CS 4870

CS 4870/7870  Wireless and Mobile Network

Overview:    Concepts and techniques in wireless and mobile networks: cellular concepts, wireless physical layer, wireless MAC protocol, mobility management, power management, wireless network security, wireless telecommunication system, wireless LAN, wireless ad hoc networking, wireless personal area network.

Reference Textbook:    Kaveh Pahlavan and Prashant Krishnamurthy, Principles of Wireless Networks, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0130930032.
    William Stallings, Wireless Communications and Networks, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0130408646.
        
Prerequisites:    CS 4850/7850

Topics:    1. Overview of wireless network    (1 weeks)
    2. Physical layer fundamental     (1 weeks)
    3. Cellular concept    (1 weeks)
    4. Spread spectrum    (1 weeks)
    5. Media access control    (1 weeks)
    6. Mobility management    (3 weeks)
    7. Power management    (1 weeks)
    8. Security in wireless network    (2 weeks)
    9. IEEE 802.11     (1 weeks)
    10. Bluetooth    (1 weeks)
    11. Mobile ad hoc routing    (1 weeks)
    12. TCP over wireless network    (1 weeks)

Grading:    4 assignments:     20%
    2 midterms:     25% each
    Group project:     30%

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Prepared by:    Haibin Lu

Date:    September 2004

Concepts and techniques in wireless and mobile
networks: cellular concepts, wireless physical
layer, wireless MAC protocol, mobility man-
agement, power management, wireless network
security, wireless telecommunication system,
wireless LAN, wireless add hoc networking,
wireless personal area network.  Prerequisite:
CS 4850. Graded on A/F basis only.