College of Computer Science Northeastern University COM3525: Wireless Networks

Winter 2002 January 3, 2002

Course Information

Class Meeting Times/Location. Room: Cullinane Hall CN29, Thursday 6:00-9:00 PM.

Instructor: Guevara Noubir, email: noubir@ccs.neu.edu, phone: (617) 373 5205, office: 219 Cullinane Hall.

Office Hours: Wed. 2:00-5:00PM.

Required Textbook: Wireless Communications and Networks, William Stallings, Prentice Hall, 2001.

Course Home Page. http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/noubir/Courses/COM3525/W02.

Prerequisites: It is highly recommended to have taken COM3510 or COM3515

Course Description: Wireless and mobile networks experienced a continuous growth during the last years and are expected to provide more and more services in the near future. Development of wireless communication systems requires solving several challenging problems. This course covers both theoretical issues related to wireless networking and practical systems for both wireless data networks and cellular wireless telecommunication systems. Students will also work on a project that addresses some recent research issues in wireless and mobile networking.

Course Schedule:

• Lecture 1: (1/3) Overview of the wireless environment and wireless communication systems
• Lecture 2: (1/10) Antennas and Propagation
• Lecture 3: (1/17) Spread Spectrum
• Lecture 4: (1/24) Coding and Error Control
• Lecture 5 (PostScript): (1/31) IEEE 802.11
• Midterm Exam (2/7)
• Lecture 6: (2/14) Bluetooth
• Lecture 7: (2/21) Mobile IP
• Lecture 8: (2/28) Multi-hop ad hoc networks
• Lecture 9: (3/7) TCP for wireless, Cellular Wireless Networks, satellite communications
• Final Exam (3/14)

Grading: The course grade will be based on 4 assignments (total 30%), a midterm (25%), and a final exam (45%).

Assignments: A1, A2, A3, A4.

Assignments are due at the beginning of class. As a general rule the penalty on a homework turned in upto a week late will be 20% and no homework will be accepted beyond 1 week past its due date. Students may discuss the problem sets with one another, but solutions should be written up separately. If a key idea is obtained from another person (other than the TA or the instructor) or from another book or paper (other than the course textbook), then the source of that idea should be cited. Solutions should be presented in a clear and concise manner.

Midtem: The midtem will take place on Thursday February 7^th, in class. Please mark your calendars and make sure that you will be able to attend the midterm.

Final Exam: The final exam will take place on Thursday during finals week.