Mobile and Wireless Networking

Teacher:	Dr. Xinbing Wang
Related:	Electronic Engineering

• Wireless communication systems (Chapter 1)
 -Flexibility to support roaming
 -Limitations: Geographical coverage, transmission rate, and transmission errors

• Wireless communication technology
 -Radio propagation (Chapter 5)
 -Spread spectrum (Chapter 7)

• Current wireless systems
 -Cellular network architecture (Chapter 10)
 -Mobile IP (Chapter 12)
 -Wireless LAN (Chapter 11)

• Other wireless networks
 Satellite systems (Chapter 9)
 Ad hoc networks (Reading materials)
 Sensor networks (Reading materials)
 Wireless PAN (Chapter 15)

• lec1
-Current Situation of wireless working;
-Influence of Mobile Communication to the Layer Model;
-Effects of Portability;
-Difference from Wired Networks;
-History of Wireless Systems;

• lec2
-Wireless Technology and Associated Characteristics;
-some previous Wireless Systems;
-Basic Architecture of Current Wireless Systems;
-3G and 4G;
-WLAN;

• lec3
-Satellite Systems;
-Challenges in MANET;
-Ad Hoc and Infrastructure Network;
-FDMA, TDMA and CDMA;
-Speed, Frequency, and Wavelength;

• lec4
-Radio Propagation Mechanism
-Antenna Gain
-Free Space Propagation

• lec5
-Path-Loss Modeling
-Free Space Propagation
-Distance-Power relationship
-Shadow Fading
-Path Loss Models for Micro-cellular Areas
-Effect of Multipath and Doppler

• lec6
-Received Signal
-Modeling of Multipath Fading
-Cell Shape
-Cell Cluster Concept
-Cochannel Interference

• lec7
-Current Wireless Systems: Cellular Systems--UMTS
-Nearest Cochannel Neighbors
-Geometry of Hexagonal Cells
-Frequency Reuse Ratio
-Cochannel Interference
-Cell Splitting
-Signal Strength
-Handoff Management

• lec8
-Current Wireless Systems: Cellular Systems--UMTS
-Worst Case Cochannel Interference
-Signal Strength
-Handoff Procedure
-RRC Functions

• lec9
-Handoff Management
-Network Architecture
-Radio Network Controller (RNC)
-Admission Control
-Examples of AC

• lec10
-UMTS Services
-Two-Tier Architecture

• lec11
-Quality of Services Classes
-Mobility Management
-Location Registration
-Mobile IP

• lec12
-Agent Discovery
-Registration and Deregistration

• lec13
-Registration and Deregistration
-Tunneling and Routing
-Triangle Routing
-Optimized Routing

• lec14
-Mobile IPv6
-Protocol
-Basics of Wireless LANs
-Disadvantages of WLANs
-Spread Spectrum
-Overview of WLAN Classification

• lec15
-Narrowband Microwave
-Review of CSMA/CD/CA

• lec16
-DFWMAC-PCF
-Wireless Local Loop (WLL)
-WiMAX

• lec17
-Other Wireless Networks
-Routing Protocols
-Traditional Routing Algorithms
-Flooding for Data Delivery
-DSR

• lec18
-Dynamic Source Routing
-More Details on Route Maintenance
-Route Caching
-AODV

• lec19
-Location-Aided Routing (LAR)
-QoS Definition in MANETs
-SWAN Architecture
-Bandwidth Probe Message
-Simulation Results

• lec20
-Security in Wireless Networks
-Attacks on Wireless Networks
-Security Principles
-Physical Layer Security
-Internet Protocol Security (IPSec)
-UMTS Security
-Authentication Frame
-Weakness in WEP

• lec21
-Security in Wireless Networks
-Access Control List
-Attacks: Modification
-SAODV

• lec22
-WPAN
-Bluetooth
-Piconet
-Scatternet

• lec23
-Wireless Sensor Networks
-Sensor Network Concepts
-Sensor Networks Applications
-Fault Tolerance
-Scalability

• lec24
-Topology
-Reliable Data and Query Transfer
-Power Consumption
-Network Layer
-Commercial Viability of WSN Applications