CSL838: Wireless Networks

• Instructor:Vinay Ribeiro


• Location: IIA-201 (Bharti Building)


• Time: Tu, We (6:00-7:20p.m.)


• Topics covered
• Overview: Wireless vs. Wired -- key differences, types of wireless networks and design constraints, emerging applications
• Wireless PHY layer: path modeling, modulation
• MAC layer: Cognitive Radio MAC (802.22, Weightless), WiFi, 3G, WiMAX/LTE (4G)
• Network layer: Ad Hoc networks
• Transport layer: TCP for wireless
• Other current wireless topics: Full Duplex wireless, Indoor Positioning using WiFi, HCI using RF signals


• Assignments
• HW 1
• HW 2



• Evaluation (tentative)

  Item	Marks
  Project	30
  Paper Reviews	15
  Class Paper Presentation	10
  Assignments	10
  Exams	35
  Total	100

  
  
• Attendance Policy:
You get 5 bonus marks if you don't bunk any class. You lose 1 bonus mark for each class bunked.


• Class Project


• Paper Reviews
You will receive paper review request by email. You must write your own paper review. Read the paper by Philip Fong about how to review a paper:Reading a computer science research paper.