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Description: Introduction to wireless and mobile networks and network architectures. Cellular networks. Mobility and handoff management. Centralized wireless LANs and Mobile IP. Mobile transport protocols. Ad hoc wireless networks. Satellite networks.
Instructor: Cem Ersoy, Room #: ETA 208, Ext: 6861, ersoy@boun.edu.tr, http://www.cmpe.boun.edu.tr/~ersoy
Teaching Assistant: B. Atay Ozgovde, Room #: ETA 211, Ext: 7125, ozgovde@boun.edu.tr
Course home page: http://orkinos.cmpe.boun.edu.tr/netlab/courses/cmpe477/spring2005
Textbook: - J. Schiller, Mobile Communications, 2nd Ed., Addison Wesley, 2003.
Textbook Slides at: http://www.netlab.boun.edu.tr/477slides/477slides.zip
Reference: -Yi-Bing Lin, Imrich Chlamtac, "Wireless and Mobile Network Architectures," John Wiley, 2001.
-T. S. Rappaport,
Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice, Prentice-Hall, 1996.
- K. Pahlavan and A. H. Levesque, Wireless Information Networks, John Wiley,
1995.
- D. Goodman, Wireless Personal Communications Systems, Addison Wesley,
1997.
Prerequisites: CmpE 475 or background on "computer networks" or permission of the instructor.
Times: TThTh 334 Room: ETA Z04
Topics:
1.INTRODUCTION to Wireless Networks and
Mobile Communications: Wireless Transmission, Medium Access Control: TDD/FDD
and Channel Access (TDMA/CDMA/FDMA/Hybrids), Wireless Comm' Basics (Cell reuse,
spectrum, sectoring, etc.), Cellular Networks (GSM/IS-95), Global & Advance
Mobile Networks (UMTS/IMT-2000/Satellites), Location, Handoff, Connection
Management,
2. Satellite Networks: Introduction to Satellite Comm', Deficiencies of Existing GEO/MEO/LEO Satellite Systems, Satellite Architectures, Satellite Routing, Satellite Channel Access, Satellite Handoff, Protocols, Applications.
3. Ad Hoc Networks: Fundamentals of Packet Radio Networks, Architecture & Protocols, Problems for Ad Hoc (Routing/Handoff), Principles behind Ad Hoc Routing, Other Approaches & Applications.
4. Wireless LANs, Broadband Wireless Access, WiMax: Architectures/Topologies of Wireless LANs and WSLs.
5. Mobile IP: Problems for IP in Wireless (Routing/Handoff), Principles behind Mobile IP, Other Approaches & Applications
6. Mobile Transport Layer, support for mobility, WAP, requirements for multimedia applications over wireless networks
Term paper 1 : (due 31 March 2004) A mini survey on radio propagation.
Term paper 2 : (due 17 May 2004) Critical evaluation of a technical paper on wireless and mobile networks.
Grading: (Tentative)