Wireless and Mobile Networking, II
The course is structured in two parts. The first part will provide an
overview of the fundamental concepts of designing multimedia mobile
wireless networks. The second part will be research oriented where
students will have an opportunity to apply the basic knowledge from the
first part to understanding the latest wireless network design challenges
and proposals.
More specifically, the topics in the first more traditional half will
include: frequency reuse, propagation and fading, interference, basic
digital modulation and detection, channel capacity and coding/decoding,
diversity gains (spatial, frequency, time), Medium-Access Control
(MAC) protocols (TDMA, FDMA, CDMA, ALOHA-based), channel assignment methods
(fixed versus dynamic), power control, handoff, scheduling methods
for wireless packet networks. Examples of second generation (2G) circuits
switched systems and standards and their evolution to third generation
(3G+) packet-based networks will be given. The second half of the
course will consist of reading and presenting the latest wireless re
search papers and technology proposals. Examples of topics that will be
covered include: MAC, routing, flow/congestion control and energy
issues in ad-hoc and sensor networks; fundamental wireless capacity
limitations; multiple antenna capacity gains. If time permits, additional
topics will be covered based on the students and/or teachers