Homework 4 - (deadline: Nov. 20,  Nov. 22 for EDE )

This homework requires that you read two research papers and summarize the key ideas that are presented. Both papers deal with bandwidth management issues in WiMAX networks, but address different concerns. Please follow the guideline used for HW 2.

Eun-Chan Park, "Efficient Uplink Bandwidth Request with Delay Regulation for Real-Time Service in Mobile WiMAX Networks", IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing , Volume 8 , No. 9 , Sep. 2009, pp. 1235- 1249

David Chuck, and J. M. Chang, "Bandwidth Recycling in IEEE 802.16 Networks", IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing , Volume 9 , No. 10 , Oct. 2010, pp. 1451- 1464

Homework 3 - (deadline: Oct. 20, Oct. 24 for EDE )

This homework requires that you read two research papers and summarize the key ideas that are presented. Both papers deal with QoS issues in WLAN, but address different concerns. Please follow the guideline used for HW 2.

H. Al-Mefleh and J. M. Chang, "A New ACK Policy to Mitigate the Effects of Coexisting IEEE 802.11/802.11e Devices ", Proceedings of IFIP Networking 2008

Khalim Amjad Meerja, and Abdallah Shami, " Analysis of Enhanced Collision Avoidance Scheme Proposed for IEEE 802.11e-Enhanced Distributed Channel Access Protocol ", IEEE Transactions On Mobile Computing, Vol. 8, No. 10, October 2009, pp 1352 - 1367

Homework 2 - (deadline: Oct. 10 ; Oct . 13 for EDE )

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This homework is a continuation of homework 1. Three more recent papers are added:

Greger Wikstrand, T. Nilson, and M. Dougherty, " Prioritized Repeated Eliminations Multiple Access: A Novel Protocol for Wireless Networks ", Proceedings of IEEE Infocom 2008

H. Al-Mefleh and J. M. Chang, " High Performance Distributed Coordination Function for Wireless LANs ", Proceedings of IFIP Networking 2008

Z. Abichar and J. M. Chang, "A Medium Access Control Scheme for Wireless LANs with Constant-Time Contention", IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Volume 10, No. 2 , Feb. 2011, pp.191-204.

 

You should discuss and compare the three papers in one report. The goal is to give you a perspective on how research is performed. As a guideline, make sure that the submitted report contains the following sections:

• Problem Description. Introduce the problem addressed by the two papers. Usually, this includes some background information and motivation (why this problem is important).
• Approach. Summarize the approach presented by each paper to solve the problem. What was the main insight behind the solution. You do NOT need to write a separate section for each paper.
• Observations. This is the most important part of the report and where you add your own contribution. You need to compare the solutions from the two papers and describe the limitations and advantages of each solution.
• Enhancement. What is missing from the proposed solutions? This can be a common limitation that needs to be resolved, or it can be an adaptation of the proposed solutions to another problem.

The report should NOT exceed 10 pages (use font size 12), and should be written in single column, double space format. Please use subsection headings in your paper.  Please submit the homework as a PDF document via BBL

Homework 1 - (deadline: Sept. 15)

This homework requires that you read two research papers and summarize the key ideas that are presented.

C. Fullmer and J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves, "Solutions to Hidden Terminal Problems in Wireless Networks", ACM Sigcomm, 1997.

• Problem Description. Introduce the problem addressed by the two papers. Usually, this includes some background information and motivation (why this problem is important).
• Approach. Summarize the approach presented by each paper to solve the problem. What was the main insight behind the solution. You do NOT need to write a separate section for each paper.
• Observations. This is the most important part of the report and where you add your own contribution. You need to compare the solutions from the two papers and describe the limitations and advantages of each solution.
• Enhancement. What is missing from the proposed solutions? This can be a common limitation that needs to be resolved, or it can be an adaptation of the proposed solutions to another problem.

The report should NOT exceed 7 pages (use font size 12), and should be written in single column, double space format.