Class Hours: Mon and Fri 12:50pm-2:10pm, Javits 111 (note new location).
Course Description: This is an advanced course in wireless and mobile networking from the link layer and up. The broad topics include (i) medium access control (MAC) protocols and transmission scheduling in the link layer, (ii) routing protocols and Mobile IP/IP micro-mobility in the network layer, (iii) TCP and related issues in the transport layer, (iv) localization and use of location information, (v) network capacity , (vi) energy management and topology control. We will also consider fundamental issues such as fairness and security. As of network architecture, much of the discussion will be related to multihop wireless networks - such as ad hoc, mesh or sensor networks. But we will also consider single hop networks such as cellular systems and wireless LANs, as well as upcoming systems such as vehicular networks and RFID. Though we will cover common standards such as WiFi, the course is not about standards. The question of standards will come up only to illustrate principles and not as end goal. Most of the course will consider algorithms and protocols and their performance.
Text: There is no required textbook. The readings will be mostly from papers. The following is a good wireless networking text for elementary concepts. But this is not a required reading.
Mobile Communications, Second Edition by Jochen Schiller, Addison Wesley
Pre-requisites: Networking or data communications and algorithms or related courses at least in the undergraduate level. You are expected to be proficient in C/C++ and using Unix-based systems for projects or any programming homeworks. If you think you need to take CSE 534 Fundamentals of Networking, do that class first. It is a good idea to have a good undergraduate level networking book handy to brush up concepts as required. Recommendations:
Computer Networks: A Systems Approach by Larry Peterson and Bruce Davie. Morgan Kaufmann Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet by Jim Kurose and Keith Ross, Addison-Wesley. TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1 by W. Richard Stevens. Addison-Wesley.
Grading: Homeworks (about 3 problem sets) 25%, Term project (to be done in groups of 2) 35%, Class participation 15%, Final Exam 25%. In the project you are required to research one aspect of wireless networking in great depth, perform evaluation on a simulator or a real system as appropriate, write a report in the style of technical paper and make a brief presentation in the class.
Homework 1 (Due Oct 19)
Homework 2 (Due Oct 29)
Homework 3 (on your email, Due Nov 13)
Course Project (Due Dec 21)