Subject to
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Week |
Date |
Topic |
Reference |
Homework/Comments |
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1 |
Mar 31 |
Course overview [pdf] |
[Sch03: Chapter 1] |
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Apr 2 |
Fundamentals of Wireless Communications (1) (capacity, signal fading, modulation) [pdf] |
[Sch03: Chapter 2.4-2.6] |
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2 |
Apr 7 |
Fundamentals of Wireless Communications (2) (multiplexing, frequency planning, handoffs) [pdf] |
[Sch03: Chapter 2.7-2.8] |
HW#1 assigned |
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Apr 9 |
Cellular structure and handoffs [pdf] Wireless Media Access [pdf] |
[Sch03: Chapter 3.1-3.5] |
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3 |
Apr 14 |
Wireless MAC (Cont’d) Wireless WANs: Cellular Wireless Networks [pdf] |
[Sch03: Chapter 4.1, 4.4.6] |
HW#1 due HW#2 assigned |
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Apr 16 |
Wireless LANs: IEEE 802.11 Standard [pdf] |
[Sch03: Chapter 7.1-7.4] |
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4 |
Apr 21 |
Wireless LANs: Advanced topics [pdf] |
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Apr 23 |
Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) [pdf] |
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HW#2 due |
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5 |
Apr 28 |
Protocols: |
[Sch03: Chapter 8.3] |
Project proposal due HW#3 assigned |
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Apr 30 |
Review of TCP [pdf] Transport over Wireless [pdf] |
[Sch03: Chapter 9] |
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6 |
May 5 |
Transport over Wireless (Cont’d) Wireless Mesh Networks [pdf] |
[BSK95],[LR99] |
HW#3 due |
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May 7 |
Midterm (in class) |
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7 |
May 12 |
Support for Mobility [pdf] |
[Sch03: Chapter 10] |
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May 14 |
Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANET) MANET Routing - Reactive Protocols [pdf] |
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Project check-point #1 |
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8 |
May 19 |
MANET Routing Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) |
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HW#4 assigned |
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May 21 |
Guest Speaker: Dr. Leo Szumel, Sentilla, Inc. Topic: Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) [pdf] |
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Project check-point #2: |
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9 |
May 26 |
Power management [pdf] |
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May 28 |
WSNs: Energy, Routing, and Localization [pdf] |
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HW#4 due |
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10 |
June 2 |
Class cancelled due to family emergency Example Research Areas [pdf] - Delay/Disruption-Tolerant Networking (DTN) - Vehicular Ad Hoc Network (VANET) |
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June 4 |
Final Project Presentations (9:00-11:30am) 1007 Kemper Hall |
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Final Project Report Due June 8 (Mon) |