Wireless Networking Syllabus

Course Description: This course familiarizes students with different concepts of wireless

networking including wireless channels, communication techniques, cellular communications,

mobile network, and advanced features.

Objective: The main objective of this course is to provide concepts and principles of wireless

networking including protocol stacks and standards with the evolution of latest wireless

networks.

1. Introduction

teaching hours: 4 hrs

1.1 History and challenges of wireless communications 

1.2 WLAN technologies: Infrared, UHF narrowband, spread spectrum 

1.3 Wireless communications standards 

2. Wireless Channel Characterization

teaching hours: 4 hrs

2.1 Multipath propagation environment 

2.2 LTI channel model 

2.3 Channel correlation function 

2.4 Large scale path loss 

2.5 Small scale multipath fading 

3. Wireless Communication Techniques

teaching hours: 12 hrs

3.1 Transmission techniques 

    3.1.1 Introduction to bandpass transmission 

    3.1.2 Signal space and decision reasons 

    3.1.3 Digital modulation 

    3.1.4 Power spectral density 

3.2 Receiver Techniques 

    3.2.1 Introduction to fading dispersive channels 

    3.2.2 Channel impairment mitigation techniques 

    3.2.3 Diversity 

    3.2.4 Channel equalization 

3.3 Multiple Access Technologies 

    3.3.1 Conflict free multiple access technologies 

    3.3.2 Spectral efficiencies 

4. Fundamental of Cellular Communications

teaching hours: 5 hrs

4.1 Spectrum reuse and re-farming 

4.2 Cell cluster concept 

4.3 Co-channel and adjacent channel interference 

4.4 Cell site call blocking and delay 

4.5 Channel allocation strategies 

5. Mobility Management in Wireless Networks

teaching hours: 6 hrs

5.1 Introduction 

5.2 Call admission control 

5.3 Handoff management 

5.4 Location management for cellular and PCS networks

5.5 Traffic calculation

6. Overview of Mobile Network and Transport Layer

teaching hours: 8 hrs

6.1 Mobile IP: IP packet delivery, Agent discovery, tunneling and encapsulation

6.2 IPv6-Network layer in the internet

6.3 Mobile IP session initiation protocol

6.4 Wireless application protocol

6.5 Mobile routing protocols: DSDV, AODV and DSR

6.6 Classical TCP improvements: Mobile TCP, Time out freezing, Selective retransmission

7. Advances in Wireless Networking

teaching hours: 6 hrs

7.1 4G: Features, Challenges and Applications

7.2 Overview of 4G Technologies

    7.2.1 Multicarrier Modulation

    7.2.2 Smart antenna techniques

    7.2.3 Adaptive Modulation

    7.2.4 Cognitive Radio

7.3 Introduction to 5G and its vision

7.4 Introduction to wireless network virtualization

7.5 Concepts of Wireless Sensor Network & RFID

7.6 Introduction to optical communication: Li-Fi

7.7 Introduction to Software Defined Wireless Networks

7.8 Concepts of Open BTS and Open Cellular Networks