wireless will be discussed from different points of view, e.g. history, application, trends, standardisation, technology, ... . Basics of Radio Communication are presented with focus to specific topics in physical layer, MAC, Security and protocols above.

The lecture is held as presentation. The students are invited to discuss own experience and own projects in the context of wireless networking. The slides are available as pdf file.

The exam is held in written (open book) mode at the end of the last block.

TISS

Lecture notes for this course are available for free download via TISS.

interest in wireless radio communication and basic knowledge in communication protocols is recommended