t t t t t
Prerequisite:tCISYt231.
Purpose toftthetCourse:
Thetcourse tequipstthetstudenttwith tthetbasictconceptstand ttechnologiestin tthetdesign tand timplementa
tion tof twirelesstcommunication tnetworks.
Expected tLearningtOutcomes:
Attthetend tof tthetcourse,tthetstudenttshould thavetunderstood:
Fundamentaltconcepts,ttheory tand ttechniquestused tin tthetdesign,tanalysistand tengineeringtof twirele
sstcommunicationstsystems.
Thetdatatcommunication t protocolst and t mechanismst in t wirelesst networkstHowtt
o tconducttwirelesstsystemtdesign tstudiestthrough tperformance tanalysis.
Course tContent:
Introduction tand tHistory;tOverviewtofttechnologiestfortwirelesstcommunication, tphysicaltmodel
ingtfortwirelesstchannels,tinput/outputtmodeltfortwirelesstchannels,tpoint-to-
pointtcommunication:tdetection,tdiversity tand tchanneltuncertainty,tmarketplace tgrowth tand tdom
inantttechnologies. tWirelesstLANs;tWaveLan,twirelesstmiddleware, tIEEEt80211,tpersonaltareat
networks:tBluetooth,tand thigh-
speed twirelesstnetworks;tHiperLan.tCellulartnetwork tsystems:tnarrowband tcellulartsystems,twid
eband tsystems:tCDMA,tOFDM,tand twirelesstlocaltareatnetworks.tValue-added-
services.tProtocolstfortwirelesstnetworks:tMobiletIP,tTCPtovertWirelesstLink.tRoutingtin tad-
hoctwirelesstnetworks.tMIMO:tmultiplexing,tmulti-
usertcommunication, tWirelesstnetwork tperformance tmeasurement, twirelesstsensors,tsecurity tiss
uestand tbesttpracticestfortwirelesstenvironments.
ModetoftDelivery:
Classtlecturestthattinvolvetexplanation tof tthetvarioustconcepts.tPracticaltl
ab tsessions.
Group tdiscussions. tEducationa
ltField tStudy.
InstructionaltMaterialstand/or tEquipment:
Atcomputertinstalled twith tatwirelesstnetwork tcard.
Course tAssessment
ContinuoustAssessment
40 t% t
End tof tTrimestertExaminationst t 60 t% tCoret
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,Reading tMaterial
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,Vijay tK.tMadisettit:tWireless,tNetworking,tRadar,tSensortArray tProcessing,tand tNonlineartSignaltp
rocessing.tCRCtpresst2010.
Azzedine tBoukerche:tAlgorithmstand tProtocolstfortWireless,tMobiletAd tHoctNetworks.tACMtp
ublications, t2008.
RecommendedtReference tMaterial:
David tTse,tPramod tViswanath:tFundamentalstof twirelesstcommunication. tCambridge tUniversit
y tPress.t 2005.
C.tSivatRamtMurthy,tB.S.tManojtAd tHoctWirelesstNetworks:tArchitecturestand tProtocols.tPrenticet
HalltPTRtUppertSaddle tRiver,tNJ,tUSAt2006.
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, WIRELESSt COMMUNICATIONS
1. Introduction and History
t t
Wirelesstoperationstpermitstservices,tsuch tastlongtrangetcommunications, tthattaretimpo
ssibletortimpracticaltto timplementtwith tthetusetoftwires.tThettermtistcommonlytusedtin tthe
ttelecommunications tindustry tto trefertto ttelecommunications tsystems t(e.g. tradio ttransmit
terstand treceivers,tremote tcontrols,tcomputertnetworks,tnetwork tterminals,tetc.)twhichtus
etsome tformtoftenergy t(e.g.tradio tfrequency t(RF),tinfrared tlight,tlasertlight,tvisibletlight,ta
coustic tenergy,tetc.)tto ttransfertinformation twithoutt thetusetoftwires.tInformation tisttrans
ferred tin tthistmannertovertboth tshorttand tlongtdistances.
In t1895,tGuglielmo tMarconitopenedtthetwaytfortmodern twirelesstcommunicationstbyttrans
mittingtthetthree-
dottMorsetcodetfortthetlettert‘S’tovertatdistancetof tthreetkilometerstusingtelectromagnetic tw
aves.tFromtthistbeginning,twirelesstcommunicationsthastdeveloped tintotatkey telementtof tm
odern tsociety.tFromtsatellitettransmission, tradio tand ttelevision tbroadcastingtto tthetnowtubi
quitoustmobilet telephone,twirelesstcommunicationsthastrevolutionized tthetway tsocietiestf
unction.
2. Overview of technologies for wireless communication,
t t t t t
In ttelecommunications, twirelesstcommunicationtmay tbetused tto ttransfertinformation tove
rtshorttdistancest(atfewtmeterstastin ttelevision tremotetcontrol)tortlongtdistancest(thousandst
ortmillionstof tkilometerstfortradio tcommunications).tThettermtistoften tshortened tto t"wirele
ss".tIttencompassestvariousttypestof tfixed,tmobile,tand tportablettwo-
way tradios,tcellularttelephones,tpersonaltdigitaltassistantst(PDAs),tand twirelesstnetworkin
g.tOthertexamplestof twirelessttechnology tincludetGPStunits,tgaragetdoortopenerstand tort ga
ragetdoors,twirelesstcomputertmice,t keyboardstandtheadsets,t satellitettelevision tand tcordl
essttelephones.
Wirelesstservices
Thistsection tdoestnottcitetany treferencestortsources.
Pleasethelp timprove tthistsection tby taddingtcitationstto treliabletsources.tUnsourced tmateria
ltmay tbetchallenged tand tremoved.t(Decembert2006)
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