CSE475 - Wireless and Mobile Networks

2014-2015 Spring

[ Topics| Course Material| Course Schedule| Resources | Announcements ]

Topics

Basics of Radio and Microwave Communication; Cellular Communication Technologies (GSM Networks, CDMA Systems, 2G, 2.5G, 3G, 4G Network Architectures); Mobility and Handoff Management; Data Access Networks (GPRS, EDGE); Standards of New Generation Cellular Networks (3GPP, HSPA, Evolved HSPA, LTE, E-UTRAN, EPC, LTE Advanced, 3GPP2); Wireless LANs (IEEE 802.11 Family) and WiMAX; Wireless Personal Area Networks (Bluetooth, Wireless Sensor Networks, ZigBee, Emerging WPAN Technologies e.g. UWB); Mobile IP; Satellite Networks.

Course Material

Textbooks

Essential  Text: 

(1) Zheng, et.al., Wireless Networking Complete, Morgan Kaufmann, 2010

(2) Jochen Schiller, Mobile Communications, 2nd Ed., Addison Wesley, 2003.

Recommended:  

(3) Vijay K. Garg, Wireless Communications and Networking. Morgan Kaufmann, 2007

(4) William Stallings, Wireless Communications and Networks, Prentice-Hall, 2nd Ed., 2005

Announcements

[2015-05-22]         Midterm results are announced.

[2015-01-28]         Attendance is required at all class meetings. For excused absences, the student must provide an explanation to the instructor and supply supporting evidence.

Course Schedule

• Lectures: Monday 10:30-12:20 (MB241) | Tuesday 16:30-17:20 (MB241)

Resources

·         The End of the Public Phone Network (Read/Listen) at IEEE Spectrum.

·         White Paper on IEEE 802.11ac

·         Brief ppt on IEEE 802.11n

·         OPNET IT Guru Academic Edition software

http://www.opnet.com/university_program/itguru_academic_edition/