Modeling, simulation, testing, and measurements of wireless communication systems: A laboratory based approach

Several challenges such as inter-operability, global seamless connectivity, and spectral crowding became more of a concern after the tremendous growth in wireless industry and the diversity in wireless systems and standards. Software defined radio (SDR) is envisioned to be a promising solution for all these challenges. From the point of education, all these challenges along with the introduction of new concepts such as SDR necessitate the establishment of new platforms where students can model, simulate and test wireless systems from various aspects. This paper gives an overview of a laboratory course incorporating the use of SDR capable devices. A brief description of all the laboratory experiments is included, whereas only one of the experiments focusing on synchronization in wireless systems is discussed in detail due to space limitations.