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Topic |
Reference |
Homework/Comments |
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Apr 2 |
Course overview Q1: What makes CDMA work for my cell phone? |
Text: Chapter 1 |
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Apr 4 |
Fundamentals of Wireless Communications (1) -
Frequency, radio propagation model, modulation |
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HW#1 assigned Lab #1 assigned |
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2 |
Apr 9 |
Fundamentals of Wireless Communications (2) - Multiplexing, Spread Spectrum, Frequency Reuse (Cellular concept), Handoffs |
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Apr 11 |
Q2: Why is WiFi faster at home than at a hotspot? Fundamentals: Wireless Media Access Control (MAC) |
Text: Chapter 18 |
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3 |
Apr 16 |
Q3: How does traffic get through the Internet? |
Text: Chapter 13 |
HW#1 due HW#2 assigned |
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Apr 18 |
Q4: Why am I getting only a few % of the advertised 4G Speed? Transport over Wireless |
Text: Chapter 19 |
Lab#1 due |
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4 |
Apr 23 |
Q5: How does Google sell ad spaces? |
Text: Chapter 2 |
Project proposal due |
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Apr 25 |
Q6: How does Google rank webpages? |
Text: Chapter 3 |
HW#2 due Lab #2 assigned HW #3 assigned |
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5 |
Apr 30 |
Q7: How does Netflix recommend movies? |
Text: Chapter 4 |
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May 2 |
Midterm Review |
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HW#3 due |
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6 |
May 7 |
Midterm (in class) |
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May 9 |
Q8: How do I viralize a Youtube video? |
Text: Chapter 7 |
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7 |
May 14 |
Q9: How do I influence people on Facebook and Twitter? |
Text: Chapter 8 |
HW#4 assigned |
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May 16 |
Q10: Can I really reach anyone in six steps? Guest speaker: Rajarajan Sivaraj Topic: MANET - Proactive & Reactive protocols |
Text: Chapter 9 |
Project progress report due |
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8 |
May 21 |
Q11: Does the Internet have an Achilles heel? |
Text: Chapter 10 |
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May 23 |
Q12: Why doesn’t the Internet collapse under congestion? |
Text: Chapter 14 |
Lab #2 due |
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9 |
May 28 |
Q13: How can Skype and Bit Torrent be free? |
Text: Chapter 15 |
HW#4 due |
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May 30 |
Guest speaker: M. Farhan Habib Title: Dimensioning Disaster Resilient Grid/Cloud
Networks |
Text: Chapter 16 |
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10 |
June 4 |
Q15: IPTV and Netflix: How can the Internet support video? |
Text: Chapter 17 |
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June 6 |
Final Project Presentations (1:30-4:00pm) |
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Project report due June 9 Sunday at midnight |