Textbook information Mobile Communications, Jochen Schiller, Addison Wesley, 2000 Principles of Wireless Networks, Pahlavan and Krishnamurthy, Prentice Hall, 2002
The fundamentals of wireless communication. Link, network and transcript layer protocols for wireless and mobile networking. Cellular networks. Wireless LANs. Wireless multihop networks. Mobile applications.
Prerequisite
CSE 310 or CSE 346; CSE major
Course Outcomes
An understanding of why mobility makes network protocol design complex
An understanding of the characteristics of wireless channels
Working knowledge of existing related technologies
An ability to design and evaluate network protocols
Textbook
Mobile Communications, Jochen Schiller, Addison Wesley, 2000
Principles of Wireless Networks, Pahlavan and Krishnamurthy, Prentice Hall, 2002
Major Topics Covered in Course
Motivation/need for mobile network access. Fundamental technical issues. (1 week)
Radio propagation modeling and physical layer issues (2 weeks)