Centre for Communication Systems
and Networks

Centre Name: Centre for Communication Systems and Networks
Chairperson: Dr. Lim Eng Hock
Description of Centre: The Centre for Communication Systems and Networks is established to spearhead research and innovation work in broadband network technologies, wireless networking systems, communication theory and applications and Applied Electromagnetics.
Research Area: Group 1: Broadband Network Technologies and Management
• Transmission Systems and Signaling in Modern Networks
• Teleconferencing and Videoconferencing
• Intelligent Networks (IN)
• Network Management & Telecommunications Software
• Advanced Switching in PSTN
• Telemedicine

Group 2: Wired and Wireless Internetworking Systems
• Mobility Management and Resource Allocation
• Data Communication Protocols for LAN, MAN and WAN
• Communication System and Network Design
• Network Security and Encryption
• Network Interfaces
• Automated Systems based on Multimedia Communications
• Convergence of cellular and data wireless networks
• Multimedia Information Encoding and Data Compression

Group 3: Communication Theory & Applications
• Software Defined Radio (SDR)
• Spread Spectrum Technologies, MIMO, OFDM
• Detection, Estimation and Information Theory
• Efficient Channel Coding and Modulation Schemes
• Synchronisation & Statistical Theory of Communication
• Digital Signal Processing and Adaptive Equalisation
• Cell Planning

Group 4: Radio Science and Technologies
• Satellite Communication Subsystems and Network Design
• Radar and Navigational Systems
• Microwave Remote Sensing
• Microwave/RF Components and Circuits
• Beam-forming and Antenna Engineering
• EM Wave Propagation Modeling, Prediction and System Design
• Electromagnetics Interference and Compatibility