Weekly (tentative) Schedule (For a 3-Credit course)
| Week | Date | Topics | Notes | Assignments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 9, 2018 | Lecture 1. Class logistics, project intro, class intro | ||
| Lecture 2. Wireless and mobile networking: facts, statistics, and trends; Project guidelines | In-class quiz on prerequisites (No grade) | |||
| 2 | Jan 16, 2018 | Lecture 3. Linux-in-the-cloud introduction | Homework 1 due (LaTeX paper template) | |
| Lecture 4. NS-3 introduction | ||||
| 3 | Jan 23, 2018 | Lecture 5. (phy): Wireless coding and modulation | Homework 2 due (NS-3 installation and basic simulation) | |
| Lecture 6. (link): Frame encoding, decoding, bit stuffing, medium access control (MAC) | ||||
| 4 | Jan 30, 2018 | Lecture 7. (phy): Wireless signal propagation | Project paper topics due (Project done in groups of 2) | |
| Lecture 8. Mobile IP | ||||
| 5 | Feb 6, 2018 | Lecture 9. 802.11 Wi-Fi | Project paper references due | |
| Lecture 10. Simulating Wi-Fi in NS-3 | ||||
| 6 | Feb 13, 2018 | Lecture 11. 802.11 Wi-Fi (part 2) | Homework 3 due (WiFi simulation scenarion in NS-3) | |
| Lecture 12. Error detection and correction | ||||
| 7 | Feb 20, 2018 | Lecture 13. WiGig, WiHD | ||
| Lecture 14. VaNETs | ||||
| 8 | Feb 27, 2018 | Lecture 15. Internet-of-Things (IoT) | Homework 4 due (Capture and analyze WiFi frames) | |
| Lecture 16. Named Data Networking intro | ||||
| 9 | Mar 6, 2018 | Lecture 17. Wireless Personal Networks (WPNs), Bluetooth | Homework 5 due (Conference paper review) | |
| Lecture 18. Low power WANs, LoRA, ZigBee | ||||
| 10 | Mar 13, 2018 | (no class) | Spring break | Project paper outline due (Powerpoint slides) |
| 11 | Mar 20, 2018 | Exam | In class exam on the covered topics | |
| 12 | Mar 27, 2018 | Lecture 19. Cellular | ||
| Lecture 20. LTE | ||||
| 13 | Apr 3, 2018 | Lecture 21. LTE-A | Homework 7 (GSM sniffing) | |
| Lecture 22. 5G | ||||
| 14 | Apr 10, 2018 | Project presentations | Project paper due | |
| Project presentations | ||||
| 15 | Apr 17, 2018 | Project presentations | Homework 8 due (Project paper reviews) | |
| Project presentations |
Schedule updated on 2018-03-06 16:39:55 UTC