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Wireless and
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[ Course Objectives| Syllabus | Tests | Grades | Projects]
Professor Alvin Lim
- Office: 111, Dunstan Hall
- email: lim@eng.auburn.edu
- phone: 844-6326
- office hours:
Course Objectives
The objective of this course is to introduce the key concepts, general architectures, basic theories and special techniques for wireless and mobile communication of both voice and data information. It covers many system issues in mobility support, channel allocation, satellite communications and ad-hoc networks. It explains the general principles of how wireless systems work, how mobility is supported, what underlying infrastructure is required and what interactions are needed among different functional components. A Unix network programming project and a paper design project that design and implement concepts in wireless technology will help enhance the understanding of practical issues.
Pre-requisites
Undergraduate: COMP 3500 and COMP 4320
Graduate students: none
Texts
Required text:
Introduction to Wireless and Mobile Networks, by Dharma P. Agrawal and Qing-An Zeng, published by Brooks/Cole-Thompson, 2003. ISBN 0-534-40851-6
Supplemental texts:
Principles of Wireless Networks,, by
Kaveh Pahlavan and Prashant Krishnamurthy, published by Prentice Hall PTR,
Unix Network Programming, Volume 1, 2nd Edition, by
W. Richard Stevens, published by Prentice Hall PTR,
Online Course Information
Online information related to this course can be obtain from the course homepage at
http://www.eng.auburn.edu/department/csse/classes/comp7360/index.html
Grading
Your course grade will be determined according to the following.
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Programming projects |
50% |
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First exam |
25% |
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Second exam |
25% |
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I do NOT use predetermined grade boundaries (eg. A = 90-100 %).
Tests
Tentative date for the first exam is October 9,
Lecture Notes
The lecture notes on RF management from Fred Strickland is now available here
Projects
There will be two projects: An implementation network programming project and a paper design project. Students will work in 2- or 3-person groups in both the projects.
All group members will receive the same score on the project unless there is obvious disparity in the responsibilities of the team members. If there are obvious disparity in the work distribution, all members of the team must sign a letter that states the percentage of work done by each member of the team. The letter should also list the work done by each member.
If you wish to form your own project group, send me an email message listing its 2 or 3 members by the end of the second week of classes. I'll randomly assign any remaining students to groups at that time.
Programming Projects
Your projects will involve the implementation of a concept in wireless and mobile networks. You will be involved in design, implementation, benchmarking, evaluation, or interesting applications of wireless and mobile networks. Programming projects will be implemented using interprocess communication facilities in C, C++, or Java programming language.
You will demonstrate the results of your programming projects on the due date of the project.
Project 2 (postscript format) is now available from here. The related paper on GPSR is also available here
Survey or Design Projects
As in the programming project, the design project covers additional concepts related to wireless and mobile networks that may not be covered in class. You will turn in a paper that contains in-depth discussion of the design problems, design criteria, concepts, substantial evidence for choosing among alternative design methods, comparison with other systems, and convincing arguments why your system or mechanisms are superior to others.
You will present the results of your design project on the project presentation day.
Collaboration
Each group project must be developed and programmed by the members of the group only. If you have questions concerning the difference between working with other students (whether they are in this course or not) and unacceptable collaboration, please bring them to my attention. Any direct copying of someone else's work, or misrepresentation of other work as your own, will be grounds for failing the course.
Late Policy
Penalty for late work is 20 points per day late, unless an extension (for a valid reason) has been granted in advance.
Accommodation policy
Students who need special accommodation due to disability should let me know within the first two weeks of class. I'll try to provide the necessary accommodation.
Syllabus
The syllabus includes information on what to read and when tests are given.