Class Schedule (Tentative)

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Lecture notes, homework assignments/solutions, and project description will be posted here.

 

- Dates -

Topic

Homework
assigned

Homework
due


Week 1

Introduction-Part 1 (ch.1)
Lect1.pdf

 

 

Week 2

Radio Propagation and UWB
Lect2.pdf

 

 

Week 3

Cellular Systems: Principles and

1,2,3 G
Lect3.pdf

HW1 and Project Phase 1

 

Week 4

Cellular Systems: Principles (ch. 10)
Lect4.pdf

LAB 1: NS2 warm up

 HW1 

Week 5

UMTS Network Architecture and QoS

Quiz1

Lect5.pdf Reading Materials

HW2

LAB1 report

Week 6

Mobile IP and WAP (ch.12)
Lect6.pdf
Mobile IP Whitepaper from Cisco

LAB 2: TCP over Adhoc

HW2

Week 7

Satellite Communications System
Lect7.pdf

 Project Phase 2 Project Report 1

Week 8

MAC Overview
Lect8.pdf

HW3
LAB2 report

Week 9

Wi-Fi: 802.11 (ch. 13)
Lect9.pdf
Reading Materials

LAB 3:Ad hoc routing

HW3

Week 10

WiMax 802.16 (ch.11)
Lect10.pdf
Midterm review sheet,
Reading Materials

HW4

LAB3 report

Week 11

Ad Hoc Networks
Lect11.pdf
Reading Materials, Related Links

 LAB 4: Mobile IP

HW4

Week 12

QoS & Security in Ad Hoc Networks:WLAN-WEP, Attacks, SAODV
Lect12-13.pdf

 LAB 5: Wireless Security 

LAB 4 report

Week 13

Wireless Mesh Networks
Lect14.pdf

Project Phase 3 

Project Report 2

Week 14

Sensor Networks -- Part 1
Lect15.pdf
Reading materials , Related Links


LAB 5 report

Week 15

WPAN and Zigbee (ch.15)
Lect16.pdf

Final Review


Week 16

Project Due - Demo/Report



Week 17

Project Due - Demo/Report



Week 18

Final Exam preparations

 

Project Final Report Due
19th week
Final Exam