CPRE 543 Wireless Network Architecture (Fall 2011)


Instructor: Dr. Morris Chang

Course schedule: TR 12:40-2pm (Howe 1344)

Office Hour : MW 11am-12am ( Durham 391A)

Course Description

Introduction to the protocol architecture of the data link layer, network layer and transport layer for wireless networking. Operation and management of Medium Access Control in Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks (WMAN); Recent developments in IEEE 802.11 & 802.16 and Bluetooth; Mobile IP; Mobile TCP; Cognitive Radio Networking.

Course Notes

"CPRE 543 Course Notes" by Dr. Morris Chang are available from ISU Book Store

Reference Books

"802.11 Wireless LAN Fundamentals,"
by P. Roshan and J. Leary, Cisco Press, 2004.
"IEEE 802.11 Handbook: A Designer's Companion (2nd Edition)"
by Bob O'Hara and Al Petrick, IEEE Press, 2005; ISBN: 0-7381-4449-5
"WirelessMAN: inside the ieee 802.16 standard for wireless Metropolitan Area Networks"
by Carl Eklund, Roger B. Marks, Subbu Ponnuswamy, Kenneth L. Stanwood, IEEE Press, 2006, ISBN 0738148423
"Wireless Communications and Networks"
by William Stallings, 2nd edition, Prentice Hall; 2004, ISBN 0-13-040864-6
"Mobile Communications"
by Jochen H. Schiller, Addison-Wesley Pub Co; ISBN: 0201398362

Grading

Homework 30% (homework grades will be posted on BBL)
Two exams 40% (1st exam: Oct. 27; 2nd exam: Dec. 1)
Projects 30% ( due Nov. 29; Dec. 2 for EDE, presentation: Dec. 6 & 8)

Homework Assignments (hw2, due 10/6 (10/10 for EDE students ), hw3 due 10/20, 10/24; hw4 due 11/20, 11/22

Guidelines for final project

Presentation schedule


Course content

  1. Introduction of wireless networking and its application
  2. Wireless Local Area Network Protocol: MAC operation; MAC management;
  3. Mobile Internet Protocol
  4. Mobile Transmission Control Protocol
  5. Advanced Topics in IEEE 802.11
  6. IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX)
  7. Cognitive Radio Networking

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