Machine-to-machine communications

Објавено: October 12, 2018
  1.    Course Title Machine-to-machine communications
  2.    Code 3ФЕИТ10З001
  3.    Study program TKII
  4.    Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies
  5.    Degree (first, second, third cycle) First cycle
  6.    Academic year/semester IV/7   7.    Number of ECTS credits 6.00
  8.    Lecturer

Dr Aleksandar Risteski, Dr Borislav Popovski, Dr Marko Porjazoski, Dr Pero Latkoski, Dr Slavche Pejoski, Dr Tomislav Shuminoski, Dr Toni Janevski, Dr Valentin Rakovikj, Dr Venceslav Kafedziski, Dr Vladimir Atanasovski, Dr Zoran Hadji-Velkov
  9.    Course Prerequisites  

10.    Course Goals (acquired competencies):  Introduction to M2M (Machine-to-Machine) communications. Concepts of industrial communication systems and application of machine-machine communication to industrial scenarios. Utilization of M2M in capillary networks, cellular networks, IoT, and vehicle-to-vehicle communication networks.

11.    Course Syllabus: Introduction and familiarization with (Machine-to-machine) communications. Industrial communication systems: fixed and wireless networks for automatic management. M2M and capillary networks. M2M and cellular networks: application in GSM and LTE networks. Internet-of-Things (IoT) concepts and networks. Application of M2M in vehicle-to-vehicle communication.

12.    Learning methods:  Lectures, auditory and laboratory exercises, independent work on project tasks and preparation of seminar work, visiting relevant companies and invited lectures by experts from the ICT sector.
13.    Total number of course hours 3 + 1 + 1 + 0
14.    Distribution of course hours 180
15.    Forms of teaching 15.1. Lectures-theoretical teaching 30
15.2. Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork 45
16.    Other course activities 16.1. Projects, seminar papers 35
16.2. Individual tasks 20
16.3. Homework and self-learning 50
17.    Grading 17.1. Exams 10
17.2. Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) 30
17.3. Activity and participation 10
17.4. Final exam 50
18.    Grading criteria (points) up to 50 points     5 (five) (F)
from 51 to 60 points     6 (six) (E)
from 61 to 70 points     7 (seven) (D)
from 71 to 80 points     8 (eight) (C)
from 81 to 90 points     9 (nine) (B)
from 91 to 100 points   10 (ten) (A)
19.    Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam Regular attendance at the teaching and auditory exercises and fully developed laboratory exercises
20.    Language Macedonian and English
21.    Method of monitoring of teaching quality Internal evaluation and surveys
22.    Literature
22.1. Required Literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year
1 David Boswarthick,Omar Elloumi, and Oliver Hersent M2M Communications – A System Approach Wiley 2012
2 William Webb Understanding Weightless: Technology, Equipment, and Network Deployment for M2M Communications in White Space Cambridge University Press 2012
3 Carles Anton-Haro, Mischa Dohler Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Communications: Architecture, Performance and Applications Woodhead Pub 2015
22.2. Additional Literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year
1 Oliver Hersent, David Boswarthick, Omar Elloumi  The Internet of Things: Key Applications and Protocols  Wiley  2012