TCN-6270 - Spring 2019

Lectures Tuesdays 5:00pm - 7:40pm PG6 141 (starting Jan 15)
Instructor Alex Afanasyev (aa at cs.fiu.edu)
Office hours Thursdays 4:00pm - 6:00pm, PG6 141D (or appointment by email)
Midterm Mar 19, 2019
Homeworks
Homework 1 due: Jan 15, 2019
Homework 2 due: Jan 22, 2019
Homework 3 due: Feb 12, 2019
Homework 4 due: Feb 19, 2019
Homework 5 due: Feb 28, 2019
Homework 6 due: Mar 5, 2019
Homework 7 due: Apr 2, 2019
Homework 8 due: Apr 16, 2019
Project paper
Topics due: Jan 29, 2019
References due: Feb 5, 2019
Outline due: Mar 12, 2019
Final draft due: Apr 9, 2019

Course Information

This course covers networking topics, including in-depth study of networking protocols and system designs, with specific focus on mobile and wireless scenarios and applications. The main objective of this course is to introduce a wide range of current and next-generation wireless networking protocols and technologies. The course focuses on the most widely used mobile and wireless network standards including cellular (LTE), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc. During the course, students will learn the specific mechanisms of different network architectures and tools used to analyze network performance. Given wireless and mobile networking is a very dynamic and constantly changing area, the course will cover emerging research advances in the areas of 5G, Internet-of-Things, LTE-direct, and other work from recent conferences in the field.

A big part of the course is experience with NS-3 simulator to run evaluations of mobile and wireless networks in different modes.

Course Announcements

All classes starting (including) January 15, 2018 will be in room PG6 141